Letter to the Alt-Ofen (Óbuda, Budapest) community administration, sent from the Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely) community, signed by Rabbi of the city R. Yirmiyahu Löw and community leader R. Mordechai Tzvi Tauman. Ujhel, June 1853. Western Yiddish.
In the present letter, the leaders of the Ujhel community address the Alt-Ofen community, requesting they ask the authorities for permission to erect an Eruv for Shabbat in their city. Signatures of R. Yirmiyahu Löw and R. Mordechai Tzvi Tauman.
R. Yirmiyahu Löw (1811-1874), leading Hungarian Torah scholar contemporary with the Ketav Sofer. Son of R. Binyamin Wolf Löw author of Shaarei Torah. He served as rabbi of Vrbové and Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely).
[1] leaf. 25x23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and folds. Tear at opening of letter. Postage stamps and remains of a wax seal.
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