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Rare Freemasons Lodge Constitution – “Zur Quelle Siloah” No. 22, Jerusalem, 1932 | Mandate Palestine Masonic Document - Official house regulations booklet of the Freemasons Lodge: Hausgesetz der gerechten und vollkommenen Freimaurerloge “Zur Quelle Siloah” Nr. 22 im Or. Jerusalem (House Law of the Just and Perfect Freemasons Lodge “To the Spring of Siloah” No. 22, Orient of Jerusalem) Printed in Jerusalem in 1932 at the Syrian Orphanage Printing House (Buchdruckerei des Syrischen Waisenhauses), one of the most important printing institutions in Mandatory Palestine. The booklet contains the official constitution of the lodge, including:  • Election procedures  • Duties and rights of officers and members  • Admission and resignation rules  • Financial administration  • Mourning lodge regulations  • Ratification by the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Germany The final pages include official signatures and approvals, dated Jerusalem, May 10, 1932, with additional confirmation from Hamburg by the German Grand Lodge authorities. This is an exceptionally interesting historical document reflecting:  • Early Freemasonry activity in Jerusalem  • International connections of lodges before WWII  • German-speaking cultural circles in Mandatory Palestine  • Local Jerusalem printing history Technical Details  • Language: German  • Year: 1932  • Place of printing: Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine  • Printer: Syrian Orphanage Printing House  • Pages: 12  • Binding: Original softcover  • Condition: Good for age – light wear, mild age toning, complete and intact Collectibility Highly desirable for collectors of:  • Freemasonry history and documents  • Mandate Palestine memorabilia  • German-language Judaica / Middle East history  • Early Jerusalem printing