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Lot 298

Two Letters by the Fourth Slonim Rebbe, Rabbi Shlomo David Yehoshua Weinberg

Two letters by the fourth Slonim Rebbe, Rebbe Shlomo David Yehoshua Weinberg. Baranovich, 1930s. The letters are about immigration certificates to Eretz -Yisrael, for the "Torat Chesed" yeshiva students.
Rabbi Shlomo David Yehoshua Weinberg (1913-1943), was the only son and successor of his father the rebbe, author of "Beit Avraham". Although appointed as rebbe at the young age of 20, he was considered a foremost Chassidic leader in Poland. During the Holocaust, he suffered greatly but always mentioned that written in the Holy Zohar is that G-d colors His clothing with the blood of those who die in sanctification of His Name… Was killed by the Nazis on the 6th of Cheshvan 5704 [1944].
Official stationary of the Slonim yeshiva, "Torat Chesed" in Baranovitz. Postcard with the yeshiva logo. Various sizes and conditions.