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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Collection of important documents including: early Ketubot from the 19th-20th centuries, documents, Shiviti leaves and amulets which were pasted into a volume of Rav Pe'alim, recovered in 1970 from the library of the Meir Taweig Synagogue in Baghdad.
The documents and leaves were collected and pasted into the book by Chacham Salman Dabby, the last beadle of the Meir Taweig synagogue in Baghdad, ca. 1948-1970. Salman Dabby immigrated to Eretz Israel after the community disintegrated following the Six Day War, succeeding in bringing with him to Eretz Israel a collection of books from the immense library of the synagogue (which he claimed contained some quarter of a million books, many documents and dozens of Torah scrolls – see below). He habitually saved and pasted various documents, printed items and manuscripts in the books.
We have here one of those books, in which were pasted particularly important documents (see also following item). On many of these documents, Salman Dabby added a handwritten inscription: "Brought it, the lowly Salman Eliyahu Binyamin Daniel Dabby from the Meir Taweig synagogue".
This volume contains amongst others:
· Responsa Rav Pe'alim, part I, by R. Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai. Jerusalem, [1901]. First edition. Title page printed with golden ink. Signatures and many inscriptions by Salman Dabby, with memorial inscriptions for his father and other relatives, and inscription attesting the book's provenance from the Meir Taweig [synagogue] library. An additional signature appears on the title page: "the young Yaakov son of R. Elisha Nissim".
· Handwritten Ketubah, for the marriage of the groom Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon. Baghdad, Tamuz 1834. Neat, calligraphic script. Decorated with a border made from colored strips of paper. Signed by the witnesses: "Mordechai son of R. Sasson" (R. Mordechai Shanduch [d. 1852], was the eldest son of R. Sasson Shanduch author of Kol Sasson); "the young Mordechai son of R. Yitzchak Shamash". (In the Sassoon manuscript no. 467, an additional Ketubah signed by these two witnesses appears, dated Cheshvan 1833). Inscription on the verso of the Ketubah, with colored floral ornaments.
· Handwritten Ketubah, for the marriage of the groom David Eliyahu Mordechai Yaakov Yaakov Faraj, with the bride Tzlacha daughter of (the abovementioned) Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon. Baghdad, Adar II, 1853. In neat calligraphic script. Decorated with a border of colored strips of paper. Signed by the witnesses: "the young Shimon son of Moshe son of R. Sasson"; "the young Mordechai son of R. Yitzchak Shamash".
· Handwritten document, transferring property from the ownership of (the abovementioned) Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon to his daughter the bride Farcha. Signed by the witnesses: "the young Yechezkel Mordechai Bazoom"; "the young Ezra Rachamim Chaim Shlomo Moshe Gurgi". Baghdad, Kislev 1852.
· Handwritten document, concerning the widow of Tzalach Eliyahu Yaakov, and her daughter-in-law Farcha daughter of Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak (abovementioned), signed by five witnesses and dayanim, including the dayanim: "the young Ovadia Avraham HaLevi", "the young Nissim Aharon Eliya Kohen", "the young Sasson Eliyahu son of R. Moshe Moshe HaLevi". Baghdad, Kislev 1858.
· Handwritten document, regarding the inheritance of Eliyahu Mordechai Yaakov (father-in-law of Tzlacha, daughter of the abovementioned Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon). Signed by the three (aforementioned) dayanim of the Beit Din: "the young Ovadia Avraham HaLevi", "the young Nissim Aharon Eliya Kohen", "the young Sasson Eliyahu son of R. Moshe Moshe HaLevi". Baghdad, Tamuz 1868.
· Pasted onto p. 29a is a printed document completed by hand: Document authorizing the relay of a Get (divorce document), with the handwritten signatures of five witnesses and dayanim, including the dayanim: "the young Salman Chogi Aboudi"; R. "Yehoshua Moshe Yechezkel" and "the young Refael Yitzchak Chaim". Baghdad, Tamuz 1938.
· On the back endpaper – a handwritten divorce document (Stam script). Baghdad, Sivan 1938.
· Draft memorandum by Salman Dabby, written after he reached Eretz Israel ca. 1970, containing a plan of action for retrieving the property of the Jewish communities in Iraq in those days (interesting historic documentation): "…to rescue the Torah scrolls and all holy items in Baghdad. The books are located: 1) in the Meir Taweig synagogue, (there are some quarter of a million early books, 16 Torah scrolls in silver mounted cases, 19 Torah scrolls in cases mounted with part silver – everything was ready to be sent to London by the community. 2) in Basra 170 Torah scrolls. 3) In the Iraqi Governmental Museum 370 Torah scrolls. 4) in the Masouda Shem Tov synagogue, approximately 100 Torah scrolls…". (It is noteworthy that most of the abovementioned Jewish property was stolen and lost during Saddam Hussein's rule of Iraq. Small parts of these libraries were salvaged by soldiers of the United States Army during the 2003 invasion, approximately 30 years after this memorandum was written). Later in the memorandum, Salman Dabby describes the positions he held in Baghdad prior his immigration to Eretz Israel: "I was for 22 years the mohel, chazan, shochet, toke'a and I was one of the leaders of the community and a religious authority".
Rav Pe'alim volume: 31 cm. Original binding, damaged. Various documents of varying size and condition (some folded), good to fair.
The documents and leaves were collected and pasted into the book by Chacham Salman Dabby, the last beadle of the Meir Taweig synagogue in Baghdad, ca. 1948-1970. Salman Dabby immigrated to Eretz Israel after the community disintegrated following the Six Day War, succeeding in bringing with him to Eretz Israel a collection of books from the immense library of the synagogue (which he claimed contained some quarter of a million books, many documents and dozens of Torah scrolls – see below). He habitually saved and pasted various documents, printed items and manuscripts in the books.
We have here one of those books, in which were pasted particularly important documents (see also following item). On many of these documents, Salman Dabby added a handwritten inscription: "Brought it, the lowly Salman Eliyahu Binyamin Daniel Dabby from the Meir Taweig synagogue".
