Letter confirming receipt of funds, “portion allocated for Hassidim of Warsaw in Holy City of Jerusalem”. By Rabbi Yeshaya Bardaki and Rabbi Shmuel Salant, from funds sent by “notable… Sir Moshe Montefiore”, from estate fund of deceased philanthropist Levi Saliman. Jerusalem, 1856.
Signed by four leaders of association of Chassidism: Rabbi “Fischel L.” [Levi-Rubin, supervisor of Kollel Poland], Rabbi “Mordechai Meir Rabin-Zahan” [Av Beit Din of Mezrich in Poland and Dayan in Jerusalem, passed away in 1861], Rabbi “David Tuvia of Łomża” [1802-1863, among leaders of old settlement in Jerusalem, father of Rabbi Yehoshua Yellin], and Rabbi “Baruch Binyamin Zev” [Ga’on Rabbi Wolf Weinstock, disciple of ‘Seer of Lublin’ and ‘HaYehudi HaTov’ of Neustadt, immigrated to Jerusalem in 1851 and appointed as Dayan in Beit Din. Close friend of Rebbe Rabbi Elazar Menachem of Lelov, passed away in 1872].
Three of the abovementioned rabbis also signed on ban against schools of the enlightenment movement, written in Sivan 1856.
Leaf, approx. 13X21 cm. Thin bluish paper, original pasting of paper for preservation of color of stamp. Good-fair condition. Creases and slight stains.