Auction 74 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
Sep 15, 2020
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LOT 321:

Letter from Rebbe Yisrael Shalom Yosef of Bohush

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Letter from Rebbe Yisrael Shalom Yosef of Bohush
Letter signed by Rebbe Yisrael Shalom Yosef Friedman. [Bohush (Buhuși, Romania), 1922?].
Written by a scribe and signed by the rebbe. The letter, sent to his nephew (son-in-law of his brother-in-law) R. Avigdor Schorr, concerns familial matters.
Rebbe Yisrael Shalom Yosef Friedman (1855-1923), the second rebbe of Bohush, a prominent Romanian rebbe. Son and successor of the first rebbe of Bohush, R. Yitzchak, son of R. Shalom Yosef of Sadigura. He was named after his great-grandfather R. Yisrael of Ruzhin (d. 1850) and after R. Yisrael's son R. Shalom Yosef of Sadigura (d. 1851). After his father's death in 1896, he succeeded him as rebbe in Bohush. Many Chassidim flocked to his court to receive his blessings, wise counsel and guidance, especially in medical matters. He established the Beit Yisrael Yeshiva in Bohush, assisted by his sons-in-law, R. Menachem Mendel Friedman and R. Yitzchak Twersky. His Torah teachings were only recently published under the title Pe'er Yisrael (Jerusalem, 1979-2009).
The recipient of the letter, R. Avigdor Schorr (d. 1929), was a descendant of R. Yisrael of Ruzhin and stepson of R. Avraham Matityahu of Shtefanesht (who, in his second marriage, married R. Avigdor's mother, the widow of R. Aharon Schorr of Berdichev). In 1890 he married the granddaughter of R. Yitzchak of Bohush, daughter of Rebbe Mordechai Zusia of Trisk and Iași.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear and folding marks. Mounted on paper for preservation.
The letter is dated 25th Tishrei 1932, however this seems to be a mistake of the scribe, since both Rebbe Yisrael Shalom Yosef Friedman and his nephew passed away in the 1920s.

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