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Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
January 19, 2016
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Three books from the library of Rabbi David Deutsch Av Beit Din of Nowe Miasto, with his signatures and glosses. · Tur Yoreh Deah, with the Beit Yisrael commentary [Prisha V'Drisha], by Rabbi Yehoshua Falk Katz. Lublin, [1635]. First edition of Prisha V'Drisha. Signature of "David Deutsch", ownership inscription that the book belongs to his son Rabbi Yechezkel Deutsch. Signatures of "Wolf Chayut [of Lackenbach], [apparently, Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Wolf Chayut, Av Beit Din of Palota, Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, p. 91]. · Olat Tamid, on Orach Chaim, by Rabbi Shmuel son of R' Yosef of Cracow. Amsterdam, [1681]. (Lacking: Leaf 5 of second pagination). Signatures of Rabbi David Deutsch, inscription from 1813 that the book belongs to R' David Deutsch [written by his disciple]. Long glosses in his handwriting, ancient glosses [from the time of printing], with interesting content, signed "Bezalel" (or "Bezalel of Prague") on margins. At the beginning of Hilchot Pesach is a signature "Bezalel son of R' Gavriel of Prague". On the last leaf is a family inscription: "Today, the 8th of Tishrei 1690, my son Calev Feivel was born…". · Shemen Rokeach responsa, by Rabbi Eliezer Lev. Two parts bound in one volume (in reverse order): · Part 2. Prague, 1802. · Part 1. Novi Dvor, 1788. First editions. Copy of Rabbi David Deutsch, with the inscription: "I have borrowed this from the rabbi…R' David Deutsch, I the writer…R' Pesach son of R' Moshe [Rabbi Pesach Frankel, 1812-1864, disciple of the Chatam Sofer, Dayan in Nowe Miasto, later Rabbi of Častá (Schattmansdorf). See: Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, p. 341]. Long glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi David Deutsch. Several glosses by another writer. Rabbi David Deutsch (1757-1831, Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, p. 113), author of Ohel David, Av Beit Din of Nowe Miasto. See previous item. 4 books in 3 volumes. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
January 19, 2016
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Apei Ravrevei – Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer, with Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Furth, [1761]. Signatures of Rabbi "Shimshon Stopovi", and ownership inscription on back cover: "Belongs to Shimshon Stopovi, I the writer Moshe Leib Deutsch" [Rabbi Shimshon Stopovi, Dayan of Senica (Semnitz) from ca. 1832-1846, see: Ishim B'Teshuvot HaChatam Sofer, pp. 411-412]. Another signature on the title page: "Moshe Weiss". On the leaves are dozens of glosses, some long with scholarly content, in handwriting from the time of printing by an unidentified writer. In some places, the writer refers to his compositions [for example: "see that which I wrote in my novellae to Tractate Nedarim Leaf 80/b"]. Some of the glosses are cutoff. [2], 192 leaves. 32 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Worming. Detached or loose leaves. Damaged binding.
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Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
January 19, 2016
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Mishne Torah LaRambam. Part 3: (Nashim, Kedusha), Berlin, 1866. Parts 5-6: (Hafla'a, Zera'im; Avodah, Korbanot, Taharah), 1862. Parts 7-8: (Nezikin, Kinyan; Mishpatim Shoftim), Berlin 1862. From the library of Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch, Av Beit Din of Bonyhád. On the title page of Part 3 is his signature: "Eliezer Deutsch dwells here in Hanušovce and its region", and on the title page of Part 3 and Part 5 are signatures of his brother, Rabbi "Moshe Zvi Deutsch". Several scholarly glosses in his handwriting, some lengthy. The title pages feature ownership inscriptions and dedications to a synagogue in Jerusalem in Cheshvan 1947. The renowned Torah scholar Rabbi Eliezer Chaim Deutsch (1850-1915), was a leading Torah authority in his days and among the most prominent Hungarian rabbis. Disciple of the Mahari Asad and the Maharam Ash. Author of the Pri Sadeh responsa, the Tevuot Sadeh books, Chelkat HaSadeh, etc. in 1876, he was appointed Rabbi of Hanušovce and in 1897 moved to serve as Rabbi of Bonyhád. His son was Rabbi Moshe Deutsch Av Beit Din of Lemešany and his son-in-law was Rabbi Yosef HaCohen Shwartz, author of VaYilaket Yosef. Rabbi Moshe Zvi Deutsch of Tarnów, brother of Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch. Responses to his questions were printed in books authored by his brother Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch. Murdered on the 8th of Nissan 1923 by thieves while studying Torah. Three volumes, 38 cm. Slightly brittle paper, good-fair condition, minor tears and wear. Ancient leather bindings with renewed (torn) fabric spine.
