Rav Nathan Nata HaLevi Landau, Dayan of Bardejov & Oswiecim

Rabbi Noson Note Halevi Landa, Av Besdin of Oshpitzin. He was born in 5601 [1841] in Brigel, Galicia. His father, R’ Moshe Dovid was a grandson and great-grandson of the Rabbi Gaon Yitzchak Eizik of Dukla and the MaHaRa”L of Prague (and his lineage traces back to King David). In his teens he was one of the students of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Ahron, Av Besdin of Korczyn, the author of “Beis Ahron” on [tractate] Gitin, and of Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, the Tzadik of Sacz, and he imbibed Torah from the greatest Sages of his generation. While still young, he was appointed to a post in Tarnow. He went on to serve as the Av Besdin in Bardejow, and finally served in Oshpitzin. He was famous as a mighty Gaon, proficient in Talmud and Codes, as well as all of the branches of Torah. He published the following books: “Ura Shachar”, “Kemo Hashachar” (principles in Halacha and Aggada), “Kerem Nota” (on the tractate Sotah), Responsa entitled “K'naf Renana” (Three volumes), “Chok Olom” on aspects of the world, “Levanon Nota” (on Yoreh Deah). In addition to the books he was able to publish there remained many lovely manuscripts, that his family were unable to publish. Rabbi Noson Note died on Teveth 13 5667 [Dec. 30, 1906] at the age of 66. His son, Rabbi Eliezer filled his post. [https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/oswiecim1/osw100.html]

The first rabbi in Bardejov was Rabbi Dov Bear SPIRA, who was the rabbi only for a short time. After him came Rabbi Mordecai FRIEDMANN, who held the position for 40 years. During his leadership, the dayan (judge of the rabbinical court) was Rabbi Nathan Neta LANDAU (who died in 1907) and who wrote Knaf Renana (Singing Wing) and additional essays. From 1856 until his death in 1871, the rabbi in Bardejov was Rabbi Chaim Avraham ORENSTEIN, author of Divrei Avraham (Abraham's Words) and who had been a student of the Chatam Sofer. In 1874, the rabbi of Bardejov was Moshe HALBERSTAMM, grandson of the Admor[2] from Sanz. Serving alongside him was the dayan, [https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_slovakia/slo112.html]