Auction 46
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Jul 7, 2015
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 399:
Kitvei Kodesh U'Melitzot – Amsterdam, 1760
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Sold for: $340
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Kitvei Kodesh U'Melitzot – Amsterdam, 1760
Kitvei Kodesh U'Melitzot, sages of Eretz Israel and rabbis abroad …in praise of …Rabbi Shimon di Gildir …to assist and support him and reinstate him in the holy city of Safed". Amsterdam, [1760].
Rabbi Shimon di Gilder left Safed to raise financial support abroad for himself. When he reached Amsterdam, he printed in a book the many letters of recommendation which he received from the rabbis of communities through which he had travelled. Contains letters of rabbis from Eretz Israel, Turkey, Hungary, Moravia, Poland, Germany, Italy, France and Amsterdam. Among those who wrote the recommendations were the author of the Pnei Yehoshua, Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeschitz, Rabbi Shmuel Hillman of Metz, and others.
12 leaves. 17 cm. Good condition, stains, tears and minor damages.
