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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $300
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Leaf handwritten by the Saba Kadisha R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari. Unpublished draft responsum, regarding the halachic status of Karaites.
Autograph leaf by R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari, from an unpublished responsum.
This responsum was presumably authored as part of the halachic polemic which erupted after R. Yitzchak Abulafia author of Pnei Yitzchak issued a ruling allowing a Jew to marry a Karaite woman under certain circumstances. R. Aharon Bechor Alhadef, chief rabbi of Tiberias, published his objection to the ruling in his book MiPi Aharon, together with a warning from R. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar and the Jerusalem Beit Din. R. Alhadef also corresponded with R. Alfandari on the topic. R. Alfandari's lengthy responsum on the matter was later published in Gedolei Eretz Israel, Jerusalem 1975. Following rabbinic opposition, R. Yitzchak Abulafia retracted his ruling and forbade the marriage as well (see enclosed material).
To the best of our knowledge, the present manuscript by R. Alfandari, on this topic, was never published. It may be an addition to the published responsum, or a section of an additional responsum on the same topic.
R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari (ca. 1813-1930), leading Turkish rabbi. In his youth, he exchanged halachic correspondence with R. Akiva Eger (who passed away in 1837). He served as chief rabbi of Constantinople and Damascus. When he was about 100 years old, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, settling in his final years in Jerusalem, where he passed away close to the age of 120. In his final year, the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs came to Eretz Israel specially to visit him, and they discussed kabbalistic matters together. He authored Responsa of Maharsha, Responsa of the Saba Kadisha, and more.
[1] leaf. Approx. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, slightly affecting text.
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Autograph leaf by R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari, from an unpublished responsum.
This responsum was presumably authored as part of the halachic polemic which erupted after R. Yitzchak Abulafia author of Pnei Yitzchak issued a ruling allowing a Jew to marry a Karaite woman under certain circumstances. R. Aharon Bechor Alhadef, chief rabbi of Tiberias, published his objection to the ruling in his book MiPi Aharon, together with a warning from R. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar and the Jerusalem Beit Din. R. Alhadef also corresponded with R. Alfandari on the topic. R. Alfandari's lengthy responsum on the matter was later published in Gedolei Eretz Israel, Jerusalem 1975. Following rabbinic opposition, R. Yitzchak Abulafia retracted his ruling and forbade the marriage as well (see enclosed material).
To the best of our knowledge, the present manuscript by R. Alfandari, on this topic, was never published. It may be an addition to the published responsum, or a section of an additional responsum on the same topic.
R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari (ca. 1813-1930), leading Turkish rabbi. In his youth, he exchanged halachic correspondence with R. Akiva Eger (who passed away in 1837). He served as chief rabbi of Constantinople and Damascus. When he was about 100 years old, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, settling in his final years in Jerusalem, where he passed away close to the age of 120. In his final year, the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs came to Eretz Israel specially to visit him, and they discussed kabbalistic matters together. He authored Responsa of Maharsha, Responsa of the Saba Kadisha, and more.
[1] leaf. Approx. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, slightly affecting text.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $500
Sold for: $4,250
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Manuscript, rulings and responsa, piyyutim and sermons, by R. Yaakov Toledano and other Moroccan Torah scholars. [Meknes (Morocco), ca. 1880s-1920s].
Manuscript volume written by several Moroccan Torah scholars. The volume was in the possession of R. Yaakov Toledano, a prominent dayan in Meknes, author of Kehilat Yaakov, and was partially written by him.
The manuscript opens with several leaves of piyyutim composed by R. Yaakov Toledano, presumably in his handwriting (with deletions). These are followed by eulogy homilies and eulogistic poems – this part was presumably written by R. Yosef son of R. Refael David Berdugo, who wrote it for R. Yaakov Toledano. With R. Berdugo's calligraphic signature at the foot of one homily, alongside a calligraphic signature he designed for R. Yaakov Toledano.
The homilies copied in this manuscript were composed by various Maghrebi Torah scholars, including R. Shlomo, R. Avraham and R. Meir Toledano; R. David Hassin; R. Shlomo ibn Amar; R. Yitzchak Malka; R. Daniel Berdugo; R. Shlomo Berdugo; and others.
The manuscript also includes novellae, halachic rulings and halachic responsa, some of which were presumably authored by R. Yaakov Toledano.
Some of the contents of the manuscript was presumably never published. Some of the contents was also copied in other contemporary manuscripts, and may have been published. Most of the piyyutim at the beginning of the manuscript were published by R. Yaakov Toledano's son in a special section in Yismach Yisrael BeOsav, Meknes 1931.
