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IJA 2814

Correspondence Regarding the Midrash Committee and the Midrash Talmud Torah; Correspondence with the British Military Governor

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These documents primarily contain correspondence between the Midrash Committee, the Midrash school, Midrash Talmud Torah, and the Jewish Schools Committee in Baghdad. They discuss the monthly salaries of individuals working for the various religious organizations. There is a typed copy of the annual report for the Midrash school, 1945-1946. There are also unrelated documents from the British Military Governor’s Office to the Chief Rabbi from 1917. This correspondence relates to members of the Jewish community being allowed out after curfew (including to summon midwives), and the use of lights after permitted hours for religious celebration; the establishment of a charitable committee for poor relief in each community; and a letter requesting unleavened bread for Jewish prisoners during the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Metadata

Source: Iraqi Jewish Archive
Archive Reference: IJA 2814
Item Number: 12075
Date: Approx. January 1, 1911 to December 31, 1920
Languages: Arabic, English
Keywords: Financial, Employment, Passover, Synagogue, Teachers, Ledger, Charity, Typed, Midrash Committee, Accounting, Labor, Midrash Talmud Torah, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Holidays, President of the Jewish Community, Chief Rabbi, Association of Helping the Poor, British Occupation, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Annotation, Handwritten, Jewish Schools Committee, Midrash

AI Transcription, Pages 26-50

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١٨ تشرين ثاني ٩٤٣

سماحة رئيس لجنة المدراش المحترم

إشارة الى كتابيكم رقم ٣ بتاريخ ٣١ / ١٠ / ٩٤٣ ورقم ٦ بتاريخ ٨ / ١١ / ٩٤٣
صادق المجلس الجسماني في اجتماعه المنعقد بتاريخ ١٧ / ١١ / ٩٤٣ على ما يلي :-

١) احالة السيد خوكي عبودي على التقاعد براتب تقاعدي قدره دينار ونصف شهريا .
٢) صرف اكرامية قدرها خمسة وعشرون دينارا الى المعلم المفصول السيد داود شكر .
٣) صرف اكرامية قدرها عشرة دنانير للمدعو عزرا شلومو بواب مدراش منداني المفصول .
٤) يصرف التقاعد والاكراميات المذكوره اعلاه من صندوق المدراش .

[Signature] ⟦illegible⟧
[Signature] الرئيس

صورة منه الى لجنة المدارس المحترمه للمعلومات .

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لجنة المدارس الاسرائيلية
JEWISH SCHOOLS COMMITTEE
بغداد
BAGHDAD

العدد: ٦٤٠
No.:
التاريخ: ٩ نيسان ٩٤٣ ١٩٣
Date,: 193

سعادة رئيس لجنة المدراش المحترم

اشارة الى كتابكم المؤرخ ٢١ / ٢ / ٩٤٣
بعد المداولة في اقتراحكم تبين ان لجنتكم لم تتمكن من التثبت من صحة الديون التي
للمعلمين على المدراش فبالنظر لهذه الحقيقة لم تجد اللجنة ان بالامكان ان نعتبر كافة
هذه الديون بمثابة ديون حية واجبة الدفع حالا وعليه قررت اللجنة في اجتماعها
المنعقد في ٧ / ٤ / ٩٤٣ قبول اقتراحكم في اعتبار الديون المتكونة من ١ تشرين الاول
٩٤٠ الى نهاية ايلول ٩٤٢ فقط ديونا حية تدفع للدائنين نقدا اما الديون المتراكمة
في نهاية ايلول ٩٤٠ فقد قررت اللجنة اعتبارها ديون نصف حية يجري ايفاؤها الى
الدائنين باقساط شهرية قدرها ربع راتب المعلم الدائن على الا يقل القسط عن دينار
واحد في الشهر يدفع بصرف النظر عما اذا كان الدائن لا يزال معلما في المدراش ام ترك
الوظيفة برغبته او بنتيجة الاستغناء عن خدماته .

ان دفع الديون الحية الى الدائنين متوقف على قبولهم بهذا التقسيط بدون قيد وشرط
اما الاقساط فيباشر بدفعها في اخر كل شهر اعتبارا من اول نيسان ٩٤٣ هذا على ان يستثنى
من هذه التسوية الدائنين الحاخام حسقيل زلوف وناحوم معلم الياهو باعتبار ان ديونهما
الجسيمة تدعو الى الشك في كيفية تراكمها .

تجدون بطيه صكا على البانق العثماني بمبلغ ٥٨٨ / ٩٤١ دينار بتاريخ ٩ نيسان ٩٤٣
قرضة من لجنتنا لسداد الديون الحية المشار اليها اعلاه على ان تسدد الى هذه اللجنة
بتقسيطين متساويين القسط الاول في سنة ٩٤٨ / ٤٧ والثاني ٩٤٩ / ٤٨ .

