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Handwritten Hebrew Book

Tratado de la Verdad de la Ley de Moises

Tratado de la Verdad de la Ley de Moises — work by Saul Levi Morteira.

Handwritten Judeo-Arabic Book

[Book Section - Jewish Law]

Ceci est d'un livre de Loi juive, incluant les lois concernant l'abattage rituel d'animaux cachères. Il n'y a pas d'informations de publication. Dimensions : 91,80 cm × 10,90 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Mishnah]

This is part of a book that includes a tractate of the Mishnah, Baba Batra, along with commentaries. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.00 cm × 12.50 cm. 1 page(s).

Conservation Guidelines for Camera Operators

Guidelines for camera operators working with IJA materials 8 page(s).

[Book Section - Jewish Law]

This is part of a damaged book in Hebrew. It is likely about Jewish law. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 22.00 cm × 15.40 cm. 2 page(s).

The Jews in Egypt and in Palestine under the Fāṭimid Caliphs

The Jews in Egypt and in Palestine under the Fatimid Caliphs

Writing by Jacob Mann (published in 1920).

The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

Human History of the Mediterranean by historian David Abulafia, from the origins to the contemporary period.

ספר חמדת ימים חלק ראשון

ספר חמדת ימים חלק ראשון

This is the first volume of a four-volume book about Jewish sermons, practices, rituals, and customs for fast days. This volume discusses laws for the Sabbath. It was likely printed in Venice by the publisher Bene Foʼah. Dimensions: 24.90 cm × 18.40 cm. 2 page(s).

[Prayer Book - Yom Kipur]

This is a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kippur. There is no publication information. Included are handwritten notes from the Meir Tawieg Synagogue in Baghdad. Dimensions: 19.00 cm × 13.80 cm. 19 page(s).

David Sassoon Letter

Le temps retrouvé d'une communiste : mémoires

Book (memoirs) by Danielle Bleitrach.

מסכת סוכה מן תלמוד בבלי

מסכת סוכה מן תלמוד בבלי

This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud that discusses the laws about the holiday Sukkot. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 26.70 cm × 19.00 cm. 5 page(s).

ספר עץ החיים ואשל אברהם

ספר עץ החיים ואשל אברהם

This is a commentary on Maimonides's writings on the 613 commandments in the Torah printed in Livorno. Dimensions: 32.10 cm × 21.60 cm. Publisher: Bi-Defus Avraham Yitsḥaḳ Ḳʼaśṭilo ṿe-Eliʻezer Saʻadon. Place of publication: Livorno, Italy. 4 page(s).

Boxed Records

Public archival item: Boxed Records. View archival images, metadata, and available AI-assisted text. 1 page(s).

Torah Scroll Fragment

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Numbers, chapters 17-22. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Book of Psalms]

This is part of the biblical book of Psalms. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 15.50 cm × 9.40 cm. 4 page(s).

[Book Section - Psalms and Proverbs]

This is part of the biblical books of Psalms and Proverbs including the Aramaic translation and rabbinic commentaries. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 23.10 cm × 15.60 cm. 1 page(s).

Alone in Damascus

Biography of Israeli spy Eli Cohen by journalist Samuel Segev.

[Book Section - Book of Numbers]

This is the biblical book of Numbers with commentaries and the Aramaic translation. There is no publication information. Dimensions: 26.80 cm × 20.60 cm. 1 page(s).

Shabbat Suru Meni

שבת סורו מני

Kina (liturgical elegy) by Eleazar Hakalir.

Jasher, Livre de

A book, apparently containing heroic songs, mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in the account of the battle of Gibeon, a fragment of a song of Joshua is given as drawn from it (Josh. x. 13); and another fragment is cited in the lamentation of David…