(“The Tosfos Yom-Tov.”) Kos Yeshu’oth, hanikra Megilath Eiva.
Auction 91 |
Thursday, November 12th,
2020 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts Featuring an Extensive Collection of Rabbinic Autograph Letters.
Lot 160
HELLER, YOM TOV LIPMANN
(“The Tosfos Yom-Tov.”) Kos Yeshu’oth, hanikra Megilath Eiva.
Vienna: Adalbert della Torre 1851
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $550
An account of the tribulations the author endured a result of his imprisonment under suspicion of slander of Christianity and treason against Ferdinand II; followed by his legal ordeal, incarceration and ultimately, justice and freedom.
Upon eventual release and reappointment as Rabbi of Cracow, R. Heller established an annual celebration on the anniversary on which he won back his freedom. Centuries later, his numerous descendants still commemorate Rosh Chodesh Adar as per their ancestor’s instructions. See C. U. Lipschitz & N. Rosenstein, The Feast and the Fast (1984).