R. Yaakov son of R. Moshe Toledano (1868-1921), a leading Moroccan dayan, member of the "Beit Din of Five". His writings were published in Kehilat Yaakov (Jerusalem 1972).
[266] pages (mostly written; approx. 40 blank pages). 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear. Open tears to several leaves, affecting text. New binding.
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Manuscript volume written by several Moroccan Torah scholars. The volume was in the possession of R. Yaakov Toledano, a prominent dayan in Meknes, author of Kehilat Yaakov, and was partially written by him.
The manuscript opens with several leaves of piyyutim composed by R. Yaakov Toledano, presumably in his handwriting (with deletions). These are followed by eulogy homilies and eulogistic poems – this part was presumably written by R. Yosef son of R. Refael David Berdugo, who wrote it for R. Yaakov Toledano. With R. Berdugo's calligraphic signature at the foot of one homily, alongside a calligraphic signature he designed for R. Yaakov Toledano.
The homilies copied in this manuscript were composed by various Maghrebi Torah scholars, including R. Shlomo, R. Avraham and R. Meir Toledano; R. David Hassin; R. Shlomo ibn Amar; R. Yitzchak Malka; R. Daniel Berdugo; R. Shlomo Berdugo; and others.
The manuscript also includes novellae, halachic rulings and halachic responsa, some of which were presumably authored by R. Yaakov Toledano.
Some of the contents of the manuscript was presumably never published. Some of the contents was also copied in other contemporary manuscripts, and may have been published. Most of the piyyutim at the beginning of the manuscript were published by R. Yaakov Toledano's son in a special section in Yismach Yisrael BeOsav, Meknes 1931.
R. Yaakov son of R. Moshe Toledano (1868-1921), a leading Moroccan dayan, member of the "Beit Din of Five". His writings were published in Kehilat Yaakov (Jerusalem 1972).
[266] pages (mostly written; approx. 40 blank pages). 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear. Open tears to several leaves, affecting text. New binding.
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![Manuscript, diwan – poems and piyyutim for various occasions. [Yemen, 18/19th century?].
Large format (tall and narrow). Ea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale90/288.jpg "Manuscript, Diwan – Large Format – Yemen")
Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Manuscript, diwan – poems and piyyutim for various occasions. [Yemen, 18/19th century?].
Large format (tall and narrow). Early Yemenite script, by various writers. Supralinear vocalization in some places.
Includes over 150 poems and piyyutim, for various occasions. Includes many poems by the prominent Yemenite Torah scholar and poet, R. Shalom Shabazi.
[187] leaves. 34 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Tears and wear, affecting text in a few places. Worming. Several detached leaves. Original leather binding, damaged.
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Large format (tall and narrow). Early Yemenite script, by various writers. Supralinear vocalization in some places.
Includes over 150 poems and piyyutim, for various occasions. Includes many poems by the prominent Yemenite Torah scholar and poet, R. Shalom Shabazi.
[187] leaves. 34 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Tears and wear, affecting text in a few places. Worming. Several detached leaves. Original leather binding, damaged.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $300
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Manuscript, Rambam's commentary on Mishnayot, Order Nezikin – including: Tractate Avot, with the Shemoneh Perakim preface. Copying of the Rambam's work in the original Judeo-Arabic. [Sanaa, Yemen], 1941.
Neat script, by two writers. The first (and main) part of the manuscript, until the middle of Tractate Avoda Zara, was written by R. Chaim Sha'er; the rest was completed by R. Yosef Korach, as he writes in the colophon on the final page.
The part written by R. Yosef Korach includes ornaments and headings in colored ink.
Including text of the Mishnah in Hebrew. The first writer added marginal glosses, mostly notes regarding textual variations.
Mori Yosef Korach (1913-1961), son and disciple of Mori Shalom Korach (1873-1953, dayan in Sanaa, leading Yemenite rabbi and prolific author). Served as teacher and Torah disseminator in Sanaa, and was one of the community leaders. He immigrated to Eretz Israel ca. 1950.
[221] written leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Original, elegant leather binding, with metal clasps and bosses; worming and minor defects. Leaves of Davar newspaper from 1938 used as pastedowns.
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Neat script, by two writers. The first (and main) part of the manuscript, until the middle of Tractate Avoda Zara, was written by R. Chaim Sha'er; the rest was completed by R. Yosef Korach, as he writes in the colophon on the final page.
