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Group of eight Hebrew printed books, with Chassidic provenance. Including: four volumes Shulchan Aruch, with stamp of Israel Friedman of Husiatyn. Three of the volumes also with the signature and stamp of Chaim Nachum Halberstam of Machisk. * Pentateuch with stamp of R. Jacob b. Isaac of Bohush. * Pri Megadim with signature and stamp of R. David Bornstein of Sochatshov.

R. Israel Friedman of Husiatyn (1858-1949) was the grandson of R. Israel of Rizhin. In 1937, he settled in Tel Aviv. When General Rommel’s advance reached Egypt, the Rebbe prayed at the grave of the Or Ha’Chaim, famously assuring his followers that Rommel would not advance further. * R. Jacob Friedman of Bohush was also a descendant of R. Israel of Ruzhyn.* R. David Bornstein of Sochatchav was the son of R. Samuel. His first Rabbinic post was in Visograd. He died in the Warsaw ghetto in 1942.