Halachic Responsa - Post-Holocaust Releasing of Agunot, Mentioning the Opinion of the Satmar Rebbe - Hungary, 1946

Halachic Responsa - Post-Holocaust Releasing of Agunot, Mentioning the Opinion of the Satmar Rebbe - Hungary, 1946
Halachic responsa regarding permission for agunot to remarry, three typewritten leaves with handwritten additions, from the "special Beit Din for releasing agunot" of the "Central Bureau of the Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Communities in Hungary". [Budapest, 1946]. This responsa, regarding the releasing of agunot after WWII, consists of three typewritten leaves (mimeographed). The leaves bear handwritten additions and corrections, in pencil. The versos of two of the leaves bear the letterhead of "A Magyarországi Autonom Orthodox Izr. Hitfelekezet Központi Irodája - Budapesten" (Central Bureau of the Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Communities in Hungary - Budapest). This is a draft of the responsa, which was apparently intended for sending to a number of rabbis to solicit their opinion. The responsa opens with: "We, the members of the special Beit Din for releasing agunot, hereby request that the rabbis and Torah authorities in each place, join us in releasing agunot who do not have clear evidence of their husbands' death…". The writers specifically mention the opinion of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar: "…We have also seen a telegram from London… that Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum Rabbi of Satmar, now living in Eretz Israel (Rebbe Yoel lived in Jerusalem in 1946)… also agrees to permit… Nearly nine months have passed since the war which raged throughout Europe…". The responsa ends with a request: "…We hereby request that you study the issue and inform us of your opinion by telegram, since the matter is very urgent and we must give the aforementioned permission in the near future". [3] leaves. Approx. 34 cm. Good-fair condition. Small marginal tears, not affecting text. Stains. Folding marks.