Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Four letters regarding a Jew from Trieste who ate in a non-kosher coffeehouse in the city. Trieste, 1771. Italian, with some Hebrew.
• Letter from R. Yitzchak Formiggini Rabbi of Trieste, regarding a Jew named Gatenio (Gattegno), who ate pastries in a non-Jewish coffehouse near the ghetto.
• Two copies of David Gatenio's letter of remorse, dated 8th day of Chanukah 1771, with his signature.
• Letter (or certificate) from the community members dated Rosh Chodesh Tevet 1771, on the same topic.
R. Yitzchak Formiggini, leading Italian Torah scholar, rabbi of Turin and later of Trieste. The Chida quotes novellae in his name in his books.
The present affair is documented in the Pinkas of the Trieste community, where it is recorded that R. Yitzchak Formiggini sentenced Gatenio to three days of excommunication, after which he would have to confess in the synagogue. After Gatenio complained about the rabbi's ruling to the authorities, his sentence was commuted, and he was only obligated to provide a letter of confession and remorse (enclosed).
4 letters. Size varies. Overall good condition. Stains and dampness damage (with traces of mold).
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Appeal letter from the Siena community, addressed to the Trieste community, following pogroms against the Jews of Siena. Siena, 1799.
Letter in Italian. Signed (in Hebrew) by the rabbi of Siena, R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash (later Rishon LeTzion in Jerusalem), and two members of the committee (in Italian).
The present letter was written during the French Revolutionary wars. Following Austrian victory over the French forces in June 1799, the Jewish ghetto was assaulted, the houses looted, and 13 Jews cruelly murdered. The Austrian commander who took over the city placed a heavy tax on the Jews, threatening to burn the ghetto down and expel the Jews if they failed to come up with the required sum.
R. Yaakov Moshe Ayash (d. 1817), son of R. Yehuda Ayash. In 1779, he travelled to North Africa as emissary from Jerusalem. From there he travelled to Italy, where he spent twenty years, serving as rabbi of Siena and later Ferrara. He returned to Eretz Israel in 1803, and was later appointed Rishon LeTzion.
[1] double leaf (2 written pages + address). 25 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Dampness damage (with traces of mold). Folding marks.
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Three documents in Italian from the Trieste community in Italy, related to Francis I, first Emperor of Austria (began his reign as Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire). Italian.
• Two handwritten leaves, with a description of the visit of Francis I to the institutions of the Trieste Jewish community, 6 May 1816.
• Handwritten leaf, request for permit to serve as apothecaries. 5 October 1823.
• Printed booklet, sermon of R. Avraham di Colonia in honor of the birthday of Francis I.
4 paper items. Size varies. Fair-poor condition. Dampstains and traces of mold. Several tears.
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Manuscript, "Order of Prayers for Women", for various occasions. [Italy, ca. 19th century].
Prayers and verses for various occasions in the woman's life cycle, from ritual immersion through pregnancy, 9th month and birth, as well as candle lighting and separating Challah. With instructions in Italian.
The prayers in this manuscript are found in manuscript prayer books from Italy beginning from the 18th century.
[29] leaves. 16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inscriptions on endpapers. Original leather binding.
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Manuscript, prayers for livelihood. [Italy], 1863.
The manuscript opens with Psalm 24, followed by several prayers.
Square scribal script, vocalized. The name of the owner of the manuscript and the date of writing are inscribed at the beginning and end of the manuscript.
[6] leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Worming. Old binding.
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