Auction 34
Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more
Oct 21, 2020
Israel
Harav Kook Street 10 Bnei Brak
Auction No. 34 It will be held on Wednesday the 3th of the Cheshvan 5781 • 21.10.2020 • At 19:00 Israel time Have questions about items? You can also contact us via WhatsApp at: +972-3-9050090
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LOT 036:
Original photograph, rare, from the youth of the Admor HaAkeidat Yitzhak of Alexander, hy”d.
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Original photograph, rare, from the youth of the Admor HaAkeidat Yitzhak of Alexander, hy”d.
A postcard bearing a rare original photograph from the youth of the Admor Rabbi Yitzhak Menachem Mendel of Alexander, He is sitting wearing his overgarments, a large kippah, looking at the camera. Size: 8.5x13.5cm. Tear in the negative width-wise. Marking in pen. Overall good condition.
Inscription on the front: “Alexander Rabbi Shlita”, and an identical inscription on the back. There is also a stamp in Polish(?) and an inscription bearing the name of Rabbi David Bernhoer of Otovsk (who was active in Poalei Agudat Yisrael in Poland).
The Admor Rabbi Yitzhak Menachem Mendel of Alexander (1880-1942 or 1943) was the son of Rabbi Shmuel Zvi, a student of Rabbi Yehiel of Alexander, and uncle of Admor the Yismach Yisrael of Alexander. He was son-in-law of Rabbi Michael Auerbach of Lodz. He served as Admor of Alexander in 1924, and set up a network of “Beit Yisrael” yeshivot across Poland, as well as Yismach Yisrael in Israel. He perished in the Shoah. His biography is given in “Ro’eh Ne’eman.” His sons are Rabbi Yerachmiel Yisrael Yosef and Rabbi Yaakov Pinchas Shraga.
