(Dean of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah, Grodno. 1860-1939). Secretarial Letter Signed, written in Hebrew on letterhead.

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $850

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SHKOP, SHIMON YEHUDAH

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Tishrei

Place

Grodno

Publication

1933

Description

Letter of recommendation for a student of the yeshiva, Yaakov Kushnarivsky, who was preparing to make aliyah to Eretz Israel.

summary

“R. Shimon” was one of the most highly regarded Roshei Yeshiva in pre-war Europe. He served in Telz, Maltch, Brainsk and Grodno. For a short period he delivered lectures at Yeshiva R. Isaac Elchanan in New York. His Talmudic novellae and lectures recorded in his magnum opus “Shaarei Yosher” (1928) received universal praise.

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