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Jewish communal registers (Pinkese kehilah) collection, 1623-1960

70.42 Linear Feet
The collection consists of register books of various Jewish communal organizations, mainly in Europe, with a few from the Middle East and the United States. The volumes include minute books of synagogues and social welfare committees, account books, school registers, and wills. They document the activities, concerns, and conditions of Jewish communities, as well as their relations with neighbors and governmental authorities. The registers include genealogical, sociological, and historical information.
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1891-1901 Jegyzökönyv...; Pinkas de-K.K. Gyor, 1901-1901 Box 27

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.

  1. Inventory, 1623-1960

[Account book of Ezras Torah Organization], 1922-1927 Box 29

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.

  1. Inventory, 1623-1960