Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
Responsa Ktav Sofer, Yoreh Deah, by R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, Rabbi and yeshiva dean of Pressburg (son and successor of the Chatam Sofer). Part I. Pressburg: David Levi and Avraham Alkalai, 1879. First edition.
• Bound with: Responsa Ktav Sofer, Yoreh Deah, Part II. Pressburg: David Levi and Avraham Alkalai, 1884. First edition.
Part I belonged to Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev of Sighet – a signature appears on the endpaper (opposite title page): "Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet"; apparently this is his handwritten signature. Other signatures and inscriptions by other writers appear on front and back endpapers, attesting that the book belonged to Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, Rabbi of Sighet, with signatures by "Meir Schwartz" [apparently R. Meir Schwartz, the famous attendant of the Yitav Lev and his son the Kedushat Yom Tov in Sighet].
Other signatures and inscriptions on title page: "Yechiel Schwartz", "I attest, Naftali Teitelbaum" [R. Naftali Teitelbaum, who also signed on the back endpaper as "Naftali Teitelbaum Schwartz of Shinova(?)", was apparently a relative of the Yitav Lev].
Part II of Responsa Ktav Sofer in the present item was owned by R. Yechezkel Shraga Zitron, Rabbi of Encs (1899-1944, perished in the Holocaust), son of R. Ze'ev Wolf Zitron, Rabbi of Hajdúdorog (1857-1927) and grandson of R. Shmuel Frankel of Dorog – his signature on title page: "Yechezkel Shraga Zitron of Hajdúdorog, studied here in Hajdúdorog from Kislev 1920 until Shevat 1924" (on margins of title page is an identical inscription in German). Another inscription by "Yehonatan Binyamin—". Handwritten marginal gloss on one leaf.
Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum (1808-1883), the Yitav Lev, son of R. Elazar Nisan Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet, and son-in-law of R. Moshe David Ashkenazi – rabbi of Tolcsva who immigrated to Safed. He was a close disciple of his grandfather the Yismach Moshe – Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel, and a disciple of Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Ropshitz. In 1833 (around the age of 25), he was appointed rabbi of Stropkov, and after the passing of his illustrious grandfather, he was selected to succeed him as Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). He was then appointed Rabbi of Gorlice, and later of Drohobych. In 1858, he went on to serve as Rabbi of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), capital of the Maramureș region, and founded a large yeshiva there, which numbered at its zenith two hundred students. In Sighet, he earned worldwide renown, and thousands of Chassidim flocked to seek his counsel, wisdom and blessings.
Two parts in one volume. Part I: [2], 2-75, [1] leaves. Part II: [1], 76-137, [1] leaves. Approx. 36 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Part I in fair condition (last leaves in fair-poor condition); Part II in fair-good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Creases and heavy wear to margins of several leaves. Many tears, including marginal open tears affecting text of some leaves. Many inscriptions on endpapers of Part I. New leather binding.
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Toafot Re'em, on the Torah commentaries of Rashi and R. Eliyahu Mizrachi (Re'em), by R. Mordechai Baruch Carvalho. Livorno: Antonio Santini e compagni, 1761. First edition.
Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar – on title page, stamp of the Rebbe from his tenure as Rabbi of Carei. With catalogue inscriptions from the period when the Rebbe's library was being ordered in the United States.
Signatures and inscriptions in Oriental script.
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), one of the great leaders of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, and a pillar of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. He served as Rabbi of Irshava, Carei and Satmar, managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. After escaping the Holocaust he reached the United States, where he reestablished Satmar Chassidut, which is one of the largest and most important Chassidic communities in the world today.
[7], 2-167 leaves. 29 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, wear and tears. Worming. On title page and following leaf, open tears and paper repairs. Stamps. New binding.
Does not contain Part II of this book by the author's son, which was printed (with a divisional title page) as an appendix to the present book (thats book was also in the Rebbe's library; see: on 75, lot 56).
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![Commentary of Abarbanel on Moreh Nevuchim, with comments Moreh LiTzedakah. Two parts. [Prague: Moshe HaLevi Landau, 1831]. Fi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/95_1.jpg "Abarbanel on Moreh Nevuchim – Prague, 1831 – Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitel")
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Commentary of Abarbanel on Moreh Nevuchim, with comments Moreh LiTzedakah. Two parts. [Prague: Moshe HaLevi Landau, 1831]. First edition from manuscript, published by Moshe Landau (grandson of the Noda BiYehudah and a leading disseminator of the Haskalah), with his comments.
Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, with several different ownership stamps of his. On leaf 1 appears a stamp from his youth, from his Sighet period, while other leaves contain his stamps from his tenure as Rabbi of Carei.
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), one of the great leaders of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, and a pillar of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. He served as Rabbi of Irshava, Carei and Satmar, managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. After escaping the Holocaust he reached the United States, where he reestablished Satmar Chassidut, which is one of the largest and most important Chassidic communities in the world today.
Copy missing title pages of both parts: VI pages, 6, 71 leaves; 58 leaves (originally: [4], VI pages, 6, 71; [2], 58 leaves). 20.5 cm. Varying condition; most leaves in good condition. Stains, including dampstains, wear and tears. Open tears to first two leaves and last two leaves, affecting text and repairs. Stamps. New leather binding.
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Siddur with the kavanot of the kabbalist R. Shalom Sharabi, the Rashash. Jerusalem: Shmuel Zuckerman, 1916. Nine parts in one volume.
Copy of R. Moshe Aryeh Freund, head rabbi of the Edah HaCharedit, with dedications to him and his stamps from various periods: "Moshe Aryeh Freund, dayan and posek of the Orthodox community of Satmar"; "Moshe Aryeh Freund, head of all the Beit Din of all the Ashkenazi communities and dean of the Yitav Lev Satmar yeshiva in Jerusalem". On front and back endpapers, dedications from "Nachum Mordechai son of Kreintsha" [R. Nachum Mordechai Spitzer], who dedicated the book to "the holy rebbe, head of the Beit Din of Satmar, now in New York".
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996), eldest son of R. Yisrael Freund, Rabbi of Hunyad (d. 1940), and grandson of Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Freund of Năsăud. Served as dayan and posek in Satmar and head of the Năsăud Beit Din. After the Holocaust he served as head of the Satmar Beit Din, immigrated to the United States and later to Jerusalem, where he served as dean of the Yitav Lev yeshiva of Satmar, posek and head of the Beit Din of the Edah HaCharedit; he later succeeded the Minchat Yitzchak as chief rabbi of the Edah HaCharedit. For many years he was known as a wonderworker. The Rama Torah school and yeshiva in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh are named for him.
The book also contains stamps of former owners and ownership inscriptions, including an ownership inscription of R. Yechiel Rosenberg of Sighet (an intimate of the Kedushat Yom Tov, great in both revealed and hidden realms of the Torah). After his passing the siddur passed to his brother R. Alter Rosenberg, who writes that he received the siddur from his sister-in-law and sold it to R. Yisrael Weiss, the Sighet bookseller.
The Rashash siddur was long preserved in manuscript. Part I was first printed in 1911, Part II in 1912 and Parts III-IX apparently in 1916. The present item is the complete edition of 1916.
Nine parts in one volume: Part I: [2], 86 leaves. Part II: 161 leaves. Part III: 36 leaves. Part IV: 115 leaves (the words "Part IV" are missing from the first page). Part V: 44 leaves. Part VI: 12 leaves. Part VII: 99, 60-63 leaves. Part VIII: 68 leaves. Part IX: 21 leaves. 22 cm. Most leaves on high-quality paper. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Signs of heavy use, detached leaves, a few tears and paper repairs. Old fabric binding, non-original, slightly rubbed and worn.
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Yad Yosef, homilies following the order of the Torah and various occasions, by R. Yosef Tzarfati. Amsterdam: Immanuel son of Yosef Attias, 1700. Second edition. Two title pages, first illustrated with fine engraving.
Distinguished copy of Rebbe Aharon of Chernobyl and his son R. Yeshayah Meshulam Zusha of Chernobyl. On second title page, ownership inscription "R. Zusha son of the Rabbi" and on margins of first title page is a similar inscription: "R. Zusha". On first title page, signatures and inscriptions: "Yeshayah Meshulam Zusha"; "Meshulam Zusha" and other inscriptions (the signatures do not appear to be in the handwriting of R. Yeshayah Meshulam Zusha, but rather inscriptions handwritten by disciples and relatives).
The inscriptions "R. Zusha son of the Rabbi" or "R. Zusha" are said to attest that this book was inherited from the books of Rebbe Aharon of Chernobyl and his son Rebbe Zusha of Chernobyl; at Rebbe Aharon's passing in 1872 the books were divided between his descendants, and each book was labeled with the name of the recipient.
