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18.5.20
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LOTE 155:
RABBI SHMUEL HELLER, RABBI OF TZFAS, LETTER TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.
Letter dated Rosh Chodesh ...
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RABBI SHMUEL HELLER, RABBI OF TZFAS, LETTER TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.
Letter dated Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5615 (1854). The letter, written by a scribe, expresses thanks for a donation received towards Bikur Cholim and Hachnasas Kalla, and enquires if there would be demand in London for herbs grown by members of the Tzfas community. He also asks if there is any truth in the rumour spreading among Russian Jews that the British Army had released Cantonists in Russia.
A few lines addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore by the scribe, are added after the letter.
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. 21.5 x 27 cm. Very good condition.
