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Signatures of the Holy Gaon The Arugat HaBosem. Sefer HaMakneh, First Edition. Pressburg 1880. With the author’s stamp. - Sefer HaMakneh, Part II — novellae on acquisition (mekach u’kinyan) and the laws of a Ben Noach. By the gaon Rabbi Zusman Eliezer ben Rabbi Mordechai Ephraim, known as Fishel Sofer. First Edition. Pressburg, 1880. With the author’s stamp. On the flyleaf two signatures of the holy Gaon, author of Aruget HaBosem: “Hakatan Moshe son of my father and teacher R. Amram Greenwald zt”l.” The Holy Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, author of Arugat HaBosem [1813–1910], Rabbi of Khust: One of Hungary’s great rabbis and halachic authorities. Known as the author of Arugat HaBosem, the title of his famous work. He was a primary disciple of the K’tav Sofer and later studied with leading disciples of the Chatam Sofer, including Rabbi Menachem Katz-Prostitz of Zalehlim and his grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Greenwald. He served as Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva in several places. From 1893, he served as the Rabbi of Khust, where he founded a large, prominent yeshiva that attracted students from across Hungary, other countries, and even the United States. Many rabbis and Torah scholars from Hungary were his students. Although he came from a family aligned with the Chatam Sofer’s approach, he adopted Chassidic practices and became close to the rebbes of Belz and Sighet. His sons and grandsons became Rebbes of Pupa. Signatures and stamps of the Diamant family of Negrești, as well as signatures of R. Tuvia Tauber. [4], 74 Leaves. 33.5 Cm.