Elberg, Simcha. Akeidath Treblinka: Essays and reflections.

Estimate

$150–$200

Hammer price

$250

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author

(HOLOCAUST).

printer

North China Press

Place

Shanghai

Publication

1946

Description

Yiddish text.

summary

Born in Poland and ordained by Rabbi Menachem Ziemba of Warsaw, Rabbi Simcha Elberg (1915-95) was a renowned Talmudic scholar and later member of the executive committee of Agudath Israel of America and chairman of the executive board of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis for 25 years. During World War II, he escaped to Shanghai with the Mirrer Yeshiva and settled in New York in 1947 where he served as editor of HaPardes, a journal of Talmudic studies and composed several works on rabbinics some under the pseudonym of E. Simchoni.

pp. 46, (2). Original printed wrappers, light wear. 8vo.

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