Rebbe Aharon Twersky of Chernobyl (1787-1872), most senior rebbe of his generation, son of Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl and disciple of his grandfather the Maggid R. Nachum of Chernobyl.
His son, R. Yeshayah Meshulam Zusha Twersky (1814-1881), succeeded his father as Rebbe in Chernobyl (along with his brother R. Baruch Asher). Progenitor of distinguished Chassidic dynasties, including Rebbe Shlomo Bentzion Twersky of Chernobyl and his son-in-law Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rokeach of Belz.
Ownership inscription on second title page (partially deleted), dated 1726.
The author, R. Yosef Tzarfati (d. ca. 1640), served as Rabbi in Adrianople and later immigrated to Jerusalem. This book was heavily quoted in homiletical and Chassidic literature.
[3], 3-288, [12] leaves. 30.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Light wear. Worming, tears and open tears to first title page and a few other places, affecting illustrated title frame. Early stamps. New leather binding.
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Rav Yeibi, ethical and Chassidic discourses and aggadic novellae on the Torah portions, the Book of Tehillim and Talmudic aggadot, by R. Yaakov Yosef – preacher and posek in Ostroh, disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch. Ostroh: printer not indicated, [1808]. Second edition, with glosses and corrections. Some words on title page printed in red ink. On leaf 1, after the introduction – Mora Mikdash, on the sanctity of the synagogue.
The title of the book forms the initials of the author's name: R. Yaakov Yosef ben Yehudah (1738-1791), a third-generation Chassidic leader and close disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch. This book cites many teachings of the Baal Shem Tov and his disciples.
On front endpaper, ownership inscription of Rebbe "Shmuel Gottesman son of the holy rabbi of Lashkovitz" and a date (of purchasing or binding the book) in Iyar 1953.
Rebbe Shmuel Gottesman of Lashkovitz-Yaritchov (1902-1970), a descendant of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov and the Baal Shem Tov. Served as rebbe in Yaritchov. In 1940 he managed to escape from Europe to the United States along with two items with ties to his ancestor the Baal Shem Tov – a Torah scroll written by R. Tzvi Hirsch Sofer (the scribe and disciple of the Baal Shem Tov), and a set of tefillin (recently sold by Kedem in auction 97, lot 73).
On leaves of book, stamps of former owners: Rebbe Shalom Michelovitz (a descendant of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov), his Beit Midrash in Bucharest, and other stamps.
Rebbe Shalom Michelovitz (1900-1985), served as rebbe in Bucharest until the Holocaust, after which he lived and established a Beit Midrash in Eretz Israel and later in the United States.
[1], 129 leaves. Approx. 34 cm. Partially bluish paper. Fair condition, first leaves and several other leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains. Dampstains with traces of mold to last leaves. Worming in many places, on title page and other leaves, affecting text, partially repaired with paper. Open tears, affecting text on several leaves. Stamps. Fine binding, non-original.
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Kise Rachamim, commentary on Tractate Kalah, Sofrim and Avot, by R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai – the Chida. Livorno: Eliezer Saadon, [1803]. First edition.
Copy of Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber Friedman of Sadigura; at the top of the title page are two of his stamps, one with his name "Nachum Dov Ber Friedman" and a lion icon (somewhat blurred), and a second stamp "Kinyan Kaspi".
Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber (Bernyu) Friedman of Sadigura (d. 1883), grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin, son of Rebbe Shalom Yosef and son-in-law of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura. R. Nachum Dov Ber was a prominent collector of early manuscripts and books, and possessed a large library. R. Nachum Dov used several types of stamps in his library. Books he inherited from his father were stamped "Nachalat Avotai", books he purchased were stamped "Kinyan Kaspi", and books received as a gift were stamped "Minchat Shai".
Copy of R. Shmuel Heller, Rabbi of Safed. On title page, ownership inscription in his handwriting (deleted with pencil): "Shmuel son of R. Yisrael Heller, shochet here in Safed". His stamp appears on the title page (scraped off) and on the last leaf with his signature. On p. 2a, kvittel inscription in his handwriting (deleted with pencil).
R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), leading Torah scholar and physician who was also an expert in secular studies, raised in the home of the Chozeh of Lublin, at whose advice he immigrated to Eretz Israel with his family. He served as Rabbi of Safed for sixty years.
