AI English Translation, Pages 426-450
Presidency
Administrative of the Israelite Community
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Education
Greetings and respect
On my own behalf and on behalf of the Administrative Body for Iraqi Jews
and the Schools Committee and the management of the Frank Iny School, I extend to your Excellency
our sincere thanks for your kindness in including the prize distribution ceremony
for our outstanding students, which was held in the school garden,
under your patronage and your personal attendance at the ceremony and your
distribution of those prizes. You have bestowed upon the ceremony
splendor and joy, which gladdened the hearts of the teaching staff, students,
and their parents, and made their tongues speak in praise of your Excellency
for your commendation and for elevating the status of culture in this dear homeland.
Finally, I pray to the Almighty Lord to preserve you as an asset
for the country. Pride and glory to our young, beloved, and eternal republic,
and long-lasting honor to our leader and president, Major General ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 / 5452
Number T/: 59 /
Date: 31 / 3 / 1959
Subject:
His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Honorable President of the Community
After greetings,
On 30 / 3 / 1959, the person named Aziz Khedhouri Bneiri attacked me and the community employees and uttered obscene words
not worthy of mention, because he was not assisted financially by the Administrative Committee. I present to your Excellency:-
1 - The aforementioned is an active young man who is able to perform all kinds of work and does not need any assistance.
2 - The committee previously spent thirty dinars three months ago to house him and his brother only in the Great Synagogue, noting that
the rent for the synagogue is not less than -/600 dinars.
3 - A weekly aid of -/2 two dinars was allocated to his wife, which is the highest aid given to any person.
4 - The value of medicines and doctor examinations for him and his family ranges between five and six dinars per month.
Assisting such people who have physical and mental capabilities creates significant harm as it makes them depend on
aid and abandon their activities; in addition, we make them unemployed and they are encouraged to engage in quarrels
and assault goodness even toward the people who are kind to them. Therefore, I suggest cutting off the community's aid to him and his family
to return this young man to the right path and work to reform himself and his family.
Please accept the highest respect.
The Secretary
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number ...
Date ... / ... / 19
His Excellency the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings,
In view of what was stated in this report, the aforementioned Aziz Bneiri alone shall be disciplined legally
by the police, and aid to his family shall not be cut off. Please
accept the highest respect.
On behalf of Sassoon
President of the Community
8 / 4 / 59
The proposal of His Excellency the President not to cut off aid
is correct and valid, but I see the punishment of this
aforementioned wretched person by His Excellency ⟦illegible⟧ and warning him of cutting off all aid to him and his family
should he perform ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ action, and there is no objection to informing the police about him to arrest him if possible.
5 / 4 / 959
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 / 5452
Number T / 59 /
Date 3/31/1959
Subject:
His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, President of the Community, Honorable
After greetings,
On March 30, 1959, the person named Aziz Khadhuri Bashiri attacked me and the community staff and uttered vulgar words
unfit to be mentioned because he was not assisted financially by the Administrative Committee. I present to your Excellency:-
1 - The aforementioned is an active young man capable of performing all types of work and does not need any assistance.
2 - The committee had previously spent thirty Dinars three months ago to house him and his brother only in the Great Synagogue, noting that
the rent of the synagogue is no less than -/600 Dinars.
3 - A weekly aid of -/2 Dinars was allocated to his wife, which is the highest assistance given to any person.
4 - The value of medicines and medical examinations for him and his family ranges between five and six Dinars per month.
Assisting such individuals who have physical and mental capability causes great harm, as it makes them dependent on
aid and leads them to abandon their activities. In addition to that, we make them unemployed and they are encouraged to cause trouble
and commit assaults against well-doers, even against people who are kind to them. Therefore, I suggest cutting off community aid for him and his family
to return this young man to the right path and to work and act to reform himself and his family.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect
⟦signature⟧
The Secretary
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T/: 59
Date: 1959/3/31
Telephone Number: 83531 / 5453
Subject: ⟦line⟧
To the Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, President of the Community
Greetings,
On 1959/3/30, the named Aziz Khedhouri Bashiri attacked some of the community employees and uttered obscene words that are not fit to be mentioned, due to not being financially assisted by the Administrative Committee. I present to your Excellency:
1 - The aforementioned person is an active young man capable of performing all types of work and does not need any assistance.
2 - The committee previously spent thirty dinars three months ago to house him and his brother only in the Great Synagogue, noting that the rent for the synagogue is not less than 600/- dinars.
