Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yoel Teitelbaum Rabbi of Satmar. [Satmar (Satu Mare), ca. 1942?]. Addressed to R. Pinchas David Freudiger (Phillip von Freudiger, community leader in Budapest, son-in-law of R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg, the Daat Sofer). The Rebbe writes: "…I was informed that you have a sum of money in my name for the purpose of saving lives, and there are a number of details I need to discuss with you regarding it. If circumstances would have allowed it, I would have travelled in person to Pest for this purpose, but for several reasons, I am absolutely unable to travel at the moment… therefore I have delegated two respected community members, R. Shimon Nemeth and R. Yehoshua Freund, to discuss this topic with you, as if I were speaking to you myself, and may G-d speedily have mercy on the remnants of His people…". This letter is undated, and does not give clear indication as to which period it was written in and which rescue it is referring to. One can presume that it dates to the Holocaust, since R. Pinchas David Freudiger was the community leader in Budapest at the beginning of the Holocaust and was very involved in rescue activities. Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After his marriage with the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Polaniec, he settled in Satmar and taught Torah and Chassidut to an elite group of disciples and followers. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Carei (in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. During the Holocaust, he was rescued through the famous Kastner Train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he established the largest Chassidic group in the world - Satmar Chassidut, until today the dominant faction in American Orthodox Jewry. He was one of the founding pillars of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust and served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem. He was a leading opponent of Zionism and of the founding of the State of Israel, and zealously led vital battles for the preservation of the unique character of the Jewish people and its holiness, fearful for the honor of the Torah and the future of faithful Jewry. He was renowned as an exceptionally charitable person; his door was open to the poor and his ear attentive to the needy from every stream of the Jewish people. An outstanding Torah scholar, he responded to many halachic queries, and his writings resulted in the publishing of dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more. [1] double leaf, official stationery. 23.5 cm. Approx. 16 autograph lines and signature. Good condition. Wear, creases and folding marks.
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yoel Teitelbaum Rabbi of Satmar. [Satmar (Satu Mare), ca. 1942?]. Addressed to R. Pinchas David Freudiger (Phillip von Freudiger, community leader in Budapest, son-in-law of R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg, the Daat Sofer). The Rebbe writes: "…I was informed that you have a sum of money in my name for the purpose of saving lives, and there are a number of details I need to discuss with you regarding it. If circumstances would have allowed it, I would have travelled in person to Pest for this purpose, but for several reasons, I am absolutely unable to travel at the moment… therefore I have delegated two respected community members, R. Shimon Nemeth and R. Yehoshua Freund, to discuss this topic with you, as if I were speaking to you myself, and may G-d speedily have mercy on the remnants of His people…". This letter is undated, and does not give clear indication as to which period it was written in and which rescue it is referring to. One can presume that it dates to the Holocaust, since R. Pinchas David Freudiger was the community leader in Budapest at the beginning of the Holocaust and was very involved in rescue activities. Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After his marriage with the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Polaniec, he settled in Satmar and taught Torah and Chassidut to an elite group of disciples and followers. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Carei (in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. During the Holocaust, he was rescued through the famous Kastner Train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he established the largest Chassidic group in the world - Satmar Chassidut, until today the dominant faction in American Orthodox Jewry. He was one of the founding pillars of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust and served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem. He was a leading opponent of Zionism and of the founding of the State of Israel, and zealously led vital battles for the preservation of the unique character of the Jewish people and its holiness, fearful for the honor of the Torah and the future of faithful Jewry. He was renowned as an exceptionally charitable person; his door was open to the poor and his ear attentive to the needy from every stream of the Jewish people. An outstanding Torah scholar, he responded to many halachic queries, and his writings resulted in the publishing of dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more. [1] double leaf, official stationery. 23.5 cm. Approx. 16 autograph lines and signature. Good condition. Wear, creases and folding marks.
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