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Miskolc, Hungary. Communal registers (two volumes), including regulations, customs, matters before the community board, appointments of rabbis and others serving the Jewish community \(mesharetim ba-kodesh\), and the establishment of social welfare societies, as well as descriptions of historical events in Miskolc. In Hebrew and Yiddish, with title on cover in German and on spine in Hungarian. 40, 43 cm., . This item has been microfilmed; see film HM 271-1.

Names of prominent families cited. 22 cm.

Üdveert [Hungary] ? Memorial book from Jewish community of Üdveert, Hungary (?). Title page in red, gold and black ink, followed by memorial pages with the names of members of the community. Names written in large Hebrew calligraphy and also in Hungarian. Unlike other registers in the collection, names of women are interspersed with the men's names, often on the same page as their husband. An unrelated printed page inserted into this volume appears to be a bill of sale of leaven for the duration of Passover. Manuscript in Hebrew and Hungarian. 31 cm.

Miskolc, Hungary. 1. Wills of Mordekhai Brody and Wolf Brodi written on blue paper in Yiddish. 2. Will of Wolf Brodi written on ivory paper mostly in German, with some Hebrew. Table of contents, written in Hungarian, indicates bequests to individuals and community, including providing for school, distribution of kindling, dowries, and the establishment of a scholarship. The wills include by-laws, customs, and other details of the house of study. 45 cm.

Miskolc, Hungary. Minutes of meetings of school board of Jewish community. Minutes from 1927-1942 written in Yiddish or Judeo-German, 1942-1944 written in Hungarian. Some pages missing or damaged. 1 vol.; 34 cm.

Sighet, Romania? Communal register. Manuscript in Hebrew. Decorative title page. Names of members written in gold and colored ink on individual pages, with dates of death added where appropriate. Includes alphabetical indexes of names of men and women, and chronological lists of the deceased. Although the title page identifies this register with "the Mishnayot Society of the People of Maramarish," founded in 685 [1924 or 1925], the dates of deaths listed are mainly from the post-war years to 1960. The blank register was manufactured in New York, which suggests that it may contain the records of an American group with roots in Sighet. 1 vol.; 37 cm.

Cover title: Pinkas me-ḥevrah mishnayot shel ha-talmud torah de-Nyu Briṭin, Ḳonn. New Britain, Connecticut. Communal register of Mishnah society, including by-laws, names of members, and contributions. Hand-colored title page, illuminated by Samuel Margolin. 1 v. (approx. 20 pp. with writing); 37 cm.

Medias, Romania. Register of Mishnah society of the Jewish community of Medias, Romania. Three pages of by-laws of the society, followed by pages inscribed with the Hebrew names of the members, including both the father's and the mother's names, and a pencil illustration, "Într-o casă religioasă din Germania, desen de: Gidali Nandor." Manuscript in Hebrew, with some Romanian and Yiddish. 22 x 30 cm.

Yafo. By-laws of Mishnah society of a hassidic congregation in Yafo (Jaffa/Tel Aviv, Israel). Illuminated title page and captions written in red, gold, and black ink. In Hebrew. [5] pp., 33 cm.

Hungary. Memorial book from a Jewish community in Hungary(?)--town not given. Includes memorial prayers and separate lists of names of men and women. Title page illuminated with colored paints. Cover has design in gold and silver ink. In Hebrew. [8] pp.; 44 cm.

Cover title: Sefer ha-zikaron hevrah Ezer-yoledet. Yerushala[y]im. Extensively illuminated, colorful title page. By-laws and membership list of an aid society for women giving birth, signed by the women who founded it with official stamps of rabbinical courts in Jerusalem. Includes names of important women in the Jerusalem's Jewish community before the creation of the state of Israel. According to the vendor, this is the only known register created by women in pre-1948 Israel. [22] pp.

London. Lists of contributions, memorial pages, by-laws of committee at London's Maidman Street synagogue. Large, high quality book with ornate, colorful calligraphy and paper-cuts. In Hebrew, Yiddish, and English. Approx. 30 pp.; 43 cm.

