Postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by R. Shaul Ehrenfeld Rabbi of Siks. Siks (Szikszó), [1891].

Addressed to his colleague R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger in Jerusalem. He reports that he sent someone to pray at the gravesite of his mother-in-law (wife of R. Hillel Lichtenstein of Kolomyia) to pray for his daughter, and blesses her with a complete recovery and sons.
R. Shaul Ehrenfeld (1839-1905), grandson of the Chatam Sofer. An outstanding Torah scholar, leader of Hungarian Orthodox Jewry. Rabbi of Siks.

Postcard. 14.5X9 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, tears and creases. Open tear to corner, affecting text. Postmarks (partially damaged) of Szikszó, Trieste and Jerusalem.

Halachic responsum (over 30 lines) handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Eliezer Deutsch Rabbi of Bonyhád. Bonyhád, 1906.

Responsum regarding the rights of reciting the Kaddish after studying in the Chevrat Shas. Written on a leaf with the heading: "Protocol" (presumably a leaf from the Bonyhád Chevrat Shas Pinkas). The responsum concludes with the signature and stamp of R. Eliezer Deutsch, rabbi of Bonyhád, and was published in his book Duda'ei HaSadeh, section 101 (p. 54b).

On the verso, list of names and accounts of members of the Bonyhád Chevrat Shas, signed by the leaders of the society R. Yosef HaKohen Schwartz, R. Aharon [Katz] Kahn and R. Zelig Krausz, with the stamp of the society.

R. Eliezer Chaim Deutsch Rabbi of Bonyhád (1850-1915), leading halachic authority in his times and foremost Hungarian Torah scholar. Disciple of R. Yehuda Aszód and Maharam Ash. Author of Pri HaSadeh, Tevuot HaSadeh and more.
His son-in-law, whose signature appears on the verso – R. Yosef HaKohen Schwartz author of Vayelaket Yosef (1875-1944), son of R. Naftali HaKohen Schwartz Rabbi of Mád. Rabbi of the Machzikei Torah community in Grosswardein.

[1] leaf. 30X14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears, slightly affecting text; one tear repaired with tape. Filing holes. Folding marks.

Letter handwritten and signed by R. Elazar Löw. Ungvar (Uzhhorod), [Cheshvan] 1892.
Addressed to R. Gershon Wolf Banet, dayan in Ungvar (son-in-law of R. Shlomo Ganzfried). The letter pertains to laws of divorce and testimony.

R. Elazar Löw (1839-1917), author of Pekudat Elazar. Son and successor of R. Yirmiyahu Löw Rabbi of Ujhel, author of Divrei Yirmiyahu. He served as rabbi of Ujhel and later Ungar, and was one of the leading Orthodox rabbis in Northern Hungary.

[1], official stationery. 21X17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear (tape repairs). Folding marks and creases. Edges cut.

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.

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).