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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for: $7,500
Including buyer's premium
Collection of leaves and notes (approx. 27 leaves), handwritten by Rebbe Eliezer Hager, the Damesek Eliezer of Vizhnitz. Tel Aviv, 1946.
Essays on the weekly Torah portion, ideas on topics of worship of G-d, according to Chassidic teachings. These leaves were written by the Rebbe in the summer of 1946, in the last months of his life (prior his passing on Elul 2, 1946). The novellae pertain to the Parashiot Tazria-Bechukotai of Vayikra. These essays were not published in his book Damesek Eliezer, and to the best of our knowledge are hitherto unpublished. His thoughts are peppered with acronyms and numerical values, as was the custom of Rebbes of Vizhnitz, and include mentions of the book Tzemach Tzadik by his ancestor, the first Rebbe of the Vizhnitz dynasty.
The head of one leaf bears the inscription: "Kedoshim, 1946", and another leaf states: "Bechukotai, Tel Aviv". One essay is inscribed upon a leaf torn out from a calendar of the year 1943-1944. Some leaves are from the stationery of the Vizhnitz yeshiva, which the Rebbe headed, and a large part of the essays were recorded on notes (Kvitlach) given to him by Chassidim, containing numerous names to be mentioned in prayer.
Rebbe Eliezer Hager, the Damesek Eliezer of Vizhnitz (1891-1946) was the son of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz, and son-in-law of Rebbe Yitzchak Meir Heschel of Kopishnitz. He was rabbinically ordained by the Maharsham and by R. Shmuel Engel. In 1922, he was appointed rabbi of Vizhnitz (Vyzhnytsia), where he established the Beit Yisrael and Damesek Eliezer yeshiva. After the demise of his father in 1936, he was appointed rebbe of the city of Vizhnitz, while his brother, the Imrei Chaim, was appointed rebbe of their father's Beit Midrash in Grosswardein. He was very involved in public matters and in rescuing Jews during the Holocaust. In Nisan 1944, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and settled in Tel Aviv, where he served as dean of the Torat Beit Yisrael yeshiva of the Vizhnitz Chassidism. He passed away at the age of 55 without leaving behind any descendants.
His brothers, the Imrei Chaim and the Mekor Baruch, describe (in the foreword to his book Damesek Eliezer) his greatness in Torah which lit up the Universe, the thousands of disciples he edified and invested all his energy in, restoring Torah to its former glory after the ravages of WWI, and his extensive activities to assist his brethren and rescue as many as he could from the clutches of the Nazis.
The Damesek Eliezer wrote prolifically over the course of his lifetime, recording his novellae in Halacha, Aggada and Chassidism, yet most of his writings were lost in the Holocaust. From his remaining manuscripts, three volumes of Damesek Eliezer on Torah and Tehillim were printed, as well as his surviving Halachic novellae.
Approx. 27 leaves and notes of varying sizes. Some are written on both sides. Overall good condition.
Some of the essays are written on the official stationery of the "Torat Beit Yisrael Yeshiva – Named After the Rebbe of Vizhnitz, Jerusalem, Founded in Vizhnitz in 1902". The Torat Beit Yisrael - Vizhnitz yeshiva was established in Jerusalem in 1943 by Vizhnitz Chasssidim. When the Damesek Eliezer immigrated to Eretz Israel in the summer of 1944, settling in Tel Aviv, the Vizhnitz Chassidim handed over the leadership of the yeshiva to the Rebbe, at which time the yeshiva relocated to Tel Aviv. These stationery leaves remain from the first period (of a half a year) when the Vizhnitz yeshiva was still in Jerusalem.
Essays on the weekly Torah portion, ideas on topics of worship of G-d, according to Chassidic teachings. These leaves were written by the Rebbe in the summer of 1946, in the last months of his life (prior his passing on Elul 2, 1946). The novellae pertain to the Parashiot Tazria-Bechukotai of Vayikra. These essays were not published in his book Damesek Eliezer, and to the best of our knowledge are hitherto unpublished. His thoughts are peppered with acronyms and numerical values, as was the custom of Rebbes of Vizhnitz, and include mentions of the book Tzemach Tzadik by his ancestor, the first Rebbe of the Vizhnitz dynasty.
