Auction 75
Lot 143:
Excitement seized us when we merited seeing and touching this Chefetz Kodesh, which witnessed the Avodat Kodesh of Kodesh Hakodashim. This item was used by the Gaon the father of the Siget-Satmar fynasty Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Oheil, the Yismach Moshe.
The cup
Silver cup with a matching lid. cast, welded, engraved and flattened. The lid is separate with a small handle. Original hallmarks indicating it was made in Alt Wien Austria, 1837. Weight: 147 gr. Height without the lid: 12.7 cm. Maximal diameter: 7.8 cm. Minor blemishes – see pictures. Preserved in good condition.
Pedigree!
Silver cup from the treasure trove of Rabbi Mordechai David Teitelbaum, the great-grandson of Rabbeinu the Yismach Moshe (see its pedigree below) who served as Av Beit Din of Stotshin and Drohobych until he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1902. At first, he lived in Meiron, later moving to Safed, where he is buried. His maternal grandfather was Rabbi Mordechai David of Dombrova, after whom he was named. He married the daughter of Rabbi Chanina Zvi of Olianov, the nephew and son-in-aw of Rabbi Eliezer of Djikov and in-law of the Darkei Teshuvah of Munkatch.
Rabbi Mordechai David owned this valuable cup, which had passed down from the Rabbeinu the Yismach Moshe. After his passing in Kislev 1919, the family sold some of his items to finance the funeral expenses. The cup was purchased by a family member, Rabbi Elazar Moshe Margolis (the second), who realized the magnitude of his purchase. Ever since, it has been passed down in the family.
Following is how the cup was passed down:
* Rabbeinu the Yismach Moshe.
* Inherited by his only son Rabbi Elazar Nissan
* inherited by his som Rabbi Nachum (or Menachem) Zvi of Drohobych
* Inherited by his son Rabbi Mordechai David Teitelbaum
* Purchased by Rabbi Elazar Moshe Margolis (the second)
* Inherited by his son Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon Margolis
* Inherited by his son Rabbi Yosef Meir Margolis
* Inherited by his succeeding sons Shlita
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