Bidspirit auction | Printed Announcement Announcing the Brit

Printed Announcement Announcing the Brit Milah Ceremony of the Rebbe of Belz - Handwritten Dedication by his Father, the Rebbe Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Bilgoray - Extremely Rare - Printed announcement (since one does not invite people to a Brit) announcing the Brit Milah of the Rebbe of Belz by his father, the Rebbe Rabbi Mordechai Rekeach of Belz. ”I am honored to announce the birth of our son, whose Brit will be God willing on the 15th day Parashat Yitro 5708 (1948)…” On the upper part of the leaf, his handwritten dedication to one of his relatives: ”our honorable friend …. David Yosef Kopel”. The birth and Brit of the Rebbe were miracles in the chain of miracles related to the Belz Hassidism. Thousands of Hassidim were murdered during the Holocaust. However, the Rebbe Rabbi Aharon Rokeach and his brother Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Bilgoray survived and immigrated to the Land of Israel. They were the only surviving members of their families and they came to Israel with no successor! In Israel, Rabbi Mordechai married the Rebbetzen Miryam, the daughter of Rabbi Zvi Glick of Satmar and granddaughter of Rabbi Ya'akov Greenwald. Their only child, Yissachar Dov, the current Belzer Rebbe, was born in 1948. The Rebbe of Bilgoray, Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach (1902-1949) was one of seven children born to Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the third Belzer Rebbe. Rebbe Yissachar Dov closely supervised Mordechai's Torah education, learning with him for three hours nightly. Reb Mottele, as he was popularly called, became known for his diligence in Torah study, his breadth of knowledge and his skills as an orator. He got along well with people, a trait that would serve him later on as a town Rabbi and as a spokesman for Belz Hassidism in Israel. He was also quite humble. In 1920, he became the rabbi of Biłgoraj. Though his father gave his blessing, Rabbi Mordechai did not assume this post until after his father's death in 1926. In Biłgoray, Rabbi Mordechai served as the spiritual leader, educator and Av Beit Din. During World War II, he famously accompanied his brother, Rebbe Aharon, on a daring escape out of Nazi-occupied Europe. The two reached Israel in February 1944, the only surviving members of their families, and threw themselves into rebuilding the ranks of Belzer Hassidism which had been decimated by the Holocaust. Thick leaf (postcard), 8x12 cm. Condition: Fair. Flaws and wear. Professionally restored.