Identity area
Reference code
RU-AVPRI/180/7621/ff9-11v
Title
Death of Jerusalem chief rabbi Yaacob Shaul Elyashar
Date(s)
- 1906-07-29-1906-07-29 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, fol. 9-11v
Context area
Name of creator
(19th century - 1914)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Secret dispatch; death of Jerusalem chief rabbi Yaacob Shaul Elyashar, 2 candidates for succession: his son Haim and Yaacob Meir, supported by governor, "Alliance Israelite" and Albert-Abraham Antébi; Meir persuades Bukharian Jews to take Ottoman citizenship, it would be bad for Russia because they have many proprieties in Jerusalem. Meir was naturalized 9 years ago and can not be elected; Russian consul asks to prevent his approbation by Porte. Sender: acting Russian consul general in Jerusalem S. Zuev; Recipient: adviser of the Russian Embassy in Constantinople A.N. Svechin.