Three Books with Glosses - Rabbi David Sperber, Rabbi Moshe Stern and Other Writers

Three Books with Glosses - Rabbi David Sperber, Rabbi Moshe Stern and Other Writers
Three books with glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi David Sperber of Braşov, His father-in-law R. Moshe Stern Rabbi of Poinele de sub munte and R. Moshe Shtruli, Rabbi of Baia Sprie.
1. Orchot Chaim on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim. Parts 1-2. By R. Nachman Kahane, Rabbi of Spinka. Siget, 1898. Signature of R. "Moshe Shtruli". Many glosses in his handwriting. Few glosses written by R. David Shperber.
2. Shvut Ya'akov responsa, Parts 1-2. By R. Ya'akov Reisher. Lvov (Lemberg), 1861. On the last leaves is the signature of R. "David Shperber" and many signatures of R. "Moshe son of R. Stern" of Dragomérfalva (Dragomirești). Dozens of glosses in the tiny handwriting of R. David Shperber. Many glosses by two other writers, apparently one writer is the aforementioned R. Moshe Stern.
3. Besamim Rosh responsa. Krakow, 1881. Many glosses in the handwriting of R. David Shperber.
Rabbi David Shperber (1875-1962, Otzar HaRabbanim 5075), a leading rabbi in Galicia and Romania, was born in Zabolotiv to a Kosov-Vizhnitz Chassidic family. Disciple of Rabbi Meir Arik and disciple and editor of the writings of Rebbe Moshe Hager of Kosov, author of Ezor HaEmuna. From 1908, he served as Rabbi and Moreh Tzedek in Havasmező (Poienile de sub Munte) and from 1922 as Rabbi of Braşov (Kronstadt). Author of Afarkesta D'Anya, Michtam L'David and Tehilla L'David, etc. He was renowned for releasing agunot whose husbands disappeared during the Holocaust, enabling them to remarry. In 1949, he immigrated to Israel and was renowned as the Rabbi of Braşov, eventually appointed a leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah and the Chinuch Atzmai in Eretz Israel.
His father-in-law, R. Moshe Stern (1852-1923), a leading rabbi of the Maramureş region was born in Poland and arrived in Hungary as a young man. He received semicha from the author of the Yitav Lev, Rabbi of Siget and for 10 year lived in the city of Wąsewo by his father-in-law R. Yitzchak Leib Kahane. From 1882, he served in the Dragomiresti rabbinate, and in 1890 moved to serve in the rabbinate of Poienile de sub Munte (Hawas-Mezo). Few of his novellae were printed in the book Afarkesta D'Anya by his son-in-law R. Shperber (Mahadurat Yerushalayim, 1881).
Rabbi Moshe Shtruli (perished in the Holocaust, Otzar Harabanim 15185) was Rabbi of the Baia Sprie (Felsőbánya) community. Son of Rabbi Peretz Tuvia Shtruli who served as Rabbi and Magid of the Chevra Kadisha of Klausenburg. Son in law of Rabbi Moshe Yisrael Feldman Rabbi of Berezan and Rabbi of Dragomérfalva, related to the Maharasham from Berezan, who printed many of the Maharasham's books. His son in law Rabbi Moshe Shtruli was involved in arranging and editing the Maharasham writings for print.
3 books. Varied size. Overall good-fair condition. Wear and worming. New bindings.