Auction 70
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Mar 31, 2020
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 369:
Invitation to the Wedding of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz - With a Letter Signed by His Father-in-Law Rebbe Moshe ...
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Invitation to the Wedding of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz - With a Letter Signed by His Father-in-Law Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beria Fromer of Ostrovtza - Radom, Kislev 1924
Printed invitation to the wedding of R. Yehoshua Rokeach son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz, with the bride Shifra Chana daughter of Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri’a Fromer, in Belz on 13th Kislev 1924. (Radom): "M. Zucker, Radom", [1924].
A handwritten invitation letter is inscribed on the verso, including one line handwritten and signed by the father of the bride: "From me, who awaits the Redemption and salvation, Moshe E.B. son of R. Y.". The letter was sent to Łódź to his mechutan Rebbe Betzalel Yair Danziger of Alexander: "To my honored… mechutan, the holy rabbi and Tzaddik… R. Betzalel Yair". The leaf also contains various inscriptions in pen and pencil, including kvitel inscriptions of names to be mentioned in prayer and for blessing.
The groom: R. Yehoshua Rokeach, later rebbe of Yaroslav (Jarosław; 1897-perished in the Holocaust 1943), son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz (elder Chassidim asserted that his attributes were similar to those of his father). He was the son-in-law of Rebbe Yosef Meir Twersky of Machnovka in his first marriage, and of Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri’a of Ostrovtza (Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski) in his second marriage. Following his father’s passing in 1927, he moved to Yaroslav, where he served as rebbe, occasionally frequenting the court of his brother Rebbe Aharon of Belz. During the Holocaust, he fled to Zborov, where he was murdered by the Nazis together with his wife and children. His eldest son (from his first marriage) immigrated to Eretz Israel, and was the father of Rebbe Yehoshua Rokeach of Machnovka.
Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri’a Fromer (1877-perished in the Holocaust 1942), father of the bride who signed the letter and invitation, was the son and successor of Rebbe Yerachmiel Fromer of Ostrovtza. A scion of the rebbes of the Lipsk-Kozhnitz dynasties. In 1909, he was appointed rebbe in Radom. His son Rebbe Yechiel Elimelech Fromer of Łódź served as rebbe already in his father’s lifetime, and was the son-in-law of the recipient of this invitation, Rebbe Betzalel Yair Danziger of Alexander and Łódź (1865-1934).
[1] double leaf. Approx. 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Tears to folds (professionally restored). Stains. Old tape stains.
