Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen – Draft of his last will and his Signature
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A draft of the last will of Rabbi Aharon Mendel (the Re'em) HaCohen Rabbi of Cairo in his handwriting and signature. Written in pencil and signed in pen [written with trembling hand].
Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen (1866-1927). Native of Tiberias, a Torah genius and author, served as Ashkenazi rabbi of Cairo for 30 years. He is especially renowned for his expansive and outreaching actions for renewal of semicha. In this framework, he organized the Cracow Gathering in 1903, founded Agudat HaRabbanim, and after World War I he founded the Knesset Yisrael Association and acted for the establishment of the Central Beit Din [similar to the Sanhedrin] in Jerusalem.
[1] page [official stationary]. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, file holes and tears.
Rabbi Aharon Mendel HaCohen (1866-1927). Native of Tiberias, a Torah genius and author, served as Ashkenazi rabbi of Cairo for 30 years. He is especially renowned for his expansive and outreaching actions for renewal of semicha. In this framework, he organized the Cracow Gathering in 1903, founded Agudat HaRabbanim, and after World War I he founded the Knesset Yisrael Association and acted for the establishment of the Central Beit Din [similar to the Sanhedrin] in Jerusalem.
[1] page [official stationary]. 26.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, file holes and tears.
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