LOT 47:
Chachmei Yisroel Ba'al Shem Tov - First Publicity of the "Geniza Hachersonis" - Letters from the Ba'al Shem Tov and ...
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Chachmei Yisroel Ba'al Shem Tov - First Publicity of the "Geniza Hachersonis" - Letters from the Ba'al Shem Tov and his Disciples, as Found in the Kiev Archives, which were then Purchased and Given to the Admor, Rav Shalom Dov Ber Milubavitch. New York. 5684 [1924]. 124 pages, 22 cm. Thick paper. First publicity of the letters from the "Geniza Hachersonis", of which many have doubted their authenticity. The header on the top of the pages is: "Kisvei Kodesh". Printed on back of title page is a note saying that the sefer can be acquired in the office of Agudas Hachassidim Chabad, in New York. In the Chabad chassidus, it is accepted knowledge that the Admor Rav Yosef Yitzchak Shneersohn was against the sefer's printing, and the sefer was printed in New York before his opinion was known. Rare sefer. Limited number of copies were printed. Not listed in the "Beis Akad Sefarim" listing. Bound with: Hak'sav V'hamichtav". Letter against irreligious Zionism from the Admor Rav Shalom Dov Ber Milubavitch. New York. 5677 [1917]. 32 pages, 22 cm. Original, plain cover. In very good condition.

