A letter in the handwriting and with the signature and personal stamp of Rebbetzin Sarah Friedman, the widow of the Rebbe Rabbi Yitzchak Friedman of Sadigura-Rimanov. Dated in her handwriting: Seder Tzav 5794 [1934].
In the letter, the widow expresses her gratitude for the sum of money she received and gives her blessing for ‘success and bountiful income… the one who awaits God’s salvation.” Her handwritten signature appears in the margin of the letter. Letters from her are rare. The letter was also stamped with her personal stamp from after her husband’s death: “Widow of the Rebbe Rabbi Yitzchak of Sadigura-Rimanov’.
Rebbetzin Sarah Friedman , wife of the Rebbe of Rimanov Rabbi Yitzchak Friedman [1886-1925], son of Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Sadigura the ‘Or Yisrael’, a scion of the Ruzhin dynasty founded by Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin. Began to serve in Rimanov in 1913. He escaped to Vilna at the outbreak of the First World War. In early 1924 he visited the United States at the request of Sadigura chassidim there, and in the month of Sivan moved to live in New York, but died only a few months later from pneumonia.
[1] paper leaf, 14×12 cm. Folding marks. Fine condition.