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Lot 358

Collection of Paperwork and Documents - Yemenite Jews in Jerusalem

Large collection of paperwork, documents and letters. Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Yemen, beginning of the 20th century.
· Contracts and sales agreements of property in Jerusalem. Ownership deeds (Ottoman and Mandate kushans). · Letters by rabbis of the Yemenite community and of the Chief Rabbinate, regarding public issues, testimonies and halachic rulings. · Family letters - families Habshush, Danon, Badichi, Aziri and Ochana. · Ketubot, [Yemen, 1931]. · Leaves and sections of ancient Yemenite manuscripts [17th-19th centuries].
Hundreds of leaves. Size and condition vary. Overall Good to fair condition.