Sefer HaMachria and Chidushey Tractate Ta'anit, Lublin 1897 - the copy of the Gaon Rabbi Eliezer Silver - stamp of its owner on the title page 'Eliezer Silver Rabbi of the Communities Association".
The Genius Rabbi Eliezer Silver [1881-1968] Born in Lithuania, one of the first disciples of the genius Rabbi Chaim Ozer Gruzhinski of Vilna, a disciple of the geniuses Rabbi David Karliner and Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik. In 1907, he emigrated to the United States and served as president of the United States and Canada Rabbis Association and one of America's leading rabbis. During World War II, he engaged in rescue operations. Held various rabbinical positions in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio.
Old cardboard cover. Tears in spine. Brown paper. general condition good.