Yad Dovid [novellae to Tractate Kethuvoth].

AUCTION 66 |
Thursday, November 19th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 71
SINZHEIM, JOSEPH DAVID BEN ISAAC.
Yad Dovid [novellae to Tractate Kethuvoth].
France: late 18th century
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
PRICE REALIZED $10,000
<<AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT.>>
Chief Rabbi of Strasbourg, Joseph David Sinzheim (1745-1812) was the senior and most learned member of the Assembly of Notables convened by Napoleon in 1806. Thereafter, Sinzheim was appointed president (Nasi) of the famed Grand Sanhedrin of Paris, a testament to his eminence as a Halachic authority - recognized as such even by Napoleon himself.