Beschreibung:

A collection of family letters including a section of a letter by the "Gaon of Makova" Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Deitsch, a postcard from his son Rabbi Yehoshua Rabbi of Katamon and two letters by his son-in-law Rabbi Ya'akov Leibowitz the Rabbi of Kapish. Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Segal Deitsch (1876-1938, Otzar HaRabbanim 6338), a Torah genius and a chassid. Dayan and Rabbi in Makova for 35 years. Disciple of the author of "Arugot HaBosem". Frequented the courts of Rebbe Yechezkel of Shinova and the Belzer Rebbe. Wrote many books on halacha, agadda and Chassidism. His son-in-law, Rabbi Ya'akov Segal Leibowitz (died in 1980), served as Rabbi of Kapish (Hungary). After the Holocaust, was head of the Orthodox Beit Din in Budapest that was primarily concerned with releasing agunot of the "she'erit hapleita", Holocaust survivors. He wrote in the introduction to his book Mishnat Ya'akov responsa: "As Head of Beit Din of releasing agunot in the country of Hungary from 1945 until the end of 1950, and with Heaven's help, women and men were released to marry, approximately five thousand without error, even one of them". The last decades of his life he lived in the US, where he was recognized as one of the leading ruling rabbis, was one of the heads of the Rabbis Union in the US and was known as the Rabbi of Kapish. His son, Rabbi Yehoshua Segal Deitsch (1910-1990) author of "Beit HaLachmi", son-in-law of Rabbi David Shfarber Rabbi of Borshchov. Disciple of the Maharitz Dushinsky and Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum. Served as "young Rabbi" in Borshchov and in various communities in the Diaspora. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Jerusalem where he was appointed Rabbi of Katamon and was the first Rosh Yeshiva of the Belz Yeshivot in Eretz Yisrael. 4 letters, varied size and condition.