This volume contains amongst others:
· Responsa Rav Pe'alim, part I, by R. Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai. Jerusalem, [1901]. First edition. Title page printed with golden ink. Signatures and many inscriptions by Salman Dabby, with memorial inscriptions for his father and other relatives, and inscription attesting the book's provenance from the Meir Taweig [synagogue] library. An additional signature appears on the title page: "the young Yaakov son of R. Elisha Nissim".
· Handwritten Ketubah, for the marriage of the groom Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon. Baghdad, Tamuz 1834. Neat, calligraphic script. Decorated with a border made from colored strips of paper. Signed by the witnesses: "Mordechai son of R. Sasson" (R. Mordechai Shanduch [d. 1852], was the eldest son of R. Sasson Shanduch author of Kol Sasson); "the young Mordechai son of R. Yitzchak Shamash". (In the Sassoon manuscript no. 467, an additional Ketubah signed by these two witnesses appears, dated Cheshvan 1833). Inscription on the verso of the Ketubah, with colored floral ornaments.
· Handwritten Ketubah, for the marriage of the groom David Eliyahu Mordechai Yaakov Yaakov Faraj, with the bride Tzlacha daughter of (the abovementioned) Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon. Baghdad, Adar II, 1853. In neat calligraphic script. Decorated with a border of colored strips of paper. Signed by the witnesses: "the young Shimon son of Moshe son of R. Sasson"; "the young Mordechai son of R. Yitzchak Shamash".
· Handwritten document, transferring property from the ownership of (the abovementioned) Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon to his daughter the bride Farcha. Signed by the witnesses: "the young Yechezkel Mordechai Bazoom"; "the young Ezra Rachamim Chaim Shlomo Moshe Gurgi". Baghdad, Kislev 1852.
· Handwritten document, concerning the widow of Tzalach Eliyahu Yaakov, and her daughter-in-law Farcha daughter of Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak (abovementioned), signed by five witnesses and dayanim, including the dayanim: "the young Ovadia Avraham HaLevi", "the young Nissim Aharon Eliya Kohen", "the young Sasson Eliyahu son of R. Moshe Moshe HaLevi". Baghdad, Kislev 1858.
· Handwritten document, regarding the inheritance of Eliyahu Mordechai Yaakov (father-in-law of Tzlacha, daughter of the abovementioned Tzalach Nachum Yitzchak Aharon). Signed by the three (aforementioned) dayanim of the Beit Din: "the young Ovadia Avraham HaLevi", "the young Nissim Aharon Eliya Kohen", "the young Sasson Eliyahu son of R. Moshe Moshe HaLevi". Baghdad, Tamuz 1868.
· Pasted onto p. 29a is a printed document completed by hand: Document authorizing the relay of a Get (divorce document), with the handwritten signatures of five witnesses and dayanim, including the dayanim: "the young Salman Chogi Aboudi"; R. "Yehoshua Moshe Yechezkel" and "the young Refael Yitzchak Chaim". Baghdad, Tamuz 1938.
· On the back endpaper – a handwritten divorce document (Stam script). Baghdad, Sivan 1938.
· Draft memorandum by Salman Dabby, written after he reached Eretz Israel ca. 1970, containing a plan of action for retrieving the property of the Jewish communities in Iraq in those days (interesting historic documentation): "…to rescue the Torah scrolls and all holy items in Baghdad. The books are located: 1) in the Meir Taweig synagogue, (there are some quarter of a million early books, 16 Torah scrolls in silver mounted cases, 19 Torah scrolls in cases mounted with part silver – everything was ready to be sent to London by the community. 2) in Basra 170 Torah scrolls. 3) In the Iraqi Governmental Museum 370 Torah scrolls. 4) in the Masouda Shem Tov synagogue, approximately 100 Torah scrolls…". (It is noteworthy that most of the abovementioned Jewish property was stolen and lost during Saddam Hussein's rule of Iraq. Small parts of these libraries were salvaged by soldiers of the United States Army during the 2003 invasion, approximately 30 years after this memorandum was written). Later in the memorandum, Salman Dabby describes the positions he held in Baghdad prior his immigration to Eretz Israel: "I was for 22 years the mohel, chazan, shochet, toke'a and I was one of the leaders of the community and a religious authority".
Rav Pe'alim volume: 31 cm. Original binding, damaged. Various documents of varying size and condition (some folded), good to fair.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,750
Including buyer's premium
Large and diverse collection of over 100 books and booklets (including dozens of books and booklets printed in Baghdad), printed and handwritten calendars, sketches of Shiviti and amulets, many lists and documents, photographs and pictures – from the archive of Chacham Salman Dabby, who served in various religious positions and as beadle of the Meir Taweig synagogue in Baghdad, ca. 1948-1970.
The Meir Taweig synagogue was built in 1946 in the Al-Bataween neighborhood south of Baghdad, and for approximately twenty years was the only synagogue active in Baghdad (after the immigration of most of Iraqi Jewry to Eretz Israel in the beginning of the 1950s). After the Six Day War, the remaining small community disintegrated totally, and its last members immigrated then to Eretz Israel (in the whole of Iraq, less than 400 Jews were left). Chacham Salman Dabby (ca. 1904-Tevet 10, 1987), served for 22 years as beadle and cantor of the Meir Taweig synagogue, and was one of the leaders of the community. He also served as shochet and mohel. In ca. 1970, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Holon, where he aided the establishment of a synagogue for Iraqi Jews. With his departure from Iraq, he succeeded in salvaging books and documents, some of them from the immense library of the Meir Taweig synagogue (which he claimed contained some quarter of a million books, many documents and dozens of Torah scrolls – see previous item). He habitually conserved and pasted in those books various documents, printed items and manuscripts (which were thus rescued from oblivion in Baghdad). In Holon he continued this practice, of saving various leaves and documents by pasting them into his books. In one of the books he pasted his Army Service certificate from 1941 (this certificate also served as passport). All the books contain many signatures and inscriptions in his handwriting, memorials of deceased relatives and various notes. In many places he signs with his full signature: "the young Salman Eliyahu Binyamin Daniel Dabby" (Salman son of Eliyahu son of Binyamin son of Daniel Dabby – following the style of signature of Iraqi Jews, who refer to their ancestors in their signature).
