AI English Translation, Pages 26-50
November 18, 943
His Eminence, Chairman of the Midrash Committee, respected
Reference to your two letters No. 3 dated 10/31/943 and No. 6 dated 11/8/943
The Lay Council, in its meeting held on 11/17/943, ratified the following:-
1) Referring Mr. Khouki Abboudi for retirement with a pension of one and a half dinars per month.
2) Paying a bonus of twenty-five dinars to the dismissed teacher, Mr. Daoud Shaker.
3) Paying a bonus of ten dinars to the person called Ezra Shlomo, the dismissed doorman of the Mandani Midrash.
4) The aforementioned retirement and bonuses shall be paid from the Midrash fund.
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The President
A copy thereof to the respected Schools Committee for information.
Jewish Schools Committee
JEWISH SCHOOLS COMMITTEE
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
No.: 640
No.:
Date: 9 April 1943
Date,: 193
His Excellency the Chairman of the Respected Midrash Committee
Reference to your letter dated 21/2/943
After deliberating on your proposal, it appeared that your committee was unable to verify the validity of the debts that
the teachers have against the Midrash. In view of this fact, the committee did not find it possible to consider all
these debts as active debts payable immediately. Therefore, the committee decided in its meeting
held on 7/4/943 to accept your proposal to consider debts accrued from 1 October
940 until the end of September 942 only as active debts to be paid to the creditors in cash. As for the debts accumulated
at the end of September 940, the committee decided to consider them semi-active debts to be fulfilled to the
creditors in monthly installments amounting to one-quarter of the creditor teacher's salary, provided that the installment is not less than one
dinar per month, to be paid regardless of whether the creditor is still a teacher in the Midrash or has left
the job by choice or as a result of dispensing with his services.
The payment of active debts to creditors is contingent upon their acceptance of this installment plan without reservation or condition.
As for the installments, payment shall commence at the end of each month starting from the first of April 943, provided that
the creditors Rabbi Heskel Zeloof and Nahum Moallem Eliyahu are excluded from this settlement, as their
substantial debts invite doubt as to how they accumulated.
Enclosed is a check on the Ottoman Bank for the amount of 941.588 dinars dated 9 April 943,
a loan from our committee to settle the active debts referred to above, provided that it is repaid to this committee
in two equal installments: the first installment in the year 47/948 and the second 48/949.
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The President
A copy to the Honorable Secular Council with a request to take a decision to deduct this debt from the Midrash
allocations for the two years mentioned above which are paid from the community fund, and to provide us
with a copy for the records.
For the records
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Saleh Shlomo Abdullah | Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Saleh Faraj Hayyim | Members
Sion Shuaa Guigi | Ibrahim Hayyim Moallem Nassim
Sion Ezra Nissan | Ibrahim Daoud Nahum
Abdullah Haron Sheina | Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir
Lawyer Aboudi Setti | Lawyer Ibrahim Aboudi Khazzoum
Ezra Eliyahu Al-Ani | Ibrahim Anwar Nassim Hay
Ezra Heskel Bahar | Eliyahu Heskel Al-Ani
Dr. Ezra Qara Yan | Eliyahu Munir Daoud
Ezra Menachem Daniel | Lawyer Anwar Shaul
Ezra Nassim Al-Waya | Rabbi Benjamin Hakham Moshe
Gurji Ibrahim Hayyim Hakham Ishaq | Heskel Daoud Shemtob
Dr. Gurji Munir Rabia | Lawyer Heskel Yaqub Murad
Gurji Shalom Levi | Khedhouri Munir Levi
Munir Shaul Menashi Shashua | Khedhouri Murad Shuker
Munir Menachem Mahlab | Daoud Samra
Munir Hakham Moshe Dangoor | Daoud Shaul Tweig
Menashi Ibrahim Gurji | Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi
Menashi Saleh Shlomo Daoud | Dr. Daoud Moallem Nassim
Moiz Ita | Daoud Yusuf Moallem Saleh
Moshe Shaul Sofer | Rabbi Raphael Ishaq Hayyim
Dr. Nur Allah Moussa | Rubin Ezra Daoud
Nunu Mukammal | Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Suhayq
Haron Heskel Smouha | Sassoon Murad Sassoon
Yamin Murad | Sassoon Hakham Nassim Cohen
Yehuda Saleh Zeloof | Lawyer Salman Saleh Al-Kabir
Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Heskel | Lawyer Salman Sion Sheina
Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld | Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi
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| Selim Tarzi
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.
⟦C. Hawker⟧
Br. Gen.,
MILITARY GOVERNOR.
H.H.
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Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 22nd May 1917.
⟦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.
⟦C J Hawker⟧
Br. Gen.,
MILITARY GOVERNOR.
R 24 May 917
⟦MILITARY GOVERNOR⟧
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,
⟦J. N. Payne⟧ Staff Capt
for MILITARY GOVERNOR.
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 15th May 1917.
To.-
His Grace
The Chief Rabbi
CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM.
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.
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.
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.
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Br. Gen.,
MILITARY GOVERNOR.
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 21st April 1917.
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To,
His Emminence the Grand Rabbi,
B A G H D A D.
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.
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MILITARY GOVERNOR.
Military Governor's Office,
Baghdad. 7th April 1917.
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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 unleavened bread 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.
If, however, your Excellency's letter refers to
prisoners not already condemned, 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.
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MILITARY GOVERNOR.
21 September 917
To the presence of the Honorable Military Deputy Governor
In response to your letter dated 6 September 917
The mentioned amount of (192) Liras placed under seizure in the Education book
in the name of ⟦...⟧ rightfully belongs to the Ibrahim Kahi Waqf. As its agent,
I have a right from the existing peace market in Basra, as this
amount was sent by us to participate in Istanbul before the fall of
Baghdad. Therefore, please make the necessary arrangements for
⟦...⟧ the amount from his share of the Al-Ma'ali market, and may you remain.
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 unleavened bread to the prisoners during the eight Paschal
days of Passover, 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.
⟦C Hawker⟧
MILITARY GOVERNOR.