Signatures of the Holy Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald in his younger years in Bardijov

Signatures of the Holy Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald in his younger years in Bardijov

Sefer Yalkut Reuveny, Warsaw 1884.

Second part has full signature " B"h Eliezer David Greenwald"  

First part has partial signature " B"h first day of Shemos 1890 Eliezer David"

Very good condition, title & first page of first volume damaged, new binding.

The Holy Gaon & Tzadik Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald was a rabbi and head of a yeshiva in the cities of Tzehlim (today Deutschkreutz in Austria), Oberwischau (Upper Vishuvah) and Satmar in Transylvania. He is known for his book 'Keren L'David'. Brother of Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, author of "Arugat HaBosem".

He was born in 1867 in Csorna, Hungary, to Rabbi Amram Greenwald, son of Rabbi Yosef Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Tchechowitz. In his youth, he studied with his brother, the author of Arugat HaBosem. He also studied briefly with Rabbi Shmuel Ehrenfeld, author of "Chatan Sofer".

In 1889 he married the daughter of Yaakov Rapaport of Bardeyov. After his marriage, he spent five years in Bardeyov, where he founded and chaired a yeshiva throughout his stay in the city. At the beginning of 1907 he was elected rabbi of the Jewish community of Tzehlim, where he also headed a large yeshiva. In 1912 he moved to serve as Rabbi of Oberwischau, and headed a yeshiva that numbered hundreds of students.

In 1921 he was elected rabbi of the Satmar community, and at the same time he headed a local yeshiva that with 400 students was one of the largest in the region.

His adopted daughter married the grandson of his brother, Rabbi Yosef Greenwald, who was his pupil and worked on printing his books. He passed away in 1928.