Letters by Hungarian Rabbis - Sent to Rabbi Eliyahu Menachem Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess

Letters by Hungarian Rabbis - Sent to Rabbi Eliyahu Menachem Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess
Large collection of letters by Hungarian rabbis, from the archive of R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess (Hőgyész), grandson and successor of the Kesef Nivchar. [Hungary, 19th century].
• Leaf containing four letters sent to "Our master, teacher and rabbi" R. Tzvi Goitein in 1831, from his disciples: An interesting letter handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel Sonnenfeld; letter of Torah thoughts handwritten and signed by "Yosef Leib son of Moshe"; letter of Torah thoughts handwritten and signed by "Aharon Felzenburg of Nitra"; letter handwritten and signed by R. "Yitzchak Porit".
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Freund-Grieshaber, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. [Gyönk, 1868]. In the letter, he mentions in passing a thought he heard from his teacher the Chatam Sofer, who remarked that pilpul is considered the crown of the Torah. At the end of the letter, he writes in a somewhat enigmatic way, about buying copies of "the renowned book which is a great necessity for upholding Torah observance". He writes that he agreed together with R. Avraham Pollak to purchase ten copies of the book, and is willing to absorb the cost if he does not succeed in selling them. It is unclear which book he is referring to. This letter was published in Zichron Avot, 1971 (section 81), together with a letter which R. Eliyahu Menachem had sent earlier to R. Moshe Freund. That letter also mentions the book only in elusive terms, yet it appears that R. Azriel Hildesheimer, close friend of R. Eliyahu Menachem, was also involved in this matter.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Shaul Friedenthal head of the Bonyhád Beit Din, addressed to R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess. At the foot of the letter, a draft of the reply letter appears, handwritten and signed by R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein. Bonyhád and Hőgyész, Adar I 1867. [In the book Zichron Avot, section 71, is a lengthy correspondence between R. Shaul Friedenthal, other rabbis and R. Eliyahu Menachem, on the topic discussed in these letters. The published letters are dated: Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar I 1867, 2nd Adar I, 14th Adar I and 20th Adar II, however, this letter from R. Friedenthal dated 8th Adar I 1867
was not included).
• Official stationery paper of R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess - four pages of autograph Torah novellae in his handwriting.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Fischer. Siófok, 1875. Including two pages of Torah novellae handwritten by R. Eliyahu Menachem.
R. Tzvi Hirsh Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess (d. 1859), son and successor of R. Bendit Goitein Rabbi of Hidjess, author of Kesef Nivchar (1770-1841) and son-in-law of R. Eliyahu Teller of Komárom. The son and successor of R. Tzvi Hirsh was R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein (1837-1902). Torah novellae of these three generation of rabbis of Hidjess were printed in the book Zichron Avot (Bnei Brak, 1971), but most of these writings were not included in the book.
R. Moshe Freund-Grieshaber (also known as R. Moshe Paks, 1797-1873), leading disciple of the Chatam Sofer. Son of R. Yitzchak Itzek Grieshaber-Freund Rabbi of Paks. After his marriage in 1815 to the daughter of a wealthy man from Gyönk, he settled there, delving in Torah and worship of G-d without needing to serve as rabbi. Several of the Chatam Sofer’s responsa are addressed to him (see: Kinstlicher, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, pp. 358-360).
R. Shaul Friedenthal (d. 1883) was the head of the Bonyhád Beit Din, a position he held for 50 years (since 1833). Son of R. Yehuda Leib Lisa Rabbi of Rechnitz, and son-in-law of R. Shmelke Meisels Rabbi of Jelšovce (1781-1855). In 1856, he published Geviat Shmuel - ethical will of his father-in-law R. Shmelke Meisels and eulogies.
R. Yaakov Fischer of Siófok (d. Tevet 1910), son-in-law of R. Yedidya Gotleib-Fischer (1810-1896), disciple of the Chatam Sofer, who served as rabbi of Stuhlweissenburg (Székesfehérvár; see: Kinstlicher, HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav, pp. 157-159).
5 paper items, containing more than 10 letters and various novellae. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.