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Bidding Information
Lot #    20832
Auction End Date    6/17/2008 10:15:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Letter by R. Isaac Twersky of Skvira
Title (Hebrew)    כתב מהאדמו'ר מסקווירא
Author    [Ms. - Hasidim]
City    Bronx
Publication Date    1936
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [1] p., 281:218 mm., light age staining, creased on folds, ink on stationary, all in the Rebbe's hand, signed and dated.
          
Detailed
Description		    R. Isaac b. Moses Dan Twersky (1886-1978), Admor of Skvira in the Bronx and Tel Aviv. The Rebbe was born in Skvira and raised in the Chernoble Dynasty's customs and heritage. In Skvira he led the yeshiva until the passing of his father when he was appointed Admor. He left for the United States in 1926 where he established a synagogue with a large following. He eventually moved to Tel Aviv where he passed on.
          
Reference
Description		    Enc. le-Hasidut, v.II, col. 341
        
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:    Checked
  
Location
America-South America:    Checked
  
Subject
Hasidic:    Checked
  
Characteristic
Language:    Hebrew, Yiddish
  
Manuscript Type
Letters:    Checked
  
Kind of Judaica