Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Collection of Certificates and Letters – Safed, ca. 1880s-1890s

Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium

Collection of letters and certificates signed by the rabbis of Safed and trustees of the communal institutions. Safed, ca. 1880s-1890s.
The items include:
• Beit Din ruling signed by R. Moshe of Rudnik, R. Refael Silberman and R. Yosef Aryeh son of R. Shlomo HaKohen. Safed, 1883.
• Letter of recommendation for a person travelling to Europe, addressed to R. Zalman Spitzer Rabbi of Vienna. Safed, 1884.
• Letter of receipt of donation signed by four trustees of Safed and four trustees of Tiberias. Safed, Iyar 1887.
• Envelope sent from the Vizhnitz court, inscribed by R. Moshe Brumer (scribe of the Tzemach Tzadik), addressed to the leader of Kollel Vizhnitz in Safed. With wax seals and postmarks from 1878.
• Other items.
9 paper items, including 7 letters with hand signatures. Size and condition vary.


PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.


Jerusalem Safed and Hebron – Letters, Manuscripts and Documents
Jerusalem Safed and Hebron – Letters, Manuscripts and Documents