Letter handwritten and signed by Rebbe Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Belz, rabbi of Biłgoraj. Invitation to circumcision of his son [Rebbe Rabbi Yissachar Dov], on 15 Shvat [1948] in Tel Aviv. [Tel Aviv, 1948].
Holy rabbi of Biłgoraj Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach (1901-1950, Encyclopedia of Chassidism III, 224-225), son of Rebbe Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belz. Following demise of his father was appointed as Av Beit Din of Biłgoraj and humbled himself before his older brother who served in leadership. During Holocaust escaped to his brother and together they were exiled from place to place until they managed to flee to Hungary and from there to Eretz Israel. Upon their immigration to the Holy Land, he became one of the most prominent figures and assisted his brothers with the reestablishment of Belz dynasty. In 1946, upon receiving word that his wife and children were murdered in the Holocaust, he remarried and soon after passed away at a young age. His only son from that marriage, the Rebbe of Belz was born on Sunday, 7 Shvat 1948.
11 cm. leaf. Approx. 9 lines in his holy handwriting and signature. Good-fair condition, wear on paper fold.