Johanna Hirsch. Autograph Letter Signed, written to her husband Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, in Judeo-German, Hebrew, and German.
AUCTION 83 |
Thursday, June 20th,
2019 at 1:00pm
Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps, Ceremonial Objects, Fine & Graphic Art
Lot 138
(HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL)
Johanna Hirsch. Autograph Letter Signed, written to her husband Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, in Judeo-German, Hebrew, and German.
n.d (but approx. 1854 from internal evidence)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,800
<<Provenance:>> By direct family descent from Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, to the consignor.
Rebbetzin Johanna Hirsch commences this affectionate letter to her husband: “My dear, intimately loved Samson l'orech yomim tovim [Heb].” She reports of her visit to their newly-married daughter Sarah Guggenheimer, and sends provisions they made for a journey that the rabbi himself was about to take. Johanna discusses baking Challah with their daughter, jokingly referring to it as a test of her housewife prowess. She closes: “With a loving kiss from your Johanna, to my heart.”
Johanna (Hanna) Hirsch (nee Juedel, 1805-82) conducted a warm and supportive married life alongside her husband for more than fifty years. See E.M. Klugman, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch [A Biography] (1996) pp. 52 and 345.
Sarah Guggenheimer (1834-1909), an accomplished writer, married Rabbi Dr. Joseph Guggenheimer (1833-96). For more on their lives, see Klugman, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, p. 347.