Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
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Assorted collection of handwritten letters from various rabbis and public figures. Hungary and the region, 19th century.
For more details, see Hebrew description.
18 letters. Size and condition vary. Most letters with postmarks and address on verso of letter.
![Postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg. [Lugano, Switzerland], Erev Shabbat Paras](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/524_1.jpg "Letter from R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg – From His Stay in Switz")
![Postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg. [Lugano, Switzerland], Erev Shabbat Paras](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/524_2.jpg "Letter from R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg – From His Stay in Switz")
Postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg. [Lugano, Switzerland], Erev Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim 1940.
Addressed to his disciple R. Aharon Taussig in Jerusalem, son of the dayan from Mattersdorf. Inquiry about his wellbeing and that of other disciples.
R. Akiva Sofer (1878-1960), author of Daat Sofer, grandson of the Ketav Sofer. Served as rabbi and dean of Pressburg for 33 years. In 1939, he fled to Lugano, Switzerland, and from there immigrated to Jerusalem, where he reestablished his yeshiva and community.
Postcards. Approx. 15X10.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear.
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel Binyamin Sofer Rabbi of Derecske, author of Divrei Soferim. Paks, Chanukah 1937.
Addressed to Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Jung. Letter of thanks and confirmation of receipt of a donation to support Torah students. With many blessings.
R. Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (ca. 1873 – 1943), leading Hungarian rabbi. Son of R. Eliezer Sussman Sofer Rabbi of Paks (author of Et Sofer, disciple of the Chatam Sofer). Rabbi of Derecske. He left the rabbinate in 1918, and settled in Paks in 1933. Author of the Divrei Soferim series.
[1] double leaf. 23 cm. Good condition.
Leaf (2 written pages), novellae on Parashat Bamidbar, handwritten by R. Eliezer David Grünwald Rabbi of Satmar, author of Keren LeDavid.
Manuscript handwritten by the author. R. Eliezer David's novellae on the books of Bereshit and Shemot were published before the Holocaust. The manuscripts of the other parts were hidden in the ground and thus survived the Holocaust, and were only finally published in 1976. The present leaf may have been amongst the writings which were hidden during the Holocaust.
This manuscript contains the initial text, handwritten by the author; it was published with many variations in the Brooklyn 1976 and Bnei Brak 2008 editions.
R. Eliezer David Grünwald Rabbi of Satmar (ca. 1866 – 1928), prominent Torah leader and yeshiva dean in Hungary and Transylvania. Close disciple of his brother R. Moshe Grünwald, the Arugot HaBosem. He served as rabbi in many prominent communities, establishing in each place a large yeshiva where he edified many disciples, including dozens of rabbis and poskim.
[1] leaf. 27.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Marginal open tears, affecting text. Tears repaired with paper and tape (with dark stains and traces of glue).
Collection of letters from rabbis and shochetim – certificates of ordination for the shochet R. Chaim son of R. Hillel Friedman of Turtz (Turţ). Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Grosswardein (Oradea) and the region. Ca. 1910s-1930s.
• Letter handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Meir David Tabak (1850-1936; son of R. Shlomo Yehuda Leib Tabak author of Erech Shai), dayan and posek in Sighet. Sighet, Iyar 1915.
• Several letters from shochetim in Sighet, dated 1915, 1920 and 1925.
• Letter handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Natan Anshel Krausz (perished in the Holocaust Iyar 1944), rabbi of Sanislău and the region. Sanislău, [Iyar] 1920.
• Letter handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Binyamin Fuchs Rabbi of Grosswardein (1877-1936); written on the verso of a letter signed by the shochetim of Grosswardein. Grosswardein, [Cheshvan] 1921.
• Section of a letter (torn), presumably from the rabbi or shochet of Turtz (Ugocsa county, near Satmar).
• Letter handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Levi Yitzchak Miller Rabbi of Deva. Deva, [Tevet] 1948.
7 leaves. Size and condition vary.
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Michael Dov Weissmandl. New York, 1954.
Letter of recommendation for a student in his yeshiva. R. Weissmandl explains that the student fallen on hard times and was compelled to leave the yeshiva, and asks to support him.
R. Michael Dov Weissmandl (1904-1958), tremendous Torah scholar, prominent rescue activist during the Holocaust and founder of the Nitra yeshiva in the United States.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and folding marks, slightly affecting text (repaired in part with tape).
Five books and publications by R. Mordechai Eliezer Weber of Ada: Talmudic novellae, Aggadic novellae, and polemic booklets. Jerusalem, 1885-1889:
• Milchemet Chovah, polemic against R. Shlomo Ganzfried. Expanded edition, Jerusalem: Isaac Gościnny, [1885]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 508.
• Ofel UBochen, response to the Michseh LaOhel booklet by R. Shlomo Ganzfried. [Jerusalem: Shmuel Zuckermann, 1889]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 637.
• Erech Dal, on Tractate Arachin. Jerusalem: Isaac Gościnny, [1885]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 522.
