Letter bearing a heartbreaking request for financial assistance from Rabbi Avraham Bahara”n, son of Rabbi Nachum Lowey of Shadek. Sent to the Clerks and Administrators Association in Amsterdam [ארגון הפקידים ואמרכלים (פאוק”מ)]. Jerusalem, 1881.
In the letter, the writer mentions his distinguished father, Rabbi Nachum Lowey of Shadek – Rabbi Nachum Shadiker, and he requests assistance for his son’s wedding.
Rabbi Avraham was born in Shadek and ascended to Jerusalem in his youth with his father. He passed away in 1913. The sacred Rabbi Nachum’s children were called Bahara”n – bnei haRav Nachum .
[1] leaf, approximately 22×14 cm. The addressee’s name appears on the reverse side of the leaf. Fine condition.