Thank you letter for a donation sent by Rabbi David Isaacs, from Liverpool, England through Sir Moses Montefiore, and a notice that the funds were distributed to the members of the Holland-Deutschland Kollel. Signed by the noted heads of the kollel: R’ Moshe Zaks and R’ Yehuda Leib Goldschmidt. Jerusalem, [1856]. Very rare.
The Holland-Deutschland Kollel was founded by German and Dutch immigrants that settled in Jerusalem in the 19th century. The kollel’s most significant project was the construction of “Batei Machseh,” the largest neighborhood in the Old City of Jerusalem.
R’ Moshe Zaks (1800-1870) was one of the first German immigrants and the patriarch of the Zaks family in Jerusalem. For over forty years, he actively advanced the needs of the settlement in the Land of Israel. He helped found Batei Machseh, raised funds for the kollel in Europe, and published many articles in the newspapers of the time.
R’ Yehuda Leib Goldschmidt immigrated from Holland. He was a founder and leader of the kollel and helped guides its unique approach. (Refer to: Frumkin, Toldot Chachmei Yerushalayim , section three, p. 257, 260. Sinai , volume 62, p. 172).
[1] leaf, paper. 21×27 cm. Thin blue paper.
Fine Condition. Fold marks. Filing holes, aging stains, the leaf is faded at its edges.