KAGAN, ISRAEL MEIR.

AUCTION 50 | Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Art

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Lot 232

KAGAN, ISRAEL MEIR.

(“Chofetz Chaim”). Secretarial Letter Signed in Hebrew, on letterhead stationery of “Israel Meir Hakohen, author ‘Chofetz Chaim’ and ‘Mishnah Berurah’” (Hebrew); and “Rabin I.M. Kagan, Radun” (Polish) along with his stamp. Addressed to R. Eliezer Bollag of Baden, thanking him with profuse blessings for a donation from the Ladies Auxilary of his community One page. Central folds

Radin: 28th Nissan 1931

Est: $10,000 - $12,000

PRICE REALIZED $14,000

R. Israel Meir Kagan (1838-1933) was universally acclaimed as the preeminent Halachic decisor and “tzaddik” of the generation. He is referred to as the Chofetz Chaim (“Seeker of Life”), after the title of his guide pertaining to purity of speech. His reputation as halachist par-excellence rests upon his “Mishnah Berurah,” a commentary to Shulchan Aruch, Section Orach Chaim