Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Letter of Responsa - Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Maglód, Disciple of the Chatam Sofer - 1845
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Long autograph letter (2 pages), signed by R. "Zvi Hirsh Maglód. 1845.
Halachic responsum sent to "…R. David Rabbi of Vasvár".
R. Zvi Hirsh Maglód (Morgenstern) was a disciple of the Chatam Sofer and of R. Wolf Boskowitz, author of Sefer Mishne. From 1819, he was a dayan and substitute rabbi of the Schlaining (South Burgenland) community, and from 1834 he served as Rabbi of Szentgróth, a position he held until c. 1860. The Chatam Sofer esteemed this disciple and in a letter which he wrote to him in 1834, he uses many lofty titles (Kovetz Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, Siman 22). See: Ishim B'Teshuvot HaChatam Sofer, pp. 354-355; "HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav, pp. 414-415.
The recipient of the letter: R. David Schwartzfeld, served as Rabbi of Vasvar in the c. 1840s-1860s [see Moreshet Rabbanei Hungaria, p. 57].
[2] pages, 22 cm. Good condition.
Halachic responsum sent to "…R. David Rabbi of Vasvár".
R. Zvi Hirsh Maglód (Morgenstern) was a disciple of the Chatam Sofer and of R. Wolf Boskowitz, author of Sefer Mishne. From 1819, he was a dayan and substitute rabbi of the Schlaining (South Burgenland) community, and from 1834 he served as Rabbi of Szentgróth, a position he held until c. 1860. The Chatam Sofer esteemed this disciple and in a letter which he wrote to him in 1834, he uses many lofty titles (Kovetz Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, Siman 22). See: Ishim B'Teshuvot HaChatam Sofer, pp. 354-355; "HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav, pp. 414-415.
The recipient of the letter: R. David Schwartzfeld, served as Rabbi of Vasvar in the c. 1840s-1860s [see Moreshet Rabbanei Hungaria, p. 57].
[2] pages, 22 cm. Good condition.
The Chatam Sofer and his Family; Hungarian Rabbis - Letters and Manuscripts
The Chatam Sofer and his Family; Hungarian Rabbis - Letters and Manuscripts