The auction commences with a first edition of the Segulah-book "Raziel HaMalach" (Lot 1); followed by books that were owned by significant rabbis:
R. Shlomo Ganzfried (Lot 5); The Aruch Hashulchan (Lot 6); R. Meir Shapira of Lublin (Lot 68).
The auction contains many excellent offerings of Autograph Letters including:
The first Rebbe of Sadigura, R. Avraham Ya'akov (Lot 13); The Chofetz Chaim (Lots 17-20); The Ohr Same’ach (Lot 41); The Kesav Sofer (Lot 58); Reb Chaim Brisker (Lot 59); The Lubavitcher Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka and her sister (Lots 50-51); and dozens more of such letters.
Autograph manuscripts of note are those from R. Menachem Mendel of Shklov (Lot 9A); The Tiferes Yisroel (Lot 40); and a 14th-century Ramba'n manuscript (Lot 9).
As per annual tradition, this pre-Pesach auction features a wide selection of Passover Hagadot:
The rare, the exotic and the curious; with examples from 1545 through until 2008.
Among particularly Early examples: Lot 87 (Venice, 1545); Lot 88 (Riva di Trento, 1561) and Lot 95 (Salonika, 1569).
Beautifully illustrated Hagadoth include: Lot 93 (Venice, 1740); Lot 85 (India, 1874) and Lot 115 (The Avner Moriah Hagadah).
Historically significant Hagadoth include Lot 72 (American/Canadian/Anglo-related) and many examples from Germany, India, Jerusalem; as well as first edition Hagadah commentaries by the Vilna Gaon (Lot 96), R. Ya'akov Emden (Lot 78); and ending with several facsimile editions.
LOT 64:
WASSERMAN, ELCHANAN. (Rosh Yeshiva of Baranovitch ...
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Sold for: $2,800
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2,000
Estimated price :
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Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875%
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WASSERMAN, ELCHANAN. (Rosh Yeshiva of Baranovitch, 1875-1941).
Autograph Letter Signed and stamped, written on letterhead in Hebrew and Yiddish to Mrs. Pessia (Jenny) Miller-Fagin of Philadelphia.
Baranowicze, Poland, 27th Tishrei, 1932.
Mrs. Jennie Miller Faggen (1876-1968) was wealthy, pious, and generous. Her deep compassion drove her to become a patroness to countless European yeshivas and Torah scholars.
For more on Mrs. Miller Faggen’s life and impact, see the article by Dovi Safier in Mishpacha Magazine, April 3rd, 2023: “Mother of All Yeshivos: Uncovering the Forgotten Legacy of Mrs. Jennie Miller Faggen” https://mishpacha.com/mother-of-all-yeshivos/.