Official Document of Expulsion, signed by twenty two members of the Burial Society of the Russian town of Oshmina.
AUCTION 53 |
Thursday, December 08th,
2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 262
(CHEVRA KADISHA)
Official Document of Expulsion, signed by twenty two members of the Burial Society of the Russian town of Oshmina.
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.