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ספר חסידים

ספר חסידים

This is a book about Jewish ethics by a medieval German rabbi. The title page is damaged and there is no publication information. Dimensions : 20.60 cm × 13.80 cm. 2 page(s).

Babylonian Talmud Map

The Assyrian Empire and the Region about the Eastern Mediterranean 1 page(s).

Distorted Book in Need of Flattening

To correct distortion, crumpled archival documents and book leaves were flattened, either dry under weight or with minimal moisture, to achieve a flat plane for imaging. Any items that could withstand being flattened und 1 page(s).

סדר קריאי מועד

סדר קריאי מועד

This is part of a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. Included is the service for Passover. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.50 cm × 13.70 cm. 3 page(s).

Removing mold and dirt with a soft brush

Public archival document: Removing mold and dirt with a soft brush. View archival images, metadata, and available AI-assisted text. 1 page(s).

[Book Section - Commentary on Talmud]

This is part of a commentary on the first tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, Masekhet Berakhot, dealing with agricultural laws. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 38.70 cm × 26.00 cm. 3 page(s).

ספר דעת ותבונה

ספר דעת ותבונה

This is a book about Ḳabalah and the Zohar by the Baghdadi rabbi, Joseph Ḥayyim, also known as the Ben Ish Ḥai. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 32.60 cm × 21.00 cm. 2 page(s).

ספר חדושי אגדות

ספר חדושי אגדות

This is from a book of commentary and stories about the Talmud. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 22.20 cm × 14.10 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Books of Genesis and Exodus]

These are part of the first two books of the Torah - Genesis and Exodus. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.60 cm × 12.40 cm. 4 page(s).

[Book Section - Commentary on Genesis]

This is a Rabbinic commentary on the biblical book of Genesis. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 30.00 cm × 20.40 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Later Prophets]

These are the later prophets from the Hebrew Bible. There is no publication information. Included are ink stamps from the Baghdadi Jewish School, Midrash Talmud Torah. Dimensions : 18.40 cm × 12.00 cm. 3 page(s).

ספר טור פטרה חלק שני ממקור חיים

ספר טור פטרה חלק שני ממקור חיים

This is a commentary of the Shulḥan ʻArukh printed in Livorno from the 17th Century. Dimensions : 20.70 cm × 15.10 cm. Éditeur : Yedidyah ben Yitsḥaḳ Gabay. Lieu de publication : Livorno, Italy. 210 page(s).

[Book Section - Jewish Holiday]

This is a section of a book which includes different Jewish teaching for the holiday of Sukot. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 16.00 cm × 12.00 cm. 2 page(s).

[Book of Genesis]

This is a translation of the biblical book of Genesis in Judeo-Arabic. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 15.30 cm × 11.90 cm. 3 page(s).

מסכת גיטין מן תלמוד בבלי

מסכת גיטין מן תלמוד בבלי

This is the tractate Giṭin, dealing with laws about divorce, from the Babylonian Talmud. There is no publication year. Dimensions : 27.70 cm × 19.90 cm. Éditeur : Bi-Defus G. Pimenṭ. Lieu de publication : Warsaw, Poland. 4 page(s).

[Book Section - Genesis]

This is part of an edition of the biblical book of Genesis, including the Aramaic translation and rabbinic commentaries. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 12.10 cm × 8.40 cm. 2 page(s).

ספר במדבר

ספר במדבר

This is an edition of the biblical book of Numbers. There is very little publication information. Dimensions : 18.50 cm × 12.00 cm. Éditeur : Esṭampado in la Esṭamparia del Sinior Georg Holtsinger. Lieu de publication : Vienna, Austria. 4 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 : 19.40 cm × 14.10 cm. 3 page(s).

שלמי צבור

שלמי צבור

This is a commentary on the prayer book and Jewish ritual practices printed in Thessalonikē (also known as Salonika), Greece. Dimensions : 19.60 cm × 14.30 cm. Éditeur : Bi-Defus Mordekhai Naḥman ṿe-Daṿid Yiśraʼelig'ah. Lieu de publication : Thessalonikē, Greece. 2 page(s).

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is part of a prayer book for one of the three pilgrimage festivals, Shavuot. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 20.70 cm × 14.00 cm. 2 page(s).

ספר חוזה דוד

ספר חוזה דוד

This is a commentary on the biblical book of Psalms published in Amsterdam. Dimensions : 26.30 cm × 22.20 cm. Éditeur : Bi-Defus Y. Dayan. Lieu de publication : Amsterdam, Netherlands. 3 page(s).

The Jerusalem Amulet: A Guard for Pregnant Women

This is a flier with astrological signs and important Jewish images. It is likely geared towards pregnant women; the title, קמיע ירושלמית שמירה ליולדת (Ḳameʻa Yerushalmit Shrirah le-Yuledet), translates as "The Jerusalem 1 page(s).

[Book Section - Book of Psalms]

This is part of the biblical book of Psalms. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 16.10 cm × 9.90 cm. 3 page(s).

Removing Iraqi Jewish books from the water in the Mukhabarat basement, 2003.

Removing Iraqi Jewish books from the water in the Mukhabarat basement, 2003. Photo courtesy of Harold Rhode 1 page(s).