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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Nefesh HaChaim by R. Chaim of Volozhin, prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1837. Second edition.
A manuscript is bound at the end of the book (30 pages, presumably by two writers), in a script typical of Lithuania, second half of the 19th century. The manuscript comprises three parts: Hanhagot (named She'iltot) from R. Chaim of Volozhin; various selections from the Gaon of Vilna (including Klalei HaGra); and practices from R. Menashe of Ilya disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, which are not known from any other source.
Several versions of the She'iltot were published, based on different manuscripts. This manuscript is similar to the version printed in Hanhagot Yesharot, Warsaw 1893, with several differences. It also includes textual variants taken from another manuscript. An interesting account of the Vilna Gaon's view of the Baal Shem Tov and other Chassidic masters, appears on pp. [17]-[18].
Pages [24]-[25] contain "Practices from R. Menashe of Ilya", unknown from any other source. In one place, the work discusses the way to rule when the Zohar and other kabbalistic works contradict the Talmud.
126 pages + [15] manuscript leaves (30 written pages) and blank leaves. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and ink stains. Wear and minor tears. Minor worming to blank leaves at end of book and to binding. Original binding, torn and detached, without spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1418.
A manuscript is bound at the end of the book (30 pages, presumably by two writers), in a script typical of Lithuania, second half of the 19th century. The manuscript comprises three parts: Hanhagot (named She'iltot) from R. Chaim of Volozhin; various selections from the Gaon of Vilna (including Klalei HaGra); and practices from R. Menashe of Ilya disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, which are not known from any other source.
Several versions of the She'iltot were published, based on different manuscripts. This manuscript is similar to the version printed in Hanhagot Yesharot, Warsaw 1893, with several differences. It also includes textual variants taken from another manuscript. An interesting account of the Vilna Gaon's view of the Baal Shem Tov and other Chassidic masters, appears on pp. [17]-[18].
Pages [24]-[25] contain "Practices from R. Menashe of Ilya", unknown from any other source. In one place, the work discusses the way to rule when the Zohar and other kabbalistic works contradict the Talmud.
126 pages + [15] manuscript leaves (30 written pages) and blank leaves. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and ink stains. Wear and minor tears. Minor worming to blank leaves at end of book and to binding. Original binding, torn and detached, without spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1418.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. First edition.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
[1], 56 pages. Lacking 7 leaves: title page and pages 57-67 at end of book. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal singeing to some leaves (with loss), including hole on one leaf. Worming, affecting text. Tear to title page, slightly affecting border. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
[1], 56 pages. Lacking 7 leaves: title page and pages 57-67 at end of book. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal singeing to some leaves (with loss), including hole on one leaf. Worming, affecting text. Tear to title page, slightly affecting border. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Sefer Yetzirah, with various commentaries and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1806. With kabbalistic diagrams. First edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings.
12, [2], 42, [30] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark dampstains. Minor worming. Leaves trimmed with damage to several headings (and affecting last line of text on verso of title page). Tear to title page, slightly affecting border and text on verso. Stamps. Binding damaged and worn.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings.
12, [2], 42, [30] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark dampstains. Minor worming. Leaves trimmed with damage to several headings (and affecting last line of text on verso of title page). Tear to title page, slightly affecting border and text on verso. Stamps. Binding damaged and worn.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Ayil Meshulash, various branches of mathematics: trigonometry, geometry, algebra and more, by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1833. Only edition. Many diagrams.
Published based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna. A commentary by the editor R. Shmuel, rabbi of Luknik (Luokė), was printed alongside the composition of the Gaon of Vilna.
Foreword by R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, descendant of the Gaon of Vilna, relating to the correct way of viewing secular sciences.
7, 31 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (dark ink stain to title page, affecting text). Stamps, signatures and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 862.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Published based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna. A commentary by the editor R. Shmuel, rabbi of Luknik (Luokė), was printed alongside the composition of the Gaon of Vilna.
Foreword by R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, descendant of the Gaon of Vilna, relating to the correct way of viewing secular sciences.
7, 31 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (dark ink stain to title page, affecting text). Stamps, signatures and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 862.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Ashlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1806. Title page printed in red and black.
In this edition, the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah was printed for the first time, based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna.
The classic commentaries, the Shach and the Taz, were not printed in this edition.
In his commentary, the Gaon of Vilna writes in extremely sharp terms of the Rambam's skepticism in regard to sorcery and incantations, even those mentioned in the Talmud, accusing him of being influenced by "the accursed philosophy". The original statement of the Gaon of Vilna only appears in this edition, in later editions his words were censored and moderated.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Naftali Tzvi Margolies, a Galician Torah scholar. Two brief glosses.
