Large Collection of Ketubot – Signed by the Rabbis of Egypt – Alexandria, 1904-1943

Large Collection of Ketubot – Signed by the Rabbis of Egypt – Alexandria, 1904-1943
Large collection of color printed marriage documents, completed in neat handwriting, with the signatures of witnesses and rabbis. Alexandria, Egypt, 1904-1943.
In two of the ketubot, only the border is printed, while the entire text of the ketubah is handwritten. The earliest ketubah in this collection, dated 15th Tevet (December) 1904, bears the signatures of R. Eliyahu Hazan and R. Avraham Abikhzir. Many of the other ketubot are signed by: R. Maimon Benattar, R. Daniel Gaon, R. David Prato, R. Yaakov Moshe Toledano, Dr. Moshe Ventura and other rabbis.
R. Eliyahu Hazan (1845-1908), rabbi of Alexandria. A renowned Torah scholar, author of Taalumot Lev.
R. Avraham Abikhzir (1866-1945), a Maghrebi Torah scholar in Jerusalem and head of the Beit Din of Egypt.
R. Maimon Benattar (1867-1958), born in Meknes (Morocco). In 1885, he moved to Egypt and in 1925, he was appointed head of the Alexandria Beit Din. A leading rabbi in Egypt, and one of the last rabbis of the country. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1955.
R. Yaakov Moshe Toledano (1880-1960), a rabbi of Tiberias. Outstanding Torah scholar, expert on early manuscripts. He served as rabbi of Corsica and Tangier. In 1928-1942, he served as rabbi and dayan in Egypt. In 1942, he was appointed chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, also serving for a short period as Minister of Religions.
Rabbi Prof. David Prato (1882-1951), Italian rabbi and scholar. He served as chief rabbi of Alexandria (Egypt) in 1927-1936. In 1936, he returned to Italy, where he served as chief rabbi of Rome.
34 ketubot. 41-48 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear to some ketubot.