Handwritten letter of the Chassidic Gemilut Chasadim society in Jerusalem, signed by the directors: R. "David Tzvi Shlomo" Bidermann – the Rebbe of Lelov, and his relative R. "Binyamin Berenstein", with stamps of the society. Jerusalem, Shevat 1892.
Confirmation of receipt of a donation to the Gemilut Chasadim society from "the elder philanthropist… R. David son of R. Tzvi Weissman of Rozhniativ". The above directors bless the donor to succeed in transferring the full sum he had pledged (in installments): "…And may God judge him worthy to complete the task as he said…".

Rebbe David Tzvi Shlomo Bidermann (1844-1918), son of Rebbe Elazar Menachem Mendel of Lelov (1827-1883), leader of the Chassidic communities of Jerusalem. R. David Tzvi was holy and pure from his youth. In 1850, when his grandfather Rebbe Moshele travelled to Eretz Israel and took leave of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin, the Ruzhiner said that the boy David has "shining, bright eyes". Over the years, he would travel from Jerusalem to Karlin and became one of the leading Chassidim of the Beit Aharon. His father, Rebbe Elazar Mendel, attested that he never ceased to see God as standing before him. The Yismach Yisrael of Aleksander dubbed him "a Sefer Torah". R. Chaim Shmuel of Chęciny said that for many years he was the "Tzaddik of the generation". Upon his father’s death in 1883 he was appointed rebbe, and was the primary leader of the Chassidic community of Jerusalem.

R. Binyamin Yehudah Leib Berenstein, born ca. 1930s in Safed to his father R. Fishel Berenstein, a follower of Rebbe Moshe Tzvi of Savran. His father, who was childless, was blessed by his rebbe to have a child, and he advised him to immigrate to Eretz Israel. At a young age R. Binyamin married the daughter of R. Yitzchak David Bidermann of Lelov (son of Rebbe Moshe of Lelov and uncle of Rebbe David Tzvi Shlomo). R. Binyamin was a leader of the Chassidic community in Jerusalem, and he traveled abroad on missions for the Jerusalem Chassidim, where he was received with great honor by leading rebbes, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and the Rebbe of Ruzhin: "he was received with open arms by the Tzaddikim of the generation, who closely associated with him due to his high virtue, his greatness in Torah, nobility of character and pure fear of heaven" (Tiferet Beit David, pp. 251-252). He was an extraordinary Torah scholar; reputedly, R. Yosef Babad, Rabbi of Ternopil, sent him the manuscript of his Minchat Chinuch to review and comment on before bringing it to press (Binyamin Rabinowitz, Amuda DiNehora – Labat Esh, Jerusalem 2003, pp. 68-69). His descendants include distinguished dynasties of rabbis and rebbes. His sons, sons-in-law and grandsons were known as scholarly and righteous individuals in Jerusalem, including his son-in-law Rebbe Alter Betzalel Nata Bidermann of Sosnowice and Jerusalem (brother of Rebbe David Tzvi Shlomo).

[1] leaf. 13x11.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and folds. Tears to fold (repaired with tape on verso).

Collection of six receipts for donations, signed by Rebbetzin Brachah Sheindel Perlow; and four receipts (unsigned) on the official stationery of her son Rebbe Moshe Perlow of Stolin. Stolin, [ca. 1930s].
Written by a scribe (with the Rebbetzin's signature on five of the receipts). The Rebbetzin confirms her receipt of a donation sent to her by R. Avraham Shapiro and others from his city, and blesses them with cures and salvations, much relief and many more blessings.
Rebbetzin Brachah Sheindel Perlow (ca. 1865-1942, perished in the Holocaust) was the daughter of Rebbe David Twersky of Zlatopil (son-in-law of the Beit Aharon of Karlin). She married her cousin R. Yisrael Perlow in 1883 (the "Yenuka" of Karlin-Stolin, 1869-1922), and bore him six sons and four daughters, who produced the Chassidic courts of Karlin-Stolin. After the untimely passing of her husband, she continued leading her family spiritedly, as well as the Chassidim of the Karlin-Stolin community.

