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| Page record of the house in Botei Ungarin donated in 1905 by the children of David Stroh from his estate for the price of 2000 Kronen |
In 1892, כולל שומרי החומות in ירושלים acquired a parcel of land upon which בתי אונגארן in מאה שערים was built. The funding for the individual houses came from generous בעלי בתים in Austria and Hungary. In 1905 the children of ר' דוד בן יעקב Stroh (Dally’s grandfather) (1834-1905), built a house there with funds from their father’s ירושה. The transaction was recorded in the פנקס of the כולל, and a plaque was put up on the house. For many years קרובים of the Stroh family lived in the house. The house still stands today, yet the plaque has been missing for a long time.
We found an interesting letter from the Vienner Rav הר' ישעי' פירסט זצ"ל, dated 1910, in which he discusses the inhabitants of the house. Following is the letter and a loose translation of the section regarding the house.
[October, 1910]
To the esteemed Rabbanim …
On behalf of the יורשים of the late ר' דוד שטראה ז"ל with whom we have agreed, that as of now and in the future, מו"ה ברוך בענדיט לוי סג"ל נ"י of Vienna, shall reside in their house, which they built as an everlasting memory for their late father, in order that no one shall contest his rights to live there, rights which were given to him as a portion from the inheritors …
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| A letter from R' Yeshaya Furst in 1910 regarding the Stroh House in Botei Ungarin |
בעה"י
ב' לס' נח תרע"א לפ"ק
שוכ"ט להרבנים הגדולים הגאונים ... צדיקים הממונים על אוצרות בית ה' עוסקים בצרכי הכולל באמונה ... הע... הקדושה וחכמי' ושומרי' ה' עליהם יחי' בתוככי ירושלים עה"ק תובב"א
אחדש"ה הנני מטעם יורשי המנוח כ"ה דוד שטראה ז"ל אשר אתם עמם יחד הסכמנו שגם מעתה והלאה ידור בתוך ביתם אשר בנו לשם ולשארית אביהם המנוח ז"ל - כבוד הזקן בן עירינו פה מו"ה ברוך בענדיט לוי סג"ל נ"י – להודיע כזאת למעכת"ה נ"י למען לא יערער שום איש על הזכות הזאת אשר נתנו לו למנה מהיורשים בכל יפוי כח וברוח נדיבה – ובדרך אגב הנני מבקש מהדר"ג נ"י שישלחו הנה אל אדרעססע שלי מזוזות ... בכתיבה תמה ... ולא נמחקות ומטושטשות כמזוזות הראשונות אשר נשלחו אלי ... ולא אוכל למוכרם כי רובם פסולים המה
והנני בזה מוקירם ומכבדם כרום ערכם עבד לעבדי ה'
הק' ישעי' פירסט
If anyone is aware of a photo of the house or the plaque we would really appreciate a copy.
Special thanks to Tommy Lamm and R’ Leoffler
Interesting...2000 Kronen (Danish currency) today is equivalent to $355.37 US dollars. $355.27 in 1902, is equivalent to $8,695.22 dollars in 2009.
ReplyDeleteTo the moderators of the Stroh Blog kol hakavod for the wonderful production.I enjoyed reading and viewing the pictures.I am a great grandson of Mina Stroh ( Figdor ) who as you know was a sister of Berthold Stroh. I have in the past had contact with Yitzchok Stroh - Brooklyn and he is aware of any Stroh material that I have .Unfortunately I am not very computer profficient( unlike my grandchildren) largely limiting myself to E- mails. Maybe one day we can have a Stroh descendants reunion in Israel? Kol Tuv Tommy Lamm Efrat Israel
ReplyDeleteVery appropriate to write about The Stroh House in ירושלים on עשרה בטבת
ReplyDeleteThe Kronen referred to in the post are most likely the Österreichisch-ungarische Krone (not Danish currency), which was in use in the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1892 until the dissolution of the empire in 1918.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know who lived/lives at 118 Botei Ungarin? Does the house even still exist today?
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