Nezer Gabaut . Certificate on behalf of the Kollel Chassidim in Jerusalem for a fundraiser to HU”D [Holland and Deutschland]. Signed by the heads of the Kollel, including Admor Yitzchak David Biderman of Lelov. [1872].
[1] leaf. 21×32 cm. Scribal hand with titles in red ink.
The first signatory, Admor Yitzchak David Biderman of Lelov, immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1851 together with his father Admor Moshe of Lelov. His father, the first Admor in Eretz Yisrael, passed away shortly after the move, and his sons Rabbi Elazar Menachem and Rabbi Yitzchak David headed the Chassidic settlement in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yitzchak David served as Admor after his brother’s death. He helped establish “Chayei Olam” in Jerusalem. He died suddenly on Shabbat Shuva 1886, on the way back from the mikveh. His biography appears in
Tiferet Beit David .
Additional signatures: R’ Mordechai Lishiptz (possibly, Wunder, Galicia 3, 556). Shlomo (Shalom?) Shmuel shu”v, Nachman (?) Dovber…
Fold marks. Stains. Very fine condition.