(Founder of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and the Daf HaYomi System, 1887-1937). Typed Letter Signed written in Hebrew to “Mr. H. Herzberg.”
Auction 92 |
Thursday, February 18th,
2021 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts
Lot 118
SHAPIRO, MEIR
(Founder of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and the Daf HaYomi System, 1887-1937). Typed Letter Signed written in Hebrew to “Mr. H. Herzberg.”
New York: 18th Menachem-Av 1927
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $1,000
R. Meir Shapiro was a major force in Polish - indeed worldwide Jewry - in his short life. A Chassid of the Chortkover Rebbe, he was a profound Talmud scholar. He held various rabbinic positions, until he founded the Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, an elite institution even among other elite institutions of Torah learning. He was elected to the Polish Sejm representing Orthodox Jewish interests. This followed his belief that rabbinic leaders must be activists as well as scholars. In 1926 he visited the United States on a fund-raising mission, where he remained for thirteen months.