3 - A weekly allowance of 2/- dinars was allocated to his wife, which is the highest aid given to any person.
4 - The value of medicines and medical examinations for him and his family ranges between five and six dinars per month.
Assisting such people despite their physical and mental capabilities causes great harm, as it makes them depend on aid and abandon their activities; in addition, it makes them unemployed and encourages them to engage in quarrels and assaults against benevolent people, even those who treat them well. Therefore, I suggest cutting off the community's aid to him and his family to return this young man to the right path and to work to improve himself and his family.
Please accept the highest respect,
Secretary
Presidency of the Committee
Administrative for the Israelite Community
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Helping such people, the likes of the Husseini family
and the lowlifes, causes grave harm as it makes them depend
on aid and abandon their activities, in addition
to that, it makes them unemployed and encourages them
to engage in quarrels and aggression against others,
even against the people who are kind to them.
Therefore, I suggest cutting off all community aid to him
to return this young man to the path of righteousness
and to work and labor to reform himself and his family.
Please accept the highest respect.
His family
Ezra and his uncle
The Secretary
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected
After greetings,
We support what was stated in the report of the Community Secretary.
Please accept the highest respect and appreciation.
Head of the Community
Presidency of the Committee
Administrative for the Israelite Community
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the Respected President of the Community
After greetings and appreciation
On 20 / 2 / 58, the aforementioned person visited complaining about
and about the community employees with simple requests not worthy of
mentioning, due to lack of assistance from the Administrative
and Financial Committee.
What was presented to your Eminence:
1- The aforementioned is an active young man capable of performing
all tasks and does not require any assistance.
2- Assistance was previously spent three years ago amounting to
thirty Dinars for his housing and he stayed only in the synagogue of
⟦...⟧ which ⟦...⟧ and the aforementioned person's health
currently does not allow him to work (the car was inspected).
3- A simple aid of two Dinars was allocated to his wife,
which is the lowest assistance given to any person.
4- The cost of medicine and doctor's examinations for him and his family ranges
between five Dinars and six Dinars per month.
Knowing that the rent of
his shop is not less than
200 Dinars.
Presidency of the Committee
Administrative for the Israelite Community
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Mr. President
The petitioner, to my knowledge, three years ago
his duty was to ensure his attendance in his capacity for the certification of her nationality
and as this period has passed, I requested from the petitioner
to inform me about the stages of the case to be able to provide
the necessary study, however he refrained from this
Please accept the highest expressions of respect
⟦Naji⟧
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings; Sir, I am Ezra Khedouri Bashiri, residing in the Great Torah, and I have a large
family and children. I have an application at the Passports and Nationality Department for eight
years, which requires an amount of money totaling forty Dinars or more.
It is an adoption process that has been halted several times due to the identity card,
and I have not received any assistance from your respected community to finish this
process, as we are now preoccupied with a guarantee of 50 Dinars
from Mr. Samir Salim. Since I am currently unemployed because
I have been unable to find any work to earn a living and complete my application,
I have submitted this petition of mine to extract the identity card so that I may be able to work
everywhere. This is for your command, Sir.
The Secretary
Please state your opinion
2/22
⟦illegible⟧
The Petitioner
Ezra Khedouri Bashiri
Residing in the Great Torah
24 / 2 / 1959
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
July 14 Festival Committee for the Mosaic Community
Number:
Date:
Honorable President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
After greetings,
We request the disbursement of an amount of -/400 Dinars as an advance for our committee's account so that we may initiate
the work.
Please accept our highest respect.
President
Meer Basri
Copy to -
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - for your kind information
Approved
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number T/: 58 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 13 / 7 / 1958
Subject:
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
Greetings and Respect
Law No. 77 of 1931 and the two regulations issued pursuant to it in the years 1931 and 1932 have sufficient flexibility to organize the Mosaic (Jewish) community in its current state legally, and there is no necessity to leave its affairs to negligence or to treat it with illegal instructions.
The law, along with the two regulations, is based on considering Iraqi Jews as five groups. It is obvious that the community's current situation justifies only one group covering all of Iraq. The decision for that can be taken by a regulation if it is considered a purely legal decision, or by a decision from the Council of Ministers if it is considered a political decision.
If it is decided that the Jewish community is one group, it is naturally necessary, in order to facilitate the implementation of the law's text, to specify in the decision the equivalence of this group with one of the groups designated in the law. There is no doubt that equivalence with the former Baghdad group is incorrect, but equivalence with the Basra group in terms of population size and administrative importance represents a realistic equivalence. In any case, whether in terms of population or importance, the current Iraq group exceeds the Mosul group or the Diyala group.
