Lot 159
Letter by Rebbe of Hornostaipil, Rabbi Baruch David Twersky
Letter by Rebbe Baruch David Twersky to his relative Rebbe Yosef Wertheim of Ostroh. Vienna, 1925.
Rebbe Baruch David Twersky (1875-1925), son of Rebbe Mordechai Dov of Hornostaipil. From 1903, succeeded his father as Rebbe of Hornostaipil. In 1904, left for Kalinkavichy and gathered all his father's Chassidim in Raseiniai and in Lithuania. Was renowned for his greatness in Torah knowledge. In 1922, escaped Russia where he was under the vigilance of the Communist government and settled in Vienna where he died at the age of 51. His novellae on the Torah and his halachic responsa by the name of VaYevarech David were published as attachments to his father's book Torei Zahav (Jerusalem, 1969).
Postcard 9X14 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and creases. Filing holes.
