Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art

Letter from the Minchat Elazar – Munkacs, 1932 – Blessings for Recovery

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Postcard with letter (2 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapira, the Minchat Elazar. [Munkacs (Mukachevo), 1932].
Addressed to the philanthropist R. Eliezer Bollag of Baden. The letter is very concise, written with many acronyms, and signed by the rebbe.
On the verso of the postcard, there is a letter from the rebbe's attendant, R. Chaim Dov Greenfeld, writing on behalf of the rebbe. He informs that the rebbe is praying for the recovery of the person in question, and relays the rebbe's blessings for a complete and speedy recovery.
Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapira Rabbi of Munkacs (1872-1937) was a leading Torah scholar, halachic authority, rebbe and kabbalist in his generation. Author of Minchat Elazar and many other Torah works.
Postcard. 15X10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.

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