Yisrael of Kozhnitz. Tehiloth Yisrael [commentary to Tehillim].

Estimate: $150–$250
Hammer price: $125

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author

(CHASSIDISM).

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Kohn and Klein

Publication

1899

Description

ff. 18. Munkacz, 1899. Bound with: Five other works. With stamps of previous owners: Tzvi Halevi Weinfeld of Kosice and the Mandel brothers of Kisvarda.

summary

R. Yisrael Hopstein (1737-1814), known as the Maggid of Kozhnitz, was a major figure in the third generation of Hassidism. A student of the Maggid of Mehzeritch and R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, he was the founder of the Kozhnitz dynasty.

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