Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Itzik Manger - Long Letter from London, 1943

Opening: $120
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
Manger, Itzik (1901-1969). Long typewritten letter, with several corrections and with a handwritten signature. London, October 1943.
Addressed to "Dear Mr. Fried". In this long letter, Manger congratulates his friend who succeeded in escaping from "Dark" Romania, refers to the death of his brother during the war, the disappearance of Yiddish due to the extermination of Eastern European Jewry, and comments about various literary ideas. 5 pp, 20 cm. Good condition. Folding-marks, some writing is faded, minor tears, remnants of glue on the reverse of the first three leaves.
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives