Telegram by R. Chaim Meir Hager, the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz, sent to Eretz Israel via the Red Cross. Grosswardein (Oradea), 5th August 1941.
Red Cross form, completed in typewriting. Sent by Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz, to Yisrael Bardaki (Bar Zakai) in Jerusalem. Request to locate R. Naftali Chaim Adler – son-in-law of the rebbe, whom they had presumably lost contact with: "Please notify if Naftali is in Haifa or at your home. Thank G-d we are all healthy, and we wish you so too. Hinda". The rebbe is marked as the sender, though the letter is signed by Hinda, daughter of the rebbe and wife of R. Naftali Chaim.

Rebbe Naftali Chaim Adler of Dzikov-Vizhnitz (1914-1995), son-in-law of the Imrei Chaim. Born in Jerusalem to a distinguished family (he was the great-grandson of Rebbe David Biederman of Lelov). When WWII broke out, he was very active in arranging lodging and food for the many refugees who flocked to Grosswardein, later dedicating himself to rescuing many Jews who were deported to Transnistria, until Grosswardein was conquered by the Nazis. He somehow managed to cross the border into Romania, and eventually reached Eretz Israel in 1944. Rabbi of the Vizhnitz chassidim in Tel Aviv, and later dean of the Yachel Yisrael yeshiva in Haifa. In 1965, he was appointed rabbi of the Vizhnitz chassidim in Netanya, and established the Dzikov-Vizhnitz court there.

The recipient of the telegram, Cantor Yisrael Bar Zakai (Bardaki, 1890-1970), descendant of R. Yisrael of Shklow, R. Yeshaya Bardaki and R. Shmuel Salant. Chief cantor of the Churva synagogue until the fall of the Jewish quarter.

[1] leaf. 23 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Tiny marginal tears. Folding marks. Inscription and stamps.

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