(and brother). Autograph Postcard Signed to Mr. Yudelewitz, Breslau. Written on both sides, signed “Zalman Sorotzkin” and “Joel” [Sorotzkin].

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

SOROTZKIN, ZALMAN

Place

Berlin

Publication

1924

Description

Written from the Sanatorium Richters, the two Sorotzkin brothers inform the addressee (who was their benefactor) that Joel has undergone a successful operation, and is due to travel to San Remo in ten days time

summary

R. Zalman Sorotzkin (1881-1966), son-in-law of the founder of the Telz Yeshiva, R. Eliezer Gordon, served as Rabbi of Lutzk. After World War II, Sorotzkin was one of the leaders of the Agudath Israel movement in Eretz Israel, where he was instrumental in establishing the Va’ad ha-Yeshivoth and Chinuch Atzma’i. He authored a commentary on the Pentateuch, “Oznayim la-Torah,” and Responsa, “Moznayim la-Mishpat.” See EJ, Vol. XV, cols. 166-7

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