Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
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![Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Dov Ber HaLevi Soloveitchik. [Jerusalem, ca. 1944].Addressed to R. Shmuel Szczedrow](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/535.jpg "Letter from Rabbi Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik, the Brisker Rav – Sen")
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Dov Ber HaLevi Soloveitchik. [Jerusalem, ca. 1944].
Addressed to R. Shmuel Szczedrowicki, with a request to send aid packages to two students in Siberia. Signed by R. Yosef Dov, with regards from his father (the style of the letter is characteristic of his father, R. Yitzchak Ze'ev of Brisk, and the letter was probably written at his behest).
R. Yosef Dov (R. Yoshe Ber) HaLevi Soloveitchik (1916-1981), eldest son of R. Yitzchak Ze'ev, the Brisker Rav. During the Holocaust, he immigrated with his father to Jerusalem, and assisted him in founding the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem, which he later headed. One of the most illustrious Torah scholars of the previous generation.
The recipient, R. Shmuel Szczedrowicki (1907-1978), a head of Agudath Israel in Tel Aviv. During the Holocaust, he was sent to the Far East on rescue missions on behalf of Agudath Israel to assist refugees in the Far East, Siberia and throughout Russia.
[1] leaf. 21 cm. Approx. 20 autograph lines. Good condition. Folding marks.
Large collection of 22 letters, handwritten and signed by R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Riff Rabbi of Camden, United States. Camden, New Jersey, 1928-1964; Bnei Brak, 1973.
Most the letters relate to charity funds sent to Torah and charity institutions in Eretz Israel.
In one letter, R. Riff complains about the attempt to evict the kabbalist R. Shimon Horowitz (dean of the Shaar HaShamayim yeshiva) from his apartment, and sends regards to R. Kook, chief rabbi of Israel.
R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Riff (1894-1976), prominent rabbi in the United States. Grandson and close disciple of R. Refael Shapira of Volozhin, whom he attended during his exile in Minsk. Immigrated to the United States, where he was appointed rabbi of the Orthodox community in Camden, New Jersey in 1918. He was very active in rabbinic, communal and charity matters, and was closely associated with the Torah leaders of his times. In his final years, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Bnei Brak.
22 letters, on official stationery. Size and condition vary.
Assorted collection of over fifty letters of rabbis and yeshiva deans in Eretz Israel and other countries. Ca. 1940s.
The collection includes letters from the following rabbis:
R. Yechezkel Abramsky Rabbi of London, R. Zalman Sorotzkin Rabbi of Lutsk, R. Refael Baruch Toledano Rabbi of Meknes, R. Zusha Waltner dean of the Tangier yeshiva, R. Yechezkel Sarna dean of the Hebron yeshiva, R. Pinchas Hirschsprung of Montreal, R. Moshe Hager dean of the Seret-Vizhnitz yeshiva in Haifa, R. Chizkiyahu Yosef Mishkovsky Rabbi of Krinik, and many others. See Hebrew description.
Over 50 signed letters. Some on official stationery. Size and condition vary.
Lot 538 Collection of Rabbinic Visiting Cards and Shanah Tovah Cards – With Inscriptions and Letters
Large and assorted collection of printed cards of rabbis, rebbes and famous public figures – visiting cards and Shanah Tovah cards, with handwritten inscriptions and letters (some letters are signed).
The collection includes cards from the following rabbis: R. Eliezer Silver, R. Zelig Reuven Bengis, R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg, R. Yaakov Meir Rishon LeTzion of Jerusalem, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog, R. Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook, Rebbe Moshe Yechiel Epstein of Ozharov, R. Yechiel Michel Gordon, and many others. See Hebrew description.
Over 70 cards. Size and condition vary.
![Assorted collection of letters by various rabbis in Eretz Israel and worldwide. [20th century].The collection includes: • Len](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/539_1.jpg "Collection of Rabbinic Letters")
![Assorted collection of letters by various rabbis in Eretz Israel and worldwide. [20th century].The collection includes: • Len](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/539_2.jpg "Collection of Rabbinic Letters")
![Assorted collection of letters by various rabbis in Eretz Israel and worldwide. [20th century].The collection includes: • Len](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/539_3.jpg "Collection of Rabbinic Letters")
Assorted collection of letters by various rabbis in Eretz Israel and worldwide. [20th century].
The collection includes:
• Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Zelig Reuven Bengis, head of the Edah HaCharedit. Jerusalem, Adar II 1940.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Nissim Karelitz – recommendation of the Mesamchei Lev organization. [Bnei Brak], Adar 1990.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Kagan (prominent American rabbi). New York, Shevat 1968.
• Letter signed by R. Aryeh Leib Grossnass, dayan in London, with enclosed essay on organ transplants. London, Chanukah 1968.
• And more (see Hebrew description).
7 items. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Large collection of over a hundred letters sent to R. Isser Yehuda Unterman, and several letters written by him, telegrams and receipts. England and Eretz Israel, ca. 1929-1965.
R. Isser Yehuda Unterman (1886-1976), rabbi of Liverpool, England, and later chief rabbi of Tel Aviv and of Israel. The letters pertain to halachic issues; his communal work on behalf of the yeshivot in Eretz Israel during the Holocaust, during his tenure as rabbi in England; his appointment as chief rabbi in 1964; condolences upon the passing of his wife in 1965; and more.
The writers of the letters include many rabbis and public figures, such as R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, R. Yitzchak Arieli, R. Yisrael Ze'ev Mintzberg, Rebbe Avraham Shlomo Biederman of Lelov, R. Eliyahu Eliezer Mishkovsky Rabbi and dean of Kfar Chassidim, R. Menachem Mendel Kasher, R. Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook, and many others.
More than 130 paper items, including some 120 signed letters. Size and condition vary. Most letters in good condition.
Large collection of some one thousands Torah letters and essays, from the archive of R. Chaim Dov (Charles Ber) Chavel. [ca. 1956-1982].
The archive comprises: many rabbinic letters; essays to be published in HaDarom, occasionally with several brief lines of requests and signatures; and comments on the many books by R. Chavel, primarily on the critical editions of the Ramban's books. Enclosed are also photocopies of old letters from Torah leaders, and letters and printed matter on various topics.
The archive also includes many letters from researchers, authors and intellectuals. See Hebrew description for partial list of the rabbis and researchers who sent the letters.
Some of the enclosed essays were not ultimately published.
R. Chaim Dov (Charles Ber) Chavel (1906-1982), prominent editor of books of the Rishonim in the previous generation, founder and chief editor of the HaDarom journal in the United States. Rabbi in Long Island and dayan in the Beit Din of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA).
Approx. 160 items, over 2000 leaves + dozens of envelopes. Size varies. Most items in good condition.
The archive was not thoroughly examined, and it may include other important items which were not listed.
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