Bidspirit auction | Postcard from the holy Rabbi

Postcard from the holy Rabbi Moshe of Stolin, to Rabbi Aharon Barek, secretary of the central office of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna. Stolin, 1937. “I request that you immediately send at least 300 zloty from the Vaad HaYeshivot… It is difficult for me to write this, but what can I do, the situation has forced it.” – the request of the holy Rabbi Moshe of Stolin for immediate assistance to his yeshiva, suffering from severe financial hardship. In his holy handwriting, with his signature and seal. Stolin, 1937. [1] Postcard, in the holy handwriting of the Admor of Stolin, with his signature and seal. The holy Rabbi Moshe Perlow of Stolin, HY”D (1889–1942) – the fourth son of the famed holy Rabbi Yisrael of Karlin. He served as Admor in the city of Stolin after the passing of his holy father and established a large yeshiva where he taught Torah to the young flock. He was greatly admired, and many sought his guidance. He was known for his broad mastery of all areas of Torah and, uniquely, also for his knowledge in worldly wisdom, the arts, and many disciplines. He perished sanctifying the Name during the destruction of European Jewry. Rabbi Aharon Barek, HY”D – disciple of the Gaon Rabbi Shimon Shkop, and descendant of Rabbi Yehuda Becherach, author of Nimukei HaGri”v. He served as secretary, chairman, and director of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Lithuania, and as the right-hand aide of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski. With the Soviet conquest of Lithuania at the beginning of World War II, Rabbi Barek became active in an underground organization supporting Jewish refugees, Torah students, and clandestine Jewish education. He cared both for individuals and for the collective, with tireless energy, devotion, and sincerity. His biography is recorded in Eleh Ezkerah, vol. III, p. 73. His son-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kravitz, later served as Rosh Yeshiva of Rabbeinu Yaakov Yosef in New York and as head of the Karlin-Stolin Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Filing holes. Good condition.