Responsa Maharit – Fürth, 1768 – Copy of Important Ownership – Maharam Ash and Divrei Rash

Responsa Maharit – Fürth, 1768 – Copy of Important Ownership – Maharam Ash and Divrei Rash

Responsa of Mahari Trani (Maharit), Part I, by R. Yosef of Trani of Safed and Constantinople. Fürth, [1768]. Second edition.

Copy of important ownership, with various ownership inscriptions and signatures, including an inscription handwritten and signed by R. Menachem Ash, Rabbi of Ungvár: "Menachem son of Meir Ash"; next to this inscription is a former ownership inscription of R. Shalom Ullman [author of Divrei Rash]: "Belongs to… R. Shalom Ullman". Additional signatures and ownership inscriptions of "Ber"; "Michael… [?]"; "Avraham" (signature in pencil). At the top of the leaf are additional trimmed signatures.

R. Shalom Ullman, author of Divrei Rash (1755-1825), a leading German and Hungarian Torah scholar, studied under R. Yosef Steinhardt, the Haflaah and R. Natan Adler. He was appointed Rabbi in several German and Hungarian cities, including Lackenbach where he served for over 15 years.

R. Menachem Eisenstaedter, the second Maharam Ash (1808-1870), author of Chomat Esh, was the son and successor of R. Meir Ash, Rabbi of Ungvár (Uzhhorod), a senior disciple of the Chatam Sofer. R. Menachem Ash was one of the most prominent rabbis and yeshiva deans in Hungary.

[1], 109, [1] leaves. 32 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Large open tears to title page and about 40 other leaves, affecting text (old repairs with paper). Old binding.

Does not contain 2-65 leaves of Talmudic novellae printed with Part I of the Responsa.