23, [1], 24-119, 122-176 leaves. Lacking leaves 120-121. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text (with significant damage to final leaf and several other leaves). Minor open tears to several leaves. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Leaves trimmed close to text, slightly affecting text in a few places. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 749
In this edition, the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah was printed for the first time, based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna.
The classic commentaries, the Shach and the Taz, were not printed in this edition.
In his commentary, the Gaon of Vilna writes in extremely sharp terms of the Rambam's skepticism in regard to sorcery and incantations, even those mentioned in the Talmud, accusing him of being influenced by "the accursed philosophy". The original statement of the Gaon of Vilna only appears in this edition, in later editions his words were censored and moderated.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Naftali Tzvi Margolies, a Galician Torah scholar. Two brief glosses.
23, [1], 24-119, 122-176 leaves. Lacking leaves 120-121. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text (with significant damage to final leaf and several other leaves). Minor open tears to several leaves. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Leaves trimmed close to text, slightly affecting text in a few places. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 749
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-178, with Be'er HaGolah and Bi'ur HaGra, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1819].
The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). The current copy is of the third type, printed entirely in 1819.
On title page, signature and stamps (and ownership inscription) of R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), a leading Torah scholar and physician, who served as rabbi of Safed for sixty years.
Brief handwritten gloss on p. 79b.
4 pages, 5-61; 188 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears. Worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 755.
The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). The current copy is of the third type, printed entirely in 1819.
On title page, signature and stamps (and ownership inscription) of R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), a leading Torah scholar and physician, who served as rabbi of Safed for sixty years.
Brief handwritten gloss on p. 79b.
4 pages, 5-61; 188 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears. Worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 755.
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![Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition. The commentary](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81a-public/204.jpg "Shenot Eliyahu on Mishnayot Zera'im - Lviv, 1799 - First Edition - Cop")
Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
On the verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
Copy of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Kaminka and Oshpitzin, with his stamps on the title page and other leaves.
R. Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim; 1861-1943), youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936 where he established his Beit Midrash, yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
Handwritten glosses on several leaves. Ownership inscription (partially deleted) on title page.
[2], 9; 53, [2], 57-59 leaves. 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Open tears (including tears to title page), affecting text in several places. Inner margin of title page reinforced with paper. Worming affecting text (significant damage in several places). A few leaves trimmed close to text, with damage and loss to text on one leaf. New binding.
Without leaf [3], the rare leaf with the foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin, added to a few copies only.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
On the verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
Copy of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Kaminka and Oshpitzin, with his stamps on the title page and other leaves.
R. Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim; 1861-1943), youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936 where he established his Beit Midrash, yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
Handwritten glosses on several leaves. Ownership inscription (partially deleted) on title page.
[2], 9; 53, [2], 57-59 leaves. 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Open tears (including tears to title page), affecting text in several places. Inner margin of title page reinforced with paper. Worming affecting text (significant damage in several places). A few leaves trimmed close to text, with damage and loss to text on one leaf. New binding.
Without leaf [3], the rare leaf with the foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin, added to a few copies only.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Twenty-one telegrams, mostly "substitute telegrams" in support of societies and organizations. Budapest and Pressburg (Bratislava), 1940s.
• Seven telegrams received in Budapest, 1940-1943, from various rabbis, including a telegram sent from Galanta to Budapest in 1942, from R. Yehoshua Buxbaum Rabbi of Galanta (perished in the Holocaust).
• Fourteen "substitute telegrams", including: five telegrams of the Agudath Yisrael Youth movement in Pressburg, seven telegrams of the Marpe LeNefesh organization in Pressburg, telegram of a Jewish old age home in Pressburg, telegram of the rabbinical seminary in Pressburg.
21 telegrams. Size varies. Overall good condition.
• Enclosed: telegram received in Jerusalem in 1950. Sent from Pressburg to "R. Schreiber" (presumably R. Akiva Sofer Schreiber).
• Seven telegrams received in Budapest, 1940-1943, from various rabbis, including a telegram sent from Galanta to Budapest in 1942, from R. Yehoshua Buxbaum Rabbi of Galanta (perished in the Holocaust).
• Fourteen "substitute telegrams", including: five telegrams of the Agudath Yisrael Youth movement in Pressburg, seven telegrams of the Marpe LeNefesh organization in Pressburg, telegram of a Jewish old age home in Pressburg, telegram of the rabbinical seminary in Pressburg.
21 telegrams. Size varies. Overall good condition.
• Enclosed: telegram received in Jerusalem in 1950. Sent from Pressburg to "R. Schreiber" (presumably R. Akiva Sofer Schreiber).
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Nine telegrams from rabbis of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis (UOR). New York, 3-8 July 1943. English.
