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Auction 9 · Lot 359

(INDIAN JUDAICA).

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$750

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Place

v.p.

Publication

19th-20th centuries

Description

Group of 12 Hebrew Manuscript Documents, Letters and Fragments of ethnographic and historical interest. Including: A formula for a certificate of conversion. A talismanic prayer for travel by airplane. Prayers for success in a court case concerning the Elerctric Company, Tata. For protection from snakes and scorpions. An appeal for aid from the Chief Rabbis of Hebron to the community of Poona; and other items.
Some wear. 12mo and larger
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