Ownership inscription on the flyleaf in his Holy hand ”Received as a present from R. Abraham Laks from Ober Visheve Wednesday Vayechi 1922 Menachem Mendel Hager rabbi of Ober Visheve”

Ownership inscription on the title page ”This Rav Alfas belongs to the Gaon & Tzadik Moreinu Menachem Mendel Hager rabbi of Ober Visheve & its environs

Several of his handstamps ” Menachem Mendel Hager son of the tzadik of Viznitz, rabbi of Ober Visheve & its environs”

The Holy Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager [1885-1941], the eldest son of the Holy Rebbe author of the Ahavas Yisroel of Vizhnitz. Since 1908, he served as the Rav of Vizhnitz and the Rosh Yeshiva of the Beis Yisroel Yeshiva. In 1921, he was appointed Av Beis Din of Visheve and there too established a large yeshiva that was the largest in Romania with more than 400 students. In 1936, after the passing of his father the Ahavas Yisroel, he started serving as Admor and was admiringly and lovingly titled "Rabbi Mendel of Vishava". He continued teaching at his yeshiva and worked in the entire Ramrush district for supporting Torah and religion. By this, he was one of the leaders of the Agudas Yisroel movement and a member of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah.

Signature: Levi Yitzchak Steinmentz of Borșa, son of R. Shlomo Steinmetz.

[2], 88, 16, 17 Leaves. 32 Cm.


Overall Fair condition, some stains, first few pages have marginal tears, few pages loose towards beginning of book, pages 18-19 have tears affecting text, original binding damaged.

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Inscription & signature of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager rabbi of Visheve. Rav Alfas, Vilna 1903.

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