Partial description of books from the collection:
· Volume of Mikraot Gedolot, Ketuvim [Venice, 1617-1619]. Lacking title page. With inscriptions and notes from various periods. At the end of Mishlei [before p. 767a], a document appears signed by 28 rabbis and notables of the community, regarding the terms of the giving of a Torah scroll to the "Synagogue of the Midrash of the illustrious wealthy R. Yaakov Tzemach Nissim". Baghdad, Sivan 1862.
· Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer. Lviv, 1876. The title page contains the handwritten ownership inscription and two signatures of the Kabbalist R. Shimon Agassi dated 1895. The great Torah scholar and Kabbalist R. Shimon Agassi (1852-1914) was a leading scholar of Iraq (after the Ben Ish Chai) and a foremost teacher of R. Yehuda Fatiyah – who writes about him and about the Ben Ish Chai in his preface to his book Beit Lechem Yehuda: "And behold, in our city of Baghdad we had two golden cherubs who sheltered the city from within and without, and they were our fortification and refuge on a day of wrath… and they with their merit and righteousness protected the city…".
· Volume of printed booklets and handwritten leaves, with the signatures of the Chief Rabbi Sasson Kachuri (Kaduri), who also signs: "the young Sasson Kachuri Yechezkel Ezra Shalom Gabriel Elia"; "the Shach"; "Shachen Tov". R. Sasson (Kachuri) Kaduri (1886-1971) was the Chief Rabbi and head of the Baghdad community. In 1920, he was appointed dayan in R. Yechezkel Eliyahu's Beit Din, and in 1923, head of the Beit Din. In 1927, he was officially appointed as Chacham Bashi (Chief Rabbi), position he held for over forty-five years.
· Tikunei Zohar, with the Kevod Melech commentary. Livorno, [1854]. A photograph is pasted at the end of the book, of Salman Dabby's meeting in 1976 with the President of Israel, Prof. Efraim Katzir.
· Daat Tevuna. Introduction to Kabbala, by R. Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai. Jerusalem, [1910].
· Various booklets in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic (in Hebrew script), printed in Baghdad and other oriental countries, including calendars and prayer timetables, printed in Baghdad and Jerusalem between 1931-1982. (Two copies of a calendar for 1971-1972, printed in 1971 in Baghdad. With the picture of R. Sasson Kaduri, who passed away in 1971 – the second copy also contains the picture of the President of Iraq: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr).
· Handwritten calendar for 1969-1970. With a dedication handwritten and signed by "the editor Yitzchak Ezra Abdallah": "I arranged this calendar in honor of my dear friend Ch. Salman Dabby".
Over 100 items. Varying size and condition.
The Meir Taweig synagogue was built in 1946 in the Al-Bataween neighborhood south of Baghdad, and for approximately twenty years was the only synagogue active in Baghdad (after the immigration of most of Iraqi Jewry to Eretz Israel in the beginning of the 1950s). After the Six Day War, the remaining small community disintegrated totally, and its last members immigrated then to Eretz Israel (in the whole of Iraq, less than 400 Jews were left). Chacham Salman Dabby (ca. 1904-Tevet 10, 1987), served for 22 years as beadle and cantor of the Meir Taweig synagogue, and was one of the leaders of the community. He also served as shochet and mohel. In ca. 1970, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Holon, where he aided the establishment of a synagogue for Iraqi Jews. With his departure from Iraq, he succeeded in salvaging books and documents, some of them from the immense library of the Meir Taweig synagogue (which he claimed contained some quarter of a million books, many documents and dozens of Torah scrolls – see previous item). He habitually conserved and pasted in those books various documents, printed items and manuscripts (which were thus rescued from oblivion in Baghdad). In Holon he continued this practice, of saving various leaves and documents by pasting them into his books. In one of the books he pasted his Army Service certificate from 1941 (this certificate also served as passport). All the books contain many signatures and inscriptions in his handwriting, memorials of deceased relatives and various notes. In many places he signs with his full signature: "the young Salman Eliyahu Binyamin Daniel Dabby" (Salman son of Eliyahu son of Binyamin son of Daniel Dabby – following the style of signature of Iraqi Jews, who refer to their ancestors in their signature).
Partial description of books from the collection:
· Volume of Mikraot Gedolot, Ketuvim [Venice, 1617-1619]. Lacking title page. With inscriptions and notes from various periods. At the end of Mishlei [before p. 767a], a document appears signed by 28 rabbis and notables of the community, regarding the terms of the giving of a Torah scroll to the "Synagogue of the Midrash of the illustrious wealthy R. Yaakov Tzemach Nissim". Baghdad, Sivan 1862.
· Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer. Lviv, 1876. The title page contains the handwritten ownership inscription and two signatures of the Kabbalist R. Shimon Agassi dated 1895. The great Torah scholar and Kabbalist R. Shimon Agassi (1852-1914) was a leading scholar of Iraq (after the Ben Ish Chai) and a foremost teacher of R. Yehuda Fatiyah – who writes about him and about the Ben Ish Chai in his preface to his book Beit Lechem Yehuda: "And behold, in our city of Baghdad we had two golden cherubs who sheltered the city from within and without, and they were our fortification and refuge on a day of wrath… and they with their merit and righteousness protected the city…".
· Volume of printed booklets and handwritten leaves, with the signatures of the Chief Rabbi Sasson Kachuri (Kaduri), who also signs: "the young Sasson Kachuri Yechezkel Ezra Shalom Gabriel Elia"; "the Shach"; "Shachen Tov". R. Sasson (Kachuri) Kaduri (1886-1971) was the Chief Rabbi and head of the Baghdad community. In 1920, he was appointed dayan in R. Yechezkel Eliyahu's Beit Din, and in 1923, head of the Beit Din. In 1927, he was officially appointed as Chacham Bashi (Chief Rabbi), position he held for over forty-five years.
