Notebooks and paper items from the Ioannina community, Greece: · Two notebooks of stubs of "Kollelot Ir Ioannina", completed by hand (in Greek). 1924-1929. · Notebook in narrow and long format, in Greek (with several Hebrew words), [Ioannina], 1907-1909. · Notebook of donations, with names of community members (in Hebrew). 1919-1920). · 25 empty envelopes of "Kollelot Ir Ioannina". · Several paper items. Among them: a note with a handwritten documentation of a fire which broke out in Ioannina in 1869 and about the damages incurred by Jews.
the Ioannina community, one of the most ancient communities in Greece was settled by Jews after the destruction of the Second Beit HaMikdash. In contrast to most Greek communities, who adopted the Sephardic prayer version after the Spanish Expulsion, the Ioannina community preserved the original Greek version called Romaniote (or Nusach Romanya), based on the early Eretz Israel version. Most of the community perished during the Holocaust.
4 notebooks, 25 envelopes and approximately 15 paper items. Varied size and condition.

Huge archive, including documents and letters, letters by the heads of Telz Yeshiva and other rabbis, diplomas and honorary certificates, academic documents, passports and immigration certificates. Notebooks with Torah novellae and Judaic discourses, family and private letters, calling cards and more. From the estate of Dr. Yitzchak Refael HaLevi Etzyon-Holzberg, son of Rabbi Yosef Dov Holzberg and his daughter-in-law Ms. Leah Shochet-Holzberg.
the collection contains letters signed by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Bloch and other rabbis who headed the Telz Yeshiva, the calling card of Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch with a letter of good wishes (unsigned): "My friend Dr. Holzberg! Please accept my small gift, on your coming to dwell among us with success; light and joy should always be present in your home. With the blessing of your friend who loves you". Letter by Rabbi David Payanas, a rabbi in Bialistok. An interesting letter by Rabbi Herzog and interesting letters by Dr. Lifshitz, principal of the Mizrachi seminary in Jerusalem. A letter by Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polonsky the rabbi of Teplik and other rabbis' letters. Many private letters in Hebrew and in other languages (Russian, Lithuanian, German, etc.).
Documents from the Kharkov University, diplomas and many academic documents in Lithuanian (one is written on vellum), documents from the Basel University, JNF certificates, a certificate of "Yakir Ha'ir" of the city of Jerusalem and the certificate of the Tel-Aviv prize.
Rabbi Yitzchak Refael HaLevi Etzyon-Holzberg (1885-1981) lost his mother Relka a couple of weeks after his birth, and was raised as a son in the home of his grandfather Rabbi Chaim Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik (c. 1830-1921, the younger brother of Rabbi Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik author of Beit HaLevi). (See more about Rabbi Chaim Simcha and his grandson in the description of Items 259, 320). He studied at the Kharkov University and obtained his Ph.D in mathematics and biology. He married Faige Tzippora Yaffe of Kovno. In 1921, the heads of Telz Yeshiva called upon him to establish the Yavne Seminary and Gymnasium for girls in Telz where he served as principal of the seminary for 10 years. Member of the Lithuanian Siem parliament on behalf of Charedi Jewry [Agudat Yisrael]. In 1933, he immigrated with his family to Eretz Israel and was one of the heads of the religious education system in Eretz Israel. Taught in the Mizrachi Seminary in Jerusalem. Was one of the founders of Yishuv HeChadash Yeshiva in Tel Aviv and of Midrashiat Noam in Pardess Chana. He was Head Supervisor of the Mizrachi schools on behalf of the Israel Ministry of Education and held other positions. He published dozens of books and articles in various languages [see enclosed material for bibliography].
His son Rabbi Yosef Dov Holzberg was born in 1910 (died c. 2000) and studied in his youth at the Telz Yeshiva. An exceptional Torah scholar, he was close to Rabbi Yitzchak Ze’ev of Brisk and to Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis, and exchanged halachic correspondence with Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach. He taught in the Beit Ya’akov Seminary in Jerusalem. His wife, Leah (née Shochet), studied at the Yavne Gymnasium in Telz and at the Basel University. After she immigrated to Eretz Israel, she married Rabbi Yosef Dov, son of the seminary’s principal, whose signature appears on her various report cards (in this archive).
Hundreds of items, in Hebrew and other languages (Russian, Lithuanian, German, etc.). Varied size and condition.

Collection of letters and leaves of Torah novellae, from the archive of Rabbi David Jungreiss Ra'avad of the Badatz of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem.
· Many letters to Rabbi David Jungreiss, from various rabbis all over the world, disciples and relatives. In many letters, the writers request Rabbi David to mention them in his prayers and perform salvation on their behalf in various areas. Among the rabbis are several who belong to the Jungreiss family (Rabbi Ya'akov Shraga HaLevi Jungreiss, Rabbi Ya'akov Zvi HaLevi Jungreiss, Rabbi Avraham Jungreiss, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Jungreiss, Rabbi Elazar Aryeh HaLevi Jungreiss, etc.), many letters by the Rebbe of Helmetzer Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch, Rabbi Baruch Zvi HaCohen Moskowitz, Rabbi Shalom Kroiz Av Beit Din of Odoreu, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda HaCohen Blau, Rabbi Shlomo Sobol, Rabbi Shmuel David Munk, Rabbi Yoseph Sheinberger (who wrote from England and tells of the great reverence associated with the name of Rabbi Jungreiss), a letter from the management of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot and a letter signed by the congregation of the Chassidim synagogue in Batei Ungarin (where he served as rabbi), etc. Wedding invitations including an invitation sent to him in an aerogram from the US, to the wedding of Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum from Satmar with the daughter of the Vizhnitz Rebbe in 1966.
· Many letters handwritten and signed by Rabbi David Jungreiss, and leaves of Torah novellae in his handwriting.
Rabbi David HaLevi Jungreiss (1898-1971), son of Rabbi Baruch Reuven Shlomo Jungreiss, founder of the Eda HaCharedit and grandson of Rabbi Moshe HaLevi Jungreiss Av Beit Din of Košice, distinguished for his brilliance and his diligence from an early age. He was privileged to study Torah from Rabbi Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin and from Rabbi Yerucham Fishel Perla. He taught in the Porat Yosef Yeshiva [Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was his close disciple] and in the Anshei Ma'amad Yeshiva. He had already become a member of the Badatz of the Eda HaCharedit in the days of his teacher Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, and for over 40 years retained that position. An outstanding Torah genius and holy person, erudite in the revealed and hidden parts of Torah, he was G-d fearing and punctiliously fulfilled all the mitzvoth. He fiercely struggled to protect religious adherence and strongly opposed cooperation with the State of Israel. He lived in simplicity and unpretentiousness, however his name was celebrated and many came to him for blessings.
More than 115 items, varied size and condition.