Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Collection of Letters and Receipts – Safed, 1870s-1920s

Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Varied collection of letters and documents, signed receipts and printed decorated leaves (some in color and gold ink), including letters from Safed rabbis and rulings. Safed, ca. 1876-1928.
• Ruling signed by R. "Moshe son of R. Sh. of Rudnik", R. "Refael son of the late rabbi, dayan and posek" [R. Refael Zilberman] and R. "Yosef Aryeh son of R. Shlomo HaKohen". Safed, Tammuz 1876. • Letter addressed to R. Moshe Grünwald Rabbi of Khust (author of Arugat HaBosem), signed by R. Menachem Mendel son of R. Yitzchak of Deyzh, R. Moshe Deutsch of Reteag and R. Yitzchak Blau. Safed, Kislev 1902. • Letter in calligraphic script, addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, acknowledging his donation for brides and the infirm, signed by R. Moshe Charag (trustee of the Austrian Kollel). Safed, Kislev 1884. • Receipt from the Austrian Kollel, with the signatures of seven trustees and leaders of the Kollel. Safed, Nissan 1892. • Letter addressed to rabbis in the United States, on behalf of the Bar Yochai yeshiva in Meron and the old age home, with the signatures of 19 community leaders in Safed, including the signature of R. Yaakov Tzvi Bahr, R. Eliezer Bronfeld, R. Yosef Tzvi Geiger (a renowned Safed artist and activist, at the turn of the 20th century). Safed, Shevat 1925. • Letter regarding the Ezrat HaGalil organization of New York, signed by 11 gabbaim of Safed synagogues. Safed, Sivan 1928.
16 paper items. Size and condition vary. Overall good to good-fair condition.
Eretz Israel: Jerusalem, Safed and Elsewhere – Letters, Documents and Books
Eretz Israel: Jerusalem, Safed and Elsewhere – Letters, Documents and Books