Walking stick. [Israel, mid-20th century].
Wood; metal.
The stick itself is made of wood painted black, topped by a decorative metal handle. The end of the stick is made of bone.
This walking stick belonged to Rebbe Avraham Brandwein of Stretin, son of Rebbe Uri Brandwein of Yezupil (Azipoli). Served as rebbe in Piatra Neamţ, Romania, and was very active during the Holocaust in assisting refugees who arrived from Poland. After the Holocaust he immigrated to Haifa, where he established his Beit Midrash. Died in 1973.
Length: approx. 91 cm. Good condition. Dents and slight damage to handle. Minor damage to wood. The bone-finishing is broken and partially lacking.
Enclosed is an authorization attesting that the stick was received as a gift from his daughter the Rebbetzin.