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RABBI MORDECHAI SHAPIRA, REBBE OF BERTSH (BIRCZA). RARE HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER, APPEALING TO THE EZRAS TORAH AMERICAN RELIEF ORGANISATION FOR ASSISTANCE. Letter sent to the Ezras Torah American relief organisation during WWI, when the Rebbe of Bircza was forced to flee from his home in Galicia and took refuge in Beregsasz, Hungary. The Rebbe describes his dire situation, having left his home and source of income in his old age, and appeals for generous support. Rabbi Mordechai Shapira (d. 1944), son of Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Bircza, of the Dinov chassidic dynasty. Son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Simcha Horowitz of Barnow. Succeeded his father as Rabbi and Rebbe of Bircza until his escape to Beregsasz, Hungary during WWI. Postcard. Excellent condition.