Sefer Ohel David by Rabbi David Deutch, Wein 1822, first edition.

Dedication on flyleaf by the author to the famous Gaon Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Heller Rabbi of Bonyad. author of ‘Tiv Gittin’

The recipient Gaon also attests that he received it from the Gaon the author in 1826.

14 long marginal notations in the holy hand of the author, & 7 short ones.

Other notations seemingly written by his disciple.

Stamp of the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Halevi Pollak Rabbi of Bonihad.

Other signatures on title page.

Writing attesting ownership of the The Gaon Rabbi Yehoshua Ragoler-Rabinowitz. son of thge famous Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Ragoler.

Also of his brother R’ David Ragoler.

It’s very rare to find a sefer that belonged to so many Rabbonim Geonim.

Flyleafs detached from binding, the Sefer & all marginal writings in good fresh condition, light worming to last few pages, new binding.

The author, Rabbi David Deutsch (1756-1831) was a talmid chacham in Hungary-Slovakia, a scion of a family of revered rabbis. In his youth he learned with the Gaon Rabbi Yechezkel Landa, author of Noda B’Yehuda, who highly respected him and answered nearly forty of his halachic questions (in these responsa, Rabbi Landau calls Rabbi Deutsch “Rabbi David Kitza, ” after the name of the town where he was born).

The Chatam Sofer even asked Rabbi Deutsch to remember him in his prayers.

Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Heller (Rabbi Herschel Charif) was born in 1776. He remained close to his father-in-law’s side in Jarosław, where he studied with great perseverance until his selection as rabbi of Brzesko, and in 1819 became rosh yeshiva in Brody. Following slander instigated by maskilim, he was forced to flee to Hungary. There, he transitioned into the role of rabbi and rosh yeshiva in Ungvar, where he taught many students, including his disciple Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried, author of Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.

Afterwards, he served as rabbi of
Bonyhád, returned to serve as rabbi of Ungvar, and served as rabbi of Uzhhorod and Obuda until the end of his life. He authored ‘Tiv Gittin’, which the ‘Chatam Sofer’ greatly appreciated and esteemed, as is evident from his letter to him (see Sh"ut Chatam Sofer Even HaEzer, responsa 94).

And upon Rabbi Heller’s arrival in Hungary, the Chatam Sofer wrote to large communities that "the great and illustrious genius of the generation came to our land, and blessed are the people who receive him." (Apiryon, 1927, 4, p. 348). He passed away in 1835.

After some time, the ‘Chasam Sofer’ married his widow.

The Gaon & Tzadik Rabbi Moshe Halevi Pollack was born in 1845 in Szerdahelyi. He was the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Zekel of Bonyhád. In his youth Rabbi Moshe studied under the Ksav Sofer in Pressburg and under the Gaon Rabbi Yehuda Assad.

Rabbi Moshe served as Av Beit Din and rosh yeshiva in Bonyhád and a marbitz Torah in his time who served as Rav and mentor to many future Rabbanim in Hungary. He was called ‘A celebrated genius and tzaddik’ who battled to preserve. He was a tremendous gaon and fought with mesiras nefesh for Torah observance and against modern ideas. He died relatively young in 1889.

The Gaon Rabbi Yehoshua Ragoler-Rabinowitz. In 1857 he was Rabbi of Kletzk, in 1867 in Neshviz until his passing in 1887.

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Ohel David-with authors dedication & marginalia- Copy of Gedoley Yisroel Rabbi Tzvi Hirch Heller, Rabbi Moshe Pollak & other Rabbonim

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