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22 - M
25 September 1928
Plaintiff: Israel son of Ibrahim
Defendant: Maryam daughter of Eliyahu
A monthly alimony notification of twelve rupees had been issued by the Israelite Spiritual Court
against the named Israel son of Ibrahim for his wife Maryam daughter of Eliyahu.
Recently, Manshi Salhoun, the husband's agent, approached the Spiritual Court, stating that his client is no longer
able to pay this alimony due to changed circumstances and his current financial hardship.
After the court investigated the claim of the aforementioned and verified the insolvency of the plaintiff Israel son of
Ibrahim, it issued a new decision to reduce the aforementioned alimony to ten rupees per month,
provided that this reduction takes effect as of (5) September 1928.
Therefore, this judgment was issued as a notification.
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Deputy Chief Rabbi
Notifications
9/28
28
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Sh
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The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may G-d protect it
Number
No. ()
The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
Date 12 Tishrei, year 5689
Respectable
The honorable, educated and wise gentleman Mr. Sasson Nissim Isaac Nissim, may G-d protect him, from our city
The Community Committee in Baghdad, may G-d protect it
Greetings as is proper!
Whereas there came before us Mrs. Rachel daughter of David Joseph and her daughter Haviva daughter of
Moshe P. Shimshon Shalom from the city of Najaf and they claimed that Haviva's husband Mr. Shimon son of Ezra Shimon who was
working in Baghdad at the railway office disappeared from their sight since the date 26 Av ⟦year⟧ 928 and
they did not know his whereabouts until the day 6 Marheshvan of this year when it became known to them through Shimshon Shalom aforementioned
that at the aforementioned time on the day 24 Av / 928 or near it on the day 26 / Av aforementioned, the aforementioned
Ezra fell ill with a sudden illness on the road to Najaf and in the hospital in Musayyib he passed away to his
eternal home in peace and he has these assets concerning his wages from the railway
Nissim K. Ezra Cohen
Yehezkel Ezra
Isaac Abraham
The Jewish Spiritual Court
in Baghdad
1928
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The Jewish Religious Court of the City
Baghdad, may God protect it
No.
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Date 20 Shevat Year 568
Our colleague Hanoch Saleh Meir L. Zilka
⟦...⟧ of our community
For the Kamiz!
And this act was confirmed by us on the date 28/8/28
From the woman Salha daughter of Ezra Kadouri L. Abd al-Nabi his name
Of Reuven David Yosef Al-Qasem by the hand of Yosef Ezra Murad Abdal H ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ for with the permission of Shama L. Kadin all that belongs to her and we signed his name below
The Young One
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The Chief Rabbi
of the Israelite community in Baghdad
Number: ⟦24⟧
Date: 22 February 929
Plaintiff: Qadam Khayr daughter of Dawood Yusuf
Defendant: Abraham Shmuel
Yusuf Mordechai Cohen, the agent for Qadam Khayr daughter of Dawood,
approached the Spiritual Court and claimed that his client's husband Abraham Shmuel had forced his wife to register
her house in his name without her consent. Accordingly, after verifying the petitioner's claims,
the Spiritual Court ruled that the aforementioned Abraham Shmuel pay a monthly alimony of
thirty rupees to be paid to his wife Qadam Khayr starting from 3 September 1926.
