- McGill University Archives
- Abraham de Sola and Evelyn Miller Fonds
- Original historical records (de Sola, Hart, Joseph)
- Book, [A Morsel of Bread] Rabbi Elisa Habillo [Hebrew]
Book, [A Morsel of Bread] Rabbi Elisa Habillo [Hebrew]
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- Held by
- McGill University Archives via McGill University Archival Collections
- Dates
- 1794 (indexed as 1794)
- Level
- file
- Extent
- Textual records.
- Scope & content
- File contains a printing of Rabbi Elisha Hablllo's work 'A Morsel of Bread' [English translation of title], written in Hebrew. The book was published in Livorno [Leghorn], Italy in 1794 by Raphael Meldola (1754-1828), Abraham de Sola's maternal grandfather. The book is a description of the grace and blessings that should be used in conjunction with meals as well as any rules that accompany these blessings. Also included in the book was a clipping from 1850 from the JewIsh Chronicle authored by D. Meldola regarding the work of scholar Philoxeme Luzzato. This "D. Meldola" is possibly David Meldola (1797-1853), eldest son of Raphael Meldola and a co-founder of the Jewish Chronicle. An English translation of the book's title page is provided In the file.
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- 2026-10-15T08:03:52Z · source datestamp 2021-03-03T17:00:02Z · ead