Large assorted collection of books, including books with teachings of rebbes of Ujhel and Sighet and other books. Distinguished copies, with dedications, signatures and stamps of rabbis and various figures, including rabbis from the Ujhel and Sighet dynasties and their families – Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet, R. Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch Rabbi of Helmec, R. Naftali Teitelbaum Rabbi of Nyírbátor, Rebbe Yoel Mayer-Teitelbaum of Királyháza and others.

See Hebrew description for a detailed list of books.

14 books in 15 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

Rosh Amanah, principles of faith, by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Altona: Moshe son of Mendel Bonn Segal, [1770].

On title page and verso of last leaf, stamps: "Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Irshava and the region". We surmise that these stamps were made and stamped on the books at a later date than his rabbinic tenure in Irshava – see Kedem, Auction 99, 5 November 2024, Lot 185.

Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), author of Divrei Yoel, a leader of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, one of the founding pillars of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. Born in Sighet, he was the son of Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov, and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, the Yitav Lev, who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth for his acumen and intelligence, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After his marriage to the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Polaniec, he settled in Satmar and taught Torah and Chassidut to an elite group of disciples and followers. He later served as Rabbi of Irshava (1911-1915, 1922-1926), Karoly (Carei; from 1926) and Satmar (Satu Mare; from 1934), managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. During the Holocaust, he was rescued through the famous Kastner Train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he established one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world.

At top of title page, old ownership inscription, partially deleted; at bottom of title page, signature: "Eliezer son of R. Shlomo Zalkind" [mentioned in a list of officials of Vilna in the 18th century – see Fuenn, Kiryah Ne'emanah, p. 113].

[3], 1-25, 29-35, [1] leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Light wear. Marginal tear on title page, repaired with tape. Stamp. New leather binding.

Lengthy letter (2 pages), handwritten and signed by Rebbe Naftali Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Nyírbátor (grandson of the Yitav Lev of Sighet). Nyírbátor, Friday, 4th Tamuz 1929.

Written on the Rebbe's official stationery.

Addressed to the administrators and officials of the Shomrei HaChomot kollel in Jerusalem, a short time after the visit of Rebbe Naftali in Eretz Israel, mainly discussing various sensitive matters in the kollel administration and distribution of funds, which he brought up with the president [apparently R. Avraham (Adolf) Frankl].

Rebbe Naftali goes on to state his intention to print a notice on the subject and to distribute it among the rabbis and community leaders. He proposes appointing R. Moshe Rosenblatt to administer accounts at the kollel.

R. Naftali goes on the describe his visit in Jerusalem. He concludes by describing the various visitors to his house: "I am very, very busy, because people come to ask me how the Tomb of Rachel looks, and how the Western Wall is, and the like, questions of all kinds. The home is full of people all day. Nevertheless, for the good of the Holy Land, I freed myself to write to you…".

He concludes with blessings and his signature.

R. Naftali Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Nyírbátor (1867-1938), son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum Rabbi of Volova (Mizhhiria), and grandson and disciple of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet, the Yitav Lev. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely; son of the Yitav Lev). Served as Rabbi of Nyírbátor for forty years, starting in 1898, and led with determination, love and integrity. A prominent rebbe in his times, and head of the Orthodox Bureau in Hungary. He was a close friend of his cousin Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Satmar, and although he was older than him, he honored him and followed his advice as though his student and follower. He worked together with the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs to bolster Judaism and oppose the Zionist movement and religious parties Agudat Yisrael and Mizrachi. He worked extensively for the Old Yishuv of Eretz Israel, and was a leading head and president of the Shomrei HaChomot administration outside of Eretz Israel.

[1] leaf. Official stationery. 29 cm. Written on both sides. Good condition. Folding marks. Inkstains (during writing of letter).

Lengthy letter (two leaves, 4 pages, approx. 60 lines), handwritten and signed by Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Mayer-Teitelbaum of Sassov, after the passing of his first wife, Rebbetzin Chayah Roiza daughter of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Location and date not indicated. [New York, Nisan 1954].

Written on the Rebbe's official stationery, and addressed to his step-uncle in Jerusalem, Rebbe Yehudah Zundel Hager of Savran. He begins by blessing Rebbe Yehudah Zundel upon the marriage of his daughter Rebbetzin Matil [to R. Moshe Yosef Miletzky, later a dayan in Jerusalem].

The main part of the letter discusses the establishment of a gravestone for his wife, who had passed away a short time earlier, on 11th Cheshvan 1953, and was buried in Tiberias. He asks Rebbe Yehudah Zundel and his brother-in-law R. Aharon Bernstein to ensure "there is no slackness" among the Torah scholars studying in his wife's memory. He goes on to discuss the arrangements necessary for establishing the gravestone for the Rebbetzin, and the appropriate text and honorifics, and asks to receive the precise formula before its engraving.

The Rebbe continues with an announcement that R. Mordechai Williger would be sent as his representative to the unveiling of the gravestone and asks to have the gravestone ready by that time, and apologizes for not being able to do so himself.

He goes on to inquire about the payment to the Chevra Kadisha of Tiberias and to the Torah scholars of Jerusalem to study in her memory.

Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa goes on to discuss his home situation after the passing of his wife, which is being managed by "my daughter" [apparently referring to his half-sister Matil Mayer, who survived the Holocaust and was raised as his adopted daughter (see enclosed material)], and asks for help finding a match for her.

Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa concludes the letter with blessings for the upcoming holiday of Pesach, and with his signature.

Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa (Lipale) Mayer-Teitelbaum (1906-1966), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Mayer of Sassov-Keretsky and Rebbetzin Esther daughter of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet. Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa married his cousin Rebbetzin Chayah Roiza in Irshava in 1924, after which time he lived near his father-in-law and uncle and was his close assistant in directing the yeshivas in Irshava, Carei and Satmar. He served simultaneously as Rabbi of Szemihaly (Bűdszentmihály) and head of the Satmar Beit Din. Both husband and wife were active in rescue efforts for the Satmar Rebbe during the Holocaust. He later established the Yitav Lev yeshiva in Jerusalem, and served as rabbi in the Ohel Rachel Satmar Beit Midrash in Jerusalem. In 1946 he immigrated to the United States along with their father Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, where they lived until Rebbetzin Chayah Roiza's death, with no surviving children, on 14th Cheshvan 1953. Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa remarried in 1955 and reestablished Sassov Chassidut in the United States. In 1963 he returned to Eretz Israel and built the Yismach Moshe neighborhood, where his son Rebbe Yosef David Teitelbaum now serves as rabbi and rebbe.

[2] leaves (4 handwritten pages). Official stationery. 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Large dampstains and fading of ink. Folding marks. Wear and creases. Inscriptions in pen.