R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. Yerusholayim 1926. Personal letter with mention of his parents!

R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. Yerusholayim 1926. Personal letter with mention of his parents!
Beautiful lengthy autograph latter (in Yiddish) by R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, to his brother. Written on the occasion of a family simcha. R. Yosef Chaim writes in length about upholding the sacred heritage of his esteemed parents. This is of particular interest as his father was niftar over seventy years earlier, when R. Yosef Chaim was a child of five years old.
R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932), was a student of both the Ksav Sofer and R. Avrohom Sha’ag. In 1873, he emigrated to Yerusholayim together with R. Avrohom Sha’ag and he became quickly became celebrated as one of the city’s leading Torah scholars. Aside from being considered the spiritual leader of Charedi Jewry in Eretz Yisroel, he was also renowned for his piety and holiness, as he was extremely active in chesed activities and public matters. When the MaHaRIL Diskin emigrated to Yerusholayim in 1879, R. Yosef Chaim became his close follower and student, eventually serving as and member of his Beis Din. He also assisted the MaHaRIL Diskin in the struggle against the Christian missionaries as well as in his fight against the Haskalah movement, which threatened the Old Yishuv. With the establishment of the Eida Ha’Chareidis, he was prevailed upon to accept the position of Rov of Yerusholayim and was titled “Mara D’Ara Yisroel”.
Personal letters by R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld are rare.
14.5 by 22.5 cm. Excellent condition.
Opening bid $600