Rabbi of Greidetz (Graetz) (1795-1874). Autograph Letter Signed in Hebrew.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

GUTTMACHER, ELIJAH.

Place

Greidetz (Graetz)

Publication

1872

Description

Concerning the purchase of property in Jerusalem where the palace of Hilny HaMalkah once stood. “It is a miracle they are able to purchase such a choice property in the center of Jerusalem for just three thousand Reichsthaler.”

summary

R. Elijah Guttmacher of Greidetz (Graetz) was a disciple of R. Akiva Eiger and was known as a kabbalist and wonder-worker. Together, with R. Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer (another student of R. Akiva Eiger,) R. Guttmacher was active on behalf of the welfare of Eretz Israel and a forerunner of the Chibath Zion movement.

One page. 8vo.

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