Auction 6 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
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Talmud Bavli Dyhernfurth- the Shas of Rabbi Avrohom Eiger and his family
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Talmud Bavli Dyhernfurth 1818-1821. Second edition of the commentaries of HaGra on Shas.
Front page of the Yevamos volume consists a signature of the owners in Rashi letters: "Belongs to Avrohom Eiger" as well as the "Belongs to Rabbi Avrohom Eiger in the holy community of Rawicz (Rawitsch)". On the page before the introduction page of maseches zvachim the signature of his son-in-law "Isaac son of my Rabbi Rabbi S. Karre". On the page before the introduction page of maseches chulin, in small handwriting "Isaac Kra". Some other Eiger family member signatures in foreign language.
HaGaon HaRav Avrohom Eiger from the holy community of Rawicz (1779-1854) was the oldest son of Rabbi Akiva Eiger who prepared his responsa for print together with his comments (which appear as "Said Avrohom the son of the writer"). Prior to his passing he gave his son-in-law "the brilliant Rabbi Isaac Kara" the writings of his father on four parts of the shulchan aruch. Rabbi Isaac, then living in Berlin, printed the tinyana edition of the responsa of Rabbi Akiva Eiger and he is mentioned in the introduction page of the book. See attached material about them.
Several handwritten pages and notes were found amongst the pages of the Shas and they are separately attached. For example:
1. A handwritten page of grammatical novellae on Torah. Comparing this handwriting shows this may very well be the handwriting of Rabbi Akiva Eiger.
2. A handwritten page signed by Rabbi Ezriel Hildesheimer of Berlin including sources to his lectures: "Be'ezras Hashem I will be giving lectures on Shabbos HaGadol, Shabbos Chol HaMoed and the last day of Pesach after Mincha in the Adas Yisroel synagogue on the topic of Pesachim…Berlin 28 of Adar 1885, Ezriel Hildesheimer".
Other handwritten notes.
Within the Shas there are many commentaries written in Hebrew and German by a torah scholar (perhaps from Berlin) between the years of 1910-1930. The comments may be from two different people.
10 volumes (11ths volume, nida and taharos is missing) aprrox. 37 cm, good quality paper, fair condition, damaged by moth, foxing and use stains. Fabric and plastic binding from the 20th century.
It is extremely rare to find a complete shas of this edition, not all volumes are registered in the MB CD.
Front page of the Yevamos volume consists a signature of the owners in Rashi letters: "Belongs to Avrohom Eiger" as well as the "Belongs to Rabbi Avrohom Eiger in the holy community of Rawicz (Rawitsch)". On the page before the introduction page of maseches zvachim the signature of his son-in-law "Isaac son of my Rabbi Rabbi S. Karre". On the page before the introduction page of maseches chulin, in small handwriting "Isaac Kra". Some other Eiger family member signatures in foreign language.
HaGaon HaRav Avrohom Eiger from the holy community of Rawicz (1779-1854) was the oldest son of Rabbi Akiva Eiger who prepared his responsa for print together with his comments (which appear as "Said Avrohom the son of the writer"). Prior to his passing he gave his son-in-law "the brilliant Rabbi Isaac Kara" the writings of his father on four parts of the shulchan aruch. Rabbi Isaac, then living in Berlin, printed the tinyana edition of the responsa of Rabbi Akiva Eiger and he is mentioned in the introduction page of the book. See attached material about them.
Several handwritten pages and notes were found amongst the pages of the Shas and they are separately attached. For example:
1. A handwritten page of grammatical novellae on Torah. Comparing this handwriting shows this may very well be the handwriting of Rabbi Akiva Eiger.
2. A handwritten page signed by Rabbi Ezriel Hildesheimer of Berlin including sources to his lectures: "Be'ezras Hashem I will be giving lectures on Shabbos HaGadol, Shabbos Chol HaMoed and the last day of Pesach after Mincha in the Adas Yisroel synagogue on the topic of Pesachim…Berlin 28 of Adar 1885, Ezriel Hildesheimer".
Other handwritten notes.
Within the Shas there are many commentaries written in Hebrew and German by a torah scholar (perhaps from Berlin) between the years of 1910-1930. The comments may be from two different people.
10 volumes (11ths volume, nida and taharos is missing) aprrox. 37 cm, good quality paper, fair condition, damaged by moth, foxing and use stains. Fabric and plastic binding from the 20th century.
It is extremely rare to find a complete shas of this edition, not all volumes are registered in the MB CD.
The Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger
The Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger