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

Proclamation from the Rabbis of Warsaw – Pogroms of 1881-1882

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Printed proclamation from the rabbis of Warsaw with instructions on how to relate to the non-Jewish population, in attempt to pacify them during the tense times of the 1881-1882 pogroms. Warsaw, Iyar 1881.
Signed in print by 11 rabbis of Warsaw, with the original stamp of the Warsaw Beit Din. This proclamation was published during difficult times for Russian and Polish Jewry, after the assassination of Czar Alexander II led to a series of pogroms in 1881-1882 (these pogroms were actively encouraged by the Russian authorities in order to divert the attention of the populace from the corrupt government).
[1] leaf. 35.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Marginal open tears, not affecting text.


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