Letter: BL OR 5542.7

Letter BL OR 5542.7

Metadata

Shelfmark
BL OR 5542.7
Primary Language
Hebrew

Description

Form letter from the community of Safed, for the shaliaḥ Yaʿaqov b. Avraham to carry with him in his fundraising. Bewails the destruction of synagogues and Torah scrolls. Dating: Late, probably 18th or 19th century.

Additional metadata

Collection
British Library
Historical shelfmarks
BM Or 5542, fol. 7; BM; BM Or 5542, f. 7
Input date
In PGP since 2017
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6211/