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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2013/021:002 DescriptionBrass container which held the marriage certificate of Seemah Menahaim and Aaron Aaron, who married on 27 December 1942, in Calcutta, India. According to the donor, the cylinder was probably made by his father Aaron who was an engineer. The Ketubah records, in Hebrew and English, the prenuptial agreement considered part of the traditional Jewish marriage. Aaron Aaron arrived in Sydney in 1950 age 35. He was a respected leader of the Sephardi community in Calcutta and wasted no time getting involved with the Sephardi community in Sydney. With his drive and foresight he rallied men and women to the cause of building the first Sephardi Centre and Prayer Hall in Sydney. Production date 1942-12-27 Subjectcontainers & packing equipment, rites & ceremonies Object namepackages Materialbrass Dimensions Language English Hebrew Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Issi Aaron

Object numberM2013/021:002

DescriptionBrass container which held the marriage certificate of Seemah Menahaim and Aaron Aaron, who married on 27 December 1942, in Calcutta, India. According to the donor, the cylinder was probably made by his father Aaron who was an engineer. The Ketubah records, in Hebrew and English, the prenuptial agreement considered part of the traditional Jewish marriage. Aaron Aaron arrived in Sydney in 1950 age 35. He was a respected leader of the Sephardi community in Calcutta and wasted no time getting involved with the Sephardi community in Sydney. With his drive and foresight he rallied men and women to the cause of building the first Sephardi Centre and Prayer Hall in Sydney.

Production date 1942-12-27

Subjectcontainers & packing equipment, rites & ceremonies

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Issi Aaron

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