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Auction 66 · Lot 99

(Rosh Yeshiva of Kletsk, and Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, 1891-1962). Secretarial Letter Signed, with a few words in his hand. Written to Rabbi Tal of Utrecht, Holland.

Estimate
$800–$1,000
Hammer price
$800

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author

KOTLER, AARON

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Erev Shabbath Noach

Place

Kletsk

Publication

1930

Description

In Hebrew on Kletzk Yeshiva letterhead with his personal stamp in Hebrew and the Yeshiva stamp in Hebrew and Polish. Grateful for donation to assist the students of the Yeshiva and sending blessings.

summary

Rabbi Aaron Kotler, was one of the finest Talmudists of his day. A brilliant graduate of the Slabodka Yeshiva, he was married to the daughter of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, Rosh Yeshivah of Slutzk. R. Kotler went on to found his own Yeshivah in Kletzk, Poland, which after the war was famously reorganized in Lakewood, New Jersey.
One page. Two punch-holes. 4to.
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