Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Handwritten invitation for a Siyum of Shas (completing the study of the whole Talmud) from Rabbi Ben-Zion Wiesel, Rabbi of Turda. Long notice beginning with “Achad Assar, Mi Yode’a” [celebrating the 11th year of the Turda Chevrat Shas]. Signed by “Ben-Zion Wiesel, Head of Chevrat Lomdei Shas”.
Rabbi Ben Zion Weisel (1864-1938, Otzar HaRabbanim 3913), Rabbi of Brasov. In 1898, succeeded his father as Av Beit Din of Turda. A prominent rabbi in his generation and head of The Orthodox Office of Transylvanian Rabbis, he utilized his wisdom and personality to protect the needs of the orthodox community. (His son in law who succeeded him is Rabbi Yoseph Adler “The Turda Gaon").
Leaf 22 cm. closely written. Good condition, damage to bottom margins.
Rabbi Ben Zion Weisel (1864-1938, Otzar HaRabbanim 3913), Rabbi of Brasov. In 1898, succeeded his father as Av Beit Din of Turda. A prominent rabbi in his generation and head of The Orthodox Office of Transylvanian Rabbis, he utilized his wisdom and personality to protect the needs of the orthodox community. (His son in law who succeeded him is Rabbi Yoseph Adler “The Turda Gaon").
Leaf 22 cm. closely written. Good condition, damage to bottom margins.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Two interesting letters from Rabbis, sent to Rabbi Dov Borstein, Rabbi of Botoşani and the surroundings:
1. A letter by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson Av Beit Din of Chişinău, [Chief Rabbi of Serbia and a member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah]. 1932.
2. A letter by Rabbi Baruch Beseres Rabbi of Burdujeni. 1929.
Two postcards. Good-fair condition, folding creases.
1. A letter by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson Av Beit Din of Chişinău, [Chief Rabbi of Serbia and a member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah]. 1932.
2. A letter by Rabbi Baruch Beseres Rabbi of Burdujeni. 1929.
Two postcards. Good-fair condition, folding creases.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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A letter with a halachic question, by Rabbi Meir Weiskopf. Furth, 1901.
Handwritten and signed by "Meir son of David Weiskopf". Apparently, son of Rabbi David Weiskopf, Rabbi of Wallerstein and Nordlingen and brother of Rabbi Moshe Weiskopf one of the great rabbis of Paris (1837-1937).
Leaf 22 cm. Very good condition.
Handwritten and signed by "Meir son of David Weiskopf". Apparently, son of Rabbi David Weiskopf, Rabbi of Wallerstein and Nordlingen and brother of Rabbi Moshe Weiskopf one of the great rabbis of Paris (1837-1937).
Leaf 22 cm. Very good condition.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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A handwritten prayer, compiled of various psukim. Signature and fancy stamp of Rabbi "Yitzchak son of Mordechai Bakireshtir – head of the Congregation of Adat Yeshurun of Iasi".
Leaf 36 cm, writing on upper part. Good condition, light tears to margins.
Leaf 36 cm, writing on upper part. Good condition, light tears to margins.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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A draft of the last will of Rabbi Aharon Mendel (the Re'em) HaCohen Rabbi of Cairo in his handwriting and signature. Written in pencil and signed in pen [written with trembling hand].
Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen (1866-1927). Native of Tiberias, a Torah genius and author, served as Ashkenazi rabbi of Cairo for 30 years. He is especially renowned for his expansive and outreaching actions for renewal of semicha. In this framework, he organized the Cracow Gathering in 1903, founded Agudat HaRabbanim, and after World War I he founded the Knesset Yisrael Association and acted for the establishment of the Central Beit Din [similar to the Sanhedrin] in Jerusalem.
[1] page [official stationary]. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, file holes and tears.
Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen (1866-1927). Native of Tiberias, a Torah genius and author, served as Ashkenazi rabbi of Cairo for 30 years. He is especially renowned for his expansive and outreaching actions for renewal of semicha. In this framework, he organized the Cracow Gathering in 1903, founded Agudat HaRabbanim, and after World War I he founded the Knesset Yisrael Association and acted for the establishment of the Central Beit Din [similar to the Sanhedrin] in Jerusalem.
[1] page [official stationary]. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, file holes and tears.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $120
Sold for: $150
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Rabbinical ordination for slaughterer, for Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen Av Beit Din of the Ashkenazi congregation of Cairo.
