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(Dayan of Kalov, m. 1944). Autograph Letter Signed written in Hebrew on letterhead, to the New York Rabbis: Leo Jung, Abraham Zvi Freiman, and Israel Grossman.

Auction 91 · Lot 68

(Dayan of Kalov, m. 1944). Autograph Letter Signed written in Hebrew on letterhead, to the New York Rabbis: Leo Jung, Abraham Zvi Freiman, and Israel Grossman.

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
$1,100

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

author

LOWY, ASHER SEGAL.

Place

Kalov (Nagykálló)

Description

Noting that since the Rebbe died all financial responsibilities for funding the Kaliv yeshiva has devolved upon the writer, and he requests the recipients assist him in funding the tuition of the many students.

summary

Brother of the Demetcher Ruv, the Gaon R. Asher Segal Lowy was the son of R. Elimelech Segal Lowy, Grand Rebbe of Tosh. In 1935 he was appointed Dayan in Kalov where he also headed the Yeshiva. One of his celebrated disciples was his nephew, R. Meshulem Feish Lowy (1921-2015), who, after the war, revived the Tosh dynasty in Quebec, Canada.
Two pages (integral blank). 4to.
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