מכירה 23
פריט 099:
On the Torah and Five Megillot, authored by Rabbeinu Aryeh Leib Tzintz, Av Beit Din of Platzk. He wrote in his will to write on his gravestone: “whomever tries to print his books, will have the author’s recommendation.” This edition was printed in London and published by the Ga’avad of Antwerp, Gaon Rabbi Haim Kreitzwirt in 1960, where he notes that he is a scion of the family of the author. On the blank first page is his handwritten dedication and signature. Separate cover for each section of the book. 5, 558 pages. Light defects to the binding and spine. Generally very good condition. Rabbi Haim Kreitzwirt (1920-2001) was rabbi of Antwerp and founder and head of the Merkaz HaTorah yeshiva in Jerusalem. Born in Galicia in Voynich, his father was Rabbi Avraham Yosef hy”d, who served as Mara d’Atra. Studied in the Maharam Shapira’s yeshiva, Chochmei Lublin, and became known as the Ilui of Krakow. Moved to Israel in 1941, married the daughter of Rav Avraham Grodzinsky, the mashgiach of Slobodka yeshiva. For years he lived in Israel, until he moved to the US to serve as head of the Beit Midrash L’Torah in Chicago. In 1954 he was appointed the rabbi of the “Kehillat Machzikei HaDat” community in Antwerp, where he served until he died.
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