* Sensational Yerushalmi letter – important historic information about Sir Moshe Montefiore’s visit to the Holy Land; the bitter battles in Jerusalem over donations, including unflattering stories about well-known personalities; the spiritual state of Jerusalem, the breach in studying English; the unfallen star and more. Jerusalem, 1857.
[2] pp, 27 cm. Bluish paper.
Fine condition. Fold marks. Aging stains. Tiny tears in the margins.
* Very beautiful letter from Jerusalem Jewry under British rule to the renowned English consul James Finn. In this letter, they request confirmation of “the security of his position” in another letter included with this letter. (That is, the second letter here, apparently addressed to the Queen of England.) Jerusalem, 1859.
[2] pp, approximately 27 cm. Bluish draft paper folded into an envelope. The second page features the details of the sender and the addressee.
Fine condition. Tears from opening the envelope [in the blank leaf].
* Historic documentation to Queen Victoria: Lengthy and most beautiful letter [on the back of a double leaf]. Scribal script including a Mi SheBerach prayer and the HaNoten Teshuah LiMelachem prayer for the Queen of Britain, and an acrostic of Queen Victoria’s name [of the eponymous “Victorian Period”]. Additional Mi SheBerach prayers appear in the margins for Consul Finn and his wife, Elisheva. [Jerusalem], with no indication of place or date.
[1] lengthy sheet of paper, 45 cm.
Very fine condition. Fold marks.
* Beautiful consolation letter upon the passing of Sir Moshe Montefiore. The letter was sent from Jerusalem Jewry and addressed to Yosef Sabag, Montefiore’s nephew and executor of his estate, and to Dr. Eliezer HaLevi, Moshe Montefiore’s secretary. Beautiful lyrical letter in scribal penmanship and calligraphic script. The letter is surrounded with a black border indicating mourning. It is signed, inter alia , by R’ Yoel Moshe Salomon. Jerusalem, 1885.
[1] leaf paper 29 cm. High-quality graph paper.
Fine condition. Fold marks.
* Beautiful letter from the Rishon LeTziyon and the first chief Sephardic rabbi of the Land of Israel under the auspices of the chief rabbinate, Chacham Ya’akov Meir. The letter was sent to Rabbi Shem Tov Ganin, rav and moreh tzeddek in Manchester. It discusses fundraising in England on behalf of the poor of the Holy Land. The nasi of the Sephardic community also signed in the margins of this letter. Jerusalem, 1921.
[1] leaf paper, 27 cm. Official stationery.
Fine condition. Filing perforations. Aging stains. Tears in the folds and the margins reinforced with tape.
* Letter from Chacham Ben Tziyon Meir Chai Uziel, later Rishon LeTziyon and first chief Sephardic rabbi who served in that role in the State of Israel. The letter was sent to Rabbi Shem Tov Ganin, rav and moreh tzeddek in Manchester. It discusses Rabbi Ganin’s request for a position in the rabbinate in the Land of Israel. Netanya, 1935.
[1] leaf paper, 29 cm. Official stationery.
Moderate-fine condition. Torn filing perforations. Aging stains. Fold marks. Tears in the margins.