[Signature] ⟦illegible⟧
[Signature] الرئيس

صورة منه الى المجلس الجسماني الموقر برجاء اتخاذ القرار بحسم هذا الدين من مخصصات
المدراش للسنتين المرقومتين اعلاه التي تدفع من صندوق الطائفة وتزويدنا
بصورة منه للحفظ .

[Marginalia] للحفظ
[Marginalia] ١٠ / ٤

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B01 · table / arabic
صالح شلومو عبدالله | الحاخام ساسون خضوري
صالح فرج حيم | الاعضاء
صيون شوعا جيجي | ابراهيم حيم معلم نسيم
صيون عزرا نيسان | ابراهيم داود ناحوم
عبدالله هارون شينا | ابراهيم صالح الكبير
المحامي عبودي سيتي | المحامي ابراهيم عبودي خزوم
عزرا الياهو العاني | ابراهيم انور نسيم حاي
عزرا حسقيل بحر | الياهو حسقيل العاني
الدكتور عزرا قره ين | الياهو منير داود
عزرا مناحيم دانيال | المحامي انور شاؤل
عزرا نسيم الويه | الحاخام بنيامين حاخام موشي
كرجي ابراهيم حيم حاخام اسحق | حسقيل داود شمطوب
الدكتور كرجي منير ربيع | المحامي حسقيل يعقوب مراد
كرجي شالوم لاوي | خضوري منير لاوي
منير شاؤل منشي شعشوع | خضوري مراد شكر
منير مناحيم محلب | داود سمره
منير حاخام موشي دنكور | داود شاؤل طويق
منشي ابراهيم كرجي | الحاخام داود عزرا مصفي
منشي صالح شلومو داود | الدكتور داود معلم نسيم
مؤيز ايتا | داود يوسف معلم صالح
موشي شاؤل سوفير | الحاخام روفائيل اسحق حيم
الدكتور نور الله موسى | روبين عزرا داود
نونو مكمل | الحاخام ساسون عزرا سحيق
هارون حسقيل سموحه | ساسون مراد ساسون
يامين مراد | ساسون حاخام نسيم كوهين
يهودا صالح زلوف | المحامي سلمان صالح الكبير
الحاخام يهوشوع موشي حسقيل | المحامي سلمان صيون شينا
الدكتور يوسف روزنفلد | الحاخام سلمان حوكي عبودي
⟦illegible⟧ | المحامي سليم اسحق
سليم ترزي

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No. M.G./C - 262.
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 6th Oct. 1917.

To,
His Eminence,
The Chief Rabbi,
Baghdad.

With reference to your letter of to-days
date - I beg to inform you that the Jewish Community
may have lights in their houses on Saturday night
for the purpose of celebrating vespers.

In giving this permission I wish to
point out that applications of this nature should be
made at least 14 days before the date concerned, as
otherwise it is possible that they may not be
favourably considered.

[Signature] ⟦C. Hawker⟧
[Signature] Br. Gen.,
[Signature] MILITARY GOVERNOR.

H.H.

[Marginalia] ⟦illegible blue text⟧

[Stamp] ⟦illegible⟧

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Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 22nd May 1917.

[Marginalia] ⟦M.G./A462/19⟧

To,
His Eminence,
The Chief Rabbi of Baghdad.

Your Eminence,

I regret to say that I do not see my
way to authorise this general alteration in the orders
at present in force.

If a light is required in the Synagogue
for
only, it might be possible to grant a permit/this.

In your letter you are also apparently
asking for permission for all Jews to be out of their
houses after the prescribed gours, and this I also
regret to say cannot be allowed.

[Signature] ⟦C J Hawker⟧

Br. Gen.,
MILITARY GOVERNOR.

[Marginalia] R 24 May 917

[Stamp] ⟦MILITARY GOVERNOR⟧

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Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 7th May 1917.

⟦MG 2184/11⟧

To,
His Eminence The Chief Rabbi,
Baghdad.

Your Eminence,

The enclosed applications for assistance
are forwarded to you for the consideration of your
Relief Committee.

I havethe honour to be,
Your Eminence's obedient servant,

[Signature] ⟦J. N. Payne⟧ Staff Capt
[Signature] for MILITARY GOVERNOR.

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B01 · header / latin
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 15th May 1917.

B02 · paragraph / latin
To.-
His Grace
The Chief Rabbi

B03 · header / latin
CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM.

