Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Redemption of Courtyard – Letter from the Sephardic Kollel – Jerusalem, 1870 – Signed by Rabbis and Members of Sephardic Community of Jerusalem
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Printed leaf, with handwritten addition, Pidyon HeChatzer HaGadol – redemption of the large courtyard in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [1870].
Printed letter from the Sephardic kollel in Jerusalem, with the recipients filled in by hand: the Constantine community (northeastern Algeria) and R. Avraham Kohen.
About half of the leaf is printed, with general statements of the financial situation of the Sephardic kollel and the urgent need for support. The second half of the leaf is filled in by hand in scribal writing, with a request to appoint special treasurers for the appeal, and a notice of appointment of Yisrael Istora, sent to several North African cities.
Hand-signed by: R. Chaim Nissim Baruch (later head of the Sephardic Beit Din in Jerusalem) and R. Shlomo Amzalag.
Signed with stamps of: the Rishon LeTzion – R. Avraham Ashkenazi (his personal stamp in the form of his signature, and his official stamp as Chief Rabbi), R. Refael Meir Panigel (his personal stamp in the form of his signature and his official stamp), "Moshe Winiste, official in Jerusalem" and "Yaakov Valero" (stamp in form of signature).
[1] leaf. 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and minor tears. Library stamp.
Not documented by Sh. Halevy, and bibliographically unknown.
Jerusalem – Early Broadsides and Signed Letters
Jerusalem – Early Broadsides and Signed Letters