Important and long letter entirely handwritten and signed by the Gaon Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer one of the leaders of the Jews of Ashkenaz, to the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathansohn the author of the ‘Sho’el U’Meshiv’. The letter deals with the dire situation of Judaism in general and in Eretz Israel in particular.
The letter before us opens with many honorifics for Rabbi Nathansohn. The letter deals with the dire situation of Judaism. At the beginning of his letter, Rabbi Azriel refers to a horrible letter that was published in the ‘Izraelit’. Then he continues to list the troubles of the Jews, referring to the cholera epidemic in that year in Jerusalem which killed many. Rabbi Azreil in his important and interesting letter tries to prioritize in Dinei Nefashot, in the allocation of the already limited resources. Rabbi Azriel adds at the end of the letter that he had sent a letter on the matter to the rabbi of Pressburg (the Ketav Sofer) and to additional rabbis as well.
[2] pp., 22 cm. Bluish paper, entirely handwritten by him and with his signature.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Creases. Restored tears, with no lack of text. Small tears in the margins far from the text.