Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
Large manuscript leaf (2 written pages), novellae on Tractate Beitzah, handwritten by R. Eliezer David Grünwald, Rabbi of Satmar, author of Keren LeDavid.
Author's autograph manuscript – novellae on Beitzah 19a.
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 Arugat HaBosem. He studied for a short period under R. Shmuel Ehrenfeld, author of Chatan Sofer. He served as rabbi and dayan in many prominent communities – Bardejov, Dunajská Streda, Tzelem (Deutschkreutz) and Vişeu de Sus – establishing in each place a large yeshiva where he edified many disciples, including dozens of rabbis and poskim. His yeshiva in Vişeu de Sus alone had hundreds of students. In 1921, he was appointed Rabbi of Satmar, and he headed one of the largest yeshivas of Hungary, the very largest in Transylvania.
R. Eliezer David's writings were published posthumously. Those parts which had not yet been printed were hidden underground during the Holocaust, and were finally published only ca. 1969-1981.
The present novellae were printed as an appendix to the third edition of Responsa Keren LeDavid, published by the Pupa yeshiva in 1981. The present leaf is the conclusion of the lengthy piece (see enclosed material). The present leaf may have been among the writings hidden underground during the Holocaust.
[1] leaf (written on both sides). Approx. 34 cm. Stains, including dark stains and darmpstains, with ink fading in several places. Open tear to center of leaf. Marginal open tears, affecting text.
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A large collection of over 120 signed letters and documents (lists and donor reports), sent from rabbis and Rebbes, gabaim, and various donors, to "Kollel Shomrei HaChomot – Kollel Ungarn". Hungary, Transylvania and various countries, ca. 1890s-1930s.
Among the rabbis whose signatures appear in this collection:
Rebbe Naftali Teitelbaum, rabbi of Nyírbátor (2 letters). • Rabbi Moses Chaim Lits-Rosenbaum, rabbi of Kleinwardein (Kisvárda). • Rabbi Mordechai Vorhand, rabbi of Nitra. • Rabbi Yerachmiel HaCohen Katzburg, rabbi of Ózd. • Rabbi Yosef Elimelech Kahana, rabbi of Ungvár. • Rebbe Eliezer Lipa HaLevi Silberman of Ratsfert (Újfehértó) – son of Rabbi Moshe of Ratsfert and grandson of Rabbi Hirtzka of Ratsfert (4 letters). • Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Silberman (3 letters). • Rabbi Yosef Meir Moshe HaCohen Steiner, rabbi of Ilok – son-in-law of Rabbi Hillel of Kolomyia (2 letters). • Rabbi Yisrael Hillel Yitzchak HaCohen Steiner, rabbi of Ilok (4 letters). • Rabbi Yonatan HaCohen Strasser, rabbinical judge of Győr (Raab; 5 letters). • Rabbi Asher Anshel Schick, Szikszó. • Rabbi Meir Schick, rabbi of Timișoara. • Rabbi Yaakov Shmuel Schreiber and Rabbi Menachem Broin, rabbis of Salgótarján (4 letters). • Rabbi Moshe Chaim Grünfeld, rabbi of Sânpetru (6 letters). • Rabbi Shalom Zvi Adler, rabbi of Diósgyőr (2 letters). • Rabbi Moshe Tannenbaum, rabbi of Sepsimiklósvár. • Rabbi Mordechai Leib Fischer, rabbi of Nagykáta (2 letters). • Rabbi Moshe Bonim Krausz, rabbi of Baden (3 letters). • Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Blum, rabbinical judge in Berettyóújfalu (son of the "Beit She'arim"). • Rabbi Gavriel Gesztettner, rabbinical judge of Szombathely. • Rabbi Avraham Broin of Károly (4 letters). • Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Greenwald, rabbi of Columbus, Ohio. • Rabbi Ze'ev Zvi Klein, Buenos Aires. • And many additional letters.
126 letters and postcards, most on official stationery. Size and condition vary. Some with open tears and fire damage (saved from a fire), affecting text.
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Collection of 36 handwritten leaves, with lists of the names of Chassidim of R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, who donated money to Chassidic causes to be remembered by the rebbe in his prayers for salvation, blessing and compassion in material and spiritual matters. [Bnei Brak, Antwerp, Montevideo and New York, ca. 1950-1970].
The leaves were arranged and prepared every year by the Rebbe's assistants in synagogues and batei midrash of Satmar Chassidim in Israel and abroad, and they contain lists of hundreds of names of Chassidim – first names, mothers' names and last names (many names are repeated in various years and lists). These names include several important Chassidim who were close to the Satmar Rebbe and among the founders of the Satmar institutes in Bnei Brak.
• Most of the leaves include the list of "Kollelot" sent by Satmar Chassidim in Bnei Brak, residents of the Kiryat Yoel neighborhood, and members of the batei midrash in Shikun Heh, Zichron Meir and "Beit Midrash Bnei Brak". Some are not dated and other bear dates: Elul 1964, Tevet 1967, Sivan 1969, Cheshvan 1970.
