Letter handwritten and signed by the "Tzaddik of Jerusalem" R. Aryeh Levin. Jerusalem, 10th Nisan [1950].

The letter is in neat square handwriting, with the signature in cursive script. Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head of the London Beit Din, with warm blessings for Pesach (in R. Aryeh's rich and poetic style).

The "Tzaddik of Jerusalem" R. Aryeh Levin (1885-1969), excelled in Torah and in charitable deeds. He served as the spiritual director and supervisor of the Etz Chaim Torah school. An alumnus of Lithuanian yeshivot Hlusk, Slutsk, Volozhin and the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, he was a cherished disciple of the leading Torah scholars of the generation: R. Refael Shapiro of Volozhin, R. Chaim Berlin, R. Shlomo Elyashiv the Leshem, R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz, R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, his brother-in-law R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and R. Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik of Brisk. He immigrated to Jerusalem in his youth and married the granddaughter of the head of the Jerusalem Beit Din, R. Chaim Yaakov Shapira. He was renowned for his dedication to acts of benevolence. He was a beloved friend to one and all, wholeheartedly sharing the difficulties and joys of his brethren.

[1] leaf. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases.

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