Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Manuscript, Sermons and Eulogies by Rabbi Asher Segal Lőwy of Kalov - Uncle and Teacher of the Rebbe of Tosh

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Manuscript, nine leaves handwritten by R. Asher Segal Lőwy. Sermons and eulogies. Kalov (Nagykálló), [between 1935-1944].
Approximately five eulogy sermons. Written on the rabbi's official stationery, with the heading: "Asher Segal Löwy, dayan and posek in Kalov".
R. Asher Segal Lőwy (perished in the Holocaust 1944) was the son of Rebbe Elimelech Segal Lőwy Rabbi of Tosh, and son-in-law of his brother R. Mordechai Rabbi of Demecser. In 1935, R. Asher was appointed dayan and posek in Kalov, and headed the yeshiva there. One of his prominent disciples was his nephew, R. Meshullam Feish Lőwy of Tosh-Canada, who studied in his uncle's yeshiva from a young age and became his close disciple. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1944 together with his wife and eight children.
[9] leaves (13 written pages). 23 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear. Tears to folds, slightly affecting text.
Chassidism - Letters and Manuscripts
Chassidism - Letters and Manuscripts