Elef HaMagen, on the weekly Torah portions and homiletics, by Rabbi Eliezer Papo, author of “Pele Yo'etz”. Salonika, [1828]. First edition.
Owners' signatures: "G-d mercifully granted his young servant", "My father, the Crown of my head gave me this book as a gift… the young one…Avraham".
Dozens of glosses in Oriental handwriting are found on the books’ sheets [by one or more writers], some especially long, with nice hints in acronyms and gematri'ot. The writer mentions some of the men from whom he heard the thoughts written in the glosses: "I heard from Chacham Moshe", "My teacher, grandfather wrote…", "I heard from my father, my teacher", "From the writings Or Shraga", etc. At the top of one gloss he writes: "Beautifully said by Rabbi…" apparently directed atthe author of book Rabbi Eliezer Papo. Some glosses are signed: "The Young One A. Y. N. ", "Meir the Small One", etc. Written on one comment is "Shabbat night I remembered terrible happenings" (nora'ot - gematria hinting to the year 1903).
136 leaves (title page missing). 19 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. Rebound.

Shnei Luchot HaBrit, with introduction Vavei Ha'Amudim. [Frankfurt an der Oder, 1717]. Some 100 handwritten glosses, with scholarly content in Halacha and aggada. In some of the glosses, the writer notes things written in his books and in his book of responsa Eitan Aryeh. In many glosses, the writer notes the yichus of his family, many leading figures throughout the generations (the Levush, Maharsha, Taz, Tevu'at Shor etc.) are mentioned with an acronym for My Master, My Father, My Grandfather or My Great-uncle.
Rabbi Avraham Aryeh Rosen (1870-1952), Rabbi of Foltshen, an outstanding genius, Chortkov Chassid. Served in the rabbinate of the communities of Most, Buhuşi, Moineşti, Fëlticeni, Bucharest. Author of the Eitan Aryeh responsa printed in Jerusalem by his son Rabbi Moshe David Rosen (the Chief Rabbi of Romania).
Missing copy: 224-422; 44 leaves (originally: [4], 422; 44 leaves). 30 cm. Fair condition, wear and detached leaves. Stains and minor moth damage. Unbound.

Chamisha Chumshei Torah – Mikra’ot Gedolot, with 32 commentaries. Sections 1-6 [in two volumes]. Warsaw, 1860-1861.
Ownership notations and signature Rabbi “Yitzchak son of Rabbi Moshe Meintz” from Frankfurt am Main. Volume 1 contains inscription upon his marriage. Several glosses in his handwriting [majority in pencil], with comments and concepts on verses.
Two volumes, varying pagination. 30 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. Bindings with slight damage.
* Leaves include handwritten leaves in Hebrew and German, as well as collection of letters sent to Rabbi Yitzchak Meintz, including: Letter postcard [from 1929] of Divrei Torah by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kirschbaum [Av Beit Din of Frankfurt]; letter of Divrei Torah by Rabbi Eliezer Lipman Printz; letter by Rabbi Ya’akov Posen [Dayan in Frankfurt].
* Attached are three letters sent to Rabbi Moshe Mentz [Meintz]: Two letters from 1834 by Rabbi Ziskind Spier [who refers to Rabbi Moshe in his letter as “my disciple”], and letter from 1796 by Rabbi Wolf Wertheim.
Rabbi Moshe Meintz and his son Rabbi Yitzchak Meintz, among pillars of Orthodox community of Frankfurt. For additional information related to them see item 37.
Total of 18 paper items, various sizes and conditions.

* Minchat Chinuch, Lemberg, 1889. Second edition. Stamps Rabbi Moshe Chaskin and erudite glosses in his handwriting. Rabbi Moshe Chaskin (1872-1950, Otzar HaRabbanim 14708), among disciples and associates of the Ga’on Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spector and the Chafetz Chaim, served as rabbi in Krekenava for approx. 15 years, where he headed the Mechina [preparatory program] for the Slabodka Yeshiva. During the war years served as rabbi of Pryluky. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1933 and was among prominent rabbis of Jerusalem.
* Machatzit HaShekel, on Even Ha’Ezer section 3, laws of divorce, by Rabbi Moshe Yagid. Lemberg, 1886. Signatures and stamps of Rabbi Yosef Shimshelevitz – among disciples of Alter of Kelm and among scholars of Jerusalem. Signatures and erudite glosses in handwriting of Rabbi “Eliyahu Baruch Perlman” – among greatest diligent scholars of Jerusalem, in Yeshivot Etz Chaim, Toraht Chaim and Me’ah She’arim.
Two books, varying size. Good-fair conditions, dry paper with damage and wear.

Volume 1: * Chatam Sofer Responsa, Hilchot Yoreh Deah. Pressburg, 1841. First edition. The first volume of Chatam Sofer Responsa printed after his death. * Chatam Sofer Responsa, Hilchot Orach Chaim. [Apparently this is the first edition, Pressburg, 1855. Attached is a section from a later edition – Pressburg, 1879, and the index leaf at the end has been omitted – regarding the various printings of this edition, see Bibliography Institute CD Listing no. 0325724].
Volume 2: * Chatam Sofer Responsa, Hilchot Even HaEzer. Vienna, 1880. * Chatam Sofer Responsa, Hilchot Choshen Mishpat. Vienna, [1883]. * Chatam Sofer, Part Six [rest of the responsa]. Vienna, [1883].
Scholarly glosses handwritten by Rabbi Yitzchak Ya'akov Bloom, with his signature on one gloss. On the last end-paper leaf of the first volume, four long glosses, in the first, he writes thoughts in the name of his father: "My Teacher ,my father, Rabbi A.B. [Amram Bloom] Rabbi of B[eretty] ó[újfalu]… and so my Teacher my Father… and it is left for me his young son to answer…". Most of the glosses were cutoff when bound, several glosses are faded.
Rabbi Yitzchak Ya'akov Bloom (died 1938, Otzar HaRabbanim 10152), son of the renowned Torah genius Rabbi Amram Bloom, author of “Beit She'arim” and son-in-law of Rabbi Zussman Eliezer Sofer Av Beit Din of Paks. Served as Rabbi of Nagyszentmiklós until 1888, when he was chosen as Dayan in Berettyóújfalu, by his father's side who served there as Chief Av Beit Din. He wrote several works which were apparently lost during the Holocaust [see attached material].
Two volumes. 36 cm. Good condition, stains, wear and tear. Worn bindings.