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Number 1667/598
Date 18 February 940
Plaintiff: Muthir Saadia, his attorney Munshi Nahum
Defendant: Malka Shalom Oweili, her attorney Siddiq Yusuf
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to annul the decree numbered 1659/590
dated 15 January 940, in the amount of seven hundred and fifty fils, issued to the defendant
Malka Shalom Oweili against the plaintiff, her husband Muthir Saadia, effective from 18 February 940
(nine hundred and forty) 4
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President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No. 522
Date: June 2, 1957
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The Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
1217/528 | 949/587 | 3 Dinars
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The Jewish Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No.:
Year:
Number: 596/1940
Date: February 12, 940
Plaintiff: Ezra Sassoon Sh. Rayani
Defendant: Saida Isaac, her representative Jacob Hai
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to stay the execution of the decree numbered 538/1607
dated 5/17/939 issued to the defendant Saida Isaac against her husband, the plaintiff Ezra
Sassoon Shahriyani, in the amount of three dinars, effective from January 22, 940 (nine hundred
and forty).
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President of the Jewish Religious Court
in Baghdad
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The Rabbinical Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No:
Date: 9/12/57
Year: 5
Mrs. Houria appeared before us
daughter of Daoud bin Shimon
on one side, and Mrs. Fawzia daughter of Shimon
and Mrs. Maryam daughter of Shimon and Mrs. Zakia
on the other side
And they have agreed that Mrs. Houria shall pay
to her sisters mentioned above the sum of 200 Dinars
and that is in exchange for her share of the house of their deceased father
And they have received the aforementioned amount
Signature of ⟦...⟧
Stamp of ⟦...⟧
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Number 1669 / 600
Date February 21, 940
Plaintiff: Simha daughter of Ephraim, her representative Heskel Ibrahim
Defendant: Naji Shlomo, his representative Yaqub Hay
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad issued a judgment in absentia for the plaintiff Simha daughter of
Ephraim, ruling that her husband, the defendant Naji Shlomo, must pay a monthly alimony of
seven hundred and fifty fils to be received by his aforementioned wife Simha monthly starting from the
fifth day of the month of February 940 (nine hundred and forty)
⟦President⟧
President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
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Number ⟦1228⟧/599
Date February 15, 940
Plaintiff: Simha daughter of Saul
Defendants: Saleh, Eliyahu, and Rima, children of the deceased Saul Mordechai Alfi, and the guardian
Ephraim Murad Alfi, appointed over the minors Salim, Murad, Abid, Hayla, and Najia,
children of the aforementioned Saul, according to the guardianship issued by the Court of First Instance,
File number 84/939 and sequence 81.
The woman named Simha daughter of Saul approached the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, claiming that
she is owed by her deceased husband, Saul Mordechai Alfi, an amount of seventy Dinars, which is what remains
to her from the amount of her dowry documented in the marriage contract. After auditing the marriage contract and it appearing
free of forgery and fabrication, the court ruled for the aforementioned plaintiff Simha for the stated amount of
seventy Dinars, to be collected from the estate of her aforementioned deceased husband Saul. This ruling was issued to be
a notification in the hands of the plaintiff.
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President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Year: 569
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Date: 18 ⟦...⟧
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Number: 535
30 April 51 February
The reason for this private matter is:
That the plaintiff Rafla Zalouf bin Daoud, in her capacity as guardian of her minor children, namely: Wadih and Suad
Has granted authorization to sign on her behalf in her capacity as guardian of the aforementioned minors
Pursuant to the power of attorney organized in Karrada Al-Sharqiya and certified by the Notary Public of Karrada
On 18 ⟦illegible⟧ 938 under number 177
The value mentioned above has been registered in the Land Registry in Baghdad in the name of the aforementioned minors
And since an error occurred in the aforementioned registry regarding the surname of the father of the aforementioned minors, which was mentioned last
In the registry with the title (Al-Zalouf), while his correct and established name in the Land Registry is (Zalouf) without the definite article "Al"
At the beginning of this registry, and since the plaintiff, in her capacity as guardian of the aforementioned minors and pursuant to the aforementioned power of attorney
Has requested the correction of this error in the aforementioned Land Registry, and accordingly, we have decided to correct the surname in the aforementioned registry
To be (Zalouf) instead of (Al-Zalouf)
The Judge
Faisal Al-Samarrai, Judge of the Baghdad Court
Sharia
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Number: ⟦12/594⟧
Date: 4 February 940
Plaintiff: Jahla Ibrahim
Defendant: Amoum bin Mordechai
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad issued a judgment in the presence of the plaintiff Jahla Ibrahim
ruling that her husband, the defendant Amoum bin Mordechai, shall pay a monthly alimony in the amount of ⟦line⟧
one dinar to be received by his aforementioned wife Jahla monthly starting from 17 Janu⟦line⟧ary
Second 940
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President of the Israeli Religious Court
in Baghdad
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The Court of Justice of the Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
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No. 587
Year 5720
Date 26 Adar 5720
At the request of the woman
Rachel daughter of Abdallah Yosef
Married to a man named Eliyahu
Represented by R. Sasson Ovadia 8 Tuvach 6 Ezra Eliyahu plot 6 his wife
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 5720 20.2.60 in Baghdad
With the help of the Name (Signature)
Thus and so did Rachel daughter of Abdallah wife of Eliyahu H.S.
That she shall not claim in any case money and vessels 6 plot P. gold jewelry. Between her and
S. A. money and this 6 their value 20 Iraqi Dinars 89 and a quarter
Sasson Ovadia
Chazan Ovadia
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The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No. 805
Date 2 Adar year 5700
Designated 30th of the month of Elul 5709
On Sunday, 26th of the month of Elul 5709, portion of Ki Tetze
In the matter of the deceased
Mr. Isaac Abraham Nissim Al-Azari daughter of ⟦illegible⟧
His wife Habiba daughter of Kadouri Saadi appeared together with her brother S.
