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Yahrtzeit tables printed inside 20th century prayer books
The table for the yahrtzeit (Tabula para yahrtzeit) in Sidur Tefilat Imanuʾel and Kehilat Ya'akov
Wedding procession in Rhodes
Photograph of a wedding procession in the streets of Rhodes (?). Bride and groom are being escorted down the street by at least 75 people.
Three Ottoman ketubot
(L to R): Ketuba of Solomon and Leah Bensussen (Tekirdag, 1919); ketuba of Yisra'el Katarbas and Marat [?] bat Avraham (Tekirdag, 1900; courtesy Yale University Library); ketuba of Avraham Benezra and Rachel Halfon (Tekirdag, 1890).
The obituary of Rabbi Avraham Maimon
Article on the front page of the La Vara newspaper describing the great mourning that took place in Seattle over the passing of Rabbi Avraham Maimon
Telegrams in honor of the wedding of Moshe and "Behora" Rebecca Alhadeff
Telegrams sent from Portland, New York, and Atlanta for the wedding of "Behora" Rebecca Israel Bendicha to Moshe "Morris" Alhadeff
Table of food at Souriano baby naming
Spread of Sephardic delicacies at the baby naming of twins Marlene and Charlene Souriano.
Sidur Tefilat Imanuʾel : le-ahenu ha-Sefaradim ule-limud ha-dat be-bate ha-sefer
Selections of text for the meldado from the Book of Psalms, organized alphabetically and known as the Alpha Beta.
Sefer Me-am Lo'ez: deklaro del Arba'a ve-Esrim en Ladino: Sefer Bereshit
Praise for the custom of preparing one's memorial shroud (kortar mortaja) in Sefer Me'am Lo'ez. Ladino commentary on Parashat Vayehi (Genesis. 50:13)
Sefer Me-am Lo'ez es deklaro del Arba'a ve-'Esrim en Ladino...i este es el deklaro de Sefer Shemot (Helek Alef)
Description of the pidyon ha-ben (redemption of the first-born son) customs in Sefer Me'am Lo-ez Sefer Shemot
Sefer Me-am Lo'ez es deklaro del Arba'a ve-'Esrim en Ladino...i este es el deklaro de sefer Shemot (Helek Alef)
Description of the pidyon ha-ben (redemption of the first-born son) customs in Sefer Me'am Lo-ez Sefer Shemot
Sefer Me-am Lo'ez deklaro del Arba'a ve-Esrim en Ladino: Sefer Bereshit
Jacob's funeral procession in Sefer Me'am Lo'ez (p.240). Ladino commentary on Parashat Vayehi (Genesis. 50:09)
Sefer Keri'e mo'ed yikre'u oto Bet Yisrael Pesah be-Pesah va-Atseret ba-Atseret ve-hag ba-hag, seder seder levado (Seder lel Shivie shel Pesah, Shavuot, Oshana Raba)
A record of lifecycle dates from the Benoliel family inscribed on the inside cover of Sefer Keri'e Mo'ed.
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Naar family kame'a
Sephardic amulet from the family of Benjamin Naar, great-grandfather of Professor Devin Naar.