The telegrams, which are all related to the Tehran Children affair, voice the protest of the rabbis against the Jewish Agency in Eretz Israel, who arranged for the absorption of the children in secular educational institutions and frameworks. The rabbis demand that the children be transferred to the care of the chief rabbi R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog. The telegrams are signed (in print) by nine rabbis of the UOR, including R. Yaakov Kamenetsky, R. Mordechai Pinchas Teitz, R. Reuven Epstein, R. Yosef Feldman, R. Aryeh Leib Kaplan and others.
[9] telegrams, printed on Western Union and Postal Telegraph telegram forms. Approx. 21X15 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Minor creases and tears. Inscriptions and ink stamps. Small marginal open tear to one telegram (not affecting text).
The telegrams, which are all related to the Tehran Children affair, voice the protest of the rabbis against the Jewish Agency in Eretz Israel, who arranged for the absorption of the children in secular educational institutions and frameworks. The rabbis demand that the children be transferred to the care of the chief rabbi R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog. The telegrams are signed (in print) by nine rabbis of the UOR, including R. Yaakov Kamenetsky, R. Mordechai Pinchas Teitz, R. Reuven Epstein, R. Yosef Feldman, R. Aryeh Leib Kaplan and others.
[9] telegrams, printed on Western Union and Postal Telegraph telegram forms. Approx. 21X15 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Minor creases and tears. Inscriptions and ink stamps. Small marginal open tear to one telegram (not affecting text).
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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19 telegrams exchanged between leading rabbis in Poland and Lithuania and the Union of Orthodox Rabbis (UOR) during the first half of the 20th century, on a variety of topics relating to the Torah world and current events. Europe, United States and Eretz Israel, 1929-1953. Hebrew (romanized), English and German.
The rabbis include: R. Avraham Dov Kahana-Shapira, R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, R. Eliezer Silver, R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, R. Akiva Sofer, R. Dov Berish Weidenfeld, R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, R. Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, and others.
Approximately half the telegrams are from the 1930s. In one telegram, the UOR inquires as to the health of R. Kook and wishes him a complete recovery (several months before his passing). In a telegram dated 17th October 1939 (after the outbreak of WWII, before the German conquest of Lithuania) from R. Avraham Dov Kahana-Shapira Rabbi of Kovno, he informs that the rabbis of Vilna are in good health, and requests assistance. Another telegram from Kovno, dated 23rd August 1940, contains an urgent request to secure a visa for R. Zalman Sorotzkin.
19 telegrams. Size and condition vary.
A detailed list of the telegrams will be sent upon request.
The rabbis include: R. Avraham Dov Kahana-Shapira, R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, R. Eliezer Silver, R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, R. Akiva Sofer, R. Dov Berish Weidenfeld, R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, R. Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, and others.
Approximately half the telegrams are from the 1930s. In one telegram, the UOR inquires as to the health of R. Kook and wishes him a complete recovery (several months before his passing). In a telegram dated 17th October 1939 (after the outbreak of WWII, before the German conquest of Lithuania) from R. Avraham Dov Kahana-Shapira Rabbi of Kovno, he informs that the rabbis of Vilna are in good health, and requests assistance. Another telegram from Kovno, dated 23rd August 1940, contains an urgent request to secure a visa for R. Zalman Sorotzkin.
19 telegrams. Size and condition vary.
A detailed list of the telegrams will be sent upon request.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Seven telegrams addressed to the Union of Orthodox Rabbis (UOR), from various public figures and organizations working on behalf of She'erit Hapletah. 1945-1946.
• Lengthy telegram (9 pages) from HIJEFS (aid organization for Jewish refugees in foreign countries). Montreux, Switzerland, 5th October 1945. German.
The telegram pertains to the decree against Orthodox communities in Slovakia, and contains a request from R. Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl that the UOR in America sent a telegram on this topic to Edvard Beneš, president of Czechoslovakia (the text of the telegram to be sent to the president is provided in this telegram, along with the directive of R. Weissmandl to send it as is).
• Lengthy telegram (3 pages) from the chief rabbi of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog, to R. Yisrael HaLevi Rosenberg, president of the UOR, regarding the religious needs of Torah-observant Holocaust refugees in Sweden. Jerusalem, 2nd October 1946. English.
• Telegrams from R. Meir Ashkenazi (rabbi of the Shanghai Jewish community) and from the Vaad Hacashrut Bney Yeshiboth in Shanghai with urgent requests for shechitah knives. Shanghai, November 1945. English.
• Telegram from the London Beit Din, requesting confirmation of information about a man who perished in the Holocaust, in order to release his agunah. London, 17th April 1946.
• Telegram from the Central Committee of the Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone of Germany - invitation to a She'erit Hapletah conference taking place in the Munich city hall on 20th January 1946.