This final judgment has been issued as a notification.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad
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The Rabbinical Court of the City of
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
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No. 6 of justice 227
Number
Date 27 Heshvan Year 5688
Circular
Reuven son of Sasson ⟦...⟧ Mazal Tov daughter of Yosef Hayim ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
For 6 amulets
L' George Edward ⟦...⟧ Al-Nur ⟦...⟧ Lallo Moallem David Sarah ⟦...⟧
And on the day of Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of the month of Marheshvan, year 5688 ⟦...⟧
Youngest
Yehezkel Ezra
Registrar
The Rabbinical Court
⟦faint red stamp⟧
The execution of this notification was delayed because the husband is of unknown
residence and there is no benefit in this poor woman spending
a sum of money to notify him in the newspapers to no avail
Therefore she agreed to delay it until his arrival in Baghdad
28/12/27
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The Rabbinical Court
of the Holy Community of Baghdad, may God protect it
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27 / M
26 November 1928
Plaintiff: Labiba daughter of Salman Daniel
Defendant: Eliyahu Ezra
Labiba daughter of Salman Daniel applied to the Israeli Spiritual Court and claimed
that her husband Eliyahu Ezra refuses to provide her with shelter, and during the face-to-face hearing it appeared to the court
that this refusal was not based on a legal reason; therefore, it imposed on the husband Eliyahu
Ezra, after verifying his earnings, a monthly maintenance of twelve rupees to be received by his wife
Labiba daughter of Salman Daniel starting from 15 September 1928
Therefore, this judgment was issued as a notification
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Deputy Chief Rabbi
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B"H
The Chief Rabbinate
in Baghdad
The Chief Rabbi
of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
The Chief Rabbi
of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad, Baghdad 23 October 1928
No. Number
Announcement
A decree was issued by the Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad on March 19, 1928, ruling
obligating the defendant Menashe Haron Sayegh to pay the plaintiff, his wife Simha Haron Moshe
Ghazal, a monthly alimony of fifteen rupees starting from May 17, 1926. Upon notifying him of the decree,
it appeared from the explanation provided by the process server and the neighborhood mukhtar that the said Menashe Haron Sayegh is of unknown
residence. Therefore, it was necessary to notify him by announcement, provided he has the right to object within thirty days
from the date of publication. For this purpose, this announcement was drafted.
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Acting Chief Rabbi
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Note: The legal stamp is affixed to the original notification copy.
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228 M
23 November 1928
Plaintiff: Samha Nassim Sassoon (her attorney Munshi Saltoon)
Defendant: Salim bin Yusuf
Munshi Effendi Saltoon, the attorney for Samha Nassim Sassoon, petitioned the Israeli Spiritual Court,
claiming that his client's fiancé refuses to marry her without any
legitimate reason. Upon summoning the aforementioned Salim bin Yusuf, residing in Fallujah, with the necessity
of coming to Baghdad for the marriage contract, he insisted on not responding to the summons. Therefore,
the court, after verifying his income, imposed a monthly alimony of fifteen rupees
(15) to be received by the fiancée starting from May 10, 1928.
This final judgment was issued as a notification.
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Acting Chief Rabbi
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The Religious Court of Justice in this Holy City
Number
70 ><
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
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Date 28 Heshvan
Year 5689
Honorable
To the honor of the important Rabbinic, the educated Mr. Shimon Kaddouri Yehezkel Twig may his Light shine, and the excellence of
his brother Mr. Sallah Yehezkel may his Light shine
Peace and Blessing
We have received from ⟦...⟧ the amount of twenty-five rupees from the paper we took for the deed
dated 20 Heshvan year 88 / of the matter, and the aforementioned Mr. Yehezkel did not pay anything, and likewise the rest of the heirs
⟦line⟧
The young
Yaakov Mutzari
S.T.
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14/m
November 14, 1928
Plaintiff: Khatoun Moshi Yahya
Defendant: Heskel Ibrahim Faraj
Hoki Effendi Meir, the attorney for Khatoun daughter of
Moshi Yahya, approached the Israelite Spiritual Court claiming that his client's husband, Heskel Ibrahim Faraj, is refusing to release her without
a legal excuse. Upon a face-to-face hearing, it was verified by the court that the aforementioned Heskel
is in the wrong for this refusal, and since he insists on not releasing his wife, the court has
imposed on him, after verifying his earnings, a monthly alimony of forty Rupees ⟦...⟧
the wife Khatoun Moshi Yahya, starting from March 12, 1928.
