Signed photograph, inscribed to the Yiddish actor Seymour Rechtzeit, “My Sincerest Greetings from Mount Sinai and Eretz Israel.”

AUCTION 12 | Tuesday, March 13th, 2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

Back to Catalogue

Lot 301
ROSENBLATT, YOSSELE

Signed photograph, inscribed to the Yiddish actor Seymour Rechtzeit, “My Sincerest Greetings from Mount Sinai and Eretz Israel.”

A striking image depicting Rosenblatt dressed in his finery amidst the splendor of Eretz Israel. Framed

June, 1933

Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Rosenblatt (1882-1933), was the leading cantor of his time, his immense popularity has never waned. This photograph was taken just prior to his death in Jerusalem in 1933, where he was working on a Yiddish film.