• Etz Avot, Part I, Aggadic novellae on Tractate Arachin and Pirkei Avot (chapters I-III). Jerusalem: Isaac Gościnny, [1885]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 523.
• Temurat Todah, on Tractate Temurah. Jerusalem: Elchanan Tenenbaum, [1887]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 607.
5 items, size and condition vary. New bindings.
R. Mordechai Eliezer Weber of Ada (1822-1892), disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Served as rabbi in various Hungarian communities, later immigrating to Jerusalem where he published several works, including polemic writings against those at variance with the rulings of his teacher the Divrei Chaim. The main polemic he was involved in was against R. Shlomo Ganzfried, who disagreed with teachings of the Divrei Chaim in his book Oholei Shem. Several polemic works were published on both sides during the course of this controversy.
Assorted collection of rabbinic letters. Jerusalem, Jaffa, Petach Tikva, Tiberias and Safed, 19th-20th centuries.
The collection includes letters from:
• R. Avraham Tzvi HaLevi Rabbi of Tiberias, 1862; • R. Refael Zilberman Rabbi of Safed, (1890); • R. Moshe Kliers Rabbi of Tiberias, to R. Chaim Berlin. Tiberias, (1910); • R. Yisrael Dov Frumkin, Jerusalem, (1898); Declaration from the Edah HaCharedit, completed in the handwriting and with the signature of R. Zelig Reuven Bengis. Jerusalem, 1950; • And other rabbis (see Hebrew description).
Over 20 letters. Size and condition vary. Most in good condition.
Four letters from Safed and Jerusalem, 20th century:
• Letter to philanthropists, fundraising appeal for Vaad HaKlali – Knesset Yisrael, signed by the rabbis and trustees of Safed. [Safed, ca. 1920s]. See Hebrew description for list of signatories.
• Letter from Kollel Bukovina in Safed, to the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. Signed by the residents of Mishmar HaYarden. Mishmar HaYarden, Tevet 1933.
• Letter signed by R. Benzion Yadler, maggid in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1961.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Amram Blau. Jerusalem, Tevet 1971.
4 letters. Size and condition vary.
Handwritten letter, signed by seven leading rabbis of Jerusalem: R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, R. Shimshon Aharon Polansky (the Tepliker Rav), R. Yosef Gershon Horowitz, R. Eliyahu Romm, R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, R. Shmuel Pesach Halperin and R. Yechiel Michel Horowitz. Jerusalem, 9th Tammuz 1933.
Appeal to the burial societies in Jerusalem to fund some of the costs of setting up the Eruv in Jerusalem, due to the expansion of the city with new houses and neighborhoods.
The entire letter was handwritten by R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap Rabbi of the Shaarei Chessed neighborhood.
[1] leaf. 27 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks and tears (repaired on verso with tape). Minor marginal open tears.
Collection of letters from R. Benzion Yadler. Jerusalem, ca. 1947-1962.
Nine letters written by a scribe and signed by R. Benzion Yadler. Addressed to R. Shabtai Yagel, dean of the Slonim yeshiva in Ramat Gan, and to his son R. Avraham Yagel – good year wishes and appeal for financial assistance with his medical fees in his old age (in the later letters, his signature is somewhat indistinct, due to his old age).
Enclosed: a letter in his name, written on his stationery in 1947, and a typewritten leaf from R. Benzion, with a handwritten copying of letters from rabbis recommending to support him.
The Maggid of Jerusalem, R. Benzion Yadler (1872-1962), leading Jerusalem Torah scholar. Travelled around the country to strengthen Torah observance, especially the observance of the commandments pertaining to the land; and to encourage the establishment of Torah schools.
11 letters and postcards, including nine signed letters. Size varies. Overall good condition.
Large collection of 63 booklets, calendars with laws and customs, compiled by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, for the years 5667-5719. The collection includes most the calendars published by R. Tucazinsky in his lifetime.
• Luach LeEretz Israel, synagogue laws and customs (for Eretz Israel), compiled by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, with comments by the Aderet and Jerusalem Torah leaders. For the years: 5667-5669, 5671-5716, 5718-5719. Jerusalem: J.N. Levy and Partners; I.D. Frumkin; Salomon Brothers, [1906-1958].
• Calendar, with synagogue laws and customs and other year-round laws and customs, for the Diaspora, with halachic times for the New York time zone, for the years: 5692-5696, 5700-5701, 5705-5708. Jerusalem: Salomon, [1931-1947].
• Tekufat HaChamah UBirkata, for 5685, by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky. Jerusalem: Salomon, [1924].
R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky (1871-1955), dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva. He authored many halachic books and essays. One of his main enterprises was the Luach LeEretz Israel, a calendar based on the customs of the Perushim communities of disciples of the Gaon of Vilna, with the addition of halachic rulings from contemporary Jerusalem Torah leaders. These calendars are also prominent for the halachic times established by R. Yechiel Michel based on his halachic conclusions and thousands of days of observation and calculations.
63 volumes. Size and condition vary. All booklets with new bindings. The booklets were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.