Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
Handwritten and Illuminated Certificate of Appreciation for the Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Sunderland – Sunderland, England, 1911
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation. Issued by the Sunderland Jewish community, to the community's rabbi, R. Hirsch (Tzvi) Hurwitz, upon the end of his tenure as rabbi. England, June 1911.
Certificate of appreciation issued to the rabbi of the Jewish Community of Sunderland upon the end of his tenure as rabbi, hand-signed by the chairman of the community (Samuel Jacobs) and by the treasurer and the honorary secretary.
The text is written in calligraphic script, with color initials and decorated with fine foliate decorations.
R. Hirsch Hurwitz (ca. 1864-1946), born in Vilna, immigrated to England in 1903. He served as rabbi of the Sunderland community (in 1903-1911) and later as rabbi in Leeds.
Thick paper, 42.5X53.5 cm. Good condition. The certificate is matted; abrasions and damage to mat. Minor stains.
Certificate of appreciation issued to the rabbi of the Jewish Community of Sunderland upon the end of his tenure as rabbi, hand-signed by the chairman of the community (Samuel Jacobs) and by the treasurer and the honorary secretary.
The text is written in calligraphic script, with color initials and decorated with fine foliate decorations.
R. Hirsch Hurwitz (ca. 1864-1946), born in Vilna, immigrated to England in 1903. He served as rabbi of the Sunderland community (in 1903-1911) and later as rabbi in Leeds.
Thick paper, 42.5X53.5 cm. Good condition. The certificate is matted; abrasions and damage to mat. Minor stains.
British Jewry – Certificates
British Jewry – Certificates