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Oct 28, 2014
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LOT 351:
Letter from AdmorDovid Borenstein of Sochatchov. [1928]
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Letter from AdmorDovid Borenstein of Sochatchov. [1928]
Letter from Rabbi Dovid Borenstein of Sochatchov to his brother Rabbi Menachem Zev. [1928], informing him that he was sending him a 'heter hora'a' - smicha.
[1] leaf, 21x27 cm. Letterhead. In his hand and with his signature. Black fountain pen.
Rabbi Dovid Borenstein (1876-1943) was the son of the "Shem M'Shmuel' who served as Rabbi of Vishgorod, Poland and then from [1926] as Admor in Sochatchov, Poland. During the Holocaust, he greatly encouraged the residents of the Warsaw Ghetto, and he passed away there from a stroke. Sections of his Torah were printed in "Chasdei Dovid" and "Neot Desha". His letters are rare.
Minimal stains and creases. Fine condition.
