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Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections

Jul 31, 2023

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Lot 137 Certificate of Recommendation– Grandson of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin – Signatures of Rabbis of Jerusalem – 1889

Large handwritten certificate, with letters of recommendation from the gabba'im and rabbis of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Tammuz 18

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Certificate of Recommendation– Grandson of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin – Signatures of Rabbis of Jerusalem – 1889

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Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections Jul 31, 2023

Opening: $300

Sold for: $450

Including buyer's premium

Large handwritten certificate, with letters of recommendation from the gabba'im and rabbis of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Tammuz 1889.
Neat semi–cursive script (Ashkenazic Rashi script), with headings and emphasized words in (calligraphic) square script. Fundraising recommendation for R. Ze'ev Wolf of Jerusalem, a descendant of R. Chaim of Volozhin, signed by the gabba'im.
Additional recommendations signed by the head of the Beit Din R. Yaakov Leib Levy, and by the dayanim of the Ashkenazi Beit Din. With various stamps (see Hebrew description for list of signatories).
On the verso, letter of recommendation in semi–cursive Oriental (Rashi) script, with the signature and stamp of R. Yissachar Assaraf, from the Maghrebi community.
[1] leaf. 40 cm. Fair–good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, slightly affecting text (professionally repaired with paper). Folding marks.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 057.011.030.

Lot 138 Nezer Gabba'ut Certificate of the Derishat Kavod Chachmei HaTorah Society for Locating the Ten Tribes – Jerusalem, 1898 – With 18 Signatures of the Society Heads

Large printed leaf, Nezer Gabba'ut, with illustrations of holy sites and various decorations. Jerusalem, [ca. 1890s]. With a

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Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections Jul 31, 2023

Opening: $600

Sold for: $1,063

Including buyer's premium

Large printed leaf, Nezer Gabba'ut, with illustrations of holy sites and various decorations. Jerusalem, [ca. 1890s]. With a handwritten certificate from the Derishat Kavod Chachmei HaTorah society for locating the Ten Tribes, with 18 signatures and stamps. Jerusalem, [ca. 1898].
Printed in gilt ink. Printed illustrations of holy sites on both sides of the leaf. In the center of the leaf, handwritten certificate, concluding with signatures and stamps.
The society for locating the Ten Tribes was founded in 1898 by R. Shimon Tzvi Horowitz of Lida, R. Moshe Yaakov HaKimchi and R. Shlomo Wexler. That year, they published the booklet Derishat Kavod Chachmei HaTorah on the topic.
See Hebrew description for list of signatories.
[1] leaf. 48 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear. Folding marks. Open tears in several places along folds, affecting text (repaired with paper).
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 057.011.005.