Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Rabbi Yisrael Ber Odesser, "Baal HaPetek" – Collection of Photograph Negatives by the Photographer Bouky Boaz

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Collection of photograph negatives of R. Yisrael Odesser, "Baal HaPetek", by the photographer Bouky Boaz.
The photographs depict R. Yisrael in various situations: studying a book, together with his wife, surrounded by disciples, and holding the famous "Petek". Including several photographs of the "Petek" itself.
R. Yisrael Dov (Ber) Odesser (1886-1994), disciple of R. Yisrael Karduner and other elder Breslov Chassidim. He earned fame near the end of his life for the heavenly note he claimed to have received, containing the sentence "Na Nach Nachm Nachman MeUman", and is known by his Chassidim as "Baal HaPetek".
7 negative strips (one of them with only one frame), with 9 contact prints. Good condition.
Enclosed: the catalog Na Nah Nahm Nahman Meuman, The Graffiti: Exhibition of photographs by Bouky Boaz (March 2000).
Graphic Art and Photographs
Graphic Art and Photographs