Large manuscript wall poster of the Chevra Kadisha Gomlei Chassadim in Prague, with the names of a thousand members of the Prague community and other places. [Prague, 1875].
Large, thick sheet of paper, written in black and red ink. Heading: "Erev Rosh Chodesh Shevat, the world stands on lovingkindness". Some of the words are written in red and serve as a chronogram. A small open tear at the top of the paper renders the chronogram difficult to calculate, but it seems to refer to the year 1875. Name of writer at foot of leaf.
The leaf is divided into columns, with the leaders of the society inscribed in the right column, while the other columns contain the names of some 1000 members of the Prague community and other places, listed in various categories according to their stature.
Prominent personalities mentioned include R. Natan Adler, chief rabbi of London and the British Empire; R. Shimshon Rafael Hirsch; and R. Zecharias Frankel, dean of the Breslau rabbinical seminary.
Inscription in pencil with chronogram indicating the year 1876.
92X68 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears and wear. Large open tear at top of leaf, affecting text. Other minor open tears, slightly affecting text. Folding marks.