Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Silver Goblet – Dedication of R’ Yitzchak Weidenfeld Av Beit Din of Grzymałów

Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Silver Kiddush goblet. [Eastern-Europe, before the Holocaust]. Etched on the goblet is a cartouche flanked by flowering branches enclosing an inscription: “Gift for a ‘Derasha Geshenk’ from his mechutan R’ Yitzchak Weidenfeld’. Given as a gift (Doron Drasha) from Rabbi Yitzchak Weidenfeld (born 1874; Otzar HaRabbanim 10618), eldest son of the author of Kochav M’Ya’akov, Rabbi Ya’akov Weidenfeld, and his successor in the Grzymałów rabbinate. Brother of the Tshebin Rebbe and of Rabbi Nachum Av Beit Din of Dumbrava. During World War II, he was very active on behalf of the refugees who fled to his city and for a whole year he sat in prison due to false espionage charges. He perished in the Holocaust together with his family. Height of goblet: 7 cm. Circumference: 5.5 cm. Good condition.
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