Obj. ID: 53406
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts  Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, Lekutim Nechmadim, Sadhora (Sadagóra, Sadigora, Sadgora), 1869

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

The Hassidic movement that developed in the 17th century was very widespread in Poland and the Ukraine. The adherents of this Jewish religious philosophy were generally grouped around the courts of certain rabbis, one of whom was the Rabbi of Ruzhin. Manuscripts from these groups exist, but few of them are decorated. This manuscript of "Likutim Nechmadim" with its exquisite decorated title page was a gift from a Hassidic Jew to his rabbi, the Ruzhiner Nachum Dov Friedmann in Sadegora, one of the sons of Rabbi Israel Friedman, the founder of the Ruzhiner dynasty. The exquisite script of the manuscript is so neat and consistent as to resemble a printed book.  There is a stamp from the rabbi's personal library and another stamp indicating that the book was a gift to him.

Pages: 35

Owner:            Nachum Dov Friedmann