Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters

Letter and Homily by Rabbi Gershon Litsch-Rosenbaum – Pressburg, 1864

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium

Lengthy letter (4 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Gershon Litsch-Rosenbaum, author of Meshiv Devarim. Pressburg, [Elul] 1864. Yiddish.


The first page contains a letter to the heads of the Miklosh community, in which R. Gershon apologizes for his inability to visit their community. Concludes with good year wishes, and his signature. The other pages contain a lengthy sermon in Yiddish, with homiletics, words of inspiration and ethics for the approaching High Holidays.


R. Gershon Segal Litsch-Rosenbaum (1837-1901), disciple of the Ketav Sofer and R. Yehuda Aszód. He served as rabbi of Tállya for over thirty years, from 1870. Served as rabbi and preacher in various communities already before his appointment as rabbi of Tállya, as the present letter discloses.


[1] double leaf (approx. four written pages). 22.5 cm. Thin, light-bluish paper. Good condition. Stains and folding marks.

Hungarian Jewry and Desciples of the "Chatam Sofer" – Rabbinical Letters, Manuscripts and Printed Items
Hungarian Jewry and Desciples of the "Chatam Sofer" – Rabbinical Letters, Manuscripts and Printed Items