Auction 54
Lot 154:
2 original postcards handwritten and signed by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Farber, addressed to rabbis who are left unnamed. Emotional content.
One of the postcards has the date on the back—1937—in which he talks about a miracle which happened to him, not being found by someone who wished him harm. At the end he writes: “Burn this, my letter, for your benefit”—it seems he was being sought by people with connections. Not checked thoroughly.
The second postcard criticizes other rabbis for judging poorly in some cases and acting irresponsibly. Not checked thoroughly.
14x9cm. Stains.
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Farber, the Kerem Zvi (1879-1967) was the son of Yehuda Leib of Slobodka. He studied under: Rabbi Yitzhak Elhanan in Kovna, Rabbi Yitzhak Belzer, Rabbi Moshe Danishevsky, Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam. He was rabbi in Kalikol-the Kovna district, in 1907. He later immigrated to England and served in the Etz Haim yeshiva in London, and Ram in the Manchester yeshiva (led by Rabbi Menachem Dov Danotzky). In 1910 he was appointed rabbi of a community in London. He was a founder and head of the Rabbinical Assembly in London. He authored Eshet Chayil and more, as well as many articles in journals of the period.
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