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Sefer Zichron Devarim by Rabbi Alexander of Ziditshov Distinguished Copy from the Holy Dynasty of Rozla * Chassidic discourses and essays for the festivals, by Rabbi Alexander of Komarno, patriarch of the Komarno dynasty and father of the saintly Heichal HaBerachah, brother of the 'Sar Beis HaZohar, ' Rabbi Yitzchak Hirsch of Ziditshov. At the beginning of the sefer appears a beautiful introduction written by the author’s son, the holy Rebbe of Kamarno, author of Heichal HaBerachah. There he testifies, quoting his uncle and teacher Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditshov, that the Chozeh of Lublin declared that his father, the author, was one of the thirty-six hidden tzaddikim. A holy and unique copy, passed down through four generations of the tzaddikim of the House of Rozla, most of whom were direct descendants of the holy author! A – Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi Taub of Rozla  B – His son, Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Taub of Rozla  C – His son, Rabbi Moshe Ezra Taub of Samoshayvar  D – His son, Rabbi Meir Taub Detailed Provenance of this copy: A – Initially it belonged to Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi Taub of Rozdol, grandson of the Rebbe the Amud HaTorah of Rozdil, and son-in-law of the Admor Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi of Komarno, son of the Heichal HaBerachah, who was the son of the author. He passed away at the young age of thirty-seven, and his father-in-law eulogized him saying that he is already “in the company of his father, the Mahari”a.” An ownership inscription (partially concealed beneath the seal of his grandson) appears on the title page: “This sefer belongs to the honorable Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi Taub.” Possibly in the handwriting of his son, Rabbi Pinchas Chaim. Remnants from him are extremely rare. B – From him it passed to his son, the renowned tzaddik and Admor, Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Taub, Av Beis Din of Rozdol, great-grandson of the author (grandson of Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi of Komarno, son of the Rebbe the Mahari”a, son of the author). Two autograph signatures appear on the title page, one reading: “This sefer belongs to me, the humble one among thousands, Pinchas Chaim Taub, Av Beis Din of Rozdol.” In addition, two different stamps of his appear on the same page. C – From him the sefer passed to his son, the Admor Rabbi Moshe Ezra Taub, Rebbe of Samoshayvar (Gherla) in Transylvania, who was martyred with his entire family in the Holocaust, may Hashem avenge their blood. His stamps appear on the title page. D – From him, apparently as a gift, the sefer passed to his son, Rabbi Meir Taub, who inscribed on the verso of the title page his name and lineage tracing back to the author, and going back to the Tosfos Yom Tov. On the final leaf appears another autograph of his, in pencil, written on the yahrzeit of the author, in the year “Yeshuah Bekarov” [1941]. (On the lower back of the title page is another signature in pencil, “The humble Yehudah Tzvi Taub, ” likely added later.) Lemberg, 1871. First edition. Page Count: [2], 42 leaves. Size: 24.1 cm. Condition: Good to fair; browned leaves, holes at margins, folds and signs of use. Fine new leather binding. Bibliography: Stefansky Chassidus, no. 203. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Biographical Notes on the Tzaddikim: Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi Taub of Rozla (1850–1886) , son of Rabbi Shlomo, Av Beis Din of Rozla, grandson of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Kaliv. He succeeded his father in 1880 and passed away at a young age. His son, the kabbalist Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Toib of Rozla (1867–1936) , son of Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi Taub (the second), was a direct descendant of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Kaliv. Renowned for his Torah greatness and profound mastery of kabbalistic literature, he was highly revered by the chassidic tzaddikim of his generation. Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Bluzhov said of him that he was “unique in his generation.” When he visited the Ahavas Yisrael, the latter donned his Shabbos garments in his honor (see further praises in his son’s sefer Avudas HaPerach). His grandson, son of his son, was the late Kaliver Rebbe. His son, Rabbi Moshe Ezra Taub (1895–1944) , Rebbe of Samoshayvar (Gherla) in Transylvania, perished in the Holocaust together with his family. He was the son-in-law of the famed tzaddik Rabbi Baruch Rubin of Gherla, and brother-in-law to many great leaders of the generation, among them Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Yeshurun Rubin, Rabbi Meir Yosef Rubin of Kerestir, Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Satmar, and Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kahana of Spinka. His nephew was the postwar Kaliver Rebbe. Regarding his son, Rabbi Meir, no biographical information has yet been found — this sefer is almost certainly one of the few surviving relics from him.