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Sefer Me-am Lo'ez deklaro del Arba'a ve-Esrim en Ladino: Sefer Bereshit

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Jacob's funeral procession in Sefer Me'am Lo'ez (p.240). Ladino commentary on Parashat Vayehi (Genesis. 50:09)

Sefer Me-am Lo'ez es deklaro del Arba'a ve-'Esrim en Ladino...i este es el deklaro de sefer Shemot (Helek Alef)

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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)

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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

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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)

Sephardic wedding photo from Greece

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Unknown wedding portrait of a Sephardic couple from Greece.

Sephardic wedding portrait

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Wedding portrait of an unknown Sephardic couple, likely from Greece.

Sidur Tefilat Imanuʾel : le-ahenu ha-Sefaradim ule-limud ha-dat be-bate ha-sefer

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Selections of text for the meldado from the Book of Psalms, organized alphabetically and known as the Alpha Beta.

Table of food at Souriano baby naming

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Spread of Sephardic delicacies at the baby naming of twins Marlene and Charlene Souriano.

Telegrams in honor of the wedding of Moshe and "Behora" Rebecca Alhadeff

Telegram 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

The funeral of Rabbi Abraham Maimon

Interview with Elazar Behar by Howard Droker

The funeral procession of Rabbi Solomon Azose

Interview with Mo Azose by Jeremy Ehrlich

The obituary of Rabbi Avraham Maimon

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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

Three Ottoman ketubot

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(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).

Wedding in Rhodes photograph

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Photograph of a Jewish wedding in Rhodes

Wedding procession in Rhodes

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Photograph of a wedding procession in the streets of Rhodes (?). Bride and groom are being escorted down the street by at least 75 people.

Yahrtzeit tables printed inside 20th century prayer books

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The table for the yahrtzeit (Tabula para yahrtzeit) in Sidur Tefilat Imanuʾel and Kehilat Ya'akov