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LOT 332:
Letter from Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald of Satmar, Author of Keren L'David. Satmar, [1920s]
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Letter from Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald of Satmar, Author of Keren L'David. Satmar, [1920s]
Thank-you letter from Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald. Satmar [1920's].
Specifications: [1] leaf, official paper of the rabbi's when he was "Av Beit Din of Satmar and the environs." 22x30 cm. Addition of two words and his handwritten signature at the end of the letter.
Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald (1867-1928) was born in Csorna, Hungary to Rabbi Amram Greenwald, son of Rabbi Yosef Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Czechowice. In his youth he studied with his brother, author of Arugat HaBosem and was considered is primary disciple. He learned for a short time under Rabbi Shmuel Ehrenfeld, author of Chatan Sofer. Served as rabbi and rosh yeshiva in Tzehlem (today, Deutschkreutz in Austria) Ober-Vishova and Satmar, Transylvania. He was one of the most famous Torah scholars of his time and taught many students, including some of the foremost Torah scholars of Transylvania and Hungary. Known by the name of his book Keren L'David. Letters from him are rare. Some stains and tiny tears without lack. Fine condition.
Condition: Fine condition. Fold marks. The ink of the name of the recipient and his city are ink-smudged.
