Letter: T-S Misc.36.152

Letter T-S Misc.36.152

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.36.152
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Yiddish

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Letter sent from Jerusalem from Rachel b. Avraham Zussman of Prague, in Jerusalem, to her son Moshe, a scribe in Cairo. After opening the letter in Hebrew, Rachel switches to Yiddish. She refers to her desperate financial situation as well as a plague that has afflicted both Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem. She also mentions that the situation in Safed (Ṣefat) has improved. Dated 1567 CE. (Information from CUDL)

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Loan 38.152; TS Box Misc. 36, fol. 152; TS Box Misc. 36, f. 152
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Translation

T-S Misc.36.152 1r

1r

T-S Misc.36.152 1v

1v
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