Subject: Responsa

A Hebrew broadside printed in New York City in 1862. It features a responsum from Rabbi Joseph Saul Nathanson of Lvov (Lemberg) to Rabbi Judah Yudel Middleman of New York concerning Kashrut matters, specifically addressing a dispute over the draining of blood from cattle before slaughter. The broadside includes decorative printed borders and is addressed to Rabbi Middleman at 70 Mott Street, New York.

Responsum 41, folio 46r, from the book *Leib Aryeh Breslau… Penei Proops, Amsterdam* (small folio; see Vinograd, Amsterdam 2181). This 1790 responsum addresses a halachic question posed by Haym Salomon (Solomon) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concerning financial matters related to philanthropy. The book is signed by a previous owner, Hirschel Lehren. Sold at Kestenbaum & Co. auction in NYC on 11/17/1998 for $1,700 (including commission).