The head of one leaf bears the inscription: "Kedoshim, 1946", and another leaf states: "Bechukotai, Tel Aviv". One essay is inscribed upon a leaf torn out from a calendar of the year 1943-1944. Some leaves are from the stationery of the Vizhnitz yeshiva, which the Rebbe headed, and a large part of the essays were recorded on notes (Kvitlach) given to him by Chassidim, containing numerous names to be mentioned in prayer.
Rebbe Eliezer Hager, the Damesek Eliezer of Vizhnitz (1891-1946) was the son of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz, and son-in-law of Rebbe Yitzchak Meir Heschel of Kopishnitz. He was rabbinically ordained by the Maharsham and by R. Shmuel Engel. In 1922, he was appointed rabbi of Vizhnitz (Vyzhnytsia), where he established the Beit Yisrael and Damesek Eliezer yeshiva. After the demise of his father in 1936, he was appointed rebbe of the city of Vizhnitz, while his brother, the Imrei Chaim, was appointed rebbe of their father's Beit Midrash in Grosswardein. He was very involved in public matters and in rescuing Jews during the Holocaust. In Nisan 1944, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and settled in Tel Aviv, where he served as dean of the Torat Beit Yisrael yeshiva of the Vizhnitz Chassidism. He passed away at the age of 55 without leaving behind any descendants.
His brothers, the Imrei Chaim and the Mekor Baruch, describe (in the foreword to his book Damesek Eliezer) his greatness in Torah which lit up the Universe, the thousands of disciples he edified and invested all his energy in, restoring Torah to its former glory after the ravages of WWI, and his extensive activities to assist his brethren and rescue as many as he could from the clutches of the Nazis.
The Damesek Eliezer wrote prolifically over the course of his lifetime, recording his novellae in Halacha, Aggada and Chassidism, yet most of his writings were lost in the Holocaust. From his remaining manuscripts, three volumes of Damesek Eliezer on Torah and Tehillim were printed, as well as his surviving Halachic novellae.
Approx. 27 leaves and notes of varying sizes. Some are written on both sides. Overall good condition.
Some of the essays are written on the official stationery of the "Torat Beit Yisrael Yeshiva – Named After the Rebbe of Vizhnitz, Jerusalem, Founded in Vizhnitz in 1902". The Torat Beit Yisrael - Vizhnitz yeshiva was established in Jerusalem in 1943 by Vizhnitz Chasssidim. When the Damesek Eliezer immigrated to Eretz Israel in the summer of 1944, settling in Tel Aviv, the Vizhnitz Chassidim handed over the leadership of the yeshiva to the Rebbe, at which time the yeshiva relocated to Tel Aviv. These stationery leaves remain from the first period (of a half a year) when the Vizhnitz yeshiva was still in Jerusalem.
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Chassidic Luminaries – Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $5,000
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for: $7,500
Including buyer's premium
Large decorated and colorful certificate – "Crown of holy leader and administrator in the Holy Land…", R. Yisrael Friedman of Chortkiv, from the Tiferet Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem. [Shevat 1905].
Charming square calligraphic writing in various colors, with verses and titles in rounded writing, adorned with "crowns", with an ornate border.
This certificate confers the title of "Nesi Eretz Israel" on Rabbi Yisrael of Chortkiv, who one year previously was appointed rebbe succeeding his father R. David Moshe (who died on Sukkot 1904), a prominent Rebbe of the Ruzhyn "royal" Chassidism.
R. Yisrael Friedman, the Chortkov Rebbe (1854-Kislev 1933), son of R. David Moshe of Chortkiv and son-in-law of R. Avraham Ya'akov of Sadigura, both sons of R. Yisrael of Ruzhyn. Prominent Torah scholar and Chassidic leader. One of the founders of Agudat Yisrael and chairman of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah.
