Author: Rabbi Moshe Shalom Stuhl (רבי משה שלום סטול), the distinguished Rabbi and Av Beit Din of Bauska (Boisk), Latvia. He was a prominent Lithuanian scholar and the author of the responsa works Shem Olam (שם עולם) and Darchei Shalom (דרכי שלום).
Notable Connection: Rabbi Stuhl occupied one of the most prestigious pulpits in the Baltic states, a position previously held by the legendary Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (הראי"ה קוק). As the last person to serve as the Rabbi of Bauska (Boisk) before its destruction, his documents are rare and poignant artifacts of a community that perished in the Holocaust.
Content: This official letter, dated 15 Sivan, 5685 (1925), is addressed to the editorial board of the Kol Yisrael (קול ישראל) periodical. It features a bold, clear signature and his official community stamp in vibrant purple ink.
Provenance: This item has a notable auction history, with similar manuscripts by Rabbi Stuhl having appeared in prestigious collections such as at an
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(Please see link) This particular specimen is of superior physical quality, lacking the staining often found on documents from this era.
