Auction 119
119 Chabad, Seforim, Hassidut, Glosses & Signatures, Postcards and Photo's, Holocaust and Antisemitism, Pens and Art.
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Jan 28, 2020
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Chabad, Seforim, Hassidut, Glosses & Signatures, Postcards and Photo's, Holocaust and Antisemitism, Pens and Art.
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LOT 223:
Poster Opposing the Appointment of Rabbi Ya'akov Meir as Rishon LeTziyon. Jerusalem, 1907
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Poster Opposing the Appointment of Rabbi Ya'akov Meir as Rishon LeTziyon. Jerusalem, 1907
Emphatic poster - copy from Machzikei HaDat opposing the appointment of Rabbi Ya'akov Meir as Rishon LeTziyon.
After the passing of Rabbi Ya'akov Shaul Elyashir, Rabbi Ya'akov Meir [1856-1939] was appointed to be chief Sephardic rabbi of Jerusalem - the 'Rishon LeTziyon.' This appointment aroused opposition from some circles in the city who accused him of a tendency to Zionism. Those opposed sent letters to the Chacham Bashi in Constantinople with the goal of preventing confirmation of his appointment. Rabbi Meir preferred to prevent the dispute and abandoned his candidacy for the position. He left Jerusalem for a while and served as rabbi of Salonika. In 1921, with the founding of the chief rabbinate of the Land of Israel, he was selected to be chief Sephardic rabbi.
