Letter from Rabbi Avraham Gedalya of Venice sent to Modena, on behalf of the Hebron charity fund, [1745].
Specifications: [1] doubled leaf, 28×20 cm.
Unique features: The letter is addressed to “the ministers and philanthropists and sages who stand on their task…the trustees in the praiseworthy city Modena…” (excerpt from the note on the back page), from “the exile who wanders from corner to corner, for my brethern I ask…Avraham Gedalya…” The letter was written and signed by the fundraiser.
Background: Rabbi Avraham Gedalya was a Hebron fundraiser, appointed by the sages of Hebron. He was a signer on the letter appointing Rabbi Amram ben Diwane as a fundraiser, together with Rabbi Aharon Elfandri, Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Gometz Fato, Rabbi Chaim Rachamim Bejaio, Eliyahu n Archa and Rabbi Pinchas Mordecha Bejaio.
Condition: Very fine. Aging stains, fold marks.