This judgment has been issued as a notification,
Acting Chief Rabbi
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The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
No. 2246
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
Date 8 Kislev Year 5689
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
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To the honorable
Reuven Baruch Sasson Kadoorie, Hay Shimon Kadoorie, Yehezkel Yosef, and Menashe
Eliyahu, Kadoorie Kadoorie, may God preserve them
Regarding the matter
You have appeared and received before us, Mr. Yosef Al-Sheikh Yosef Abadi, regarding the brotherhood that exists between you
and after claims and responses from both parties, we have ruled that the parties shall adjudicate by lottery
between three or four Torah scrolls. These four, Mr. Eliyahu Kadoorie, Sasson, and Yehezkel, and whoever's
name comes out first, that Yeshiva which is in his name shall belong to him, and peace to the judges
and the young
Meir Shimon
Muni Ezra
S.T.
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Yeshua Shimon
Hakham Bashi
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December 7, 1928
Plaintiff: Nasima daughter of Yusuf Abdo
Defendant: Yaqoub Kurji Pinhas
Farha Baruch petitioned the Israelite Spiritual Court on behalf of her daughter
Nasima Yusuf Abdo and claimed that her client's fiancé, Yaqoub Kurji Pinhas, is refusing
to marry. Since the aforementioned fiancé resides in Mohammerah, the Spiritual Court
wrote to the Rabbis of Mohammerah to notify the designated person of the necessity of marrying his fiancée
with what he received from her family of the hundred, or to divorce her; however, the aforementioned Yaqoub did not
pay attention to the court's decision in this regard, but rather insisted on not complying with either
of the two conditions.
As this insistence is prejudicial to the girl's rights, the court imposed on the ⟦defendant⟧
Yaqoub Kurji Pinhas, after verifying his earnings, a monthly alimony in the amount of
twenty rupees to be received by the fiancée starting from January 12, 1928.
This final judgment was issued as notice 4.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Chief Rabbi
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22
9 December 1928
Plaintiff: Khatoun Eliyahu Nasi
Defendant: Ishaq Eliyahu Cohen
Khatoun Eliyahu Nasi has petitioned the Spiritual Court, claiming that her husband Ishaq
Eliyahu Cohen refuses to provide her shelter. Upon a face-to-face hearing, it appeared to the court that this
refusal was not based on a legal reason; therefore, it has imposed on the aforementioned husband, Ishaq Eliyahu
Cohen, after verifying his earnings, a monthly alimony of thirty rupees to be received by
the wife starting from 6 September 1928.
This judgment has been issued as a notification;
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Acting Chief Rabbi
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The Chief Rabbinate
of the Jewish Community: Baghdad
Number: 76 - M
Date: January 7, 1929
Plaintiff: Isaac Eliyahu Cohen
Defendant: Khatoun Eliyahu Nasi
The individual named Isaac Eliyahu Cohen approached the Jewish Spiritual Court requesting
the annulment of the legal notification issued against him for his wife under No. 32 / M dated December 9, 928
given that he is ready to reconcile with her
And during the face-to-face hearing, the defendant agreed to the reconciliation, therefore the
court ruling was issued to annul the aforementioned notification effective from December 31, 928
<del>Representative of the</del>
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Representative of the Chief Rabbi
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Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, May God Establish It
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 24 Adar
Year: 5689 25 Nisan ⟦illegible⟧
With the Help of God
To the honorable managers of the Charity Fund for the poor of our city, may God establish it, via the director Mr. Isaac
Orach Chaim, may God protect him and grant him life
In the matter of ⟦illegible⟧
After peace and blessings as is proper, we inform you that there appeared before us
the daughters of the deceased ⟦illegible⟧ and submitted a request to allocate them a monthly stipend from the fund.
They are the daughters of ⟦illegible⟧ but they are orphans and have no support or stay except the Holy One, Blessed be He, and charity,
for they have no father to provide for and sustain them, and they have no other income besides this charity. Therefore
we request of your honors that you would be so kind as to allocate them a monthly stipend as you see fit
in your goodness, and may it be the will that the merit of the commandment stand for you and for all who occupy themselves with public needs in faith.
The young ⟦illegible⟧
Chazan Sassoon
S.T.
