Auction 35 - Rare and Important Judaica
Large "Mizrah" – Kol Koreh for Hachnasat Kallah – Jerusalem
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
"Remember G-d from afar and Jerusalem shall rise in your hearts" – Mizrah – "From this side is the spirit of life". Jerusalem, [187-].
Large "Mizrach". On the top appears an illustration of the Temple Mount and holy sites of Jerusalem and its surroundings, with complementary explanations.
Printed on the bottom is a long Yiddish letter by Rabbi Shimon Deutsch, head of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot in Jerusalem and disciple of the Chatam Sofer (died in 1878), calling for contributions for the marriage of a young Torah scholar with a needy bride and he promises to pray for all donors at the Western Wall.
At the bottom of the letter are illustrations of the grave of Zecharya the Prophet, Cave of Machpelah and Rachel's Tomb. Impressive copy of a stamp [of Rabbi Shimon Deutsch?] with the illustration of a tree and a ladder standing on the ground with its top in the Heavens, with verses hinting to the city of Jerusalem and with the initials of the name Shimon.
[1] leaf. 52X37.5 cm, framed: 62X49 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases, tears (some glued), missing pieces at the margins. Stains. Glue stains at the margins.
Rare. Not found in the JNUL. Not listed in the book Sifrei Yerushalayim HaRishonim by Shoshana Ha-Levi.
Large "Mizrach". On the top appears an illustration of the Temple Mount and holy sites of Jerusalem and its surroundings, with complementary explanations.
Printed on the bottom is a long Yiddish letter by Rabbi Shimon Deutsch, head of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot in Jerusalem and disciple of the Chatam Sofer (died in 1878), calling for contributions for the marriage of a young Torah scholar with a needy bride and he promises to pray for all donors at the Western Wall.
At the bottom of the letter are illustrations of the grave of Zecharya the Prophet, Cave of Machpelah and Rachel's Tomb. Impressive copy of a stamp [of Rabbi Shimon Deutsch?] with the illustration of a tree and a ladder standing on the ground with its top in the Heavens, with verses hinting to the city of Jerusalem and with the initials of the name Shimon.
[1] leaf. 52X37.5 cm, framed: 62X49 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases, tears (some glued), missing pieces at the margins. Stains. Glue stains at the margins.
Rare. Not found in the JNUL. Not listed in the book Sifrei Yerushalayim HaRishonim by Shoshana Ha-Levi.