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

Two Documents of Rebbe Yaakov Leiser of Pshevorsk – With His Pictures and Signatures

Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $13,750
Including buyer's premium

Two documents of Rebbe Yaakov Leiser (R. Yankele) of Pshevorsk, with his pictures and signatures.
1. Certificate issued by the Belgian delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for Rebbe Yaakov Leiser. Brussels (Belgium), May 1958. French.
The certificate includes the rebbe's details, his name and date of birth, and more; with his picture and his signature in Latin characters. Official signature and stamp.
11 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear.
2. Titre de Voyage (Travel document) issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, for Rebbe Yaakov Leiser. Brussels, 6th January 1982. French and Dutch.
The document includes the rebbe's details: name, place and date of birth (Rogach, Poland; 23 December 1906), physical description, profession, address, name of spouse (Glanz Alta – Rebbetzin Alta Bina, daughter of Rebbe Moshe Yitzchak Gevirzman, first rebbe of Pshevorsk).
The rebbe's picture appears on p. 3, with his signature in Latin characters. Official ink stamp.
The document includes entry visas to Austria, England, United States and Holland, with many stamps and inscriptions from the rebbe's various trips.
Approx. 14.5 cm. Good condition.
Rebbe Yaakov Leiser (R. Yankele; (1906-1998), second rebbe of Pshevorsk. Succeeded his father-in-law as rebbe in Antwerp, Belgium.


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Letters – Chassidut
Letters – Chassidut