Letter: ENA NS 53.23

Letter ENA NS 53.23

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Shelfmark
ENA NS 53.23
Document Date
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Form letter from the community of Hebron. In Hebrew. Dated: 5539 AM, which is 1778/79 CE. The name Refa'el Ḥannuka is filled in in big letters; he may be the addressee, and he may be located in Istanbul. The letter describes the machinations of the oppressors of the Jews and how they obtained a firman to impose a taqsīṭ (a form of Ottoman taxation). The community has sent Eliyyahu Lahka(?) as their shaliaḥ, and if he does not receive enough money to bring back, they will perish.

Related Places

Mentioned
Constantinople

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 53, fol. 23; ENA NS 53, f. 23
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 53.23 1

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1

ENA NS 53.23 2

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2
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 53.23. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11808/ (accessed June 5, 2026).