(SALANT, SAMUEL.

AUCTION 63 | Thursday, November 13th, 2014 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 308

(SALANT, SAMUEL.

Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. 1816-1909). Letter Signed by R. Yom Tov Lipman Hacohen (Vaslavsky) of Mir (author of Malbushei Yom Tov, 1821-93) with his stamp. <<With Autograph Signed Addendums>> by: R. Yerucham Yehudah Perlman, The Gadol of Minsk (author of Ohr Gadol, 1835-96); and R. Naphtali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin (The Netziv, 1817-93). Written in Hebrew to Samuel Salant, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem (1816-1909). Clean tears at folds with older paper repair on verso (no loss of text). One page.

Mir - Minsk - (Volozhin): 6th-9th Nissan 1890

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $4,250

Most unusual for three of the foremost Rabbis of Russia/Lithuania to jointly write such a warm letter of recommendation. Composed for the benefit of a shochet forced to leave Russia “as his life was in danger.” The Netziv writes: “The good eye of your honor is worth more than one hundred intermediaries”. He blesses Rabbi Salant with “long days and many years on the holy mountain of Jerusalem.” Indeed Rabbi Salant lived until the mature age of 93. See M. Zeira, Rabotheinu Shebagolah, Vol. I (1996) pp. 86-95.