Auction 22 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
Photograph of Rabbi Akiva Sofer Visiting Kaiser Franz Joseph – Pressburg, 1913
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Photograph of Rabbi Akiva Sofer (1878-1960), visiting Kaiser Franz Joseph in Pressburg (Bratislava) in 1913.
In the photograph, the Kaiser is sitting in his carriage next to his wife, and Rabbi Akiva Sofer who served at that time as Rabbi of Pressburg, approaches to greet them in the name of the Jewish community. Crowds of people crowd the sides of the road.
14X9 cm, divided as a postcard. Good condition, minor wear.
In the photograph, the Kaiser is sitting in his carriage next to his wife, and Rabbi Akiva Sofer who served at that time as Rabbi of Pressburg, approaches to greet them in the name of the Jewish community. Crowds of people crowd the sides of the road.
14X9 cm, divided as a postcard. Good condition, minor wear.
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