Bidspirit auction | RABBI NECHEMYA SHAPIRA, REBBE OF

RABBI NECHEMYA SHAPIRA, REBBE OF SASSOV, SIGNED HANDWRITTEN LETTER OF BLESSINGS. Letter dated 1920, sent to R. Yosef Schechter from Vienna, where the Rebbe of Sassov resided during and after WWI, thanking him profusely for sending him the sum of $1 and wishing him all the best of health and success and the fulfilment of all his good wishes. Rabbi Nechemya Shapira (1874-1942), son of Rabbi Moshe Leib Shapira of Sassov and Strzyzow and son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Yeshaya Hertz of Dinow. Rabbi of Sassov. Escaped to Vienna during WWI, and remained there till 1922, when he moved to Strzyzow where he was admired and respected by the local community. 1 side. 7.5 x 13.5 cm. Very good condition.