Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau) community documents, between 1707-1804; אגרות הקהלה בינזוואנגין,תס"ז-תקס"ד

Timespan:

18th century

Date:

1707

Description:

Documents stored and archived by the Jüdische Gemeinde Binswangen (Jewish community of Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany)) relating to community legal affairs, transactions, lawsuits, and tribunals. Mention of early members of the Binswanger family include the donation of the estate of Wolf Binswanger to the community (1707-8; 564c); the controversy and tribunal against hiring the son of the rabbinical minister, 1791 (564g); tax collections and documentation of sources of income for Binswangen Jewry, and efforts of the parnassim to extract payment for dues recorded in the community pinkas. Most items damaged and fragile.

Language:

German

Provenance:

Formerly collected, owned, and selectively annotated by rare Judaica dealer and fine Hebrew printer Louis Lamm (1871-1943).; Sold by Winner's Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 121 (May 20, 2020) item 404; Lamm, Louis, 1871-1943, former owner.

Subject:

Courts -- Germany -- 18th century; Gabba'im -- Germany -- 18th century; Rabbis -- Germany -- 18th century; Jews -- Germany -- Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau) -- 18th century -- History -- Sources

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, European; Manuscripts, Judeo-German; Manuscripts, Hebrew; Manuscripts, Yiddish; legal documents; tax roll; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

11 leaves : paper.

Geographic Subject:

Kriegshaber (Augsburg, Germany) -- 18th century -- History -- Sources; Pfersee (Augsburg, Germany) -- 18th century -- History -- Sources

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. documents.; Table of contents: 1. 564a: Ketubah : Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany), 7 September 1786 -- 2. 564b: Communal tax collection record, 26 February 1804 -- 3. 564c: [Bill of sale, 4 July 1718] -- 4. 564d: [Notice to community leaders, 8 December 1775] -- 5. 564e: Beth Din ruling, 1707 or 1708, Pfersee (Augsburg, Germany) -- 6. 564f: Communal tax collection record, 24 August 1772 -- 7. 564g: [Binswangen Beth Din ruling and judicial record] -- 8. 564h: Communal tax collection record, 23 November 1788 -- 9. 564i: Parnassim tax decision for a lawsuit, 2 Ḥol ha-moʻed Pesaḥ 5560 [9 April 1800] -- 10. 564j: Parnassim tribunal record, 15 Adar 1 5551 [19 February 1791] -- 11. 564k: [Bill of sale, February 1724, Binswangen].; The Jüdische Gemeinde Binswangen (Jewish community of Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany)) dates back to at least 1525; a Jewish cemetery was purchased by the community in 1676; a synagogue existed in Binswangen since the 17th century (mentioned in 564c; the current Synagoge Binswangen dates from 1836). Nearby interacting communities to Binswangen were Pfersee, Kriegshaber, and Buttenwiesen.; In Judeo-German (Jüdisch-Deutsch), Hebrew, and Yiddish.

Physical Location:

Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Room, CAJS Rar Ms 564