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Lot #    17722
Auction End Date    4/24/2007 10:52:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Letter by R. Nahum Weidenfeld , Admor of Dombrova
Title (Hebrew)    מכתב מהאדמו'ר מדאמבראווא
Author    [Ms. - Hasidim]
City    Dombrova
Publication Date    1939
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [1] p., 220:140 mm., light age staining, ink on stationary, neat Ashkenazic script, signed and dated.
          
Detailed
Description		    R. Nahum b. Jacob Weidenfeld (1874-1939), Admor of Dombrova. He was born in Harimlov (Grzymalow), Galicia and received his early education from his father. At age 20 he was ordained by R. Isaac Shmelkish. An erudite scholar, R. Nahum became a widely respected authority, his advise and blessings were sought by many. In 1898 R. Nahum succeeded his grandfather as Rabbi of Dombrova. He established a yeshiva in Dombrova that trained many Torah scholars. R. Nahum wrote a book of responsa Hazon Nahum (Bilgoraj 1939), and several other works. R. Nahum suffered a fatal heart attack in Sieniawa, while fleeing the Nazis in 1939.
          
Reference
Description		    Anshei Shem p. 229; Wedner
        
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Russia-Poland:    Checked
  
Subject
Hasidic:    Checked
  
Characteristic
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
Letters:    Checked
  
Kind of Judaica