Stamps of the Lelov Rebbes, Rebbe "Elazar Menachem son of Moshe in Jerusalem" (with a Star of David), and his son Rebbe "David Tzvi Shlomo son of Rebbe Elazar Menachem Biderman, Jerusalem" (with a drawing of the Western Wall and fir trees).
Rebbe Elazar Menachem Mendel Biderman (1827-1873) was son of Rebbe Moshe'le of Lelov and son-in-law of the son of the Seer of Lublin. He immigrated with his father to Eretz Yisrael in 1851 and that same year he succeeded his father, the founder of the first Chassidic community in Jerusalem [until his time, only Tiberias and Safed had Chassidic settlements and in Jerusalem only Perushim-the disciples of the Vilna Gaon lived]. He was renowned for his prayers and he did not miss even one day of prayer by the Western Wall.
His son Rebbe David Tzvi Shlomo Biderman (1844-1918) succeeded his father as Rebbe after his father's death in 1873. He was the leader of Chassidic communities in Jerusalem. He was pure from a young age and was of the leading Chassidim of The Beit Aharon. The author of Yismach Yisrael of Alexander called Rebbe David Tzvi Shlomo a Torah scroll. Rabbi Chaim Shmuel Mechenstein said that for many years he was the greatest tzaddik of his generation.
Missing copy: 5-80, 61-68 leaves (instead of [2], 5-80, 61-70, [1] leaf). 24 cm. Fair-poor condition, wear and moisture and mold stains. Minor moth damage. Old, worn detached cover.