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(GREECE). BRAVER, YEHUDAH NOACH BEN AVRAHAM ALEXANDER. Yalkut P’ri Eitz Hadar [anthology of rabbinic positions concerning the permissibility of Ethrogim [citrons] from the Greek isle of Corfu]. FIRST EDITION. pp. 40. Brittle. Unbound. 8vo. Piotrkov Eliyahu Pinsky, 1899 The Corfu Ethrog, recognized for its beauty, became an object of desire within many Ashkenazic circles in the 19th century. However concerns over grafting (Harkavah) coupled with monopolistic practices on the part of the Greek farmers led to divisions within the Jewish community as to how best to respond. The majority view was to favor Ethrogim grown in the Land of Israel.