Auction 109 Winner's Unlimited - Eretz Israel & Zionism, Postcards & Photographs, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books, Letters from Rabbis & Rebbes
By Winner'S
Aug 21, 2018
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 79:

Three Letters by the Founder of 'Beita"r' Reuven Feldshua

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Three Letters by the Founder of 'Beita"r' Reuven Feldshua

Three letters handwritten and signed by Rabbi Dr. Feldshua (Ben Shem), Givat Shmuel 1946-1947.

Interesting letter from 17 Elul 1947 sent to Dr. Bauminicher-Aloni in which Feldshua bares his heart about the failure of the 'אחוד העם' ['United People'] idea: 'I feel that the beautiful dream of the United People, which we had embroidered with crimson threads of our pure belief, is expiring ... the United People is not the ruler on the Jewish street, and now the path to its realization is very distant ...' and other matters between the two. There is also and additional letter to Dr. Aloni from 18 Sivan 1946 about the lack of customs for the "United" movement, and a personal letter addressed to Dr. Bauminicher [from 24/2/47].

An envelope in which one of the letters was sent is attached.

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Feldshua [1900-1980]: an intriguing personality combining a wide swath of activism and communal influence: rabbi, educator, community functionary, revisionist activist, journalist and publicist, participant in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and the Jewish underground in the Land of Israel on behalf of Beitar, scholar and historian in Poland and in Israel, a leader of Zionist youth in Poland between the two world wars and among the influential figures in the right-wing Zionist movement in the state, among the founders and leaders of  Tzaha"r, Beita"r, Brit Kanaim [where he served as high commander] and HaShomer HaLeumi, pioneer of the third Aliyah, first chief rabbi of Poland after WWII.

Various sizes, overall fine condition.


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