Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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A letter from the "Beit Yosef Zvi Yeshiva – of Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinsky Ga'avad of Jerusalem and Chief Rabbi of Charedi Jewry in Eretz Yisrael" to Rabbi Eliezer Silver. A thank you letter for a contribution transferred by the “Va'ad HaHatzala” through the "Union of Students of Yeshivot of Old Ungarin", with a list of the 96 yeshiva students, most refugees from Ashkenazi countries and Hungary. Jerusalem, Cheshvan 1940.
On the margins of the first leaf: letter of 7 lines handwritten and signed by the Head of the yeshiva Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinsky.
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinsky (1868-1948), a leading Hungarian Torah genius and a famous Torah scholar in his times. Served in the rabbinate of Khust and Galanta, where he headed some of the largest and most prominent of the yeshivot of Hungarian countries. In 1933, he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael to succeed Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld as Chief Rabbi of the Eidah HaCharedit in Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael. In Jerusalem, he re-established his yeshiva and gave regular shiurim. He led the Charedi Jewry in Eretz Yisrael with authority, (participated in the discussions of the Peel Commission etc.). Died at the end of the 1948 war and his grave is in the small cemetery in the courtyard of the “Sha'arei Tzedek” Hospital on Yaffo Street.
Two leaves, 28 cm. Thin paper, good-fair condition, stains.
On the margins of the first leaf: letter of 7 lines handwritten and signed by the Head of the yeshiva Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinsky.
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinsky (1868-1948), a leading Hungarian Torah genius and a famous Torah scholar in his times. Served in the rabbinate of Khust and Galanta, where he headed some of the largest and most prominent of the yeshivot of Hungarian countries. In 1933, he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael to succeed Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld as Chief Rabbi of the Eidah HaCharedit in Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael. In Jerusalem, he re-established his yeshiva and gave regular shiurim. He led the Charedi Jewry in Eretz Yisrael with authority, (participated in the discussions of the Peel Commission etc.). Died at the end of the 1948 war and his grave is in the small cemetery in the courtyard of the “Sha'arei Tzedek” Hospital on Yaffo Street.
Two leaves, 28 cm. Thin paper, good-fair condition, stains.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Collection of letters sent to Rabbi Eliezer Silver, in handwriting and signature of rabbis of Poland, between approximately 1923-1935:
* Letter by Rabbi Moshe Shatzkes Av Beit Din of Lomza. Includes letter by Rabbi Avraham Tzinavich Dayan and rabbinical authority in Lomza. 1934. * Letter by Rabbi Shlomo David Kahana, among rabbis of Warsaw, 1931. * Letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Trunk Av Beit Din of Kutno, 1924. * Letter by Rabbi Ya’akov Feivel Horowitz, Av Beit Din of Skierniewice (including additional letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Trunk). 1923. * Letter by Rabbi Dov Ber Drubitsher, rabbi of Kamenitz. 1934. * Letter by Rabbi Chanoch Henoch Plotzki (son of the “Kli Chemda”), Ostrow, [1928]. * Letter by Rabbi Avraham Aryeh Leib Grossbard Av Beit Din of Širvintos. * Lengthy letter by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Friedling, editor of “HaBe’er” and Av Beit Din of Boskavice [1923].
Eight items, various sizes and conditions. Generally in good condition.
* Letter by Rabbi Moshe Shatzkes Av Beit Din of Lomza. Includes letter by Rabbi Avraham Tzinavich Dayan and rabbinical authority in Lomza. 1934. * Letter by Rabbi Shlomo David Kahana, among rabbis of Warsaw, 1931. * Letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Trunk Av Beit Din of Kutno, 1924. * Letter by Rabbi Ya’akov Feivel Horowitz, Av Beit Din of Skierniewice (including additional letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Trunk). 1923. * Letter by Rabbi Dov Ber Drubitsher, rabbi of Kamenitz. 1934. * Letter by Rabbi Chanoch Henoch Plotzki (son of the “Kli Chemda”), Ostrow, [1928]. * Letter by Rabbi Avraham Aryeh Leib Grossbard Av Beit Din of Širvintos. * Lengthy letter by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Friedling, editor of “HaBe’er” and Av Beit Din of Boskavice [1923].
