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MISHBEREI YAM. ONLY EDITION. HARBIN (CHINA-JAPAN) 1926. - Halachic responsa on the four parts of the Shulchan Oruch by R. Aaron Moshe Kisilov, Chief Rabbi of Harbin. Shortly before World War I, a small Jewish community was established by Russian natives in the city of Harbin, China. The first and last rabbi of the congregation was R. Aaron Moshe Kisilov (1866-1949), who was a disciple of the “Gadol of Minsk” and R. Chaim Soloveitchik. He arrived at Harbin in 1913 after serving for many years in the Borisov Rabbinate in the region of Minsk, and in 1937 he was appointed as chief rabbi of all the congregations in the Far East. Following the Chinese conquest of the city from the Japanese authorities and the establishment of the communist rule in China, the Hebrew congregation in Harbin was eradicated. The only halachic work printed in the entire region. Levitan press.2, 252, 2 pages. 32.5 cm. Fine condition, some small tears not effecting text. Original boards, reinforced spine.