Signature of Rabbi Shimon Sofer, Av Beit Din of Krakow, son of the Chatam Sofer, on a document of the managerial council of the Jewish communities of Krakow. Krakow, 1861.
Specifications: [1] leaf, paper. 31×21 cm. With original official stamps, and with a stamp in German ‘The Managerial Committee of the Jewish Communities of Krakow.’ Polish.
Background: Rabbi Shimon Sofer [1820-1883], author of Michtav Sofer , beloved son of the Chatam Sofer who was aware of his greatness and his clear intellect and would share his novellae with him. Served as Av Beit Din of Mattersdorf from 1844, and as rabbi of Krakow from 1861, where he had extensive influence over all Galicia. He was one of the great rabbis of his time, headed the ‘Machzikei Hadat’ Federation in Galicia, and was chosen as a representative in the parliament in Vienna in 1879.
Condition: Fine. Fold marks, slight wear on the top edge of the leaf, a few slight ink smudges.