A letter sent to Rabbi Raphael Zilberman, Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Safed, requesting that he attach his signature to the request for exemption from military service a Talmid Chacham (during World War I), signed by the great rabbis of Safed, and signed by Rabbi Raphael Zilberman. handsome scribal script and the signatures of the rabbis who send, the great rabbis of Safed among them: Rabbi Chaim Zeida Klinger, Rabbi Shmuel Tzitsuer.
Rabbi Raphael Zilberman [1839-1918] , a Dayan and Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Safed for over fifty years, was born in Uman, Ukraine, and as a child in 1851, At the age of 11, he immigrated to Eretz Israel with his father. He used to be alone and study Torah in the beit midrash near the Rashb'y tomb in Meron. Known for his greatness and wisdom and was even revered by the Turkish authorities who gave him the title "Chacham Pasha".
[1] leaf. 21x14 cm. Filing holes. Good condition.
