Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Document Signed by Rabbi Eleazar Flekeles Rabbi of Prague
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Sold for: $525
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*Translation of a last will and testament from Prague's community notebook ('Pinkas Kehila'), dated November 7, 1808. At its end is a letter of approval handwritten and hand signed by Rabbi Eleazar Flekeles, in German.
Rabbi Eleazar Flekeles (1714-1826), a prominent disciple of the Nodah BeYehuda, served as Rabbi of Goitein and from 1783 as Dayan and Ra'avad of Prague. Author of 'Teshuva MeAhava' responsa (3 volumes) and other books.
*Enclosed: a document signed by C. (Carolus, Karl) Fischer, the Imperial Hebrew Censor, Editor and Translator, in which he confirms the validity of the translation of the will (probably from Hebrew to German). Prague, dated November 7, 1808. Latin. On its reverse side is a note in Czech dated 1920, regarding a donation of these documents to the community ('kehila') by the wife of Dr. Steinrich, former Head of the Jewish Community of Mladá Boleslav (Czechoslovakia).
2 leaves, varied size, overall good condition, some stains and wear commensurate with age.
Rabbi Eleazar Flekeles (1714-1826), a prominent disciple of the Nodah BeYehuda, served as Rabbi of Goitein and from 1783 as Dayan and Ra'avad of Prague. Author of 'Teshuva MeAhava' responsa (3 volumes) and other books.
*Enclosed: a document signed by C. (Carolus, Karl) Fischer, the Imperial Hebrew Censor, Editor and Translator, in which he confirms the validity of the translation of the will (probably from Hebrew to German). Prague, dated November 7, 1808. Latin. On its reverse side is a note in Czech dated 1920, regarding a donation of these documents to the community ('kehila') by the wife of Dr. Steinrich, former Head of the Jewish Community of Mladá Boleslav (Czechoslovakia).
2 leaves, varied size, overall good condition, some stains and wear commensurate with age.
Letters
Letters