Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Machzor for the High Holidays and the Three Festivals – Sulzbach, 1806 – Signatures, Glosses and Kabbalistic Inscriptions – Important Ownership, Three Generations in the Pressburg Community – R. Hirsch Ber Schlesinger Disciple of the Chatam Sofer, His Son Rabbi Yechiel Schlesinger of Pressburg and His Grandson Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger
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Machzor, Part I – High Holidays and festivals of Tishrei, Part II – Three Festivals, following the rite of Bohemia, Poland and Moravia. Sulzbach, [1806]. Two parts in two volumes.
On the title page of vol. II, signatures and ownership inscriptions of three generations of the Schlesinger (Margolies) family of Pressburg: "I acquired it with my wealth in honor of my Creator, Ber son of R. Y.Z. of Pressburg"; "I acquired it with my wealth in honor of my Creator, Yechiel Schlesinger"; "Akiva Yosef".
Stamp of R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger on the title pages of both volumes. Glosses by various writers in the margins of both parts, some handwritten by R. Yechiel Schlesinger and by his son R. Akiva Yosef.
A thick piece of paper which was presumably part of the original binding was pasted on the endpaper of the second volume; it bears Holy Names to be mentioned during the prayers. A note was added in parentheses in the margin, handwritten by R. Akiva Yosef: "This was written by my father, R. Yechiel".
R. Hirsch Ber (Tzvi Dov) Schlesinger of Pressburg (1781-1858, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, p. 417), son of R. Yechiel Schlesinger (the first, d. 1806), who was the son of R. Tzvi Dov Margolies (R. Hirsch Ber the first), dayan in Pressburg in the Beit Din of Maharam Barby.
R. Yechiel Schlesinger (1810-1891, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, pp. 212-214), rabbi and maggid in Pressburg, a close disciple of the Chatam Sofer. His sons-in-law were R. Hillel Lichtenstein Rabbi of Kolomyia and R. Avraham Abba Herzl, maggid and rabbi in Pressburg. His illustrious son was R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, author of Lev HaIvri (1838-1922), son-in-law of his brother-in-law R. Hillel Lichtenstein of Kolomyia. Born in Pressburg, he was circumcised by the Chatam Sofer. He studied under leading Hungarian rabbis, and was extremely zealous in fighting the Reform and Haskalah movements, continuing this struggle after immigrating to Jerusalem in 1870. He was active in support of Jewish settlement and agriculture in Eretz Israel, and also came into conflict with members of the Old Yishuv over his opposition to the methods of the Chaluka (distribution of funds), and over other affairs. The Bnei Ayish settlement was named after him.
Part I: [1], 54, 133, [6], 142-196, 196-288, 6 leaves. Part II: [1], 58, [6], 219, 219-231, 5, 8-11 leaves. Lacking leaves 6-7 of final sequence. 35-36 cm. Overall fair-good condition. Stains and wear (traces of mold to margins of several leaves). Open tears, affecting text in several places. Marginal tears to title pages and many other leaves, slightly affecting borders, repaired. Damage to several leaves, affecting text. Stamps. New leather bindings, with bound bookmarks.
The year indicated on the title pages of both parts (1794) is false. The correct year of printing is 1806. A western-Ashkenazi rite machzor was printed concurrently.
On the title page of vol. II, signatures and ownership inscriptions of three generations of the Schlesinger (Margolies) family of Pressburg: "I acquired it with my wealth in honor of my Creator, Ber son of R. Y.Z. of Pressburg"; "I acquired it with my wealth in honor of my Creator, Yechiel Schlesinger"; "Akiva Yosef".
Stamp of R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger on the title pages of both volumes. Glosses by various writers in the margins of both parts, some handwritten by R. Yechiel Schlesinger and by his son R. Akiva Yosef.
A thick piece of paper which was presumably part of the original binding was pasted on the endpaper of the second volume; it bears Holy Names to be mentioned during the prayers. A note was added in parentheses in the margin, handwritten by R. Akiva Yosef: "This was written by my father, R. Yechiel".
R. Hirsch Ber (Tzvi Dov) Schlesinger of Pressburg (1781-1858, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, p. 417), son of R. Yechiel Schlesinger (the first, d. 1806), who was the son of R. Tzvi Dov Margolies (R. Hirsch Ber the first), dayan in Pressburg in the Beit Din of Maharam Barby.
R. Yechiel Schlesinger (1810-1891, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, pp. 212-214), rabbi and maggid in Pressburg, a close disciple of the Chatam Sofer. His sons-in-law were R. Hillel Lichtenstein Rabbi of Kolomyia and R. Avraham Abba Herzl, maggid and rabbi in Pressburg. His illustrious son was R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, author of Lev HaIvri (1838-1922), son-in-law of his brother-in-law R. Hillel Lichtenstein of Kolomyia. Born in Pressburg, he was circumcised by the Chatam Sofer. He studied under leading Hungarian rabbis, and was extremely zealous in fighting the Reform and Haskalah movements, continuing this struggle after immigrating to Jerusalem in 1870. He was active in support of Jewish settlement and agriculture in Eretz Israel, and also came into conflict with members of the Old Yishuv over his opposition to the methods of the Chaluka (distribution of funds), and over other affairs. The Bnei Ayish settlement was named after him.
Part I: [1], 54, 133, [6], 142-196, 196-288, 6 leaves. Part II: [1], 58, [6], 219, 219-231, 5, 8-11 leaves. Lacking leaves 6-7 of final sequence. 35-36 cm. Overall fair-good condition. Stains and wear (traces of mold to margins of several leaves). Open tears, affecting text in several places. Marginal tears to title pages and many other leaves, slightly affecting borders, repaired. Damage to several leaves, affecting text. Stamps. New leather bindings, with bound bookmarks.
The year indicated on the title pages of both parts (1794) is false. The correct year of printing is 1806. A western-Ashkenazi rite machzor was printed concurrently.
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