Lot 125:

Letter by the Great Gaon the Da'as Sofer of Pressburg

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Letter by the great Gaon the Da’as Sofer of Pressburg to the great Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Halevi Herzog, the Chief Rabbi, for one of the students of the Pressburg yeshiva. Jerusalem, 1951.

In the letter, he asks to support and help his student at the Pressburg yeshiva.

The great Gaon Rabbi Akiva Sofer of Pressburg (1878-1959) Gaon Av Beis Din of Pressburg – author of the ‘Da’as Sofer’ one of the greatest rabbis and leaders of his generation. The great-grandson of Maran the Chasam Sofer and the successor of his ancestors the Kesav Sofer and the Sheves Sofer in leading the community and heading the Yeshiva of Pressburg. He served as the president of the orthodox communities of Hungary. He immigrated to Eretz Yisroel shortly before the outbreak of World War II, reestablished the Pressburg Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and was appointed to serve as a member of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.

The Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Halevi Herzog [1889-1959] was the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel since 1936 until his passing. Before then, he was the Chief Rabbi of Irland. His son was President Chaim Herzog.

[1] official stationery of the Da’as Sofer. Handwritten and signed by him. Fold marks. Stains and wear. Minor restoration. Good condition.

Measurement: 13 x 22 CM

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