Manuscript - Leaves from the Ledger of the Shaar HaTorah Ashkenaz Society in Satmar, 1923 - With the Signature of ...

Manuscript - Leaves from the Ledger of the Shaar HaTorah Ashkenaz Society in Satmar, 1923 - With the Signature of R. Eliezer David Grünwald Rabbi of Satmar, Author of Keren LeDavid - Illustrated Title Page
Manuscript - title page and two other leaves from the ledger of the Shaar HaTorah Ashkenaz society. Satmar (Satu Mare), 1923. Yiddish, with some Hebrew.
The present item comprises a colorful illustrated title page, with two subsequent leaves delineating the society’s regulations. The regulations are signed by the society’s leading members, headed by the rabbi of Satmar - R. Eliezer David Grünwald, author of Keren LeDavid.
The title page depicts a gateway with a curtain covering the entrance, surmounted by a dome bearing the Tablets of the Law and topped with a Star of David finial. Signature at the foot of the illustration: "Produced by Yitzchak Yonatan Singer of Satmar, 1923".
The second leaf opens with the heading (in Yiddish): "Regulations of the Shaar HaTorah Ashkenaz society, Satmar". The heading is followed by the various clauses of the regulations, in Yiddish. The objective of the society is also defined: to maintain Orthodox boys’ schools, which would teach Hebrew, Chumash with the Rashi commentary, the Bible and Talmud with the Tosafot commentary. It states that the society aspires to provide the children of destitute families with free education. The regulations emphasize repeatedly that the society would be run according to the Ashkenazic way, and commits to employ specifically Ashkenazi teachers rather than Sefardi ones - members of the Chassidic community.
The regulations also specify that the society would operate under the direct supervision of the Orthodox chief rabbi of Satmar, and would be subordinate to the Orthodox community in the city.
On the final page, signatures of ten leading members of the society, and of the rabbi of Satmar - R. Eliezer David Grünwald.
R. Eliezer David Grünwald (ca. 1866-1928), foremost Torah scholar and yeshiva dean in Hungary and Transylvania in the pre-war years. He was the brother of R. Moshe Grünwald, the Arugat HaBosem, and his close disciple. He studied for a short time under R. Shmuel Ehrenfeld, the Chatan Sofer. He served as rabbi and dayan of prominent communities, including Bardiov (Bardejov), Dunaszerdahely (Dunajská Streda), Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz) and Oyber-Visheve (Vișeu de Sus). In each of these cities, he established and headed a large yeshiva, edifying countless disciples, including dozens who later served as rabbis and poskim. His yeshiva in Oyber-Visheve numbered hundreds of students. He was ultimately appointed rabbi of Satmar, where he headed the largest yeshiva in Transylvania, and one of the most prominent in Hungary. Following his passing, his disciples began publishing his novellae in the books: Responsa Keren LeDavid on Orach Chaim (Satmar, 1929; other parts of his responsa were lost during the Holocaust), Keren LeDavid on the Torah (Satmar, 1930-1939), Keren LeDavid - homily (Satmar, 1934), and others.
[3] leaves. Approx. 40 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Title page damaged and rubbed. Detached leaves.