Hirschprung, Abraham Tzvi. Megilath Yuchsin [the genealogy of the lineage of R. Chaim Halberstam of Sanz].

AUCTION 64 | Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects, Maps and Graphic Art

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Hirschprung, Abraham Tzvi. Megilath Yuchsin [the genealogy of the lineage of R. Chaim Halberstam of Sanz].

A large Hebrew printed scroll, composed in neat square and rabbinic fonts. Decorated with red borders and various typographic design elements, micography in places. Commences with the scribe’s own family lineage and proceeds with an alphabetical index and extensive family trees and branches. On two sheets. Heavily restored with occasional loss in places, few tears. 79 x 24 inches.

(Germany): 1930

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

An extraordinarily comprehensive genealogical tree originally composed for Grand Rabbi Ben-Zion Halberstam of Bobov in 1928. It soon became obvious that the original Megillah manuscript with its voluminous information, arranged in 196 branches, be made available for broader access. Nonetheless this 1930 printed scroll remains scarce - indeed it is not recorded bibliographically. In 1979 Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov reissued the scroll as a gift to the attendees of his child’s wedding, yet even this is difficult to locate today.