Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
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Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Aharon son of the notable David de Soria with the bride Rachel, daughter of the wealthy Yitzchak Mendes Campos. Bordeaux, France, Shavuot Eve, Tuesday Sivan 5, June 1788.
Handwritten on parchment, in Rashi script, within a fine floral border, hand painted in red and green. The signatures of the witnesses and groom appear at the foot of the Ketubah in French, followed by the Hebrew signature: "David son of Yaakov Chaim Athias" – R. David Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux.
A paper leaf is attached to the verso of the Ketubah – official document with the French translation of the Ketubah, by R. Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux, approved by a Bordeaux notary.
35X23.5 cm. Good condition. Right and left margins of the Ketubah trimmed to fit the leaf bound with it, with loss of most of the ornamented border. Stains. Small open tear to the parchment not affecting text.
Handwritten on parchment, in Rashi script, within a fine floral border, hand painted in red and green. The signatures of the witnesses and groom appear at the foot of the Ketubah in French, followed by the Hebrew signature: "David son of Yaakov Chaim Athias" – R. David Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux.
A paper leaf is attached to the verso of the Ketubah – official document with the French translation of the Ketubah, by R. Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux, approved by a Bordeaux notary.
35X23.5 cm. Good condition. Right and left margins of the Ketubah trimmed to fit the leaf bound with it, with loss of most of the ornamented border. Stains. Small open tear to the parchment not affecting text.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Collection of Hebrew documents, from the archive of Stockholm rabbis – legal documents on parchment, a letter and a certificate. Stockholm, ca. 1850-1880s:
· Two Ketubot. Scribal script on parchment, with witnesses' signatures. One Ketubah contains corrections and deletions (to serve as draft for a different Ketubah). Stockholm, 1852-1858.
· Four divorce documents, scribal script on parchment with witnesses' signatures. Stockholm, 1867, 1871, 1877, 1880. Each document bears a Beit Din tear (special tear, realized in a specific way, confirming the document was transmitted from the man to the woman).
· Letter from Yaakov Bressler, to R. Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, Rabbi of Stockholm. Polotsk (Poland), Nissan 1867. Regarding the agunah from Polotsk, whose husband fled to Sweden (see more about this agunah in other letters which appeared in Kedem Auction 8, February 2010, item 522).
· "Moreinu" certificate, accorded to the community leader R. Avraham son of R. Eliyahu Palentine, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Signed by the rabbis of the city: R. "Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, formerly rabbi in Stockholm", "Gad [Gottlieb] Klein Rabbi in Stockholm". Stockholm, Chanukah [1883]. Within color ornamented border, hand painted. Tear and damage.
[R. Gottlieb Klein, arrived in Stockholm from Hungary ca. 1882].
6 parchment items and 2 paper items. Varying condition and size.
· Two Ketubot. Scribal script on parchment, with witnesses' signatures. One Ketubah contains corrections and deletions (to serve as draft for a different Ketubah). Stockholm, 1852-1858.
· Four divorce documents, scribal script on parchment with witnesses' signatures. Stockholm, 1867, 1871, 1877, 1880. Each document bears a Beit Din tear (special tear, realized in a specific way, confirming the document was transmitted from the man to the woman).
· Letter from Yaakov Bressler, to R. Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, Rabbi of Stockholm. Polotsk (Poland), Nissan 1867. Regarding the agunah from Polotsk, whose husband fled to Sweden (see more about this agunah in other letters which appeared in Kedem Auction 8, February 2010, item 522).
· "Moreinu" certificate, accorded to the community leader R. Avraham son of R. Eliyahu Palentine, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Signed by the rabbis of the city: R. "Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, formerly rabbi in Stockholm", "Gad [Gottlieb] Klein Rabbi in Stockholm". Stockholm, Chanukah [1883]. Within color ornamented border, hand painted. Tear and damage.
[R. Gottlieb Klein, arrived in Stockholm from Hungary ca. 1882].
6 parchment items and 2 paper items. Varying condition and size.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,000
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Handwritten document (in German), official notice containing update of another paragraph to the original will (written in 1853) of R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn (author of Shoel U'Meishiv), Rabbi of Lviv. Lemberg (Lviv), 1870.
