Auction 51
Lot 197:
Letter of blessing for a wedding from Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Rotenberg, Rav and Av Beit Din of Antwerp and Paris, sent to Rabbi Dr. Hillel Medalya, Rabbi of Antwerp and Dublin.
He apologizes for not having sent the blessing at the proper time, “thus I have come to now bless the recipient and his partner may they have a mazal tov. May Hashem grant them the merit to raise a dor yesharim, and bless them with nachat and wealth and respect.”
Light folds, good condition, 21x27cm.
Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Rotenberg (1910-1990) was born in Wadowice, Poland, the son of Rabbi Mordechai Rotenberg (Rabbi in Wadowice and head of the Beit Din in Antwerp). He studied in the Telz, Mir, and Brisk yeshivot. After WWII he was appointed rabbi and Av Beit Din of Antwerp, and in 1964 he immigrated to Paris and was appointed the head of the community association, which he fulfilled until his death. He established and managed educational institutions in Paris for all ages and a large kashrut association. His sister is Mrs. Rachel Sternbuch, who became famous during WWII for immigrating to Switzerland and saving hundreds of Jews from the Nazis.
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