Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

A Letter by Rabbi Shlomo Shlozberg – A Lithuanian Rabbi

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A letter by Rabbi Shlomo Yoseph Shlozberg, to Rabbi Meir". 1933.
The content of the letter: a halachic responsum concerning the laws of milking on Shabbat by machine where a non-Jew is unavailable. A letter of thanks for financial assistance and a description of the difficulties of livelihood in Russia. He signed "Shlomo Yoseph Shlozberg, the Rabbi here". The content of the letter reveals that he lived in the region of the city of Smolensk.
Rabbi Shlomo Yoseph Shlozberg (Otzar HaRabbanim 18848), was born in 1876, served in the Kaleshek rabbinate in 1904. During World War I, he exiled to the region of Smolensk, where he continued to serve as rabbi until his trail was lost. This letter is from the later years of his life.
Leaf 21 cm. written on both sides. Dry paper, good-fair condition, minor damage on leaf margins.
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