Subject: 16th century

This manuscript, written by Isaac Leeser, is an 8" x 6" page in English and Hebrew. Leeser notes that he found the Hebrew text in 1806 within a manuscript in the possession of the Rabbi of Berlin, dating back to the 16th century. The Hebrew text itself is in fine block letters with points and contains the year 5601 (1841), marking the beginning of a new 28-year Hebrew solar cycle. The significance of this date in relation to the manuscript's content requires further investigation. The manuscript was found among other Leeser papers and has been reviewed by Dr. Arthur Kiron and Bruce Nielsen at the Katz Center, University of Pennsylvania.

Pamphlet detailing the martyrdom of the Carabajal family in Mexico between 1596 and 1601. Authored by G. A. Kohut and published in New York City in 1904.

This book, "The History of Poland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time," is the first American edition published by Harper & Brothers. Authored by James Fletcher, Esq., of Trinity College, Cambridge, it includes details about the economic and social lives of Jews in Poland during the reign of Sigismund Augustus. Specifically, it notes the significant presence of Jewish merchants and artisans in the mid-16th century and mentions legal restrictions placed on Jewish involvement in certain trades.