The legal basis for this decision is analogy, which is the legitimate pillar upon which legal interpretation (Ijtihad) can be based when a vast gap occurs between the text and the reality of the situation for which that text was established. The condition for the validity of analogy and interpretation is that they aim to facilitate the implementation of the law and do not become a pretext for neglecting it. The preferred choice between two interpretations is the one closest to the law and least demanding of its change.
Accordingly, it appears that such a decision, once taken, is alone sufficient to restore the legal status to its proper course, so there will be an Acting President, a General Council, and a Lay Council. The election that took place recently can be considered as leading to the election of a Lay Council without the need for a new election, and all that remains to restore things to their proper course is the election of a General Council and restricting the Ministry's relationship with the community to the existing legal and regulatory texts.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
⟦stamp with portrait and text: 50 fils⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 58
Date: 23 / 7 / 1958
Subject: ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
His Sovereignty the Honorable Minister of Justice
Greetings and respect
Law No. 77 of 1931 and the two regulations issued under it in the years 1931 and 1932 contain sufficient flexibility to organize the Mosaic (Jewish) community in its present state legally, and there is no necessity to leave its affairs to negligence or to handle them with illegal instructions ⟦line⟧ .
The law, along with the two regulations, is based on considering Iraqi Judaism as five groups. It is obvious that the current situation of the community justifies only one group covering all of Iraq. The decision for this can be made by a regulation if it is considered a purely legal decision, or by a decision from the Council of Ministers if it is considered a political decision.
If it is decided that the Mosaic community is one group, it is naturally necessary, in order to facilitate the implementation of the law's text, to specify in the decision the equivalence of this group with one of the groups specified in the law. There is no doubt that equivalence with the previous Baghdad group is incorrect, but equivalence with the Basra group in terms of the number of people and the importance of administration represents a realistic equivalence.
In any case, whether in terms of population or importance, the current Iraqi group exceeds the Mosul group or the Diyala group ⟦line⟧ .
The legal basis for this decision is analogy, i.e., the legal pillar upon which jurisprudence may be based when a wide gap occurs between the text and the reality for which that text was intended. The condition for the validity of analogy and jurisprudence is that they target and ensure the implementation of the law and do not serve as an excuse for neglecting it. The preferred option between two interpretations is the one closer to the law and the one requiring the least alteration ⟦line⟧ .
Accordingly, it appears that such a decision, once taken, is alone capable of restoring the legal status to its proper place, whereby there would be a deputy president, a general council, and a lay council. The election that recently took place can be considered as leading to the election of a lay council without the need for a new election, and all that remains to restore matters to their proper place is the election of a general council and limiting the Ministry's relationship with the community to the existing legal and regulatory texts.
Please accept the highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 58 /
Date: 23 / 7 / 1958
Subject:
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
Greetings and respect,
Law No. 77 of 1931 and the two regulations issued thereunder in the years 1931 and 1932 possess sufficient flexibility to organize the Mosaic community in its present state legally, and there is no necessity to leave its affairs to neglect or to treat them with illegal instructions.
The Law, along with the two regulations, is based on the consideration of the Iraqi Mosaic [community] as five groups. It is self-evident that the current situation of the community justifies only one group encompassing all of Iraq. The decision for this can be taken by a regulation if it is considered a purely legal decision, or by a decision from the Council of Ministers if it is considered a political decision.
If it is decided that the Mosaic community is one single group, it is naturally necessary, in order to facilitate the execution of the law verbatim, that the decision specifies the equivalence of this group with one of the groups specified in the law. There is no doubt that equivalence with the previous Baghdad group is incorrect, but equivalence with the Basra group in terms of the number of souls and the importance of administration represents a realistic equivalence.
In any case, whether in terms of population or importance, the current group of Iraq exceeds the Mosul group or the Diyala group.
The legal basis for this decision is analogy, which is the legitimate pillar upon which legal reasoning may be based when a wide gap occurs between the text and the reality of the situation for which that text was intended. The condition for the validity of analogy and legal reasoning is that they aim to safeguard the implementation of the law and not be a pretext for its invalidation. The preferred choice between two reasonings is the one closest to the law and the least requiring of alteration.
