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The wedding of Barukh and Khanna, circa 1870. The bride and groom are beneath a tallit serving as the chuppa (canopy). Channa is the tiny figure under a "burqua," according to the original caption. The man in the center is extending a cup of wine as part of the ceremony -- sheva brachot, according to the caption. The two mothers, wearing turbans, are on the sides of the bride and groom. |
Today, we present photos from another group of pictures, the wedding of Barukh and Khanna in 1870.
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The groom Barukh and the bride Khanna, two separate portraits (c 1870) |
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Signing the ketuba, the marriage contract. The bride (peaking out from under her burqua) and the groom are already under the tallit, with their mothers on either side |
Parts of the earlier narrative are reproduced here, as well as the newly found pictures.
Click on the pictures to enlarge, click on the caption to view the original.
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A party for the women and girls on the eve of the wedding. Click here to see Barukh sitting with the men |
Enlargement of the Ketuba |
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Earlier, the groom meeting with Khanna and her parents |
Around the time these pictures were taken the Bukhari Jews began to move to Israel. They established an early settlement in the Bukharan quarter of Jerusalem. Click here for a history of the Bukhari Jews.
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Original caption: "A group of people escorting the bride and groom (far left) to a house" |
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The Bukhari Jewish families discuss the dowry prior to a wedding (circa 1870). The caption identifies the two bundles behind them as the dowry |
Bonus pictures
Three more pictures, seemingly unrelated to Barukh and Khanna's wedding but dealing with the Jewish community, were found in the Library of Congress file.
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Fed Ex office in Samarkand? The arrival of Jews from Bukhara to the city of Kazalinsk (Qazaly). Man standing with loaded camels in front of building (including two men riding in camel's seats) |
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Nationalities in the Turkestan krai. Jewish women (sic). Banu ai. (circa 1870) |
View pictures and essays on other Jewish communities:
* Kifl, Iraq (Ezekiel's Tomb)
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ReplyDeleteWow! Look how young they are - just children. Wonderful history. Rick
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