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Police Directorate of Baghdad District
10425
Number ⟦line⟧
17/1
On August 11, 1934
To the Honorable Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad
Greetings, and with reference to your letter No. 106 dated August 17, 1934.
It appeared to us from the report of the Adhamiyah police commissioner that while he was going to follow up on a case that occurred
outside Adhamiyah, he encountered a carriage near Sulaikh in which there was a woman named Farha bint Shaul
with a man named Arslan Daoud. He became suspicious of their condition and brought them to the station. Upon questioning
the aforementioned man, he claimed that the woman was one of his relatives and that they intended to go to Al-Fahama for the purpose of
leasing orchards there. In the end, it turned out that there was no truth to this claim. Therefore, both parties appeared
before the Adhamiyah Court and each of them was fined ten rupees in accordance with Article 126 of the ⟦...⟧ Penal Code.
Sincerely yours.
Police Director
Baghdad
⟦signature⟧
⟦...⟧ Al-Fakhama
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The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
With God's Help
Daoud and Rachel Kh. Kadouri Kankhar Kh. Abbas Panun entered in Ezekiel
The religion they have for farming workers and Daoud said each of them at M. Cohen Hamad, so they have from Kad Ezekiel from before the religion
In them Kadouri bin Rahamim, so they have in ⟦illegible⟧ the same ⟦illegible⟧ and a belt in Kadouri bin Rahamim Kadouri bin Abdullah the religion
Then they have in the school the religion they have Kadouri bin Ezekiel so they have in the school ⟦illegible⟧ the religion
So they have ⟦illegible⟧ the religion 1922 in the school ⟦illegible⟧ bin Ezekiel
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦...⟧ on 12-10-922
Adhamiya Police
Assistant Director of Police in Adhamiya Center
Clarification about the case
Cohen Daoud Habib has claimed before the established court
16 October 922
against his wife that it is impossible that the aforementioned was found
in Adhamiya with a person on an illegal occasion and that investigations were carried out in this regard
by your esteemed department and regarding the arrest that took place in the incident for the court's enlightenment
Please inform us what has been verified by you regarding the aforementioned and the progress of the case.
Then it was written after it on 16 October 922
to the Rusafa Police Directorate
Issuing the order to Adhamiya Police Station to inform us what has been verified by them regarding the aforementioned
and about the progress of the case.
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⟦The Court of Justice of the Holy City⟧
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Rabbinical Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
⟦...⟧ to his excellency M. H. as his honor and status deserve as directed by the Lord in Jerusalem
and handed over to one of his relatives on account of the endowment, excluding the amount that is in the endowment in the ruling
8 M H 82 / in ruling 27 Kanun I 927 ⟦...⟧ which is in ruling ⟦...⟧ 6 Av 926 ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible faded red stamp⟧
922
Number ⟦...⟧ invalidation of the notification on the date of 4 May ⟦...⟧
816
⟦signature⟧
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CPSI...100...1898...1,000 Pads...18-3-25.
G. F. 11.
General Number (11)
From / From:
To / To: To the Honorable President of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
No. / Number: 922 / 77 / 77
Dated / Date: 5 / 6 / 922
the / Corresponding to:
192 / 192:
Memorandum.
After greetings; In response to your letter dated ⟦4⟧ May 922, Number 424
I return to you herewith the notification paper corrected by the defendant Kohi Daoud and certified by the
notification officer, with highest respect;
Assistant Sole Judge in Rusafa
⟦signature⟧
His expenses in the absence of the sanctuary ⟦16⟧ ⟦...⟧ 922
Baghdad
922
15 / 6 / 922
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With the help of God
Tuesday, 25th of Adar II, 5698
No. 1
513/38
To the Honorable Chief Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him
Regarding the orphan Georgia, daughter of the late Joseph ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ requesting from your honor to command to give her ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦faded stamp or bleed-through text⟧
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The Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Number
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Before the high status from the Priest of Baghdad and their brothers and family from the sons of the settlement (H.P. Ezekiel)
In this year 6 Av 918, such-and-such person passed away and there was a separation from the world. And turned 14 Adar her widowhood in 22 Av
4 Kislev 20 Av 8 Adar 922 such-and-such woman from the world. And turned ⟦...⟧ from the world that she is a chariot
Forbidden and it is for him. His estate on 10 4 Kislev 922 and the woman such-and-such went out to such-and-such and delivered all their gold dinars
From the estate in it 24 Av 18 Adar 922 and settled from this world this such-and-such from such-and-such woman
The woman such-and-such in it ⟦...⟧ and made gold in them in them the woman such-and-such 6 dinars such-and-such 2 dinars such-and-such
Widad such-and-such and settled in them such-and-such 4 dinars and settled such-and-such 4 dinars. And in the year 1/4/922 such-and-such
⟦Religious Court⟧
Justice
782 922
The notification was given on the date 19 ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
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The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
I mention that there is ⟦praise⟧ 22 and 7 معاد in the possession of the sage Kerkoor Al-Dabi, may God protect him
and known to H' Mesh' H'im Menachem HaLevi, that broker
and known to Nissim Baba H'm Habiba Hasson, broker, and who is for Z' H'yo Cohen H'm
⟦Kdbon⟧ from its wages 22 from 82, 18 June 922, the current exchange price
15 Tishrei 682, 6 Nisan, 5 November 1922
2112
2112
⟦illegible⟧
Number
782
922
Receipt was given on the date of 9 May 924
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦illegible red stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧
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UPSI...325...482 ..1,000 Pads...28-8-23
