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Testament (Sarajevo)
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The deed of will which is thus worded. In the community of Israel we have faithfully declared that we the undersigned are witnesses that it is a true and firm fact that the deceased lady, Sra. Rachel…

Contributor:

Rachel Molina

Places:

Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Date:

1672

Subjects:

Will & testament, Inheritance, Finance, Family, Women

Categories:

Law, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Firsthand Accounts
Testament (Istanbul)
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[Hebrew:] We the undersigned, when the honorable old lady, Sra. Blanca, widow of R. Daniel Yeshurun (may his…

Contributor:

Blanca Yeshurun

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

ca. 1651

Subjects:

Will & testament, Inheritance, Finance, Family, Women

Categories:

Law, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Firsthand Accounts
Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal
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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

Contributor:

Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.