Pinkas

What happened when rabbinic courts in Morocco were under the authority of the French colonial government?

An elaborately decorated Pinkas now kept at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People tells the story of the Talmud Torah of Riga which sought to return former child soldiers – and their children – to their Jewish roots.

Through the pinkas of a given community, we can assess the life of the individual and the kahal in all its breadth and depth