(Av Beth Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Nitra, 1886-1945). Typed Letter Signed and stamped on letterhead, written in Hebrew to R. Moshe Blau of Jerusalem.
Auction 92 |
Thursday, February 18th,
2021 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts
Lot 131
UNGAR, SHMUEL DOVID
(Av Beth Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Nitra, 1886-1945). Typed Letter Signed and stamped on letterhead, written in Hebrew to R. Moshe Blau of Jerusalem.
Nitra, Slovakia: Thursday of Parshath Korach 1934
Est: $700 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $800
The yeshiva in Nitra was the very last to remain open in Nazi-occupied Europe. R. Shmuel Dovid perished on the run from the Nazis in early 1945. His celebrated sons-in-law were Rabbi Michael Dov Weissmandl (1903-57) and the Klausenberger Rebbe (1905-94).