This first edition of Chiddushim (Novellae) to the talmudic tractate Pesachim was printed in Frankfurt on the Oder in 1776. The author's father, Eleazar, died before his son's birth in 1728, and Rabbi Eliazar ben Eliazar was given his father's name. In 1759 he was appointed rabbi of Zabludow, and in 1768 rabbi and head … Continue reading Ohr Chadash by Rabbi Eleazar ben Eleazar Kallir with a printed letter from Hart Lyon, a British Chief Rabbi, Frankfurt, 1776.
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Essays in Jewish History by Lucien Wolf, London 1934, and the origins of the Norwood Jewish Orphanage.
Lucien Wolf's parents, were Edward Wolf, born in the village of Hareth in Bohemia, and Celine, the daughter of Ludwig Redlich, a prosperous Viennese banker. He was born in London on January 20th, 1857 and claimed to be a descendant of the Chacham Zvi Ashkenazi, whom I have written about previously, and who had visited … Continue reading Essays in Jewish History by Lucien Wolf, London 1934, and the origins of the Norwood Jewish Orphanage.
Pri Etz HaDas VeHaChayim, by Chaim Woolf Rosenfeld, London 1922.
I have written before about a similar book by Chaim Woolf Rosenfeld, called Sefer HaChaim, also printed, as was this one, by Israel Narodiczky in Whitechapel. This one was called Pri Etz HaDas VeHaChaim, which means Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life. These books were published posthumously, and a letter … Continue reading Pri Etz HaDas VeHaChayim, by Chaim Woolf Rosenfeld, London 1922.
Responsa of the Chacham Tzvi (Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi), Zolkiev, 1767 – Questions about England.
You are probably wondering why this book would be in a library of Anglo-Judaica. My copy was printed in Zolkiev, in the Ukraine, in 1767, using type that was cut in Amsterdam. Amsterdam type was so highly regarded that the word Amsterdam is in big, bold letters, not Zolkiev. Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi … Continue reading Responsa of the Chacham Tzvi (Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi), Zolkiev, 1767 – Questions about England.
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