AI English Translation, Pages 451-475
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦illegible⟧/3
Date :: 1/1/1954
Subject Summary :: ⟦illegible⟧
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Administrative Order
⟦line⟧
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee held on 12/30/1953,
Mr. Aziz Saleh is appointed as a servant in the Presidency of the Community with a monthly salary of eight dinars
(8/000 dinars nominal salary and 3/000 dinars for high cost of living allowance), and that is
effective from 12/1/1953.
⟦signature⟧
The President
Copy to:-
The Accountant - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned person.
Personal File.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
547
Number: 12
Date: 1/1/1954
Subject Summary: ⟦Appointment⟧
87
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee held on 12/30/1953:
Mr. Aziz Saleh is appointed as a servant in the Community Presidency with a monthly salary of eight dinars
(5.000 dinars nominal salary and 3.000 dinars as high cost of living allowance), and that is
effective from 12/1/1953.
The President
⟦signature⟧
A copy of it to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned person.
The personal file.
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M / 54 /
Date :: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Salary increase.
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953 ,
The salary of Mr. Ziyana Moallem Daniel, the servant at the Community Presidency, is increased by one dinar
effective from 1 / 1 / 1954 .
The President
A copy to :-
Accountant of the Administrative Committee - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned person.
Personal file.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 12 / 541
Date: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Salary adjustment.
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953
The salary of Mr. Zabana Moallem Daniel, the servant at the Community Presidency, is increased by one dinar
effective from 1 / 1 / 1954.
The President
A copy to:
Accountant of the Administrative Committee - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned person.
Personal file.
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦541 / 19⟧
Date: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Salary adjustment.
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953
Mr. Moallem Daniel, the servant at the Community Presidency, is granted one Dinar
effective from 1 / 1 / 1954.
The President
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A copy to:
Accountant of the Administrative Committee - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned person.
Personal file.
Date ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1954
To the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the ⟦illegible⟧ Community
Subject
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Therefore, I have come appealing ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And God is the Granter of success
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The Petitioner
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The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / 1954
Date: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Advance
Administrative Order
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With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953 ,
Fifty Dinars shall be paid as an advance to Mr. Sasson Ovadia, the community clerk, provided that it is deducted
from him in monthly installments of five Dinars, starting from 1 / 1 / 1954 .
⟦signature⟧
The President
A copy to :-
The Accountant - to act accordingly .
The aforementioned .
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 1 / 3 / 1154
Date :: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Advance
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953 :
Fifty Dinars shall be paid as an advance to Mr. Sassoon Obeidia, the community clerk, provided that it is deducted
from him in monthly installments of five Dinars, starting from 1 / 1 / 1954 .
The President
⟦signature⟧
A copy to :-
The Accountant - to act accordingly .
The aforementioned .
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M /: 541
Date: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Aid
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953, twelve dinars per month are allocated as aid to Mrs. Habiba daughter of Yaqub
Nawi, effective from 1 / 1 / 1954.
The President
A copy to:-
The Accountant - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned - in reference to her petition dated 15 / 12 / 1953.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦14⟧ / 541
Date: 1 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Aid
Administrative Order
With reference to the decision of the Administrative Committee taken at its meeting held on
30 / 12 / 1953, regarding ten Dinars monthly, as aid to Mrs. Habiba daughter of Yaqub
Nawi, starting from 1 / 1 / 1954.
The President
A copy to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly.
The aforementioned - in reference to her petition dated 15 / 12 / 1953.
Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧ January 1954
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Via the Committee for the Care of Minors' Affairs
I, the undersigned ⟦illegible⟧ in my capacity as one of the heirs of the deceased ⟦illegible⟧ of
those who did not withdraw ⟦illegible⟧ therefore I request a reconsideration of the mentioned decision as it
⟦illegible⟧ for me any other source of income to be satisfied with for myself and my seven daughters and I ask you after the investigation
⟦illegible⟧ and proving the validity of my request to restore the allocations to me and you have my thanks and gratitude
The Petitioner
Habiba Yaqub Nawi
Habiba daughter of Yaqub
Nawi
Minister of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ who wrote a letter
Strong writing ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Administrative Committee
of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number ⟦...⟧/M/ 541
Date ⟦...⟧/1/7 /1954
To :-
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Mr. Ibrahim El-Kabir
Mr. ⟦Selim⟧ Bashi
⟦Munir Abhari⟧
After greetings and respect
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 1/3/1954 to elect you as members to assist the Administrative
Committee regarding the nomination of four students for a scholarship to study in England at the expense of the endowment of the late Hayim Samuel, so please
kindly attend at the headquarters of the Jewish Community Presidency on Sunday, 1/10/1954, at six
thirty in the evening, and in case of your excuse from attending, please send the answer so that it reaches us before Thursday,
1/7/1954.
Please accept the highest respect
The President
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number ⟦...⟧/54
1954/⟦...⟧
To :-
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Mr. Ibrahim El-Kabir
Mr. ⟦...⟧ Bashi
Respected Sirs
After greetings and respect
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 1/3/1954 to elect you as members to assist the Administrative
Committee regarding the nomination of four students as a mission to study in England at the expense of the endowment of the late Hayim Hana'il, so please
be so kind as to attend the headquarters of the Presidency of the Jewish Community on Sunday, 1/10/1954, at six
thirty in the evening, and in case of your inability to attend, please send a reply to reach us before Thursday,
1/7/1954.
Please accept our highest respect
The President
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M / 48 / 54
Date :: 3 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary :: ⟦line⟧
To -
The Honorable Lawyer Shaul Moussa
After greetings
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 3 / 1 / 1954 :-
1 - Handing over your room and its contents to the Secretary of the Administrative Committee.
2 - Handing over the rent receipts belonging to the endowments of the late Heskel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
to Mr. Munir Dangoor.
Please accept our highest respect
The President
⟦signature⟧
A copy of it to -
Secretary of the Administrative Committee - for action.
Mr. Munir Dangoor - for action.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / 541
Date: 4 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Assistance
95
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 3 / 1 / 1954, to reinstate
the assistance that was being paid to Mrs. Nazima Eliya starting from the first of December
of the year 1953.
The President
⟦blue stamp/signature⟧
A copy of it to: -
The Accountant to pay the mentioned assistance according to the procedures.
The aforementioned person.
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 15 / 541
Date :: 4 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary :: Aid ⟦line⟧ .
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 3 / 1 / 1954 to reinstate
the aid that was being paid to Mrs. Nazima Elia starting from the first of December
year 1953.
The President
A copy of it to :-
The Accountant to pay the mentioned aid according to the regulations.
The aforementioned person.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 54/1
Date: 4 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Aid
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 3 / 1 / 1954 to reinstate
the aid that was being paid to Mrs. Nazima Eliya starting from the first of December
of the year 1953.
The President
⟦illegible⟧
A copy of it to: -
The Accountant to pay the mentioned aid according to the procedures.
The aforementioned person.
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His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
What is presented to your Excellency
Sir, a monthly salary of ten dinars was allocated to me to assist me financially
for my husband and his two brothers, Sassoon, Menashi, and Nissim, the sons of Yaqub, who are currently imprisoned in Nuqrat
Al-Salman. Since I am in a weak condition and have no one to support me
and now it has come to my attention that the aforementioned assistance has been canceled by the respected committee. And since
this assistance is not enough to sustain the aforementioned prisoners. Therefore, I have come with my petition
imploring your fatherly kindness to increase the salary because I am oppressed and in need of your kindness
I hope for your support and to hand over the amount to me from December and January
And to you is the reward and merit, sir
The Petitioner
Nazima Elia
Finance
The committee spent the aid circumstances amounting to
ten dinars for each, i.e., to ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
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Presidency of the Administrative Committee
of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Number " - M / 54 /
Date " - 6 / 1 / 1954
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The Honorable Lawyer Mr. Ibrahim Hazoum
After greetings
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 3 / 1 / 1954,
to appoint you as a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the occupant of the store located in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood, named
Muwaffaq Khaffaf, regarding the payment of its rent or its evacuation. Therefore, we request you to contact Mr. Munir Dangoor
to receive the relevant documents for that.