The part written by R. Yosef Korach includes ornaments and headings in colored ink.
Including text of the Mishnah in Hebrew. The first writer added marginal glosses, mostly notes regarding textual variations.
Mori Yosef Korach (1913-1961), son and disciple of Mori Shalom Korach (1873-1953, dayan in Sanaa, leading Yemenite rabbi and prolific author). Served as teacher and Torah disseminator in Sanaa, and was one of the community leaders. He immigrated to Eretz Israel ca. 1950.
[221] written leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Original, elegant leather binding, with metal clasps and bosses; worming and minor defects. Leaves of Davar newspaper from 1938 used as pastedowns.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,250
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Manuscript, Rambam's commentary on Mishnayot, Order Mo'ed. Copying of the Rambam's work in the original Judeo-Arabic. Sanaa [Yemen], 1942.
Neat script, with calligraphic headings. Illustrated title page. Ornaments, headings and last page in colored ink. Several illustrations in colored ink. Several marginal glosses, mostly textual corrections, added by the scribe.
The manuscript was commissioned by R. Chaim Sha'er.
Mori Yosef Korach (1913-1961), son and disciple of Mori Shalom Korach (1873-1953, dayan in Sanaa, leading Yemenite rabbi and prolific author). Served as teacher and Torah disseminator in Sanaa, and was one of the community leaders. He immigrated to Eretz Israel ca. 1950.
[1], 117 written leaves. 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Faded ink on several leaves, affecting text. Original, elegant leather binding, with metal clasps and bosses; minor defects.
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Neat script, with calligraphic headings. Illustrated title page. Ornaments, headings and last page in colored ink. Several illustrations in colored ink. Several marginal glosses, mostly textual corrections, added by the scribe.
The manuscript was commissioned by R. Chaim Sha'er.
Mori Yosef Korach (1913-1961), son and disciple of Mori Shalom Korach (1873-1953, dayan in Sanaa, leading Yemenite rabbi and prolific author). Served as teacher and Torah disseminator in Sanaa, and was one of the community leaders. He immigrated to Eretz Israel ca. 1950.
[1], 117 written leaves. 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Faded ink on several leaves, affecting text. Original, elegant leather binding, with metal clasps and bosses; minor defects.
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![Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yehuda Leibush Landau, rabbi of Sadigura. Sadigura (Sadhora), [Kislev]](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale90/301.jpg "Responsum Letter by R. Yehuda Leibush Landau Rabbi of Sadigura, Author")
Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yehuda Leibush Landau, rabbi of Sadigura. Sadigura (Sadhora), [Kislev] 1883.
Halachic responsum on laws of marriage, addressed to a R. Yehuda (presumably of Briceva, Moldova).
At the conclusion of the responsum, R. Yehuda Leibush Landau mentions his preoccupation with the printing of his books, and relates to the recipient's rabbinic salary.
R. Yehuda Leibush Landau (1823-1900), a Galician Torah scholar and leading halachic authority. Appointed at the initiative of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura as rabbi of Sadigura and the region. His Yad Yehuda series on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah became a classic work for the study of Shulchan Aruch until this day.
[1] leaf (written on both sides) + envelope with handwritten inscription. Approx. 21 cm. Fair condition. Wear. Tears, slightly affecting text (repaired in part). Folding marks.
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Halachic responsum on laws of marriage, addressed to a R. Yehuda (presumably of Briceva, Moldova).
At the conclusion of the responsum, R. Yehuda Leibush Landau mentions his preoccupation with the printing of his books, and relates to the recipient's rabbinic salary.
R. Yehuda Leibush Landau (1823-1900), a Galician Torah scholar and leading halachic authority. Appointed at the initiative of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura as rabbi of Sadigura and the region. His Yad Yehuda series on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah became a classic work for the study of Shulchan Aruch until this day.
[1] leaf (written on both sides) + envelope with handwritten inscription. Approx. 21 cm. Fair condition. Wear. Tears, slightly affecting text (repaired in part). Folding marks.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Azriel Hildesheimer. Eisenstadt, 7th Adar II 1862.
Letter of Torah thoughts on various topics, sent to R. Gershon Litsch-Rosenbaum in Pressburg.
To the best of our knowledge, the present letter was not published, thought later correspondence between them from Sivan 1862 was published in Responsa R. Azriel Hildesheimer and in the Tzohar Torah anthology.
R. Azriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899), a leader in his times, disciple of the Aruch LaNer and of R. Yitzchak Bernays of Hamburg. He served as rabbi of Eisenstadt and later Berlin, where he established the Rabbinical seminary, standing at the helm of Orthodox Jewry in Germany.
The recipient of the letter, R. Gershon Segal Litsch-Rosenbaum (1837-1901), was a disciple of the Ketav Sofer and R. Yehuda Aszód. Rabbi of Tállya for over thirty years.
[1] double leaf (one and a half written pages). 23.5 cm. Thin, bluish paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Wear and tears.
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Letter of Torah thoughts on various topics, sent to R. Gershon Litsch-Rosenbaum in Pressburg.
To the best of our knowledge, the present letter was not published, thought later correspondence between them from Sivan 1862 was published in Responsa R. Azriel Hildesheimer and in the Tzohar Torah anthology.
R. Azriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899), a leader in his times, disciple of the Aruch LaNer and of R. Yitzchak Bernays of Hamburg. He served as rabbi of Eisenstadt and later Berlin, where he established the Rabbinical seminary, standing at the helm of Orthodox Jewry in Germany.
The recipient of the letter, R. Gershon Segal Litsch-Rosenbaum (1837-1901), was a disciple of the Ketav Sofer and R. Yehuda Aszód. Rabbi of Tállya for over thirty years.
[1] double leaf (one and a half written pages). 23.5 cm. Thin, bluish paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Wear and tears.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,875
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Collection of certificates and official documents, signed by Hungarian rabbis, including a document stamped by the Ktav Sofer. [Hungary, second half of 19th century].
Seven handwritten documents, in German and in Hungarian, with signatures (in Latin characters) and stamps (some in Hebrew) of the following rabbis: R. Nathan Binyamin Liber head of the Pressburg Beit Din, R. Menachem Eisenstadt Rabbi of Ungvar, R. Mayer Abelis Rabbi of Kittsee and R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Raab (Győr):
• Marriage certificate, signed in German by R. Nathan Wolf Liber (1805-1881), alongside the stamp of R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the Ktav Sofer: "S.W. Schreiber Oberabbiner in Pressburg". [Pressburg], 1871.
• Official document signed in German by R. Menachem Eisenstadt (1808-1870), with his wax seal. [Ungvar], 1862.
• Two official documents signed in German by R. Mayer Abelis (1806-1887), with his wax seals (one damaged). One of the documents also bears the wax seal of the Kittsee community, with other signatures. [Kittsee], 1857-1860.
• Three official documents signed in German by R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer, with his wax seals (in Hebrew and German). [Raab], 1855-1856.
• Enclosed: document (a double leaf) with two marriage certificates of Jewish soldiers, from the headquarters of the Austrian army and the military rabbinate (mentioning also the Vienna rabbinate). [Milano], 1857.
[8] leaves. Approx. 31 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Seven handwritten documents, in German and in Hungarian, with signatures (in Latin characters) and stamps (some in Hebrew) of the following rabbis: R. Nathan Binyamin Liber head of the Pressburg Beit Din, R. Menachem Eisenstadt Rabbi of Ungvar, R. Mayer Abelis Rabbi of Kittsee and R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Raab (Győr):
• Marriage certificate, signed in German by R. Nathan Wolf Liber (1805-1881), alongside the stamp of R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the Ktav Sofer: "S.W. Schreiber Oberabbiner in Pressburg". [Pressburg], 1871.
• Official document signed in German by R. Menachem Eisenstadt (1808-1870), with his wax seal. [Ungvar], 1862.
• Two official documents signed in German by R. Mayer Abelis (1806-1887), with his wax seals (one damaged). One of the documents also bears the wax seal of the Kittsee community, with other signatures. [Kittsee], 1857-1860.
• Three official documents signed in German by R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer, with his wax seals (in Hebrew and German). [Raab], 1855-1856.
• Enclosed: document (a double leaf) with two marriage certificates of Jewish soldiers, from the headquarters of the Austrian army and the military rabbinate (mentioning also the Vienna rabbinate). [Milano], 1857.
[8] leaves. Approx. 31 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Lengthy letter (two written pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yeshaya Silberstein author of Maasai LeMelech. [Ca. 1910s-1920s].
Letter pertaining to an agunah, addressed to R. Efraim Fishel Sofer Sussman, head of the Pest Beit Din (1867-1942). The letter describes a testimony received from someone who witnessed the husband being injured and dying during WWI. R. Yeshaya discusses the validity of the testimony and of the witness, and raises several points in favor of permitting the woman to remarry.
