Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Ketubah for the Marriage of a Convert – Marrakesh (Morocco), 1886 – Signature of the Martyr Rabbi Yehuda Shoshana

Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium

Ketubah recording the marriage of a convert. Marrakesh (Morocco), Sivan 1886.
Semi-cursive Western script, with decorations. Verses and blessings at top. The ketubah was written following the custom of the "megorashim" (Spanish exiles).
The ketubah is signed by the witness R. Yehuda Shoshana (who presumably also wrote the final line of the ketubah) – one of the Tzadikim of Morocco and leader of the Marrakesh community, who was killed for refusing to transgress the Shabbat, after being falsely accused of cursing Muhammad.
[1] leaf. 40 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and folding marks, closed and open tears, affecting text. Paper repairs in several places.


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Morrocan and North African Jewry – Manuscripts, Letters and Documents
Morrocan and North African Jewry – Manuscripts, Letters and Documents