Collection of eight letters from Neturei Karta leader R. Amram Blau, and additional items. Jerusalem, 1950s-1960s.

1-5. Five letters to Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Handwritten and signed by R. Amram Blau (one letter typewritten). 1952-1964. Letters of recommendation for needy persons in Jerusalem, request for financial assistance to purchase a car for the Sephardic Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem who travel to Ma'abarot and Kibbutzim to save the immigrants from religious discrimination, request for financial assistance to print the Neturei Karta newsletters Mishmeret Chomateinu and Om Ani Chomah.

6-8. Three letters to R. Yosef Ashkenazi, attendant to Rebbe Yoel of Satmar. 1961-1968. One letter (printed on stationery of the Torah school and yeshiva Kiryat Sefer and the soup kitchen for children of Sephardi and Mizrachi refugees in Jerusalem), signed by R. Yaakov Mutzafi and R. Yeshayah Naftali Chanun.

9. Letter to Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar from the directors of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem, signed by R. Eliyahu Nachum Parush-Glickman "son of Malkah Yenta". Letter on R. Amram Blau's arrest for protesting the desecration of the Sabbath in Jerusalem, and a request for a letter of blessing and encouragement for the Tishrei festivals. Elul 1953.

Enclosed: Newspaper clipping – photograph of R. Amram Blau brought back to prison accompanied by a policeman, after participating in his grandson's circumcision.

R. Amram Blau (ca. 1900-1974), Charedi leader of the Neturei Karta faction in Jerusalem. Involved in various polemics and controversies in Israel. Known for his consistent stand in protests against desecration of the Sabbath, conscription of girls and various religious affairs. Younger brother of R. Moshe Blau, leader of Agudat Yisrael in Jerusalem. Married the proselyte Ruth Ben-David, his junior by more than 20 years, instigating an intense controversy in the Neturei Karta and Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem.

10 paper items. Varying size and condition. Overall good condition.