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Lot 363

Letter of Condolences – Israel Belkind – 1927

Letter of condolences in Russian sent by Israel Belkind to a woman who lost a relative. 1927. Russian.
The letter is written on official stationery of the national school for farming "Kiryat Sefer". Israel Belkind, a Jewish educator and a second Aiyah pioneer, founded the school in 1922 in order to take care of Kishinev pogrom orphans.
27.5X21.5 cm. Letter written on both sides of the leaf. Fair-good condition. Stains, foxing. Small tears, numerous folding marks.