Auction 38 · Lot 274
Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Secretarial Hebrew Letter Signed, on personalized stationery, offering blessings for a “speedy recovery.”
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- $4,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(CHASSIDISM)
Place
Brooklyn, New York
Publication
12th day of the Omer, 1957
summary
Signed "yedido do[resh] sh[elomo] be-ah[avah] r[abbah], ha-k[atan] Yoel Teitelbaum" [his friend who greets him with great love, the insignificant Joel Teitelbaum].
This letter was the Satmarer Rebbe's response to a "kvitel" [formal request] from "Judah ben Miriam" that the Rebbe pray on his behalf