Auction 92 Part 2 Rare and Important Manuscripts and Items of the Gross Family Collection

Manuscript – Pinkas of the Congregation Ohave Sholom (Mariampoler Shul) Chevrat Tehillim – Chicago, 1883 – Illustrated Title Page

Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Pinkas of the Chevrat Tehillim of Congregation Ohave Sholom of Marijampolė. Chicago, USA 1883.
Title page illustrated in color, stating: "Pinkas of the Chevrat Tehillim of the Ohave Sholom Congregation of Marijampolė, 1883, here Chicago".
Written on leaves from a printed ledger. Only the first leaves of the Pinkas are present. The Pinkas features a table of contents, a foreword in Hebrew, the society's regulations in Yiddish, and the names of the society's founders. These are followed by names of the society's members, with mention of their place of origin in Lithuania and the vicinity. Some of the names were added at a later point, and some of them are dated in the 1900s.
The Ohave Sholom congregation was founded in 1870 by immigrants from Marijampole (Lithuania). Over the years, several other communities merged with it, and today it is known as the Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation. This community is considered today the oldest Orthodox congregation in Chicago.
[9] leaves (including 2 blank leaves). 31 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, tears and wear. Marginal open tears, slightly affecting text. New, gilt-decorated leather binding.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, US.011.011
Pinkasim – Communities and Societies
Pinkasim – Communities and Societies