Signatures and stamps of Rabbi Shlomo son of Yosef Ye’udah Chakim, Chacham Bashi in the city of Safed, and Rabbi Shlomo Horowitz slaughterer and examiner in Safed. 1905.
About rabbi Aharon Menachem Mendel HaCohen see previous item. It is interesting to note that Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen requested rabbinical ordination in the city of Safed, while he was serving as rabbi in Cairo. It is possible that this is related to the struggles which he conducted for the formation of a united Slaughtering Committee for the Ashkenazi and Sephardi congregations in Cairo [see attached material].
[1] leaf. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
Signatures and stamps of Rabbi Shlomo son of Yosef Ye’udah Chakim, Chacham Bashi in the city of Safed, and Rabbi Shlomo Horowitz slaughterer and examiner in Safed. 1905.
About rabbi Aharon Menachem Mendel HaCohen see previous item. It is interesting to note that Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen requested rabbinical ordination in the city of Safed, while he was serving as rabbi in Cairo. It is possible that this is related to the struggles which he conducted for the formation of a united Slaughtering Committee for the Ashkenazi and Sephardi congregations in Cairo [see attached material].
[1] leaf. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Letter of recommendation from “The Committee of Slaughterers in Lublin and its Region” to the slaughterer traveling to America. Lublin, (1927).
Signed by 8 chief slaughterers and examiners, with stamps of the association.
Official stationary. Fair-poor condition, tears on margins and folds, unprofessionally glued on back.
Signed by 8 chief slaughterers and examiners, with stamps of the association.
Official stationary. Fair-poor condition, tears on margins and folds, unprofessionally glued on back.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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1-2. Two letters by Rabbi Yosef Koenigsberg of Radom, which deal with the notion of relocating the Yeshiva to Israel and the financial state of the Yeshiva. Radom [undated].
Rabbi Yosef Koenigsberg, wealthy and diligent Torah scholar and voluntary manager of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva in Radom. In the Warsaw Ghetto, as well, he was involved in acts of benevolence and preservation of Torah. Among the initiators of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Killed by the Nazi’s.
3. Printed circular by “Student Association of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva” announcing the inception of a Mechina [preparatory program] for the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, materialistic maintenance, and the publication of the books of Rabbi M. Shapiro. Lublin, [1936].
Total of 3 items. Various sizes and conditions.
Rabbi Yosef Koenigsberg, wealthy and diligent Torah scholar and voluntary manager of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva in Radom. In the Warsaw Ghetto, as well, he was involved in acts of benevolence and preservation of Torah. Among the initiators of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Killed by the Nazi’s.
3. Printed circular by “Student Association of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva” announcing the inception of a Mechina [preparatory program] for the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, materialistic maintenance, and the publication of the books of Rabbi M. Shapiro. Lublin, [1936].
Total of 3 items. Various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $500
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Chiddushei Torah manuscript from the youth of the Ga’on Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi Rosner Av Beit Din of Sekelheid. Passage from signed letter: “Yehudah HaLevi son of Rabbi Mendel Rosner”.
The Ga’on Rabbi Yehudah Segal Rosner (1879-1944, Otzar HaRabbanim 7101), among the greatest rabbis of Hungary, served in the Sekelheid Rabbinate and in the Yeshiva leadership, which was one of the largest and most prominent Yeshivot of Hungary, for 39 years. Was closely associated with the Admorim of Satmar. Composed the books Imrei Yehudah on the Shas, responsa and Torah. Perished together with his family in the Holocaust.
3 pages. 29 cm. Fair condition, stains, tears and creases.
The Ga’on Rabbi Yehudah Segal Rosner (1879-1944, Otzar HaRabbanim 7101), among the greatest rabbis of Hungary, served in the Sekelheid Rabbinate and in the Yeshiva leadership, which was one of the largest and most prominent Yeshivot of Hungary, for 39 years. Was closely associated with the Admorim of Satmar. Composed the books Imrei Yehudah on the Shas, responsa and Torah. Perished together with his family in the Holocaust.
3 pages. 29 cm. Fair condition, stains, tears and creases.
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![Letter of recommendation, united Yeshivot of She’erit HaPleita [Holocaust refugees] of Poland and Lithuania. Bailly (France),](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale14-public/586.jpg "Letter of Recommendation – She’erit HaPleita Yeshivot")
Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Letter of recommendation, united Yeshivot of She’erit HaPleita [Holocaust refugees] of Poland and Lithuania. Bailly (France), Kislev 1945.
