Lot 296
Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager of Visheve – Visheve, Cheshvan 1928
Letter (2 pages) from the Beit Yisrael yeshiva in Visheve, signed by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager, the yeshiva dean and rabbi of the city. Oyber Visheve (Vișeu de Sus), 28th October 1928.
Appeal for the yeshiva soup kitchen, addressed to the philanthropist R. Aharon Farkash. Official stationery, with a group picture of the yeshiva students at the top. Written by a scribe, with the signature and stamp of the rebbe at the end of the letter (on verso).
Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager of Visheve (1885-1941), son of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. Served as rabbi of Vizhnitz, and later of Visheve, where he founded the Beit Yisrael yeshiva. A leader of Agudath Yisrael and member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 30.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor stains. Wear and folding marks, with minor tears to folds.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
