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Miskolc, Hungary. Detailed list of all the Jews of Miskolc and the surrounding villages that owe the royal tax \(mas ha-melekh ha-meyuhad"\). There are various rulings concerning exemptions from the tax, including the signatures of rabbis of the various communities and their official wax seals. Some of the takanot are written in Yiddish. The title page is illuminated on paper which has been cut out and pasted into the book. Hungarian pages list those receiving support from the Israelite community of Miskolc: a) Havi sagely altal (through a monthly stipend) includes widows, students, the rabbi, and others; b) Tuzifaval (wood for heating); c) Pessachliszttel ("Pesach flour"); d) Alapitvanyokbol (from foundation.) List of those "who are worthy of support" includes two whose occupation is beggar. In Hungarian and Yiddish.

Register of the Hevrah Kadisha [burial or communal welfare society] of Piatra Neamt, Romania. Includes by-laws of the society, lists of members, information about the local Jewish community and cemetery, and accounts of historical events and interesting happenings. Manuscript in Hebrew and Romanian. Many of the pages are illuminated in color. Original leather binding and box engraved with a six-pointed star and the inscription "Pinkas from the Hevrah Kadisha from the year 5531, here in Piatra." On the title page of the register the year 5531 [1770 or 1771] is crossed out and 5461 [1700 or 1701] written beneath. Entries were added to the volume until 1934. 84 leaves (some pages are blank or missing); 30 centimeters.

Guebwiller, France. Register of a Jewish welfare society of the community of Guebwiller, a town in the Alsace region in southeastern France. Includes by-laws of the community, as well as lists of members and contributions. In Hebrew, Yiddish and French, with original binding. 36 leaves; 22 cm.

Register book from a study group in Ludza, Latvia focusing on the major code of Jewish law, the Shulḥan ʻArukh. The Jewish community of Ludza dates back to the 17th century and grew to over 1,500 Jews by the early 20th century, establishing at least eight synagogues and houses of study. The register, which spans almost a century, includes by-laws and other records of the study group signed by rabbis and members of the society. The title page has a pen-and-ink decorated border and an official stamp in Hebrew, "Belongs to the Shulhan Arukh Society of the holy congregation of Lutsin." Manuscript in Hebrew. The date is written on title page in the chronogram, Oraḥ ḥayim le-maʻalah le-maśkil. 90 [that is, 180] pages; 22 centimeters.

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.

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.

Register of the synagogue on Hosh Street in Vaslui, Romania. The volume includes a chronology of important dates from the year the synagogue was founded in 1873, customs of the synagogue, duties of its officers, and the names of donors and those being memorialized. The entries are from various dates, with the last writings from 1944-1945 describing the Holocaust and mentioning the death of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. The description of the Holocaust is written in the style of the Scroll of Esther. Most of the pages are blank; there are seventeen pages with writing. The title page has a decorative border and lettering. The introduction, signed by David Pakhter, and title page are both dated the third day of Hol ha-Moed Sukkot 5641 [1880]. In Hebrew and Yiddish. 100 pages (83 blank); 38 centimeters. Re-bound in new leather binding.

The Central Jew's Age Shelter (Yeshivat Zikne Talmide Hakhamim ha-Kelalit) was founded in Jerusalem in 1907 to help elderly Torah scholars from the Diaspora live their last days in Jerusalem. This pinkas, or register, from the yeshiva contains by-laws of the institution, including policies with regard to medical attention for the scholars; "Shadar" letters dated 1910-1914 empowering various emissaries to collect contributions in America for this institute; and lists of donors. The letters are signed by the administration and members of the Jerusalem rabbinical court as well as visiting rabbis, including autograph signatures and stamps of famous rabbis such as Joseph Chaim Sonenfeld, David Tipman, Joseph Yehuda Strassburg, Nachum Ber Fraiman and others. The lists of contributors include amounts, names and the communities of the donors: Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Malden, Maplewood, Chelsea, Cambridge, Brookline, New London, Hartford, Norwich, Plymouth, Rhode Island, and more. Manuscript in Hebrew, various hands, calligraphic colored title page. [43] leaves; 30 centimeters. New binding.

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.

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.