Eight items, various sizes and conditions. Generally in good condition.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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* A letter signed by Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel Head of Mir Yeshiva, to Rabbi Eliezer Silver. Mir (Poland), 1938. The letter is about money to support the yeshiva, written in the midst of the economic and anti-Semitic crisis in Poland. This is what he writes: "The yeshiva has no encouraging news, we are very disheartened about the material situation, G-d should have mercy and bring a speedy salvation to all the 'tents of Torah'…".
* A letter from the Heichal HaTalmud Yeshiva in Tel Aviv, to Rabbi Silver, signed by Rabbi “Tuvia Lisitzin” and Rabbi “Chaim Ze'ev Finkel”. Tel Aviv, 1938.
* A long letter handwritten and signed by "Rabbi Eliezer Finkel son of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel" to Rabbi Silver. 1863. Rabbi Eliezer Menachem Finkel son of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel, son of the “Saba of Slobodka”. Born in Kelm in 1914, served in the rabbinate of Chicago and died in 1972.
Three letters, various sizes and conditions, good condition.
* A letter from the Heichal HaTalmud Yeshiva in Tel Aviv, to Rabbi Silver, signed by Rabbi “Tuvia Lisitzin” and Rabbi “Chaim Ze'ev Finkel”. Tel Aviv, 1938.
* A long letter handwritten and signed by "Rabbi Eliezer Finkel son of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel" to Rabbi Silver. 1863. Rabbi Eliezer Menachem Finkel son of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel, son of the “Saba of Slobodka”. Born in Kelm in 1914, served in the rabbinate of Chicago and died in 1972.
Three letters, various sizes and conditions, good condition.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Collection of letters sent from Eretz Yisrael to Rabbi Eliezer Silver; letters deal with matters pertaining to strengthening of religion, preservation of Shabbat, requests for, and acknowledgment of assistance for public and private institutions. Letters include:
* Interesting letter by Rabbi Pinchas Epstein Chief Av Beit Din of Eida HaCharedit, regarding murder of Rabbi Pinchas Saglov during Shabbat demonstrations. * Important letter regarding educational independence of the Old Yishuv during establishment of the “Zerem Revi’i” [Chinuch Ha’Atzma’i] (including testimony regarding opinion of the Chazon Ish pertaining to this matter). * Letters by Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna Rosh Yeshiva of Chevron; one dealing with prevention of desecration of Shabbat by airline companies and factories. * Letter by Rabbi Chaim Shaul Karelitz regarding autopsies. * Letter by Rabbi Avraham Kahaneman related to Ponevezh Yeshiva. * Letters by Rabbi Yisrael Zisel Dvoretz from administration of Chevron Yeshiva and “Chevron Bank”. * Letters by leaders of “Beit Ya’akov” and Orthodox educational institutions in Eretz Yisrael. * More.
Approx. 24 letters, various sizes and conditions.
* Interesting letter by Rabbi Pinchas Epstein Chief Av Beit Din of Eida HaCharedit, regarding murder of Rabbi Pinchas Saglov during Shabbat demonstrations. * Important letter regarding educational independence of the Old Yishuv during establishment of the “Zerem Revi’i” [Chinuch Ha’Atzma’i] (including testimony regarding opinion of the Chazon Ish pertaining to this matter). * Letters by Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna Rosh Yeshiva of Chevron; one dealing with prevention of desecration of Shabbat by airline companies and factories. * Letter by Rabbi Chaim Shaul Karelitz regarding autopsies. * Letter by Rabbi Avraham Kahaneman related to Ponevezh Yeshiva. * Letters by Rabbi Yisrael Zisel Dvoretz from administration of Chevron Yeshiva and “Chevron Bank”. * Letters by leaders of “Beit Ya’akov” and Orthodox educational institutions in Eretz Yisrael. * More.
Approx. 24 letters, various sizes and conditions.
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Archive of Rabbi Eliezer Silver
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Huge and diverse collection of letters sent to Rabbi Eliezer Silver, by various rabbis from the United States. Letters contain Divrei Torah, matters pertaining to rescue from Soviet Russia and European inferno during period of Holocaust, matters of rabbinate, Kashrut and Even Ha’Ezer, and matters of charity, Torah institutes and more.
