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Collection of seventeen booklets received by Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary from his grandfather R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, and his uncle R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
A separate letter of authenticity is enclosed with each booklet (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by Barry Gurary. In the letters, Barry Gurary describes when and from whom he received the booklet and adds additional information. Each of the letters are dated February 2, 1997.
See Hebrew description for a list of the booklets.
17 booklets + 17 enclosed letters of authenticity. Varying size and condition. Overall good to fair condition. The booklets were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
The booklets are placed in a fine leather suitcase that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the suitcase was given along with the present items, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
"Bucharan" kippah bought by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, for his only grandson R. Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary - son of his daughter Rebbetzin Chana and her husband R. Shemaryahu Gurary, when he was a small boy.
Embroidered with gilt, wrapped metallic thread on black velvet.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew: "I hereby gift… the Bucharan Yarmaka that my grandfather [the Rebbe Rayatz] gave me. I have a Photo with my great-grandmother [Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah] wearing – one of three Yarmaka's that my grandfather gave me. This one was my favorite because one year on Purim while we were eating the Seuda I traded Yarmakas with my grandfather. For the whole Seuda my grandfather wore this Yarmaka - Shalom Ber Gurary". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
As mentioned in the letter of authenticity, there is a known photograph of Barry Gurary from the 1920s, at the age of 6 or 7, next to his great-grandmother Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson (wife of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch) depicting him wearing a Kippah with a style strongly reminiscent of this one (see enclosed picture).
Approx. 15 cm. Good condition. Damage and light wear.
Included is a fine wooden box that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the Kippah, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
Fabric collar (to be worn around the neck as an elegant decoration) of Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch.
Fine lacework.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… a decorative collar worn by my grandmother Shterna Sara for many years". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
There is a known photograph of Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah from the late 1920s next to her great-grandson Barry Gurary (aged six or seven at the time) in which she is wearing a white collar whose form and style are reminiscent of the present collar (see enclosed picture).
Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe Rashab and mother of the Rebbe Rayatz. Born in Lubavitch in 1860 to Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak of Ovruch, son of the Tzemach Tzedek, and Chana, daughter of R. Yaakov Yisrael of Cherkasy, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe.
In 1865, she became engaged to the Rashab. The engagement was celebrated in the home of the Tzemach Tzedek (the groom and bride were both five years old). The couple wed ten years later, in 1875. She stood beside her husband and assisted him in all communal matters. She was very active in supporting the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva, and established an international women's organization in support of the students of the boys' schools of Lubavitch. In 1940, she escaped occupied Warsaw to the United States together with her only son, the Rebbe Rayatz. She passed away on 13 Shevat, 1942, and was buried in New York. The Beit Sarah network of girls' schools was named after her.
Length: Approx. 40 cm. Width: Approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.
Included is a fine metal box, with a cover decorated in hand-illustrated vegetal patterns, which may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the collar, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
Small scissors of Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch.
Small metal scissors for sewing, embroidery and other handiwork. In the center of the hinge, one of the blades is inscribed with the letter S – the initial of Rebbetzin Rivkah's surname (Schneerson).
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by her great-granddaughter Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… my great-grandmother's small scissors. Rebbetzin Rivkah was the wife of the Maharash. These scissors had engraved on them the letter S for Schneerson". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneersohn, mother of the Rebbe Rashab and grandmother of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Born in 1833 to Rebbetzin Sarah, daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch and to R. Aharon Alexander of Shklow, she was orphaned of both her parents at a young age, and was raised by her grandmother, Rebbetzin Sheina, wife of the Mitteler Rebbe (who had himself passed away before she was born, in 1827). In 1849, her wedding to the Rebbe Maharash was celebrated. After her marriage, Rebbetzin Rivkah assisted her husband in all communal matters. She took upon herself the responsibility of the finances of the rebbe's court, and was in charge of distributing the Maamad funds (charity given by Chassidim to support the rebbe's court). She also worked actively on behalf of the students of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. She supervised the boys' eating and sleeping arrangements, inquired about their wellbeing and made sure they could study diligently without material worries.
She was known as a Baalat Shemuah, a source for many stories on the history of the Chabad Chassidut and its rebbes. Her grandson, the Rebbe Rayatz, would visit her regularly to hear her stories, as instructed by his father the Rebbe Rashab. Many of these stories were later published in the books of the Rayatz – Sefer HaZichronot, Likutei Diburim, Sefer HaSichot, and others. The Rashab once related to his son the Rayatz that his father the Maharash once stated that when his wife Rebbetzin Rivkah would relate a certain story to him, he would experience an "inner pleasure", since she was a Baalat Shemuah. Her father-in-law, the Tzemach Tzedek, blessed her with longevity, and Rebbetzin Rivkah indeed lived to the ripe old age of eighty, passing away on Erev Shabbat, 10 Shevat, 1914. She was buried in Lubavitch, near the gravesite of her father-in-law the Tzemach Tzedek and her husband the Maharash. In a letter to his daughter-in-law and grandsons, her son the Rashab wrote: "There are no words sufficient to describe our great loss. A great and holy light was removed from our home… I am consoled only with the clear knowledge that she is still with us now, and wherever we are, she is there with us" (Igrot Kodesh of Rebbe Rashab, Part II, p. 781). The Beit Rivkah network of educational institutions were established in her memory.
Approx. 8 cm. Good condition.
Included is a wooden box that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the scissors, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).