Auction 57
Lot 281:
Original photograph of the ohel over the grave of the Admor Rabbi Avraham Twersky, the Maggid of Trisk (author of the Magen Avraham), 1806-1889), 5th son of the Admor Rabbi Mordechai Twersky, the Maggid of Chernobyl, one of the greatest Admorim of his generation and whose grave was a pilgrimage site for multitudes to pour out their prayers. The ohel was destroyed during the Shoah and was only recently rebuilt. This is an unknown, unpublished photograph and does not appear in various books on the history of Chassidism. Handwritten note on the back: “the Ohel over the grave of the Maggid of Trisk.” 8.5×13.5cm. Light defects.
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