G. F. 11.
General Form (11)
From: President of the Sharia Court in Baghdad
To: His Honor the Chief Rabbi of Baghdad
No.: 924 / 29
Dated the: 1924
Memorandum. 1924 Corresponding to: 24 September the year 924
Memorandum
In reference to the reply to your letter numbered 424 and dated 25 July the year 924 regarding the statement of the judgment creditor Zahra daughter of Saleh
The judgment debtor Hayoun son of Saboun has stated that he has married her, so there is no scope for executing the judgment against him, and we attach for you a copy of our decision
File No. 5 / 23
President of the Sharia Court
in Baghdad
Alaslan ⟦Huarfani⟧
Court of Sharia
Matters
in Baghdad
BAGHDAD
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The Chief Rabbinate in Baghdad
Chief Rabbinate of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
No. 422/6
To the Honorable Head of the Department of Sharia Execution
After greetings, it has been understood from the review of the woman in whose favor the judgment was issued for spousal maintenance in the house of Salih, in the notification number ⟦782⟧ dated ⟦19 April 942⟧
that your honor ordered the suspension of the execution of the mentioned judgment based on the statement of the judgment debtor, Hassoun son of Sayyigh Baruch, that he is requesting obedience
<del>his wife</del> (who is his fiancée) ⟦for marriage⟧ and that she is not complying with that. We clarify to your honor that the contract
fiancée <del>who is only betrothed</del>
by Kiddushin among the Israelites binds both parties in marriage and prepares her for the husband in practice according to the law and the current regulations
and the religion of the betrothed woman. The law requires the husband to pay maintenance if he refrains from the marriage according to the contract
and pursuant to the order. In addition to the mentioned judgment, the girl sometimes remains a toy in the hands of the husband who imposes ⟦conditions⟧ on her
<del>exorbitant</del> contrary <del>to the contract</del> and to the text of the law. As for the judgment debtor, ⟦since⟧ four years ago he has been playing games toward ⟦his fiancée⟧ and the
court, and it imposed maintenance on him, while he is trying to escape ⟦and leave her⟧ in distress. As for his statement to your honor
claiming to request her obedience, it was nothing but a clear fallacy because this request includes intentions contrary
to the law. I request an order to consider that freeing the mentioned judgment debtor from the execution of the judgment enables him
to flee to other countries and leaves the woman in whose favor the judgment was issued ⟦for her⟧ in distress and pledging the right, and hope this affects
the pending matters 25 September 942
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CPSI...690...1141...1,000 Pads...26-10-22
