Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Printed Emissary Letter – The Chesed El Yeshiva – Jerusalem, 1891–1892
Opening: $300
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
Large printed leaf – emissary letter from the Torah scholars and rabbis of the Chesed El yeshiva. Jerusalem, Nissan 1891. With handwritten additions: the name of the recipient – Sr. Eliyahu Ch. Suleiman, blessings for longevity, and changing the date of the letter to 1892.
Printed in gold ink. With ornamented border. Medallion at the top of the leaf depicting the Western Wall and Temple Mount. Printed for the emissary R. Faraj Chaim son of R. Shlomo Yechezkel Yehuda. The letter mentions the supporters of the yeshiva, the Rishon LeTzion R. Refael Meir Panigel and R. Eliyahu Suleiman Mani Rabbi of Hebron. With the printed signatures of Torah scholars of the yeshiva and an additional letter at the foot of the leaf with the printed signature of the emissary.
The emissary R. Faraj Chaim son of R. Shlomo Yechezkel Yehuda (1846–1895), born in Baghdad and immigrated to Jerusalem in his youth. He travelled to India on behalf the Sephardi Kollelot in 1882 and 1893, passing away in Baghdad on his way back. Founder of the Iraqi community in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf. 35 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears, affecting text (professionally repaired with paper). Folding marks.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 057.011.023.
Printed in gold ink. With ornamented border. Medallion at the top of the leaf depicting the Western Wall and Temple Mount. Printed for the emissary R. Faraj Chaim son of R. Shlomo Yechezkel Yehuda. The letter mentions the supporters of the yeshiva, the Rishon LeTzion R. Refael Meir Panigel and R. Eliyahu Suleiman Mani Rabbi of Hebron. With the printed signatures of Torah scholars of the yeshiva and an additional letter at the foot of the leaf with the printed signature of the emissary.
The emissary R. Faraj Chaim son of R. Shlomo Yechezkel Yehuda (1846–1895), born in Baghdad and immigrated to Jerusalem in his youth. He travelled to India on behalf the Sephardi Kollelot in 1882 and 1893, passing away in Baghdad on his way back. Founder of the Iraqi community in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf. 35 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears, affecting text (professionally repaired with paper). Folding marks.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 057.011.023.
Emissary Letters and Documents in Manuscript and Print
Emissary Letters and Documents in Manuscript and Print