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Escamot made by the Brethren of this Holy Hebra of Bikur Hulim [visiting the sick—Ed.] and Guemilut Haçadim [giving of loving-kindness—Ed.], in company with the Senhores of the Mahamad [board of…
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The Bikur Ḥolim (Visiting the Sick) and Gemilut Ḥasadim (Giving of Loving-Kindness) Society of London
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London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1665
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Three representatives of the Prague Burial Society in the 1730s are pictured in these portraits: Jonas Jeitteles (1735–1806, the community’s official physician), Rabbi Leib Fayvel Dayan (another…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1733
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We, the elders and leaders of the village of Hasköy, have signed below on the advice of our teacher, the rabbi, may he enjoy a long life. Whereas, there are in this village of ours an association of…
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The Confraternity of Boatmen in Hasköy, Istanbul
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Hasköy, Ottoman Empire (Hasköy, Turkey)
Date:
1708
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In the year five thousand three hundred twenty-four [1564] of the Creation of the World, when we are returned to the houses of our fathers from the four corners of the world. After the expulsion in…
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Ḥevra Kadisha of Prague
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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16th Century
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These are the things that have no set limit [m. Peah 1:1] for the benefactors of the nation, friends and nobles, young and old, and righteous women, who have come together in the gemilut ḥasadim…
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The Gemilut Ḥasadim (Giving of Loving-Kindness) Society of Ferrara
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Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (Province of Ferrara, Italy)
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1515
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With the help of the Almighty; this is a true copy of the original.
We, the undersigned, hereby confirm that the guild of kayīkjis [caique-owners; boatmen] of Ortaköy have undertaken the obligation to…
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The Confraternity of Boatmen in Ortaköy, Istanbul
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Ortaköy, Ottoman Empire (Ortaköy, Turkey)
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1712