Chortkov Chassidism was one of the largest Chassidic groups in Jerusalem and most of the gaba'im of the Tiferet Yisrael synagogue (the central synagogue of the Jerusalem Chassidic population) belonged to the Chortkov and Ruzhyn Chassidic courts. This certificate by the "Tiferet Yisrael Yeshiva Talmud Torah in the Beit Midrash of Beit David Ohel Moshe" appoints the rebbe administrator of the gaba'im "In all places in our circles… to appoint gaba'im to collect… R. Meir Ba'al HaNess… in all places in Russian and Volhynia…".
Large leaf, 56X82 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. stains and folding marks. Wear and small tears to margins and creases.
Charming square calligraphic writing in various colors, with verses and titles in rounded writing, adorned with "crowns", with an ornate border.
This certificate confers the title of "Nesi Eretz Israel" on Rabbi Yisrael of Chortkiv, who one year previously was appointed rebbe succeeding his father R. David Moshe (who died on Sukkot 1904), a prominent Rebbe of the Ruzhyn "royal" Chassidism.
R. Yisrael Friedman, the Chortkov Rebbe (1854-Kislev 1933), son of R. David Moshe of Chortkiv and son-in-law of R. Avraham Ya'akov of Sadigura, both sons of R. Yisrael of Ruzhyn. Prominent Torah scholar and Chassidic leader. One of the founders of Agudat Yisrael and chairman of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah.
Chortkov Chassidism was one of the largest Chassidic groups in Jerusalem and most of the gaba'im of the Tiferet Yisrael synagogue (the central synagogue of the Jerusalem Chassidic population) belonged to the Chortkov and Ruzhyn Chassidic courts. This certificate by the "Tiferet Yisrael Yeshiva Talmud Torah in the Beit Midrash of Beit David Ohel Moshe" appoints the rebbe administrator of the gaba'im "In all places in our circles… to appoint gaba'im to collect… R. Meir Ba'al HaNess… in all places in Russian and Volhynia…".
Large leaf, 56X82 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. stains and folding marks. Wear and small tears to margins and creases.
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Chassidic Luminaries – Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
Letter (approx. 16 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe "Yisrael son of Mordechai Feivish" of Husiatyn. Vienna, [ca. 1930s].
Sent to his grandson "son-in-law of my son-in-law, my dear and beloved R. Yaakov Yoshua" (R. Yaakov Yehoshua Heschel Bauminger). The Rebbe describes in great detail his state of health, that of his wife the Rebbetzin and of his daughter Rebbetzin Chava who requires surgery – "And G-d in his great mercy sent her a cure… and from now may G-d in his great compassion and kindness protect us from all illness and any trouble, Amen". The Rebbe subsequently informs him of the wellbeing of "his wife, my dear granddaughter, as well as her pleasant son, they are well, may G-d perpetuate that for eternity". The letter concludes with the Rebbe's prayers for "R. Shlomo son of Malka Sara… and I pray to G-d that he should have an imminent, complete recovery, and may his healing sprout from Heaven… so are the words of his father-in-law's father-in-law, who inquires of his wellbeing with love – Yisrael son of R. Mordechai Feivish".
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn, elder of Ruzhiner Rebbes was the last grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. Born in 1858 to Rebbe Mordechai Feivish of Husiatyn, he succeeded in father in Husiatyn in 1894, and from 1914, in Vienna. In 1937, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, settling in Tel-Aviv. The narrative of his prayer at the gravesite of the Or HaChaim in presence of leading Kabbalists is well-known (during the Holocaust, there was a grave concern that the Nazi army, under the command of Rommel, would conquer the Egyptian front, and from there reach Eretz Israel, annihilating G-d forbid its inhabitants) as well as his famous statement at that gathering, that the enemy would not rule over Eretz Israel. He passed away in Tel-Aviv on Chanukah 1949 and was buried in Tiberias. His son-in-law, Rebbe Yaakov Friedman (1878-1956), son of Rebbe Yitzchak of Bohush (Buhuși), succeeded him as Rebbe of Husiatyn.
