Pedigreed copy. Tapuchei Zahav, by Rabbi Zvi Heller. Ungvar, 1864. First edition.
Sefer Tapuchei Zahav, I-II, Drushim on Sefer Bereshit and Sefer Shemot, by Rabbi Zvi Heller known as Rabbi Hirschel Charif. Compiled by Rabbi Yosef Zvi Chaim Heller. Carl Yeger Press, 1864. First ediiton.
The personal copy of the Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Zvi Auerbach, the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Sarajevo.
[1], 95, [2] leaves. Stamps of Dr. Hinko Urbah. Signed dedication on the title page. At the beginning of the book, approbation by Rabbi Menachem Ash Av Beit Din of Ungvar and the vicinity and innovations by the author’s disciple, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried in the name of his Rav. At the end of the book, a list of subscribers including Rabbi Menachem Ash and Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried.
The holy Gaon Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Heller, also known as Rabbi Hirschel Charif (1776-1834) author of Tiv Gittin and one of the Gedolei Hador of the generation of Rabbi Akiva Eiger and the Chasam Sofer, who, by his third marriage, married Rabbi Zvi Hirsch’ widow.
Was born in Zamoshtsh, Poland. Served as Av Beis Din of Brigel, Galicia and later of Ungvar and Bonyhad. Served as Rav in Oiben Yashan for less than a year until his sudden passing in 1834. Was buried in Oiben Yashan and many years later, his grave was transferred to the cemetery of Budapest. His published compositions include the Chidushei Tiv Gittin on tractate Gittin, Tapuchei Zahav – Drushim, Shut – the section of Yoreh Deah, Shut – the sections of Orach Chaim and Even haEzer, Kuntes HaGaon Rabbi Zvi Charif – section I – on the Sugya of Shikul HaDa’as, Kuntres HaGaon Rabbi Zvi Charif – section II – innovations on the Shas.
Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Zvi (Hinko) Auerbach (Urbah) (1872-1960) was born to a poor family in Moravia. His mother passed away when he was seven and to give her her last wish, he went to study Torah at the Pressburg Yeshiva. In 1898, he moved to Budapest where he studied at the Beis Midrash for rabbis. In 1904, he received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Budapest University. Since 1906, he served as Rav in Tozla and Zamon. During World War I, he served as a military Rav and at the end of the war was appointed the Chief Rabbi of Yugoslavia. In 1928, he was appointed as the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Sarajevo and the vicinity. During the Holocaust, he escaped to Italy and Switzerland. At the end of the war, he returned to Sarajevo to restore the Jewish community there and help its Holocaust survivors. In 1946, he was appointed as the Chief Rabbi of Zagreb. In 1948, he immigrated to Jerusalem, leaving it in his old age to live near his relatives in Paris.
Wear to binding. Stains. A small blemish to the title page. Good condition.
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