Bidspirit auction | Kalonimus Kalman Schapiro/Piaseczno Rebbe. ר’

Kalonimus Kalman Schapiro/Piaseczno Rebbe. ר’ קלונימוס קלמן שפירא/הרבי מפיאסצנא - Autograph card dated 1938, in which R. Shapiro extends warm words of blessing and encouragement. With mention of the hard times that have fallen on the Jewish people and concluding with the prayer “Ono’ Hashem Ho’Shiah Na”. R. Kalonimus Kalman Schapiro (1889-1944), a scion of the Kozhnitz dynasty, was an outstanding Talmid Chochom and one of the most dynamic leaders of Chasidic youth in Poland in the prewar period. During the Holocaust under horrific circumstances in the Warsaw Ghetto, he continued to lead and inspire both his Chasidim and the general community. His seforim Chovas Ha’Talmidim and Hachshoras Ha’Avreichim received great acclaim and remain classics of Chassidic thought until today. Additionally his Torah thoughts delivered in the Warsaw Ghetto were subsequently published under the title Aish Kodesh and are an important expression of the Jewish people’s eternal bond with the Torah even in the most distressing of times. 10.5 by 14.5 cm. Excellent condition. Opening bid $4000