Accordingly, it appears that such a decision, once taken, is alone capable of restoring the legal situation to its proper order, so there would be a deputy head, a General Council, and a Lay Council. The election that took place recently can be considered as leading to the election of a Lay Council without the need for a new election, and all that remains to restore matters to their proper order is the election of a General Council and restricting the Ministry's relationship with the community to the existing legal and regulatory texts.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 581
Date: 23 / 7 / 1958
Subject:
His Excellency the Respectable Minister of Justice
Greetings and Respect
Law No. 77 of 1931 and the two regulations issued under it in the years 1931 and 1932 contain sufficient flexibility to organize the Mosaic community in its current state legally, and there is no necessity to leave its affairs to the unknown or to treat it with illegal instructions ⟦line⟧ .
The law, along with the two regulations, is based on considering the Iraqi Mosaic community as five groups. It is self-evident that the current situation of the community justifies only one group encompassing all of Iraq. The decision for that can be taken by a regulation if it is considered a purely legal decision, or by a decision of the Council of Ministers if it is considered a political decision.
If it is decided that the Mosaic community is one group, it is naturally necessary, in order to facilitate the execution of the law verbatim, to specify in the decision the equivalence of this group with one of the groups specified in the law. There is no doubt that the equivalence with the former Baghdad group proceeds correctly, but the equivalence with the Basra group, in terms of the number of souls and the importance of administration, represents a realistic equivalence.
In any case, whether in terms of souls or importance, the current group of Iraq exceeds the group of Mosul or the group of Diyala ⟦line⟧ .
The legal basis for this decision is analogy or the legal pillar upon which jurisprudence may be based when a wide gap occurs between the texts and the reality of the situation for which that text was established. The condition for the validity of analogy and jurisprudence is that they target the spirit of executing the law and do not become a pretext for its invalidation. The preferred choice between two interpretations is the one closest to the law and least demanding of change ⟦line⟧ .
Accordingly, it appears that such a decision, once taken, is alone capable of restoring the legal situation to its proper place, so there will be an Acting President, a General Council, and a Lay Council. The election that took place recently can be considered as leading to the election of a Lay Council without the need for a new election, and all that remains to restore matters to their proper place is the election of a General Council and the Ministry's approval of the community in the customary legal and regulatory eras.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri
Acting President of the Community
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province
Contracts
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the General Provincial Council
Governorate of Baghdad Province
Schools
⟦illegible⟧
With reference to the letter of the Presidency of the Jewish Community 58/93 on 11/12/958
Please kindly approve the evacuation of the Al-Mahdiya School for Boys building for a period of one week
starting from the date of commencement of work on demolishing the wing, provided that the school continues after
the demolition in the other wing of the school until the repairs are completed.
Director of Education for Baghdad Province
Copy to: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - with reference to your above letter - for information.
Administration of Al-Mahdiya School for Boys - for information.
Contracts Supervisor.
K / 20
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 97 / 58
Date: 12 / 11 / 1958
Urgent
Subject: Danger of the building ⟦...⟧
His Excellency the Director of Education for the Baghdad Province, Respected
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 30856 and dated 29 / 10 / 1958, upon inspection, the community's engineer confirmed
the danger of the wing; therefore, please evacuate it so we can proceed with its demolition, noting that we previously addressed your directorate in our letter numbered
18758 and dated 27 / 8 / 1958 regarding the renovation of the building, and no actions or negotiations regarding the rent were taken despite the follow-up by
the Secretary of the Community on the matter. Furthermore, we remain ready to negotiate regarding the renovation of the wing building.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of
Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri
Acting Head of the Community
A copy to:
His Excellency the Governor of Baghdad Province, Respected - Local Administration -
With reference to your letter numbered 14361 and dated 6 / 11 / 1958
Please refer to the full correspondence
Republic of Iraq
Governorate of Baghdad Province
Local Administration
Letters
Number: 14261
Date: 1 / 11 / 1958
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Subject - Confirmation
We confirm what was stated in the letter of the Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province 30856
on 29 / 10 / 958 and we request that the necessary measures be taken to remove the danger of the wall collapsing
and to inform us.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Staff Brigadier General
Tariq Said Fahmi
Governor of Baghdad Province
Chairman of the General Provincial Council
Copy to /
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province
Your letter referred to above
Amir / H
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District
No. /: ⟦...⟧
Date /: ⟦...⟧ / 10 / 1958
Contracts: ⟦...⟧
To /: Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
It was stated in the memorandum of Inspector Mr. Khazaal Mahmoud that one of the walls of the Al-Mahdiya School for Boys building
is leaning toward collapse and is dangerous, and since this poses a threat to the lives of the students and staff, we request that you -
immediately repair it and remove the danger from it and inform us.
