Auction 048 Rebbes of Satmar, Sighet and Bobov - Books, Objects, Letters and Manuscripts, Broadsides and Printed Items
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Or Yekarot, commentaries and pilpul on the Five Books of the Torah, by R. Yosef Binyamin Ze'ev Wolf Rabbi of Shinova. Dyhernfurth: Yissachar Ber Katz, [1735]. Second edition.
Copy of Rebbe Mordechai David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Stitshin, with stamps from the time he lived in Safed on the title page and final page.
Rebbe Mordechai David Teitelbaum of Drohobych (ca. 1846 – 1919), son of R. Nachum Tzvi Teitelbaum of Drohobych (brother of the Yitav Lev and grandson of the Yismach Moshe). Served as rabbi of Stitshin (Szczucin) and Drohobych. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1902, where he settled in Meron and Safed, and was known as the Rebbe of Drohobych.
[1], 4-44 leaves. Lacking leaves 2-3. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Leaves trimmed unevenly. Leaves trimmed close to text, with damage to page numerals in some places. Inscriptions on endpaper. Stamps. New binding.
Chiddushei Halachot LehaRashba, on Tractate Gittin, by R. Shlomo ibn Aderet – the Rashba. [Brno]: Joseph Rossmann, 1799.
Copy of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yokel Teitelbaum of Volova (Mizhhiria), with his signature and stamp on the title page (additional stamp in Hungarian, of the regional rabbi of Berbești); ownership inscription on the endpaper attesting that the book belongs to him. Signatures and inscriptions of "Shaul Teitelbaum" on the title page and endpaper – possibly his grandson R. Shaul Teitelbaum of Halmin (son of his son R. Menachem Mendel Teitelbaum of Jerusalem).
Other inscriptions, stamps and signatures, including an inscription attesting that the book belongs to R. Tzvi Hirsh Grossman (possibly R. Tzvi Hirsh Grossman Rabbi of Delatyn, father-in-law of R. Shlomo Drimmer author of Beit Shlomo) and a signature: "Moshe Tzvi Drimmer" (presumably R. Moshe Tzvi Drimmer of Vizhnitza, nephew of the Beit Shlomo).
Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Volova, author of Hetev Etiv (1840-1924), nephew and son-in-law of the Yitav Lev. Served as rabbi of Berbești, and in 1889, succeeded his father as rabbi of Gorlitz. He was later appointed rabbi of Volova, Zakarpattia, where he established a prominent yeshiva. A leading rebbe in his times. His descendants include many prominent rabbis and rebbes.
[2], 2-55, [2] leaves. Approx. 36 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Marginal open tears, not affecting text. Marginal worming, slightly affecting text. Inscriptions, glosses and stamps. New leather binding.
Chiddushei Gur Aryeh, on Tractates Shabbat, Eruvin and Pesachim, by R. Yehuda Loew – the Maharal of Prague. Lviv: S. L. Kugel, Lewin et Comp, 1862.
Bound with: Responsa Nachalat Avot, by R. Yisrael Isser Isserlein Rabbi of Vinnytsia, author of Shaar HaMishpat and Shaar HaDe'ah. [Lviv, 1866 – without title page].
Copy of Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Magyarlápos, with his signature on the front endpaper and stamps at the top of the title page and at the foot of leaf [2].
Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum of Magyarlápos (1855-1935), eldest son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Volova, and grandson and close disciple of the Yitav Lev of Sighet. Together with his grandfather, he published Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim by their ancestor the Yismach Moshe (see items 9-12), and other works of the Yismach Moshe and the Yitav Lev. Served as rabbi of Magyarlápos (Târgu Lăpuş, present day: Romania) for over fifty years.
Chiddushei Gur Aryeh: [2], 77 leaves. Nachalat Avot: 20, [4] leaves. Lacking title page. 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (dark stains to final leaf). Creases and minor wear. Stamps. Fine, new leather binding.
Shem HaGedolim HaChadash, Torah scholars and their works since the time of the Chida: Part I – Maarechet Gedolim, and Part II – Maarechet Sefarim, by R. Aharon Walden. Warsaw: Efraim Baumritter, 1864. First edition. Divisional title page.
Copy of Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum rabbi of Magyarlápos, with his signature on the title page and stamps on the title page and at the foot of leaf [2].
Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum of Magyarlápos (1855-1935), eldest son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Volova, and grandson and close disciple of the Yitav Lev of Sighet. Together with his grandfather, he published Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim by their ancestor the Yismach Moshe (see items 9-12), and other works of the Yismach Moshe and the Yitav Lev. Served as rabbi of Magyarlápos (Târgu Lăpuş, present day: Romania) for over fifty years.
[6], 73; [1], 2-42 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Creases and minor wear. Signatures. Inscriptions. New binding.
Ben Porat Yosef, by R. Yaakov Yosef HaKohen of Polonne, close disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and disseminator of his teachings. With the famous letter which the Baal Shem Tov sent to his brother-in-law R. Gershon of Kitov. Lviv: J. M. Stand, 1866.
Copy of Rebbe Naftali Teitelbaum Rabbi of Nyírbátor, with his stamps on the title page and at the foot of many leaves.
R. Naftali Teitelbaum Rabbi of Nyírbátor (1867-1938), second son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Volova, and grandson and disciple of the Yitav Lev. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel (son of the Yitav Lev). Served as rabbi of Nyírbátor for forty years. A prominent rebbe in his times, and head of the Orthodox Bureau in Hungary.
