Folder of documents of the "General Society Ose Hesed of the Iraqeau Community", comprising letters, protocols and various documents, signed by the Sephardi rabbis of Jerusalem. With the signatures of the vice-president of the society - Chacham Yaakov Ovadia Yosef, father of R. Ovadia Yosef. Jerusalem, 1943-1980.
The folder contains various letters and documents (mostly typewritten, with handwritten additions, emendations and signatures), including: letters to and from the society, copies of the society's regulations (in Hebrew and English), protocols of meetings, documents related to the elections for the presidency of the society, and more.
The protocol from Tammuz 1970, recording the election of R. Yehuda Tzadka (dean of the Porat Yosef yeshiva) as president of the society and Chacham Yaakov Ovadia Yosef (father of R. Ovadia Yosef) as vice-president, is signed by all the elected members of the board, including R. Yehuda Tzadka and Chacham Yaakov Ovadia Yosef. Their signatures appear on other documents as well.
A document from 1969 (three typewritten leaves, with many handwritten emendations) is signed by the leading Sephardi rabbis and deans of the Porat Yosef yeshiva - R. Yehuda Tzadka, R. Shabtai Aton, R. Mansour Benshimon and R. Yosef Sharbani.
28 documents (44 leaves, of which 18 leaves in English). Size varies. Overall good condition. Stains, wear and folding marks. The documents are placed in a card folder, inscribed: "Elections 1970 - General Society Ose Hesed".