Bidspirit auction | HALBERSTAM, BEN-ZION. (The Kedushas Tzion,

HALBERSTAM, BEN-ZION. (The Kedushas Tzion, Second Grand Rebbe of Bobov, 1874-1941). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to R. Mordechai Segal. Sending Mazal-Tov wishes upon the birth of a daughter, followed by many blessings. One page (integral blank), stained, two heavy folds. 8vo. Bobov: 1925 Son of the first Bobover Rebbe R. Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) and grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, R. Benzion Halberstam succeeded his father as Rebbe when he was 31 years old and subsequently vastly expanded Bobov Chassidus. Tragically, in 1941 he was murdered along with family members by the Nazis and their Ukrainian henchmen. Letters from the Kedushas Tzion are exceptionally rare.