Letter by the great Gaon Rabbi Nachum (Reb Nochem) Partzovitz to one of the activists of Va’ad HaHatzalah who operated in Europe after the Holocaust. Rockaway, 1947.
In his letter, Reb Nachum asks him to take care of the business and expenses of his relative “Rabbi Shlomo Shuster the son of the Rabbi of Sokolka”, since Rabbi Shlomo is a gentle soul and is not involved with those around one and therefore taking care of his matters will possibly be delayed. “Thus I sincerely request that this be promoted as much as possible”. Apparently, he is referring to Rabbi Shuster’s appointment as the rabbi of Lodz, which occurred shortly afterwards. Rabbi Sholomo Shuster was Ren Nachum’s cousin. Their grandfather was the Gaon Rabbi Nachum Greenhoiz , the son-in-law of the Cheshek Shlomo of Vilna.
The letter was sent to his future father-in-law – Maran Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz, to be passed on to the above activist. After his signature, Reb Nachum added regards to the ” Gra”ch Shalit”a [and] all the boys may they live “.
Refer to Hebrew catalog text for brief biographis of Rabbi Nachum Partzovitz and of Rabbi Shlomo Shuste r.
[1] notebook leaf, approx. [11] lines handwritten and signed by him. 20X12 cm.
Very fine condition. Slight aging stains. Filing perforations. The margins of the letter are cut (originally), far from the text.