The recipient of the letter, R. Yaakov Yehoshua Heschel Bauminger (1893-1953), was the son-in-law of Rebbe Yaakov of Bohush-Husiatyn, and son of R. Yitzchak Bauminger, community leader in Kraków and member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) representing Agudat Yisrael. R. Yaakov Yehoshua later served as secretary of the Rabbinical court system in Tel-Aviv.
[1] leaf. 20 cm. 16 lines in his handwriting and with his signature. Very good condition. Filing holes.
Sent to his grandson "son-in-law of my son-in-law, my dear and beloved R. Yaakov Yoshua" (R. Yaakov Yehoshua Heschel Bauminger). The Rebbe describes in great detail his state of health, that of his wife the Rebbetzin and of his daughter Rebbetzin Chava who requires surgery – "And G-d in his great mercy sent her a cure… and from now may G-d in his great compassion and kindness protect us from all illness and any trouble, Amen". The Rebbe subsequently informs him of the wellbeing of "his wife, my dear granddaughter, as well as her pleasant son, they are well, may G-d perpetuate that for eternity". The letter concludes with the Rebbe's prayers for "R. Shlomo son of Malka Sara… and I pray to G-d that he should have an imminent, complete recovery, and may his healing sprout from Heaven… so are the words of his father-in-law's father-in-law, who inquires of his wellbeing with love – Yisrael son of R. Mordechai Feivish".
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn, elder of Ruzhiner Rebbes was the last grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. Born in 1858 to Rebbe Mordechai Feivish of Husiatyn, he succeeded in father in Husiatyn in 1894, and from 1914, in Vienna. In 1937, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, settling in Tel-Aviv. The narrative of his prayer at the gravesite of the Or HaChaim in presence of leading Kabbalists is well-known (during the Holocaust, there was a grave concern that the Nazi army, under the command of Rommel, would conquer the Egyptian front, and from there reach Eretz Israel, annihilating G-d forbid its inhabitants) as well as his famous statement at that gathering, that the enemy would not rule over Eretz Israel. He passed away in Tel-Aviv on Chanukah 1949 and was buried in Tiberias. His son-in-law, Rebbe Yaakov Friedman (1878-1956), son of Rebbe Yitzchak of Bohush (Buhuși), succeeded him as Rebbe of Husiatyn.
The recipient of the letter, R. Yaakov Yehoshua Heschel Bauminger (1893-1953), was the son-in-law of Rebbe Yaakov of Bohush-Husiatyn, and son of R. Yitzchak Bauminger, community leader in Kraków and member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) representing Agudat Yisrael. R. Yaakov Yehoshua later served as secretary of the Rabbinical court system in Tel-Aviv.
[1] leaf. 20 cm. 16 lines in his handwriting and with his signature. Very good condition. Filing holes.
Category
Chassidic Luminaries – Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Lengthy letter (4 pages, over 90 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe "Aharon Roth", author of Shomer Emunim. "Sakmar" [Satmar, Cheshvan 1931].
Interesting letter of inspiration and guidance addressed to his followers in Jerusalem, containing the Rebbe's detailed report of his plans to immigrate to Eretz Israel, his intent to print his books Shulchan HaTahor and Taharat HaKodesh, and portraying his efforts to establish additional groups in Satmar (Satu Mare), to draw hundreds more people closer to G-d. The Rebbe describes the persecution he and his group were being subjected to in Satmar, and states his acceptance of G-d's will with love.
This letter was printed partially and in a censored format in Toldot Aharon (part III, Jerusalem 1997, pp. 213-214), with the omission and revision of the passages portraying the hindrances and persecutions the Rebbe endured in Satmar.
