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(AMERICAN JUDAICA) - Pinkas Chevra Beth David Anshei Rakov.. Manuscript ledger-book. Text in Yiddish in various hands. pp. c. 280 pages. Several leaves stained, torn. Loose in original boards, worn. Folio. New York: 1892-1905. Detailed record of meetings pertaining to the activities of this Lower East Side Synagogue and its Burial Society. Records income and expenses, names and duties of its officers. Of particular interest are the large number of activities relating to welfare and social needs: Assisting members with family expenses, from wedding expenses to medical provision.