The auction commences with a first edition of the Segulah-book "Raziel HaMalach" (Lot 1); followed by books that were owned by significant rabbis:
R. Shlomo Ganzfried (Lot 5); The Aruch Hashulchan (Lot 6); R. Meir Shapira of Lublin (Lot 68).
The auction contains many excellent offerings of Autograph Letters including:
The first Rebbe of Sadigura, R. Avraham Ya'akov (Lot 13); The Chofetz Chaim (Lots 17-20); The Ohr Same’ach (Lot 41); The Kesav Sofer (Lot 58); Reb Chaim Brisker (Lot 59); The Lubavitcher Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka and her sister (Lots 50-51); and dozens more of such letters.
Autograph manuscripts of note are those from R. Menachem Mendel of Shklov (Lot 9A); The Tiferes Yisroel (Lot 40); and a 14th-century Ramba'n manuscript (Lot 9).
As per annual tradition, this pre-Pesach auction features a wide selection of Passover Hagadot:
The rare, the exotic and the curious; with examples from 1545 through until 2008.
Among particularly Early examples: Lot 87 (Venice, 1545); Lot 88 (Riva di Trento, 1561) and Lot 95 (Salonika, 1569).
Beautifully illustrated Hagadoth include: Lot 93 (Venice, 1740); Lot 85 (India, 1874) and Lot 115 (The Avner Moriah Hagadah).
Historically significant Hagadoth include Lot 72 (American/Canadian/Anglo-related) and many examples from Germany, India, Jerusalem; as well as first edition Hagadah commentaries by the Vilna Gaon (Lot 96), R. Ya'akov Emden (Lot 78); and ending with several facsimile editions.
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LOTTO 19:
(CHOFETZ CHAIM).
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Venduto per: $4 000
Prezzo iniziale:
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3 000
Prezzo stimato :
$3 000 - $5 000
Commissione per la casa d'aste: 25%
IVA: 8.875%
Il prezzo e la commissione del lotto completo
Gli utenti stranieri potrebbero essere esentati dal pagamento delle tasse, secondo il regime fiscale vigente.
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(CHOFETZ CHAIM).
Autograph Letter Signed written in Hebrew by Menachem Mendel Zaks, the son-in-law of the Chofetz Chaim, on letterhead of his father-in-law, to R. Dovid Potash of Tel Aviv.
Radun, 11th(?) Tammuz, 1925.
In 1924 the Chofetz Chaim discretely began to make plans to leave Warsaw and permanently settle in Eretz Israel. When these intentions became publicly known, a huge outcry arose and numerous community leaders ceaselessly prevailed upon the Chofetz Chaim not to leave so very many, leaderless. Yet the Chofetz Chaim would not change his mind and continued preparing for his immigration to Eretz Israel loyally assisted by David Potash, a dedicated follower based in Tel Aviv.
However on the very day of departure, the Chofetz Chaim’s Rebbetzin took ill and departure was delayed. Shortly thereafter, the decision was made not to leave Poland at all and the Chofetz Chaim continued to serve Klal Yisroel in Europe until his passing. (See Michtevei HaRav Chafetz Chaim, letter no. 116).
In the present letter, the Chofetz Chaim’s son-in-law reports of progress made in preparations for immigration, scheduled just a couple of months later. He further writes in the name of his mother-in-law, inquiring over matters pertaining to their new intended home in Petach Tikva:
"I inquire in the name of the Rebbetzin, who has heard that in Eretz Israel it is not customary to place the stove within the house. She wishes that the [new] home not differ from here, and thus requests the kitchen oven be located indoors rather than placed in the courtyard. She also inquires if one may obtain a Jewish maid in Eretz Israel and what her salary would be; or might it be more worthwhile to bring over a Jewish woman from here…"
After the death of the Chofetz Chaim’s first wife Frieda (nee Halevi-Epstein, 1838-1903), the Chofetz Chaim married Miriam Freida (Schneider, 1875-1946), who was 30 years his junior. Among the children they had together was Feige Chaya, who later married R. Mendel Zaks who took over the Radin Yeshiva after the Chofetz Chaim’s death in 1933.
During the war years Rebbetzin Miriam Frieda escaped Europe via Shanghai, and arrived in the United States in 1941 where she died five years later.