Rebbe Aharon (R. Aharele) Roth – (1894-1947) studied in his youth in the yeshiva of R. Yeshaya Silberstein in Waitzen (Vác), and was drawn to Chassidism through his teachers Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Bluzhov and Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz. He worshiped G-d from a young age with absolute devotion. He established groups of men dedicated to service of G-d in Budapest and in Satmar, under the name Shomer Emunim. In 1925, he immigrated to Jerusalem where he also established a community of Chassidim and disciples who served G-d according to Chassidic principles. Between 1930-1939, he returned to his followers in Satmar, and later in Beregsaz (Berehove). Throughout that time, he maintained his connection with his Chassidim in the Holy Land through correspondence – this letter is from the beginning of that period.
In 1939, he returned to Jerusalem and reorganized his holy group, which is perpetuated until this day, through the Chassidic communities of Toldot Aharon, Shomrei Emunim, Toldot Avraham Yitzchak, Mevakshei Emuna and others. These Chassidic communities are still currently known as R. Aharelach, after their first teacher R. Aharele, whose passionate Chassidism and fear of G-d continues to burn within them. His many books were printed in numerous editions, and are fundamental works in Chassidism and fear of G-d: Taharat HaKodesh, Shulchan HaTahor, Shomer Emunim, Mevakshei Emuna and more.
[1] double leaf. 23 cm. 4 written pages (over 90 autograph lines and signature). Fair-good condition. Dampstains and wear.
Interesting letter of inspiration and guidance addressed to his followers in Jerusalem, containing the Rebbe's detailed report of his plans to immigrate to Eretz Israel, his intent to print his books Shulchan HaTahor and Taharat HaKodesh, and portraying his efforts to establish additional groups in Satmar (Satu Mare), to draw hundreds more people closer to G-d. The Rebbe describes the persecution he and his group were being subjected to in Satmar, and states his acceptance of G-d's will with love.
This letter was printed partially and in a censored format in Toldot Aharon (part III, Jerusalem 1997, pp. 213-214), with the omission and revision of the passages portraying the hindrances and persecutions the Rebbe endured in Satmar.
Rebbe Aharon (R. Aharele) Roth – (1894-1947) studied in his youth in the yeshiva of R. Yeshaya Silberstein in Waitzen (Vác), and was drawn to Chassidism through his teachers Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Bluzhov and Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz. He worshiped G-d from a young age with absolute devotion. He established groups of men dedicated to service of G-d in Budapest and in Satmar, under the name Shomer Emunim. In 1925, he immigrated to Jerusalem where he also established a community of Chassidim and disciples who served G-d according to Chassidic principles. Between 1930-1939, he returned to his followers in Satmar, and later in Beregsaz (Berehove). Throughout that time, he maintained his connection with his Chassidim in the Holy Land through correspondence – this letter is from the beginning of that period.
In 1939, he returned to Jerusalem and reorganized his holy group, which is perpetuated until this day, through the Chassidic communities of Toldot Aharon, Shomrei Emunim, Toldot Avraham Yitzchak, Mevakshei Emuna and others. These Chassidic communities are still currently known as R. Aharelach, after their first teacher R. Aharele, whose passionate Chassidism and fear of G-d continues to burn within them. His many books were printed in numerous editions, and are fundamental works in Chassidism and fear of G-d: Taharat HaKodesh, Shulchan HaTahor, Shomer Emunim, Mevakshei Emuna and more.
[1] double leaf. 23 cm. 4 written pages (over 90 autograph lines and signature). Fair-good condition. Dampstains and wear.
Category
Chassidic Luminaries – Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures
Catalogue
Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $15,000
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000
Sold for: $20,000
Including buyer's premium
Court ruling (3 large pages), Heter Me'a Rabbanim – signed by 115 rabbis, permitting Rebbe Mordechai Rokeach to remarry, after his first wife disappeared during the Holocaust. Iyar 22, 1946.
The court ruling begins with the account of the disappearance of Rebbetzin Batsheva Rokeach (daughter of Rebbe Moshe Aharon Rabinowitz of Kobryn), after she travelled in 1941 with her young daughter to Kobryn to visit her ailing mother, "and meanwhile, the accursed war between the Germans and the Russians broke out". In the summer of 1942, the eradication of the Jews of Kobryn was already publicized, and according to information which reached the organization of Kobryn Immigrants – of the thousands of Jews living in Kobryn before the Holocaust, only a few survived.