R. Yeshaya Silberstein (1857-1930) author of Maasai LeMelech and foremost Hungarian rabbi. He studied in Pressburg under the Ktav Sofer. He served as rabbi of Waitzen (Vác, Hungary), where he established a large yeshiva numbering hundreds of students, many of whom later held rabbinic and Torah positions.
[1] leaf (two written pages). 33.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Tear to upper part of leaf, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. Folding marks. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
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Letter pertaining to an agunah, addressed to R. Efraim Fishel Sofer Sussman, head of the Pest Beit Din (1867-1942). The letter describes a testimony received from someone who witnessed the husband being injured and dying during WWI. R. Yeshaya discusses the validity of the testimony and of the witness, and raises several points in favor of permitting the woman to remarry.
R. Yeshaya Silberstein (1857-1930) author of Maasai LeMelech and foremost Hungarian rabbi. He studied in Pressburg under the Ktav Sofer. He served as rabbi of Waitzen (Vác, Hungary), where he established a large yeshiva numbering hundreds of students, many of whom later held rabbinic and Torah positions.
[1] leaf (two written pages). 33.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Tear to upper part of leaf, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. Folding marks. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
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![Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg. Bratislava, [Cheshvan] 1925.
Written](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale90/305_1.jpg "Letter from R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg, to Rabbi Yosef Chaim So")
![Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg. Bratislava, [Cheshvan] 1925.
Written](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale90/305_2.jpg "Letter from R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg, to Rabbi Yosef Chaim So")
Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg. Bratislava, [Cheshvan] 1925.
Written on the official stationery of the directorate of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot in Bratislava. The letter discusses various matters pertaining to the management of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot, and is addressed to R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld in Jerusalem.
R. Akiva Sofer (1878-1960), author of Daat Sofer, grandson of the Ketav Sofer. Served as rabbi and dean of Pressburg for 33 years, and later reestablished his yeshiva and community in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf (written on both sides), official stationery. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Filing holes, slightly affecting text.
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Written on the official stationery of the directorate of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot in Bratislava. The letter discusses various matters pertaining to the management of Kollel Shomrei HaChomot, and is addressed to R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld in Jerusalem.
R. Akiva Sofer (1878-1960), author of Daat Sofer, grandson of the Ketav Sofer. Served as rabbi and dean of Pressburg for 33 years, and later reestablished his yeshiva and community in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf (written on both sides), official stationery. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Filing holes, slightly affecting text.
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![Lengthy letter (3 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Mordechai Brisk, Rabbi and dean of Tăşnad. [Tăşnad, ca. 1939-1940].
R](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale90/306_1.jpg "Letter of Torah Thoughts from R. Mordechai Brisk Rabbi of Tăşnad – To")
![Lengthy letter (3 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Mordechai Brisk, Rabbi and dean of Tăşnad. [Tăşnad, ca. 1939-1940].
R](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale90/306_2.jpg "Letter of Torah Thoughts from R. Mordechai Brisk Rabbi of Tăşnad – To")
Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Lengthy letter (3 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Mordechai Brisk, Rabbi and dean of Tăşnad. [Tăşnad, ca. 1939-1940].
Response to various points raised by the student R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer of Erloi on his book Maharam Brisk part I (printed in 1939).
R. Mordechai Brisk – Maharam Brisk (1886-1944; perished in the Holocaust), leading Hungarian Torah scholar and prominent Torah disseminator. Posek in Margareten and later rabbi of Tasnad, where he established his famous yeshiva and taught his thousands of disciples.
The recipient of the letter, R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1922-1948), eldest son of R. Moshe Sofer of Erloi the Yad Sofer, and brother of R. Yochanan Sofer of Erloi. An outstanding, brilliant Torah scholar. He exchanged halachic correspondence with the leading Torah scholars of his times, who held him in high esteem. He authored Responsa Divrei Sofer.
[1] double leaf (2 and a half written pages), official stationery. 34 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Folding marks.
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Response to various points raised by the student R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer of Erloi on his book Maharam Brisk part I (printed in 1939).
R. Mordechai Brisk – Maharam Brisk (1886-1944; perished in the Holocaust), leading Hungarian Torah scholar and prominent Torah disseminator. Posek in Margareten and later rabbi of Tasnad, where he established his famous yeshiva and taught his thousands of disciples.