Jewish Religious Court
in Baghdad
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November 30, 1928
Plaintiff: Esther Haskel Daoud Zion
Defendant: Yaqub Ezra Danoos
Esther daughter of Haskel Daoud Zion appeared before the Spiritual Court and claimed that
the named Yaqub Ezra Danoos had been engaged to her for a year and a half and today he
is refusing to marry her without a legitimate reason
The aforementioned woman stated that she has completed the necessary trousseau and presented a document certified
by the Deputy Chief Rabbi of Basra stating that if the fiancé refuses to marry -
his fiancée, he is obligated to pay her four thousand rupees in compensation and release her
Accordingly, the Spiritual Court requested one of two things from the aforementioned Yaqub: either
to marry his fiancée or to pay her four thousand rupees. As the fiancé insisted
on not fulfilling either of the two requests, the court imposed on him, after verifying his earnings,
a monthly alimony of twenty rupees to be received by the fiancée Esther starting from November 25,
1928
This judgment above was issued,
⟦signature⟧
Deputy Chief Rabbi
Sh
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To the excellence of the honored rabbis, the geniuses, the judges of Baghdad
From those who have served the sentence of 6 months in the Baghdad prison, and they have fulfilled the sentence from that
sentence, and they have appeared before his presence, some of them from everyone, and they have given a legal guarantee regarding that
from the mentioned sentence which they fulfilled from it from the sentence, and they appeared before the sentence
regarding them the mentioned sentence
The poor one
Isaac S. Isaac Moshe Ezra Abraham H. Abraham
Ezra Isaac Jacob Isaac Salman Isaac
Ezekiel Isaac Selim Isaac Sassoon Isaac
Jacob Isaac Abraham Isaac Isaac Isaac
Appeared in ⟦illegible⟧ 2 August 6 Baghdad in the presence of the Sage
the mentioned Sage, and they appeared before the Sage
The poor one
⟦illegible⟧
Referred to the Spiritual Court to consider this protocol and take the necessary action
and return it to us with utmost speed
Referral number 2/196
1928/8/2
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Acting Haham Bashi
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The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, May God Protect Her
The Israeli Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
Number: No. 222
Date: 18 Av
Year: 5689
Honorable
and our dear and exalted ones Mr. Sasson and Mr. Yehezkel sons of Mr. Yehezkel
and Mr. Menashe sons of Mr. Isaac
Greetings
We are here to inform you that on the 4th day of the month of Av in the year 5689
The Honorable Jewish Religious Court here on the 4th day of the month of Av in the year 5689
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Hugi Sasson
⟦illegible⟧
The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad
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The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
Ref: 275
Number:
Date: 19 February
Year: 5689
Verdict
Mr. Salman Mash'al appeared on behalf of Isaac Ezra and in their possession
And they said that the aforementioned Salman
After we read
The lawsuit and accepted the testimony they submitted on the second day, which was on 18-2
The past, and on 21 Av in 88 in the Sharia court which ⟦...⟧
Sharia document
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
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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: 275/Nu
Date: 24 Tishrei
Year: 5689
Honorable
The dear and exalted gentleman H. Sasson Nissim Yitzhak Shalom, may his light shine, may God protect and preserve him
And the honorable H. Nuri Daniel, may God protect and preserve him
For Mr. Nahum
After your honorable greetings as is law, we hereby inform you that on Thursday, the 26th of Tishrei
Current [month], at 10:30 AM, your trial with Ms. ⟦Julia⟧ daughter of Eliyahu and her husband has been set
As is known, you are required to appear
Ezra Sasson Dangoor
Hugi Aboudi
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The Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
What are the grounds for cancellation?
