Auction 050 Part 1 Satmar: Rebbes and Rabbis of Satmar-Sighet, Hungary and Transylvania
Collection of Photographs – Visits of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar in Eretz Israel
Opening: $120
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Five photographs of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar on his visits in Eretz Israel. Ca. 1950s-1970s.
In one of the photographs, the Rebbe is seen descending from a boat on his visit in 1959, together with his wife Rebbetzin Alta Feiga and his attendant R. Yosel Ashkenazi. An additional photograph depicts the crowds gathered around the Yitav Lev Satmar yeshiva in Jerusalem, under a sign reading "Baruch HaBa BeShem Hashem". In another photograph, the Rebbe is seen walking down the road, accompanied by his court and surrounded by many Chassidim. Two additional photographs depict various portraits of the Rebbe (during a test in Talmud Torah Satmar in Jerusalem).
Four of the photographs are stamped on the reverse side with the studio stamp of K. Weiss of Jerusalem.
5 photographs. Approx. 12 to 13.5 cm. Good general condition. Stains, damage and light wear on some photographs. Inscriptions and stamps on the back.
Postcards and Photographs
Postcards and Photographs