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Bidding Information
Lot #    18139
Auction End Date    6/12/2007 11:18:55 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Constitution
Title (Hebrew)    קאנסטיטושאן
Author    [Only Ed. - Community]
City    Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
Publication Date    1912
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    Only edition. 24, [2] pp., 136:100 mm., wide margins, light age staining. A very good copy bound in the original cloth boards.
          
Detailed
Description		    Constitution of the Hevra Anshei Shalom of Greenpoint. The group was apparently an Orthodox Jewish community. The Constitution is very detailed including dues, fines, obligations, etc. In case of death, what arrangements are taken of, versus what the member is required to attend to. The Constitution has 10 articles, each with several rules written in Yiddish with a heavy dose of English words. This is followed by a list of officers and list of the day's activities.
          
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:    Checked
  
Location
America-South America:    Checked
  
Subject
History:    Checked
  
Characteristic
First Editions:    Checked
Language:    Yiddish
  
Manuscript Type
  
Kind of Judaica