Large assorted collection of over a hundred letters addressed to the philanthropist R. Binyamin (Wilhelm) Posen of Frankfurt am Main and his family, from rebbes, dayanim and Torah scholars, authors of books and printers, friends and relatives. Jerusalem, Prague, Vienna, Frankfurt, Germany, Lithuania, Italy, England, New York and elsewhere, [ca. 1880s-1920s]. Hebrew and German.

The authors include R. Chanoch Henich Ersohn of Zgierz (author of Gan Raveh and publisher of Chanukat HaTorah); R. Meir Wolf Roth [a disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, the Ktav Sofer and R. Hillel Lichtenstein]; R. Chaim Hirschensohn (publisher of Or Zarua alongside R. Binyamin Posen); R. Avraham Bik of Jerusalem and Pressburg, and many others (see Hebrew description for more names).
The philanthropist R. Binyamin (Wilhelm) son of R. Shimon Yekutiel Posen (1859-1923) was a disciple of R. Shimshon Refael Hirsch and a pillar of the Frankfurt am Main Jewish community. He was involved in the publication and printing of Parts III-IV of Or Zarua (Jerusalem, 1887-1890). A well-known bibliophile, many of the letters in the present collection deal with purchase of books and assistance in publication of manuscripts. He was a communal worker known for his charity and hospitality.

Over 100 letters, most on postcards (undivided). Varying size and condition; most in overall good condition.

PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.