Glimpse at Moroccan Jewry; Autograph Collection of Beis Din Documents from Various Moroccan Cities
Collection of handwritten documents from Morocco’s beis dins, signed by beis din leaders and other members of the community.
These documents originate in Morocco’s well-known communities, such as Fes, Rabat, Dar Albitsa [Casablanca], Essaouira [Mogador] and Oujda.
Some of the rabbis signed on these documents include: Rabbi Matisyahu Siriro of Fes; Rabbi Chaim David Siriro, ab”d of Mogador; Rabbi Chaim David ben Sussan, ab”d of Casablanca; Rabbi Shlomo Hacohen Sekli, author of Vayikatz Shlomo; Rabbi David Tsabbach, dayan of Rabat and author of Shoshanim L’Dor; Rabbi Moshe ben Walid; Rabbi Chaim Raphael Atiya, ab”d of Rabat; dayanim of Casablanca – Rabbi Shlomo Elmalem and Rabbi Avraham Yifrach; Rabbi Yaakov Avichezer and others.
13 letters dated between 1919-1962 with calligraphic signatures in various sizes and conditions.
