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U.S. Rabbi to Chief Rabbinate-Interesting Plea For Help
UNTERMANN, Issar Yehudah (1886-1976). Rabbi & scholar. Born in Lithuania, settled in Palestine in 1947. Chief Rabbi of Tel-Aviv (1964-1972). He was Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. Typed letter signed of Rabbi Joshua Stampfer of Portland, Oregon, Nov. 20, 1963 to Rabbi Untermann. Interesting content about a woman who was married under Untermann’s jurisdiction and found later that her husband was a drug addict and homosexual. Rabbi Stampfer asks for help. Rabbi Untermann has written a lengthy note at the top right edge of the letter. A few other dockets along the letter. Most interesting..................................$87.50
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