Cairo Genizah : Letter

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'><p>Letter, in the handwriting of Hillel b. Eli, on behalf of a widow who is applying to the community for new clothing for the holidays. She is unable to work, she has lost five children, and her remaining son had been killed by the Saljūqs (קטלוה אלגُז — ‘the Ghuzz killed him’).</p></p>