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Document Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Yehudah Aszód – Sale of a Synagogue Seat – Senica, 1849

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Leaf handwritten and signed by R. Yehudah Aszód – confirmation of sale of a seat in the synagogue in Senica. Senica, 1849.
The document names the seller and buyer and states that the seat was sold after the customary announcement three times.


R. Yehudah Aszód (1796-1866), a foremost rabbi and yeshiva dean in Hungary. A disciple of R. Aharon Suditz and R. Mordechai (Maharam) Benet. He was appointed rabbi of Semnitz (Senica) and Szerdahely (Dunajská Streda), at the initiative of the Chatam Sofer.


[1] double leaf. 17 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Folding marks and wear.

Letters and Documents – Rebbes and Rabbis of Hungary and Its Environs
Letters and Documents – Rebbes and Rabbis of Hungary and Its Environs