• Two more leaves with lists of the name of the donors among Satmar Chassidim in Antwerp, from Tishrei 1960 and Tishrei 1961.
• Leaf with a list of the donors among Satmar Chassidim in Montevideo (Uruguay), in the months Tamuz, Av and Elul 1950.
Enclosed: a printed leaf, completed by hand, with a list of the names of donors at a dinner which took place in New York in 1967, apparently by R. Yosel Ashkenazi, and the amounts collected.
36 handwritten leaves (mostly on thin paper). Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Large volume, notebook for writing Torah novellae, which belonged to Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Not filled in by hand.
Thick volume with hundreds of leaves. All leaves blank. At beginning of volume, stamp of the Rebbe from his tenure as Rabbi of Carei (1926-1934): "Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Carei and the region".
Hundreds of leaves (blank). 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stains and wear. Original binding, damaged (binding repaired and endpapers replaced).
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Meyer-Teitelbaum, the Sassov rebbe. [Carei?, ca. 1920s-1930s].
Letter of Torah thoughts, written on the official postcard of his father-in-law R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, during his tenure as rabbi of Carei (1926-1934); signed by the Rebbe of Sassov: "Chananya Yom Tov Lipa".
The letter is addressed to R. Yehuda Aryeh and is concerned with sources of the book Heshiv Moshe authored by his grandfather, author of Yismach Moshe. Also discussed are the words of the midrash regarding the circumcision of Avraham Avinu.
Apparently, the letter had never been sent (no address appears on the postcard and no postage stamps or ink stamps exist).
Official postcard. 10.5X15 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks. Stains, large dampstains and ink stains.
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Long letter handwritten and signed by R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Meyer-Teitelbaum (later, the Sassov Rebbe), and a letter by his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Roiza daughter of R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. [Jerusalem, 1946]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
The letter was sent to their relative, the rebbe's assistant R. Yosel Ashkenazi, shortly after his rescue from the Holocaust together with their father, R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar in the Kastner train, and their arrival in Switzerland. On the recto is a letter by R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa and on the verso is a letter by his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Roiza (the only daughter of the Satmar Rebbe who survived the Holocaust – her two sisters died abroad in 1921 and in 1931. During the Holocaust she and her husband escaped to Jerusalem, about a year before her father arrived there. Eventually, they all moved to the USA).
R. Chananya begins the letter with details of his many efforts to obtain a certificate for R. Ashkenazi to allow his immigration to Eretz Israel. He writes that he travelled to Sefad to find documents testifying that R. Yosel was born there, however, he could not find any evidence, even the slightest hint of his or his father's place of birth, concluding that all the ledgers must have been lost or burnt during the previous war. He then informs Yosel that after much effort, he was able to obtain the certificate because he found someone in Sefad and in Tiberias who could verify the true facts.
Further in the letter, R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa requests that R. Yosel write to him all that he knows about the fate of his brother, R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Királyháza (1913-1986) and about the rest of his family left behind. He proceeds to tell him of his wife's wondrous dream, in which she is told of the survival of one of her relatives.
At the end of the letter, R. Chananya reports of the complete shutdown of the Romanian postal service and that no clear reports of the state of the refugees and the survivors can be obtained. He writes that recently, according to the local newspapers, about 300,000 people have returned from the various camps and there is no way of finding out their identity.
On the verso is a Yiddish letter handwritten and signed by Rebbetzin Chaya Roiza with good wishes and her hope to hear good news.
[1] leaf (written on both sides). 20.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Filing holes.
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Long letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Tzvi Hirsch Meisels, author of responsa "Mekadshei HaShem". Chicago, [ca. 1960].
Sent to Jerusalem, addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head of the Beit Din of London. R. Tzvi Hirsch writes that he is sending his books "Mekadshei HaShem" and "Binyan Tzvi" Part II [printed in 1956], and requests in return R. Abramsky's book on the Tosefta.
He then asks for assistance for his father-in-law, Rebbe Yosef Panett of Dej. R. Tzvi Hirsch writes that his father-in-law is currently on his way to Eretz Israel but was delayed in Antwerp due to weakness and hopes to there by the upcoming Passover (the Rebbe of Dej did not ultimately immigrate to Eretz Israel and passed away abroad in 1962). R. Meisels asks R. Abramsky, on behalf of his father-in-law, to influence the wealthy Londoner Samuel Wolfson to fulfill his promise to establish a Beit Midrash in Jerusalem in memory of his ancestors, the Rebbes of Dej.
R. Tzvi Hirsch Meisels (1904-1970), a prominent rabbi in the United States, associated with the Satmar circles. A descendant of the "Yitav Lev" and son of R. David Dov Meisels, Av Beit Din of Ujhel. He served as Av Beit Din in Neumark from 1925 and in 1930 moved to serve as rabbi of Vác. During the Holocaust he lost his first wife (Rebbetzin Hena Zissel, his cousin, daughter of R. Chaim Yaakov Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Limanowa) and seven of his children, remaining alone with three children.
After the Holocaust, he served as rabbi of the Bergen-Belsen DP camp and Chief Rabbi of the British Occupation Zone in Germany. During this period, he was heavily involved in "agunah laws" for Holocaust survivors, and maintained extensive halachic correspondence with R. Abramsky, then serving as Av Beit Din of London, on whom R. Meisels relied for practical halachic rulings.
He later moved to the United States, where he served as rabbi and taught Torah in the "She'erit Yisrael" community in Chicago. In his second marriage, he wed Rebbetzin Breindel, daughter of Rebbe Yosef Panett of Dej, who bore him nine more children. From his 12 surviving descendants, illustrious lineages of rabbis and rebbes emerged, and he became related by marriage to great rebbes and rabbis in the United States.
R. Meisels authored several books, including his famous responsa "Mekadshei HaShem", in which he documented difficult questions that arose during the Holocaust years and stories of righteous Holocaust victims.
[1] leaf, official stationery (written on both sides). Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Lengthy letter (about 25 lines) handwritten by Rebbe Shalom Moskowitz of Shotz. London, Isru Chag [day after Pesach, ca. 1940s-1950s].
Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky in London. Most of the letter addresses the issue of modesty. The Rebbe asks R. Abramsky to exert his influence to prevent a synagogue in England from removing the partition separating the women's section, and to publicize the Torah's view requiring a partition.
The Rebbe goes on to address a halachic question regarding chametz that was mixed with Pesach flour.
Rebbe Shalom Moskovitz of Shotz (1877-1958), foremost rebbe in the previous generation. A noted halachic authority and kabbalist, his greatness was world-famous and he was highly regarded by the great rebbes of the time.
He served as Rabbi of Shotz (Suceava) from 1903 and as Rebbe in London from 1927. In his will, he pledged to arouse Heavenly mercy upon anyone who would visit his gravesite, light two candles in memory of his soul, and undertake to strengthen himself in a mitzvah or in Torah study.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 25.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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![Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. Brooklyn, Erev Shabbat Shuvah [Tishrei], 1958.
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Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. Brooklyn, Erev Shabbat Shuvah [Tishrei], 1958.
Typewritten, with signature of the Rebbe.
Sent to R. Yechiel Reinhold. The Rebbe thanks him for his "important gift…", and blesses him and his family profusely: "May my blessings be granted to him and his family, and may G-d send His holy assistance with complete bountiful life, peace and health, and may they have much satisfaction from all their offspring, and may he enjoy much good always".
He further blesses him and his family with a "good and happy year" and a blessing "for our prayers to be accepted".
Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov.
Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, third day of repentance [Tishrei], 1981.
Scribal writing, with added blessing handwritten and signed by the Rebbe: "Blessing them with salvation and Gmar Chatimah Tovah, Shlomo Halberstam".
Sent to "my friend… Meir Feldman". The Rebbe writes that he received his kvittel and pidyon and blesses him with life, peace, health, success, heavenly assistance and satisfaction and ease in his descendants' upbringing.
Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov.
Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Dampstain and folding marks.
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Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, "Thursday, Shlach" [Sivan], 1978.
Scribal writing, with signature of the Rebbe: "Shlomo Halberstam".
Sent to R. Avraham Lauterman, who had sent money for a wedding [in the Rebbe's family]. The Rebbe thanks him and blesses him: "Due to this, may God bless you with long days and years of life, peace and bountiful blessing and success in all your affairs, and may you be blessed from the house of blessings sated with satisfaction, and my heart too will rejoice…".
Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov.
Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and folding marks. Tears to folds.
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Large assorted collection of letters, official envelopes and Shanah Tovah cards from rebbes and Chassidic rabbis. Eretz Israel and America, 20th century.
Most of the letters are handwritten, with the signatures of the rebbes and rabbis. The letters were sent to R. Shalom Rosenthal, a distinguished Satmar Chassid and rabbi of the Arizal synagogue in Safed, on various diverse matters – Shanah Tovah and Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah blessings, names to be mentioned in prayer, Torah and halachic matters, public affairs and issues concerning the Satmar community, congratulations, financial matters and more.
The authors of the letters include the Gaon of Turda R. Yosef Adler, Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga Lipschitz Halberstam of Stropkov, Rebbe Yosef Meir Kahana of Spinka-Jerusalem, his son Rebbe Nisan Rosenbaum of Kretshnif-Jerusalem, Rebbe Yissachar Berish Eichenstein of Zidichov-Petach Tikva, and many more.
The collection also includes three letters sent by R. Shalom Rosenthal to Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and his attendant R. Yosef Ashkenazi.
The collection also includes sixteen empty official envelopes, or those bearing official stamps, of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar, the Berach Moshe, and other rebbes and rabbis.
See the Hebrew description for further details.
Approx. 90 paper items (letters, cards and envelopes), including approx. 55 signed items. Size and condition vary.
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