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Alberti-Irsa, Hungary. Account book of the Ḥevra ḳadisha of Irsa, Hungary, a social welfare society whose members were leaders of the Jewish community. Annual accounts, including names of donors and recipients; amounts received and spent; and description of transactions. Manuscript, mainly in Yiddish, with some Hebrew. Title page calligraphed and illuminated with colored and gold ink. Original leather and marbled binding, repaired with tape over spine. Cover title partially worn off. [180] p.; 38 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.

Sharhorod, Ukraine. Rules, contributions, and membership of Mishnah study group. Ornate title page and borders. Signed and stamped by Rabbi Akiva Zabarsky ha-Kohen. Written and/or illustrated by Mosheh Kerman. In Hebrew. 35 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 from the society of shoemakers in Botoșani, Romania. Includes by-laws, lists of members, pages with names of women in the back, and other notations. Date on the cover is 593 [1832 or 1833]; pages are dated as late as 669 [1908 or 1909]. In Yiddish. Approximately 100 leaves (about half are blank); 35 centimeters. Original tooled leather binding with gold colored patterns on front and spine.

Register of a Jewish welfare society in the town of Kiskunhalas (Halas, Olaš), Hungary. The title page is calligraphed and decorated in color. The first few pages have signatures of the board and the by-laws of the society. The rest of the volume contains pages with details about the accounts of each of the members. The title page is dated 587 [1826 or 1827], while entries seem to be dated later in the nineteenth century, at least as late as the 1870's. At the end of the volume there is a description of the cemetery. In Yiddish and Hebrew. 1 volume; 36 centimeters.

Register of the Hevrah Kadisha from Trnava (Nagyszombat; Tyrnau), Slovakia. Although Jews first settled in Trnava in the late middles ages, persecution and expulsion followed, and only in the late 18th century did restrictions begin to ease. The register is dated the first of the month of Heshvan of the year 561 (1800). The small Jewish community had just established a cemetery and burial society in Trnava. This volume contains the records of the burial society: its by-laws (takanot), members, contributions, and accounts of important historical events in the community. In Yiddish and Hebrew. Approximately 400 leaves; 40 centimeters.

Register book from the Jewish community of Ludza, Latvia. The register contains records of the old House of Study, including financial accounts, decisions, and minutes of meetings signed by members of the board. Manuscript in Hebrew. 115 [that is, 230] pages; 34 centimeters.

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.