(The Yeshu’os Ya’akov, 1775-1839). Document Signed (twice), written in Hebrew and German.

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $3,200

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author

ORENSTEIN, YA’AKOV MESHULAM

Place

Lemberg

Publication

1811

Description

A legal document in which the rabbi pledges to repay all debts incurred by his son, R. Modechai Ze’ev Orenstein, following his marriage. Various additional signatures.

summary

R. Ya‘akov Meshulam Orenstein was a prominent rabbi in Lvov, one of Poland’s most important communities. He maintained strong ties with the great Torah luminaries of his time and exercised much influence over the Galician rabbinic elite.

One page. Tall folio.

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