Auction 19 Ancient Rare Seforim, Rabbinical letters and Manuscripts
By Prime Judaica
Aug 30, 2023
30 9th Street, Lakewood NJ 08701, USA, United States
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LOT 147:

Early letter by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchok Hillman, Glasgow, 1913.

Approbation of the sefer Yad ...

Sold for: $420
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$ 120
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Auction took place on Aug 30, 2023 at Prime Judaica
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Early letter by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchok Hillman, Glasgow, 1913.

Approbation of the sefer Yad Yosef.


R. Shmuel Yitzchok Hillman (1868-1953), was born in Kovno, Lithuania and received Semicha from the ADERES, R. Refoel Shapiro, R. Meir Simcha, and the RIDVAZ. In 1897, he was appointed Rov of Barzin. In 1908, he was appointed as Rov in Glasgow Scotland, where he founded a Beis Din. In 1914, he was appointed as a Dayan in the London Beis Din. In 1934, he settled in Yerusholayim where he co-founded Yeshivas Ohel Torah together with his son-in-law R. Yitzchok Eisek HaLevy Herzog, where many outstanding Talmidei Chachomim studied. He authored the Ohr HaYoshor series on Shas and other topics.


Size: 22.5 x 21 cm

Condition: Fine condition, some small tares and stains.