Auction 3
Autographs of Gedolei Hungary, Poland & Lithuania. Rare Seforim
By Kesher
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Sep 8, 2020
Ha-Rav Reines St 5, Israel
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Letters and manuscripts from Gedolim of Hungary, Galicia, Poland and Lithuania. Rare Seforim
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LOT 223:
"We sit in great worry and fear"..... Letter from Rabbi Shlome Yisroel Klein of SELISH. 1939 - ...
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Sold for: $950
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Estimated price :
$800 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 22%
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"We sit in great worry and fear"..... Letter from Rabbi Shlome Yisroel Klein of SELISH. 1939 - Holocaust
A letter handwritten by Rabbi Shlome Yisroel Klein of Selesh. To Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dushinski. In his letter he begs Harav Dushinski to help his nephew Yisroel Klein the son o hius brother Reb Shmuel Shmelke. At the conclusiuon of his letter he describes the situation in his town, which is much better compared to other places, but still they are "sitting and worrying with fear who knows what tthe next day will bring..."
Rabbi Shlome Yisroel Klein [1884-1944] was born in Selesh to his father Rabbi Pinchas Chaim, the son of Reb Shmelke Selisher. Learned in Unsdorf, and was son-in-law of Rabbi Nesanel Fried "Pnei Maven". Served as Rav of Selis from 1915 till his death in 1944, when he was transferred to Bergen Belsen and perished there. HY"D.
