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Abarbanel on Moreh Nevuchim – Prague, 1831 – Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar

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Commentary of Abarbanel on Moreh Nevuchim, with comments Moreh LiTzedakah. Two parts. [Prague: Moshe HaLevi Landau, 1831]. First edition from manuscript, published by Moshe Landau (grandson of the Noda BiYehudah and a leading disseminator of the Haskalah), with his comments.


Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, with several different ownership stamps of his. On leaf 1 appears a stamp from his youth, from his Sighet period, while other leaves contain his stamps from his tenure as Rabbi of Carei.


Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), one of the great leaders of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, and a pillar of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. He served as Rabbi of Irshava, Carei and Satmar, managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. After escaping the Holocaust he reached the United States, where he reestablished Satmar Chassidut, which is one of the largest and most important Chassidic communities in the world today.


Copy missing title pages of both parts: VI pages, 6, 71 leaves; 58 leaves (originally: [4], VI pages, 6, 71; [2], 58 leaves). 20.5 cm. Varying condition; most leaves in good condition. Stains, including dampstains, wear and tears. Open tears to first two leaves and last two leaves, affecting text and repairs. Stamps. New leather binding.

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Chassidut – Important Copies – Signatures and Stamps, Glosses and Dedications
Chassidut – Important Copies – Signatures and Stamps, Glosses and Dedications