Two rare Polemic pamphlets regarding the controversy that erupted in Hull. UK in 1928.
The controversy: The community in the city of Hull, England bought a lot that was once a Church, with a plan to make a Shul out of it. In the basement, there were non-Jewish burial plots. After a tour in the building the Rabbanim Rabbi Yisroel Chayim Deiches and Rabbi Nachum Sinson allowed the Jews to daven there, and even the Kohanim. later on, when Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi Schwartz started to serve as the Rav in the City, he was told about this Heter, and he asked other Rabbanim that also said that it’s not allowed to daven there. Rabbi Deiches wrote a pamphlet "Taharos Hakodesh" where he writes that there were 6 burials in the side of the basement, but Rabbi Schwartz wrote that he saw 300 burials, but there is a suspect that they were found after some time. Against the pamphlet from Rabbi Deiches, Rabbi Schwartz wrote a pamphlet "Lehavdel Bein Hatameh Ve’Hatahor", to which Rabbi Deiches answered with the present ‘Taharos Hakodesh", Kuntres 2. (see more in the periodical "Moriah" Kislev 1995).
1. "Lehavdel Bein Hatameh Ve’Hatahor". Seini, 1928.
23 Leaves. Good condition, light marginal tears.
2. ”Taharos Hakodesh", Kuntres 2. At the Rare press in Leeds, 1928.
24 Leaves. 20.6 Cm. Good condition, without wrappers.
Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi Schwartz was born in Hungary and studied in his youth with the Gaon, author of Kedushat Yomtov from Siget, who took him to become his private tutor for his son Yoel. He grew up to be the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum zt "l. Rabbi Mordechai Zvi had a wonderful talent, and from far away Hungary took him to serve as rabbi in one of the communities in London. Then he went to serve in Hull.
As a result of the aforementioned polemic he was forced to leave for the United States, where he continued to serve in the rabbinate until his death in 1962. He left behind many works, among them the Seforim Avodat Yamid, Derashim Tov to his people, Deroshi Hochma and Daat.
Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Deiches [1851-1937] studied in the yeshivas of Kovno and Slabodka, and was rabbi of Kudirkos Naumiestis (Širvintos) in Władysławów. In 1901 he emigrated to England and served as rabbi of Leeds. He edited the English journal Beit Vaad L’Chachamim and wrote the Sefer Drashot Maharich .
Share this lot:
Lot #440