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Letter Signed by the Kapishnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel, and His Son, Rabbi Yisrael Heshel Letter Wishing Mazal Tov Signed by the Admor Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Kapishnitz On the bottom half of page is a letter from his firstborn son Yisroel Heshel. Rav Yisroel was a great Talmid Chacham with refined Middos. He shunned honor and therefore refused to become the Admor after his father's passing. In his letter, Rav Yisroel added his Mazal Tov wishes to those of his father's and asked about newly published Sifrei Chassidus. [see more: ”Al Tzaddikim V'al Chassidim L'beis Rodzin” Volume 2 pages 161-166]. New York 1960 Airmail letter, tear with damage to text of Rav Yisroel's letter. Folding marks, tears along the folds, and simple tape repairs.