The following is a partial list of writers of the letters, including greatest rabbis and leaders of “Union of Rabbis”:
Rabbi Dov Aryeh Leventhal; Rabbi Moshe Razin (author of “Nezer HaKodesh”); Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch (Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe); Rabbi Chaim Heller (author of “Sefer HaMitzvot”); Rabbi Yehudah Braver; Rabbi Yehudah Leib Forer; Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin; Rabbi Yisrael HaLevi Rosenberg; Rabbi Yehudah Seltzer; Rabbi Yeshaya Karlinsky; Rabbi Chaim Karlinsky; Rabbi Yisrael Doshavitz; Rabbi Yitzchak Segal; Rabbi Yosef Kanovitch (son-in-law of the Ridbaz); Rabbi Shmuel Aharon Pardes (editor of “HaPardes”); Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchak Levine; Rabbi Eliyahu Avraham Regensburg; Rabbi Ya’akov David Gordon; Rabbi Shlomo Yehudah Leib Levitan; Rabbi Aharon Chaim Zimmerman; Rabbi Mordechai Hirschprung; Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Riff; Rabbi Ephraim Eliezer HaKohen Yolles; Rabbi Yekutiel Yehudah Greenwald; Rabbi Meir Horowitz Rebbe of Shotz, Rabbi Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin-Halberstam Rebbe of Cieszanów; and others.
Over 100 letters. Various sizes and conditions; majority upon official stationery.
The following is a partial list of writers of the letters, including greatest rabbis and leaders of “Union of Rabbis”:
Rabbi Dov Aryeh Leventhal; Rabbi Moshe Razin (author of “Nezer HaKodesh”); Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch (Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe); Rabbi Chaim Heller (author of “Sefer HaMitzvot”); Rabbi Yehudah Braver; Rabbi Yehudah Leib Forer; Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin; Rabbi Yisrael HaLevi Rosenberg; Rabbi Yehudah Seltzer; Rabbi Yeshaya Karlinsky; Rabbi Chaim Karlinsky; Rabbi Yisrael Doshavitz; Rabbi Yitzchak Segal; Rabbi Yosef Kanovitch (son-in-law of the Ridbaz); Rabbi Shmuel Aharon Pardes (editor of “HaPardes”); Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchak Levine; Rabbi Eliyahu Avraham Regensburg; Rabbi Ya’akov David Gordon; Rabbi Shlomo Yehudah Leib Levitan; Rabbi Aharon Chaim Zimmerman; Rabbi Mordechai Hirschprung; Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Riff; Rabbi Ephraim Eliezer HaKohen Yolles; Rabbi Yekutiel Yehudah Greenwald; Rabbi Meir Horowitz Rebbe of Shotz, Rabbi Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin-Halberstam Rebbe of Cieszanów; and others.
Over 100 letters. Various sizes and conditions; majority upon official stationery.
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Archive of Rabbi Eliezer Silver
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Large collection of letters and documents, lists of Chiddushei Torah and various listings, from the personal archive of the Ga’on Rabbi Eliezer Silver, from period of service as rabbi in Springfield – Massachusetts, Harrisburg – Pennsylvania and Cincinnati.
Dozens of letters and letter drafts in his handwriting, some signed; dozens of arbitration documents signed by litigants (majority written in handwriting of Rabbi Eliezer); rabbinical writings and documents related to rabbinate of Rabbi Eliezer in various congregations; documents and letters pertaining to “Union of Rabbis”, “Agudat Yisrael”, “Va’ad Ha’Hatzala” and more; documents and letters related to various matters; Kashrut, charity and more.
Over 150 paper items, various sizes and conditions.
Dozens of letters and letter drafts in his handwriting, some signed; dozens of arbitration documents signed by litigants (majority written in handwriting of Rabbi Eliezer); rabbinical writings and documents related to rabbinate of Rabbi Eliezer in various congregations; documents and letters pertaining to “Union of Rabbis”, “Agudat Yisrael”, “Va’ad Ha’Hatzala” and more; documents and letters related to various matters; Kashrut, charity and more.
Over 150 paper items, various sizes and conditions.
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