Official Document of Expulsion, signed by twenty two members of the Burial Society of the Russian town of Oshmina.

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Lot 262

(CHEVRA KADISHA)

Official Document of Expulsion, signed by twenty two members of the Burial Society of the Russian town of Oshmina.

Hebrew manuscript, an attractive cursive hand written on a large singe leaf. 24 x 17 inches

Oshmina, (Russia): 5th Teveth 1896

Est: $600 - $900

Four members of the Chevra were expelled for attempting to overcharge a wealthy family for the burial of their mother and in truth seeking to bury her for far cheaper in a non-Jewish cemetery.