Auction 91
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts Featuring an Extensive Collection of Rabbinic Autograph Letters.
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Nov 12, 2020
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 77, Suite 1108 141 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205, United States
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LOT 51:
HALBERSTAM, ELISHA.
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Start price:
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4,500
Estimated price :
$5,000 - $7,000
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sales tax: 8.875%
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HALBERSTAM, ELISHA.
(Grand Rebbe of Sanz, 1859-1941). Letter Signed, with stamp, written in Hebrew.
A letter of recommendation for a student named Benzion Dov from Görlitz who was seeking to travel to Eretz Israel and study at Yeshivath Merkaz Harav. The fine personal and learned qualities of this student are provided, and Rabbi Halberstam notes how important it is to extend him assistance.
One page, 8vo.
Görlitz: Friday, Parshath Vayishlach 1934
R. Elisha Halberstam was the grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, son of R. Baruch of Görlitz and son-in-law of his uncle, R. Mordechai Dov of Hornisteipel. He was the rabbi of Görlitz from 1906 after his father’s death, and reluctantly accepted the title of Admor in 1918 at the urging of the Sanzer Chassidim following the death of his brother. At the outbreak of war, R. Elisha was exiled to Siberia and after much self-sacrifice due to being punctilious in his observances, he died of hunger and cold.
