Letter by Rebbe Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Belz, rabbi of Bi?goraj, to Rabbi Moshe Schreiber [president of "Kollel Galicia"]. Jerusalem, 1946.
14 lines in his holy handwriting along with his signature and stamp. In the letter he mentions his brother, Rebbe Rabbi Aharon Rokeach of Belz: "Brother of esteemed Rebbe feels well…".
The holy rabbi of Bi?goraj Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach (1901-1950, Encyclopedia of Hassidism III, 224-225), son of Rebbe Rabbi Yissac" Av Beit Din" of Bi?goraj and humbled himself before his older brother who served as rebbe. During the Holocaust escaped to his brother and together they were exiled from place to place until they managed to flee to Hungary and from there to Eretz- Israel. Upon their immigration to the Holy Land became one of the most prominent figures and assisted his brothers with the reestablishment of the Belz dynasty. In 1946, upon receiving word that his wife and children were murdered in the Holocaust, he remarried and passed away soon after at a young age. His only son from that marriage is the Rebbe of Belz, may he live and be well.
25 cm. leaf. Good condition, folding marks.