(Kethubah) Marriage Contract in Hebrew. Manuscript in Sephardic cursive Hebrew script, on printed stationary of Hebrat Ahi Ezer Damascus, New York.

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(Kethubah) Marriage Contract in Hebrew. Manuscript in Sephardic cursive Hebrew script, on printed stationary of Hebrat Ahi Ezer Damascus, New York.

Likely a draft of a Kethubah, with pencilled corrections and specific names and dates left blank. Slight tear not affecting text. 8.5 x 11inches.

New York: circa 1920

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

Kethubah composed for the benefit of one of the earliest communities of Syrian Jews newly settled in the United States. The synagogue was led by Rabbi Mordechai Joseph Maslaton and its president was Nathan Nasser.