Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Letter of Recommendation by Rabbi Shalom Ber Stern Ra'avad of Dunaszerdahely - To his Nephew Rabbi Simcha Bunam Ehrenfeld

Opening: $300
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Long autograph letter (2 pages) signed by R. Shalom Ber Stern. [Dunaszerdahely, today Slabodka], 10th of Tevet 1903.
Sent to his nephew, R. Simcha Bunam Ehrenfeld Rabbi of Mattersdorf. A recommendation for assisting the educational institutes of R. Avraham Yochanan Blumenthal, "son of …R. Ya'akov Blumenthal who used to live in our city…".
R. Shalom Dov Ber Stern (1834-1910), author of Leshad HaShemen, disciple of the Ktav Sofer. Son-in-law of R. David Zvi Ehrenfeld of Pressburg son-in-law of the Chatam Sofer. He lived in Dunaszerdahely from ca. 1866 and was a community leader. In the 1880s, he was appointed dayan and in 1897 head of the Beit Din.
[2] pages, 21 cm. Fair-poor condition, wear and tears. The center of the leaf is stained from adhesive tape.
The Chatam Sofer and his Family; Hungarian Rabbis - Letters and Manuscripts
The Chatam Sofer and his Family; Hungarian Rabbis - Letters and Manuscripts