(Grand Rebbe of Tchortkov, 1854-1934). Secretarial Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to “The Residents of Boro Park, New York.”
Auction 93 |
Thursday, May 06th,
2021 at 1:00pm
K2 Judaica Sale: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts
Lot 35
FRIEDMAN, YISROEL
(Grand Rebbe of Tchortkov, 1854-1934). Secretarial Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to “The Residents of Boro Park, New York.”
Vienna: Thursday of Parshath Beshalach 1928
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Son of the first Rebbe of Chortkov, R. Duvid Moshe (1828–1903) and son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Ya'akov of Sadigura (1820–83); each, the sons of R. Yisroel of Ruzhyn.
Among the founders of Agudath Israel, he was a remarkable Chassidic leader with thousands of followers including many Torah giants such as Rabbi Meir Shapira of Lublin, and Rabbi Meir Arik of Tarnow. His court in Chortkov, Galicia, was destroyed during World War I and he relocated to Vienna.