(Grand Rebbe of Skulen, 1923-2019). <<Personal>> 14-string Gartel.

Auction 96 | Wednesday, February 09th, 2022 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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PORTUGAL, YISROEL AVROHOM

(Grand Rebbe of Skulen, 1923-2019). <<Personal>> 14-string Gartel.

Note attached: “Gifted… 6/21/08. The [Rebbe’s] personal well used gartel.” Length: 90 inches (228 cm).

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $2,200

The last Holocaust-era Rebbe to lead a Chassidic sect. The son of R. Eliezer Zushye Portugal (1898-1982), he and his father were finally allowed to leave Communist Rumania for the United States in 1960. <<Provenance:>> From the estate of an individual who had personal relations with the Skulener Rebbe. He received this Gartel as a gift to express thanks for services rendered. (Names and specific details will be provided to the successful bidder).