Her son, Rebbe Moshe Perlow of Stolin (perished in the Holocaust in 1942), fourth son of Rebbe Yisrael of Stolin and son-in-law of Rebbe Pinchas Rabinowitz of Kantikozva. Served as Rebbe in Stolin after his father's passing and established a large yeshiva named Beit Yisrael. He and all his descendants perished in the Holocaust or in banishment in Russia.

10 receipts. Varying size and condition, good-fair to fair-poor. Stains and traces of mold. Open tears affecting text. Half of the text of one receipt missing.

Large assorted collection of letters from distinguished Chassidim, including letters from attendants of rebbes and rabbis, with blessings and statements in the name of their illustrious masters.

The collection includes letters from:

• R. Aharon Yehoshua Landau, attendant of Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rokeach of Belz. • R. Meir Koppel Engelberg, attendant of Rebbe Yisrael Shalom Yosef Friedman of Bohush, addressed to R. Avraham Leib Silberman, Rabbi of Safed. • R. Bentzion Diamandstein of Khodoriv, addressed to R. Tzvi Rappaport in Vienna, attendant of Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Chortkov. • "Moshe son of Hena", addressed to Rebbe Moshe Lipschitz, Rabbi of Brigel (Brzesko). • Rebbe Chanania Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum of Sassov. • R. Yosef Ashkenazi, attendant of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. • Letters addressed to Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and his attendant R. Yosef Ashkenazi. • R. Moshe Baruch HaKohen Wegman, on stationery of Rebbe Yosef Tzvi Kalisch of Skernevitz. • R. Yissachar Dov Weiss, on stationery of his father R. Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss (the Minchat Yitzchak). • R. Moshe Gershon Goldzwieg, rabbi of Tiferet Moshe synagogue in Chicago, in the name of the Rebbe [Rebbe Mordechai Shlomo Friedman of Boyan]. • R. Moshe Klein Schuster, with the Rebbe of Belz. • H. Kleiman, describing the court of Rebbe Avraham Mordechai Alter of Ger. • Disciples of the Rebbe of Pupa. • And others.

30 letters (27 signed). Varying size and condition. 15 on mailed postcards.

Letter handwritten and signed by Rebbe Yisrael Aryeh Margaliot of Premishlan-London. London, [Kislev] 1928.

Sent to R. Tzvi [Ferber], with an invitation and request to attend the celebration for the completion of writing a Torah scroll in his Beit Midrash on 26th Kislev.

Rebbe Yisrael Aryeh Margaliot (1892-1955), grandson of Rebbe Yisrael Aryeh Frankel of Premishlan. Served as rebbe in Budapest, Lviv and London, and was a central figure in the Jewish community of London. His generosity was legendary. His sons and sons-in-law were also known for their righteousness and good deeds, including his sons-in-law R. Avraham Moshe Babad, Rabbi of Sunderland, and Rebbe Shmuel Shmelke Pinter of Bukovsk-London.

[1] leaf. Official stationery, 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Filing holes.

Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. Brooklyn, [Sivan] 1982.
Letter in scribal handwriting, with the Rebbe's signature, "Shlomo Halberstam, Rabbi of Bobov".
Recommendation for marrying off a bride and a request for financial assistance from donors. The Rebbe notes that he is making a singular exception to his practice not to give recommendations: "It is known that I have long been particular not to give recommendations for a private reason, but this is not applicable to a great person, namely my relative and friend… R. Moshe… who is about to marry off his son, the dear young man, exceptional in Torah and fear of God, a faithful student in our holy yeshiva…".
The Rebbe blesses the donors: "And may the merit of the great mitzvah and the merit of his holy ancestors assist all the contributors who expend effort and donate, to have salvation with bountiful blessing and success and all their wishes for good…".

Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov. Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut. He led his followers for over fifty years, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide (Israel, Belgium and England). Bobov Chassidut is one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world today, numbering tens of thousands of families. His books include Kerem Shlomo, Noam Shlomo, Divrei Shlomo and Chochmat Shlomo.

[1] leaf, official stationery. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. The Rebbe's original envelope is enclosed.