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RABBI SHMUEL HELLER, RABBI OF TZFAS, LETTER TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE THANKING HIM FOR OBTAINING PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION AT KEFAR CHITTIN. Letter dated Isru Chag 5615 (1854-5?) expressing thanks to Sir Moses Montefiore for his intervention with the British Consul in Beirut to obtain permission from the local authorities for construction in Kefar Chittin, and informing him that he has received the official confirmation from the authorities in Teverya. The letter also mentions Rabbi Chaim Elazar Wachs, Rabbi of Kalish and praises Sir Moses Montefiore for his achievements in Eretz Yisrael . Rabbi Shmuel Heller, born in Zlotchov, descendant of the Tosfos Yomtov, close adherent of the Chernobil chassidic dynasty. He arrived in Tzfas with his parents, gradually becoming close to the community leadership, particularly after the passing of his Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avrutch – the Bas Ayin, in 1840. A highly respected rabbinical leader of the chassidic community deeply involved in its contacts with Eastern Europe, with the local Sephardic community and its rabbis, with the Ottoman authorities and with the local Arab population. Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore, great British philanthropists who devoted their lives to improving the conditions of Jews around the world through their generosity and political intervention. 1 side. 20.5 x 30 cm. Very good condition.