Bidspirit auction | RABBI MENACHEM EISENSTADT – ASH

RABBI MENACHEM EISENSTADT – ASH – RABBI OF UNGVAR (d. 1870); LETTER TO R. YISRAEL ULLMAN (d. 1899). Letter of recommendation for a Chazan Dated Parshas Vayikra 5621 [1861]. Rabbi Menachem Eisenstadt, known as Rabbi Menachem Ash, son of Maharam Ash and grandson of Rabbi David Deutsch – author of Ohel David. Lived in Liska and studied with Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh – Rebbe of Liska. Rabbi of Seredna, Chust, and from 1852 succeeded his father as Rabbi of Ungvar. His students include Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch of Bonyhad and the Imrei Yosef of Spinka. Author of Chomas Eish and Zichron Yehuda. R. Yisrael Ullman was a son of the famous Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ullman – Rabbi of Mako and author of Yerios Shlomo. Although he was a rabbinical scholar he held no rabbinical position and served as President of the Jewish Community of Grosswardein. [1] side. 17x21 cm. Very good condition.