Collection of 17 letters signed by rabbis and dayanim of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem, sent to the Gaon Av Beit Din of the Edah HaCharedit Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and his attendant R. Yosef Ashkenazi. Jerusalem, 1950s-1970s.
Some of the letters are on official stationery, some bear the official stamp of the Edah HaCharedit; some are handwritten and some are typewritten; some are lengthy.
The letters are signed by the dayanim, rabbis and directors of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem, including: Rosh Av Beit Din R. Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss; the dayanim R. Moshe Aryeh Freund, R. Eliyahu Zlotnik, R. Yisrael Yitzchak HaLevi Reisman, R. David HaLevi Jungreis; secretary R. Yosef Scheinberger; R. Chaim Yitzchak Schwartz, R. Amram Blau, R. Eliyahu Nachum Parush-Glickman, R. Hillel Schlesinger, R. Yeshayah Zwebner, R. Gershon Stemmer, R. Mordechai Tzvi Scheinberger.
Contents of the letters: The Rebbe's visits to Eretz Israel, public affairs, activities with immigrants, opposition to Zionism, report from a trip to London for publicity and fundraising, requests for blessing for specific names, blessings for the new year and other occasions, support for institutions, requests for assistance to needy Jerusalem community members, protest against the mixed pool in Jerusalem, Shemitah Etrog controversy, reception of the "Health Fund for Yeshiva Students" with the participation of the philanthropists R. Yisrael Zupnik and R. Getzel Berger, and more.
Enclosed: A letter signed by R. Hillel Schlesinger and R. Yitzchak Zwebner sent to the secretary of the Edah HaCharedit R. Yosef Scheinberger regarding mentioning R. Gershon Stemmer to Rebbe Yoel of Satmar.
18 letters. Varying size and condition. Overall good condition.
