Lot 85
Mishlei with the Commentary of the Gaon of Vilna - Warsaw, 1837 - Copy of Chassidic Rebbes
Mishlei with the Rashi commentary, and with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw: David son of Aryeh Leib Shklover, 1837.
Copy that belonged to Chassidic rebbes:
Copy of Rebbe Simcha Bunim of Otwock. Ownership inscription on the title page: "Belongs to Simcha Bunim son of the Rabbi of Warka". Stamps on the title page and on other leaves: "Simcha Bunim son of Rebbe Mordechai Menachem Mendel of Warka, now in Otwock".
Stamps of the grandson of the Rebbe of Otwock on the title page and on the last leaf: "Simcha Bunim Rayevsky, Białobrzegi".
The Rebbe of Otwock - R. Simcha Bunim son of R. Mordechai Menachem Mendel Kalish (1851-1907, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, III, pp. 827-828), one of the leading tzaddikim of his generation, served as Rebbe in Warka from the age of 17. After his first immigration to the city of Tiberias, he was banished by the Turks and returned to Poland. In 1906, he returned to Eretz Israel and settled in Tiberias.
Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "Avraham Avish Segal Kanner, here in Iași" - R. Avraham Avish Kanner of Tshkhoiv (Czchów). His father, Rebbe Yaakov Shimshon Kanner founded the Tshkhoiv Chassidic dynasty. R. Avraham Avish was appointed Rebbe in 1929 in the city of Botoşani and later relocated his court to Iași. In the wake of WWII, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rebbe in the city of Haifa.
Next to his stamp is the stamp of his son-in-law, Rebbe Yitzchak Yaakov Rabinowitz of Biala-Bnei Brak.
[1], 56 leaves. 23 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and wear. Traces of past dampness and dampness damage. Worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to title page margins. Stamps. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 90.
