1891 Application to Minsk Governor
The application of petty bourgeoisies of the shtetl of Lyubeshov, who lived in the 1-st part of Pinsk, to the Minsk governor of February, 11 1891 where it is told:
"... petty bourgeois Boruh Romer, son of Shmuila works rabbi in Pinsk uyezd and is a private attorney at the congress of world judges of Pinsk district. Taking into account that marked Romer is the person not only without educational qualification suitable for the authorized opinion of the State Council ... but without any educational qualification that is why he, Romer, has not the right to hold Rabbinic post ... we have the honor of asking your Majesty to make an order to fire him, Romer, from the post of district rabbi occupied him nowadays ".
The application among others had been signed by Movsha Flaksman, son of Yosel and Faivush Flaksman, son of Movsha (Jewish autographic signatures).
Fund 299, list 2, file 16835, pp.1.
Research and translation by Yuri Dorn.