The signatories are headed by the dayanim of the Beit Din of Chassidim in Jerusalem: R. Yerucham Fischel Bernstein, R. Naftali Tzvi Schmerler and R. Yisrael Yitzchak HaLevi Reisman, followed by dozens more signatures (on both sides of the page) – from rabbis, rebbes, and young Torah scholars of Jerusalem, including: R. Yosef Meir Kahane (Rebbe of Spinka); R. Chanoch Dov Padwa (later rabbi of the Union of Orthodox communities in London); R. Shlomo Schreiber (a dean of the Chayei Olam yeshiva); R. Moshe Haskin (the rabbi from Pryluky); R. Shmuel Kipnis (head of Otzar HaPoskim); R. Yoel Ashkenazi Rabbi of Iași; R. Meir Stalwitz (Rabbi of Zichron Moshe, the rabbi of Choslovitz); R. Binyamin Rabinowitz (later member of the Eda HaCharedit Beit Din and Rebbe of the Mishkenot HaRo'im community); R. Yehoshua Mordechai Feigenbaum (the rabbi of Sobrance); R. Avraham Yitzchak Kohn (later Rebbe of Toldot Aharon); R. Avraham Chaim Roth (later Rebbe of Shomrei Emunim); R. Shalom Safrin (Rebbe of Komarna); R. Elazar Meir Bein; R. Yosef Binyamin Rubin; R. Chaim Yisrael Haltovsky and others.
R. Mordechai Rokeach, Rebbe of Biłgoraj (1901-1949, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut III, pp. 224-225), was the son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz. Following the death of his father, he was appointed rabbi of Biłgoraj, renouncing the position of rebbe to his older brother. During the Holocaust, after much wandering, he found his brother and they travelled together until they managed to flee to Hungary and from there to Eretz Israel. Upon their arrival, R. Mordechai became one of the most prominent figures in Eretz Israel and assisted his brother with the reestablishment of the Belz dynasty. In 1946, upon receiving word that his wife and children were murdered in the Holocaust, he turned to receive a Heter Me'a Rabbanim to remarry (the evidence of his wife's murder in Kobryn was not based on verified testimonies, since almost no survivors remained from Kobryn, and the Rebbe was concerned about the Cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom). He remarried to Rebbetzin Miriam (Glick, from the city of Satmar) and passed away shortly thereafter. His only son from that marriage, the current Rebbe of Belz, was born in Shevat 1948.
3 pages, 32.5 cm. [2] typewritten pages, and a page and a half with the handwritten signatures of 115 rabbis and rebbes. Good-fair condition. Water damage.
The court ruling begins with the account of the disappearance of Rebbetzin Batsheva Rokeach (daughter of Rebbe Moshe Aharon Rabinowitz of Kobryn), after she travelled in 1941 with her young daughter to Kobryn to visit her ailing mother, "and meanwhile, the accursed war between the Germans and the Russians broke out". In the summer of 1942, the eradication of the Jews of Kobryn was already publicized, and according to information which reached the organization of Kobryn Immigrants – of the thousands of Jews living in Kobryn before the Holocaust, only a few survived.
The signatories are headed by the dayanim of the Beit Din of Chassidim in Jerusalem: R. Yerucham Fischel Bernstein, R. Naftali Tzvi Schmerler and R. Yisrael Yitzchak HaLevi Reisman, followed by dozens more signatures (on both sides of the page) – from rabbis, rebbes, and young Torah scholars of Jerusalem, including: R. Yosef Meir Kahane (Rebbe of Spinka); R. Chanoch Dov Padwa (later rabbi of the Union of Orthodox communities in London); R. Shlomo Schreiber (a dean of the Chayei Olam yeshiva); R. Moshe Haskin (the rabbi from Pryluky); R. Shmuel Kipnis (head of Otzar HaPoskim); R. Yoel Ashkenazi Rabbi of Iași; R. Meir Stalwitz (Rabbi of Zichron Moshe, the rabbi of Choslovitz); R. Binyamin Rabinowitz (later member of the Eda HaCharedit Beit Din and Rebbe of the Mishkenot HaRo'im community); R. Yehoshua Mordechai Feigenbaum (the rabbi of Sobrance); R. Avraham Yitzchak Kohn (later Rebbe of Toldot Aharon); R. Avraham Chaim Roth (later Rebbe of Shomrei Emunim); R. Shalom Safrin (Rebbe of Komarna); R. Elazar Meir Bein; R. Yosef Binyamin Rubin; R. Chaim Yisrael Haltovsky and others.
