An Interesting discovery about Rabbi Mattistahu Hakohen Munk – disciple of Rabbi Akiva Eiger and the 'Maskilim'! ...

An Interesting discovery about Rabbi Mattistahu Hakohen Munk – disciple of Rabbi Akiva Eiger and the 'Maskilim'! Many Handwritten Prayers and Commentaries.

9 Machzorim 'Mincha Chadasha' interpreted by Rafael the son of Y.
Fuerstental.
Krutoshin 1838.
Complete set – 9 Machzorim. Size: 22 cm.
Computerized Jewish Book Otzar: Item no. 59909.
Very good condition. Original bindings, slightly worn. Two Machzorim have the back cover missing.
The Machzorim are interpreted and explained by Rafael Fuerstental.
Rafael was born in Germany in 1781 and died in 1855. Among other things he was a poet, and one of the last editors of the 'Measef' together with his friends Shalom Cohen and David Zamoshtz. The translation and
explanation of the Machzorim are in the spirit of his 'Maskilim' teachers, Naftali Hirtz Wiesel and Moshe Mendelson.
Five of the Machzorim include signatures 'Mattityahu Hakohen Munk'/ Sometimes only 'Mattityahu Munk'.
Rabbi Mattisyahu Hakohen Munk from Posen was probably born in 1814 and died in 1856.

He was a descendant of the Baal 'Bet Meir', and the
young disciple of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, who died in 1837. He was the Rabbi of Posen's congregation, published articles in 'Shomer Zion Haneeman' and debated with the author of 'Aruch Laner'. He was the father of Rabbi Moshe Charif Hakohen from Galob, and Rabbi Michel Leib, author of Sefer 'Meoran shel Gedolim'.
The Machzorim include many interesting handwritten commentaries, as
well as prayers that he composed or collected. One of the commentaries,
on the Machzor for the first two days of Sukkot and Shabbat Chol
Hamoed, he quotes the commentary of the 'Biur' (by Moshe Mendelson)
"see 'Biur' names on the verse…".
There is no doubt that Rabbi Mattityahu Munk was familiar with the
Maskilim's literature, learned and prayed from them on the Chagim.