Hungary. Letter written by Rabbi Menachem Deutsch av”d Polanka – grandson of Rabbi Dovid Deutsch, author ...

Hungary. Letter written by Rabbi Menachem Deutsch av”d Polanka – grandson of Rabbi Dovid Deutsch, author of Ohel Dovid. [1858]

“If not on my behalf, do it on behalf of my beloved grandfather ztz”l, Rabbi Dovid Deutsch." Letter from Rabbi Menachem Deutsch, av”d Polanka to the renowned Rabbi Zalman av”d Mako – Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ulman av”d Makawa, author of Yeriot Shlomo.

Rabbi Menachem Deutsch, av”d Polanka (1819-1904) was raised by his grandfather, Rabbi Dovid Deutsch and studied by his uncle, the Maharam Ash and the Ketav Sofer. In 1850, he served as av”d Galanta. In 1857, he moved to Polanka, where he served as av”d until his death in 1904. He published his grandfather’s Ohel Dovid, which concludes with his own “Avnei Zikaron V’Sheirit Menachem.” [ HaChatam Sofer V’Talmidav, p. 516]

Polanka [1858]

Leaf: 14x23 cm.

Fine condition. Vestiges of wax seal on reverse.