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Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
January 19, 2016
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Talmud Yerushalmi, Seder Nezikin and Tractate Nidah. Berlin 1862. Bound with a partial copy of the Talmud Yerushalmi Tractate Shabbat, Zhitomir 1860. On the title page of Tractate Bava Kama is a signature: "Yosef Zecharya son of Rabbi Nathan Stern". On the leaves and endpapers are dozens of long scholarly glosses in his handwriting. The renowned Rabbi Yosef Zecharya Stern (1831-1904, Otzar HaRabbanim 8783), was a leading Lithuanian scholar and Torah authority. Son-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai Gimpel Yaffe. At the age of 20, he was appointed Rabbi of Jasionówka and from 1861 Rabbi of Šiauliai (Lithuania). His exceptional genius and phenomenal memory were matchless. He spoke at the rate of his racing thoughts and also wrote at an amazing speed, most of his thoughts were written "by hint and sporadically and without order" (his own description, see enclosed material). In 1870, a fire broke out in his city and thousands of leaves of his manuscripts went up in flames but he was able to retrieve most of the content from memory. His proficiency encompassed all realms of Torah knowledge and he could quote any book he reviewed just once word by word, even after time elapsed. Author of Zecher Yehosef, Tahaluchot Ha'Aggadot and other works. [2], 2-30; [1], 25; [1], 22, 36, 6, 27, 24, 23 leaves; [2], 52 leaves. 38 cm. Varying paper, bluish, white and dark-colored. Good condition, wear and stains. Old binding with leather spine, damaged.
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Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
January 19, 2016
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Three books with glosses and signatures of Rabbi Efraim Samonov Av Beit Din of Ventspils (Windau), and of his father Rabbi Gershon Mendel Samonov. · Book of halachic rulings, Yad David, and She'elat David responsa, by Rabbi David Freidman Av Beit Din of Karlin. Warsaw, 1898. First edition. Signature of Rabbi "Efraim Samonov" and many scholarly glosses in his handwriting. · Drush V'Chiddush Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Book 2. Szczecin, 1860. Signature of Rabbi "Gershon Mendel Samonov", and glosses in his handwriting and in the handwriting of his son Rabbi Efraim Samonov. · Or HaYashar on Arachin and Tmura, by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzhak Hillman. Berlin, 1923. Signature of Rabbi Efraim Samnov and glosses in his handwriting. Rabbi Efraim Samonov (1860-1932), disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin Yeshiva, and his confidant. Prominent son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Berlin Av Beit Din of Moscow, from 1890, he served in the Jakobstadt (Latvia) rabbinate, and from 1897, served in the Ventspils rabbinate. He was renowned as a leading rabbi and one of the greatest Torah scholars of his times. In 1931, he printed his book HaCohen Gadol V'Hasgan. His father, Rabbi Gershon Mendel Samonov (died in 1919), was a leading disciple of the Beit HaLevi at the Volozhin Yeshiva. Son of Rabbi Mordechai Uriah Samonov, Av Beit Din of Šiaulėnai. He lived in the city of Piltene (Latvia) and although he never help a rabbinic position, he was famous as an illustrious Torah scholar. 3 books, size and condition vary.
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Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
January 19, 2016
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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Part 1 (Simanim 1-416). Lemberg, [1893]. On the second title page - the signature of "Ze'ev Wolf Tirneuer, Humenné". More than 50 scholarly marginalia in his handwriting. In many places he integrated into his writings things he heard from others. Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf HaLevi Tirneuer (1882-1959) was a beloved disciple of Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar. He served as Dayan in the city of Samloi and after World War I, in the rabbinates of Lespezi (Moldovia), Shotz (Bucovina) and others. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Safed in 1950 together with his son-in-law Rebbe Aharon Leifer of Nadvirna-Banie, and served as Rabbi of the Agudat Yisrael Beit Midrash. He was an exceptional prodigy and holy man and often adopted Kabbalistic ways. At the end of his days, he printed his book Tal Orot on the melachot of Shabbat but very little of the rest of his writings were printed. 292 leaves; 20 leaves; 22 leaves. 46 cm. Fair condition, wear and tears. Worming and dampstains. Worn binding.
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