Lengthy draft of a letter (3 written pages) by R. Aryeh Leib Litsch-Segal Rosenbaum. [Tállya?, ca. 1901.]
Written to the Mezőkövesd community in northeast Hungary, after he was offered candidacy as rabbi of the city. The letter was written some time after the passing of his father R. Gershon, Av Beit Din of Tállya in 1901. Interestingly, R. Leib Litsch-Rosenbaum expresses interest in applying to a rabbinical position in Mezőkövesd even though he was the natural candidate to inherit his father's position in his city, Tállya (where he eventually was in fact chosen as Rabbi and served for over 33 years until 1935).
The present item is a draft letter with erasures and corrections, with his signature at the end. It may have been handwritten by his elder brother and father-in-law R. Moses Chaim Litsch Rosenbaum, Av Beit Din of Kleinwardein (both brothers had very similar handwriting, see photographs; the handwriting more closely resembles that of R. Moses Chaim).
R. Aryeh Leib HaLevi Litsch-Rosenbaum, Av Beit Din of Tállya (1884-1935), son and successor of R. Gershon Litsch-Rosenbaum, Av Beit Din of Tállya and son-in-law of his elder brother R. Moses Chaim HaLevi Litsch-Rosenbaum, Av Beit Din of Kleinwardein (Kisvárda). Disciple of the Shevet Sofer in the Pressburg yeshiva and of R. Moshe Tzvi Fuchs, Av Beit Din of Grosswardein (Oradea).
His brother and father-in-law, R. Moses (Moshe) Chaim HaLevi Litsch-Rosenbaum (1864-1942), author of Lechem Rav, prominent Hungarian rabbi. Served as Rabbi of Shamloi (Șimleu Silvaniei) and Kleinwardein (Kisvárda).
[2] leaves (3 written pages). 27 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears to margins of leaves.
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