Auction 16
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
By Kedem
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Jul 13, 2011
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 496:
Letters from Rabbis and Leaders of the Yemenite Jewish Communities in Israel
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Letters from Rabbis and Leaders of the Yemenite Jewish Communities in Israel
Collection of letters, receipts and more from the leaders and rabbis of the Yemenite communities in Israel, years 1937-1958.
Among the letters: a letter from year 1943 by Rabbi Shalom son of Rabbi Yechiya Yitzhak Ha-Levi, Rabbi of the Jaffa-Tel-Aviv Yemenite community describing the situation of the Jews of Sana'a:"¦[The Jews] of Sana'a are literally starving [to death] and reading their letters would deeply trouble you. My heart bleeds as I hear of their dire predicament in particular and of the situation of the Sana'a Jews in general. May Hashem have mercy on them¦".
15 Paper items, varying sizes and conditions.
