Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Letter from Montefiore's Nephew to Rabbi Shmuel Salant

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Letter from Yosef Sabag-Montefiore, Moses Montefiore's nephew and assistant, to Rabbi Shmuel Salant Rabbi of Jerusalem. London, Tevet 1885.
In the letter, the nephew relates that the woman who is responsible for the kashrut in Montefiore's home has died and left the amount of 50 pounds sterling. She asked to contribute the money to the Hurva Synagogue so that they pray and study for the elevation of her soul.
25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Tiny holes.
Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant / The Old Yishuv in Jerusalem and Hebron
Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant / The Old Yishuv in Jerusalem and Hebron