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Americana- Responsa Pnei Aryeh, by R. Aryeh Leib Breslau, rabbi of Emden and Rotterdam. Amsterdam, 1790. First edition. R. Aryeh Leib Breslau (1741-1809) was among the greatest Torah scholars of his generation. Born in Breslau, he studied in Lissa and Berlin, where he was a member of the famed Beit Medrash of R. Daniel Yaffe. He became rabbi in Emden, and in 1781 he assumed the rabbinate in Rotterdam. His Sefer Pnei Aryeh records his correspondence with some of the greatest Torah scholars of his generation: R. Pinchas Horowitz of Frankfurt, author of the ”Hafla'ah”; R. Yeshaya Pik; R. David Tevel, rabbi of Lissa (Leszno); R. Meir Weil of Lissa (Leszno); and R. Meir Pozner, author of ”Beit Meir”. Siman 41  contains an interesting responsa regarding the philanthropist R. Chaim from Philadelphia who is actually The famous banker  Chaim Salomon who was a close friend to several American Presidents, and a famous sponsor  of the independence war 1776,  who sent a large donation to a poor man in Europe. (The question arose when the poor man became wealthy before the funds from America arrived.) The author highly praises the philanthropist ”for his generosity and his superior character traits”. [3], 106 leaves. Approximately 30 cm. High-quality paper. Wide margins. Very Good condition. Original binding.