Chesed L'Umim. [Livorno, 1807].
Printed booklet. Written in rhyme. Only the title appears on the title page, no place or year of printing.
Description of the calamity that befell Algerian Jews, late 18th century, after the murder of Naftali Busnach, the head of the Jewish Algerian community on the 10th of Tamuz 1805 and the ensuing disputes which disrupted community harmony. The events were recorded by friends of the Busnach family against the heads of the community who were appointed instead of the murdered man.
From Leaf 12 and on: a lamentation on the death of Rabbi Ya'akov Morali, Chief Rabbi of Algier who died on the 23rd of Elul 1806. Printed signatures on last page: Eliyahu Cohen Sholal, Baruch Toviana, Avraham di Shlomo Mazgish and Se'adya Kenig.
16 leaves. Thick paper. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original cardboard binding, bound with [new] hard-cover binding.
About this book, see: Chaim Ze'ev Hirshberg, History of the Jews in Northern Africa, Vol. 2, Jerusalem 1965, pp. 67-77, 336 Note 32; Y. Yudlov, Ginzei Yisrael, no. 1610.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.