A single leaf on which is a list of worldwide events related to wars between nations, the war of Gog and Magog and the ingathering of exiles which are going to happen between the years 1829-1838, which was sent from the city of Trieste in Italy by Rabbi Yehuda Brandburg to the Chatam Sofer.
[1] paper leaf. 25*13cm. At the top of the leaf is written “A copy of what Rabbi Yehuda Brandburg a sage from the city of Trieste wrote 12 Nissan (April 5) 1830 to the Av Beit Din of the holy congregation of Pressburg. I hereby copy what is written in the handwriting of Avraham Shlomo Zalman Tzoref in the Holy City of Jerusalem”.
Rabbi Avraham Shlomo Zalman Tzoref was a fundraiser for the Old Yishuv of Jerusalem to Europe and in 1829 he was indeed in Italy, where he copied this leaf (refer to Shluchei Eretz Yisrael page 774), it is possible that the copier of the manuscript before us is Rabbi Shimon Deutsch, amongst the first of the Chatam Sofer’s students to immigrate to Jerusalem.
Rabbi Yehuda Brandburg of Trieste – a fourth generation descendant of the Magen Avraham and third generation to his son-in-law the author of Lechem HaPanim, corresponded with the Chatam Sofer regarding halachic matters (refer to Ishim B’Shut Chatam Sofer page 145), and he published a booklet on the laws of Ribbit which was written with the Chatam Sofer’s agreement (refer to Otzarot HaSofer Kovetz 15 page 13).
Folding signs. Stains and slight tears. Moderate – Fine condition.