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A manuscript collective indulgence, written on vellum in the chancery hand used in Rome, granted to the nuns and giving them permission to display a famed painting of the Virgin Mary. Remission of the temporal consequences for sin could be obtained…

A notebook (pinkas) of the social gathering Anshe Maase in Corfu, which was established by Yisrael Mizrahi in 1715. The text includes bylaws and the signatures of the members of the group. In additions, there is a list of four honored members, who…

A notebook (pinkas) of the social gathering Bikur Holim in Corfu. The text includes bylaws of the members of the group and . In additions, there is a list of income and expenses between the years 1633-1645.

Written on border: "May 1940". Includes additional printed text.

Penitential poems and prayers, which were written as a response to an event that occured in Corfu on Dec. 27, 1760, in which silver items and a Torah scroll were stolen from a synagogue.

Prayer after the death of the queen Maria Theresa (Austria)

Prayer after the death of the queen Maria Theresa (Austria)

Documents from the Jewish-Italian community in Corfu, Greece about: 1. charity to the poor, (leaf 1, Hebrew) -- 2. charity to the Jewish community of Jerusalem, dated 1629 (leaf 2, Hebrew) -- 3. redemption of captives, dated 1629 (leaf 3, Hebrew) --…

This image was taken during the #StudyingWhileBlack demonstrations at Columbia University