Huge collection of over 200 letters from rabbis, tzedakah collectors and philanthropists from all over the world: United States, Europe, South Africa and various countries. [Ca. 1890s-1900s.]

The letters were sent to R. Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem. Some are also addressed to the other rabbis who assisted him in administering the city's tzedakah funds: R. Eliyahu David Rabinowitz-Teomim (the Aderet); R. Yitzchak Blazer, the Rabbi of St. Petersburg; R. Chaim Berlin, the Rabbi of Moscow; and additional rabbis and Tzedakah collectors from the Vaad HaKlali and additional institutions in the city.

R. Shmuel Salant (1816-1909), immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1841 to serve as posek and rabbi of the Perushim community of disciples of the Vilna Gaon in Jerusalem. In his capacity as rabbi of Jerusalem, a position he held for close to seventy years, he founded the educational and charitable institutions in the city, established the Beit Din and strengthened the Ashkenazi community. He was renowned for his brilliance and practical approach to halachic ruling and in running communal matters in Jerusalem and worldwide.

Over 200 letters. Varying size and condition.

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