Sefer Sar Helef with commentary Magen Haelef by the famous Gaon of Plotzk. Warsaw 1855.

With Sefer Shem Chodosh by the same Gaon, Warsaw 1855.

Beautiful condition, clean paper with wide margins, original binding.

Long marginal notation in the hand of Rabbi David Halperin.


At the end is a list of subscribers which includes some famous Rebbes.

Stamps ( in the form of a signature) of Rabbi David Halperin Rabbi of Dobshitz. His son was Rabbi Elchonon Halperin of Golders Green. London.

See Hebrew description for his biography.

Stamp of Rav Moshe Chaim Lau (5652-5703) One of the great Polish rabbonim before the holocaust. Son-in-law of the Ahavas Yisrael Admor (second marriage) of Vizhnitz. At the age of 17, he was given semicha by the Maharsham, Rav Meir Arik and the Machazeh Avraham. Served as Rav in Presov and after his cousin- the Maharam Shapira moved to Lublin- he served in his place in the Piotrkow Rabbinate- until he perished in Treblinka Hy"d. His son became the Chief Rabbi of Israel- Rav Yisrael Meir Lau.

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Copy of Rabbi David Halperin Rabbi of Dobshitz & Rabbi Moshe Chaim Lau Rabbi of Preshov. Sefer Sar Haelef- Shem Chadash, Warsaw 1855.

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