The present signatures and inscriptions are from an early period of R. Shmuel Heller's life, and offer novel biographical information, including the name of his first wife, "Golda Devorah daughter of Eidel", which was heretofore unknown (according to Rivka Ambon, "R. Shmuel Heller (1803-1884) and His Role in the Jewish Community in Safed", PhD dissertation, Tel Aviv University, 2016, p. 65).
The present signature dates to early in R. Shmuel's life, during his tenure as shochet in Safed, a position he held before his appointment as rabbi and dayan in Safed. He broke his arm in the Safed earthquake, preventing him from continuing to serve as shochet. He was instead appointed as supervisor over shochatim.
At the top of the title page is another signature, deleted, and a calligraphic Sephardic signature (undeciphered).
120 leaves. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Light wear. Marginal tears to title page and several other leaves, repaired with paper. Light worming. Ink coloring across title frame, and to decoration in center of title page. Elaborate early leather binding (from the library of R. Nachum Dov Ber), rubbed and worn.
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Netiv Mitzvotecha, introductions and explanations on faith, worship of G-d and yichudim, with Otzar HaChaim Part I, Bereshit – on the 613 commandments according to the Pardes approaches (with divisional title page), by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehudah Yechiel Safrin of Komarno. Lviv: Michael F. Poremba, 1858. First edition. Two books in one volume.
Copy of disciples of the Chatam Sofer, R. Yaakov Baruch Frankel of Kalov (Nagykálló) and his son R. Yaakov Englender of Kalov. On first title page, lengthy ownership inscription of R. Yaakov Englender, disciple of the Chatam Sofer: "This holy book… was left to me from my father and master… R. Reuven Yaakov Baruch author of Melitz Yosher. I, his son and disciple, Yaakov Englender, here in Kalló, [1877]".
R. Reuven Yaakov Baruch Frankel MiBach (1792-1864), author of Melitz Yosher, studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer in 1813-1814, and corresponded with him and other leading Torah scholars on halachic matters. From 1821, he resided in Kalov (Nagykálló), and gained prominence both in Torah and in material affairs. Most of his works are in manuscript and have never been published. The inscription "I place the Lord before me always" (in initials at the top of the title page) is apparently in the handwriting of the father, who wrote it habitually (see Kedem, auction 67, lot 371).
His son, R. Yaakov Frankel-Englender (1813-1884) was born in Pressburg during his father's studies in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer. He studied under his uncle R. Yitzchak Frankel MiBach, Rabbi of Carei, and R. Shmelke Klein, Rabbi of Selish (Vynohradiv), and under the Chatam Sofer in the Pressburg yeshiva.
Divisional title page for Otzar HaChaim section. Only the first part of Otzar HaChaim is printed here – a summary of the 613 commandments, and the commentary on the commandments for Torah portions Bereshit-Vayishlach. The work was later incorporated into the Heichal HaBerachah Chumash edition, printed by the author in 1864-1874.
Lengthy and interesting preface by the author, at the end of which he promises anyone who assists in publishing the book or helps his Chassidim: "As for those who support us, who desire to be joined in love of our soul, and especially our fellow Chassidim in Hungary and Munkacs, may G-d protect them from all Illness and affliction, and may their prestige and fortune excel with blessing, wealth, honor, happiness, good fortune, children, life and livelihood".
In his book Zohar Chai (Pinchas, leaf 201), the author guarantees that anyone who studies the present work rigorously will rest in the World to Come without needing to return as a Gilgul.
Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehudah Yechiel Safrin (1806-1874), Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno, kabbalist and leading transmitter of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov. He was a nephew and close disciple of the Sar Beit HaZohar, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He authored many books on Chassidut and kabbalah, including the Heichal HaBerachah commentary on the Torah, a foundational work of Chassidut and kabbalah prized by rebbes of all dynasties.
[1], 2-32, [1], 34-40, [1] leaves; [2], 3-5, [1], 7-26, [1] leaves. 25.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Much wear. Last leaf repaired with paper. Loose leaves. Worming in a few places. Original binding (coated in colorful paper), torn and incomplete, with some remains of leather spine.
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Cheshev HaEfod, kabbalistic insinuations and Chassidic homilies on the Torah, and the author's testament, by R. Pinchas Aryeh, rabbi of Turka (disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and mechutan of R. Zvi Elimelech of Dinov), son of R. Zvi Hirsch of Sokolov. Lemberg (Lvov): 1862. First edition. Contains approbations of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, R. Avraham of Stratyn (Stretin) and R. Menachem Ash, rabbi of Ungvár (Uzhgorod).
