Letter of Wedding Congratulations from R. Avraham Mordechai Ashkenazi Rabbi of Varish – 1934 / Invitation to His ...

Letter of Wedding Congratulations from R. Avraham Mordechai Ashkenazi Rabbi of Varish – 1934 / Invitation to His Wedding in 1924
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Mordechai Ashkenazi Rabbi of Varish. Varish (Varyazh, Galicia), Tevet 1934.
Wedding congratulations addressed to his good friend, R. Aharon Stauber of Seret. He reminisces in his letter about "my faithful friend, whom I was attached to with thousands of cords, both visible and hidden. I would stroll often with him… and exchange ideas on matters of utmost importance in Judaism…".
Enclosed: Printed invitation to the wedding of R. Avraham Mordechai Ashkenazi in Varish, 1924, sent to the same friend, R. Aharon Stauber.
R. Avraham Mordechai Ashkenazi (1903-ca. 1942), son of R. Moshe David Ashkenazi Rabbi of Seret, a Belz Chassid. He married the orphaned daughter of R. Shalom Babad Rabbi of Varish, and later succeeded him as rabbi. During the Holocaust, he was exiled to Siberia with his family. He reached Uzbekistan together with other refugees, and there he, his wife and one of their sons perished (Encyclopedia LeChachmei Galicia, VI, pp. 142-143).
[1] leaf (written on both sides). 22 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Wear to fold. Envelope enclosed, with postage stamp and postmark (some postage stamps removed).
Enclosed: Printed invitation on official postcard of R. Moshe David Ashkenazi. 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks.