Auction 048 Rebbes of Satmar, Sighet and Bobov - Books, Objects, Letters and Manuscripts, Broadsides and Printed Items
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Pocket watch of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar.
Mathey-Tissot ("Grand Prix") watch, 18-carat gold (marked). Switzerland, 20th century.
Open face (with crystal cover). Winding crown and suspension ring, with gold chain (14-carat). Placed in a blue velvet case.
On the back of the watch, engraved floral ornament, surrounded by an engraved dedication: "Zalman Glick, 11th Elul 1984".
Letter of authenticity signed by R. Leib Friedman enclosed: "Pocket watch used by the rebbe of Satmar. The watch was passed on to his attendant R. Meir Deutsch, who gave it as a gift to his son-in-law R. Zalman Glick. I received the watch from R. Zalman Glick" (Hebrew).
R. Meir son of R. Mordechai Leib Deutsch was the gabbai and attendant of the rebbe of Satmar for many years. After the rebbe's passing, he led the Bnei Yoel community in the rebbetzin's home in Kiryat Yoel, Monroe.
Diameter of watch: 6.5 cm. Case: 9X7cm. Good condition. Mechanism in working order. Minor crack to crystal cover.
The Holiness of Items of Tzaddikim - In the Teachings of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar
In his writings, Rebbe Yoel of Satmar repeatedly relates to the holiness contained in the possessions of a Tzaddik; and conversely to the prohibition of benefitting from the money of the wicked, warning not to accept funding from the Zionist state and the like.
In several places in his book Divrei Yoel on the Torah, the Rebbe describes the tremendous virtue of the belongings of the Tzaddik, which have the power to endow holiness for generations, since the "sparks of holiness" endure in them. Based on this concept, the Rebbe explains Yosef's influence on the Egyptians, who were sustained from his produce during the famine and drew from it "spiritual vibrancy": "…the property of Tzaddikim has the power to impart spiritual vibrancy…" (Divrei Yoel, Shemot, p. 33). Regarding the "aspect of holiness" contained in the belongings of Tzaddikim from "the root of their soul", he writes: "The possessions of Tzaddikim are precious to them… since they contain an aspect of the root of their soul… as they are particular not to steal…" (Divrei Yoel, Vayetze, p. 92).
Handkerchief used by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar.
White handkerchief, with blue border; the letters J.T. (the rebbe's initials) are embroidered in the lower-right corner.
Letter of authenticity signed by R. Leib Friedman enclosed: "Handkerchief used by the rebbe of Satmar. The rebbe's initials – "JT" are embroidered in the corner. The handkerchief was passed on to the rebbe's attendant R. Meir Deutsch, who gave it as a gift to his son-in-law R. Zalman Glick. I received the handkerchief from R. Zalman Glick" (Hebrew).
R. Meir son of R. Mordechai Leib Deutsch was the gabbai and attendant of the rebbe of Satmar for many years. After the rebbe's passing, he led the Bnei Yoel community in the rebbetzin's home in Kiryat Yoel, Monroe.
Handkerchief: approx. 49X46 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear.
The Holiness of Items of Tzaddikim - In the Teachings of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar
In his writings, Rebbe Yoel of Satmar repeatedly relates to the holiness contained in the possessions of a Tzaddik; and conversely to the prohibition of benefitting from the money of the wicked, warning not to accept funding from the Zionist state and the like.
In several places in his book Divrei Yoel on the Torah, the Rebbe describes the tremendous virtue of the belongings of the Tzaddik, which have the power to endow holiness for generations, since the "sparks of holiness" endure in them. Based on this concept, the Rebbe explains Yosef's influence on the Egyptians, who were sustained from his produce during the famine and drew from it "spiritual vibrancy": "…the property of Tzaddikim has the power to impart spiritual vibrancy…" (Divrei Yoel, Shemot, p. 33). Regarding the "aspect of holiness" contained in the belongings of Tzaddikim from "the root of their soul", he writes: "The possessions of Tzaddikim are precious to them… since they contain an aspect of the root of their soul… as they are particular not to steal…" (Divrei Yoel, Vayetze, p. 92).
