A collection of family letters including a section of a letter by the "Gaon of Makova" Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Deitsch, a postcard from his son Rabbi Yehoshua Rabbi of Katamon and two letters by his son-in-law Rabbi Ya'akov Leibowitz the Rabbi of Kapish.
Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Segal Deitsch (1876-1938, Otzar HaRabbanim 6338), a Torah genius and a chassid. Dayan and Rabbi in Makova for 35 years. Disciple of the author of "Arugot HaBosem". Frequented the courts of Rebbe Yechezkel of Shinova and the Belzer Rebbe. Wrote many books on halacha, agadda and Chassidism.
His son-in-law, Rabbi Ya'akov Segal Leibowitz (died in 1980), served as Rabbi of Kapish (Hungary). After the Holocaust, was head of the Orthodox Beit Din in Budapest that was primarily concerned with releasing agunot of the "she'erit hapleita", Holocaust survivors. He wrote in the introduction to his book Mishnat Ya'akov responsa: "As Head of Beit Din of releasing agunot in the country of Hungary from 1945 until the end of 1950, and with Heaven's help, women and men were released to marry, approximately five thousand without error, even one of them". The last decades of his life he lived in the US, where he was recognized as one of the leading ruling rabbis, was one of the heads of the Rabbis Union in the US and was known as the Rabbi of Kapish.
His son, Rabbi Yehoshua Segal Deitsch (1910-1990) author of "Beit HaLachmi", son-in-law of Rabbi David Shfarber Rabbi of Borshchov. Disciple of the Maharitz Dushinsky and Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum. Served as "young Rabbi" in Borshchov and in various communities in the Diaspora. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Jerusalem where he was appointed Rabbi of Katamon and was the first Rosh Yeshiva of the Belz Yeshivot in Eretz Yisrael.
4 letters, varied size and condition.

*Letter from the "Knesset Yisrael" Yeshiva in the city of Hebron, signature and stamp of the Head of the Yeshiva Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein. Hebron, 1927. *Receipt of "Hebron-Knesset Yisrael" Yeshiva in Jerusalem, signed by the Head of the Yeshiva Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna, 1938. *Letter from the London Beit Din Tzedek, handwritten and signed by the Ga'avad Rabbi Yechezkel Avramsky. London 1946. *Letter handwritten and signed by the Ponovezh Rav, Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, to please certify that his son Rabbi Avraham Kahaneman "is a Head of Metivta in the yeshiva and one of the head chairmen". Sivan 1951. *Check payment for loan for the Ponovezh Yeshiva, signed by Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman. *Letter from Ponovezh Yeshiva to Rabbi Erenberg, signed by Rabbi David Povarsky a Head of the Yeshiva, Bnei Brak, 1963.
6 letters, varied size and condition.

Letter of greeting by the “Jerusalemite Tzadik” Rabbi Aryeh Levin, to Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim. [1964?]. Interesting content in poetic and cordial style, in Rabbi Aryeh’s pearly square writing, along with his signature.
19 cm. Good condition, few creases.

Two letters by Ga’on Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky Av Beit Din of London, to his friend the Ga’on Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer.
* Letter dated 15 Tamuz 1947. Halachic discourse with Rabbi Isser Zalman and his son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Kotler, as well as additional matters.
Official stationery, 2 pages, 20.5 cm. Approx. 33 lines in his handwriting and signature. Very good condition. Postage envelope attached.
* Letter dated “between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur”, (1950). Blessings for New Year “… may G-D grant you longevity in good health… to continue the holy work of spreading and maintaining Torah. May we merit to see the glorification of the Jewish people and the Torah…”.
Airmail letter, approx. 12 lines in his handwriting and signature. Good condition. On reverse side handwritten notation by Rabbi Isser Zalman (“Letter with Torah content sent on 15 Shvat 1951).