Auction 45
Lot 231:
HaYona, the literary and Talmudic monthly journal edited by Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaKohen Fishman. Published by the Agudas Mefitzei HaTalmud, under the supervision of the Admor Rabbi Shimon Shlomo Wertheim of Bender. First issue from the first year. Odessa 1907. 48 pages. At the end is an interesting Judaic riddle (logographic). Pink cover, light stains, rear hard binding only, overall good condition.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaKohen Fishman (1876-1965) ben Rabbi Avraham Elimelech changed his name to Maimon because of a family tradition that they were descendants of the Rambam. He was the grandson of Rabbi Mordechai HaKohen os Sotnov. In 1900 he was appointed the rabbi of Markolest, and in 1905 in Ungeni (Serbia). In 1912 he moved to Jerusalem. He was a leader of the Mizrahi movement, and even served as Minister of Religious Affairs in 1948. He also wrote “Sarei HaMe’ah.”
Rabbi Shimon Shlomo Bender (the First) (1805-1864) was the son and successor of Rabbi Aryeh Leib, the first Admor of Bender. He served as Av Beit Din and Admor in Bender (Serbia) until his death. He was a student of his uncle Rabbi Moshe Zvi of Savran. His divrei torah were printed recently in the work Ohr HaShemesh, which had remained until recently in manuscript form.
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