Five coins and three kippot handed out by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and his wife Rebbetzin Alta Feiga to students of the Satmar boys' schools in Eretz Israel. [Presumably during the visit of the rebbe and rebbetzin to Eretz Israel in 1955].
Five 50-prutah Israeli pound coins – four minted in 1949 and one in 1954; three black kippot, with embroidered inscription in yellow thread.
35 years after the visit [in ca. 1990], the principal of the Satmar institutions R. Chaim Eliyahu Sternberg sent these coins and kippot to Rebbetzin Alta Feiga, the rebbe's widow – as a souvenir of the visit the rebbe paid to his institutions in Eretz Israel. The rebbetzin later gave the coins and kippot to R. Meir Spitz (son-in-law of R. Yosel Ashkenazi, the rebbe's attendant).
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Sternberg enclosed (Yiddish): "To the rebbetzin, enclosed are five Lirot [=5 50-prutah coins], from the hundreds of coins blessed and distributed by the rebbe of Satmar to the children in 18 boys' schools in Eretz Israel 35 years ago, and 3 kippot which the rebbetzin handed out 35 years ago to the children in the Satmar boys' schools – Chaim Eli. son of Chanah Gittel Sternberg".
Letter of authenticity signed by R. Leib Friedman enclosed: "Five coins blessed by the rebbe of Satmar on one of his visits to Eretz Israel and handed out to the children in the Satmar boys' schools. Enclosed are three kippot handed out by his wife Rebbetzin Alta Feiga on that occasion to the children in the Satmar boys' schools in Eretz Israel. The kippot and coins were passed on to R. Meir Spitz (son-in-law of R. Yosel Ashkenazi, attendant of the rebbe of Satmar). I received the kippot and coins from R. Meir Spitz" (Hebrew).
R. Chaim Eliyahu Sternberg (1910-1994), prominent Chassid of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, and his representative in Eretz Israel. He founded a network of 18 boys' schools throughout the country, as well as other Satmar institutions.
Coins and kippot in overall good condition. Minor stains to coins; tears and minor wear to kippot. Letter from R. Sternberg in fair condition. Stains, creases and wear, mounted on tin foil for reinforcement.
Enclosed: various letters of authenticity and other material.
Three coins blessed by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar; the coins were passed on to his attendant R. Meir Deutsch, who gifted them to his son-in-law R. Zalman Glick.
Letter of authenticity signed by R. Leib Friedman enclosed: "Three coins (2 quarter dollars minted in 1942/1945; Palestine 50-mil coin minted in 1927) blessed by the rebbe of Satmar, given by his attendant R. Meir Deutsch as a gift to his son-in-law R. Zalman Glick. I received the coins from R. Zalman Glick" (Hebrew).
R. Meir son of R. Mordechai Leib Deutsch was the gabbai and attendant of the rebbe of Satmar for many years. After the rebbe's passing, he led the Bnei Yoel community in the rebbetzin's home in Kiryat Yoel, Monroe.
3 coins. Diameter: approx. 2.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.
Wooden plaque prepared in honor of the visit to Eretz Israel of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar, the Berach Moshe. Jerusalem, summer 1983.
Olive wood. Handwritten and illustrated. The center of the plaque is occupied by a crown, inscribed: "…In honor of the visit of the rebbe of Satmar, Jerusalem 1983…".
Illustrations of fish and foliate designs on verso.
Olive wood plaque: approx. 38 cm. Good condition. Hook. Breaks. Minor defects.
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, the Berach Moshe of Satmar (1914-2006), son of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. He first headed the yeshiva of his father-in-law Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov in Keretsky, and later served as rabbi of Zenta, where he founded and headed a yeshiva as well. Following the Holocaust, he served as rabbi of Sighet, later immigrating to the United States where he founded the Atzei Chaim – Sighet Beit Midrash in Boro Park, eventually succeeding his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum as rebbe of Satmar.
Four invitations to the weddings of children and grandchildren of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar, the Berach Moshe:
1. Wedding of his son R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa – Brooklyn, 9th Sivan 1968.
2. Wedding of his son R. Shalom Eliezer – Brooklyn, 17th Kislev 1972.
3. Wedding of his daughter Hendel to R. Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam – Queens, 11th Elul 1978.
4. Wedding of his granddaughter Chana Rachel to R. Yoel Halberstam – Boro Park, 9th Elul 2001.
4 invitations. Size varies. Good condition.
