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).