Lot 356
Letter by Rebbe Yisrael Shapira of Grodzhisk
Letter handwritten and signed by Rebbe Yisrael Shapira of Grodzhisk, to Rebbe Ya'akov Yisrael Rabinowitz [of Kherson]. Warsaw, 1932.
Sent to Eretz Israel. His son, Rabbi Avraham Elimelech, who served after the Holocaust as Rebbe of Grodzhisk in Eretz Israel, is mentioned in the letter.
Rebbe Yisrael Shapira of Grodzhisk (1884-1942, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut Vol. 2, pp. 578-579), grandson of Rebbe Elimelech Shapira of Grodzhisk and Rebbe Yitzchak of Buhuşi. Son-in-law of Rebbe Asher of Stolin. After the death of his grandfather the Rebbe of Grodzhisk in 1892, Rabbi Yisrael was appointed his successor at the age of 18. During World War I, he moved to Warsaw and led a large Chassidic court. Author of Emunat Yisrael and Binat Yisrael. During the Holocaust, he resided in the Warsaw ghetto and continued leading his Chassidim from there. His close Chassidim attempted to rescue him and arranged documents for this purpose but he refused to abandon his followers. He perished in the Treblinka extermination camp.
28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains. Tiny tears on margins.
