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Lot : 92

Letter from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kahana of Humenné, Grandson of Rabbi Yeshayala of Kerestir

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Letter from Rabbi Menachem Mendle Kahana of Humenné, Grandson of Rabbi Yeshaya’la of Kerestir

Letter of Torah novella from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kahana of Humenné addressed to his uncle, Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein, son-in-law of Rabbi Yeshayale of Kerestir and author of Mateh Reuven.
Written on personal stationery, there are notes written in Yiddish in a different handwriting on the back side of the page.

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kahana of Humenné was a grandson of the Orchos Chaim of Spinka and son-in-law of Rabbi Avremele, son of Rabbi Yeshayale of Kerestir. His wedding took place in Kerestir in 1922, following which he remained to live near his holy father-in-law and grandfather for three years until Rabbi Yeshayale’s passing in 1925.

23 x 14 cm | Slightly torn lower margins not affecting text