What was Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn of Glasgow reading? And what was his connection with the author of this book? Rabbi Yaakov Denezohn (or Denisohn), published this book of Shaylos and Tshuvos (questions and answers), Sheeris Yaakov (The Offspring of Jacob), originally in 1896. This second edition was published in 1911 in Saszfalu. I … Continue reading What was Rabbi Mendelsohn of Glasgow reading? Sheeris Yaakov, by Rabbi Yaakov Denezohn of Libau, 1911, Saszfalu.
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Ohalei Shem by Rabbi Joseph Kohn-Zedek, London 1883.
Joseph Kohen-Zedek, was born in Lemberg (then in Austria, today Lviv in the Ukraine) in 1827. He was a pupil of Rabbi Solomon Kluger in Brody and Rabbi Saul Joseph Nathanson in Lemberg. He published a number of collections of patriotic poetry in honor of the Austro-Hungarian emperor – from whom he received a gold … Continue reading Ohalei Shem by Rabbi Joseph Kohn-Zedek, London 1883.
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