Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Proclamation of the Amsterdam Charity Fund – Amsterdam, 1801

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium

Printed proclamation, announcement of the fundraising campaign for the community's charity fund, to be read out in the synagogues on Shabbat, Parashat Vayehi 1801. Amsterdam: Widow of Yosef Proops Katz, [Tevet] 1801.
An appeal to all community members to donate to the communal charity fund, to finance its various projects (distributing money to the poor, supporting the sick and burying the dead).
[1] leaf (printed on one side). 39 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Folding marks.


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Jewish Communities – Printed Matter and Manuscripts
Jewish Communities – Printed Matter and Manuscripts