Stamp on the title page of Chaim (Erno) Friedmann.
[1], 2-106 leaves. 25.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Leaves trimmed unevenly. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
Tzelach – Tziyun LeNefesh Chaya, novellae on Tractates Berachot, Pesachim and Beitzah, by R. Yechezkel HaLevi Landau author of Noda BiYehuda, rabbi of Prague. Lviv: Yaakov Meshulam Nik, 1899. Three parts in one volume; divisional title pages.
Copy of Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum of Volova, with his stamps on the title page and ownership inscription (trimmed) attesting that the book belonged to him.
Scholarly handwritten glosses in the margins of several leaves.
Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum of Volova, author of Tehillot Aharon (1881 – perished in the Holocaust, 1944), youngest son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum of Volova, and grandson of the Yitav Lev of Sighet. Father-in-law of the Berach Moshe of Satmar. Head of the Volova Beit Din, and dean of its yeshiva. Succeeded his father as rabbi of Volova, and his brother as rabbi of Nyírbátor. Fiercely resisted the inroads of Haskalah and Zionism. A strong opponent of Agudath Yisrael.
Three parts in one volume: Part I (Berachot): [1], 47 leaves. Part II (Pesachim): [1], 2-68 leaves. Part III (Beitzah): [1], 38 leaves. Approx. 35.5 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Overall good condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Tears, including open tears, affecting text. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Many inscriptions on first title page and final page. New binding.
Avnei Tzedek, responsa and pilpul on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Paneth Rabbi of Deyzh. Munkacs: Pinchas Blayer, 1885. First edition.
Copy of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Rabbi of Nyírbátor, with his stamps on the title page and at the foot of other leaves.
Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum of Volova, rabbi of Nyírbátor, author of Levushei Yom Tov (1912-1983), son of Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum of Volova and Nyírbátor – the Tehillot Aharon. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to the United States, where he founded the Khal Yismach Yisrael community in Brooklyn.
Stamp on the endpaper "Chaim Yehuda Friedman – Baia Mare" (possibly R. Chaim Yehuda Friedman of Antwerp, 1914-1976, head of the Yitav Lev Satmar community in Antwerp).
[2], 70, [6] leaves. Approx. 34 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Marginal tears (large marginal tear to title page). Stamps. New binding.
Responsa Avnei Tzedek, Part II on Yoreh De'ah, Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat, by Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet (the Yitav Lev). Lviv: Uri Ze'ev Wolf Salat, 1886. First edition.
Copy of R. Chaim Yitzchak Halberstam Rabbi of Slotfina, with three of his signatures on the title page: "Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam of Dolyna" (one signature partially trimmed).
R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam (ca. 1899 – perished in the Holocaust 2nd Sivan 1944), eldest son-in-law of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. Son of Rebbe Yehoshua Halberstam of Dolyna (descendant of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). Rabbi of Slotfina (Solotvyno) and the region, establishing a prominent yeshiva there.
[3], 81-154 leaves. 45.5 cm. Condition varies, good to fair. Stains and wear. Marginal tears to some leaves, repaired in part with sellotape. Open tears to first and final leaves, with damage to text, repaired with paper and tape. Stamps. New binding.
Imrei Maharin on the Torah, homilies and commentaries on the Torah, with responsa, by R. Yaakov Naftali Eisenberg Rabbi of Ulanów, Turka and Sambor. Jarosław: L. Styrna, 1908. Only edition.
Dedication by Rebbe Elazar Horowitz of Grodzisk (written by a scribe, partly trimmed), with his stamp, on leaf [5].
Rebbe Elazar Horowitz of Grodzisk-Tarnów (1881 – perished in the Holocaust 1943), son of Rebbe Avraham Chaim of Polaniec and descendant of R. Naftali of Ropshitz. His sister was the wife of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Rabbi of Grodzisk and dayan in Tarnów. After his father's passing, he became a prominent rebbe in Galicia, attracting many Chassidim. Perished in the Holocaust in the Tarnów ghetto.
[7], 72, [1], 9 leaves. Leaves 53-56, and leaves 1-2 of second sequence bound out of order. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Leaves trimmed close to text. Fine, new (gilt-decorated) leather binding.
Mesilat Yesharim, ethics and fear of G-d, by R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto – the Ramchal. Warsaw: the Levin-Epstein Brothers, 1922. Stereotype edition of the Warsaw 1884 edition, with Yiddish translation.
Copy of the daughter of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, Rebbetzin Chaya Roiza and her husband Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Meyer-Teitelbaum of Sassov - inscription (partially trimmed) at the foot of the title page. On the title page and other leaves, stamps of her husband Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Meyer, from his tenures as yeshiva dean in Karoly and as rabbi of Szemihaly.
Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Meyer-Teitelbaum of Sassov (1906-1966), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov. Son-in-law of his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, and his assistant in directing his yeshivot in Orsheva, Karoly and Satmar. He also served as rabbi of Szemihaly (Bűdszentmihály). Following the Holocaust, he established the Sassov Chassidut in the United States and in the 1960s, he founded the Kiryat Yismach Moshe neighborhood in Eretz Israel.
[1], 3-88 leaves. Lacking [1] leaf after title page. 19.5 cm. Brittle paper. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Browned paper. Marginal tears, slightly affecting text in some places. Verso of title page reinforced with tape. Inscriptions. New binding.