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Signatures of the Lelover Rebbe, the Yeshuos Moshe of Vishnitz, the Rebbes of Nadvorna and Machnovka  On a Sharply-Worded Kol Korei to Safeguard the Torah Character of Bnei Brak Bnei Brak, Cheshvan 1975 * A letter of protest regarding the decision of the religious council of Bnei Brak to revoke funding for the various kashrus institutions operating under the supervision of the city’s Rav, Rabbi Yaakov Landau: shechitah, mikvaos, eruvin, and more. During those years, a fierce struggle erupted over religious matters in Bnei Brak between the municipality and the city’s Rav, Rabbi Yaakov Landau, on the one side, and the religious council of Bnei Brak — funded by the Ministry of Religious Affairs — on the other. The majority of the members on the religious council of Bnei Brak were not chareidi, but were members of the political parties Mafdal, HaMa'arach, and others. The proclamation calls upon the residents of the city to unite and exert influence against the religious council's decision. It also appeals directly to the decision-makers, urging them not to cause division in Bnei Brak, “which from the day of its founding has had a spirit of peace, holiness, and purity, under the leadership of the rabbanim of the city.” The proclamation bears the handwritten signatures of four of the leading Rebbes: · Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman of Lelov · The Yeshuos Moshe of Vizhnitz, Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Hager · Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Twersky of Machnovka · The Divrei Chaim of Nadvorna, Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum (who passed away two years later) This public proclamation constitutes a clear and unequivocal expression of support for the position of the city’s legendary Rav, Rabbi Yaakov Landau. Bnei Brak, Cheshvan 1975. A single sheet of paper bearing the four autograph signatures of the above-mentioned tzaddikim. Size : 21.7 × 27.7 cm. Condition : Good, with filing holes and small tears at the margins. Provenance : Kedem Auction. -------------------------- Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman of Lelov (1903–1987) was the son of Rabbi Shimon Nosson Neta of Lelov and grandson of the renowned Rabbi Dovid’l of Lelov, in whose home he was raised. He was famous as a miracle-worker and was held in great esteem by the tzaddikim of the generation, such as Rabbi Aharon of Belz and the Baba Sali. Several of his descendants are Rebbes, and his grandson, the maggid Rabbi Meilech Biderman, author of Be’er HaChaim, is famous worldwide. Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager of Vizhnitz (1916–2012) was one of the leading Rebbes and patriarch of a great dynasty of tzaddikim. He served as Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz and as Rav of the Vizhnitz neighborhood in Bnei Brak, and following the passing of his illustrious father in 1972, he began leading the chassidus. He passed away in 2012 at the age of ninety-six. His two sons are the Admor Rabbi Yisrael Hager and the Admor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager; his sons-in-law include leading Rebbes, including Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belz, Rabbi Dovid Twersky of Skver, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum of Satmar, and Rabbi Menachem Ernster, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz. Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Twersky of Machnovka (1895–1989) was the son of Rabbi Yosef Meir of Machnovka, grandson of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Twersky, firstborn son of Rabbi Yitzchak of Skver, son of the Maggid of Chernobyl. Orphaned by his father in 1917, and at the urging of his uncle, Rabbi Dovid of Skver, he accepted upon himself the yoke of leadership. With the Communist takeover of Russia, his beis medrash was the only one to function fully, and he continued to receive chassidim until he was exiled to Siberia. After the Holocaust, he moved to Eretz Yisrael and established his beis medrash in Bnei Brak, and served as a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah. He passed away at the age of ninety-four. Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum of Nadvorna (1903–1978) was a well-known tzaddik, son of the Admor Rabbi Itamar of Nadvorna and son-in-law of his uncle, Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Kretshnif. He became Rebbe in 1923, at his father’s directive. His successor was his son, the Be’er Yaakov. His sons-in-law were leading Rebbes, including the Admor Rabbi Dovid Moshe of Kretshnif, the Admor Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Kretshnif-Sighet, and the Admor Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Rachov. Dozens of Rebbes in our generation descend directly from him, or through marriage.