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Györ, Hungary. Communal register from the Jewish community of Raab, now known as Györ, on the northwestern border of Hungary, in honor of ten years of leadership of the community by Dr. Pfeiffer Fülöp. Includes descriptions of communal institutions and needs that he attended to. Title page includes an exceptional color illustration signed by Rajz. Förstner Tivadar. Pages written on heavyweight cardboard. In Hungarian. 14 pp.; ill., 40 cm.

New York. Register of income and expenditures of Ezras Torah, a Jewish philanthropic organization founded in 1915 by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis. Includes lists of contributors and recipients. Manuscript in Hebrew. 400 pp.; 36 cm.

Account book for dues, donations, funds expended for various needs of the students. List of names of students and families. 34 cm.

Diosgyor, Hungary. Book of minutes with accounts and proceedings of the Hevra Kaddisha (charitable association)of Diosgyor, Hungary. Lists of income and expenses suggest that the served a broad social/charitable role. [94] leaves.

Miskolc, Hungary. Charter book of the Israelite Women's Association of Miskolcz, founded April 1, 1878. List of members, with married and maiden name, and where appropriate, date of death. Some names followed by comments, may her memory be a blessing (Aldott legyen emleke) or peace on her ashes (Beke poraira). After pages were filled on front, new members' names were added on backs of pages. With index in back. In Hungarian, with some Hebrew. 384, [22] pp.; 42 cm.

Yerushalayim.Register containing the ten by-laws of the Ozer Dalim Society in Jerusalem, which dealt with helping the poor and honoring the dead. The society accepted these obligations in honor of the patrons and founders of the society, R. Shabtai Fintsi and his wife, Flor di Fintsi. The register also contains minutes of meetings recording debates and decisions of the community's board, signed by its leaders. In Ladino and Hebrew. [16] pp. with additional small pages attached; 33 cm.