Three books dedicated to genealogy and to biographies of Jewish scholars and sages.
1. Biography book of the Yachya family, by Eliakim Carmoly. Isaac Kaufmann publishing house, Frankfurt, [1850].
The book outlines the history of Don Yachya family starting with Don Yachya, who, according to this book, lived in Spain in the 12th century, and ending with the descendants of this family mentioned in contemporary literature.
Eliakim Carmoly (1802-1875) – bibliographer, scholar and collector of Hebrew manuscripts.
43 pp, [2] leaves, 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears and small open tears at margins of leaves. Stains. Creases. No cover.
2. History of the Rosenthal Family, by Yekutiel Yehudah Gruenwald. Kazburg Brothers printing press, Budapest, 1920.
"Biography of Rabbi Naftali Rosenthal and the biographies of his famous sons…"
Yekutiel Yehudah Gruenwald (1890-1955), Hungarian-American rabbi and historian, known for his studies of Hungarian Jewry.
104 pp, 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears and open tears. Stains. Pen inscriptions on the cover.
3. Knesset Israel, biographies of Jewish scholars known for their wisdom and deeds, from the days of the Geonim until the author's days by Shmuel Yosef Fuenn. Published by N.N. Sachs, Avraham Zuckermann, Warsaw, 1886.
A biographical lexicon of Jewish sages from the days of the Geonim until the author's days. Volume A: letters Aleph-Yod. The other volumes were printed under the title "Gedolei Israel".
Shmuel Yosef Fuenn (1818-1890), Jewish author and scholar, member of Haskalah movement and one of the Vilnius Jewish community leaders.
704 pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Tears and small open tears. Ex-library copy. Ownership ink-stamps. Re-bound. Some defects to spine and to inner side of binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.