A Shana Tova - Rosh Hashanah greeting to <<Elizabeth Anne Finn>> from the employees of Kerem Avraham.

AUCTION 88 | Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at 1:00pm

K2 Online Sale: Hebrew & Judaic Books and Manuscripts

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Lot 144

(ISRAEL, LAND OF).

A Shana Tova - Rosh Hashanah greeting to <<Elizabeth Anne Finn>> from the employees of Kerem Avraham.

Lithograph by Monsohn with lengthy <<manuscript>> Hebrew dedication. <<Signed >>on reverse by several dozen men, mostly Sephardim, as well as some Ashkenazim, all of whom worked at the agricultural enterprise established by Finn in Jerusalem. Edges chipped with loss, affecting few signatures on verso.

Jerusalem : n.d

Est: $300 - $500

Elizabeth Anne Finn (1825-1921), fluent in Hebrew and Yiddish, was the missionary wife of James Finn, the British Consul to Jerusalem. The Finns distinguished themselves as friends and protectors of the local Jews who often lacked Ottoman or European citizenship. This artistic testimonial manuscript indicates the esteem which Finn, courteously called here in Hebrew “Misses Finn,” was held by the pious Jews of Jerusalem. The list of signatures here are important for population records, at a time when such vital statistics barely existed in the Holy City.