Books of records of the Jerusalemite court from Cairo Geniza in the first half of the eleventh century
In the Geniza, which was found in the attic of the Jerusalemite synagogue in Fustat, Egypt, there is vast material concerning the Jewish community in Fustat between the tenth—sixteenth centuries. Among the findings there are numerous court records which have thrown light on the court structure, the...
| Published in: | Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion |
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| Subtitles: | פנקסים של בית דין הירושלמיים מן הגניזה במחצית הראשונה של המאה האחת-עשרה |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Hebrew |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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College
1998
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| In: |
Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judaism
/ Middle Ages
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism TE Middle Ages |
| Summary: | In the Geniza, which was found in the attic of the Jerusalemite synagogue in Fustat, Egypt, there is vast material concerning the Jewish community in Fustat between the tenth—sixteenth centuries. Among the findings there are numerous court records which have thrown light on the court structure, the scope of its activity and its role in the community. Looking for information concerning the community's leaders in the first half of the 11th century, it has emerged that all the leaders took part in the court activities. Many court records were found to be written by these leaders. Some of these documents are loose pages from the court books. The identification of the handwriting of the scribes, their signatures and these of the witnesses, and the dating of the documents introduce an order which allow us to get a detailed impression of Jewish daily life in Fustat, especially the struggles for leadership and their protagonist come into relief. |
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| ISSN: | 0360-9049 |
| Contains: | In: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
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