In this addition, R. Natansohn instructs to allocate after his passing 5000 Krone to charity; 40% of this sum would benefit the community's Jewish hospital and the rest should be distributed to impoverished relatives, the needy of the town, other poor people and the Passover fund for the destitute. Furthermore, he enjoins that this document be deposited by the administration of the hospital. The instructions are followed by the signatures of the rabbi and five witnesses.
Two addenda are enclosed with the document, testifying the hospital's receipt of the document and its intention to fulfill the instructions, signed and stamped by community members, fund administrators, members of the hospital administration and witnesses.
R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn (1808-1875), a leading halachic authority of his time, was born in Berezhany (Galicia). He composed together with his brother-in-law R. Mordechai Zev Ettinger the books Mefarshei HaYam on Baba Kama, Magen Giborim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Responsa Shevet Achim and other books. (The two brothers-in-law later found themselves on conflicting sides, in the polemic surrounding machine matza). He served as rabbi of Lviv from 1857. He composed many books yet was renowned for his responsa book – Shoel U'Meishiv.
[5] pages, 34 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks. Marginal tears.
In this addition, R. Natansohn instructs to allocate after his passing 5000 Krone to charity; 40% of this sum would benefit the community's Jewish hospital and the rest should be distributed to impoverished relatives, the needy of the town, other poor people and the Passover fund for the destitute. Furthermore, he enjoins that this document be deposited by the administration of the hospital. The instructions are followed by the signatures of the rabbi and five witnesses.
Two addenda are enclosed with the document, testifying the hospital's receipt of the document and its intention to fulfill the instructions, signed and stamped by community members, fund administrators, members of the hospital administration and witnesses.
R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn (1808-1875), a leading halachic authority of his time, was born in Berezhany (Galicia). He composed together with his brother-in-law R. Mordechai Zev Ettinger the books Mefarshei HaYam on Baba Kama, Magen Giborim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Responsa Shevet Achim and other books. (The two brothers-in-law later found themselves on conflicting sides, in the polemic surrounding machine matza). He served as rabbi of Lviv from 1857. He composed many books yet was renowned for his responsa book – Shoel U'Meishiv.
[5] pages, 34 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks. Marginal tears.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
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Two birth certificates and another official document, signed by R. Chaim Zussman Sofer, author of Machane Chaim. Gyömöre (Hungary), 1852.
1-2. Birth certificates of Gabor Abeles (born in 1822) and Resy Abeles (born in 1839). Notary stamps are pasted on the documents.
3. Document obligating Moses Stern to pay 5 gulden to support his daughter. With the wax seal of the Jewish community.
The three documents are in German and all bear the signature of R. Chaim Sofer in German: "Joachim Schreiber", alongside his wax seal: "Ober Rabbiner J. Schreiber Gyömöre".
R. Chaim Zussman Sofer, Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo) and Budapest (1821-1886, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 138-142), author of Responsa Machane Chaim and celebrated Hungarian Torah scholar. Born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer, he studied under the Chatam Sofer in his last years. After his teacher's death, he traveled to the yeshiva of the Maharam Ash Rabbi of Ungvár. On his way, he spent a Shabbat in the city of Ohel (Ujhely) by the Rebbe, author of Yishmach Moshe, who lovingly welcomed him and was overjoyed to learn of the greatness and holiness of R. Chaim Zussman's teacher, the Chatam Sofer. From 1851-1858, he served as Rabbi of Gyömöre, and in 1868 was appointed Rabbi of Munkacs. In 1879, he relocated to Budapest to serve as Raavad of its Charedi community.
[3] folded leaves. 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Folding marks.
1-2. Birth certificates of Gabor Abeles (born in 1822) and Resy Abeles (born in 1839). Notary stamps are pasted on the documents.
3. Document obligating Moses Stern to pay 5 gulden to support his daughter. With the wax seal of the Jewish community.
The three documents are in German and all bear the signature of R. Chaim Sofer in German: "Joachim Schreiber", alongside his wax seal: "Ober Rabbiner J. Schreiber Gyömöre".
