1. Record of a Synagogue Seat in Lovasberény Community handwritten and signed by the esteemed Rabbi Yosef Leipnik, Av Beit Din of Lovasberény. 1759.
He served as the Av Beit Din in Temesvar and later in Lovasberény (at least from 1755), where he passed away in 1777. The Noda BiYehuda refers to him as "the remarkable and distinguished honor of our master Rabbi Yosef."
2. Recommendation Letter from the Heads of the Verishvaher Community for Rabbi Avraham Gershon Katz. 1815.
Signed by community leaders and sealed with a red wax stamp.
3. Page from the Pinkas of the Holy Congregation of Csenger, Regulations Concerning Expenses 1826.
The document contains the signatures of 13 prominent community leaders and the signature of the esteemed Rabbi Moshe HaLevi Spitz, who served as Av Beit Din of Chenger.
4. Request for Financial Support from the Alt-Ofen Community, by Rabbi Anshil ben Leibush Eibeschitz. Addressed to the community leader Rabbi Shimon Boskowitz.
[Alt-Ofen], 1826.
5. Page from the Community Record Book of Keszthely, with a lengthy handwritten entry and the signature of Av Beit Din Rabbi Yisrael Lifshitz, alongside numerous community leaders’ signatures and a red wax seal of Keszthely.
Keszthely, 1828.
6. Community Expenses and Income Record Page from Totis signed by Av Beit Din Rabbi Aharon Kutna and community leaders.
Totis, 1836.
7. Handwritten Wine Certification and signature of Rabbi Yitzchak Yitzchak Gran-Sternfeld, Av Beit Din of Mohr. 1838.
8. Document from the Keszthely Community concerning a synagogue seat fund, signed by Av Beit Din Rabbi Yitzchak Yitzchak Spitz.
Keszthely., 1844.
9. Postcard from Rabbi Yehoshua Palik Ze’ev Wolfson, Av Beit Din of Faltishan, to Rabbi Dr. Yaakov Yitzchak HaCohen Namiraver, Av Beit Din of Iasi. 1900.
Faltishan, 1900.
10. Kvittel by Rabbi Chaim Yosef Greenbaum, Av Beit Din of Blazendorf. Addressed to "The great, righteous, diligent Torah scholar."
Blazendorf, 1909.
11. Postcard from Rabbi Yisrael Berger, Av Beit Din of Bucharest, author of Aser Kedoshot, to Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger in Jerusalem regarding his sefer Na’ar Ivri.
Bucharest, 1900s.
12. Rabbinic Court Document, signed by Rabbi Avraham Dov Krishaber, Av Beit Din of Ershevetfalva; Rabbi Yitzchak Banda, Av Beit Din of Kishpest; and Rabbi Shmuel HaCohen Pollack, community judge of Ershevetfalva.
Ershevetfalva, 1924.
13. Recommendation Letter for the young Mordechai Chaim Stern from Rabbi Aharon Pressburger, Av Beit Din of Bonyhad.
Place of vacation Avbaiza, 1934.
14. Long Torah Letter from Rabbi Akiva Blau of Krasna to Rabbi Fishel Sofer, Rabbinical Head of Budapest.
Krasna, 1938.
The Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Lifshitz was born in Lackenbach in 1782 to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lifshitz, Av Beit Din of Lackenbach. Rabbi Yisrael moved to Keszthely as Av Beit Din in 1829, where he served until his passing.
The Gaon Rabbi Moshe HaLevi Spitz, a distinguished disciple of the renowned Nodah BiYehudah of Prague, the Hafla\'ah of Frankfurt am Main, and Rabbi Nathan Katz Adler, was a son-in-law of the esteemed Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Estreicher, the Av Beit Din of Karoly. Rabbi Spitz served in the rabbinate of Csenger for 26 years, until his final day on the 26th of Tammuz, 1827, at the age of 57.
The Gaon Rabbi Aharon Kutna (1794-1874), a brilliant scholar and disciple of Rabbi Shalom Harif, later studied with the Chatam Sofer in Pressburg, who highly praised him and recommended him for the rabbinic position in Totis..
The Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Yitzchak Sternfeld was born in Gran to Rabbi Binyamin Zev and was the grandson of Rabbi Reuven Rakonitz. He served in Banowitz and later as Av Beit Din of Mohr from around 1830 until 1849.
The Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Yitzchak Spitz, from the Spitzer Levite family, studied with the Chatam Sofer and served in Keszthely until his passing in 1849.
Rabbi Yehoshua Palik Ze\'ev Wolfson (1835–1912), Av Beit Din of Faltishan, wrote extensively and served the community in Romania with his works focusing on Torah and language against secular movements.
Rabbi Chaim Yosef Greenbaum (1873-1920), disciple of the Shevet Sofer, served as Av Beit Din in Blazendorf, continuing his father’s legacy.
The Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Berger, born in 1855, served in various communities before becoming the head of the Orthodox community in Bucharest. He authored several works, the most famous being Zchut Yisrael.
The Gaon Rabbi Aharon Pressburger (martyred in 1944), Av Beit Din of Bonyhad, was a prominent figure in Hungarian Jewry and a disciple of the Shevet Sofer. He chose to remain with his community during the Holocaust and perished with them in Auschwitz.
Rabbi Akiva Blau, son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Tzvi Fried of Valka, was a respected Torah scholar with correspondences in numerous halachic discussions. He was killed during the Holocaust in 1944.
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