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Constantinople, Smyrna. Description of contents based on material written by Dov Cohen and provided by the vendor, Yeshayahu Vinograd: seven registers from two of the most important communities in the Ottoman Empire: Constantinople (Istanbul), and Smyrna. The registers are an important source of information about life in these communities in the period 1883-1949, just prior to the decline of these communities. The information relates to a variety of areas, including economics, society, religion, and marital status.

London. Minutes of board meetings concerning various synagogue matters, including officers, membership, holidays, the religious school, and mikveh (ritual bath). In English with some Hebrew words. On blue paper. Approx. 150 pp.; 34 cm.

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

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

Alphen aan den Rijn. Death-register of the Dutch-Jewish congregation in a small Jewish community in the province of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands. Entries list names of deceased members, names of spouses, places and dates of death, and ages at death. In Dutch, with some names and dates written in Hebrew. [129] pp.; 33 cm.

Over 120 documents, almost all in Hungarian. Letters and communal records signed by Rabbi Immanuel Loew, a founder of the Neolog Reform movement in Hungary, and other important documents of both the Neolog and Orthodox communities in Szeged. Also includes drawings and plans of the Great Synagogue, which was built in 1905. 4 vols.; 36 cm.

Bekescsaba, Hungary. Register of births of Jewish children in Bekescsaba, Hungary and environs. In German, Hungarian, and Hebrew. The "B" at the end of the title suggests that this may be the second volume of a set. With index. 229 leaves; 40 cm.

Miskolc, Hungary. Register of births of Jewish children born in Miskolc, Hungary, from 1871 through 1875. Written in Hungarian and Hebrew, with pages printed in Hungarian, German, and Hebrew. Six other documents are inserted in back of book: application form from Joint Distribution Committee, 1945; form for "kivonat"--extract--birth certificate; Hebrew writing re: boy born in hospital; Hebrew certificate re: funds for synagogue, 5664 [1904]?; Bratislava, a document written in Czech or in Slovak; announcement of guest appearance of Warsaw Yiddish Theater, 1947. 57 leaves; 45 cm.