Bidspirit auction | (PINKAS). (NEW YORK). Pinkas…Chevra Torah


(PINKAS). (NEW YORK). Pinkas…Chevra Torah Anshei Chessed, Brooklyn. Manuscript in Hebrew and Yiddish written in a calligraphic hand. Colored title-page. Contains lists of officers and members. pp. 15 (excluding many blanks). Ink has oxidized, many pages torn. Original boards, worn. Heavy folio. Brooklyn, NY, 1908-     With an address of 1863 Douglas Street in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, this synagogue, built in 1863, was formed via a merger of two congregations. In its final days it was led by Rabbi YY Margolin followed by Rabbi Yitzchok Scharf (1918-79).     See https://kevarim.com/rabbi-yitzchok-sharf/.