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, the Berach Moshe of Satmar (1914-2006), son of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. He first headed the yeshiva of his father-in-law Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov in Keretsky, and later served as rabbi of Zenta, where he founded and headed a yeshiva as well. Following the Holocaust, he served as rabbi of Sighet, later immigrating to the United States where he founded the Atzei Chaim – Sighet Beit Midrash in Boro Park, eventually succeeding his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum as rebbe of Satmar.
Pnei Yehoshua, two parts, on Tractates Berachot, Shabbat, Pesachim, Beitzah, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkah and Megillah, by R. Yaakov Yehoshua Falk Rabbi of Lviv, Berlin, Metz and Frankfurt am Main. Warsaw: Brothers and Partners, Sons of Shmuel Orgelbrand, 1882-1883. Two parts in one volume; separate title page for each part. Stereotype edition of the Warsaw 1871-1874 edition.
Copy of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar, the Berach Moshe, from his time in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Maramureș, with his stamp at the top of the title page. On the verso of the title page, several signatures (in pencil; some possibly in his handwriting).
Several names inscribed on the title page, presumably of disciples of the Berach Moshe in his early years, when he served as yeshiva dean in Keretsky and Zenta: "Avraham Moshe Kahana", "Aharon Rosenberg" (presumably R. Aharon Rosenberg, author of Mishkenot HaRo'im), "Yitzchak Eizik Hillman of Tetsh", and others.
Part I (Berachot, Shabbat and Pesachim – 1883): [4], 2-136 leaves; Part II (Beitzah, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkah and Megillah – 1882): [2], 3-87 leaves. Approx. 32 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains (significant stains to some leaves). Creases and minor wear. Tears and worming, slightly affecting text. New leather binding.
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, the Berach Moshe of Satmar (1914-2006), son of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. He first headed the yeshiva of his father-in-law Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov in Keretsky, and later served as rabbi of Zenta, where he founded and headed a yeshiva as well. Following the Holocaust, he served as rabbi of Sighet, later immigrating to the United States where he founded the Atzei Chaim – Sighet Beit Midrash in Boro Park, eventually succeeding his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum as rebbe of Satmar.
Kreiti UPleiti, Part I on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah (sections 1-111), by R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz; with Tiferet Yisrael, on Yoreh De'ah laws of Niddah, by his grandson R. Yisrael Eybeschutz. Lviv, 1860.
Copy of the first Chassidic Beit Midrash established by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum in Satmar (ca. 1906). Many dozens of stamps, including later stamps, after his appointment as rabbi of Satmar.
Marginal glosses; two of them signed by one of the Torah scholars of the Beit Midrash: "Eizik, 1941".
[2], 2-90 [i.e.: 89]; [1], 2-14, 6 leaves. Lacking 3 leaves at end of volume (leaves 7-9). Misfoliation. 37 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains and dampstains. Creases and wear. Tears and extensive worming, affecting text. Marginal open tears to title page, affecting border and text on verso. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
Yadot Nedarim, Part I on Tractate Nedarim and Part II on several tractates and on the laws of Passover, tefillin and weddings, by R. Yehuda Yudel Rosenberg Rabbi of Tarłów and posek in Warsaw. Warsaw: Efraim Baumritter, 1902. First edition.
On the title page (on both sides), inscriptions and signatures of a student in the yeshiva of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (presumably when the yeshiva was still in Orsheva): "Mordechai Yoel HaLevi Ish Horowitz, studying under… Rebbe Yoel Rabbi of Orsheva, presently residing in Satmar…"; "Mordechai Yoel HaLevi Ish…" – presumably R. Mordechai Yoel HaLevi Horowitz of Margareten, who perished in the Holocaust in 1943 in the slave labor battalion (see enclosed material).
[4], 5-43 leaves. Lacking final leaf. 29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal open tears to title page, repaired with paper and tape, affecting text and ownership inscriptions. Marginal open tears to half the leaves, not affecting text. Stamp and inscriptions on title page. New leather binding.