R. Chaim Zussman Sofer, Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo) and Budapest (1821-1886, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 138-142), author of Responsa Machane Chaim and celebrated Hungarian Torah scholar. Born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer, he studied under the Chatam Sofer in his last years. After his teacher's death, he traveled to the yeshiva of the Maharam Ash Rabbi of Ungvár. On his way, he spent a Shabbat in the city of Ohel (Ujhely) by the Rebbe, author of Yishmach Moshe, who lovingly welcomed him and was overjoyed to learn of the greatness and holiness of R. Chaim Zussman's teacher, the Chatam Sofer. From 1851-1858, he served as Rabbi of Gyömöre, and in 1868 was appointed Rabbi of Munkacs. In 1879, he relocated to Budapest to serve as Raavad of its Charedi community.
[3] folded leaves. 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
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Collection of official documents from the Jewish community of Karlburg (Rusovce, today part of Pressburg), one signed by the community rabbi, R. Naftali Sofer, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. Karlburg, 1857-1877. German.
Eight German documents (handwritten), with wax seals or ink-stamps of the Karlburg Jewish community, and various [German] signatures.
1. Birth certificate of Juli Hecht (born in 1848). Signed by R. Naftali Sofer in German (his foreign name): "Nattan Soffer", alongside his wax seal in Hebrew: "Naftali Sofer Rabbi of the Karlburg community". 1872.
R. Naftali Sofer (1819-1899, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 382-384) was born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer. Studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer who wrote R. Naftali a letter of recommendation in 1837, and continued his studies as a disciple of the Ktav Sofer. R. Naftali served as rabbi of Karlburg and Pečovská Nová Ves. Author of Mateh Naftali, Bnei Naftali, Shaar Naftali and other books.
2-4. Certificates for applying for a passport, for Ignatz Leopold Justiz, Moses Horner and Katharina Schulhof. 1856. Official forms completed by hand.
5. Certificate for renewing a passport, for Leopold Feldschar. 1865.
6. Certificate for Salomon Rubinstein, who paid the obligatory taxes to the Jewish community. 1873.
7. Copying out of the community ledger, chart with names and amounts of money. 1873.
8. Letter from the Karlburg community to the District Administration in Ragendorf (Rajka) for Emanuel Pisk, that he is a member of the community [about a matter related to army conscription?]. 1877.
[12] leaves. 33.5-35.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
Eight German documents (handwritten), with wax seals or ink-stamps of the Karlburg Jewish community, and various [German] signatures.
1. Birth certificate of Juli Hecht (born in 1848). Signed by R. Naftali Sofer in German (his foreign name): "Nattan Soffer", alongside his wax seal in Hebrew: "Naftali Sofer Rabbi of the Karlburg community". 1872.
R. Naftali Sofer (1819-1899, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 382-384) was born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer. Studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer who wrote R. Naftali a letter of recommendation in 1837, and continued his studies as a disciple of the Ktav Sofer. R. Naftali served as rabbi of Karlburg and Pečovská Nová Ves. Author of Mateh Naftali, Bnei Naftali, Shaar Naftali and other books.
2-4. Certificates for applying for a passport, for Ignatz Leopold Justiz, Moses Horner and Katharina Schulhof. 1856. Official forms completed by hand.
5. Certificate for renewing a passport, for Leopold Feldschar. 1865.
6. Certificate for Salomon Rubinstein, who paid the obligatory taxes to the Jewish community. 1873.
7. Copying out of the community ledger, chart with names and amounts of money. 1873.
8. Letter from the Karlburg community to the District Administration in Ragendorf (Rajka) for Emanuel Pisk, that he is a member of the community [about a matter related to army conscription?]. 1877.
[12] leaves. 33.5-35.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,250
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Collection of official documents bearing signatures of Hungarian rabbis – R. Akiva Fischer Rabbi of Tét, R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer Rabbi of Tab and author of Nachalat Binyamin, R. Meir Abeles Rabbi of Kittsee and R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Győr. [Hungary, mid-19th century].
17 German documents (handwritten). Signatures in Latin characters and Hebrew stamps.
· Certificate of poverty for Michael Apfel, with the signature of R. Akiva Fisher in German (his foreign name): "Jacob Fischer", alongside his wax-seal and the wax-seal of the Tét community: "Kehal Adat Yeshurun Community of Tét". More signatures and stamp. [Tét], 1857.
R. Akiva Fischer (ca. 1818-1894, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 396-398), close disciple of the Chatam Sofer, served as rabbi of Tét from 1848 until his death. Author of Ateret Akiva (Bnei Brak 2003-2005).
· Two certificates with signatures of R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer in German (his foreign name): "Wilhelm Breuer", alongside his wax-seal. Ragendorf (Rajka), 1857-1862.
R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer (ca. 1830-1892, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav p. 484), disciple of the Ktav Sofer and the Shoel U'Meshiv. From ca. 1857 he served as rabbi of Rajka and from ca. 1871 as rabbi of Tab. Author of Responsa Nachalat Binyamin (Paks 1889).
· Four official documents signed by R. "Mayer Abelis" in German, alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew (on two of the documents: "Meir Abelis Rabbi of Kittsee and its region", and on two: "Stamp of the Rabbi of Kittsee"). One document bears the wax-seal of the Kittsee community. More signatures and stamps. [Kittsee], 1850-1867.
R. Meir Abelis (1806-1887, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 294-296) was a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer and rabbi of Kittsee for about 40 years.
· Eight official documents (mostly birth certificates) with signatures of R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer in German (J. S. Freyer), alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew: "Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Raab and its region". [Győr and Sziget], 1855-1856.
R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer (in some historical sources he is called Yaakov Shlomo or Shlomo Yaakov), rabbi of Raab (Győr) from 1839-1860. Some of his teachings are cited in the book Mei HaShiloach by R. Meir Tzipser Rabbi of Székesfehérvár (Ofen 1853).
[17] leaves. 28-34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
17 German documents (handwritten). Signatures in Latin characters and Hebrew stamps.
· Certificate of poverty for Michael Apfel, with the signature of R. Akiva Fisher in German (his foreign name): "Jacob Fischer", alongside his wax-seal and the wax-seal of the Tét community: "Kehal Adat Yeshurun Community of Tét". More signatures and stamp. [Tét], 1857.
R. Akiva Fischer (ca. 1818-1894, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 396-398), close disciple of the Chatam Sofer, served as rabbi of Tét from 1848 until his death. Author of Ateret Akiva (Bnei Brak 2003-2005).
· Two certificates with signatures of R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer in German (his foreign name): "Wilhelm Breuer", alongside his wax-seal. Ragendorf (Rajka), 1857-1862.
R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer (ca. 1830-1892, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav p. 484), disciple of the Ktav Sofer and the Shoel U'Meshiv. From ca. 1857 he served as rabbi of Rajka and from ca. 1871 as rabbi of Tab. Author of Responsa Nachalat Binyamin (Paks 1889).
· Four official documents signed by R. "Mayer Abelis" in German, alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew (on two of the documents: "Meir Abelis Rabbi of Kittsee and its region", and on two: "Stamp of the Rabbi of Kittsee"). One document bears the wax-seal of the Kittsee community. More signatures and stamps. [Kittsee], 1850-1867.
R. Meir Abelis (1806-1887, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 294-296) was a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer and rabbi of Kittsee for about 40 years.
· Eight official documents (mostly birth certificates) with signatures of R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer in German (J. S. Freyer), alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew: "Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Raab and its region". [Győr and Sziget], 1855-1856.
R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer (in some historical sources he is called Yaakov Shlomo or Shlomo Yaakov), rabbi of Raab (Győr) from 1839-1860. Some of his teachings are cited in the book Mei HaShiloach by R. Meir Tzipser Rabbi of Székesfehérvár (Ofen 1853).
