Shemuʼel ben Avraham Daṿid ha-Ḳaṭan papers
Dates
- Circa 1920-1938.
Creator
Language of Materials
The material is in Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Polish, and English.
Extent
.98 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of items from the estate of Rabbi Shemuʼel ben Avraham Daṿid ha-Ḳaṭan Kaufman Me-Rabenu, spiritual leader of the Hasidic Kaminka-Myropil community. The papers contain four volumes of Rebbe Shemuel’s handwritten novellae and commentary on the Torah and Talmud. The collection also includes visa applications, passports, recommendations, and other documents related to the immigration of the rebbe and his family to the United States, as well as a few photographs and a metal seal for embossing the rebbe’s name on papers.
- Title
- Guide to the Shemuʼel ben Avraham Daṿid ha-Ḳaṭan Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- compiled by Julie Cohen
- Date
- September 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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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New Haven, CT 06511