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Auction 68 · Lot 199

(Wife of the fifth Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch, R. Shalom Dov Ber Schneerson (RaSHa’B) and mother of the sixth Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson. 1860-1942).

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
$1,600

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

author

SCHNEERSON, SHTERNA SORA.

Description

Group of three Autograph Letters Signed, each written in a most distinctively florid hand, in Yiddish and Hebrew to Necha Rivkin. * Concerned to hear of financial difficulties. Advises that parents should assist a young couple, nonetheless, it is appropriate for the wife to seek to earn as well. Concerned about the health of her son, the Friediker Rebbe. Four pages. Leningrad, c. 1924-27. * Passionate response against outbreaks of violence against Jews in Eretz Israel, “may God heal the broken hearts… and rescue us from this lengthy exile.” One page. (1929?). * “May God fulfill your hearts desires for good.” One page. n.p. Tisha B’Av, (c. 1930’s)
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