The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York - Copied Material
Item
Country
IL
Name of institution (English)
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
heb
Contact information: postal address
Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91010
Contact information: phone number
00972 2-6586249
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
cahjp@nli.org.il
Reference number
JTS-New York
Type of reference number
Call number
Title (official language of the state)
The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York - Copied Material
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
Date note
17th century/20th century
Language(s)
deu
dut
fra
heb
ita
lat
por
spa
yid
Extent
80 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This collection comprises numerous copies of materials held by the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. It includes letters, sermons, responsa, account books, community minute books, court registers, and many other document types.
The collection includes the description and lists of people sentenced in several autos de fé held in Malaga (1652), Cuenca (June 29, 1654), Toledo (1665), Majorca (January 13, 1675), Tunis (1689), Coimbra (May 8, 1690; April 16, 1720; 1742; August 26, 1781; 1787), Logroño (October 29, 1743), Évora (1744; 1745; May 12, 1747; 1752; 1786-1789), Lisbon (November 5, 1746; 1787), and Seville (November 24, 1778).
The collection also includes an extensive amount of documents from France, of which the following are an example:
Documents français (French documents) (2). 1669-1872: decree of the representative of the People, Azevedo (1789); annals of the municipality of Bordeaux (No. IX): Portuguese, Spanish and Avignon Jewish active citizens (1790); decree of the provincial administration of Alsace relating to the seigneurial right of protection of the Jews (1790); extract from the minutes decreeing the cancellation of the yellow hat which the Jews were obliged to wear to cover themselves (October 28, 1790); complaint addressed to the directorate of the department by David Gradis (1792).
Documents français (French documents) (3). 1661-1885: a file containing various documents relating to the lawsuit filed by the banker Samuel Peixotto against Sara Mendes Dacosta relating to the divorce he claimed he had the right of getting (1779-1780); Patriotic contribution: list of all people domiciled and resident in the city of Bordeaux, including Jews (1789).
Documents français (French documents) (6). 1683-1827: regulation against the Jews in Bayonne (1735); letter of thanks written in Spanish from Hayim David Azulay to Gabriel de Silva of Bayonne (1755); police order against the Portuguese merchants in Bayonne (1769); police order of the town of Carpentras prohibiting all Christian and Jewish merchants from selling any goods on Sundays and religious holidays (1770); letters-patent from the king, confirming the privileges enjoyed by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in France (1776).
Documents français (French documents) (15). 1681-1889: ordinance authorising the establishment of a private cemetery for the Portuguese Jews in Paris (1780); letter from David Silveyra to the community of Bordeaux concerning the cemetery (1781); dossier containing memoirs and letters regarding the Jewish cemetery in Paris (1781-1782, 1784); broadside of a Revolutionary authority in Bordeaux, listing Abraham Furtado and Lopes-Dubec as members (1793).
The collection includes the description and lists of people sentenced in several autos de fé held in Malaga (1652), Cuenca (June 29, 1654), Toledo (1665), Majorca (January 13, 1675), Tunis (1689), Coimbra (May 8, 1690; April 16, 1720; 1742; August 26, 1781; 1787), Logroño (October 29, 1743), Évora (1744; 1745; May 12, 1747; 1752; 1786-1789), Lisbon (November 5, 1746; 1787), and Seville (November 24, 1778).
The collection also includes an extensive amount of documents from France, of which the following are an example:
Documents français (French documents) (2). 1669-1872: decree of the representative of the People, Azevedo (1789); annals of the municipality of Bordeaux (No. IX): Portuguese, Spanish and Avignon Jewish active citizens (1790); decree of the provincial administration of Alsace relating to the seigneurial right of protection of the Jews (1790); extract from the minutes decreeing the cancellation of the yellow hat which the Jews were obliged to wear to cover themselves (October 28, 1790); complaint addressed to the directorate of the department by David Gradis (1792).
Documents français (French documents) (3). 1661-1885: a file containing various documents relating to the lawsuit filed by the banker Samuel Peixotto against Sara Mendes Dacosta relating to the divorce he claimed he had the right of getting (1779-1780); Patriotic contribution: list of all people domiciled and resident in the city of Bordeaux, including Jews (1789).
Documents français (French documents) (6). 1683-1827: regulation against the Jews in Bayonne (1735); letter of thanks written in Spanish from Hayim David Azulay to Gabriel de Silva of Bayonne (1755); police order against the Portuguese merchants in Bayonne (1769); police order of the town of Carpentras prohibiting all Christian and Jewish merchants from selling any goods on Sundays and religious holidays (1770); letters-patent from the king, confirming the privileges enjoyed by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in France (1776).
Documents français (French documents) (15). 1681-1889: ordinance authorising the establishment of a private cemetery for the Portuguese Jews in Paris (1780); letter from David Silveyra to the community of Bordeaux concerning the cemetery (1781); dossier containing memoirs and letters regarding the Jewish cemetery in Paris (1781-1782, 1784); broadside of a Revolutionary authority in Bordeaux, listing Abraham Furtado and Lopes-Dubec as members (1793).
Archival history
The CAHJP holds papers of numerous international, national and local organizations and over 300 private collections from the 16th to the 20th centuries from all over the world. It contains about 6,000 linear metres of documents, records and files (60,000,000 pages of documentation); 1,600 archives of communities, organizations and individuals; 18,000,000 frames of microfilmed documents; 2000 lists and inventories of documents and files concerning Jews, held in other archives; 15,000 photographs of Jewish personalities and sites; 8,000 printed statutes, reports, leaflets, posters and handbills; 1,200,000 newspaper clippings on various subjects; 15,000 books and publications on Jewish history.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) were established in 1939. They hold the archives of hundreds of Jewish communities, as well as of local, national and international Jewish organizations and the private collections of many outstanding Jewish personalities. The Archives now hold the most extensive collection of documents, pinkassim (registers) and other records of Jewish history from the Middle Ages to the present day. The Board of Directors is composed of representatives of the Government of Israel, The Historical Society of Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University. On January 30 2013. The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People and the National Library of Israel (NLI) signed an agreement to implement a merger between the Archives and the Library. By joining the Library the Archives will be able to avail themselves of the Library’s resources and facilities to gain access to more and more repositories of Jewish archival material and to make the contents of their vast holdings more available to a wider public.
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Access points: document types
Access, restrictions
The collection can be accessed in the reading room and in rooms with microfilm readers.
Links to finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Author of the description
Joana Rodrigues, 2023
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