Lengthy letter handwritten, signed and stamped by Rebbetzin Bracha Sheindel Perlow, widow of Rebbe Yisrael of Karlin-Stolin, [ca. 1920s].

The rebbetzin confirms the receipt of funds from the Chassidim she lists, and extends many blessings to them (exemption from the army, good news, blessing, success and serenity…). Based on the sums, which are quoted in millions of marks, it appears that the letter was written during the hyperinflation in Germany (ca. 1923-1924).

Rebbetzin Bracha Sheindel Perlow (ca. 1865-1942, perished in the Holocaust) was the daughter of Rebbe David Twersky of Zlatopil, who was a son-in-law of the Beit Aharon, Rebbe of Karlin. She married her cousin R. Yisrael Perlow in 1883 (the Yenuka, Rebbe of Karlin-Stolin, 1868-1921 – known amongst Karlin Chassidim as the "Frankfurter", after his burial place in Frankfurt), and bore him six sons and four daughters, from which the Chassidic courts of Karlin-Stolin branched out. After the untimely passing of her husband, she courageously continued leading her family, and became the royal mother of the Karlin-Stolin Chassidic dynasty.

[1] leaf. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Tears to folds (repaired with tape on verso) and minor open tears.