· Tikunei Zohar, with the Kevod Melech commentary. Livorno, [1854]. A photograph is pasted at the end of the book, of Salman Dabby's meeting in 1976 with the President of Israel, Prof. Efraim Katzir.
· Daat Tevuna. Introduction to Kabbala, by R. Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai. Jerusalem, [1910].
· Various booklets in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic (in Hebrew script), printed in Baghdad and other oriental countries, including calendars and prayer timetables, printed in Baghdad and Jerusalem between 1931-1982. (Two copies of a calendar for 1971-1972, printed in 1971 in Baghdad. With the picture of R. Sasson Kaduri, who passed away in 1971 – the second copy also contains the picture of the President of Iraq: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr).
· Handwritten calendar for 1969-1970. With a dedication handwritten and signed by "the editor Yitzchak Ezra Abdallah": "I arranged this calendar in honor of my dear friend Ch. Salman Dabby".
Over 100 items. Varying size and condition.
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![Manuscript, Passover Haggadah, with Judeo-Arabic translation (Sharh), Iraqi-rite. [Baghdad? ca. 19th century]. Neat oriental](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale62-public/201_1.jpg "Manuscript – Passover Haggadah, with Judeo-Arabic Translation – Iraqi-")
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Passover Haggadah, with Judeo-Arabic translation (Sharh), Iraqi-rite. [Baghdad? ca. 19th century].
Neat oriental semi-cursive script, characteristic of Baghdadi Jews. The text of the Haggadah is followed by Judeo-Arabic translation, paragraph by paragraph.
On p. [5], the Simanim of the Seder "Kadesh URechatz" are written across the whole page. Enlarged initial words on all the pages. Decorated initial words on pp. [14] and [50]. The piyyut "Emunim Archu Shevach LaEl" by R. Aharon HaKohen appears on p. [38].
[61] pages. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, wine-stains. Light wear. Tear to the top of the first leaf, affecting the owners' signature. Original binding, slightly damaged.
Neat oriental semi-cursive script, characteristic of Baghdadi Jews. The text of the Haggadah is followed by Judeo-Arabic translation, paragraph by paragraph.
On p. [5], the Simanim of the Seder "Kadesh URechatz" are written across the whole page. Enlarged initial words on all the pages. Decorated initial words on pp. [14] and [50]. The piyyut "Emunim Archu Shevach LaEl" by R. Aharon HaKohen appears on p. [38].
[61] pages. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, wine-stains. Light wear. Tear to the top of the first leaf, affecting the owners' signature. Original binding, slightly damaged.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Gufei Halachot, Part Two of Halichot Eli, principles of the Talmud and novellae on the Talmud and Maimonides. By R. Shlomo Algazi. [Izmir, 1675. First edition. Missing title page and other leaves].
Signatures of Rabbi "Refael Yosef Shalom son of R. Abdalla son of R. Moshe Chaim" [a grandson of Chief Rabbi Moshe Chaim of Baghdad, and cousin of R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai, who was also a grandson of R. Moshe Chaim]. The margins contain scholarly glosses by three or four authors in Sephardic handwriting [all glosses are apparently from 18th century Turkish scholars]. On p. 44a, there is a joint gloss by two writers: a first gloss by one writer, debated by a second writer named Chaim, who signs: "Chaim speaks…" [this signature is typical of the way R. Chaim Moda'i, author of the Chaim L'Olam, would sign his glosses]. Signature of R. Moshe Chaim Weiss of Kisvárda (Kleinwardein), with a few glosses and inscriptions in his handwriting.
Attached inside the cover was a sheet of paper (which we detached), with a long and interesting letter in Hebrew and Ladino, handwritten and signed by R. Rachamim Chaim Moda'i [Safed, after 1794]. The letter is addressed to one of the sages of Izmir, requesting help concerning silverware and money deposited with Chacham Y. Molcho, and handled by Chacham Eliyahu Girasi. The letter goes on to mention the books Shaarei Tzedek and Lekutot HaRamban, which his grandfather published and are in the possession of Shlomo Arzi [R. Chaim Moda'i (1720-1794), author of "Chaim L'Olam", published the books Shaarei Tzedek and Lekutot HaRamban in Salonika in 1791-1792]. The author concludes the letter as follows: "These are the words of the one who pleads for him and for all that he has opposite the Tana Rashbi... Rachamim [Chaim] Moda'i".
R. Rachamim Chaim Moda'i was one of the sages and dayanim of Safed ca. 1810s-1820s. He served as emissary of Safed ca. 1820, and his name is mentioned in an agreement contract from the year 1821 signed by Sephardi and Ashkenazi sages. He served as dayan in the Safed beit din, and there is a signature from him as dayan together with R. Avraham Chaim Adadi and R. Aharon ben Shmuel dated 1820. He passed away ca. 1830, and his widow's name appears in the list of victims of the 1837 earthquake who fled to Sidon (Sefunot, vol. 6, p. 457).
His grandfather, the famous Torah scholar R. Chaim Moda'i (author of the Chaim L'Olam), was born in Safed ca. 1720. He went on a mission abroad in 1749, settled in Constantinople, and was one of the leading Torah scholars of Constantinople and Izmir. In 1793, he returned to Eretz Israel and settled in his native Safed, where he passed away in 1794. This letter was written from the city of Safed ("opposite the Tana Rashbi") after 1794, since the grandfather R. Chaim Moda'i is mentioned as deceased.
Incomplete copy. 2-48, 53-56, 61-108, 110-146, [1] leaves (missing 13 leaves. Originally 150 leaves). 21.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and extensive wear. On several leaves, tears and damage with loss. Detached leaves and loose binding. Some glosses are trimmed. Contemporary leather binding, worn and damaged.
+ Letter of R. Rachamim Chaim Moda'i: [1] leaf.
21 x 16 cm. Fair condition. Glue stains. Tears and damage, signature affected. Right margin of the page trimmed with loss of 3-4 letters at the beginning of each line.
