“To protect and do everything in our power to preserve the ...

“To protect and do everything in our power to preserve the fortress of our faith”

Letter Autographed by Sephardic Rabbanim of Jerusalem 1909

Letter from the great Sephardic Rabbanim members of the Sephardic Beit Din in Jerusalem. In this letter, the Rabbanim lament their lack of strength and inability to compete with the efforts of Albert-Abraham Antébi, director of the Alliance Israelite Universelle in Jerusalem. The objective of the Alliance School was to “trap the leadership of the congregation”. The Rabbanim express that “we fear that we shall be unable to narrow this breach properly”. However, “we are striving with all our might not to deliver the houses of the Talmudei Torah to Mr. Antebi. Heaven forbid that this should occur in Israel!”

The letter is autographed by the prominent Rabbanim:

Rabbi Shmuel Nissim (1841-1916) was Rosh Av Beit Din of the Sephardic congregation in Jerusalem and stood at the forefront of the community for many years (Yehudei Hamizrach B’Eretz Yisrael Vol. 1 p. 470)

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Suranga (1842-1915) was one of the renowned Rabbanim of Jerusalem and community activist who had a powerful impact on his congregation. He served as Raavad of Jerusalem and dayan for many years (ibid 480).

Rabbi Mordechai Israel (1851-1916) numbered among the great Rabbanim of Jerusalem and Tzfas. During his final years, he served as Raavad.

Jerusalem, 25 Teves, 1909. Official stationery of the Sephardic Beis Din. Page count: [1] leaf. Page Size: 29x23 cm. Condition: Creases and several scattered holes.

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