The President
Administrative Committee
of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number ⟦...⟧/M/⟦...⟧
Date 1/6/1954
To the administration of Frank Iny and Shamash schools
Greetings,
With reference to your marginal note on the petition of the teacher Isaac Moussa Cohen, the Administrative
Committee decided in its session held on 1/3/1954 to approve the disbursement of 15.000 Dinars
as assistance to the aforementioned teacher, to be paid to him on the occasion of his wife's childbirth, provided that the document is submitted to
the chairmanship of the committee after her delivery for the disbursement of the mentioned amount.
The President
To the Presidency of the Administrative Body of the Israelite Community
The Respected
Through
The Administration of Frank Iny School
It is not hidden from your excellency that an employee relies on his salary, and a married employee
benefits from the hospital throughout the month and without cost except in cases of illness or otherwise for his wife
The community has since ancient times performed what is required for that, and it is not hidden from your presidency
when the administration of ⟦illegible⟧ in Meir Elias was managed by the community, and since
my wife is pregnant and she is ⟦illegible⟧ giving birth, in addition to the fact that I am always in a state of burden which
made me spend from ⟦illegible⟧ my monthly salary for midwives, medicines, and what is necessary
Furthermore, my salary barely covers the rent for housing, so what about the time of birth
This is what puts me in financial distress, so I have come with this request of mine, hoping for the allocation of an amount
or the payment of hospital and childbirth fees as it was previously and as is done for employees
now. This is with much gratitude to you.
Submitted by
Anwar Moussa Lereb
Teacher at Frank Iny Intermediate School
Referred in original to the Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
to look into the matter and grant the request if possible, with the knowledge that
teachers in the community's schools used to enjoy discounts
that were not insignificant in hospital fees when the Meir
Elias Hospital was open.
The Director
Abdullah Khadouri
1/12/1954
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M / 541
Date :: 12 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Appointment of a teacher in the Midrash Institute
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 10 / 1 / 1954,
to appoint Mr. Isaac Ezra as a religious teacher for the students of the Midrash Talmud Torah with a monthly salary
of twenty dinars as follows: 12.000 dinars as nominal salary and 8.000
dinars as high cost of living allowance, effective from 10 / 1 / 1954.
The President
A copy to:
The Committee Accountant to pay his salary from the Midrash Talmud Torah budget.
The aforementioned person.
Personal File.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / 541
Date: 11 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Salary increase for the Midrash guard.
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 10 / 1 / 1954,
to increase the salary of the guard at the Michael Nahum Talmud Torah Midrash to five Dinars
monthly, effective from the first of January 1954.
The President
A copy to:
The Accountant for notation and to pay his salary from the budget of the Talmud Torah Midrash.
The aforementioned person.
The personal file.
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦B / 55 / 52⟧
Date: 11 / 1 / 1954
Subject Summary: Salary increase for the schools' guard.
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 10 / 1 / 1954
to increase the salary of the guard at the Talmud Torah Samuel Nahum schools to five dinars
monthly, effective from the first of January 1954.
The President
A copy to:
The Accountant for notation and to pay his salary from the Talmud Torah schools budget.
The Assistant Director.
The Personal File.
Baghdad 1/6/1954
The honorable Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abdullah, Secretary of the respected Committee
It is not hidden from your Excellency that I, Mikhail Nassoum, am a servant, guard,
and janitor at the Talmud Torah school, and my work is very difficult.
I am poor and my salary is not enough to sustain myself and my children, knowing that
my salary is 3 Dinars per month. I request you to kindly issue your order
to increase my salary, and you shall have a reward from God.
Mikhail Nassoum
Servant and Guard
10/1/54
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Talmud Torah School
⟦signature⟧