B04 · paragraph / latin
As it is most necessary to provide for cases of
destitution among the population of Baghdad and as there are
several religious communities in the town, it has been decided
to have committees in each community appointed by the community
for the purpose of dealing with the cases of destitution in each
community. Some communities are fortunate enough to have
charitable funds at their disposal, others may not be in a position,
but every community should do its best to do what is possible to
alleviate any suffering among the poor. From time to time all
accumulation of funds from fines inflicted by the Deputy Military
Governors will be divided among the various communities who are most
in need of financial help, but it is reasonable to suppose that this
amount will only suppliment the funds that may be collected in any
community.

B05 · paragraph / latin
In order to put this matter on a satisfactory
standing, it is necessary for each community to appoint a small
Poor Relief Committee and to forward the names of the President
and members to this Office for my information and when doing so
it should be notified to what address any communication should
be sent.

B06 · paragraph / latin
Some communities have already done so, but others
have not yet formed any committee so the purport of this memorandum
is particularly addressed to them.

B07 · signature / latin
⟦illegible signature⟧
Br. Gen.,
MILITARY GOVERNOR.

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B01 · header / latin
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 21st April 1917.

B02 · marginalia / latin
⟦illegible⟧ 123 6/6

B03 · paragraph / latin
To,
His Emminence the Grand Rabbi,
B A G H D A D.

B04 · paragraph / latin
Your Emminence,
I have received your letter recommending Mr.
Tatran Sion and Mr. Mochi bin Sasson for permits to enable
them to leave their houses at night, for the purpose of
calling in midwives. As these permits are limited as
much as possible, and the police have to be informed of the
dates between which they are issued, will you please
ascertain from the applicants the probable week they are
expecting to have to call in this assistance, so that passes
can be made out for a definite period.

B05 · signature / latin
⟦illegible signature⟧
MILITARY GOVERNOR.

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B01 · header / latin
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 7th April 1917.
No. ⟦illegible⟧

B02 · paragraph / latin
To,
The Chief Rabbi,
Baghdad.

B03 · paragraph / latin
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your
Excellency's letter of yesterdays date, requesting that permits
be issued to the relatives of Jewish prisoners enabling them to
convey bread azyme to the prisoners during the eight Paschal
days of Easter, and regret to say that if the bread is intended
for prisoners who are condemned to long terms of imprisonment
the prison regulations do not, as yet, <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> allow persons
from outside a prison communicating in anyway with the prisoners.

B04 · paragraph / latin
If, however, your Excellency's letter refers to
prisoners not already condmned, who may be under detention in
the guard room, it might be possible to arrange for these to
receive the Bread.

B05 · paragraph / latin
It is to be regretted that the matter did not come
before my notice at an earlier date.

B06 · paragraph / latin
If a list of the prisoners referred to is sent to
me it will be possible to say under what conditions they are
detained, but to avoid delay I venture to add that if the bread is
sent to the office I will arrange for its distribution.

B07 · signature / latin
⟦signature⟧
MILITARY GOVERNOR.

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B01 · header / arabic
٧١ ايلول ٩١٧

B02 · paragraph / arabic
لحضور معاون والي العسكري المحترم
جواباً لكتابكم المؤرخ ٦ سبتمبر ٩١٧
ان المبلغ المذكور وقدره ليرة (١٩٢) الموضوع الحجز في كتاب المعارف
باسم ⟦...⟧ هو راجع حق الى وقف ابراهيم كحي . وكيلاً امره
ولي علي حق من قبل سوق الموجودة السلم في البصرة حيث هذا
المبلغ قد ارسل من طرفنا الى اشترك في الاستانة قبل سقوط
بغداد . فعليه الرجاء اجراء الترتيبات اللازمة لاجل
⟦...⟧ المبلغ من حصته سوق المعالي ودمتم

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Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 7th April 1917.
⟦No. 179/46⟧

To,
The Chief Rabbi,
Baghdad.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your
Excellency's letter of yesterdays date, requesting that permits
be issued to the relatives of Jewish prisoners enabling them to
convey bread azyme to the prisoners during the eight Paschal
days of Easter, and regret to say that if the bread is intended
for prisoners who are condemned to long terms of imprisonment
the prison regulations do not, as yet, <del>⟦permit⟧</del> allow persons
from outside a prison communicating in anyway with the prisoners.

If, however, your Excellency's letter refers to
prisoners not already cond⟦e⟧mned, who may be under detention in
the guard room, it might be possible to arrange for these to
receive the Bread.

It is to be regretted that the matter did not come
before my notice at an earlier date.

If a list of the prisoners referred to is sent to
me it will be possible to say under what conditions they are
detained, but to avoid delay I venture to add that if the bread is
sent to the office I will arrange for its distribution.

[Signature] ⟦C Hawker⟧

MILITARY GOVERNOR.