Letter of Recommendation from R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald Rabbi of Tzeilem - Brooklyn, 1967

Letter handwritten and signed by R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald Rabbi of Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz). Brooklyn NY, 1967.
Letter of recommendation and appeal to assist a Jerusalem Torah scholar with the expenses of his children's weddings - "To support him and draw him close kindly… and the merit of this mitzva will protect all those who participate in it… Levi Yitzchak Grünwald".
R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald (1893-1980) was an outstanding Torah scholar and a holy man. Youngest son and close disciple of his father, R. Moshe Grünwald Rabbi of Khust, author of Arugat HaBosem. He was the son-in-law of his eldest brother, R. Avraham Yosef Grünwald Rabbi of Ungvar. In 1918-1933, he served as rabbi of several Hungarian communities. In 1933, he was appointed rabbi of Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz, Austria - one of the Siebengemeinden in Burgenland), and he thereafter became known as the rabbi of Tzeilem. Following Nazi conquest of Austria in 1938, he immigrated to the United States with the blessing of Rebbe Aharon of Belz, and settled in Brooklyn, where he founded and headed the Arugat HaBosem community. He campaigned for true Torah observance in the United States, especially on matters of kashrut and purity. He was at the forefront of the establishment of the world of Torah and Chassidism in the United States, together with his nephew the Vayechi Yosef Rebbe of Pupa, whom he was closely attached to. At his funeral, the Vayechi Yosef parted from him with uncontrollable weeping.
Following his passing, Migdelot Merkachim was published - his series of responsa, novellae and homily on the Torah and Festivals.
[1] leaf, official stationery, approx. 14 autograph lines in red ink. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Marginal tears, not affecting text. Folding marks.