HALBERSTAM, YECHEZKEL SHRAGA OF SHINAVA.

AUCTION 51 | Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 1:00

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

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HALBERSTAM, YECHEZKEL SHRAGA OF SHINAVA.

(1815-1898). Letter Signed, with last sentence Autograph. Written in Hebrew on his personal letterhead, to his mechutan Yitzchak Segal Kannar, extending an invitation to the marriage of his granddaughter, with a request for assistance to help defray the wedding expenses One page, laid down

Shinava: 1896

Est: $30,000 - $40,000

Known as the "Shinaver Rav," R. Yechezkel Shraga was the eldest son of R. Chaim Halberstam of Sanz and one of the foremost Chassidic leaders of his generation. Author of Divrei Yechezkel, he was venerated for his subtlety of mind, diligence and pursuit of truth. He was also a formidable ideological opponent of Zionism and influenced many activists to abandon the movement. See T.M. Rabinowicz, Encyclopedia of Hassidism pp. 178-79