Signatures of Rabbi "Refael Yosef Shalom son of R. Abdalla son of R. Moshe Chaim" [a grandson of Chief Rabbi Moshe Chaim of Baghdad, and cousin of R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai, who was also a grandson of R. Moshe Chaim]. The margins contain scholarly glosses by three or four authors in Sephardic handwriting [all glosses are apparently from 18th century Turkish scholars]. On p. 44a, there is a joint gloss by two writers: a first gloss by one writer, debated by a second writer named Chaim, who signs: "Chaim speaks…" [this signature is typical of the way R. Chaim Moda'i, author of the Chaim L'Olam, would sign his glosses]. Signature of R. Moshe Chaim Weiss of Kisvárda (Kleinwardein), with a few glosses and inscriptions in his handwriting.
Attached inside the cover was a sheet of paper (which we detached), with a long and interesting letter in Hebrew and Ladino, handwritten and signed by R. Rachamim Chaim Moda'i [Safed, after 1794]. The letter is addressed to one of the sages of Izmir, requesting help concerning silverware and money deposited with Chacham Y. Molcho, and handled by Chacham Eliyahu Girasi. The letter goes on to mention the books Shaarei Tzedek and Lekutot HaRamban, which his grandfather published and are in the possession of Shlomo Arzi [R. Chaim Moda'i (1720-1794), author of "Chaim L'Olam", published the books Shaarei Tzedek and Lekutot HaRamban in Salonika in 1791-1792]. The author concludes the letter as follows: "These are the words of the one who pleads for him and for all that he has opposite the Tana Rashbi... Rachamim [Chaim] Moda'i".
R. Rachamim Chaim Moda'i was one of the sages and dayanim of Safed ca. 1810s-1820s. He served as emissary of Safed ca. 1820, and his name is mentioned in an agreement contract from the year 1821 signed by Sephardi and Ashkenazi sages. He served as dayan in the Safed beit din, and there is a signature from him as dayan together with R. Avraham Chaim Adadi and R. Aharon ben Shmuel dated 1820. He passed away ca. 1830, and his widow's name appears in the list of victims of the 1837 earthquake who fled to Sidon (Sefunot, vol. 6, p. 457).
His grandfather, the famous Torah scholar R. Chaim Moda'i (author of the Chaim L'Olam), was born in Safed ca. 1720. He went on a mission abroad in 1749, settled in Constantinople, and was one of the leading Torah scholars of Constantinople and Izmir. In 1793, he returned to Eretz Israel and settled in his native Safed, where he passed away in 1794. This letter was written from the city of Safed ("opposite the Tana Rashbi") after 1794, since the grandfather R. Chaim Moda'i is mentioned as deceased.
Incomplete copy. 2-48, 53-56, 61-108, 110-146, [1] leaves (missing 13 leaves. Originally 150 leaves). 21.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and extensive wear. On several leaves, tears and damage with loss. Detached leaves and loose binding. Some glosses are trimmed. Contemporary leather binding, worn and damaged.
+ Letter of R. Rachamim Chaim Moda'i: [1] leaf.
21 x 16 cm. Fair condition. Glue stains. Tears and damage, signature affected. Right margin of the page trimmed with loss of 3-4 letters at the beginning of each line.
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Babylonian and Persian Jewry (Iraq and Kurdistan) - Books, Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $800
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"Shiviti" sheet, for hanging on the wall of a synagogue, with a piyyut for Purim and the Megillah-reading blessings. [Persian Kurdistan, ca. beginning of the 20th century].
Ink and paint on paper.
Ornamented colored borders, with motifs of jugs, plants and flowers. The center of the upper part is occupied by a "LaMenatze'ach Menorah", surrounded by the inscription "Shiviti HaShem LeNegdi Tamid". On both sides of the Menorah, Holy Names and names of angels appear, together with Kabbalistic combinations against the Evil Eye.
The center of the leaf contains the piyyut "Tenu Shira… Yedidim Barchu…", sung by Kurdish Jews before the Megillah-reading. The piyyut is followed by the Megillah-reading blessings.
See similar sheets in Kedem, Auction 28 item 2 and Auction 40 item 5. The bibliographer and researcher Menashe Refael Lehman describes a similar sheet he acquired, which, he claims originates from Persia: "The piyyut Yedidim Barchu… was hitherto unknown. It was written on parchment sheets for Purim and illustrated in magnificent color with passages from the Megillah. I recently purchased such a sheet from an Arab merchant in the Old City in Jerusalem" (Sinai, issue 98, 1986, pp. 74-75).
35.5 X22 cm. Fair condition. Stains, folding marks. Minor open tears to the folding mark and margins, slightly affecting text, repaired. Inscription on the verso of the leaf.
See: Machanayim, issue 104 – 1966, p. 3; Exhibition Catalogue "Light and Shadow – The Story of Iranian Jews" (Beit HaTfutzot, the Museum of the Jewish People, Tel-Aviv, 2010), pp. 48-49; Erich Brauer, the Jews of Kurdistan, Jerusalem 1947, pp. 282-289.
Ink and paint on paper.
Ornamented colored borders, with motifs of jugs, plants and flowers. The center of the upper part is occupied by a "LaMenatze'ach Menorah", surrounded by the inscription "Shiviti HaShem LeNegdi Tamid". On both sides of the Menorah, Holy Names and names of angels appear, together with Kabbalistic combinations against the Evil Eye.
The center of the leaf contains the piyyut "Tenu Shira… Yedidim Barchu…", sung by Kurdish Jews before the Megillah-reading. The piyyut is followed by the Megillah-reading blessings.
See similar sheets in Kedem, Auction 28 item 2 and Auction 40 item 5. The bibliographer and researcher Menashe Refael Lehman describes a similar sheet he acquired, which, he claims originates from Persia: "The piyyut Yedidim Barchu… was hitherto unknown. It was written on parchment sheets for Purim and illustrated in magnificent color with passages from the Megillah. I recently purchased such a sheet from an Arab merchant in the Old City in Jerusalem" (Sinai, issue 98, 1986, pp. 74-75).