Letter to the administration of the Yeshivot in Eretz Israel, recommending the young man Aryeh Leib Rabinowitz, disciple of the Radin Yeshiva, who arrived in France after the War to study in the Bailly Yeshiva, and intends to immigrate to Eretz Israel. Signed by the rabbis, administrators of the Yeshiva: “Moshe ---“ and “Yitzchak Pash---“.
Official stationary, 26 cm. Fair condition, creases and tears.
Letter to the administration of the Yeshivot in Eretz Israel, recommending the young man Aryeh Leib Rabinowitz, disciple of the Radin Yeshiva, who arrived in France after the War to study in the Bailly Yeshiva, and intends to immigrate to Eretz Israel. Signed by the rabbis, administrators of the Yeshiva: “Moshe ---“ and “Yitzchak Pash---“.
Official stationary, 26 cm. Fair condition, creases and tears.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Sold for: $238
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Letter by Rabbi Israel, Av Beit Din of Plonsk and his relatives. Plonsk, 1938.
Rabbi Israel Ha-Levi Bornstein, Av Beit Din of Plonsk, author of the “Kerem Israel” (Piotrkow 1929), was born in Zelichow sometimes during the 1880’s, filled the rabbinical office of Rivitz and Kaminka, returned to Poland after WWI and served as Rabbi of Plonsk until the Holocaust, during which he was killed.
2 pages, 26.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and light tears.
Rabbi Israel Ha-Levi Bornstein, Av Beit Din of Plonsk, author of the “Kerem Israel” (Piotrkow 1929), was born in Zelichow sometimes during the 1880’s, filled the rabbinical office of Rivitz and Kaminka, returned to Poland after WWI and served as Rabbi of Plonsk until the Holocaust, during which he was killed.
2 pages, 26.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and light tears.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $100
Sold for: $200
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Letter by Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel David Goldschlag Av-Bei-Din of Sharpatz. (1938).
The letter was sent to Rabbi Aharon Elya Rottenberg rabbi of the Jaffa-Tel-Aviv congregation, concerning a forged certificate of Kashrut on prohibited cheeses. Written upon official stationary of Association of Rabbis in Poland. Names of rabbis related to this affair are mentioned in the letter. He presents a negotiation in this matter between his father author of Vayechi Ya’akov and the Rabbi of Sochatshov author of Avnei Nezer.
The letter is in scribe writing. Approx. 9 last lines in handwriting of the Rabbi and with his signature Yehoshua Heschel David.
Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel David Goldschlag (Otzar HaRabbanim 7739), among the elderly rabbis of Poland. Son of Rabbi Ya’akov Chaim Zelig Av-Beit-Din of Lovrantz, author of Vayechi Ya’akov and grandson of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Av-Beit-Din of Sheps, author of Imrei Emet. Son-in-law of the Admor Rabbi Chaim Lerman of Krashnevitz. During the years of the Holocaust he was in the Warsaw Ghetto, and participated in the meetings which took place in the home of Rabbi Menachem Zamba (see attached material).
Official stationary, 28.5 cm. Written upon both sides. Good condition, filing holes.
The letter was sent to Rabbi Aharon Elya Rottenberg rabbi of the Jaffa-Tel-Aviv congregation, concerning a forged certificate of Kashrut on prohibited cheeses. Written upon official stationary of Association of Rabbis in Poland. Names of rabbis related to this affair are mentioned in the letter. He presents a negotiation in this matter between his father author of Vayechi Ya’akov and the Rabbi of Sochatshov author of Avnei Nezer.
The letter is in scribe writing. Approx. 9 last lines in handwriting of the Rabbi and with his signature Yehoshua Heschel David.
Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel David Goldschlag (Otzar HaRabbanim 7739), among the elderly rabbis of Poland. Son of Rabbi Ya’akov Chaim Zelig Av-Beit-Din of Lovrantz, author of Vayechi Ya’akov and grandson of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Av-Beit-Din of Sheps, author of Imrei Emet. Son-in-law of the Admor Rabbi Chaim Lerman of Krashnevitz. During the years of the Holocaust he was in the Warsaw Ghetto, and participated in the meetings which took place in the home of Rabbi Menachem Zamba (see attached material).
Official stationary, 28.5 cm. Written upon both sides. Good condition, filing holes.
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