Auction watch – Ketubah, Manuscripts, Books, Torah pointer, Bris cup
Whether you are a genealogist or collector, online auctions often contain items and objects of interest.
A current auction ending in the next day or so includes all of the above: Ketubah, Manuscripts, Books, Torah pointer, Bris cup. For the genealogist the information or inscription can hold new clues. Of course there is also the possibility of owning an item that previously belonged to an ancestor.
Here are some of the items being auctioned;
Early Silver Bris Cup, Great Britain 1824 & 1866. With dedications: “To Naftali Hertz son of Avraham Halevi, from his grandfather Moshe the son of Rav Neftali ” dated ” Sabbath 25th of Elul 1824″ and “From Julia Levy to her grandson Henry D’arcy Hart, 19th March 1866”
Silver Torah Pointer, Glasgow 1887. “Presented by B.Philips, ( son of Binyamin), and members of the South Side Synagogue in Glasgow 5647, 1887”.
Great Synagogue, London
Marriage Contract of Judah Son of Abraham and Hendel Daughter of David. London: 21st Sivan, 1868
Unpublished manuscript ‘Leyotzer Bereshit’ by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Friedman of London. 1894
By Rabbi Tzvi Ish Shalom A.k.a. Hirsch Friedman son of the wondrous Rabbi Abraham Chaim Zt”l, resident here in London.
London, 1894. At end is a Luach Chesbon Hasahnim in his hand.
Additional items include Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Elchnon Waserman about his Sefer with warm blessings, Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Gedalia Tiktin Rabbi of Breslau to Sir Moses Montefiore. 1856, Catalogue of the public auction of the library of Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber Friedman of Sadigura, London 1927, Sefer Ma’aseh Rav, By Rabbi Yochanan Ben Isaac of Hoelleschau London, Letter from Gaonim Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky Ravad London & Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Rogosnitzky Rabbi of Cardiff. 1943
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