Apuntes

• Referenced in Marcus, A., & Ayalon, Y. (2010). "Aleppo." In Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World. Brill Online Reference Works. https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EJIO/COM-0001210.xml?rskey=jGfPzH&result=1 [19th century:] Money for [communal expenses] was raised by way of a system of regular taxation of members based on their wealth (the 'arikha), supplemented by donations and special fundraisers in emergencies, such as famines and epidemics.