[17] leaves. 28-34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $2,500
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Large collection of official documents in German, for Jews from various communities in Hungary and the region, bearing the communities' stamps. [Hungary, Austria and Slovakia, 19th century].
Birth certificates, certificates attesting to honesty and poverty of their holders, documents for receiving passports, applications to various authorities and to other communities, etc. with wax-seals or ink-stamps of the communities, some written on official stationery. Many signatures and stamps, few rabbis' signatures [in Latin characters].
Partial list of these communities: Pressburg, Szerdahely, Gyömöre, Kittsee, Győr, Rajka, Nitra, Wein, etc.
Approx. 48 documents. Size of most items: 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
Birth certificates, certificates attesting to honesty and poverty of their holders, documents for receiving passports, applications to various authorities and to other communities, etc. with wax-seals or ink-stamps of the communities, some written on official stationery. Many signatures and stamps, few rabbis' signatures [in Latin characters].
Partial list of these communities: Pressburg, Szerdahely, Gyömöre, Kittsee, Győr, Rajka, Nitra, Wein, etc.
Approx. 48 documents. Size of most items: 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
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![Two "Immigrant Certificate" booklets, filled in by hand and stamped by the "Palestine Office" in Constantinople. [1924]. One](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale62-public/280_1.jpg "Two Immigration Certificates – Certificate of Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv, t")
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $4,000
Sold for: $5,000
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Two "Immigrant Certificate" booklets, filled in by hand and stamped by the "Palestine Office" in Constantinople. [1924].
One certificate belongs to the holy Kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashov (author of the Leshem), and the second one is for his daughter Chaya and son-in-law R. Avraham Elyashov (who during the course of their escape from Russia and immigration to Eretz Israel, adopted the fictitious name "David Popko"), together with their son Yosef Shalom. This certificate contains a photograph of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv's parents, together with their only son the young Yosef Shalom, who was then 13 and a half years old (this is the only copy in the world of this original photograph, showing R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv together with his parents. The photograph was taken in Constantinople for this passport, and there are no other known copies of it).
Certificates resembling legal passports, which served as travel documents and identity cards. Bearing medical stamps, and other details. The details filled in by hand in these certificates disclose facts about the immigration to Eretz Israel of the Leshem together with his daughter's family: R. Shlomo Elyashov at the time of their immigration was 82 years old (born in Žagarė in 1842 according to this certificate), his son-in-law R. Avraham was (apparently) 51 years old. His daughter Chaya was 48, and their son Yosef Shalom 13. The name of R. Shlomo Elyashov's acquaintance in Eretz Israel was R. Kook – "His acquaintance, R. Kook, Jerusalem", and their immigration was supposedly upon the request of R. Kook. They registered for immigration on March 2, 1924 and left Constantinople on a boat headed for Jaffa on March 6, 1924. In R. Shlomo Elyashov's certificate, the photograph is lacking (it was removed many years ago, together with some of the paper, presumably for publicizing the photograph).
The holy Kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv (Elyashov, Elyashoff), author of the Leshem (1841-1926) was a leading Lithuanian Kabbalist. His notes on Etz Chaim were printed in the Warsaw 1891 edition under the title Hagahot HaRav SheVaCh (Shlomo ben Chaim Chaikel), appellation the Sephardi rabbis were fond of calling him by. His series of books on Kabbalah named Leshem Shevo V'Achlama were published in 1909-1948, and are considered fundamental works on the study of Kabbalah. He was received in Jerusalem with great honor by the leading Sephardi and Ashkenazi Kabbalists, especially R. Shaul Dweck, dean of the Rechovot HaNahar yeshiva who had exchanged correspondence with him all the years, and the Chief Rabbi R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, his disciple in Kabbalah already during the time the Leshem lived in Šiauliai.
R. Avraham Elyashov (Elyashiv; 1878-1943), the rabbi from Homel (Gomel), was the son of R. Moshe Levinson from Oran (Varėna). He was later compelled to change his surname to Popka (Popko; Popkin), (he presumably utilized the fictitious passport of a Jew named "David son of Yehuda Simcha Popkin", and when matters complicated with the authorities, he also changed his private name to "[Avraham] David son of Yehuda Simcha"). Following his immigration to Eretz Israel, he changed his surname to that of his father-in-law, R. Shlomo Elyashov.
