Ketubah (Damascus)

Aramaic text in center and around edge, with angels blowing trumpets at top, and floral decoration on either side.

Ketubah

The ketubah is a religious and legal contract of marriage. Traditionally, ketubot outline the conjugal and economic conditions of a marriage and are written in Aramaic. This ketubah was copied and…

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A Secret Letter to London

The evening of 5 Heshvan, 5642 [October 28, 1881] Tomorrow with the second post, a pamphlet will be sent to you with a responsum entitled Isaac’s Stream (Naḥal Yitsḥak), regarding a miserable agunah…

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Page with Hebrew text of decorative border and Star of David located in bottom section, with signatures in the Roman alphabet below.

Contract of David Oppenheim with the Prague Jewish Community

David Oppenheim (1664–1736) was the chief rabbi of Prague. Born in Worms, he was the son of a communal leader and nephew of Samuel Oppenheim (1630–1703), financier and war contractor to the Habsburg…

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