(Rov of Visheve, 1886-1941). Autograph Letter Signed written in Hebrew on plain paper.

Auction 93 | Thursday, May 06th, 2021 at 1:00pm

K2 Judaica Sale: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

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Lot 40

HAGER, MENACHEM MENDEL

(Rov of Visheve, 1886-1941). Autograph Letter Signed written in Hebrew on plain paper.

A letter of recommendation for a yeshiva student named Eliyahu of Serdaheli (Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia). One page. 8vo.

Visheve: 24th Nissan 1921(?)

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $1,200

Rabbi Hager was a scion of the Kosov and Vizhnitz Chasidic dynasties. His father, Rabbi Yisrael Hager, known as the Ahavas Yisrael (1860-1936) was the third Vizhnitzer rebbe. R. Menachem Mendel was the Rosh Yeshiva of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva before WWI, and from 1921, the chief rabbi and Admor of Visheve (today, Vișeu de Sus Romania).