(Wife of the seventh Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson. 1901-88). Autograph Letter Signed to Necha Rivkin of Jerusalem
AUCTION 79 |
Thursday, November 15th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 172
SCHNEERSON, MOUSSIA (CHAYA-MUSHKA)
(Wife of the seventh Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson. 1901-88). Autograph Letter Signed to Necha Rivkin of Jerusalem
Warsaw: 24th November (1928)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PRICE REALIZED $4,000
The second of the three daughters of the Friediker Rebbe, R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (1880-1950), and wife to R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-94), who succeeded his father-in-law’s title as Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1951.
Writes to her life-long friend, Necha Rivkin, emphasizes how close she feels to her and her family. Notes that all members of Rebbetzin Chaya-Moushka’s family arrive to Warsaw on Monday (the day before her wedding), and that on Wednesday, the family will return to Riga.