35.5 X22 cm. Fair condition. Stains, folding marks. Minor open tears to the folding mark and margins, slightly affecting text, repaired. Inscription on the verso of the leaf.
See: Machanayim, issue 104 – 1966, p. 3; Exhibition Catalogue "Light and Shadow – The Story of Iranian Jews" (Beit HaTfutzot, the Museum of the Jewish People, Tel-Aviv, 2010), pp. 48-49; Erich Brauer, the Jews of Kurdistan, Jerusalem 1947, pp. 282-289.
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Babylonian and Persian Jewry (Iraq and Kurdistan) - Books, Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,200
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Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Aharon son of the notable David de Soria with the bride Rachel, daughter of the wealthy Yitzchak Mendes Campos. Bordeaux, France, Shavuot Eve, Tuesday Sivan 5, June 1788.
Handwritten on parchment, in Rashi script, within a fine floral border, hand painted in red and green. The signatures of the witnesses and groom appear at the foot of the Ketubah in French, followed by the Hebrew signature: "David son of Yaakov Chaim Athias" – R. David Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux.
A paper leaf is attached to the verso of the Ketubah – official document with the French translation of the Ketubah, by R. Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux, approved by a Bordeaux notary.
35X23.5 cm. Good condition. Right and left margins of the Ketubah trimmed to fit the leaf bound with it, with loss of most of the ornamented border. Stains. Small open tear to the parchment not affecting text.
Handwritten on parchment, in Rashi script, within a fine floral border, hand painted in red and green. The signatures of the witnesses and groom appear at the foot of the Ketubah in French, followed by the Hebrew signature: "David son of Yaakov Chaim Athias" – R. David Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux.
A paper leaf is attached to the verso of the Ketubah – official document with the French translation of the Ketubah, by R. Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux, approved by a Bordeaux notary.
35X23.5 cm. Good condition. Right and left margins of the Ketubah trimmed to fit the leaf bound with it, with loss of most of the ornamented border. Stains. Small open tear to the parchment not affecting text.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Collection of Hebrew documents, from the archive of Stockholm rabbis – legal documents on parchment, a letter and a certificate. Stockholm, ca. 1850-1880s:
· Two Ketubot. Scribal script on parchment, with witnesses' signatures. One Ketubah contains corrections and deletions (to serve as draft for a different Ketubah). Stockholm, 1852-1858.
· Four divorce documents, scribal script on parchment with witnesses' signatures. Stockholm, 1867, 1871, 1877, 1880. Each document bears a Beit Din tear (special tear, realized in a specific way, confirming the document was transmitted from the man to the woman).
· Letter from Yaakov Bressler, to R. Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, Rabbi of Stockholm. Polotsk (Poland), Nissan 1867. Regarding the agunah from Polotsk, whose husband fled to Sweden (see more about this agunah in other letters which appeared in Kedem Auction 8, February 2010, item 522).
· "Moreinu" certificate, accorded to the community leader R. Avraham son of R. Eliyahu Palentine, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Signed by the rabbis of the city: R. "Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, formerly rabbi in Stockholm", "Gad [Gottlieb] Klein Rabbi in Stockholm". Stockholm, Chanukah [1883]. Within color ornamented border, hand painted. Tear and damage.
[R. Gottlieb Klein, arrived in Stockholm from Hungary ca. 1882].
6 parchment items and 2 paper items. Varying condition and size.
· Two Ketubot. Scribal script on parchment, with witnesses' signatures. One Ketubah contains corrections and deletions (to serve as draft for a different Ketubah). Stockholm, 1852-1858.
· Four divorce documents, scribal script on parchment with witnesses' signatures. Stockholm, 1867, 1871, 1877, 1880. Each document bears a Beit Din tear (special tear, realized in a specific way, confirming the document was transmitted from the man to the woman).
· Letter from Yaakov Bressler, to R. Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, Rabbi of Stockholm. Polotsk (Poland), Nissan 1867. Regarding the agunah from Polotsk, whose husband fled to Sweden (see more about this agunah in other letters which appeared in Kedem Auction 8, February 2010, item 522).
· "Moreinu" certificate, accorded to the community leader R. Avraham son of R. Eliyahu Palentine, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Signed by the rabbis of the city: R. "Yehuda Leib Lewysohn, formerly rabbi in Stockholm", "Gad [Gottlieb] Klein Rabbi in Stockholm". Stockholm, Chanukah [1883]. Within color ornamented border, hand painted. Tear and damage.
[R. Gottlieb Klein, arrived in Stockholm from Hungary ca. 1882].
6 parchment items and 2 paper items. Varying condition and size.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,000
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten document (in German), official notice containing update of another paragraph to the original will (written in 1853) of R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn (author of Shoel U'Meishiv), Rabbi of Lviv. Lemberg (Lviv), 1870.
In this addition, R. Natansohn instructs to allocate after his passing 5000 Krone to charity; 40% of this sum would benefit the community's Jewish hospital and the rest should be distributed to impoverished relatives, the needy of the town, other poor people and the Passover fund for the destitute. Furthermore, he enjoins that this document be deposited by the administration of the hospital. The instructions are followed by the signatures of the rabbi and five witnesses.
Two addenda are enclosed with the document, testifying the hospital's receipt of the document and its intention to fulfill the instructions, signed and stamped by community members, fund administrators, members of the hospital administration and witnesses.
R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn (1808-1875), a leading halachic authority of his time, was born in Berezhany (Galicia). He composed together with his brother-in-law R. Mordechai Zev Ettinger the books Mefarshei HaYam on Baba Kama, Magen Giborim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Responsa Shevet Achim and other books. (The two brothers-in-law later found themselves on conflicting sides, in the polemic surrounding machine matza). He served as rabbi of Lviv from 1857. He composed many books yet was renowned for his responsa book – Shoel U'Meishiv.
[5] pages, 34 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks. Marginal tears.
