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Collection of [12] Letters and Documents from the Rabbis of Libya, Egypt, Tiberias, and Paris – First Half of the 20th Century - A diverse and fascinating collection of rabbinic correspondence, rabbinical court documents, and communal letters authored by leading rabbinic figures of Libya, Egypt, and the Land of Israel. The collection offers a valuable glimpse into the religious, judicial, and communal life of Jewish communities throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East during the first half of the twentieth century. 1. Letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Hai Bukhovza, Chief Rabbi of Tripoli, signed together with other leading rabbis of Tripoli. A total of five rabbinic signatures appear on the document. 2. An additional letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Hai Bukhovza, Chief Rabbinical Judge of Tripoli and one of the foremost rabbinic authorities of Libyan Jewry. 3. Letter issued by the Rabbinical Court of Benghazi, one of the principal Jewish centers of Libya. 4. Two letters from the Rabbinical Court of Tripoli, signed by Rabbi Zion HaKohen, Acting Chief Rabbi. 5. Letter by Rabbi Yaakov Rakkah, one of the leading sages of Tripoli and a member of the distinguished Rakkah rabbinic family. 6. Letter by Rabbi Yeshua Elmaleh. 7. Two fundraising and support appeals written by Rabbi Meir Vaknin, Chief Rabbinical Judge of Tiberias, on behalf of Torah institutions. 8. Letter by Rabbi Chaim Nahum, Chief Rabbi of Egypt and one of the most prominent Sephardic rabbinic leaders of the modern era. 9. A particularly interesting letter by Rabbi Nissim Ohana, Acting Chief Rabbi of Egypt. In the letter, he complains about a member of the community who has been living at the community’s expense, eating and drinking on communal funds while refusing to settle his debts. Rabbi Ohana appeals to the man's father, asking him to reprimand his son and resolve the matter, having heard that the family is financially well-established. 10. A Jewish bill of divorce (Get) dated 1950, bearing the autograph signatures of the rabbis of Paris, providing a fascinating example of postwar rabbinical court activity in France. This collection brings together documents from several major centers of Jewish leadership—Libya, Egypt, the Land of Israel, and France—and provides a remarkable window into communal administration, rabbinical courts, charitable activity, and the daily concerns of Jewish communities during a period of profound historical change. Total: [12] letters and documents. Overall condition: Good to Very Good.