Jerusalem. Communal register of a social welfare society providing aid for the ill and needy in Jerusalem, founded by the ultra-Orthodox Hungarian community, "Kolel Ungarn," [p. 2] -- אלה התקנות אשר לחברת לינת הצדק וביקור חולים הנוסדה ע"י חסידי בית המדרש "אוהל יצחק" אשר לכולל אונגארין Manuscript with calligraphy in black, red, green and gold ink. Headings in block letters and text in Rashi script. Decorative, stamped borders on title pages and introduction. Ten pages of by-laws of the society written in Hebrew and Yiddish, followed by pages with names of members, men and women. Women's section has title : Shaar ezrat nashim ha-menuyot le-ḥevratenu ha-ḳ. = 'שער עזרת נשים המנויות לחברתינו הק. One vol.; 37 cm.

Tsefat. List of contributors to the yeshivah at the tomb of Simeon bar Yohai and his son, Eleazar, in Meron. Extensively illuminated title page with calligraphy and decorative borders in different shades of gold ink. In Hebrew.

Hermanshṭadṭ (Sibiu, Romania). Communal register from a social welfare society founded in 632 [1871 or 1872] in the Jewish community of Sibiu, Romania, known in German as Hermannstadt. Luxurious and ornate volume bound in velvet, with engraved silver title plate, latch and trim. Calligraphy and borders in gold, blue, red and black ink. Title page has elaborate micrographic borders made up of biblical verses. Seven pages of by-laws are written in Judeo-German and signed by the leaders of the society in Budapest on October 12, 1882. The rest of the pages are inscribed with names of the members. There is an index in the back of the book for the first 39 names; approximately another hundred names were added subsequently. Manuscript in Yiddish and Hebrew. 42 cm.

Yerushalayim. Communal register of the most important synagogue in the old city of Jerusalem, Hurbat R. Yehudah he-Hasid. Includes three pages of by-laws, about twenty pages of names of the men and women in the society, and also approximately eleven pages of names of women with the "conditions" of their entry into the society: financial contributions, prayers, and other customs of the society. These conditions were signed by rabbinic leaders of Jerusalem, including: R. Yehudah Hilman, author of 666 [1906], R. Avraham Yaakov Shubatski and R. Yitshak Aizik Yafah, a leader of the Vilna Seminary. In Hebrew. 34 pp.; 39 cm.

Jerusalem. Records of distributions of charitable funds by the Sephardic rabbis of Jerusalem, as well as Hebron, Tiberias, and Jaffa. In Hebrew and Ladino. May include documents from later in the nineteenth century. 58 leaves‚ 30 cm.

On cover: "Naaśah ṿe-nigmar... a.y.... Yosef Daṿid.": Ardovo, Slovakia. Communal register from the Jewish community of Ardovo in southern Slovakia. This manuscript includes eighteen pages of by-laws of the community; six pages of decisions and additions to those regulations signed by famous rabbis, including Mordekhai ha-Levi Horovits; and forty pages listing names of members. Half of the by-laws are written in Hebrew and half in Yiddish. Section headings: . 1 vol.; 36 x 26 cm.

Deṿa [Bacia, Romania]. Jewish communal register of a ḥevrah ḳadisha, a term which often refers to a burial society, sometimes with a broader social welfare role as well. The title page includes a calligraphed border with the quotation from responsa on the Mishnah, "Man worries about losing his money; man does not worry about losing his days. His days do not return; his money does not help." The name of the community, Deṿa [Bacia, Romania], appears on p. 31 of the book. The volume contains five pages of by-laws of the society written in Yiddish script and individual pages for each member. The member's names are written in large Hebrew letters, outlined and filled in with stripes, checks, or other decorative patterns, and the vernacular name is written in script at the top of most of the pages. Below each name is a list of the member's pledges and contributions, and if the member died, the date of death. Manuscript in Yiddish and Hebrew. 45 cm.

Palati (Palota?), Romania. Register of Jewish community. Manuscript in Hebrew and Romanian. Title page illuminated with colored paints. Original leather cover. 1 vol. (approx. 100 pp. with writing); 34 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.

Cover title: Rules & regulations. Liverpool. By-laws of the Liverpool synagogue agreed upon and signed by rabbis and officials of the synagogue. Pages numbered from 336 to 454. In Yiddish and Hebrew. 57 leaves; 31 cm.

Mantua, Italy. The register contains lists of local yeshivot, decisions of the community council, and accounts of events that took place in the community in the beginning of the seventeenth century. This appears to be a rare document that was saved from the destruction of the ghetto and expulsion of the Jews during the war of 1629-30 (see Shlomo Simonsohn's History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua). In Hebrew. Original marbled paper cover. 26 leaves; 31 cm.

