Manuscript Document Signed in German, along with his official stamp in Hebrew and German

AUCTION 49 | Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art

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Lot 331

HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL

Manuscript Document Signed in German, along with his official stamp in Hebrew and German

Confirms the statement by Rabbi Simon Albinger of Wradisch concerning the marriage of a couple in that town One page. With embossed stamp at top

Nikolsburg: 3rd October 1850

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,400

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888) was the champion of Orthodox Judaism and the foremost Rabbinic leader in Germany. After leaving Emden, Rabbiner Hirsch moved to Nikolsburg where he was apopointed Chief Rabbi of Moravia and Silesia as well a member of the Moravian Landtag (Parliament). The present document was written by him just a few months before he accepted the call to serve as Rabbi of the Orthodox Separatist Community in Frankfurt a/Main