Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Letter by Rabbi Naftali Zvi Hirsh Hertzfeld, Av Beit Din of Zwolle (Holland) – 1838
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Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi "Naftali Zvi Hirsh of Zwolle and its region", Iyar 1838. The letter was sent to Hague to his friend Rabbi Meir Meyers. The letter contains various matters, and also a confidential issue: "…Regarding the other things you wrote me, better to keep quiet and not to talk about it and please G-d when you come to me, we will talk about it at length". He also tells about his sons: "My son the perfect young man Moshe", and about his other son [apparently named Leon?]. Rabbi Naftali Zvi Hirsh Hertzfeld (1782-1846) son of Rabbi Aharon Yehoshua Eliyahu, Av Beit Din of Rawicz and son of the daughter of Rabbi Shlomo of Chelm author of Mirkevet HaMishne. In 1796, he married the daughter of Rabbi Ya’akov Moshe Levenstam, Av Beit Din of Amsterdam. In 1808, was appointed Rabbi of Zwolle and served as Rabbi of the Ovrijssel, Gelderland and Drenthe regions. After his death, he left a manuscript of a large composition named Imrei Shefer in the possession of the son of his brother-in-law, Rabbi Yissachar Berish Bernstein, Av Beit Din of Hague. Leaf, 23 cm, good condition. Folding marks, tear to line with date, found glued to the margin [apparently torn while opening the letter].
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