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Bidding Information
Lot #    21464
Auction End Date    8/12/2008 1:01:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Letter by R. Jacob Mussapi, Chief Rabbi
Title (Hebrew)    מכתב מה'ר יעקב מצפי, רב הראשי
Author    [Ms.]
City    Jerusalem
Publication Date    1976
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [1] p., 278:218 mm., creased on folds, typewritten on stationary, signed in ink, stamped and dated.
          
Detailed
Description		    Letter by R. Jacob b. Ezra b. Moses Mussapi, Chief Rabbi of Sephardic Jews in Jerusalem. R Mussapi emigrated from Iraq where he was born and educated. An erudite scholar he was reputed to have the entire text of the Bet Joseph in his memory. Equally versed in kabbalah, many wonderful stories are told of him.
          
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Israel:    Checked
Other:    Iraq
  
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Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
Letters:    Checked
  
Kind of Judaica