Description: This listing is for a 1925 donation receipt from the "Central-Committee Knesseth-Israel". This receipt is in English, Yiddish and Hebrew. It measures 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". According to the Center for Jewish History, this organization was founded in 1924 to allow Americans to financially aid. According to the top of the receipt, this was part of the "General Charities of Rabbi Maier Baal Haness Jerusalem of the Jewish Ashkenazim of the United Communities in Eretz-Israel Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed, & Tiberias". The top also has in Hebrew the name of "Avraham Yitzhak Cook", the Chief Rabbi of Eretz-Israel. It is dated with the Jewish month of Nisan and the Jewish year of 5685 which corresponds to March/April 1925. The donation was made by a Benjamin Dorfman of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is signed in Hebrew by 4 different representatives of this group. The back lists in all 3 languages some of the actives that the donors money will go towards including Passover assistance and free Matza, wedding for the poor, "260 sick were helped and enabled to proceed to Europe to be cured", "7 new houses were erected in the townlet", the upkeep of Rabbis, allowances to new immigrants, "130 poor families were given free houses without ant rent at all", and much more. Condition: There are fold lines from having originally been folded up and mailed. There are 3 small tears along the edges. Please see the photos for more detail. Money-back guarantee.
Price: 27.99 USD
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
End Time: 2024-12-17T16:03:19.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Religion: Judaism
Country/Region of Manufacture: Israel
