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Auction 14 · Lot 372
(METZ)
- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $4,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Kalisch
Publication
1728
Description
Letter Signed, to the communal leaders and Rabbi of Metz requesting the wealthy community of Alsace come to the aid of their bretheren in Kalisch. Signed by Isaac Zelig Karo Rabbi of Hanover, Samuel ben Jonah Katz, Meir ben Jonah Nachum Cohen, Yitzchok Eisik ben Judah Prager
summary
A tragic portrayal of the tribulation of the Jews of Kalisch who were suffering from fire, pogrom, libels and other forms of persecution. Leaders of the community were subsequently arrested and large sums of money were required to secure their release. As a result, the wealthy merchants who supported the city became bankrupt. A great fire destroyed the town and people were left with nothing but "a sword hanging around their necks." The letter states that the sorry condition of the Jews was publicized in broadsides issued by the Rabbi of Poznah, among others. They had preferred to send emissaries to plead their case but the cost was prohibitive
Single leaf, silk backed, lightly browned. Folio
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