Auction 41
Lot 197:
Zot Zikaron by the Admor Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Horwitz, the Chozeh of Lublin. Chassidic droshim on verses and various issues. Zolkva 1864. [1], 38, [2], 42-51 leaves. Title page taped along the length of its right side, tears in the title page and more, stains, overall good condition.
Title page has the stamp: “Beit Midrash of the Admor Rahatz Mohar shlita Twersky of Rachmastrivka, Jerusalem.”
Admor Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky of Rachmastrivka (1843-1936) was the son of the Admor Rabbi Yochanan. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Zeev Auerbach (grandson of Rabbi David of Chmelnik, a student of the Baal Shem Tov). In his second marriage he was son-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Hornstein of Berdichev. He served as Admor of Rachmastrivka alongside his brother Rabbi Mordechai and then in his place together with their brother Rabbi Zeev. He moved to Jerusalem in 1924. His son-in-law was Rabbi Haim Moshe of Hornosteipol. His sons were Rabbi David and Rabbi Avraham Dov, who succeeded him together in Jerusalem. His grandson (son of Rabbi David) is the famous Admor Rabbi Yochanan of Jerusalem.
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