Todah U’Berachah.

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $1,400

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author

(MEDICINE).

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1891

Description

Illuminated manuscript composed on paper. A Hebrew Testimonial presented to Consul Mrs. James Finn by Jacob and Dina Teomim Frenkel in gratitude for assistance in the development of the Rothschild Hospital in Jerusalem, under the directorship of Dr. Isaac D'Arbela (Amchislavsky).

summary

Elizabeth Anne Finn (1825-1921) was the wife of James Finn, the British consul in Jerusalem. Despite being missionaries, the Finns distinguished themselves in Jerusalem as friends of Jews who lacked Ottoman or European citizenship and thus were without protection.

One page. Torn with some marginal loss.

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