Letter on business matters written entirely by hand and signed by Rabbi Chaim Engel, addressed to Rabbi Chaim Brody, Av Beit Din of Prague. Radomyśl 1920.
The letter author asks for help for a Jew of his community who must carry out business in Prague. He was a refugee from Galicia (Bohemian area), and the authorities in Prague impounded his possessions. He asks Rav Brody to hold the possessions in his home and when the impounding is lifted, he will send for them from Rav Brody’s home. In this letter and others, Rav Brody’s generosity toward the refugees of Galicia is showcased.
Duplicate paper, 17x11cm. Good condition.
Rabbi Chaim Engel (1880-1941) was the son of the Maharash Engel of Radomyśl. Even when he was a boy, his father told him that at his age he did not know as much as he did. He was admired by the greats of his generation. Rabbi Meir Arik said of him: “20 mil around Tarnov doesn’t have a lamdan like him”. He served in the rabbinate of Radomyśl, succeeding his father, until he was murdered in the Shoah. He wrote many books by hand which did not survive the Shoah. A few chiddushim are sprinkled in works by his father, printed by him.