Director of Education for the Baghdad District
A copy to / -
Inspectorate of General Education / with reference to the memorandum of the aforementioned inspector 34 on 12 / 10 / 958 -
For your kind information
Presidency of the General District Council / Baghdad District Governorate
Inspector Mr. Khazaal Mahmoud
Al-Mahdiya School for Boys Administration / for information and to inform us of the result
Records Section - with the original memorandum to take necessary action regarding the furniture requested for the school
Inspection Section
Contracts Clerk
Aziz / 28 /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Urgent
Engineer for inspection and submission of cost
⟦signature⟧
10/30
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Contracts
Number /: ⟦illegible⟧
Date /: 8/27/1958
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to the letter of the Baghdad Provincial Governorate - Local Administration - No. 9889 dated
8/20/958
Please visit us to discuss the demolition of the old wing in the building of Al-Mahdiya
Primary School for Boys and its reconstruction according to the plan agreed upon between
your engineer and the local administration engineer and inform us.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy to: -
Presidency of the General Provincial Council / Baghdad Provincial Governorate - for your kind information.
Contracts Observer / for follow-up.
K / 25
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Education
Directorate of Education in Baghdad Province
Number: 101/8531
Date: 1/10/1961
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Sub: Resignation - Mrs. Sylvia Isaac Isaac, teacher at ⟦illegible⟧ school
Attached herewith is a copy of the administrative order issued by this directorate numbered ⟦illegible⟧ on ⟦illegible⟧
- which includes the acceptance of the resignation of the teacher mentioned above as of the date she ceased official duties on
30/9/1961. Therefore, please inform us upon her departure from the aforementioned school.
With appreciation.
For/ Director of Education in Baghdad Province
101/8531 on 1/10/1961 copy to ⟦illegible⟧ Primary School for Girls
- 853 -
For implementation and notification.
Sub: Resignation of Mrs. Sylvia Isaac Isaac, teacher at your school
Based on the desire of the teacher mentioned above
It has been decided to accept her resignation from service as of the date she ceased official duties on 30/9/1961
provided that all financial obligations owed by her - if any - to the treasury are settled.
For/ Director of Education
in Baghdad Province
1/10/1961
Directorate of Education in Baghdad Province
Incoming
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Signature
Assistant Director of Education in Baghdad Province
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Chairman of the Property Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject: Construction of a new wing to replace the old wing
at Al-Husna Elementary School
for Boys (formerly Al-Wataniya)
Based on your kind instructions and the letter from the Governorate of Baghdad, the Local Administration engineer
was contacted and an inspection of the aforementioned school was conducted.
The costs for demolishing and rebuilding the wing mentioned in the Governorate's letter are 3700/- Dinars
only three thousand seven hundred Dinars according to its approximate plan, noting that the building area
is 140/- m2 over two floors as shown in the plan of the Governorate of Baghdad.
If your honorable committee approves the construction, I will prepare complete maps and designs including
calculated quantities, prices, and the necessary amounts in a precise and accurate manner.
With respect,
Engineer
Saleh Yusuf
⟦line⟧
1958/8/22
⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
Governorate of Baghdad Province
- Local Administration -
Engineering
Ordinary
Number / ⟦...⟧
Date / ⟦...⟧ / 8 / 1958
To: - Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province - Center -
Subject / Al-Saadiya Primary School for Boys
⟦line⟧
Your letter 16424 on 24 / 7 / 958.
Agreement has been reached between the Local Administration engineer and the Jewish community engineer on
the placement of the new wing for the aforementioned school as
shown in the attached diagram. Please contact the community
Jewish regarding the subject
Attachments
One diagram
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
Hamid Al-Alousi
p.p. Governor of Baghdad Province
Chairman of the General Provincial Council
Copy to /
Presidency of the Jewish Community with a copy of the diagram.
