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Auction 37 · Lot 237
(1894-1971, Chief Rabbi of Moscow). Five Typed Letters Signed to Prof. Abraham I. Katsh, containing New Year and Passover greetings written in a beautiful poetic Hebrew
- Estimate
- $120–$180
- Hammer price
- $100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LEWIN, JUDAH LEIB
Place
Moscow
Publication
1960-1969
summary
Born in Yekaterinoslav, Lewin studied at the Slabodka Yeshiva and served as a Rabbi in various towns in the Ukraine. In 1957, he became Principal in the newly inaugurated Yeshiva in the Moscow Great Synagogue. In 1957, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Moscow as well. Lewin had to walk a difficult line as a semi-offcial spokesman and apologist for Soviet policy in matters of Judaism and as a genuine spiritual leader to his community