Autograph letter (about 12 lines) signed by R. Moshe Yitzchak Gvirtzman (Gewircman), Rebbe of Pshevorsk (Przeworsk). Antwerp, [undated].
The letter requests assistance for a young Ba'al Teshuvah who wished to marry. The Rebbe refers to the addressee as one who is "ready and willing to become a great rich man". These words are underlined three times. The end of the letter blesses the addressee with "abundant and good livelihood", and is signed, "The small Moshe Yitzchak, descendent of the great R. Elimelech, rabbi of all of Israel."
Rebbe Moshe Yitzchak Gvirtzman, known as Rebbe Itzikel of Przeworsk (1882-Yom Kippur 1975), was a fifth generation descendent of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk. He was a close Chassid of Rebbe Yechezkel of Shineva (Sieniawa) and his son the Divrei Simcha of Cieszanów. He served as Rebbe of Przeworsk after being exiled to Siberia during the Holocaust, he returned via Poland and France and finally settled in Antwerp. He was known for his holiness as well as his exceptional abstention and self-denial (for years he never rested his feet on his bed and would sleep in a sitting position). He followed in the footsteps of his outstanding grandfather, author of the Noam Elimelech, who integrated clinging to G-d with loving-kindness to his fellow Jews. Thousands flocked to his court seeking his wise counsel as well as his prayers on behalf of the ill and suffering. He was also famous for his kindness and generosity, including the distribution of large amounts of money to needy Jews throughout the world.
21 cm. Good condition. Filing holes and folding creases. Embossed stamps.