Chevra Kadisha Pinkas of the Ujhel community, during the Holocaust - prior to the destruction of the community, with the names of those who perished in the Holocaust added after the war. Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary), [ca. 1942-1946].
The Pinkas records begin in 1942 (in the middle of WWII, before the Germans conquered Hungary). Written from left to right. A typewritten page is pasted on the first page (in Hungarian), by one of the Chevra Kadisha members (with his signature and the stamp of the Chevra), stating the regulation requiring the presence of 12 representatives of the Chevra at each burial, and the scrupulent observance of this regulation. Each of the next twenty pages contains a list of the 12 members selected to participate in each burial, with their signatures (the records and signatures are in Hungarian). The records begin in June 1942 and end in December 1942, with a final record from January 1943.
The remaining blank leaves (pp. 26-47) were put to use at a later date, presumably after the war, and contain lists of deceased, in Hebrew. Some of the deceased perished in the Holocaust in Hungary. Some names are listed as having perished "in sanctification of G-d's name" (it is unclear how many of those listed perished in the Holocaust and how many died before. One of the pages lists the name of R. Yoel Felner who served as rabbi of Ujhel and passed away in 1925. Conversely, some of those who perished in the Holocaust are not listed as such). The names include: R. Moshe Aharon Fried (dayan and posek in Tiszalök; son of R. Chaim Yaakov Fried Rabbi of Tiszalök) and his son R. Chaim Alter Fried (perished in Auschwitz with their families).
The Ujhel Chevra Kadisha was officially established in 1772. The rabbi of the town in those days, R. Naftali Tzvi Mochiach, was one of the founders of the Chevra, and in his memory the annual dinner, where the heads of the Chevra were appointed, was held on the anniversary of his passing - 14th Sivan, rather than on 7th Adar as accepted in most communities (see: Yisrael Goldberg, Hityasdut HaChevra Kadisha BeUjhel VeTakanoteha HaRishonot, HaTzofeh M'Eretz Hagar, year I, 1911, pp. 121-135).
[1], 70 pages (34 written pages). Approx. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and open tears, repaired in part with paper. New leather binding, with front board of original binding.

Marriage register of the Jews of Mishkoltz (Miskolc, Hungary) and the surroundings. [Mishkoltz?], 1851-1881. German, Hungarian and some Hebrew.
Large notebook, printed (in German) and filled-in by hand (Hungarian and some Hebrew). The notebook contains records of over 1000 weddings celebrated in Miskolc and the surroundings.
One of the entries in the register documents the wedding (second marriage) of R. Mordechai Amram Hirsch (later rabbi of Hamburg), to Mrs. Mirel daughter of R. Yechezkel Moshe Fishman Rabbi of Miskolc. Also recorded are weddings of other daughters of R. Fishman, and weddings of other rabbis.
Signature (in Hungarian) of R. Shmuel Austerlitz Rabbi of Mishkoltz, dated 1939, on a (typewritten) leaf bound in spread 23.
R. Mordechai Amram Hirsch (1833-1909), leading rabbi of his time and prominent leader of Hungarian, Moravian and German Jewry; supporter of the Status Quo communities.
100 leaves, [1] page. 39.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains (including dark stains), creases and wear. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper and tape. Minor open tears to spreads 28-30, slightly affecting text. New leather binding (with old front wrapper).

Birth register of the Jews of Onod and the surroundings. Onod, 1886-1913. Hungarian and some Hebrew.
Large notebook, printed and filled-in by hand. The register contains records of over 700 births and circumcisions from Onod and the surroundings (the Miskolc and Mezőcsát districts in Borsod county, Hungary).
At the foot of spread 53, signature (in Hungarian) of R. Meir Schick Rabbi of Onod (who performed many of the circumcisions), dated 1895, alongside the ink stamp of the Onod rabbinate. Wax stamp of the district registrar of Onod inside front wrapper.
99 leaves. 45 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains and inkstains. Significant dampstains (with ink fading) to one leaf. Minor creases and wear (primarily marginal). Marginal open tear to front wrapper. New binding.

Two ledgers recording the income and expenditures of the Bussermin Jewish community (Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary), 1910-1943. Hungarian and Yiddish.
The ledgers contain thousands of meticulous records of the accounts of the Bussermin community (near Debrecen, north eastern Hungary), filled-in by hand (first ledger - 1910-1928, in Yiddish and Hungarian; second ledger 1937-1943, in Hungarian).
One side of each spread contains records of the community's revenue and its source (donations, meat tax, mikvah fees, and more), while the other side details the various expenditures (various charity funds, synagogue expenses, printing the newspaper, and more).
Tall narrow ledger (1910-1928): [198] pages. Approx. 44 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Stains. Minor wear. New leather binding. Regular format ledger (1937-1943): 192, 197-200 pages. Lacking pp. 193-196. Approx. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Large open tears to approx. 10 leaves (with loss of approx. half the leaf). Minor stains. Old binding, damaged and slightly worn.

Collection of 18 paper items, including handwritten contracts, documents and envelopes, related to the sale and inheritance of seats in the Ashkenazi synagogue in Amsterdam. Amsterdam, 1688-1808.
The collection includes:
• Nine documents written from 1688-1733, regarding the transfer of ownership of seats in the synagogue through sale or inheritance. Two specific seats recur in eight of these documents, and one can follow the succession of owners over the course of a half a century. The documents are signed by the owners of the seat - the sellers and buyers, as well as by the leaders and trustees of the Ashkenazi community in Amsterdam.
• Three documents recording the ownership of seats in the synagogue, dated 1779, 1783 and 1784. The first is a printed document completed by hand.
• Six envelopes of ownership documents of seats in the Amsterdam synagogue (without the documents), from ca. 1801-1808. The envelopes are inscribed with the names of the owners and various details.
The Ashkenazi community in Amsterdam was founded in the 17th century. The first Ashkenazi Jews to settle in Amsterdam were mostly refugees from the 30 Years' War (1618-1648), mostly escaping from the Rhine area. In 1648, after the Khmelnytsky Uprising, many Jewish refugees from Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine arrived and established their own community.
18 items. Size varies. Overall good-fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Folding marks. Some documents with cuts, to render them invalid.