Manuscript, register with records of the supporters of the "General Talmud Torah and Etz Chaim Yeshiva" and the Bikur Holim Hospital. Jerusalem, 1906-1914.
Title page illuminated with golden and colored ink. The register has inscriptions from 1906-1914, with more than 1500 names of donors from various US cities.
191 leaves (all written, with the exception of a few blank pages). 31.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Wear to binding.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.

Four notebooks of protocols of meetings and conclusions of the managers of the Ezrat Cholim Society [Sick Aiding Society] committee in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, from its nascent years, 1924 until 1937.
Four notebooks of various sizes according to the following division: Notebook 1: 1924-1926. Notebook 2: 1926-1929. Notebook 3: 1929-1932. Notebook 4: 1933-1937.
The Ezrat Cholim Society was founded in Tel Aviv in 1924 by a number of devoted public activists headed by Moshe ben Ezra and by Eliyahu Algazi. Later the primary activist was the Chacham Rabbi Bechor Ya'akov Papula, secretary of the Chief Rabbinate in Tel Aviv (see: Shevet V'Am 7, p. 173). Its first president was the Rishon L'Zion Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel. The poet Ya'akov Rimon served as the society's secretary for many years. R' Ezra Cohen Pirchia, father of Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Cohen, called the "milkman" was among the society's members and his signature appears on quite a few protocols from 1929.
At the beginning of the first notebook is the first protocol in which the founding of the society was determined. After a while, Eliyahu Algazi acquired a structure on 18 Zevulun St. where he established an infirmary with modern equipment and competent doctors (see inside these ledgers and in the Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel, Vol. 13, p. 4280). These notebooks contain historical material of the chronicles of the Sephardi community in the Tel Aviv.
4 large notebooks, 21-27 cm. Good condition.

Three books printed in Turkey:
1. Bnei Ya'akov, commentary on Sefer Ha'Itur and responsa, by Rabbi Ya'akov Sassoon. Constantinople, [1714]. Ownership inscription on title page: "This book was purchased by Mr. Shmuel Amato…Yedidya Tarika" [Rabbi Yedidya Tarika, a scholar from Turkey and Greece, Rabbi of Rhodes, author of Ben Yedid, Chelko shel Yedid, etc.]. Several glosses, apparently in his handwriting.
2. Chemdat Yamim, musar and Kabbalistic conduct according to the Ari, Part 3, on the Festivals. Constantinople, [1735]. Second edition. [Two glosses in Oriental handwriting: on Leaf 23 is an illustration of a Seder Plate, a long gloss appears on Leaf 31].
3. Etz Chaim, homilies on the Torah, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia. Izmir, [1729]. Lacking 5 leaves [95, 137, 138, 9, 10]. Leaves 37-66 of the second pagination were bound twice. Without title page. Inscriptions and signatures on title page.
3 books. Size and condition vary.

Six books printed in Turkey and in Salonika:
1. Torat Chaim, Part 2, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Shabtai [the Maharchash]. Salonika, [1715].
2. Tzror HaKesef, responsa on the four Turim, by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gotinyu. Salonika, [1756].
3. Etz Chaim, in Bereshit, by Rabbi Angil ben Chaim. Salonika, [1772]. The last 39 leaves have a special title page: Sefer Ya'akov Chevel. Lacking the 2 last leaves.
4. Beit Dino shel Shlomo, by Rabbi Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople, [1775]. Bound with Lechem Shlomo by Rabbi Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople, [1775].
5. Mahardach responsa, by Rabbi David HaCohen of Corfu. Salonika, [1803]. Lacking title page.
6. Chikekei Lev, Part 1, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Falagi. Salonika, [1840]. The third book printed by Rabbi Falagi - the numeral 3 is marked on the title page.
Six books. Size and condition vary. Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions.

Two books of responsa - two of the first compositions authored by Rabbi Chaim Falagi, Rabbi of Izmir:
1. Lev Chaim responsa. Part 1, on Orach Chaim, with Tikun HaBayit [completions to the Me'eri commentary on Tractate Avot]. Thessaloniki, [1823].
2. Chikekei Lev, Part 1. Responsa on Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah and Even HaEzer. Thessaloniki, [1840]. (On the margin of the title page is the number 3 - i.e. the third book by the author).
Two books, high-quality paper. Fair condition. Dampness marks and wear. Damaged bindings. Both books have signatures and stamps of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Weiss, rabbi in Kisvárda (Kleinwardein).