Auction 023 Part 1
Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Jun 9, 2020
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LOT 192:
Rabbi Kook – Signature on an English Letter to the Egyptian Consul – Jerusalem, 1931
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Sold for: $110 (₪381)
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Rabbi Kook – Signature on an English Letter to the Egyptian Consul – Jerusalem, 1931
A typewritten letter, on the official stationery of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, the Chief Rabbi of Palestine, signed by Rabbi Kook in English. Jerusalem, December 16, 1931. English.
In the letter, which is addressed to the Egyptian consul in Jerusalem, Rabbi Kook asks to enable Rabbi Zvi Rakovsky to visit Egypt: "Whereas Rabbi Isaac Zevi Rakovsky desires to visit Egypt for a few weeks only in connection with some religious requirements, I shall be grateful to you if you will kindly grant the said Rabbi Rakovsky the necessary visa".
[1] leaf, 28.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Creases and small tears to margins.
