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Sefer Birkas Dovid – Personal Copy of R. Moshe Aryeh Freund and Others, Zolkiew 1766. With Important Approbations - Sefer Birkas Dovid, a fascinating and rare work on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim. Printed with the approbations of R. Meir Margulies of Lvov - author of Meir Nesivim and disciple of the Ba’al Shem Tov; R. Chaim Rappaport of Lvov; R. Aryeh Leib of Kremnitz and others.  Personal copy of R. Moshe Aryeh Freund, with his stamp seen on title page. Also seen – in tiny letters – is the ownership inscription of “Amram Grunwald - Satmar”, on title page.  Another autograph “Avraham Yeshaya…” is seen on the title page. This autograph appears consistent with time period of the book’s printing, and although only partly legible, it requires further study.  R. Moshe Aryeh Freund (1903–1996), Av Beis Din of the Eidah HaChareidis in Jerusalem from 1979 until his death. He was born in Bonyhad, Hungary, to R. Yisroel Freund, the local Av Beis Din, and grandson of the Admor of Nasod, R. Yehoshua Freund. Prior to the outbreak of WWII, he served as Rosh Yeshiva and Av Beis Bin in Satmar, Romania. He was the sole survivor of his family, as his wife and nine children were murdered by the Nazis. Rebuilding his life after the war, he immigrated to Eretz Yisroel in 1951, leading the Satmar community in Jerusalem and authoring the seminal halachic work Ateres Yehoshua, by which he was affectionately known. Renowned for his piety, zealotry, and unyielding commitment to traditional Judaism, he influenced generations of students and was succeeded by R. Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky and R. Yaakov Fisher upon his passing at age 92. In overall good condition. Final two leaves with open tears, with damage to text.  88 pp. Lacking page [2], which contains the author’s introduction.