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LOT 203:
Book Given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to his Nephew Barry Gurary
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Book Given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to his Nephew Barry Gurary
"Who, What, When, Where – Interesting and Curious Facts from the Tanach, Talmud and Midrash" (Yiddish), edited by Nissan Mindel, Gershon Kranzler and Uriel Zimmer. Brooklyn, New York: Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, 1964.
Collection of facts and stories from Jewish history that were published between 1942-1964 in the popular column Mah Nishtanah of the Yiddish monthly Shmuessen Mit Kinder Un Yugent; with many illustrations.
The book was gifted by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to his nephew R. Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary. In an enclosed letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English, signed in Hebrew), Barry Gurary describes how he received the book from his uncle: "I hereby gift… the book ווער-וואס-ווען-וואו that my uncle handed me once while visiting my parents during Tishrei [in their apartment in the third story of 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn] and my uncle was running out of his office [on the first story of 770]. He quickly returned in to his room and handed me this book. I was polite I took it and just put it on the bookshelf in my house". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
[5], 6-75, [4] pages. 25.5 cm. Good condition. Light wear. Original binding.
