Bidspirit auction | Historic and Sacred: Condolence Letter

Historic and Sacred: Condolence Letter for Montefiore Signed by the Giants of Chevron. 1885 - ”My sun has darkened and my spirit is stunned, the sacred Moshe has gone to Heaven” Condolence letter upon the passing of Sir Moshe Montefiore, signed by the Sephardic and Askenazic rabbis of Chevron. The letter is addressed to Yosef Sabag, Moshe Montefiore's nephew, responsible for his last will and testament; and to Dr. Eliezer HaLevi, Moshe Montefiore's secretary. Chevron, 1885. Beautiful poetic letter in scribal script - calligraphy and block letters. The letter is surrounded by a black mourning border. Signed by the two rabbis of Chevron, the gaon and Kabbalist Rabbi Eliyahu Saliman Manne, av beit din  of Chevron (signature and stamp), and a signature of the pious gaon Rabbi Shimon Menashe Chaikin, rabbi of the Ashkenazic community of Chevron for about seventy years. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of the gaon and Kabbalist Chacham Eliyahu Saliman  and the gaon and Chassid Rabbi Shimon Menashe Chaikin . [1] leaf, 22x26 cm. Fine condition. Fold marks. Aging stains in the margins.