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Yale University. Library. Judaica Collection

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Alsace Jewish manuscripts collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1936
Abstract: Collection of correspondence and other documents from Jewish communities in the northern part of the Alsace region in France, including Bas-Rhin, Balbronn, Strasbourg, Ottrott, Ingersheim, Metz, Atznheim, and other towns. The documents cover a wide range of topics, including communal life, relations between Jews and non-Jews, business transactions, life-cycle events, legal rulings, etc. Most of the 131 items are hand-written; a few are printed or mimeographed. The vendor's itemized lists of...
Dates: 1735-1913

Jewish communal registers (Pinkese kehilah) collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1824
Abstract: The collection consists of register books of various Jewish communal organizations, mainly in Europe, with a few from the Middle East and the United States. The volumes include minute books of synagogues and social welfare committees, account books, school registers, and wills. They document the activities, concerns, and conditions of Jewish communities, as well as their relations with neighbors and governmental authorities. The registers include genealogical, sociological, and historical...
Dates: 1623-1960

Jews of Germany collection of manuscripts and documents

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1937
Abstract:

This collection consists of manuscripts and documents concerning Jewish communities in Germany from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, including correspondence, financial documents, communal documents, government documents, and rabbinic documents. Topics covered in the collection include property and financial matters; Jewish-Gentile relations; Halakhic decisions; and an incident similar to blood libel that occurred in the community of Goslar during the seventeenth century.

Dates: 1674-1897

Jews of Italy collection of manuscripts and documents

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1890
Abstract: The collection consists of a variety of documents from Jewish communities in Italy, mainly in the northern regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto. The documents include records of Jewish communal organizations, correspondence of rabbis and community leaders, legal decisions, and liturgy. There are also official notices and rulings from various Italian authorities pertaining to the Jewish community. A portion of the documents in this collection relate to the emancipation of...
Dates: 1568-1974, bulk 1750-1900

Zionist Revisionist movement collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2051
Abstract:

The collection consists of pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers from organizations associated with the Zionist Revisionist movement, including Irgun Tsevai Leumi (Etsel) and Lohame Herut Yisrael (Lehi).

Dates: Circa 1936-1950

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1891-1901 Jegyzökönyv.. 1
Alsace (France) 1
Bas-Rhin (France) 1
Brody fele vegrendelet 1
Collection of documents concerning the Jews of Italy, 16th-19th century 1