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LOTE 158:
RABBI YESHAYA RUBIN, RABBI OF BELENYES (HUNGARY), INTERESTING LETTER TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, EXPRESSING ...
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Precio estimado:
$1 000 - $1 500
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RABBI YESHAYA RUBIN, RABBI OF BELENYES (HUNGARY), INTERESTING LETTER TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO SIR MOSES ON BEHALF OF THE BELENYES COMMUNITY .
Letter dated 1864, written in response to the proposal of R. Eliezer Lipman Silberman of Lyck, editor of Hamaggid, to publish a book containing letters of appreciation and blessings to Sir Moses Montefiore from rabbis and communities around the Jewish world. Rabbi Rubin reports that the local Chevra Kadisha gathered to congratulate Sir Moses and inscribed his name in their Pinkas to ensure that prayers will be said for him after his death. He also asks R. Silberman to publish the letter in Hamaggid.
Rabbi Yeshaya Rubin (d. 1891), disciple of the Ksav Sofer and of Rabbi Chaim Hirsh Mannheimer of Uzhorod. Rabbi of Belenyes and (1869) Mihalyfalva. Author of Ateres Yeshaya.
Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore, great British philanthropists who devoted their lives to improving the conditions of Jews around the world through their generosity and political intervention.
2 sides. 21 x 26.5 cm. Very good condition.
