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

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

(CHEVRA KADISHA)

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5th Teveth

Place

Oshmina, (Russia)

Publication

1896

Description

Hebrew manuscript, an attractive cursive hand written on a large singe leaf.

summary

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.

24 x 17 inches

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