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(PINKAS). > Pinkas Chevra Kadisha - Independent Ostrelenker Young Man’s Benevolent Association. Manuscript in Hebrew and Yiddish written in a calligraphic hand. Contains bylaws of the Burial Society, code of conduct for prepping for funeral, lists of the deceased, members. Elaborate opening title and divisional title in colors. pp. 45 (excluding many blanks). Original gilt-titled thick boards with central lock. Large folio. (New York): 1920’s- “Founded Motzei Yom Kippur 1901, Burial Society established 2nd Adar, 1919.” Organized in New York by immigrants from Ostroleka (Ostrołęka), northeast Poland.