Tzror HaChaim, novellae on Talmudic topics and halachah, by R. Shmuel Shmelke Klein Rabbi of Khust and Selish (Vynohradiv). Munkacs: Pinchas Bleier, 1876. First edition.
Copy used by the students of the Satmar yeshiva and of other yeshivot in the Maramureș region, with many signatures, stamps and inscriptions on the title page and other leaves, by students attesting to having studied the book in 1923-1925. Inscriptions of R. Amram Grünwald of Ujhel, R. Efraim Fishel Feldman grandson of the Maharam Schick, and others.
Many stamps.
Brief gloss (trimmed) on p. 55.
[11], 2-94, [3] leaves. Approx. 33.5 cm. Good condition. Browning. Stains and wear. Minor marginal tears. Inscriptions. New binding.
Lev Aryeh on Tractate Chullin, by R. Aryeh Leib of Brody Rabbi of Podhajce (1759-1818). Lviv: Chaim Rohatyn, 1898.
Copy of R. Yehuda Grünwald, later owned by his nephew and disciple R. Avraham Chanoch Friedman, rabbi and head of the Orthodox community in Satmar.
Signature of R. Yehuda Grünwald on the title page. Ownership inscriptions attesting that the book belongs to him. Inscription at the foot of leaf [2].
Other stamps, signatures and inscriptions, including stamps of R. Avraham Chanoch Friedman. Stamps and inscriptions of R. Shalom Yosef HaKohen Engelsberg (rabbi of the Hadar Yosef neighborhood in Tel Aviv); and more.
R. Yehuda Grünwald (1848-1920), author of Responsa Zichron Yehuda, a leading rabbi and yeshiva dean in Hungary. An outstanding Torah scholar, disciple of the Ketav Sofer. Served as rabbi of Sobotište, Bonyhád and Satmar. His yeshiva in Satmar numbered hundreds of students, many of whom later served as rabbis and dayanim in Hungary and Romania. Staunch defender of faithful Orthodox Judaism.
R. Avraham Chanoch Friedman (1866-1944; perished in the Holocaust), grandson of the Chatam Sofer and close disciple of R. Yehuda Grünwald; publisher of their writings. Dayan and posek of the Orthodox community in Satmar.
[2], 112 leaves. Lacking two leaves at end (leaves 113-114). Several leaves bound out of sequence (leaves 35, 55, 73, 77, 89, 99). 37 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Tears, including large open tears to title page and several other leaves, with significant damage to text, repaired with paper and tape. New leather binding.
Three books: two parts of Responsa Zichron Yehuda, by R. Yehuda Grünwald Rabbi of Satmar – two different printings of Part I published in 1923, and Part II printed in 1928. First editions.
Zichron Yehuda, Part I (Orach Chaim). Budapest: Katzburg Brothers, 1923. • First printing, with section 200 containing a responsum opposing joining the Agudath Yisrael (founded at that time). • Second printing, where section 200 (pp. 155-158) was replaced by a responsum on a different topic.
• Zichron Yehuda, Part II (Yoreh De'ah, Even HaEzer, Choshen Mishpat and Mahadura Tinyana of Orach Chaim). Ujhel: Eliezer Deutsch, 1928. First edition.
R. Yehuda Grünwald (1848-1920), author of Responsa Zichron Yehuda, a leading rabbi and yeshiva dean in Hungary. An outstanding Torah scholar, disciple of the Ketav Sofer. Served as rabbi of Sobotište, Bonyhád and Satmar. His yeshiva in Satmar numbered hundreds of students, many of whom later served as rabbis and dayanim in Hungary and Romania. Staunch defender of faithful Orthodox Judaism.
Part I (two copies): [7], 2-168, [6] pages. Part II: [9], 2-232 pages. Pp. 225-232 ("prenumeranten" lists) not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
Approx. 31-32 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, occasionally with slight damage to text; repaired in part with tape. First leaves of one copy of part I in fair condition (with tears, open tears and worming; detached and partially detached leaves). Leaves 149-152 of part II detached and trimmed, with damage to text. Signatures and stamps. New bindings.