Document. A certificate in Polish signed by the Gaon Rabbi Shimon Sofer, Head of the Beit Din of Krakow, son of the Chatam Sofer. 1861
21 x 31 cm. With original official stamps. Very fine condition.
Rabbi Shimon Sofer, author of “Michtav Sofer, was the son of the Chatam sofer who recognized his sharp mind even in his youth and would present his new interpretations to him. He was one of the great leaders of his generation, was the head of the Agudat Machzikei HaDat, and served as a delegate in the Parliament of Vienna. From 1844 he was the Head of the Beit Din in Matersdorf and from 1861 he was the Rabbi of Krakow. He influenced all of Galicia.