Treasury Office of the Local Administration
Engineering Department of the Local Administration
Subhi 8 / 19
Department of Knowledge
0.48 0.48 6.50 0.48
4.00
Cabinet ⟦Royal⟧
0.48 x 0.48
2.14 2.78 2.98 2.14
Ground Floor
Each room has a window
not less than (6) in measurement
and a large ventilator
0.24 0.24 6.74 6.50 1.50 5.25
4.48
0.24
1.50
Upper Floor
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number /
Date / 21 / 7 / 1958
⟦22⟧
Presidency of the General Provincial Council / Governorate of Baghdad Province
We set out for you below a copy of the letter from the administration of Al-Mahdiya Primary School for Boys, and we kindly request
approval to send the local administration engineer to conduct the necessary inspection of the building and to contact
the engineer of the Jewish Community to estimate the cost required to demolish the old wing and reconstruct it
anew, and to agree with the Jewish Community on the annual rent and inform us.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to /
Administration of Al-Mahdiya Primary School for Boys / Your letter No. 53 dated 21 / 7 / 1958.
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad / For information
Contracts Supervisor / For follow-up
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Copy of the letter
As we have requested in numerous urgent reviews for the demolition of the old wing of the school building
belonging to the Jewish Community in Baghdad, and we explained that the condition of the old wing is dangerous and cannot under
any circumstances allow the use of the rooms in it as classrooms or otherwise, especially since
that danger was confirmed by the local administration engineer and the Jewish Community engineer themselves, and
any repair or restoration will have no benefit whatsoever unless the old wing is removed and a new wing is built in its place.
Furthermore, the local administration promised to expropriate the building from the Jewish Community for the public
interest during the meeting held by the local administration with school principals last summer.
We hope this will be achieved at the earliest opportunity, especially since the school year is around the corner.
Fursan /
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 20 / 9 / 1958
The Honorable President of the Jewish Community
Greetings.
The Administrative Committee had allocated a monthly aid of four
dinars for me. In view of the current high cost of living, and because I am disabled and poor, and it is not enough
to meet my needs under the present circumstances, I request your Excellency to kindly increase these allocations. With
highest respect.
The Petitioner
Salman Moshi Sofer
Salman Moshi
Sofer
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special No. ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Dozza
Review
Date 5 / 11 / 1957
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number
Date
To the Honorable President of the Community and President of the Hebra Qadisha Society
Subject - "The New Cemetery in Waziriyah"
Based on your verbal order, we have inspected the aforementioned cemetery in order to determine the cost required to repair the fence and make it
suitable for burial.
Most of the fence is demolished or leaning towards collapse, and the fence actually consists of two parts:-
A - The lower part, which is built of cement, and has suffered only minor damage.
B - The upper part, with a height of 2.00 m (two meters), which is the damaged part that is demolished or leaning towards collapse and must be repaired.
The costs of the proposed repairs are as follows:-
1 - Demolishing the leaning part, then cleaning the bricks and rebuilding them with the cost of gypsum | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
| | | Fils Dinar
2050 m2 fence length 2.00 m height x 0.50 thickness = | 2050 m2 | 3000 | 6150
2 - Pointing the wall from both sides with cement | | |
2050 m length x 2.00 m height x 2 faces | 8200 m2 | 0.150 | 1230
3 - Placing concrete slabs on top of the wall | | |
2050 m length / | 2050 l.m | 0.100 | 205
4 - Installing iron doors and painting them | Two pieces | | 100
5 - General repairs such as purchasing an additional quantity of bricks (shortage) and pointing the third | | | 315
part of the section built <del>with gypsum</del> with cement. | Only eight thousand dinars | | 8000/-
As for the land, it does not need leveling as it is good <del>its construction</del> and despite the presence of a trace of a low stream in the middle
of the cemetery, it does not affect the cemetery at all at the present time.
As for the roads leading to the cemetery, there are three roads:-
A- From Sheikh Omar Street - to the dike then the capital road - then to the cemetery. This road is the shortest
and takes one-third of an hour (20 minutes) starting from Bab Al-Sharqi, and this road is well-trodden, i.e., there are those who go and come, and this is
an important point, but its only drawback is passing through the capital, and on its sides a group of huts where there are many children who might harass the car
during its passage, and the distance of this road is 5 minutes.
B - The new Al-Rayas road ( ) and this passes through the factories and is very difficult and takes from Bab Al-Sharqi about
45 minutes, and cars cannot cross it in winter.
C - Shammaiya road, which is a long road that takes 60 minutes starting from Bab Al-Sharqi (truck) and it is a
good road in terms of car traffic, but it is not well-trodden, and this is a dangerous matter; if something happens to the car, it is very difficult to contact anyone,
especially in winter days, at night, and at noon when the sun is very hot in summer, in addition to the long duration.
I believe that the first road is the most suitable road despite the presence of children due to its shortness, suitability for cars, and the presence of a police
station at its beginning.
This is for your consideration.
Engineer Saleh Yusuf