Letter in handwriting and signature of the Admor of Erlau Rabbi Yochanan Sofer. Sent by postcard after the Holocaust, while the Rebbe was sitting in Budapest and arranged matters to immigrate to the Holy Land. Addressed to Rabbi Shlomo Sofer who sitting in Bnei Brak at that time. At the beginning of the letter, the Rebbe states: “My mother’s name is Tushna may she rest in peace” (For prayer and blessing).
The letter was sent by the Admor during his stay in Budapest after the Holocaust, when he chaired the Hatam Sofer yeshiva he re-established. In his letter, the Admor describes the situation of the yeshiva materially and describes his longing to sit in four Amot shel Halacha without interruption, and writes about books Who are in Vienna and the ways in which they Bring back to him, as well as the editing of the “Yad-sofer” sheets that he deal with in those days.There is an interesting section in which the Rebbe expresses his longing to rise up and live in Jerusalem the Holy City, and to the right to buy an apartment there: “I would love if I live in Jerusalem the holy city of our glory, G-d will give me … And also if I live with your dear father whom I adhere to his love, please write if is it very difficult to get an apartment? … Of course, apartment is the first for all Human needs and especially with small children who confuse the person, and it is very necessary to have a special room … “.. (Indeed, the Rebbe, as his sacred yearning to live in the holy city shortly after in Elul 1950), His letter is finished by asking to know “Your state’s status in the economy, because here we hear terrible rumors of the situation …”
The Admor Rabbi Yohanan Sofer [1923-2016], served as rabbi and head of the “Ohel Shimon Erlau” yeshiva, a relic of the rabbis of the Hatam Sofer family, a fifth generation to the Hatam Sofer . Odd shadows from the fires of the Hungarian Jewry. He was one of the leaders of the Agudat Israel Council. He dealt with the Torah throughout all his life, toil and dedication. He has authored Torah novellae and halachic rulings, and was one of the leading rabbis in the Land of Israel. Apart from that, he has worked extensively on the inclusion of the books of his genius ancestors and elders and the great genius books of Hungary. After the Holocaust, he served as rabbi in the city of Budapest. With his immigration to Israel, he established the Erlau Yeshiva and the Eralu Hasidic community, considered among the most important Hasidic communities founded in Israel after the Holocaust.
[1] Postcard. Written on both sides. Very good condition.