R. Mordechai Rokeach, Rebbe of Biłgoraj (1901-1949, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut III, pp. 224-225), was the son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz. Following the death of his father, he was appointed rabbi of Biłgoraj, renouncing the position of rebbe to his older brother. During the Holocaust, after much wandering, he found his brother and they travelled together until they managed to flee to Hungary and from there to Eretz Israel. Upon their arrival, R. Mordechai became one of the most prominent figures in Eretz Israel and assisted his brother with the reestablishment of the Belz dynasty. In 1946, upon receiving word that his wife and children were murdered in the Holocaust, he turned to receive a Heter Me'a Rabbanim to remarry (the evidence of his wife's murder in Kobryn was not based on verified testimonies, since almost no survivors remained from Kobryn, and the Rebbe was concerned about the Cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom). He remarried to Rebbetzin Miriam (Glick, from the city of Satmar) and passed away shortly thereafter. His only son from that marriage, the current Rebbe of Belz, was born in Shevat 1948.
3 pages, 32.5 cm. [2] typewritten pages, and a page and a half with the handwritten signatures of 115 rabbis and rebbes. Good-fair condition. Water damage.
Category
Chassidic Luminaries – Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures
Catalogue
Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $30,000
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
Sold for: $47,500
Including buyer's premium
Polish passport of Rebbe Aharon Rokeach of Belz, with his picture and signature. [Eretz Israel, 1948].
The passport was issued in Tel Aviv by the Polish consulate on March 10, 1948. On the second leaf, the picture of the Rebbe is pasted (a reproduction of the famous picture from 1934, of the Rebbe leaning on a train window sill), with embossed relief-stamps of the consulate. Below the picture is the signature of the Rebbe "Aharon Rokeach".
The passport contains stamps, with entry visas completed by hand to Czechoslovakia and Switzerland.
This passport was issued as part of the Rebbe's plan to leave Eretz Israel during the War of Independence, in response to the entreaties of his Chassidim in Europe. This plan was never realized, and the Rebbe remained in Eretz Israel. The book BiKedushato Shel Aharon (part II, pp. 96-97) relates this episode, documenting that the Rebbe acceded to the pleas of his Chassidim to move over to Europe, requesting of his attendant, R. Moshe (Gross), to obtain a passport for him, and reserve a plane ticket. The flight was scheduled for Thursday, Adar 21 – the day of the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe's mother. When the Rebbe realized this, he declared that he had never travelled on a Yahrtzeit, and the trip was repeatedly postponed. When R. Unterman, chief rabbi of Tel Aviv found out, he sent a delegation to the Rebbe bidding him to remain. The Rebbe replied that he had never intended to travel, but he had been taught by his father R. Yissachar Dov that at such times, one should prepare to travel.
