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Sefer Or Yisrael - the Gett of Kleve. The Only Sefer that was Printed in Kleve, Kleve [1770]. Inscribed the he received the sefer from the author! This is the only edition of the Sefer Or Yisrael by Rabbi Yisrael Lifshitz. An original work from the late 18th century that was never reprinted. A considerable part of the book pertains to the controversy surrounding the Gett of Kleve Affair. Actually, this is the major work recalling the heated dispute among the Jewish communities of Europe several years before the appearance of the Enlightenment Movement. Rabbi Yisrael Lifshitz, the author of the boo, was the Rav of Kleve and is known as the one who arranged the Gett which was the bone of contention of the Gett of Kleve Affair. The author of the book is the grandfather of the author of the renowned commentary on the Mishnah, Tiferet Yisrael. Censored edition. Lacking chapters 34-36 containing the severely critical statements of the Frankfurt Rabbinate. The censored text also excludes another responsa by R. Aryeh Leib, Av Beis Din of Hanover, against the Frankfurt Torah scholars, a responsa by R. Yitzchak Horowitz, Av Beis Din of Hamburg and extremely fierce polemical contributions by R. Yisroel Lipchitz himself. Kleve, [1770]. The Zitzmanen Widow. Pages : 31, 33-66, 69-120 leaves. Size: 19.5 cm Condition : Very fine condition, original binding.