(Av Beth Din of Pinsk - Karlin, 1865-1942). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to Rabbi Yosef Shub (at the address of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski).
Auction 92 |
Thursday, February 18th,
2021 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts
Lot 132
WALKIN, AHARON
(Av Beth Din of Pinsk - Karlin, 1865-1942). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to Rabbi Yosef Shub (at the address of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski).
Pinsk: 4th day of Selichoth 1925
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $600
A close disciple of the Netziv and member of the Kollel Perushim in Kovno, R. Aharon Walkin was a prolific author of over ten volumes of responsa (Zekan Aharon), novellae (Beth Aharon) and sermons (Metzach Aharon).
R. Yosef Shub (1897-1942) was R. Chaim Ozer Grodzenski’s right-hand man and director of the Va’ad HaYeshivoth, a Vilna-based umbrella organization that raised funds for the Lithuanian yeshivos.
See E. Katzman, Yeshurun, Vol. 11-12 (2002) pp. 891-905, H. Seidman, Eileh Ezkarah I (1956) pp. 64-71.