By-laws of the Bukharan community in Jerusalem and draft pages of the regulations. Jerusalem 1920s and 1930s

By-laws of the Bukharan community in Jerusalem and draft pages of the regulations. Jerusalem 1920s and 1930s

"The purpose of the Bukharan community in Jerusalem is to administer all the "Hekdashot" that are or will be at the disposal of the Bukharan Jewish community member registered under the Ottoman Associations Law ... with the Governor of the Jerusalem District ... were founded for the benefit of the members of the Bukharan Jewish community in Jerusalem or part of them ..."  - Regulations and drafts of regulations established by the heads of the Bukharan community in Jerusalem: Rabbi Avraham Aminov (Rabbi and leader of the Bukharian community in Jerusalem until his death in 1929), Moshiach Borchof (Jewish-Bukharian merchant and activist in Jerusalem. One of the founders and director of the Sphardic Orphanage and a delegate of the First Assembly), Rehavia Musayov (Jewelry merchant born in Jerusalem, father of the famous multi-millionaire Shlomo Musayov), and Yedidya Mirzayev (signed in print) The 1920s and 1930s. An important collection of early documents concerning the dedications of the Bukharan community in Jerusalem. Typewriter printing.

Preliminary regulations that have not yet been published, That intended to regulate the status of Hekdeshot - the buildings of the community dedicated by the previous generationsin, accordance with Torat Israel. Among other things, it was determined that allowed the committee to sit in the Hekdeshot for free the poor of Bukharian Jewry while emphasizing: "The management shall not be entitled to sell or mortgage or transfer such deductions or part there of even for a great need at any time of the times". In addition, the names of the heads of management were determined (the names above), and it was emphasized that they will be in charge for the rest of their lives, regulations regulating the company's income, meetings, and more appear. In addition, there is a document submitted to the Jerusalem District Commissioner in the month of Av 1929 requesting a change in some of the regulations signed (in print) by the heads of the Bukharan community, as well as a document 'declaring the creation of a society' approving the dedication committee as a registered member from August 1929. and additional documents on behalf of the Palestinian government in this matter, and more.

The life of the "Rehovot" neighborhood, now known as the "Bukharim Streets", was supervised by the neighborhood committee headed by Rabbi Avraham Aminov. The committee won the support of local government institutions and enjoyed great prestige among members of the community in Eretz Israel and abroad, the committee's activities were broad and provided for all the needs of the residents.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the committee worked extensively to build the neighborhood and its institutions. During this period, luxury buildings were built in the neighborhood, including the "Palace", the Davidoff House (which served as the residence of the Hebrew Gymnasium), the Moshhioff House (which was the largest house in the neighborhood, about five dunams in area), the Simchioff House and more. In order to enable even members of the community with little ability to live in the neighborhood, 25 apartment houses were built which were a kind of "housing" and their price was lower than the price of a private house. A courtyard was also established in the center of the neighborhood, which was built entirely with money from the Hekdesh and which housed five synagogues, yeshivas, a Talmud Torah of the community and a large cistern that served the many residents of the courtyard. The committee took care of paving roads and planting trees in the neighborhood, which to this day is one of the most glorious neighborhoods in Jerusalem and in Israel in general.

[40] leaves. Data in the original folder from the 1930s. the regulations appear in several copies in almost the same wording with different handwritten or printed corrections in each document. general condition very good.