Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of official documents of documents from the archives of the rabbinate of Tangier, Morocco, from the 1920s to the 1970s. The documents are thought to have been the possession of Grand Rabbi Yamin Cohen. They consist mostly of official rabbinical correspondence and legal documents from the Tangier rabbinate, the rabbinates of other Moroccan and foreign Jewish communities, and the successive Spanish, French, and Moroccan civil administrations. They deal with issues such as personal legal status (marriage, divorce), inheritance, and the transfer of real estate. Other documents pertain to the affairs of the Jewish communities of Tangier and other locations or the affairs of Grand Rabbi Yamin Cohen. The papers are arranged according to the location of their source.
Dates
- 1920s-1970s
Language of Materials
The documents in this collection are predominantly written in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. The remainder are in French and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Yeshayahu Vinograd, Jerusalem, 1999. Transferred from the Judaica Collection, 2000.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of official documents of documents from the archives of the rabbinate of Tangier, Morocco, from the 1920s to the 1970s. The documents are thought to have been the possession of Grand Rabbi Yamin Cohen. They consist mostly of official rabbinical correspondence and legal documents from the Tangier rabbinate, the rabbinates of other Moroccan and foreign Jewish communities, and the successive Spanish, French, and Moroccan civil administrations. They deal with issues such as personal legal status (marriage, divorce), inheritance, and the transfer of real estate. Other documents pertain to the affairs of the Jewish communities of Tangier and other locations or the affairs of Grand Rabbi Yamin Cohen. The papers are arranged according to the location of their source.
- Title
- Guide to the Tangier Rabbinate Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Michael R. Shurkin of the Judaica Collection
- Date
- July 2000
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
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