Midrash Bechidush. With commentary by Eliezer Nachman Foa
AUCTION 34 |
Tuesday, September 12th,
2006 at 1:00
Exemplary Hebrew Books: The Library of Joseph Gradenwitz, Esq.
Lot 61
(HAGADAH)
Midrash Bechidush. With commentary by Eliezer Nachman Foa
Venice: Giovanni Calleoni for Bragadin 1641
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,600
Eliezer Nachman Foa was a link in a kabbalistic chain of tradition; his teacher was R. Menachem Azariah (Ram”a) of Fano and his disciple was R. Moses Zacuto (Rama”z) - both doyens of the Italian school of Kabbalah. A member of an ancient illustrious Italian family, the author served as Chief Rabbi of the Duchy of Modena. For an extensive treatment of many distinguished members of the Foa family, see: A. Yaari, Mechkerei Sepher (1958), pp. 325-44. One branch of the Foa family, under the leadership of Tobias Foa, devoted itself to Hebrew printing. The printer’s mark was represented by the family crest: a Star of David over a palm tree flanked by two lions(cf. Yaari’s Printers’ Marks nos. 20-21, 87-88 and 104-113).
In recent years this commentary has become popular among followers of the Grand Rabbi of Belz who republished it together with comments by other senior notables among the Belz dynasty of Chassidic leaders