Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Letters of Rabbis and Notables of the Yazed Community to the Rishon L'Zion Rabbi Ya'akov Meir – 1935

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Letter by rabbis and notables of the Yazed community, to the Rishon L'Zion Rabbi Ya'akov Meir. Yazed (Persia), 1935.
Large sheet of paper, beginning with a long letter in Rashi script applying to the Rishon L'Zion in regard to a dispute which erupted in the community. The letter contains denial of false accusations told to Rabbi Ya'akov Meir about the shochet Rabbi Yosef Chaim Or Shraga and a request to permit his shechita.
The letter is signed by rabbis and notables of the Yazed community. Approximately 70 signatures, some with stamps. Among the signatures in the first line: "Moshe Refael ben Moshe", "Rachamim ben Yechezkel" "Chacham David ben – Yosef", "Or ben Rabbi Moshe Shraga".
42X55 cm. Good condition, several stains and tiny tears. Folding marks and creases. Placed in frame.
Persian (Iranian) Jewry – Manuscripts and Glosses, Amulets and Practical Kabbalah
Persian (Iranian) Jewry – Manuscripts and Glosses, Amulets and Practical Kabbalah