Documents — Memory

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is part of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kipur. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.40 cm × 14.60 cm. 4 page(s).

חק לישראל ספר שמות

חק לישראל ספר שמות

This is a book of Exodus with various rabbinic commentaries. It is part of a series. There are several books in the collection. Dimensions : 18.90 cm × 14.60 cm. 3 page(s).

[Book Section - Book of Exodus]

This is part of a Judeo-Arabic translation of the biblical book of Exodus. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 18.30 cm × 12.30 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is part of a prayer book, or Maḥzor, for Yom Kipur. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 18.70 cm × 12.70 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book - Sefer Ben Ish Ḥai]

This is a commentary on the Torah written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 22.10 cm × 15.60 cm. 242 page(s).

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is from a prayer book for the Sabbath. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 18.50 cm × 13.00 cm. 2 page(s).

Book Pages

These are groups of book pages and archival documents. Included is a document pertaining to a civil court case and individual pages from a book that mentions Isarel, Zionism, and Middle East political issues. 22 page(s).

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is part of a prayer book containing the Idra Zota, a Ḳabalistic work of literature and prayers for the festival of Shavuot. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 17.70 cm × 12.90 cm. 3 page(s).

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is a prayer book for one of the three pilgrimage festivals, Sukkot. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 17.50 cm × 11.60 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Commentary on Talmud]

This is from a commentary on the Talmud. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 34.40 cm × 23.20 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Pirḳe Avot]

This is part of a book from the Mishnah, Pirḳe Avot, or Ethics of the Fathers. Included are Rabbinic commentaries on the text. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.50 cm × 13.00 cm. 2 page(s).

Torah Scroll Fragment

This is a fragment from a Torah scroll from the biblical book of Numbers, chapters 11-13. 1 page(s).

Blank Record Book for Tracking Files or Mail

This is a blank record book for tracking files or mail. The right header says "Register/Index" with the following (visible) columns: serial number, date, originating from, number. The left header says "Incoming." Dimensions : 34.70 cm × 22.90 cm. 2 page(s).

Mukharabat Buildings

Mukharabat Buildings in early May 2003. Photo courtesy of Harold Rhode 1 page(s).

Notebook with Calculations, Doodles, Judeo-Arabic

ספר אורים גדולים

ספר אורים גדולים

This is a book of Jewish sermons and responsa about Jewish law printed in Izmir, Turkey. Dimensions : 30.90 cm × 20.90 cm. Éditeur : Bi-Defus Yaʼudah ben Daṿid Ḥazan. Lieu de publication : Izmir, Turkey. 3 page(s).

[Book Section - Book of Numbers]

This is the biblical book of Numbers with rabbinic commentaries and the Aramaic translation. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 26.00 cm × 20.30 cm. 2 page(s).

פרי עץ הדר

פרי עץ הדר

This is an uncut sheet from the book Peri ʻEts Hadar, a ḳabalistic book about the holiday of Tu bi-Shevaṭ. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 15.40 cm × 10.90 cm. 1 page(s).

Blank Letter Head, President of the Jewish/Mosaic Community

This is blank letterhead from the President of the Jewish Community. This document reflects the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community. 2 page(s).

ספר יפה מראה

ספר יפה מראה

This is a commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 32.70 cm × 24.10 cm. 6 page(s).

שער החצר

שער החצר

This is a book about the land of Israel. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 35.60 cm × 22.70 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Hebrew Bible]

These are pages, all from likely from the same book, of parts of the Hebrew Bible. Sections are from the books of Genesis, Samuel, Esther, and Daniel. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 20.60 cm × 12.70 cm. 2 page(s).

ספר כתר מלכות

ספר כתר מלכות

This is a book of prayers to be recited between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kipur and the end of the festival of Sukkot. It was written by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim, a famous Baghdadi Rabbi, known also as the Ben Ish Ḥai and printed i Dimensions : 19.70 cm × 13.40 cm. Lieu de publication : Jerusalem, Israel. 1 page(s).

[Commentary on Talmud]

This is a commentary on the first tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, Masekhet Berakhot, dealing with agricultural laws. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 32.10 cm × 20.40 cm. 3 page(s).