(Rabbi of Dombrava, 1875-1939). Group of three Autograph Letters Signed, in Hebrew, written to R. Baruch Zuckerman.
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 391
WEIDENFELD, NACHUM
(Rabbi of Dombrava, 1875-1939). Group of three Autograph Letters Signed, in Hebrew, written to R. Baruch Zuckerman.
Dombrova: 1924
Est: $800 - $1,200
PRICE REALIZED $3,400
Born in Harimlov, Poland, R. Nachum Weidenfeld received his early education from his father R. Yaakov (author of Kochav MiYa’akov) and grew to become one of the great Galician Torah scholars. Following the death of their father, he supervised the studies of his younger brother, R. Dov Berish who later became the Tchebiner Rav. R. Nachum is renowned for his responsa Chazon Nachum which was published in 1939 just months before he suffered a fatal heart attack soon after the German invasion of Poland. Many unpublished manuscripts of his were destroyed during the Holocaust.