The power of attorney handwritten by Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi Schwartz of Cleveland, Rabbi of Satmar Rebbe in his youth ...

The power of attorney handwritten by Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi Schwartz of Cleveland, Rabbi of Satmar Rebbe in his youth - the sale of land in Petah Tikva
The Lokats brothers from South-Africa, wanted to sell the property they inherited from their father, and chose Rabbi Israel Abba Citron, head of the Beth din in Petah Tikva, as a delegate to make the sale. The power of attorney was signed by the heirs and witnesses. The letter states that the deceased, Shalom Lokats, died in Petah Tikva in 1916. The letter was written by Rabbi Mordechai Zvi Schwartz, head of the Beth din of Hull, England 1926.

Rabbi Mordechai Zvi Schwartz, was born in Hungary And studied in his youth in by Rabbi Chanayah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum of sigot, who took him to tutor his son Joel, who grew up to be the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum. Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi had a wonderful talent, and was sent to serve as a Rabbi in one of the communities in London. Then he moved to serve as a Rabbi in Hull. There he served in the rabbinate until a dispute broke out between him and the official Rabbinate of England, where he was against the construction of a synagogue on land that was once a Christian cemetery. As a result, he had to leave to the United States. He came to Cleveland where he continued to serve in the rabbinate until his death in 1962. He left behind many essays, including books, amongst them "Avodat tamid", "Doresh tov leamo", "Drushey Chochma vadaat".

Size: 20X26 cm
Condition: Very Good, Filing holes