(Pinkas Shadar). Ledger Book belonging to the emissary R. Yaakov Eisenbach, in relation to his journey to the United States to solicit funds on behalf of the Yeshivah Torath Chaim, Jerusalem.
AUCTION 57 |
Thursday, January 31st,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 240
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
(Pinkas Shadar). Ledger Book belonging to the emissary R. Yaakov Eisenbach, in relation to his journey to the United States to solicit funds on behalf of the Yeshivah Torath Chaim, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem: 1921-24
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
With introductory letters of recommendation in Hebrew and Yiddish, signed by the leaders of the Yeshivah, R. Zerach Epstein and R. Simchah Vinograd. Many autograph letters of recommendation, signed in Hebrew and English, with stamps of many American Rabbis from various communites visited by Eisenbach on his travels, including: Rabbis Moshe Shimon Sivitz of Pittsburgh, Moses Zevulun Margolies (RaMa”Z) of New York, Hillel (Philip) Klein of Ohev Tzedek New York, Abraham Nachman Schwartz of Baltimore, MA. Horowitz of Washington, D.C, J. D. Gordon of Norfolk, Va., G. J. Bacarat of Memphis, Tenn., Elchanan Tzvi Gutterman, of Scranton, Pa., J. M. Davidson of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., S. Baskin of New Brunswick, G. Heilpren of Mt. Vernon, J. L. Seltzer of Bridgeport and others. Recorded here is the fact that building funds were required due to the destruction to the Yeshiva caused by Arabs who rioted during Passover, 1920.