Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Portrait of Rabbi Yaakov Koppel Charif Rabbi of Vrbové – Lithograph – 19th Century
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
"Portrait of the great, famous worldwide…R. Koppel Charif, author of Chiddushei Yaavetz. Rabbi of Vrbové". Lithograph. [Europe, first half of the 19th century].
R. Yaakov Koppel (Reich) Altne-Kundstadt (1766-1835), Rabbi of Vrbové (Hungary), illustrious Torah scholar, disciple of the the "Nodah BiYehuda" and of Maharam Barabi. His exceptional genius and sharpness of mind earned him the cognomen of R. Koppel Charif (the sharp) and he attracted flocks of disciples. Some of his novellae were printed in the books "Chiddushei Yaavetz" (Pressburg 1936, Jerusalem 2009), endorsed by the Chatam Sofer with lavish praise of R. Koppel attesting to his outstanding celebrated greatness in Torah learning and his amazing mind apparent in his Torah study and teaching.
24X32 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Restored closed and open tears to margins. Pinholes. Creases. Paper strip pasted to upper margin, on verso. Pen inscription on verso.
R. Yaakov Koppel (Reich) Altne-Kundstadt (1766-1835), Rabbi of Vrbové (Hungary), illustrious Torah scholar, disciple of the the "Nodah BiYehuda" and of Maharam Barabi. His exceptional genius and sharpness of mind earned him the cognomen of R. Koppel Charif (the sharp) and he attracted flocks of disciples. Some of his novellae were printed in the books "Chiddushei Yaavetz" (Pressburg 1936, Jerusalem 2009), endorsed by the Chatam Sofer with lavish praise of R. Koppel attesting to his outstanding celebrated greatness in Torah learning and his amazing mind apparent in his Torah study and teaching.
24X32 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Restored closed and open tears to margins. Pinholes. Creases. Paper strip pasted to upper margin, on verso. Pen inscription on verso.
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