(Chassidic Rebbi of Vishnitz/Bnei Braq, 1888-1972). Secretarial Letter Signed (twice) in Hebrew, with four autograph lines, written to R. Aaron Farkash. With stamp. Also signed by R. Menachem Mendel Gutman and Shmuel Kahana.

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $450

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author

HAGER, CHAIM MEIR

Place

Grossvardein

Publication

1933

Description

An impassioned letter imploring the recipient to remember the great spiritual uplift experienced through his father, the Ahavas Yisroel. Requests that the Chassidim in America participate in the writing of a Sepher Torah and requests funds for the reconstruction of the Rebbe’s synagogue for the sake of his health.

summary

The second son of R. Yisroel Hager, the Ahavas Yisrael of Vishnitz. He succeeded his father as Rebbe in Grossvardein. In 1947 he left Rumania and emigrated to Israel where he established the first Chassidic neighborhod in Bnei Braq where he reinvigorated the Chassiduth of Vishnitz.

Two pages

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