(Rabbi of the Eidah Chareidith of Jerusalem, 1848-1932). Autograph Letter Signed written on letterhead in Hebrew to his grandson, Yitzchak.

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $600

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author

SONNENFELD, YOSEPH CHAIM.

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Sunday, Parshath Yithro

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1931

summary

R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld was a student of R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the Kesav Sofer. Upon emigrating to Eretz Yisrael he became the right hand man of R. Yehoshua Leib Diskin. Subsequently he was co-founder, along with R.Yitzchok Yerucham Diskin, of the Edah Chareidis. He is known for his uncompromising stances toward the nascent Zionist movement in Eretz Israel.

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