Auction 58 - Rare and Important Items
Signatures of R. Yaakov Moshe Levenstam, Rabbi of Amsterdam, with a List of the Genealogy of the Families of the Chacham Zvi and of Rabbi Heshel of Krakow
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Endpaper (from a book), with signatures and self-dedications handwritten by R. Yaakov Moshe Levenstam, son and successor of R. Shaul, Rabbi of Amsterdam. [Amsterdam, before 1790].
Ownership inscription: "Yaakov Moshe son of… R. Shaul - From R. Moshe Kassil".
A detailed genealogy of the families of the Chacham Zvi and of R. Heshel of Krakow appears under this inscription: "Yaakov Moshe son of R. Shaul, son-in-law of R. Avraham Kahane and son of R. Aryeh Leib, son-in-law of the Chacham Zvi and son of R. Shaul son of R. Heshel son of R. Yaakov of Lublin".
R. Yaakov Moshe Levenstam (1744-1815) succeeded his father R. Shaul (1717-1790) as Rabbi of Amsterdam in 1793. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Tzvi Hirsch, Rabbi of Berlin (1721-1800). Before he moved to Amsterdam, he served as Rabbi of Wielen (Rhineland), Germany.
Leaf, approx. 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Other handwritten signatures and inscriptions.
Ownership inscription: "Yaakov Moshe son of… R. Shaul - From R. Moshe Kassil".
A detailed genealogy of the families of the Chacham Zvi and of R. Heshel of Krakow appears under this inscription: "Yaakov Moshe son of R. Shaul, son-in-law of R. Avraham Kahane and son of R. Aryeh Leib, son-in-law of the Chacham Zvi and son of R. Shaul son of R. Heshel son of R. Yaakov of Lublin".
R. Yaakov Moshe Levenstam (1744-1815) succeeded his father R. Shaul (1717-1790) as Rabbi of Amsterdam in 1793. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Tzvi Hirsch, Rabbi of Berlin (1721-1800). Before he moved to Amsterdam, he served as Rabbi of Wielen (Rhineland), Germany.
Leaf, approx. 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Other handwritten signatures and inscriptions.