Bidspirit auction | Collection of Letters – Germany,
Collection of Letters – Germany, Central and Western Europe – 1844-1961 - Large assorted collection of letters of rabbis, Torah scholars and various individuals. Germany, Austria, England, Italy and various countries in central and western Europe. Various periods, from 1844-1961. The collection includes: • Letter of R. Meir Lerner Rabbi of Altona, addressed to R. Chaim Berlin. Altona, 1911. Rabbi Dr. Meir Lerner (1857-1930), rabbi in Wintzenheim (Alsace), London and Altona, founder of Moriah (which later joined Agudat Yisrael). • Two letters of R. Meir Tzvi Jung (1859-1921), rabbi in Mannheim, Uherský Brod and London, president of Agudat Yisrael in Great Britain. London, ca. 1910. • Letter of R. Avraham Sofer of Erlau (Eger), Rabbi of Gorizia. Certification for a mashgiach in a ship. Kislev 1933. R. Avraham Sofer (Schreiber; 1898-1982), publisher of the Meiri, son of R. Shimon Sofer Rabbi of Erlau, rabbi in Corfu, Gorizia and Rijeka. Immigrated to Jerusalem in 1939. • Letter of R. Pinchas Kohen Rabbi of Ansbach, addressed to R. Levin in Hamburg. • Chaver certification for yeshiva student Avraham Abba Yaakovovitz, handwritten and signed by yeshiva dean R. Eliyahu Bochko, dean of the Montreux yeshiva. Tishrei 1930. • And many more letters, some unidentified. 31 letters. Varying size and condition. Many letters on postmarked postcards.