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LONG HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER FROM RABBI YISRAEL ALTER, THE ‘BEIS YISRAEL’ - REBBE OF GUR, WRITTEN TO RABBI AVRAHAM BINYAMIN SILBERBERG OF PITTSBURG. Letter written during Aseres Yemei Teshuva wishing blessings to Rabbi Silberberg of Pittsburg for the New Year, with nachas from his children ‘veyaazor Hashem Yisborach veyiheye siman tov lechol hashana, shana tova ume’usheres bechol ha’inyanim’ . The Rebbe also sends regards to Rabbi Silberberg’s sons, R. Akiva, R. Refael Tzvi Meir, R. Yisrael Menachem and to his grandson R. Itche. Rabbi Yisrael Alter – the Rebbe of Gur (1895-1977), son of Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter, the Imrei Emes of Gur and son-in-law of his uncle Rabbi Yaakov Meir Biederman. Escaped to Eretz Yisrael together with his father during WWII, but lost his family in Poland. Succeeded his father in 1948 as Rebbe of Gur Rebuilding the Gur chassidic movement and attracting many form other chassidic courts and communities with the magnet of his personality and his greatness. Author of Beis Yisrael. Rabbi Avraham Binyamin Silberberg (1892-1963), born to a distinguished rabbinical family, descended form the Zayis Raanan, Rabbi of Tolishkov in Poland and served as Moreh Tezdek in Warsaw. Settled in Pittsburg USA before WWIIand serves Rabbi there. Author of many rabbinic works. 1 side. 17 x 23 cm. Very good condition.