Collection of letters and certificates issued by the Jewish communities of China; most of them by the Jewish community of Harbin. 1920s to 1950s. Russian and some Hebrew.
14 letters and certificates, including:
● A handwritten letter issued by the "Zionist-Mizrahi Histadrut in Harbin", 1924, addressed to "the honorable editorial staff of HaTor" [a journal edited by Yehuda Leib Fishman Maimon]:
"about the life of the Mizrahi here I have nothing to inform you since the Mizrahi Association here has been cancelled and swallowed by the association of General Zionists" (Hebrew).
● Marriage certificate issued by the Jewish community of Harbin, 1924. Typewritten on official stationery and hand-signed by Rabbi A.M. Kiselev, rabbi of Harbin.
● A receipt issued by the Jewish burial society of Harbin.
● Letters by various institutions of the Jewish community of Harbin that were sent to community member Avraham Reitzin on the occasion of his leaving the town, 1950: a letter from the "Hebrew community of Harbin" listing the various positions held by Reitzin since 1934 (board member and secretary of the "Mishmeret Cholim" association and the Hebrew hospital, board member and secretary of the "Gemilut Chessed" association, and more); two letters by "Moshav Zekenim" in Harbin; a letter by the "Mishmeret Cholim association, the Hebrew Hospital of Harbin" and a letter by the "Arbitration Tribunal by the Hebrew community of Harbin". The letters are typewritten on official stationery and hand-signed by the representatives of the institutions.
● Letter to Avraham Reitzin by the Jewish community of Hailar, 1937. In the letter, the leaders of the community thank him for his contribution to the building of a synagogue.
● Official certificates issued by the Jewish community of Harbin (typewritten, hand-signed and stamped "committee of the Hebrew community of Harbin"), 1950.
● And more.
Size and condition vary.