Large diverse collection of books and booklets in Ladino, the language spoken by the Jews of the Spanish Diaspora.
A diverse collection of Ladino works: prayers, Scripture and Midrash, halacha and musar, science and grammar, poetry and literature, and more.
The books and booklets were printed in Constantinople, Salonika, Izmir, Jerusalem and Eretz Israel, Vienna, Livorno, Pisa, Venice and Sofia, from the 17th century until the first half of the 20th century.
A detailed list is available upon request.
Folowing is a partial list:
· Chovat HaLevavot, translated into Ladino. Venice, [1713]. · Seder Arba Ta'aniyot, according to the rites of the holy Sephardi community. Pisa, [1781]. Haftarah of Tisha B'Av with Ladino translation. · Tehillim, with Ladino translation. Constantinople, [1836]. · Kitvei HaKodesh, Part 2, Nevi'im Achronim and Ketuvim, with Ladino translation. Izmir, [1838-1840]. · Kitvei HaKodesh, Part 1, the Five Books of the Torah and Nevi'im Rishonim, with Ladino translation. Vienna, [1841]. · Sefer HaBrit, by R. Pinchas Horwitz, translated into Ladino. [Salonika], 1847. · Yesodot Dikduk Leshon HaKodesh, Hebrew grammar textbook in Ladino. Izmir [1852]. · Me'am Lo'ez, explanations and Midrash on the Five Books of the Torah in Ladino, R. Ya'akov Culi. Izmir, [1864-1868]. First edition. Six volumes. Some of the volumes lack several leaves. · Kav HaYashar, translated into Ladino. Constantinople, [1863]. · Codigo de Comergo Ottomano, Ottoman trade laws, translated into Ladino by Menachem Ya'akov Kalfon. Sofia, 1904. · Boceto de Istories, collection of stories, geographic facts and idioms. [Izmir], 1904. Written on the title page: "In Vienna", however, the book was actually printed in Izmir but to evade the censor, the place of printing and the name of the printer were concealed. · The collection also contains dozens of booklets printed in Jerusalem containing folk tales and various legends translated into Ladino.
93 books and booklets + 31 Incomplete books and booklets. Size and condition vary.