Auction 10 Fine Antique Judaica
By Legacy Judaica
May 8, 2022
Estreia 978 River Ave Lakewood NJ 08701, United States

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LOT 263:

R. Yisroel Soloveitchik. Nephew of Rav Chaim Brisker. Johannesburg 1940

Sold for: $450
Start price:
$ 200
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R. Yisroel Soloveitchik. Nephew of Rav Chaim Brisker. Johannesburg 1940
Rare autograph letter by R. Yisroel HaLevi Soloveitchik to R. Yom Tov Lipmann Gurwitz of Melbourne, Australia with personal details about himself and his family.
R. Yisroel HaLevi Soloveitchik (d. 1951) was the son of R. Avrohom Baruch, the eldest son of the Beis HaLevi. He served as Rav in Smolensk before immigrating to South Africa where he served as a Dayan for the Johannesburg community. As a student of his uncle R. Chaim Brisker, R. Yisroel recorded many of his uncle’s novella which were eventually published under the title M”Ginzei HaGra”CH.
26.5 by 21 cm. Excellent condition.
Opening bid $200