• Telegram presumably sent by a representative of the UOR in the DP camps in German, with a brief report on the refugees' difficult situation. Nuremberg, December 1945.
Enclosed: • Telegram from Gedaliah Bublick, to Emanuel Celler, member of the United States House of Representatives, containing a request that the chief rabbis of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog and R. Ben Tzion Uziel addressed to the UOR, that they move heaven and earth to get the United States to intervene on behalf of European Jewry. 2nd October 1943. • "Substitute telegram" in support of She'erit Hapletah aid organization.
[7] telegrams, on Western Union and R.C.A. telegram forms. Up to 21X18 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Creases and tears. Margins of one telegram trimmed. Inscriptions and ink stamps.
• Lengthy telegram (9 pages) from HIJEFS (aid organization for Jewish refugees in foreign countries). Montreux, Switzerland, 5th October 1945. German.
The telegram pertains to the decree against Orthodox communities in Slovakia, and contains a request from R. Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl that the UOR in America sent a telegram on this topic to Edvard Beneš, president of Czechoslovakia (the text of the telegram to be sent to the president is provided in this telegram, along with the directive of R. Weissmandl to send it as is).
• Lengthy telegram (3 pages) from the chief rabbi of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog, to R. Yisrael HaLevi Rosenberg, president of the UOR, regarding the religious needs of Torah-observant Holocaust refugees in Sweden. Jerusalem, 2nd October 1946. English.
• Telegrams from R. Meir Ashkenazi (rabbi of the Shanghai Jewish community) and from the Vaad Hacashrut Bney Yeshiboth in Shanghai with urgent requests for shechitah knives. Shanghai, November 1945. English.
• Telegram from the London Beit Din, requesting confirmation of information about a man who perished in the Holocaust, in order to release his agunah. London, 17th April 1946.
• Telegram from the Central Committee of the Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone of Germany - invitation to a She'erit Hapletah conference taking place in the Munich city hall on 20th January 1946.
• Telegram presumably sent by a representative of the UOR in the DP camps in German, with a brief report on the refugees' difficult situation. Nuremberg, December 1945.
Enclosed: • Telegram from Gedaliah Bublick, to Emanuel Celler, member of the United States House of Representatives, containing a request that the chief rabbis of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog and R. Ben Tzion Uziel addressed to the UOR, that they move heaven and earth to get the United States to intervene on behalf of European Jewry. 2nd October 1943. • "Substitute telegram" in support of She'erit Hapletah aid organization.
[7] telegrams, on Western Union and R.C.A. telegram forms. Up to 21X18 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Creases and tears. Margins of one telegram trimmed. Inscriptions and ink stamps.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Collection of letters and documents, regarding Holocaust refugees and the Jewish community in Shanghai. Shanghai, mostly 1945-1946. Hebrew, Yiddish, English, German and Russian.
The letters include:
• Letter from the Vaad HaKashrut of Shanghai, with a request for shechitah knives. Signed by R. Efraim Mordechai Ginsburg (eldest son-in-law of R. Yechezkel Levenstein) - on behalf of the kollelim; R. Aryeh Leib Malin - on behalf of the Mir yeshiva; R. Gershon Chanowitz - on behalf of the Lubavitch yeshiva; R. Ben Tzion Kalman Gleizel Rabbi of Tuchyn - on behalf of the rabbis; R. Mordechai Yehuda Lubart - on behalf the Lublin yeshiva.
• Two letters from R. Meir Ashkenazi, rabbi of Shanghai.
• Two letters from Emil Wiehl to Mrs. Hendler of Canada. Description of the state of the refugees in Shanghai, and report of his activities on behalf of Mrs. Hendler. English.
• Other letters, both private and communal.
13 letters, and other paper items (envelopes, lists, photograph). Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
The letters include:
• Letter from the Vaad HaKashrut of Shanghai, with a request for shechitah knives. Signed by R. Efraim Mordechai Ginsburg (eldest son-in-law of R. Yechezkel Levenstein) - on behalf of the kollelim; R. Aryeh Leib Malin - on behalf of the Mir yeshiva; R. Gershon Chanowitz - on behalf of the Lubavitch yeshiva; R. Ben Tzion Kalman Gleizel Rabbi of Tuchyn - on behalf of the rabbis; R. Mordechai Yehuda Lubart - on behalf the Lublin yeshiva.
• Two letters from R. Meir Ashkenazi, rabbi of Shanghai.
• Two letters from Emil Wiehl to Mrs. Hendler of Canada. Description of the state of the refugees in Shanghai, and report of his activities on behalf of Mrs. Hendler. English.
• Other letters, both private and communal.
13 letters, and other paper items (envelopes, lists, photograph). Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah – Letters, Documents and Books
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