Son of the deceased Sasson A. Hasson <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> here P. and so on etc.
On behalf of the Court
Secretary
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Date: February 15, 940
Plaintiff: Karjiya Daniel
Defendant: Eliyahu Salman
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has issued a judgment in absentia for the plaintiff Karjiya Daniel
ordering her husband, the defendant Eliyahu Salman, residing in Basra, to pay a monthly alimony
amounting to one dinar and seven hundred fils, to be received by his aforementioned wife Karjiya monthly starting from
January 7, 940 (nine hundred and forty)
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President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Court of Justice of the Holy City
In Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No. M 512
Date 21 Adar Year 700
From the Jew ⟦illegible⟧ Hazan ⟦illegible⟧
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Court
of Justice
549 / 1219
28 / 1 / 949
Dinar
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Number 167/601
Date 26 February 940
Plaintiff: Ezra Khadouri Asher
Defendant: Simha Isaac Orwili
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to reduce two hundred and fifty fils from the decree
Numbered 1618/549 dated 28 / 6 / 939 issued to the defendant Simha Isaac
Orwili against her husband, the plaintiff Ezra Khadouri Asher, so the total amount of monthly alimony that
the aforementioned Simha receives shall be seven hundred and fifty fils starting from 10 December 1939
(thirty-nine)
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President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: 628
Date: 2 Adar year 5705
Telephone Number: 2583:
M. A. N. H. Has Shimon Palagi ⟦and Zuzu⟧
Son of Menachem ⟦Abraham⟧ ⟦Palagi⟧ and Devorah
In payment of ⟦maintenance⟧
This is a true testimony before us, with our signature and the seal of our court
In the Court on Monday, ⟦19⟧ Adar I, year ⟦5705⟧
⟦Yaakov⟧ ⟦Melamed⟧
Chazan Abadi
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Number ⟦602/167⟧
Date 5 March 940
Plaintiff: Habiba Daoud
Defendant: Gharib Daoud
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad issued a judgment in the presence of the plaintiff Habiba Daoud, ruling against
her husband, the defendant Gharib Daoud, to pay a monthly alimony of one dinar to be received by his wife,
the aforementioned Habiba, from her mentioned husband Gharib monthly, starting from February 19, nineteen hundred
and forty.
⟦Your sincere⟧
President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.:
Year: 569
Date: 57
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⟦1675⟧ Number 606
Date 20 March 940
Plaintiff: Eliyahu Saleh Rubin
Defendant: Farha Israel, her representative Muslih Eliezer
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to annul the decree numbered 588 / 1658 and dated
26 / 9 / 939 issued to the defendant Farha Israel against the plaintiff, her husband Eliyahu Saleh Rubin
for the payment of alimony to the defendant in the amount of two dinars per month, provided that it is annulled as of the date of its issuance
on 26 / September 939 ;
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President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
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Number ⟦606/940⟧
Date 20 March 940
Plaintiff: Eliyahu Saleh Rubin
Defendant: Farha Israel
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to annul the notification numbered 1657/588 and dated
9/26/939 in the amount of two Dinars issued to the defendant Farha Israel against the plaintiff Eliyahu
Saleh Rubin, effective from the date of its issuance 9/26/939.
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President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Jewish Religious Court
In Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Year: 569
No.:
Date: 27 Tishrei 57
Maimon A. Menachem Sasson and his wife A. Shauka
Their daughter A. Simcha A. Abraham A. Eliyahu A. Kadouri
⟦Appointment⟧ and Obligation
Before the honorable Religious Court on Sunday, the twenty-seventh
of the month of Tishrei, the year five thousand seven hundred and eighteen
the parties mentioned above came before us and after we heard their claims
A. Kadouri ⟦...⟧ year ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
The Religious Court
Baghdad
20 / 1 / 937
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Number - ⟦1272 / 604⟧
Date 11 March 940
Plaintiff: Saida Heskel
Defendant: Yusuf Ibrahim
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to increase the amount by two hundred and fifty fils over
the decree numbered 396 / 1405 issued on 20 / 1 / 1937 for the plaintiff Saida Heskel
against her husband, the defendant Yusuf Ibrahim, so the total monthly alimony amount becomes one dinar
starting from 8 January 1940
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President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Court of Justice of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No: 242
Date: 15 Av
Year: 5706
From the presence of the esteemed Majid Effendi Dabbour
Regarding the matter of the ill-fated funds
Greetings and respect
We inform your high presence that it has been
agreed by the victorious judge to hand over the amount
from the ill-fated debts by the victorious judge 9/2/46
and to you is the delivery
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Number ⟦609/27⟧
Date 28 March 940
Plaintiff: Farha Munshi Mahlab
Defendant: Ezra Rahmin Mashti
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad issued a judgment in absentia for the plaintiff Farha Munshi
Mahlab, ordering her husband, the defendant Ezra Rahmin Mashti, to pay a monthly alimony in the amount of
one dinar and five hundred fils, to be received by his wife, the aforementioned plaintiff Farha, monthly starting from
20 March 940 (nine hundred and forty) 4
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President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
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The Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: 652
Date: 29 Av year 5700
Telephone Number: 2583
To the Honorable Community Committee, may their rest be Eden
From us, the Religious Court here in Baghdad
Today appeared before us in the Religious Court
The woman Na'ima
daughter of Ezra Avraham Nissim and wife of David Avraham
who complained about her aforementioned husband that he does not provide her maintenance
and requests to summon him to court on the day of 4 Elul
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Urgent