G. F. 11.
General Form (11)
From: President of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
To: His Honorable the Acting Hakham Bashi
No.: 58
Dated: 20 / 1 / 23
Greetings. With reference to your letter dated 14 January 923 and number 333 / R
The deadline set in the summons required to be served to its addressee
Sion Habu Baroukh residing in Khanaqin is insufficient, so we return the
said summons enclosed for you to set a sufficient period in which the service can be carried out. With our
utmost respect;
⟦illegible signature⟧
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
Court of First Instance
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
The reply 24 January 923
Number 8228
Please give the order to serve the enclosed summons
And a sufficient period has been set for the service
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From the Single Judge in Khanaqin
To the Honorable President of the Court of First Instance in Baghdad
605
A
In response to your letter dated 1/27/927 No. 88
⟦For research⟧ and decision. That Habib Hazqil Saruh, whose presence is required in the Jewish ⟦Personal Matters⟧ Court
in Baghdad, is not currently present in Khanaqin and according to ⟦his word⟧ he went
to the villages attached to Khanaqin and his place of residence is not known now, and therefore the notification was returned
undelivered. However, we took an undertaking and bail from his father, Hazqil Saruh, that
the aforementioned shall appear in the said court, and upon his arrival in Khanaqin, we will charge him with the obligation to attend the
Spiritual Court in Baghdad. Accordingly, we send to your presence a copy of the taken bail
This is what was necessary, and to you our highest greetings and respect. 2/2/927
Single Judge of Khanaqin
⟦signature⟧
A copy of it to the Honorable President of the Jewish Spiritual Council
2/19/927
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
Khanaqin Court of First Instance
KHANAQIN
2/19
201
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The Jewish Court of Justice in the Holy City
Baghdad, May God Protect It
Number
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
To my master, the honorable Head of the Court, peace and blessings to his honor ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable President of the Court of First Instance
Greetings and respect, please notify the attached summons to the defendant
Sion Hayyu Barukh in Khanaqin ⟦illegible⟧ and with much respect
14 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
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Court of Justice of the Holy City
Baghdad, may it be rebuilt and established
Number
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Aboud
822
Issued the notification on the date of 5 May 922
822
⟦illegible⟧
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The Justice Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
⟦...⟧ from ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 28 ⟦...⟧ 14 ⟦...⟧ 922 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 27 ⟦...⟧ 687 ⟦...⟧ 924 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Date ⟦...⟧
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The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number
To the Honorable President of the Sublime Sharia Court of Appeal, may his height last (Baghdad)
I declare that I requested from the Religious Court in Baghdad one copy of the inheritance decree of the late Rachel
daughter of Ezekiel, [of] Deborah Sharaf, [who] translated the judgment, and that was upon payment of the fee of 17 Iyar 1932/5
Number: The decree was issued on May 5, 1932
817
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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The Jewish Religious Court of
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
Before us, a three-member court as one, on the 5th day, we came here to Baghdad and there appeared before us Mr. Shlomo Hayim Salman David ⟦illegible⟧ and we signed
our deed and we took upon ourselves what is written in our deed regarding the sale of the house of Mr. Salem and they laughed [expressed satisfaction] from every judgment and claim
that is owed from them and peace - 7 Iyar 5682 and this is 23 April 1922
Copy
The notification was entered on the date 25/4
922
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The Jewish Religious Court in the Holy City
Baghdad, may it be rebuilt and established speedily in our days
The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
Jan
Before
Mr. David Shimon of the holy community of Baghdad appeared and volunteered of his own free will without any coercion or pressure and shall give and donate
to the Great Assembly for the Holy Congregation Zion Nissim, peace be upon him, the sum of eighteen ⟦dinars⟧ and a half ⟦dinar⟧ for a marriage license and groom
by the hand of Messrs. Isaac Ezra and Shalom 1st of Iyar 82 and this is 25 ⟦Nissim⟧ ⟦year⟧ ⟦before⟧ 252
This receipt was given on the date 20 / 5 / 1982
825
⟦illegible⟧
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The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
Haydar-Khana Court
26
91
59
Poor Netfa to the house of Margalit daughter of Eliyahu Ezra and his wife Saada wife of Eliyahu Ezra Ha-Kohen the Just from the society of
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1922 ⟦illegible⟧ 28 10/20 82 14 ⟦illegible⟧ 922
⟦illegible⟧
Notification was given on June 2, 922, and number
841
⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
25
10/1
9/10
Number
43
Before us, valid witnesses Mr. H' Shlomo Bechor Avraham and Mr. H' Shimon Haim Shlomo David were together
And testified with the status of full testimony that Mr. H' Avraham Bechor Avraham mentioned above is alive and well and resides in Baghdad
Today 4 Cheshvan 5702 and on 26 Tishrei 5702 we passed before them and arranged before them well and peace ⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦27 October 1941⟧
