Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel Mohilever Rabbi of Białystok, regarding his various travels for the purpose of communal matters and the settlement of Eretz Israel. 1880s.
• Letter regarding his journey to Paris, addressed to R. Mordechai Altschuler. Frankfurt am Main, Tevet 1886.
• Letter addressed to R. Avraham Grünberg, about his projected visit to Eretz Israel. [Białystok? Kislev 1889]. "…regarding the trip to Eretz Israel, immediately after Pesach. The honored gentlemen who participated in this journey, is their desire strong also today… the benefit which will sprout from this for the residents of the Holy land is inestimable, and especially for the new colonies…".
R. Shmuel Mohilever (1824-1898), a leading rabbi in his times. He was one of the founders of the Chovevei Tzion movement, a patron of the colonies in Eretz Israel and one of the fathers of religious Zionism. In 1890, he travelled from Odessa to Eretz Israel at the head of the Chovevei Tzion delegation, whose objective was to assess the situation of the colonies in Eretz Israel (this is the trip he refers to in the second letter).
2 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good to good-fair condition. Stains and wear.