In this addition, R. Natansohn instructs to allocate after his passing 5000 Krone to charity; 40% of this sum would benefit the community's Jewish hospital and the rest should be distributed to impoverished relatives, the needy of the town, other poor people and the Passover fund for the destitute. Furthermore, he enjoins that this document be deposited by the administration of the hospital. The instructions are followed by the signatures of the rabbi and five witnesses.
Two addenda are enclosed with the document, testifying the hospital's receipt of the document and its intention to fulfill the instructions, signed and stamped by community members, fund administrators, members of the hospital administration and witnesses.
R. Yosef Shaul Natansohn (1808-1875), a leading halachic authority of his time, was born in Berezhany (Galicia). He composed together with his brother-in-law R. Mordechai Zev Ettinger the books Mefarshei HaYam on Baba Kama, Magen Giborim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Responsa Shevet Achim and other books. (The two brothers-in-law later found themselves on conflicting sides, in the polemic surrounding machine matza). He served as rabbi of Lviv from 1857. He composed many books yet was renowned for his responsa book – Shoel U'Meishiv.
[5] pages, 34 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks. Marginal tears.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
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Two birth certificates and another official document, signed by R. Chaim Zussman Sofer, author of Machane Chaim. Gyömöre (Hungary), 1852.
1-2. Birth certificates of Gabor Abeles (born in 1822) and Resy Abeles (born in 1839). Notary stamps are pasted on the documents.
3. Document obligating Moses Stern to pay 5 gulden to support his daughter. With the wax seal of the Jewish community.
The three documents are in German and all bear the signature of R. Chaim Sofer in German: "Joachim Schreiber", alongside his wax seal: "Ober Rabbiner J. Schreiber Gyömöre".
R. Chaim Zussman Sofer, Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo) and Budapest (1821-1886, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 138-142), author of Responsa Machane Chaim and celebrated Hungarian Torah scholar. Born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer, he studied under the Chatam Sofer in his last years. After his teacher's death, he traveled to the yeshiva of the Maharam Ash Rabbi of Ungvár. On his way, he spent a Shabbat in the city of Ohel (Ujhely) by the Rebbe, author of Yishmach Moshe, who lovingly welcomed him and was overjoyed to learn of the greatness and holiness of R. Chaim Zussman's teacher, the Chatam Sofer. From 1851-1858, he served as Rabbi of Gyömöre, and in 1868 was appointed Rabbi of Munkacs. In 1879, he relocated to Budapest to serve as Raavad of its Charedi community.
[3] folded leaves. 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Folding marks.
1-2. Birth certificates of Gabor Abeles (born in 1822) and Resy Abeles (born in 1839). Notary stamps are pasted on the documents.
3. Document obligating Moses Stern to pay 5 gulden to support his daughter. With the wax seal of the Jewish community.
The three documents are in German and all bear the signature of R. Chaim Sofer in German: "Joachim Schreiber", alongside his wax seal: "Ober Rabbiner J. Schreiber Gyömöre".
R. Chaim Zussman Sofer, Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo) and Budapest (1821-1886, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 138-142), author of Responsa Machane Chaim and celebrated Hungarian Torah scholar. Born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer, he studied under the Chatam Sofer in his last years. After his teacher's death, he traveled to the yeshiva of the Maharam Ash Rabbi of Ungvár. On his way, he spent a Shabbat in the city of Ohel (Ujhely) by the Rebbe, author of Yishmach Moshe, who lovingly welcomed him and was overjoyed to learn of the greatness and holiness of R. Chaim Zussman's teacher, the Chatam Sofer. From 1851-1858, he served as Rabbi of Gyömöre, and in 1868 was appointed Rabbi of Munkacs. In 1879, he relocated to Budapest to serve as Raavad of its Charedi community.
[3] folded leaves. 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Folding marks.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Collection of official documents from the Jewish community of Karlburg (Rusovce, today part of Pressburg), one signed by the community rabbi, R. Naftali Sofer, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. Karlburg, 1857-1877. German.
Eight German documents (handwritten), with wax seals or ink-stamps of the Karlburg Jewish community, and various [German] signatures.
1. Birth certificate of Juli Hecht (born in 1848). Signed by R. Naftali Sofer in German (his foreign name): "Nattan Soffer", alongside his wax seal in Hebrew: "Naftali Sofer Rabbi of the Karlburg community". 1872.
R. Naftali Sofer (1819-1899, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 382-384) was born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer. Studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer who wrote R. Naftali a letter of recommendation in 1837, and continued his studies as a disciple of the Ktav Sofer. R. Naftali served as rabbi of Karlburg and Pečovská Nová Ves. Author of Mateh Naftali, Bnei Naftali, Shaar Naftali and other books.
2-4. Certificates for applying for a passport, for Ignatz Leopold Justiz, Moses Horner and Katharina Schulhof. 1856. Official forms completed by hand.
5. Certificate for renewing a passport, for Leopold Feldschar. 1865.
6. Certificate for Salomon Rubinstein, who paid the obligatory taxes to the Jewish community. 1873.
7. Copying out of the community ledger, chart with names and amounts of money. 1873.
8. Letter from the Karlburg community to the District Administration in Ragendorf (Rajka) for Emanuel Pisk, that he is a member of the community [about a matter related to army conscription?]. 1877.
[12] leaves. 33.5-35.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
Eight German documents (handwritten), with wax seals or ink-stamps of the Karlburg Jewish community, and various [German] signatures.
1. Birth certificate of Juli Hecht (born in 1848). Signed by R. Naftali Sofer in German (his foreign name): "Nattan Soffer", alongside his wax seal in Hebrew: "Naftali Sofer Rabbi of the Karlburg community". 1872.
R. Naftali Sofer (1819-1899, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 382-384) was born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chatam Sofer. Studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer who wrote R. Naftali a letter of recommendation in 1837, and continued his studies as a disciple of the Ktav Sofer. R. Naftali served as rabbi of Karlburg and Pečovská Nová Ves. Author of Mateh Naftali, Bnei Naftali, Shaar Naftali and other books.
2-4. Certificates for applying for a passport, for Ignatz Leopold Justiz, Moses Horner and Katharina Schulhof. 1856. Official forms completed by hand.
