Lot 107
Collection of Letters and Documents – Archive of Rabbi Yemin Cohen – Tangier, 20th Century
Large collection of letters, pamphlets of Torah novellae, signed halachic rulings, letters of responsa and novellae, testaments and marriage contracts, conversion certificates, and more – from the archive of Rabbi Yemin Cohen, Tangier, [c. 1920-1970]. The collection contains many letters sent from various rabbis and persons, Batei Din and communities – from Jerusalem, Tiberias, Tangier, Morocco, Marrakesh, Djerba, Lisbon, Gibraltar, New York, Brazil, etc. Among the items: · A long halachic responsum (6 large pages) on the laws of Gittin, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Raphael Ankawa Av Beit Din of Salé ("the Angel Rafael"), to Rabbi Mordechai ben Jo, Rabbi of Tangier. Salé, [c. 1900-1910]. · Pamphlets of Torah novellae. (Some in an earlier handwriting than the rest of the documents in the archive). · Letters by Rabbi Pinchas Cohen, Marrakesh, 1940. · Bundle of conversion certificates signed by the Beit Din in Kenitra, Morocco. · Recommendation for a shochet, signed by Rabbi Mashash. 1966. · Letter by Rabbi E. Avuravia, 1948. · Many Beit Din documents with signatures of Tangier rabbis and of rabbis of various cities in Morocco and in North Africa. More. Approximately 85 items. More than 100 leaves. Size and condition vary.
