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This is a group of hand written letter, some in Judeo-Arabic, between Baghdadi Jews in Jerusalem, England, Hong Kong, India, and Baghdad. Included are: an envelope addressed to Rabbi Jacob Joseph Haim, India; a letter from the Sephardic Israeli Community in Jerusalem, Palestine; a letter from David Sassoon to Rabbi Haim in Baghdad giving an order to pay him an amount of money.
Bibliographic Information
Inclusive Start Date:
1920
Inclusive End Date:
1920
Archival Materials Type:
Paper
Archival Materials Format:
Mutiple Papers
Record Type:
Archival Materials
Language:
Judeo-Arabic/English
Format
Binding Format:
Multiple Sheets
Preservation
Mold Remediation:
Mold Remediated
Flattening:
Local
Disbound / Disassembled:
No
Mended:
No
Other Treatment:
One page treated for exhibit. See treatment report for more details.
Rehoused:
Foldered and Boxed
Exhibit:
Page(s) from this item were exhibited as a facsimile at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.
Metadata
Last Updated:
December 16, 2014
Keywords:
Correspondence; India; Hong Kong; Baghdadi Jewish Community; Typed; Handwritten; Postage Stamp; David Sassoon; Wax Seal; Calcutta; Judeo-Arabic; Jerusalem; Envelope; Financial
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- Covers and title pages imaged in 2006-2007
- Completely imaged in 2012-2014
- This item is featured in the online exhibit.
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March 22, 2014 at 11:05 PM
by sami sourani
One letter was an order from the Office of David Sasson in Singapour to his branch office in Baghdad to pay the Jewish Community an amount of 260 Rupee.
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