The recipient of the letter, R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1922-1948), eldest son of R. Moshe Sofer of Erloi the Yad Sofer, and brother of R. Yochanan Sofer of Erloi. An outstanding, brilliant Torah scholar. He exchanged halachic correspondence with the leading Torah scholars of his times, who held him in high esteem. He authored Responsa Divrei Sofer.
[1] double leaf (2 and a half written pages), official stationery. 34 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $11,250
Including buyer's premium
Archive of Rabbi Dr. Heinrich (Chaim) Brody (grandson of R. Shlomo Ganzfried author of Shulchan Aruch), chief rabbi of Prague – including many letters from his father R. Shlomo Zalman Brody dayan in Ungvar (Uzhhorod); letters from rabbis, writers and intellectuals of the Chochmat Yisrael movement; photographs; certificates and other documents. Ungvar, Berlin, Náchod, Prague and other places, [ca. late 19th to mid-20th century]. Hebrew, Yiddish, Hungarian and German.
The archive includes:
• Close to 200 letters from his father R. Shlomo Zalman Brody (dayan in Ungvar, son-in-law of R. Shlomo Ganzfried). Most the letters were sent from Ungvar to Prague (a few to Berlin and Náchod), in the 1890s-1910s. With letters from his mother Rachel (daughter of R. Shlomo Ganzfried) and other family members. Ink stamps of R. Shlomo Zalman on some letters. Some original envelopes enclosed. Approx. 130 letters are written on postcards (mostly undivided postcards), and 15 letters are written on stubs of postal forms.
• Handwritten booklets and leaves (presumably in the hand of R. Heinrich Brody) – sermons and Torah novellae.
• Close to 50 letters from rabbis, dayanim, poskim and Torah scholars, such as R. Simcha HaLevi Bamberger Rabbi of Wandsbek; R. Leib Rubinstein dayan of Pressburg; R. Yisrael Brody, dayan of Michalovce, author of Ishei Yisrael; R. Chaim David Brandeis Rabbi of Istrik (Galicia); his uncle R. Binyamin Posen of Frankfurt am Main (publisher of Or Zarua); and more.
• Close to 100 letters from various friends, researchers, writers and scholars from the Chochmat Yisrael movement, including: Salomon Buber; Achad HaAm – Asher Zvi Ginsberg (four letters); Avraham Kahana; Isidore Goldblum (Yafaz; Perach Zahav); Samuel Benjamin Schwarzberg of New York; Shaul Pinchas Rabinovich (Shefer); Dr. Shlomo Mandelkern, author of the Heichal HaKodesh Biblical Concordance; and many dozens more letters (Hebrew, German and Hungarian) to R. Heinrich Brody and his family.
• Some 90 photographs documenting R. Heinrich Brody and his family during various periods of their life, together with acquaintances and members of the community. Some with photographers' and studio stamps.
• Items from WWI, including: ration cards; postcards with military stamps and various letters; postcards with portraits of senior commanders in the Austro-Hungarian army; and more.
• Certificates, paper items, invitations and various documents, belonging to R. Heinrich Brody and his family, including: three official certificates from the Austro-Hungarian Empire – Order of the Iron Crown awarded to R. Heinrich Brody (Vienna, 30th August 1917).
• Bookplate of R. Heinrich Brody, produced by Hermann Struck (28 copies), and bookplates of his son Yisrael Brody.
• Wooden stamp of R. Heinrich Brody (Latin characters). • Various ephemera items, mostly from the archive of his son R. Yisrael Brody.
• And more.
Rabbi Dr. Heinrich (Chaim) Brody (1868-1942), chief rabbi of Prague. Born in Ungvar, where he was raised by his father R. Shlomo Zalman Brody, and his grandfather R. Shlomo Ganzfried, both dayanim in the city. He studied in the Pressburg yeshiva, and later in R. Hildesheimer's rabbinical seminary in Berlin. Served as rabbi of Náchod, later succeeding his father-in-law R. Nathan Ehrenfeld as chief rabbi of Prague. He specialized in the study of manuscripts from the Rishonim, and was known as one of the most prominent researchers of Spanish Jewry's medieval poetry. An enthusiastic Zionist activist, and president of the Mizrachi in Czechoslovakia. Immigrated to Jerusalem in 1934, where he directed Salman Schocken's Institute for the Research of Hebrew Poetry.
His father, R. Shomo Zalman Brody (1839-1917), dayan and posek in his hometown of Ungvar, successor of his father-in-law R. Shlomo Ganzfried. Some of his novellae was published at the end of his father-in-law's book Ohalei Shem.
Approx. 1000 items. Size and condition vary.
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