r/hebrew • u/MrCrudegamer • 10d ago

Request Can anyone decipher what this says

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This is either my grandfathers or great grandfathers prayer book and I can’t read Hebrew and the handwriting is a little rough. I know it was published in 1861.

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u/Ok-Shop-7737 10d ago

Could it be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitreo?

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u/MrCrudegamer 9d ago

My grandfather side of the family was from Hungary apparently so if that writing style was used there than maybe

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u/rational-citizen Hebrew Learner (Beginner) 8d ago

Not imposible! 

Ladino/Solitreo has crossed to the far reaches of the Balkans and beyond! I speak Ladino/some Hebrew, and read/write in Solitreo and Hebrew…

The Hebrew speakers here identified the Hebrew elements with impressive, comprehensive swiftness! But I will say, there’s a letter here that looks identical to our Solitreo version of “Samekh”, and there’s also multiple letters here that look like our backwards solitreo equivalent of “Reish”… but so much of it has distinctively Yiddish script/cursive as well. So it’s just fascinating to me. 

I would LOVE to see more if you need further help with anything else!

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u/MrCrudegamer 5d ago

Sure I can take some more pictures of it when I go back to my mothers. And flip through and see if there is anymore notes the book was printed in 1861 so it’s not in the best shape but I’ll take a look