Rebbe Aharon Rokeach of Belz (1880-1957) was renowned as a miracle worker and a holy man, earning the epithet "Aharon, G-d's holy one". A foremost Rebbe and leader of European Jewry before the Holocaust, he also rebuilt Torah and Chassidut after the war. He was the son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz (the Maharid) and grandson of Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz. From a young age, he was known for his great holiness and toil in Torah and Chassidic works, together with his outstanding asceticism. He earned the reputation of an advocate of the Jewish people and a wonder-worker benefiting from Divine Inspiration, and thousands flocked his court to seek his blessings, advice and salvation. He was appointed Rebbe of the Belz Chassidut in 1927 and became one of the foremost leaders of Eastern European Jewry. As such, he was especially targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust. His followers smuggled him from ghetto to ghetto, until he miraculously managed to escape to Budapest, Hungary, where he remained for a short period, until the Nazis demanded his extradition. From there he made his way to Eretz Israel on a difficult journey that spanned Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Syria. His wife, children, grandchildren and entire extended family were killed by the Nazis, and he arrived in Eretz Israel accompanied only by his brother, R. Mordechai of Biłgoraj (1901-1949, who also lost his entire family, his only remnant being his son, R. Yissachar Dov, current Belzer Rebbe, born of his second marriage in Eretz Israel). Rebbe Aharon of Belz settled in Tel Aviv, where he endeavored to encourage Holocaust survivors, and together with his brother R. Mordechai of Biłgoraj, re-established the Belz Chassidut institutions in Eretz Israel and around the world - in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and other places.
Passport. 14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear to the wrappers.
The passport was issued in Tel Aviv by the Polish consulate on March 10, 1948. On the second leaf, the picture of the Rebbe is pasted (a reproduction of the famous picture from 1934, of the Rebbe leaning on a train window sill), with embossed relief-stamps of the consulate. Below the picture is the signature of the Rebbe "Aharon Rokeach".
The passport contains stamps, with entry visas completed by hand to Czechoslovakia and Switzerland.
This passport was issued as part of the Rebbe's plan to leave Eretz Israel during the War of Independence, in response to the entreaties of his Chassidim in Europe. This plan was never realized, and the Rebbe remained in Eretz Israel. The book BiKedushato Shel Aharon (part II, pp. 96-97) relates this episode, documenting that the Rebbe acceded to the pleas of his Chassidim to move over to Europe, requesting of his attendant, R. Moshe (Gross), to obtain a passport for him, and reserve a plane ticket. The flight was scheduled for Thursday, Adar 21 – the day of the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe's mother. When the Rebbe realized this, he declared that he had never travelled on a Yahrtzeit, and the trip was repeatedly postponed. When R. Unterman, chief rabbi of Tel Aviv found out, he sent a delegation to the Rebbe bidding him to remain. The Rebbe replied that he had never intended to travel, but he had been taught by his father R. Yissachar Dov that at such times, one should prepare to travel.
Rebbe Aharon Rokeach of Belz (1880-1957) was renowned as a miracle worker and a holy man, earning the epithet "Aharon, G-d's holy one". A foremost Rebbe and leader of European Jewry before the Holocaust, he also rebuilt Torah and Chassidut after the war. He was the son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz (the Maharid) and grandson of Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz. From a young age, he was known for his great holiness and toil in Torah and Chassidic works, together with his outstanding asceticism. He earned the reputation of an advocate of the Jewish people and a wonder-worker benefiting from Divine Inspiration, and thousands flocked his court to seek his blessings, advice and salvation. He was appointed Rebbe of the Belz Chassidut in 1927 and became one of the foremost leaders of Eastern European Jewry. As such, he was especially targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust. His followers smuggled him from ghetto to ghetto, until he miraculously managed to escape to Budapest, Hungary, where he remained for a short period, until the Nazis demanded his extradition. From there he made his way to Eretz Israel on a difficult journey that spanned Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Syria. His wife, children, grandchildren and entire extended family were killed by the Nazis, and he arrived in Eretz Israel accompanied only by his brother, R. Mordechai of Biłgoraj (1901-1949, who also lost his entire family, his only remnant being his son, R. Yissachar Dov, current Belzer Rebbe, born of his second marriage in Eretz Israel). Rebbe Aharon of Belz settled in Tel Aviv, where he endeavored to encourage Holocaust survivors, and together with his brother R. Mordechai of Biłgoraj, re-established the Belz Chassidut institutions in Eretz Israel and around the world - in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and other places.
Passport. 14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear to the wrappers.
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