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LOT 348:
Letter from Rabbi Yosef Leifer Admor of Pittsburg to His Brother Rabbi Meir, the Admor of Cleveland
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Letter from Rabbi Yosef Leifer Admor of Pittsburg to His Brother Rabbi Meir, the Admor of Cleveland
Letter of greetings from Rabbi Yosef Leifer, Admor of Pittsburg to his brother Rabbi Meir, Admor of Cleveland.
[1] leaf, 27x21 cm. In his hand and with his signature, with a brown fountain pen. His stationery with his lineage and address in Pittsburg, United States.
Rabbi Yosef Leifer [1891-1966] was born to his father Rabbi Dov Bertche of Nadvorna. He was the son-in-law of Avraham Abba Wolf. He learned in the Yeshiva of Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald in Satmar. He settled in Pittsburg. When he died, his remains were transferred to Israel. Refer to: Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, 2, 115-116. His only son, Admor Rabbi Avraham Aba, settled his court in Ashdod.
The Admor's brother, Rabbi Meir Leifer [? – 1941] was the son-in-law of Alter Eliezer Shapira of Strizov. He served as Admor in Budapest. After the First World War, he immigrated to the United States and established his court in Cleveland. He later moved to Williamsburg.
Minimal aging stains and crease in the fold. Very fine condition.
