(Dayan and Rosh Yeshiva Sha’ar HaShamayim, Jerusalem, 1887-1954). Typed Letter Signed. Written on letterhead in Hebrew to Isaac Halevi Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Eretz Israel.

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $150

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author

AUERBACH, CHAIM YEHUDA LEIB

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3rd Iyar

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1948

Description

Recommending the appointment of his son-in-law R. Abraham HaLevi Horowitz as a Rabbi to the Army. “He is a scholar, energetic, full of initiative and knowledgeable in both Hebrew and modern literature.”

summary

Written two days before the proclamation of the State of Israel. The writer was the father of R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and author of Chacham Lev. His other son-in-law was the Maggid, R. Shalom Schwadron.

One page. Central folds.

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