Statutes of Yemin Moshe society, Yehudit Street division. Jerusalem: Sh. HaLevi Zuckerman and partner, [1892]. Bilingual booklet, in Hebrew and English.
Statutes of society for sale of property in Yehudit Street in the Yemin Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem, meant for the poor of the Sephardic community of Jerusalem. The Yemin Moshe neighborhood was built in memory of Sir Moses Montefiore, and Yehudit Street was named after his wife Judith Montefiore.
The statutes were printed in Hebrew and English. On p. 12, contract (printed, filled in by hand) with one purchaser of a home, with signatures of leaders of the society: R. Yitzchak Ashkenazi, R. Shmuel Meyuchas, R. Eliyahu Moshe Panigel and others, and stamp of the society.
Blank leaves at end of volume, of which 6 pages are filled in by hand with accountings, documents and transfers of property ownership, 1893-1921, signed by treasurers of society R. Shmuel Meyuchas, R. Mordechai Meyuchas, R. Aharon Chaim Ferrera and others, with stamps of society.
12, 4 pages + approx. [6] handwritten pages. Lacking pp. [5-6] of English part. 18.5 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Fair-good condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Marginal tears and open tears to some leaves. Creases and wear. Old binding, with defects.
