Il tragico decesso di due rabbini lughesi nel 1666 Šelomoh Fano e Yosef Yaḥyah

Among the archival material on the Jews of Lugo one can consult the death registry for the years 1658-1825, written entirely in Hebrew and held by the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York. This manuscript is a formidable and rich source containing historical genealogical and biographical information related to the dead, their family relations, as well as a description of the rites and ceremonies that accompany the event of death. The most detailed records allow us to identify the most important personalities, e.g. rabbis and wealthy members of the bourgeoisie, representatives of the main Jewish families who produced dozens of major rabbis in Lugo and the rest of Italy. An interesting example is a record translated in full, from which we learn about the tragic death of two rabbis and important members of the Jewish community of Lugo: Šelomoh da Fano and the Kabbalist Hayyim Yosef Avraham Yahyah, who was buried at the foot of his master Kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Berekyah da Fano.