The notification was given on November 10, 1941, number
827
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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In the Righteous Court of our community here in Baghdad, may God protect it, which sits on the Tigris River and sits on well water
On the fifth day of the week, the twenty-seventh day of the month of Adar Rishon, the year 5692 from the creation
Before us came Mr. Abdullah Eliyahu and claimed that it has been seven years since he married his wife Mrs. Sarah
daughter of Ovadia, and she has not borne him a viable child, and now it is his desire to marry another woman to fulfill the commandment of procreation
And according to the law of our holy Torah, he is permitted to marry another woman in addition to his aforementioned first wife since ten years have passed for her
and she has not borne him a viable child ~ Therefore, we the undersigned have permitted the aforementioned Mr. Abdullah to marry another woman in addition to
his aforementioned first wife ~ and we have obligated him to give his aforementioned first wife her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights as is due to her
from his own money and property all the days of her life, and we have fixed her alimony at the sum of sixty rupees every month ~ and we have paid her marriage contract
the sum of one thousand five hundred rupees ~ and everything is valid, clear, and established. And here the aforementioned repeated and everything is valid and established
Yitzhak Hayyim
⟦illegible⟧
The humble Salman Hugi Aboudi
The humble Yitzhak ⟦...⟧
To the Excellency of the Illustrious Ministry of Justice
Regarding the proceedings for the matrimonial lawsuit existing between the complainant Abdullah Eliyahu and his wife Sarah
It was understood from the statements of the signatories in the presence of the committee that he has been married under a marriage contract to the wife for seven years
And that he married another before the passing of ten years, which is the legally prescribed period
For the husband to be authorized to marry a second time. Consequently, he must divorce the second wife and provide a legal residence
To house the wife in a legal dwelling as the husband desires. As for the legal alimony and its amount
is sixty rupees / four at the rate of five and ten of the husband established by the testimony of the court's reliable witnesses
monthly
In red ink by yellow grandfather
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> This is what we have, written on the twenty-fifth day of the month of February, year 1932
President of the Sect's Presidency Council. This
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IRAQ
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE,
BAGHDAD.
Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
12 ⟦...⟧ 225
No. / Number: A - 295
Date / Dated on: May 22, 23
⟦illegible⟧
To
The Honorable Hakham Bashi of Baghdad
After greetings. We are sending you the petition of Abdullah bin Eliyahu enclosed. Please state
the facts of the matter and your observations on it, along with returning the aforementioned petition to present the case to
His Excellency the Minister. Yours truly,
Secretary of the Ministry of Justice
⟦Adam Al-Kah...⟧
Sunday, 22 Shevat 5699
Report to his honor the Hakham Bashi, Deputy Dayan of respected Baghdad
I submit that on last Sunday, corresponding to 29/1/39
I came to the Spiritual Court and requested from my husband, Saleh
Yaqub Shemesh, that he divorce me according to the law and set me free
He did not come with me to the court; rather, I came alone
He was inside the house and told me: 'Go to the court
and I will follow you.' And until now he has not appeared. I request from
your eminence that you send for him to appear before the court
and take the necessary action with him. This is what was necessary, and may you remain
The petitioner
Naeima
daughter of
Menashe
Abraham
We spoke with the aforementioned above and made her understand that she should return to
her home and be patient until next Wednesday, 15/2/39
and we will send for her husband and make him understand what is necessary
And she accepted that and left
22 Shevat 5699
The humble
Salman Hogi Aboudi
ACTING CHIEF RABBI MOSHI DAVID
Deputy
Hakham Bashi of Baghdad
Moshi Hayyim Shlomo
David
* BAGHDAD *
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The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, May God Protect It
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ 9 ⟦illegible⟧ 952 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 82/⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 12 ⟦illegible⟧ 28/12/⟦illegible⟧
The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
The notification was given on June 10, 952, number
842
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The Jewish Religious Court of
Baghdad, May God Protect It
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number
2/
Reuven bar Menashe M. H. Kadouri for the sum of ⟦...⟧ at the center T. A. six hundred and four and R. P. let him give them
Rent for Dehur Menara of Mr. Abdallah ⟦...⟧ one hundred and twenty-five and four for every year
And a period of ⟦...⟧ six years and Nisan ⟦...⟧ 2nd of Iyar 682 / 29th of Nisan 922
The notice was given on the date of September 7, 924
829
⟦signature⟧
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The Court of Justice of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number
Baghdad
Before us appeared Mr. H. Azouri Chandler (Commission Agent) on behalf of Mr. Naim Menachem Salman Dor against Yehezkel
Sasson Nissim Naim daughter of Yehezkel Ezra Menachem Yaakov (Case Number ⟦illegible⟧) and after we heard the arguments of the parties
regarding the claim for severance pay and its settlement — 14 Dinars 682 Fils on the day ⟦20⟧ April 932
Notice was given on April 28, 932
820
⟦illegible⟧
22
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