Lot 201
Collection of Printed, Illustrated Shanah Tovah Letters – Handwritten Greetings from Jerusalem Rabbis
Six illustrated Shanah Tovah letters, printed in color (one in gold); with handwritten blessings and letters. Jerusalem, ca. 1890s-1910s.
• Shanah Tovah letter with illustrations of holy sites printed in gold, filled in by hand and signed by R. Aryeh Leib Rashkes (1838-1914), prominent Torah scholar, rabbi of Vilna and Jerusalem. Double leaf; additional letter in his handwriting and with his signature on the second leaf. Jerusalem, Elul 1899.
• Shanah Tovah letter with illustrations of the holy sites, filled in by hand and signed by R. Netanel Chaim Pappe. Additional lengthy letter in his handwriting and with his signature on verso. Jerusalem [ca. 1890s-1900s].
• Shanah Tovah letter, filled in by hand and signed by R. Mordechai Berkowitz son of R. Avraham Dov Ber Rabbi of Łachwa; addressed to R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. [Safed?, ca. 1910s-1920s].
• Shanah Tovah letter, filled in by hand and signed by R. Yerachmiel Margolies, disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Jerusalem, [1900s].
• Jerusalem calendar for the year 5666 (1905-1906), with Shanah Tovah letter printed on verso, filled in by hand and signed by R. Yeshaya Fiber. Jerusalem, [1905].
• Jerusalem calendar for the year 5670 (1909-1910), with Shanah Tovah letter printed on verso, filled in by hand and signed by R. Berel Fiber. Jerusalem, [1909].
6 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Haim Grossman.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
