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RABBI YOEL UNGAR, RABBI OF PAKS, LETTER TO RABBI ELIYAHU MENACHEM GOITEIN, RABBI OF HÖGYESZ. HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER. Letter from Rabbi Yoel Ungar of Paks, informing Rabbi Goitein that he has written to the community leaders in Farad recommending him for the rabbinical post there. Rabbi Yoel Ungar (1800-1886), disciple of the Chasam Sofer and of Rabbi Mordechai Banet of Nikolsburg. At first he engaged in commerce not wishing to sustain himself through his Torah, but after the collapse of his business he agreed to accept the rabbinate of Paks, where he also headed a large Yeshiva. One of the leading Hungarian rabbis of his generation. Author of Shaalos Uteshuvos Hariva. Rabbi Eliyahu Menachem Goitein (1838-1902), son of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh - Rabbi of Högyesz and son-in-law of Rabbi Yerachmiel Dov Berish Banet Moreh Tzedek of Lipto-szt-Miklos. Disciple of the Ksav Sofer, Rabbi Yochanan Spitz – Rabbi of Tab and of Rabbi Avraham Paper – Dayan of Tab. Succeeded his father as Rabbi of Högyesz in 1860. Responsa and other rabbinic writings published in Zichron Avos. 1 side, 17 x 21 cm. Excellent condition.