Auction 70
Lot 366:
אחרי צער וקישויים הרבה – Fascinating letter implying to mysterious polemic affairs – handwritten by the great Gaon Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Farber author of Kerem Hazbi and more – London, 1962.
In his letter, Rabbi Farber informs the Gaon rabbi Yechzekel Sarna, the Rosh Yeshiva of Hebron, that he managed to obtain and send him the amount of a thousand pounds (a huge amount in those days), implying to varied difficulties he encountered: אחרי צער וקישוים הרבה (כי שלוחי הסט"א מלאים על כל צעד, לכבוש כל צנורות הקדושה)… ולכן לא שלחתי ע"י שום ארגון, או מוסד, או יחידים, הנוטלים שכרם בעד טרחם ומשאם – למען לא יהיה שום גרעון". Rabbi Farber asks that two rooms be dedicated to the donors in the Hebron Yeshiva: "ונא לכתוב להם ברכה וכבוד לחזק עושי מצות ומע"ט…".
The letter indicates that it was written in Rabbi Farber’s old age, as he himself writes at the end of the letter: "בידים מזעזעות ורפות עבד נאמן, לעבדי ה’ הנאמנים…"
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20X24 cm.
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Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Farber author of Kerem Zvi (1879-1967) the son of Rabbi Yehuda of Slabodka. A disciple of Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan in Kovno, Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer and Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam. Was a Rav in the district of Kovno and then immigrated to England serving as a ram of the Manchester Yeshiva. In 1910, was appointed Rav of a community in London. Was one of the founders and chairman of the Union of Rabbis of London. Published many articles in contemporary journals.
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