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

Letter from Rabbi Aharon Kotler – Kletsk, Elul 1929 – Good Year Wishes

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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Lengthy letter (2 pages) from the management of the Kletsk yeshiva, signed by the yeshiva dean, R. Aharon Kotler. Kletsk, Elul [1929].
Written by a scribe, with the hand signature of R. Aharon Kotler. The signature is followed by an addition in a different hand. Addressed to the gabbai of the yeshiva in the Netherlands, R. Moshe Yehuda Paktor of Amsterdam. The letter opens with blessings for a good year and much success.
The letter then discusses details of the fundraising in the Netherlands on behalf of the yeshiva, as well as words of encouragement about the merits he accrues for the new year through his efforts to support the yeshiva.
[1] leaf (written on both sides), official stationery. 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including tape stains. Wear and tears to margins and folds.


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