Official letter from Police Headquarters in Jerusalem to Rabbi Aryeh Levin, concerning prayer in prison on Tisha B'av. Signed by the British Commissioner of Prisons. July 17, 1945. English.
Official letter written in reply to Aryeh Levin's request addressed to the Commissioner of Prisons, in which the commissioner states that "Arrangements will be made in Jerusalem Prison whereby the Jewish prisoners will be allowed to pray in community on Tisha B'ab"
A comment handwritten by Rabbi Aryeh Levin appears on the reverse of the letter: "Permission to say lamentations in public and pray on Tisha B'av" (Hebrew).
Rabbi Aryeh Levin (1885-1969), Israeli Rabbi and Mashgiach, born in Orla (present day Poland); named "Father of the Prisoners" for his habit during the British Mandate to walk every Saturday and visit prisoners in British prisons in order to encourage them. Mainly known for his comforting attitude to underground prisoners and to those who were sentenced to death. [1] leaf, 20 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folding marks and creases. Tears at margins.