The portraits depict Rabbi Yochanan of Rakhmistrovka (1816‒1895), Rabbi David of Talne (1808‒1882), Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl (1787‒1871), Rabbi Avraham of Trisk (1806‒1889), Rabbi Yitschak of Neshkhiz (1790‒1868), Rabbi Yaakov-Yitschak of Makarov ...

The portraits depict Rabbi Yochanan of Rakhmistrovka (1816‒1895), Rabbi David of Talne (1808‒1882), Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl (1787‒1871), Rabbi Avraham of Trisk (1806‒1889), Rabbi Yitschak of Neshkhiz (1790‒1868), Rabbi Yaakov-Yitschak of Makarov ...

  • Place of origin:Breslau (?)
  • Date:Early 20 cent.
  • Materials and equipment:Chromolithograph on paper
  • Size:39,3 х 51
  • Topic:
    Rabbis and Tsadiks
Portraits of Hasidic tsadiks. Breslau (?). Early 20 cent. Chromolithograph on paper. 39.3 х 51. Hebrew. The portraits depict Rabbi Yochanan of Rakhmistrovka (1816‒1895), Rabbi David of Talne (1808‒1882), Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl (1787‒1871), Rabbi Avraham of Trisk (1806‒1889), Rabbi Yitschak of Neshkhiz (1790‒1868), Rabbi Yaakov-Yitschak of Makarov (1832‒1892), Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lyady (1745‒1813). Contains quotations from the Bible: ‘The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow like a cedar in Lebanon’ (Ps. 92:12); ‘And your eyes will behold your teachers’ (Isa. 30:20); ‘The righteous will be for an eternal remembrance’ (Ps. 112:6).