Auction 89 - Rare and Important Items
Midrash Rivash Tov – Copy of Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Belz, the "Bilgorayer Rav", With His Signature
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
Midrash Rivash Tov, selections from the teachings and sayings of R. Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, by R. Yehuda Leib Abraham of Edelény. Two parts. Kecskemét (Hungary): R. Mordechai Abraham, 1927. First edition. Two title pages, the first printed in red and blue.
Copy of R. Mordechai Rokeach, the "Bilgorayer Rav", with his signature at the top of the title page: " Mordechai Rokeach son of the late rebbe of Belz".
R. Mordechai Rokeach, the "Bilgorayer Rav" (1901-1949, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut III, pp. 224-225), was the son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz. Following the death of his father, he was appointed rabbi of Biłgoraj, renouncing the position of rebbe to his older brother. During the Holocaust, after much wandering, he was reunited with his brother and they travelled together, eventually miraculously succeeding in reaching Eretz Israel. Upon their arrival, R. Mordechai became one of the most prominent figures in Eretz Israel and assisted his brother with the reestablishment of the Belz dynasty. In 1946, upon receiving word that his wife and children were murdered in the Holocaust, he remarried. He passed away shortly thereafter. His only son from that marriage, the current Rebbe of Belz, was born in Shevat 1948.
[3], 2-119 pages; 112 pages. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to final leaf and marginal tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
Copy of R. Mordechai Rokeach, the "Bilgorayer Rav", with his signature at the top of the title page: " Mordechai Rokeach son of the late rebbe of Belz".
R. Mordechai Rokeach, the "Bilgorayer Rav" (1901-1949, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut III, pp. 224-225), was the son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz. Following the death of his father, he was appointed rabbi of Biłgoraj, renouncing the position of rebbe to his older brother. During the Holocaust, after much wandering, he was reunited with his brother and they travelled together, eventually miraculously succeeding in reaching Eretz Israel. Upon their arrival, R. Mordechai became one of the most prominent figures in Eretz Israel and assisted his brother with the reestablishment of the Belz dynasty. In 1946, upon receiving word that his wife and children were murdered in the Holocaust, he remarried. He passed away shortly thereafter. His only son from that marriage, the current Rebbe of Belz, was born in Shevat 1948.
[3], 2-119 pages; 112 pages. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to final leaf and marginal tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
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