Auction 130 Unlimited Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Rare books, Antisemitism, Zionism and Yiddish culture
By Winner'S
Jul 20, 2021
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 52:

Group of Documents Related to the Sharp WWI-Era Controversy about Transferring the Deceased on Uncovered Biers

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Group of Documents Related to the Sharp WWI-Era Controversy about Transferring the Deceased on Uncovered Biers


Group of documents related to the Sharp WWI-era controversy about transferring the deceased on uncovered biers.


Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a discussion of the background to this controversy.


Specifications of the documents included in this lot:

* Very sharp and painful letter from Chaim ben Attar, editor of the newspaper HaCherut, which carried this burning controversy.

* Lengthy article (6 columns) handwritten by Rabbi Tukachinsky entitled "HaMitah V'HaAron."

* Passage from the newspaper HaCherut - article printed about the controversy, with handwritten comments by Rabbi Tukachinsky, and more.

 

Total of [7] leaves - handwritten and printed.

Very fine condition.