Lot 44
Assorted Collection of Manuscripts and Documents from Sofia and Other Balkan Communities
An assorted collection of handwritten leaves and various documents from Sofia and other Balkan communities.
The collection includes: • Parchment manuscript - Memorial prayers for various figures, including: "Chief rabbi Avraham Sid", "His brother the distinguished R. Yehuda Sid", "Chief rabbi Moshe HaLevi", and others. • Postcards, leaves and documents from the Karnobat, Lom and Ruse communities in Bulgaria. • Two photographic postcards showing religious articles from Bulgaria (one of them is a photograph of the Torah scroll mantle dedicated to King Ferdinand I, from "the Jewish communities in Bulgaria"). • Fragment of a ketubah written in Sofia, 1789. • Fragment of a ketubah written in Vidin (Bulgaria), 1875. • Document signed in Sofia, 1830. • Divorce contract given in Sofia, 1939. • Leaf, official stationery of "Histadrut HaMizrachi BeBulgaria", Sofia. With Ladino inscriptions. • Handwritten and printed leaves in various languages, including Hebrew, Bulgarian and Ladino.
The collection was not thoroughly examined.
Approx. 40 items. Size and condition vary.
