(Of Essaouira). Tov Ro’i [commentary to Pirkei Avoth].

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

KNAFO, YOSEPH

printer

Solomon Belforte

Place

Livorno

Publication

1895

Description

First edition. Dedicatory half-title.

references

S.J. Weiss, Pirkei Avot no. 313.

summary

“A descendant of the Nisrafei Oufrane (3rd generation), the martyrs of Oufrane who were burned alive for refusing to convert to Islam, R. Yosef ben Moshe Knafo was born in 1823 in Mogador and lived in Marrakesh where he studied under R. Abraham Coriat. From 1859 he served as rabbi of the LaKahal synagogue. He passed away on Rosh Chodesh Kislev, 1900, in Mogador, where he was buried. https://www.geni.com/people/Rabbi-Joseph-Knafo/5615037155580032924.

ff. 79. Pencil scribbles. Modern boards. 8vo.

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