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LOT 313:
Letter from Rabbi Samson Rephael Hirsch and Family, to his Daughter and Son-in-Law. In his Hand and with his ...
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Letter from Rabbi Samson Rephael Hirsch and Family, to his Daughter and Son-in-Law. In his Hand and with his Signature. Bad Nauheim, [1881]
Letter written and signed by Rabbi Samson Rephael Hirsch and letters from his wife and from their son-in-law [?]. Bad Nauheim, 1881.
Specifications: [3] pages, paper. German in Hebrew letters. The letter opens with greetings written and signed by Rabbi Samson Rephael Hirsch.
Background: This letter was sent by Rabbi Samson Rephael Hirsch to his "children," that is, his daughter Jenny and son-in-law Michael Levy, upon the birth of their son. The couple lived in London, and this baby was apparently Rabbi Yeshaya Levy, later the rabbi of the Ohab Zedek Congregation in New York. In addition to Rabbi Hirsch, the letter includes words from his wife and "Yosef" (apparently Rabbi Yosef Guggenheimer, Rabbi Hirsch's son-in-law). The letter was written in Bad Nauheim, a resort village not far from Frankfurt am Main.
Unique Features: Though most of the letter is written in German, Rabbi Hirsch begins his blessings in Hebrew: "Our lips should not hold back from blessing G-d and giving praise and thanks to His great name for the kindness and truth that he does for you and for us, and we should pray for the future, that his kindness and truth should be with you and your beloved and sweet son, and He should bless you with bountiful blessings until 120 ..."
Condition: Fine, fold marks, stains, tears in the fold marks without loss of text.
