Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Three Letters - Amshinov Rebbes
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Collection of letters, by Amshinov Rebbes and the members of their families:
• Passage from the conclusion of a letter, (6 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe "Shimon Shalom" of Amshinov, good wishes for a newly married couple "… that it should be a successful match, and you should be blessed with all good, and you should merit conducting your home according to Torah and Chassidic tradition, as is good and fitting…". Rabbi Shimon Shalom Kalish (1883-1954, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, Vol. 3, pp. 840-842), Amshinov Rebbe author of "Mashmia Shalom" served as rebbe from 1918 and was known as one of the greatest rebbes in Poland. Escaped the Holocaust via Vilna, Japan and Shanghai and arrived in the USA after the war. He was known for his love of the Jewish people, as evident from the content of this letter.
• Letter of condolence signed by Rebbe "Yitzchak of Amshinov". Brooklyn, 1965. Rebbe Yitzchak Kalisch son of Rebbe Yosef of Amshinov, escaped the Holocaust via Vilna, Japan and Shanghai together with his uncle Rebbe Shimon Shalom. Thereafter, he immigrated to New York, established his Beit Midrash and became one of the foremost rebbes of Polish Chassidim in the US. His love for his fellow Jews was remarkable, a heritage from his holy ancestors from Warka. Died in Adar 1993.
• A letter signed by Rabbi Chaim Milikovsky, regarding the establishment of the Amshinov – Shem Olam Yeshiva. Jerusalem, 1959. Rabbi Chaim Milikovsky (1916-1993), was a student of the Mir Yeshiva which was exiled to Shanghai. Son-in-law of Rebbe Meir’l (Rabbi Yerachmiel Yehuda Meir, son of Rabbi Shimon Shalom) Kalisch of Amshinov, and father of the Amshinov Rebbe Ya’akov Milikovsky in Jerusalem.
3 items, varied size and condition.
• Passage from the conclusion of a letter, (6 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe "Shimon Shalom" of Amshinov, good wishes for a newly married couple "… that it should be a successful match, and you should be blessed with all good, and you should merit conducting your home according to Torah and Chassidic tradition, as is good and fitting…". Rabbi Shimon Shalom Kalish (1883-1954, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, Vol. 3, pp. 840-842), Amshinov Rebbe author of "Mashmia Shalom" served as rebbe from 1918 and was known as one of the greatest rebbes in Poland. Escaped the Holocaust via Vilna, Japan and Shanghai and arrived in the USA after the war. He was known for his love of the Jewish people, as evident from the content of this letter.
• Letter of condolence signed by Rebbe "Yitzchak of Amshinov". Brooklyn, 1965. Rebbe Yitzchak Kalisch son of Rebbe Yosef of Amshinov, escaped the Holocaust via Vilna, Japan and Shanghai together with his uncle Rebbe Shimon Shalom. Thereafter, he immigrated to New York, established his Beit Midrash and became one of the foremost rebbes of Polish Chassidim in the US. His love for his fellow Jews was remarkable, a heritage from his holy ancestors from Warka. Died in Adar 1993.
• A letter signed by Rabbi Chaim Milikovsky, regarding the establishment of the Amshinov – Shem Olam Yeshiva. Jerusalem, 1959. Rabbi Chaim Milikovsky (1916-1993), was a student of the Mir Yeshiva which was exiled to Shanghai. Son-in-law of Rebbe Meir’l (Rabbi Yerachmiel Yehuda Meir, son of Rabbi Shimon Shalom) Kalisch of Amshinov, and father of the Amshinov Rebbe Ya’akov Milikovsky in Jerusalem.
3 items, varied size and condition.
Letters – Chassidism
Letters – Chassidism