Lot 505
Marriage Certificate Signed by Rabbi Shimon Sofer Of Krakow, 1861
Official document, declaration about a couple interested in marrying. Krakow, 1861.
On the bottom of the document is the signature of Rabbi Shimon Sofer in Latin letters "...Simon Schreiber Rabbiner..."- "Simon Shreiber…" and underneath - stamp of the Jewish community in Krakow. German.
Rabbi Shimon Sofer (1821-1883, Otzar Harabbanim 19896), the youngest son of the "Chatam Sofer". Born in 1821. In 1842 served as rabbi in Matersdorf and in 1860 as rabbi in Krakow. Served as delegate in the parliament. Author of "Michtav Sofer".
