Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
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Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
July 7, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation. Issued by the Sunderland Jewish community, to the community's rabbi, R. Hirsch (Tzvi) Hurwitz, upon the end of his tenure as rabbi. England, June 1911.
Certificate of appreciation issued to the rabbi of the Jewish Community of Sunderland upon the end of his tenure as rabbi, hand-signed by the chairman of the community (Samuel Jacobs) and by the treasurer and the honorary secretary.
The text is written in calligraphic script, with color initials and decorated with fine foliate decorations.
R. Hirsch Hurwitz (ca. 1864-1946), born in Vilna, immigrated to England in 1903. He served as rabbi of the Sunderland community (in 1903-1911) and later as rabbi in Leeds.
Thick paper, 42.5X53.5 cm. Good condition. The certificate is matted; abrasions and damage to mat. Minor stains.
Certificate of appreciation issued to the rabbi of the Jewish Community of Sunderland upon the end of his tenure as rabbi, hand-signed by the chairman of the community (Samuel Jacobs) and by the treasurer and the honorary secretary.
The text is written in calligraphic script, with color initials and decorated with fine foliate decorations.
R. Hirsch Hurwitz (ca. 1864-1946), born in Vilna, immigrated to England in 1903. He served as rabbi of the Sunderland community (in 1903-1911) and later as rabbi in Leeds.
Thick paper, 42.5X53.5 cm. Good condition. The certificate is matted; abrasions and damage to mat. Minor stains.
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British Jewry – Certificates
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Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
July 7, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation. Issued by the Eastbourne Hebrew Congregation to the chairman and treasurer of the congregation, George Marks Esq. England, [1920s/30s].
Certificate of appreciation issued to the chairman and treasurer of the Eastbourne Hebrew Congregation. The text is written in calligraphic script, with color, ornate initials, within a fine, decorative foliate frame. Some of the ornaments and the Star of David at the top are painted gold.
Thick paper, 38X50 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Two strips of paper glued to verso.
Certificate of appreciation issued to the chairman and treasurer of the Eastbourne Hebrew Congregation. The text is written in calligraphic script, with color, ornate initials, within a fine, decorative foliate frame. Some of the ornaments and the Star of David at the top are painted gold.
Thick paper, 38X50 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Two strips of paper glued to verso.
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British Jewry – Certificates
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Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
July 7, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $2,375
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation. Issued by the Higher Broughton Hebrew Congregation (Salford, Greater Manchester), to the rabbi of the congregation, R. Simon Maurice Lehrman, on the occasion of his retirement. Manchester, 1938. English.
Certificate of appreciation issued to the rabbi of the Higher Broughton Hebrew Congregation on the occasion of his retirement, hand-signed by the president, the vice president and the warden of the congregation and by 19 council members.
The text is written in calligraphic script, with color, ornate initials, within a fine decorative border in blue, red, green and gold. At the top is a gold Star of David, with the initials "SLM" [Simon Maurice Lehrman] within. At the bottom, next to the signatures, is a small illustration of the congregation's synagogue.
Rabbi Simon Maurice Lehrman (1900-1988), born in Russia, immigrated to England with his family at an early age, and studied in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva. In 1927, he received a PhD from the University of London for his thesis on the theme of Biblical exegesis, and in 1933 he was rabbinically ordained. He served as rabbi of several important communities in Liverpool, Salford and Stamford. In 1966, he immigrated to Israel.
Approx. 41X57 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Inscriptions, closed and open tears to margins, some repaired with paper (one tear slightly affects text, the rest do not affect the text and ornaments).
Certificate of appreciation issued to the rabbi of the Higher Broughton Hebrew Congregation on the occasion of his retirement, hand-signed by the president, the vice president and the warden of the congregation and by 19 council members.
The text is written in calligraphic script, with color, ornate initials, within a fine decorative border in blue, red, green and gold. At the top is a gold Star of David, with the initials "SLM" [Simon Maurice Lehrman] within. At the bottom, next to the signatures, is a small illustration of the congregation's synagogue.
Rabbi Simon Maurice Lehrman (1900-1988), born in Russia, immigrated to England with his family at an early age, and studied in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva. In 1927, he received a PhD from the University of London for his thesis on the theme of Biblical exegesis, and in 1933 he was rabbinically ordained. He served as rabbi of several important communities in Liverpool, Salford and Stamford. In 1966, he immigrated to Israel.
Approx. 41X57 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Inscriptions, closed and open tears to margins, some repaired with paper (one tear slightly affects text, the rest do not affect the text and ornaments).
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