5. Certificate for renewing a passport, for Leopold Feldschar. 1865.
6. Certificate for Salomon Rubinstein, who paid the obligatory taxes to the Jewish community. 1873.
7. Copying out of the community ledger, chart with names and amounts of money. 1873.
8. Letter from the Karlburg community to the District Administration in Ragendorf (Rajka) for Emanuel Pisk, that he is a member of the community [about a matter related to army conscription?]. 1877.
[12] leaves. 33.5-35.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Collection of official documents bearing signatures of Hungarian rabbis – R. Akiva Fischer Rabbi of Tét, R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer Rabbi of Tab and author of Nachalat Binyamin, R. Meir Abeles Rabbi of Kittsee and R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Győr. [Hungary, mid-19th century].
17 German documents (handwritten). Signatures in Latin characters and Hebrew stamps.
· Certificate of poverty for Michael Apfel, with the signature of R. Akiva Fisher in German (his foreign name): "Jacob Fischer", alongside his wax-seal and the wax-seal of the Tét community: "Kehal Adat Yeshurun Community of Tét". More signatures and stamp. [Tét], 1857.
R. Akiva Fischer (ca. 1818-1894, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 396-398), close disciple of the Chatam Sofer, served as rabbi of Tét from 1848 until his death. Author of Ateret Akiva (Bnei Brak 2003-2005).
· Two certificates with signatures of R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer in German (his foreign name): "Wilhelm Breuer", alongside his wax-seal. Ragendorf (Rajka), 1857-1862.
R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer (ca. 1830-1892, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav p. 484), disciple of the Ktav Sofer and the Shoel U'Meshiv. From ca. 1857 he served as rabbi of Rajka and from ca. 1871 as rabbi of Tab. Author of Responsa Nachalat Binyamin (Paks 1889).
· Four official documents signed by R. "Mayer Abelis" in German, alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew (on two of the documents: "Meir Abelis Rabbi of Kittsee and its region", and on two: "Stamp of the Rabbi of Kittsee"). One document bears the wax-seal of the Kittsee community. More signatures and stamps. [Kittsee], 1850-1867.
R. Meir Abelis (1806-1887, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 294-296) was a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer and rabbi of Kittsee for about 40 years.
· Eight official documents (mostly birth certificates) with signatures of R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer in German (J. S. Freyer), alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew: "Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Raab and its region". [Győr and Sziget], 1855-1856.
R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer (in some historical sources he is called Yaakov Shlomo or Shlomo Yaakov), rabbi of Raab (Győr) from 1839-1860. Some of his teachings are cited in the book Mei HaShiloach by R. Meir Tzipser Rabbi of Székesfehérvár (Ofen 1853).
[17] leaves. 28-34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
17 German documents (handwritten). Signatures in Latin characters and Hebrew stamps.
· Certificate of poverty for Michael Apfel, with the signature of R. Akiva Fisher in German (his foreign name): "Jacob Fischer", alongside his wax-seal and the wax-seal of the Tét community: "Kehal Adat Yeshurun Community of Tét". More signatures and stamp. [Tét], 1857.
R. Akiva Fischer (ca. 1818-1894, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 396-398), close disciple of the Chatam Sofer, served as rabbi of Tét from 1848 until his death. Author of Ateret Akiva (Bnei Brak 2003-2005).
· Two certificates with signatures of R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer in German (his foreign name): "Wilhelm Breuer", alongside his wax-seal. Ragendorf (Rajka), 1857-1862.
R. Binyamin Wolf Breuer (ca. 1830-1892, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav p. 484), disciple of the Ktav Sofer and the Shoel U'Meshiv. From ca. 1857 he served as rabbi of Rajka and from ca. 1871 as rabbi of Tab. Author of Responsa Nachalat Binyamin (Paks 1889).
· Four official documents signed by R. "Mayer Abelis" in German, alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew (on two of the documents: "Meir Abelis Rabbi of Kittsee and its region", and on two: "Stamp of the Rabbi of Kittsee"). One document bears the wax-seal of the Kittsee community. More signatures and stamps. [Kittsee], 1850-1867.
R. Meir Abelis (1806-1887, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav pp. 294-296) was a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer and rabbi of Kittsee for about 40 years.
· Eight official documents (mostly birth certificates) with signatures of R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer in German (J. S. Freyer), alongside his wax-seals in Hebrew: "Yaakov Shalom Freyer Rabbi of Raab and its region". [Győr and Sziget], 1855-1856.
R. Yaakov Shalom Freyer (in some historical sources he is called Yaakov Shlomo or Shlomo Yaakov), rabbi of Raab (Győr) from 1839-1860. Some of his teachings are cited in the book Mei HaShiloach by R. Meir Tzipser Rabbi of Székesfehérvár (Ofen 1853).
[17] leaves. 28-34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Large collection of official documents in German, for Jews from various communities in Hungary and the region, bearing the communities' stamps. [Hungary, Austria and Slovakia, 19th century].
Birth certificates, certificates attesting to honesty and poverty of their holders, documents for receiving passports, applications to various authorities and to other communities, etc. with wax-seals or ink-stamps of the communities, some written on official stationery. Many signatures and stamps, few rabbis' signatures [in Latin characters].
Partial list of these communities: Pressburg, Szerdahely, Gyömöre, Kittsee, Győr, Rajka, Nitra, Wein, etc.
Approx. 48 documents. Size of most items: 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
Birth certificates, certificates attesting to honesty and poverty of their holders, documents for receiving passports, applications to various authorities and to other communities, etc. with wax-seals or ink-stamps of the communities, some written on official stationery. Many signatures and stamps, few rabbis' signatures [in Latin characters].
Partial list of these communities: Pressburg, Szerdahely, Gyömöre, Kittsee, Győr, Rajka, Nitra, Wein, etc.
Approx. 48 documents. Size of most items: 34 cm. Good condition. Few stains, tears and creases. Folding marks.
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Ketubot, Official Documents and Certificates
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