The signature of R. "Mordechai Dov Ber son of the Rabbi Ran" appears in the title page margins. Apparently, this is the signature of R. Mordechai Dov Ber Twersky of Tomashpil, grandson of the "Mitteler Rebbe" of Lubavitch and son of the daughter of R. Yaakov Yisrael Twerski of Cherkas.
[4], 48 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Open tear affecting text in the center of the title page (repaired with paper). Minor worming. Stamps. New binding.
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Reshit Chochmah, a foundational work of fear of G-d and ethics, by R. Eliyahu de Vidas of Safed (a disciple of R. Moshe Cordovero). Warsaw: Yitzchak Goldman, 1875.
On title page, self-dedication handwritten and signed by R. Menachem Mendel Deutsch (author of Mevi Tzemach), a student in the yeshiva of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Deyzh, who had received the book from the son of his teacher Rebbe Moshe Panet as a wedding gift in 1883.
On front and back endpapers and board, inscriptions by various writers and a stamp: "Menachem Mendel Deutsch – son of R. Yehonatan Binyamin Alter".
The giver of the gift: Rebbe Moshe Panet of Deyzh (1843-1903), the second rebbe of the Deyzh dynasty, son of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Panet, the Maaglei Tzedek of Deyzh. He was appointed at a young age as rabbi of the village of Urișor (near Deyzh [Dej]) and after his marriage he served as Rabbi of Nimigea. In 1885, he succeeded his father as Rabbi, yeshiva dean and Rebbe of Deyzh and served as head of the Transylvanian Kollel Ahavat Zion in Eretz Israel.
The recipient of the gift whose signature appears in the book: R. Menachem Mendel Deutsch of Deyzh (ca. 1860s-1942), disciple of the Yitav Lev and close disciple of the Maaglei Tzedek of Deyzh, author of Mevi Tzedek.
[1], 2-232 leaves. 23 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, wear and tears. Original binding, with old, worn spine.
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Tiferet Mordechai, Part I, with Parashat Mordechai and Maamar Mordechai – biography, practices and teachings of Rebbe Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna, by R. Mordechai Ginzburg. Beregszász (Berehove): Shmuel Klein, 1927. First edition. Further parts were not printed. Printed wrapper.
On page facing second title page, lengthy dedication handwritten, signed and stamped by Rebbe Aharon Moshe Leifer, a descendant of Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna, to the bar mitzvah boy Yaakov Yehudah Stern, during his stay in Budapest during World War II, Adar 1943.
Rebbe Aharon Moshe Leifer (1906-1991), son of Rebbe Shmuel Shmelke Leifer of Khust (grandson of Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna and eighth-generation descendant of R. Meir of Premishlan), miraculously survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States, where he established his Beit Midrash and became known as one of the most distinguished rebbes.
[4], 3-80, [2] leaves. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear, tears and paper repairs. Wrapper mounted on other paper. Old binding, worn and loose.
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Talelei Orot, selected homilies on the Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim, and aggadot, by various rabbis, edited by R. Moshe Uri Keller of Sanz (author of Yalkut HaUrim). Lublin: typeset by Ozer Zweckin, printed by M. Sznajdermesser, 1936.
Leaf [2] contains a facsimile of a letter of approbation by Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam of Bobov (the Kedushat Tzion), addressed to the author, with the suggestion to name the book Talelei Orot.
The present copy belonged to Rebbe Moshe (Moshele) Lipschitz of Wielopole and his son R. Chaim Uri Lipschitz, with their stamps.
Mounted on endpaper, letter handwritten and signed by author R. Moshe Uri Keller of Sanz, addressed to Rebbe Moshele, dating to Cheshvan 1937.
Rebbe Moshe Lipschitz of Wielopole-Jerusalem-Philadelphia (1898-1975), son of R. David Aryeh Brisel. He immigrated with his parents to Jerusalem in 1900; later emigrating in 1913 to the court of his illustrious grandfather Rebbe Nata Dov Lipschitz of Wielopole. He fled to the United States in World War I, where he served as Wielopole rebbe in Philadelphia. In 1958 he immigrated once more to Eretz Israel, where he donated his large library to yeshivas and study halls in Jerusalem.
[4], 80 leaves. 23 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Handwritten inscription on title page. New binding.
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