Letter from Rabbi Raphael Natan Notah Rabinowitz. Munich, 1874.
Specifications: [1] official paper leaf. 14×22 cm.
Unique Features: Autograph with his handwritten signature. He requests details about someone in the letter.
Background: Rabbi Raphael Natan Notah Rabinowitz [1835-1888], studied in Keidan and was known as the “Prodigy from Keidan.” He lived in Lemberg for a few years, where he became famous as a genius in Torah study. Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathansohn would stand up in his honor, despite his being only in his twenties. In 1863 he arrived in Munich to work on his magnum opus, Dikdukei Sofrim , in which he investigated the different versions of the Babylonian Talmud, manuscripts and ancient editions. He worked on this great work until his passing in 1888.
Condition: Fine, a few creases and stains.