Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Postcard Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Chaim Berlin – Yelisavetgrad, 1905

Opening: $300
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium

Letter handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Berlin, addressed to R. Chaim Tchernowitz ("Rav Tza'ir"), posek in Odessa. [Yelisavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi)], 1905.
Written on a postcard dated 10th Adar II 1905. In his letter, R. Chaim Berlin warns not to consume goose fat from his city, since the geese were not slaughtered in conformance with halachah. With R. Chaim Berlin's stamp alongside his signature.
R. Chaim Berlin (1832-1912), foremost Torah scholar in his generation and an illustrious Torah figure in Lithuania and Jerusalem. Eldest son of the Netziv of Volozhin.
Postcard. 14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Open tear, slightly affecting text. Filing holes.


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