Auction 21
Ancient Rare Seforim, Rabbinical letters and Manuscripts
By Prime Judaica
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Dec 18, 2023
30 9th Street, Lakewood NJ 08701, USA, United States
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LOT 111:
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Sold for: $140
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
175
Start price:
$
80
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Letter by R' Yosef Tzvi Kalisch of Skernovitz-Kartchov, Bnei Brak, 1938.
Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Kalisch (1886-1957), a scion of Vorka, was a son of R. Shimon of Skernovitz, who in turn was a son of R. Menachem Mendel of Vorka. Renowned as a great Talmid Chochom, in 1935 he was asked by R. Yitzchok Gerstenkorn to serve as the first Rov of the newly founded town of Bnei Brak. Held in great esteem, he was instrumental in establishing the orthodox character of Bnei Brak.
Skernewicz was a Polish Hasidic, a branch of Warka. The founder was Rabbi Shimon Kalish, a son of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Worker.
Size: 28 by 21.5 cm.
Condition: Fine condition, filling holes.
