1. "Urgent warning", a poster containing a letter of Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro of Munkacs, author of Minchat Elazar, against Agudat Yisrael, and support and praise for Agudat HaKodesh founded in Jerusalem opposing Agudat Yisrael institutions. Jerusalem: Eretz Yisrael Press, [1929]. "Brought to press by special individuals, members of Agudat HaKodesh".

The poster was printed in the wake of the second Great Congress in Vienna (1929) and includes the warning of the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs against joining Agudat Yisrael: "An urgent warning from R. Chaim Elazar Shapiro, Gaon Av Beit Din of Munkacs… after the publication of the testimony and protocol of the Congress of Rabbis in Chop [in 1922] and subsequently the letter of the Geonim and Tzaddikim of the generation… and also the letter of the Rebbe [Rayatz] of Lubavitch… we decided to print once more the decision [of the Congress of Rabbis in Chop]… forbidding us… to join the Agudah… Chaim Elazar Shapiro".

The poster also singles out the Rabbinical Seminary in Warsaw, the educational institutions of Agudat Yisrael in Eretz Israel and elsewhere, and the agricultural settlements in Eretz Israel for special blame. At the end of the poster, the Rebbe asks for assistance obtaining signatures and donations.

[1] leaf, 33.5 cm. Good condition. Folds and light creases. Minor tears to margins and folds.

2. "Urgent message", a poster announcing the arrival of Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro in Eretz Israel from Munkacs. Alexandria, Egypt: Yaakov Ben Atar, 9 Iyar, 1930.

In 1930, the Rebbe of Munkacs came for a short two-week visit in Eretz Israel. The goal of his trip was to meet the elderly Sephardic R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari, and to visit the holy sites and the Batei Munkacs neighborhood built by his followers in Jerusalem. The present poster was printed in advance of the Rebbe's arrival in Eretz Israel by the directors of the Munkacs Kollel in Jerusalem, and delineates the Rebbe's travel plans: "When the Rebbe of Munkacs comes for a short time to the Holy Land, he a[sks not to be disturbed] with any general or particular matter, since he will not involve himself in any political matter, and he only came here to visit the holy sites… And anyone who wishes to come even just for a greeting… can contact the committee appointed for this… Signed Wednesday, 9 Iyar, 1930, directors of Kollel Munkacs VeEser Gelilot".

 [1] leaf, 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Creases and tears. Open tears, affecting some words in the text.

Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro, Av Beit Din of Munkacs (1872-1937), the Minchat Elazar, was a leading Torah scholar, halachic and Chassidic authority. Son of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro, author of Darchei Teshuvah, and grandson of Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro, author of Shem Shlomo (both also Av Beit Din of Munkacs), he was born to the dynasty of Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, the Bnei Yissachar. He fought for the holiness of Judaism, and his halachic and kabbalistic teachings are studied all over the world. Author of Minchat Elazar, Shaar Yissachar, Nimukei Orach Chaim, Divrei Torah in nine parts, and more.