A detailed list of the contents of the synagogues in Smyrna in 1949. This is an important register that documents religious and ceremonial life in the Smyrna community at the end of its golden age, just before most of its members immigrated to Israel. The register lists every single item in the synagogues, such as the number of Torah scrolls, ark curtains, silver trays, Torah pointers, carpets, menorahs, chandeliers, and so on. Ladino in Latin characters. 30 pp.; 24 cm.

Satu-Mare, Romania. In Hebrew and Romanian, with lavishly decorated pages in gold ink listing donations to the Jewish orphanage in honor of children born 1946-1947. With illustrations signed by the artist. Approx. 30 leaves: ill., 31 cm.

Orsova, Romania. Records of a wide variety of matters handled by the Jewish community of Orsova during the time of World War II. Includes communications from other Jewish communities in Transylvania and Bucharest. In Romanian. Approx. [100] pp.; 42 cm.

By-laws of the Orthodox Jewish community of Medias, Romania. Mimeographed copy on onion-skin paper. In Romanian. 23 leaves; 29 centimeters.

Orsova, Romania. Jewish communal register of Orsova, Romania. In German and Romanian. 159 pp.; 44 cm.

The register describes the proceedings of the Va'ad Ha-kehilah (community council) meetings, including the names of participants, the topics discussed and the decisions made. The register is a faithful reflection of the day-to-day life in the community at that time. It deals with a variety of areas, such as the community's social, religious, educational and welfare institutions, community elections, support of the poor, disputes in the community, the relationship with the Ashkenazic community, etc. Approx. 200 pp.; 20 x 31 cm.

Register book of the Jewish burial society (Ḥevrah Ḳadisha) of Győr, Hungary. The pages of the book are printed mainly in Hungarian, with Hebrew and Hungarian headings at the top of each page. Over 400 of the pages are filled in with handwritten particulars in Hebrew and Hungarian about each member of the community who died. Information includes Hebrew and Hungarian names, dates of death and burial, age, names of parents, contributions and expenses. 240 [that is, 480] pages; 36 centimeters.

Register from the Ḥevrah Ḳadisha (burial society) of the Jewish community of Ivesti, Romania. Illuminated, gilded title page. The register contains the charter, rules and regulations of the society, its membership roll, associated liturgies, etc. In Hebrew and Yiddish calligraphy, with pages in the back of book written in Romanian. Several pages have colorful borders with floral, architectural, and geometric designs, as well as illumination including eagles, lions, and synagogal elements. On heavy-weight paper.

Medias, Romania. Register of the social welfare committee. Printed register with approximately seventy pages filled in by hand. In German and Yiddish. 47 cm.

Michalovce/Nagymihaly, Slovakia. Communal register of Mishnah society from the Jewish community near the Slovakian-Hungarian border. Includes by-laws of the society and names of members, with the dates for members who joined or died after the society was established. Manuscript in Hebrew. Approx. 80 pp. with writing; 30 cm.

Register of the Hevrah Kadisha (burial society) "Ahavat Yisrael," located at 1372-4 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, The address is included on the cover and the title page. The title page is calligraphed and illuminated in gold and colored ink with architectural columns, rampant lions and other decorative elements. The entries are written in Yiddish and Hebrew in square characters. The volume includes an introduction (page 5), takanot (by-laws) of the Society relating to official duties (pages 15-23), history of the Hevra Kadisha and lists of officers and members (pages 43-59, 129-135), a second title page (page 461) followed by detailed descriptions of practices related to accompanying, purifying, and dressing the deceased, and yahrtzeits of members (463-497). The Hevrah Kadisha was founded on 15 Kislev 5676 (December 1915). This volume is dated 683 [1923] with additional entries added in subsequent years, one as late as 1988. Original binding, red Morocco, spine detached. 500 pages, including numerous blanks; 40 cm.

Reghin, Romania. Minutes of sessions of the Orthodox Israelite Cultural Community. During the period covered by this register, the community of Szaszregen, Hungary, became Reghin, Romania. In German. 538 pp.; 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.

Galatz [Romania]. Memorial book from community of Galaţi, Romania. Includes pages in memory of Theodor Herzl and men who were killed in World War I, as well as other men and women in the Jewish community. In Hebrew, with title page and engraved metal plaque on cover in Hebrew and German. Title page illuminated with gold and colored inks. [33] leaves; 38 cm.

