Bidspirit auction | AGUDAS YISROEL POLEMIC. ZICHRON YEHUDA.

AGUDAS YISROEL POLEMIC. ZICHRON YEHUDA. CENSORED AND UNCENSORED EDITIONS. BUDAPEST 1923. - Halachic responsa by R. Yehuda Greenwald. Part one. Two variant editions. On pages 156-157 there is a lengthy responsum (dated 1913), written to R. Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld, expressing disbelief that R. Zonnenfeld was associated with the Agudas Yisroel movement, and which includes an extensive exposition of R. Greenwald’s opinion of Agudas Yisroel. This responsum was omitted and replaced with another in a second edition, printed the same year, also included in this lot. R. Yehuda Grunewald (1845-1920), was a student of the Ksav Sofer; R. Aaron Dovid Deutsch; R. Dovid Fischer and R. Dovid Schick. Renowned as a great Talmid Chochom, he served as Rav in various important communities including Bonyad and Satmar. In Satmar, he led a great Yeshiva which was one of the most prestigious in Hungary. Author of various Seforim including Zichron Yehuda and Shevet M’Yehuda. Katzburg press. [3], 168, [3] pages. 32.5 cm. Overall fine condition. Small tear to the first 2 pages of the censored edition affecting some text. Some wear. Antique bindings. Opening bid $200