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

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.

Budapest, Hungary. Ledger of accounts of members of the Jewish community of Budapest. In German and Hungarian. 294 pp.; 46 cm.

Palota, Romania(?). Description from auction catalog: "Pinkas of the small Jewish community of Palota, from 1826-1866 in Hebrew and Yiddish, and from 1867-1884 in German, Polish [sic], and Yiddish...various hands, original leather engraved in German 'Haupt Protokolle des Gemeinde Palota.' An important historical manuscript relating to the religious life of Jews in the small Polish hamlet of Palota." According to the vendor, this communal register comes from the same village as another one identified with Palati or Palota in Romania, (see also: Pinḳas ha-laz shayakh le-H.H. ha-alufim Ro.Ṭ. manhige ḳehilatenu K.K. Palaṭi...\). Not determined if they are from the same place or from different villages with similar names. 430 pp. ; 40 cm.

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.

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.

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.

Pinkas (register) of a Jewish community, which the vendor identifies as "Serdehaly, Hungary, 1867." List of the members and their contibutions for seats in the synagogue, as well as "mitsvos geld," or contributions in honor of occasions throughout the year. Also includes lists of expenses and recipients of charitable support. Title page includes the saying: Zore'a tsedaḳah śekher emet ("he that sows righteousness has a sure reward," Prov. 11:18). Manuscript in Hebrew and Yiddish.