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Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman, one of the greatest
collectors of Judaica in the world reveals
the secrets of his exceptional collection

for the first time

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[Yiddish], which was discovered within the painting of the famed
Viennese artist; the diamond glasses, which save the Torah of the
Apter Rebbe and the communist stamp on the back of the Torah book

of the maggid of Midzyrzecz. maggid of Midzyrzecz.
| Rabbi Jacob Hoffman, the man who, over decades, has established
one of the largest Judaica collections in the world, opens the safes

and offers a glimpse behind the scenes of the world of collecting.

Israel A. Grobais

Photograph: Elhanan Kottler
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