Rare Collection of [9] Elegant Invitations from Jerusalem Families of Yesteryear

Rare Collection of [9] Elegant Invitations from Jerusalem Families of Yesteryear

Rare collection of [9] invitations designed for weddings by prominent families of Jerusalem of yesteryear, some even from the leaders of Jerusalem themselves!

The very phenomenon of wedding invitations was not widespread. Yet here is a collection including [9] invitations, all Yerushalmi, from the crème de la crème of the city.

There are historic discoveries here, marriage contracts that were unknown even to historians of Jerusalem. The locations of the families' residences, which were generally where the wedding feasts were held. This collection is especially important for genealogists searching for family ties among the Old Yishuv's families.

Innovation in graphics: Most of the invitations were printed in gilt or colored lettering, together with various pictures. The forms of the leaves themselves are also spectacular - from small cards and folded leaves to large sheets.

Specifications of some of the invitations:

1. Invitation from the Adere"t, rabbi of Jerusalem, for his son Raphael Levi's wedding.

2. Invitation from Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, av beit din of the Edah HaChareidit, for the wedding of his son Eliyahu Mordechai and the daughter of R' Menachem Nathan Auerbach. Rabbi Menachem Nathan Auerbach was one of the rabbis of the city, a grandson of the author of Imrei Binah.

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for details of the other invitations.

[9] leaves in total. Various sizes.

Overall moderate-fine condition. Aging stains. Folds and creases. Tiny tears in the margins of several invitations.