Bidspirit auction | LETTER OF THANKS AND BLESSINGS

LETTER OF THANKS AND BLESSINGS TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE FROM RABBI YITZCHAK DANZIG, MAGGID AND RABBI IN ST PETERSBURG, TOGETHER WITH THREE RECEIPTS IN RUSSIAN. Letter dated 1883 sent by Rabbi Yitzchak Danzig on behalf of Jews from St Petersburg to Sir Moses Montefiore, describing the joy that his generous donations had brought to the local community in general, and in particular to the pupils of the Talmud Torah - who received new sets of clothing. Rabbi Danzig concludes his letter with blessings for Sir Moses’s forthcoming 100th birthday. Attached to the letter are three receipts: one for a donation of £10 to the Talmud Torah, another for a second donation to the Talmud Torah on the occasion of Montefiore’s birthday, and a third from the Abuchovsky Synagogue in St Petersburg. Rabbi Yitzchak Danzig (1837-1917), studied at the yeshivas of Slonim and Volozhin, Maggid in Yanova, Mlawa and Mogilew and Rabbi in St Petersburg. In 1912 he settled in Yerushalayim, where he served as Maggid in Zichron Moshe and Meah Shearim. Author of Beis Yitzchak, Be’er Yitzchak and other works. Sir Moses Montefiore, great British philanthropist who devoted his life to improving the conditions of Jews around the world through his generosity and political intervention. 3 sides. 13.5 x 21 cm. Good condition. Together with three receipts, in Russian.