Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
Collection of Letters – R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Riff Rabbi of Camden
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.