Auction 13 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jan 19, 2011 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 31:

Letters to Moshe Montefiore – Damascus Libel – Constantinople, 1840

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To the Minister…Moshe Montefiore, from Rabbi Shalomo Hirshl. [Constantinople, 1840].
Two printed letters (printed with no title page), handed to Moshe Montefiore upon his departure from London about the Damascus Libel, and were probably printed in Constantinople during his stay there. Following the two letters appears a certificate of the London Rabbinical Court. 4 pages, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains and folding marks. From the collection of Prof. Shimon Abramsky.