Obj. ID: 45790  Ketubah, Sijilmasa, 1928

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

This Ketubah is marked in the text as from Sijilmassa, a city in the south that has been uninhabited for several hundred years.  The Jews of Erfoud and Rissani continued to use this traditional name of the area in their documents.  The colorful decoration is consistent with the area, but the depiction of the Temple implements is an unusual feature in wedding contracts.

This wedding took place on February 19, 1929 (9 Adar i 5689).

Bride:                           Azizah bat Ya'akov Malka

Groom:                         Yosef ben Avraham Anazri

During the first half of the 20th century, many Jews living in this area moved to the larger urban centers in Morocco, such as Marrakesh or Casablanca. 

The colors and design elements in the Ketubah are very similar to those in the "Dahir" manuscripts in the Gross Family Collection. These special prayer books for Passover were primarily written in this area of Morocco.