Letter from Leaders of Jerusalem Regarding "Agudas Tomchei Achim" Signed by Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoraj
Letter calling for the support of the "Tomchei Achim" organization, signed by Jerusalem’s leading rabbis.
The organization aimed to assist with the unwell in areas such as overnight nurses and medical equipment; seemingly the first ever medical supplies gemach.
The rabbis all signed the letters in their handwriting and included their seals. Some of these rabbis include:
Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Bilgoraj, brother of Rabbi Aharon of Belze and father of present day Admor;
Rabbi Akiva Soffer of Pressburg;
Rabbi Isser Zalman Melczer;
Rabbi Chaim Leib Auerbach, father of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman;
Rabbi Yosef Gershon Horowitz;
Rabbi Eliyahu Re’em
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner; and others.
Jerusalem, around the year 1946.
23 x 33 cm | Hole-punches | Slightly worn margins
