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Auction 24 · Lot 236
Appeal for funding for the Gateshead Women’s Seminary
- Estimate
- $350–$500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
DESSLER, ELIJAH ELIEZER.
Place
Gateshead
Publication
1947
Description
Autograph letter in Hebrew on letterhead of Beth Midrash LeMoroth/Training College for Women Teachers of Torah Education, addressed to Rabbi Dr. Hillel Medalia of Antwerp, and signed “E.E. Dessler.”
summary
Rabbi Elijah E. Dessler (1891-1954) is considered one of the last great proponents of the Mussar School founded in Lithuania by R. Israel Salanter. His multivolume work, “Michtav Me’Eliyahu,” remains a classic of ethical literature
This letter to Hillel Medalia, prominent rabbi of Antwerp, was sent by Rabbi Dessler on behalf of Mrs. Iris Samuel of the prominent English family, on her fundraising mission on behalf of the fledgling Women’s College. With typical modesty, Rabbi Dessler describes himself simply as a member of the “gizbarut” (financial committee) of the Seminary.