His only son R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a leading halachic authority in our generation. A dayan in the Jerusalem Beit Din, he served for close to seventy years as rabbi and lecturer in the Tiferet Bachurim community in Jerusalem, in place of his father R. Avraham from Homel, founder of Tiferet Bachurim.
Two booklets, approx. 15.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and light wear. Some scribbles (in pencil and ink). In one certificate, open tear in place of the photograph. Original, light blueish card cover with the printed inscription "Te'udat Aliya" in the center of a Magen David emblem.
One certificate belongs to the holy Kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashov (author of the Leshem), and the second one is for his daughter Chaya and son-in-law R. Avraham Elyashov (who during the course of their escape from Russia and immigration to Eretz Israel, adopted the fictitious name "David Popko"), together with their son Yosef Shalom. This certificate contains a photograph of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv's parents, together with their only son the young Yosef Shalom, who was then 13 and a half years old (this is the only copy in the world of this original photograph, showing R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv together with his parents. The photograph was taken in Constantinople for this passport, and there are no other known copies of it).
Certificates resembling legal passports, which served as travel documents and identity cards. Bearing medical stamps, and other details. The details filled in by hand in these certificates disclose facts about the immigration to Eretz Israel of the Leshem together with his daughter's family: R. Shlomo Elyashov at the time of their immigration was 82 years old (born in Žagarė in 1842 according to this certificate), his son-in-law R. Avraham was (apparently) 51 years old. His daughter Chaya was 48, and their son Yosef Shalom 13. The name of R. Shlomo Elyashov's acquaintance in Eretz Israel was R. Kook – "His acquaintance, R. Kook, Jerusalem", and their immigration was supposedly upon the request of R. Kook. They registered for immigration on March 2, 1924 and left Constantinople on a boat headed for Jaffa on March 6, 1924. In R. Shlomo Elyashov's certificate, the photograph is lacking (it was removed many years ago, together with some of the paper, presumably for publicizing the photograph).
The holy Kabbalist R. Shlomo Elyashiv (Elyashov, Elyashoff), author of the Leshem (1841-1926) was a leading Lithuanian Kabbalist. His notes on Etz Chaim were printed in the Warsaw 1891 edition under the title Hagahot HaRav SheVaCh (Shlomo ben Chaim Chaikel), appellation the Sephardi rabbis were fond of calling him by. His series of books on Kabbalah named Leshem Shevo V'Achlama were published in 1909-1948, and are considered fundamental works on the study of Kabbalah. He was received in Jerusalem with great honor by the leading Sephardi and Ashkenazi Kabbalists, especially R. Shaul Dweck, dean of the Rechovot HaNahar yeshiva who had exchanged correspondence with him all the years, and the Chief Rabbi R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, his disciple in Kabbalah already during the time the Leshem lived in Šiauliai.
R. Avraham Elyashov (Elyashiv; 1878-1943), the rabbi from Homel (Gomel), was the son of R. Moshe Levinson from Oran (Varėna). He was later compelled to change his surname to Popka (Popko; Popkin), (he presumably utilized the fictitious passport of a Jew named "David son of Yehuda Simcha Popkin", and when matters complicated with the authorities, he also changed his private name to "[Avraham] David son of Yehuda Simcha"). Following his immigration to Eretz Israel, he changed his surname to that of his father-in-law, R. Shlomo Elyashov.
His only son R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a leading halachic authority in our generation. A dayan in the Jerusalem Beit Din, he served for close to seventy years as rabbi and lecturer in the Tiferet Bachurim community in Jerusalem, in place of his father R. Avraham from Homel, founder of Tiferet Bachurim.
Two booklets, approx. 15.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and light wear. Some scribbles (in pencil and ink). In one certificate, open tear in place of the photograph. Original, light blueish card cover with the printed inscription "Te'udat Aliya" in the center of a Magen David emblem.
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