New York. Minutes of the Jewish Orthodox Alliance of America, Agudath Anshei Mamod. Manuscript written and typewritten mainly in Yiddish with some English. 300 pp.‚ 32 cm.

Bound collection of documents, mainly in Romanian, with manuscript on vellum in Yiddish. 1 vol.; 35 cm.

London. Illuminated title page. By-laws of a society of theStepney Orthodox Synagogue, including rules governing use of the society's gold, silver, and ornamental items. Scribe's rule marks are visible in margins. In Yiddish.

Manuscript register from the Jewish community council of Zgierz, Poland containing protocols covering the fifteen-year period from 1915 to 1930. Zgierz, a city in the Lodz province of central Poland, had a Jewish population of approximately 4,000 during these years. The order of the protocols is not continuous: at the front of the volume are protocols no. 406-413 (1930), followed by no. 1-13 (1915-1917), one unnumbered protocol from 1918, and then the rest of the protocols, no.1-405. A detailed description by Y. A Malchieli of this manuscript has been published in the Book of Zgierz (Hebrew, 1975; English translation, 2007) and on the JewishGen website. Malchieli writes that the Communal Council dealt with "matters of ritual slaughter (shechita), schools, prayers, bathhouses, cemeteries, the various assistance and support organizations serving the needy, religious affairs and other matters. As well, it served as the official representative body of the Jewish community to the various governments and other causes. The Communal Council oversaw a staff of workers and a variety of institutions and funds. To support its activities, it imposed taxes upon the community..." The protocols in this volume record discussions about all of these matters as well as important events affecting the community including pogroms, anti-semitism, Zionism and Jewish settlements in the land of Israel. In Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish and German. [276] pages; 37 centimeters.

These registers contain close to one thousand assorted certificates pertaining to the Jews of Constantinople, including certificates of good character, death certificates, emigration certificates from Constantinople to other countries, family composition, the establishment of synagogues, support for orphans and the poor, World War I refugees, orphans, widows, and so on. Among the copies are a few original certificates. Some of the letters are addressed to famous personalities, such as R. Chaim Nachum, rabbi of Turkey; R. Refael Saban; and others. In Ladino (Hebrew characters) and French. 2 vols., 500 pp., 514 pp.; 28 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.

Tata, Hungary. Manuscript register of communal welfare society. Includes history of community from 1769, by-laws of the Hevrah Kadishah, and descriptions of various issues, concerns, and activities of the community. 253 pp.; 34 cm.

Campina, Romania. Memorial book from the Jewish community of Campina, Romania, inscribed with memorial prayers, names of leaders of the community, and the names and yahrzeits (anniversaries of deaths) of the community's men (p. 5-33) and women (p. 52-65). Original leather binding with title, spine decoration and geometric border embossed in gold ink. Heavyweight pages with names of deceased members of the community and their dates of death calligraphed inside printed black borders. Manuscript in Hebrew. Covers and title pages in Hebrew and Romanian. 100 leaves (46 filled in) ; 34 cm.

Register from the Jewish community of Skuodas, Lithuania. The first section of the notebook contains records of meetings and decisions of leaders of the community, with the signatures of the committee members. The rest of the manuscript contains biblical exegesis, mainly but not exclusively on the books of Judges and Samuel. Manuscript in Hebrew. Approximately [130] pages (some blank); 22 centimeters. Repaired and rebound using original covers.

Reghin, Romania (Szaszregen, Hungary). Regulations and decisions concerning the Jewish community, the synagogue, synagogue officials, and charitable contributions. Minutes contain much material on the community and its leaders. Includes accounts of income and expenses. Covers period when this area changed from Hungarian to Romanian domain. In Hungarian and German, with some Hebrew words. [374] p.; 34 cm.

This volume appears to be the register of a burial society in Iași, Romania. It contains memorial prayers and the names of members and their families. The register is from the early twentieth century, but some notatons were added later. Mainly in Hebrew with some Yiddish. In the back of the register there is a letter dated 9/XII/1943 offering congratulations on the birth of a granddaughter and expressing hope for better times. Approximately 50 pages; 32 centimeters.

Cover title: Copie de lettres. Beirut. Jewish communal register, containing records of meetings and decisions by the community council, names of members of the community, and communications with governmental authorities of Lebanon and Palestine, rabbinical courts and other communities. In French. 500 pp.; 28 cm.