Beschreibung:

Five paintings of the town of Mir, created by Bert Lehmann. Acrylic on canvas, mounted on Masonite. Signed ("B. Lehmann"). * A house in the town, residence of the Leshinsky family in which Lehmann lived during his time in the Mir Yeshiva. The house had a removable roof for Sukkot (described on verso in English: "Sukkah roof at the house where I ate in Mir"). * House situated on the general landscape of the town of Mir. in the winter (described on verso in English: "The House I lived in Mir 1937-8"). * View of the Mir castle. * A road in the town (the of the structure of the cheder is visible). * A Jewish water-carrier. The artist Bert Lehmann (1916-2015) was born in Sweden, studied at the Mir Yeshiva from 1937-1938. During that time, he became friendly with Shlomo Wolbe (1914-2005), later celebrated as a famous mashgiach, author of Alei Shur. Due to this friendship, Bert's father, R. Chaim Lehmann, invited R. Wolbe to come to Sweden to teach Torah studies to members of his family, which ultimately saved R. Wolbe from the horrors of the Holocaust. R. Wolbe would often recount the story of the hashgacha pratit of his salvation in the merit of the Lehmann family [R. Wolbe remained in Sweden for eight years during which he delivered Torah discourses to youth and adults, and after the war founded a Charedi school for girl survivors. He was the channel for transferring funds from donors to the Mir Yeshiva for support of the Yeshiva in Shanghai. See enclosed material]. Five paintings, 22X29.5 cm to 45X61 cm. Four are framed. Overall good condition. Slight damages.