The Life and Times of Rabbi David Ibn Abi Zimra: A Social, Economic and Cultural Study of Jewish Life in the Ottoman Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries as reflected in the Responsa of the RDBZ [INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO DR. MOSHE DAVIS]
New York: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XXI, [1], 256pp. Original tan cloth with gold lettering on spine. Free front endpaper inscribed and signed by the author to Dr. Moshe Davis, the renowned rabbi and scholar of American Jewish history who taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) and Hebrew University. Remarkable biography of Rabbi David Ibn Abi Zimra, an early Acharon of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries who was a leading posek, rosh yeshiva, chief rabbi, and author of more than 3,000 responsa (halakhic decisions) as well as several scholarly works. Moderate soiling on binding. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in very good condition. g. Item #32645
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