529/7
Honorable Acting President of the Spiritual Court
Please detail the reasons for the cancellation of this announcement at its foot
529/7
25 Tishrei 89
To the dear and exalted gentleman
H. Nuri Daniel, may his light shine, may God protect and preserve him
We hereby inform you that your trial with
Mr. Nahum and his wife ⟦...⟧
Ezra Sasson Dangoor
Hugi Aboudi
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The Religious Court of Justice of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
Number: 285 ⟦Sh⟧
Date: 19 ⟦Cheshvan⟧
Year: 5689
Honorable
The distinguished gentleman Salman Meshulam, may his wealth increase, may his hand be strengthened and succeed
Peace and life as per his wishes may he live
Your Honor
Regarding the allowance set for the benefit of your late brother's widow, Florence, may she live, and her children, may they live, in the amount of ⟦1200⟧ fils per month
Starting from the day of 1 Tishrei, year 5689, therefore we request your honor to provide us with the aforementioned sum for each and every month and bring it to the court
every month
and month
Thank you
The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad
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21 / M
December 9, 1928
Plaintiff: Regina Zion Balbul
Defendant: Abdul Aziz Eliahu Shmuel
Regina Zion Balbul has approached the Spiritual Court and claimed that her husband Abdul Aziz
Eliahu Shmuel is refusing to provide her with housing. During the face-to-face hearing, it appeared to the court that this
refusal was not based on a legal reason. Therefore, the court imposed on the husband Abdul Aziz Eliahu
Shmuel, based on the verification of his income, a monthly alimony of ten rupees to be received by the wife
Regina Zion Balbul starting from November 15, 1928.
This judgment was issued as a notification ⟦...⟧
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Deputy Hahambashi
Notifications
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Number 9
The Jewish Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD.
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Date 26 Adar, year 5689
Respect
To our beloved, the honorable Sar Shalom David Salman David, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, from the firm of Ezra Ezekiel, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him
And his household, may the Lord be upon them, may they live, Amen
After peace and all the best
Be it known to you that the letter was received, and everything you wrote, its contents were understood, and regarding what you asked concerning
The Torah Scroll belonging to the Rachel Shachyani Synagogue, may it be built and established speedily in our days, behold we have investigated and inquired in the city and it has become known to us with complete clarity
That the aforementioned Torah Scroll is yours and no person has any right to it
The young scribe
Menashe Sassoon
May his end be good
Recorded in the ledger
of Outgoing Mail
No. ⟦...⟧
On the day ⟦...⟧
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B"H
The Chief Rabbinate in Baghdad
The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community Baghdad
Telegraphic Address : RABBINATE - BAGHDAD
Telephone No. 200 Central
Telegraphic Address : Rabbinate Baghdad
Telephone Number: 200 Central
Baghdad, ⟦line⟧ Baghdad December 1, 1928
No. ⟦line⟧ Number 34-M
Plaintiff: Habiba Ibrahim Moshe
Defendant: Shimon Nunu Nessim Pinhas
Habiba Ibrahim Moshe applied to the Jewish Spiritual Court and claimed
that her fiancé, named Shimon Nunu Nessim Pinhas, has married another woman
without her permission. During the face-to-face hearing, it was proven to the court that the plaintiff is right
in her claim and that the fiancé did not have a legal reason to justify this marriage.
Therefore, the Spiritual Court imposed on the defendant, after verifying
his earnings, a monthly alimony of twenty rupees to be received by the fiancée Habiba Ibrahim
Moshe effective from October 21, 928.
This judgment was issued as a notification,
Acting Chief Rabbi
SASSOON KHEDOORI HESKEL
ACTING CHIEF RABBI
Sassoon Khedoori Heskel
Acting Chief Rabbi
BAGHDAD
Baghdad
IRAQ POSTAGE
10 FILS
Iraqi Post
10 Fils
Notifications
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24-M
December 12, 1928
Plaintiff: Habiba Ibrahim Moshi
Defendant: Shimon Nunu Nassim Pinhas
Habiba Ibrahim Moshi approached the Israeli Spiritual Court and claimed
that her fiancé, named Shimon Nunu Nassim Pinhas, had married another woman
without her permission. During the spiritual proceedings, it was proven to the court that the plaintiff was correct
in her claim and that the fiancé did not have a legal reason to justify this marriage.
Therefore, the spiritual court imposed on the defendant, after verifying
his earnings, a monthly alimony of twenty rupees to be received by the fiancée Habiba Ibrahim
Moshi, effective from October 21, 928.
This judgment was issued as a notification.
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Deputy Chief Rabbi
Notifications