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We might have identified who did my grandparents' chuppa. I'll ask my grandmother if the first name rings a bell.

Still don't have any response from the Greek and Polish shluchim, not even an acknowledgement. Oh well.

Edit: Just when I had found the guy, grandma remembers it's another one.

I have decided I've had enough of hearing every year that my grandparents have lost their ketuba. I'm going to get a copy, if possible, and I'll also be researching the ketuba of my grandparents' parents (say good luck ( Read more... )

Me too I want a ketuba with PINK HEARTS


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Gorgeous 18th century Indian (yup) ketuba. Signed in Hindi!

What a primitive looking ketuba! can't believe it's Zurich 1945

 Why are some ketubas in two parts with the signatures in the middle? Even this pre expulsion Spanish ketuba has it.
What is the second part of this ketuba (on the left) about?

• 20:01:27: new meshichist trend: all mitsvos are abolished! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFRYGuuY7fA
  
• 20:30:12: mother in law knows husband in kollel now, may send more bh
  
• 20:54:06: mother in law saw other doc, maybe no need for surgery! these docs are all crazy!
  
• 23:09:12: found a 1787 ketuba where my ancestor is witness!
  

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 Extremely frumly written ketuba with extremely goyish and downright untznius drawings (Modena, 1675).


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 Nowadays in some very very feminist circles, the women sign their ketuba too.

This is an interesting finding, a bride signed 1910 Orthodox ketuba!


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Believe it or not, this is Orthodox ketuba of Alfred Dreyfus. Signed by the chief rabbi himself. Though both families were so assimilated even he didn't have or remember his Jewish name.

This is an interesting Mizrachi ketuba from Paris. The way the sofer writes shows you the education level in these days!

A horrible, tacky 1970's ketuba.

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