Auction 13
Lot 312:
First edition, copy of Rav Yehoshua of Ostrava, who was nicknamed in Poland the Noam Elimelech HaKatan, and grandson of the Rav of Sakranovitz. Rav Yehoshua was born to Rav Shlomo Leib of Lenzana in 1819, but his father died in 1843 and they wished to crown him his successor, he ran away to Rav Yitzhak of Warka, but he encouraged him to take it upon himself. Thousands of chassidim followed him, and when he died on 28th of Nissan 1873, his son-in-law, Rav Yitzhak Yaakov Rabinowitz, was appointed to take his place. This copy passed to his grandson, Rav of Bialy, Rav Yosef Zvi Kalish, Admor of Sakranovitz. Heavy moth damage, very bad condition.
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