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333 - Collection of [5] Documents from the Charitable Activities of Rabbi Yoel Dov Lapidot, Including a Letter to Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. Buenos Aires, 1920s–1946. A collection of [5] documents: * [1] Official letterhead, Buenos Aires, 1920s. Letter to the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld with details regarding the distribution of donations from Argentina to Torah and charity institutions in Jerusalem. In the handwriting and with the signature of Rabbi Yoel Dov Lapidot. 27 cm. Ink slightly smudged across all letters. * [2] pp., official letterhead, 28 cm. Buenos Aires, 1939. Letter to the rabbis and administrators of the Kuppat HaRabbanim, regarding Passover wine kashrut and donations sent to various institutions, with receipts. Damaged corner, small tears at the edge of the leaf. * [2] pp., 28 cm. Buenos Aires, 1939. Letter to the administrators of Kuppat HaRabbanim, concerning donations sent and receipts, with donor lists. Damaged corner, small edge tears. * [2] pp., 28 cm. Buenos Aires, 1939. Letter to the administrators of Kuppat HaRabbanim, regarding donations sent and receipts, with donor lists. * Carbon copy of a typed receipt document, listing the donor and the charity administrator: ”Our dear friend, the honorable Gaon Rabbi Yoel Dov Lapidot, may he live, Gabbai Kodesh.” [Jerusalem], 1946. 24×15 cm. Filing holes. Rabbi Yoel Dov Lapidot (1884–1961) – Born in Liskava (Grodno district). He emigrated to Buenos Aires, where he founded the ”Chavrat Mishnayot” synagogue and Talmud Torah. He served as community rabbi, shochet, mohel, and charity gabbai, collecting donations throughout Argentina for decades to support charitable institutions and the needy in Eretz Yisrael. In 1955, he published a notice stating he could no longer respond to aid requests, as he was unable to continue collecting donations. Folding marks. Overall good condition.