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Autograph letter signed by Rebbe Yosef Leifer. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, [ca. 1930s]. New Year's greetings sent by R. Yosef to his brother R. Meir, Rebbe of Cleveland: "May G-d in is great kindness grant us health and long life… and may we all be worthy on the upcoming Rosh Hashanah to be signed and sealed in the book of life, and may the upcoming year be filled with blessing and joy…". The first Rebbe of Pittsburgh, R. Yosef Leifer, (1891-1966) was the son of rebbe Yissachar Berish of Satmar, (1850-1906) and grandson of Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna. After his marriage, he became Rebbe in Carei (Nagykaroly), Romania. He immigrated to the United States in the 1920s and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he established his Chassidic court, which developed into one of the important Chassidic centers in the United States. His son, Rebbe Avraham Abba of Pittsburgh-Ashdod, related that upon awakening every day, his father would recite the traditional "Modeh Ani" prayer and then add his own prayer in Yiddish: "Holy Father! Please help me to remain unaffected by the American atmosphere!" When Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar arrived in the United States, he attested that the Pittsburgher Rebbe was the only one to be unaffected by the prevailing American culture. The recipient of the letter was his brother, R. Meir Leifer, originally Rebbe in Budapest, where he provided assistance to hundreds of people during WWI. He immigrated to the United States during the 1930s and established his Chassidic court in Cleveland, Ohio. Official stationary, 28.5 cm. 13 handwritten lines. Good condition. Slight staining and folding creases.