Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Last Will and Testament, Jerusalem, 1859

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Bill of testimony for will of philanthropist upon his deathbed, Rabbi Baruch Arband of Adess. Jerusalem, Av 1859.
In the first will the devisor appoints Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant and Rabbi Shmuel of Salant as custodians of his estate. Signed witnesses: “Rabbi Asher son of Rabbi Ya’akov Goldman of Pinsk”, “Rabbi Leibush son of Rabbi M. of Satanov” and signature of devisor himself [in shaky handwriting]: “Baruch Arband”.
Bill contains two additional wills signed by witnesses Rabbi “Elimelech Dov of Karlin” [father of famous Dayan Rabbi Aryeh Leib son of chief Av Beit Din Hirschler], Rabbi “Leibush son of Rabbi M. of Satanov”, “Rabbi Tzvi of Ohel” and Rabbi “Shlmo son of Rabbi Naftali Hertz Elbo”.
37 cm. leaf. Good-fair condition, tears on folds.
The Old Yishuv in Jerusalem and Hebron – Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant
The Old Yishuv in Jerusalem and Hebron – Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant