Employee Information, Correspondence with Newspapers, President of the Jewish Community & Jewish Lay Council
View interactive document pageThis item contains documents from the President of the Jewish Community and the Jewish Lay Council concerning administrative and employment matters such as the distribution of pensions and salary increases. The item also contains correspondence between the President of the Jewish Council and many Iraqi newspapers and magazines about subscriptions and requests to publish statements and speeches by members of the Jewish Community.
Department Copy 742 8/22/1948 Sawt al-Karkh Newspaper Karkh side - Salahuddin Street After greetings We wish to inform you that we have not received the latest issues of your newspaper and we would be grateful if you would instruct the distributor to deliver them to us Note that we have previously paid the subscription fee for a full year starting from 4/1/1948 according to receipt number 35 dated 4/4/1948. Yours truly. ⟦signature⟧ Secretary 8/22 To be archived Newspapers 14
To the Honorable Presidency of the Israelite Community After greetings Reference to your letter No. (742) dated 10/25/46 Regarding the non-delivery of copies of our newspaper Sawt al-Karkh for some previous issues, we must inform you that we have sent them successively by mail as previously, and we have no knowledge regarding their non-arrival, and we regret this delay on the part of the mail.. In this regard, we thank you for clarifying this to us And God willing, the newspaper will reach you consecutively without any delay, and may you remain [in health] Owner of Sawt al-Karkh newspaper ⟦Nayif⟧ To be filed The newspaper is distributed ⟦illegible⟧ 10/25/46
797 11/10/1948 The Esteemed Al-Musawar Newspaper P.O. Box No. 280 After greetings, We would like to inform you that the issues of your newspaper do not reach us regularly, but rather at intermittent intervals. We would be grateful if you would instruct the distributor to deliver them to us regularly. With many thanks ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community To be filed A. A.
Abdul Karim Al-Fard Ghuli Administration * Administration * Baghdad * Haydarkhana Sawt Al-Atfal (Voice of Children) Press and Advertising Office Telephone 7220 Date: 11 / 10 / 1948 To: The Respected Presidency of the Israelite Community Greetings, The management of Sawt Al-Atfal is pleased to present its second publication of the series, the issues of which will continue to be published for the purpose of serving children and guiding them towards what is good and instructive. While we invite your support and encouragement, it is important to us to receive useful suggestions to expand our important project, given its great purpose. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Sincerely, Abdul Karim - For filing Council Affairs 11/19
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Number: 788 Date: 15 / 10 / 1948 Al-Zaman Al-Ra'i al-Aam Al-Hawadith Al-Sa'a <del>Al-Haqa'iq</del> Al-Muwaqqata To the Editor of Al-Akhbar Al-Fayha Newspaper Sawt al-Ahali Al-Akhbar Al-Masdar Al-Baghdadiya Al-Nas Al-Baghdadiya Al-Irada Al-Baghdadiya We kindly request you to publish the news below in the pages of the first issue of your newspaper. Please accept our thanks and respect ⟦signature⟧ Secretary For filing Newspapers ⟦line⟧ Subscription of the Israelite Community for the Palestinian Refugee Organization and for the aid of the wounded of the brave Iraqi army ⟦line⟧ His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, submitted a request to the Ministry of Interior to open a subscription for the amount of fifty thousand dinars to be allocated to the Palestinian Refugee Organization in Iraq and for the aid of the wounded of the brave Iraqi army, to be collected by a committee formed for this purpose in Baghdad within two months. We have learned that the Ministry of Interior has granted the necessary license to carry out the aforementioned subscription. ⟦line⟧
Department Copy ⟦8-1⟧ 10/22/1948 To :- The Iraq Times Newspaper Baghdad After greetings We request you to instruct your newspaper's distributor to send the newspaper to the headquarters of the Community Presidency located near Murjan Mosque No. 113/102 instead of sending it to the residence of His Excellency the President of the Community located in Al-Rakhita. Yours truly. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/22 Secretary For filing Newspapers 12
Department Copy 891 1 / 11 / 1948 To the honorable Professor Ali Al-Khaqani, respected Owner of the distinguished Al-Bayan magazine Najaf Al-Ashraf After greetings and respect We have sent to you via postal order four dinars For our subscription to your distinguished magazine for the second and third years ⟦please notify us of receipt⟧ And please accept our highest respect For filing ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community A. A.
Number: 371 Received Dinar (in words): four Dinars only Amount of the postal order addressed to: Ali Al-Haqani Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ Fee: Date Stamp BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA 24 OCT 48 ⟦illegible⟧ Money Order Clerk ⟦signature⟧ ⟦scribbles⟧
Administration and Editing Al-Raja Press - Al-Mutanabbi Street Baghdad Telephone Number 3183 Al-I'timad General Political Daily Newspaper Issue 742 Date 24 / 10 / 1948 Thursday His Eminence the Virtuous Mr. Sassoon Khadhuri, President of the Jewish Community, the Respected We present to your Eminence the account statement for your subscription fee for this newspaper Requesting the favor of payment, and that is not difficult for you, and we thank you The Editor Abdul Majid Al-Saffar Paid properly To the Account Newspaper Affairs
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Al-I'timad A general political daily newspaper Administration: Al-Raja Press - Al-Mutanabbi Street Baghdad Telephone Number 3183 Issue: 114 Date: 28 / 10 / 1948 To: His Eminence the Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, Respected Reference to your letter: Numbered: Dated: / / 19 Amount (Fils / Dinar) | Details | Remarks 4 / 000 | Subscription fee for this newspaper, please kindly pay it, and to you | Received Nouri Hassoun ⟦signature⟧ Accountant
Al-Khalisah The Address A daily social, satirical, illustrated newspaper Bustam Mamur No. 22 Z / 8 / 1 Baghdad Proprietor and Editor-in-Chief - Muhammad Khalid Al-Malahimadi Honorable Sir Dedicated to the entertainment of the brave Iraqi army A national duty calls upon you to take the initiative by sending a check to one of the banks in Baghdad for the subscription amount for Al-Khalisah newspaper, which is dedicated to the entertainment of the brave Iraqi army. The amount is small and does not impose a burden. We invite you, in the name of your Arab leadership and national service, to contribute to this charitable work. We await the transfer of three dinars and five hundred fils, to be sent in the name of the proprietor to the address mentioned above. Thank you, sir. ⟦signature⟧ Proprietor of Al-Khalidiyah Newspaper in Baghdad ⟦Photograph to be published in the layout⟧ ⟦Upon sending the amount, not the response⟧ ⟦With the finest regards of defense⟧ To be archived Press Affairs ⟦signature⟧
Al-Nidaa A political daily newspaper Management at Hassan bin Thabit Street, Phone 5626 and 3577 Baghdad 418 Number: 804 Date: 2/8/1948 To: The Respected Jewish Community Amount | Unit | Price | Details 7 | Number | Fils | Subscription for 10 copies of | this newspaper for a full year | from 27/7/1947 to 27/7/1948 ⟦illegible⟧ | | | from 27/5/1947 to 27/5/1948 | | | Professor ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | | | and ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 9 | | | The amount ⟦illegible⟧ Annual Subscription Is ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Administrative Manager ⟦signature⟧
Honorable Clerk The buyer has not visited us at the house since 1947, and the collection has never reached us, and we submit our complaint daily regarding the matter of your order, my plea <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Sincerely 7/10 <del>The Accountant</del> <del>Immediately</del> ⟦line⟧ <del>10/7/947</del>
Department Copy 887 26 / 1 / 1949 News The esteemed Sawt al-Ahali newspaper Sawt al-Ahrar After greetings Due to the relocation of His Excellency the Head of the Community from his old residence located in Al-Rakhita No. 25 S 4 / 21 Karrada Rakhita to his new residence located in the neighborhood of Kurd al-Pasha No. 16 / 3 / 1 Lawi Street, we kindly request you to instruct the distributor of your esteemed newspaper to deliver the newspaper starting from today to the residence of His Excellency the new President And may you remain ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 25 / 1 Secretary Abdo Raafat Department copy submitted 26 / 1 His Excellency the President ⟦signature⟧ For filing 14
Talmud Torah A' D'ta Father's Name Name Surname ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ • Study Certificate for the School Year 1930-1931 • Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ 193 The Principal ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
848 7 / 12 / 1948 To: - The Management of the esteemed Iraqi Times newspaper After greetings We request you to instruct your newspaper distributor to deliver the newspaper starting from the date of your receipt of this letter to the residence of His Excellency the new Head of the Community located in Karkh, King Faisal Street, No. 8 / 5 / 7, instead of sending it to the headquarters of the Community leadership. Please accept our thanks in advance; ⟦signature⟧ Secretary File ⟦signature⟧ Bulletin ⟦illegible⟧ 14
The "Al-Irfan" Press has completed parts 1 and 2 of History of Modern Political Iraq By the Iraqi writer: Mr. Abdul Razzaq al-Hasani Repeated In our name ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Printing of the third part will be finished in a few days, so the book will be completed in about a thousand pages of the size of this magazine, covering these chapters: 1- Ancient Iraq | 8- Iraq under the treaties 2- British interests in Iraq | 9- The independence of Iraq 3- The occupation of Iraq | 10- The ministries during the Mandate era 4- The Mandate system and how it was imposed? | 11- The ministries during the Independence era 5- The Great Iraqi Revolution | 12- Our political parties 6- The provisional government and how Faisal was elected | 13- Our parliamentary life King of Iraq? | 14- Minorities in Iraq 7- The Iraqi Basic Law and how it was drafted? | 15- Iraq's borders and its neighbors None of the Arabic readers are ignorant of Professor al-Hasani's scientific status, or deny his well-known historical research, for his books have spread east and west, filling libraries, and newspapers and magazines have praised their maturity. "Al-Irfan Press" has undertaken the printing of this eternal historical work, which the aforementioned Professor wrote during the years of his detention, in response to the desire of Al-Irfan readers, who followed some of these chapters in the volumes of "Al-Irfan", in the Egyptian "Al-Kitab" magazine, and in the Najaf journals "Al-Ghari" and "Al-Bayan", and in other major magazines. Given the high prices of paper and labor costs, we have made the number of copies limited. Whoever wishes to acquire a copy of this book should send to us "or to the author in Baghdad" one dinar, so his copy will be reserved and he will be considered a contributor to this useful scientific project, because the price of the copy after printing will be one and a half dinars. He who warns is excused. ❊ Administration - Al-Irfan Magazine - in Sidon ❊ The Accountant ⟦...⟧ Disbursement decided
Baghdad My dear brother Majid Abd al-Khair Owner of Abu Nuwas newspaper ⟦illegible red markings⟧
Number Date 7 / 2 / 49 15 / 4 / 949 Abu Nuwas An illustrated literary and humorous newspaper Owner and Editor-in-Chief Abdul Hamid Majid Al-Nawaf Administration: Jadid Hassan Pasha - Baghdad Telephone: 7137 His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected After greetings We kindly request you to send the subscription fee for the newspaper By the hand of its bearer, Mr. Saleh Salman, for the year 1949 With our thanks for your kindness The Petitioner ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant Has the term of this newspaper ended ⟦illegible⟧ 2 / 2 The Clerk We have previously paid a subscription for a period of one year Starting from 1 / 2 / 1948 until 28 / 2 / 1949. Please order the payment. ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant
Book Repository Book of Song of Songs Jewish Literature From ⟦illegible⟧/12/24 Numbers ⟦illegible⟧ For preservation Number ⟦illegible⟧ T 24 ⟦signature⟧
Al-Asa (The Stick) A satirical critical newspaper Illustrated weekly Its owner Abdul Sattar Al-Hermouzi Director of its affairs and Editor-in-Chief Kamal Wasfi To :- Al-Asa An illustrated weekly critical newspaper Issue: 121 Date: 8 / 2 / 1929 Honorable ⟦President⟧ of the ⟦Israeli⟧ Community After offering the highest respect The management of our newspaper has taken it upon itself to issue this publication to fill a gap in the critical Iraqi press and has set its sights on serving society in all aspects, and especially to straighten the crookedness of our social life. Therefore, we hope for your support and encouragement so that we may achieve our goals and objectives, and that is ⟦by granting us your subscription to it⟧ This, and we hope to meet your good expectations and your encouragement of us. Please accept our highest greetings and respect, Editor-in-Chief For archiving Newspapers Archive Owner of Al-Khayat newspaper Abdul Ali Al-Khayat Professor ⟦Ezra Haddad⟧
The Permanent Collection of Unified Iraqi Laws and Regulations Administration at Al-Ma'ani Press Baghdad - Al-Mutanabbi Street, Telephone 3142 Dear Respected Subscriber, Blessed Greetings, With the publication of the twelfth part of the second volume of the Permanent Collection, the administration, while thanking you for your support and your valuable assistance, wishes to seek your opinion on whether you wish to continue the subscription or not. If so, please notify us before the publication of part (13), which is the beginning of the third volume, as it will be issued on July 30 of the current year 1949, and fill out the coupon listed below and send it to us attached with the subscription fee of 1.750 Dinars in Baghdad and (1.900) Dinars abroad, as a kind contribution from you to sustain the life of this vital and mighty project that we have taken upon ourselves to complete regardless of the cost. Please accept our highest respect. « Collection Administration » Note: - The collection will not be sent unless the administration receives the coupon attached with the subscription fee. ⟦line⟧ Administration of the Permanent Collection - Al-Ma'ani Press - Al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad After greetings: - Please consider me a subscriber to the third volume (consisting of six consecutive parts) of the Permanent Collection, and I have sent the subscription fee of ( / ) Dinars via ⟦line⟧. Please, upon receipt, proceed to send the collection starting from the thirteenth part to my address listed below. Signature Name ⟦line⟧ Address ⟦line⟧ For filing Filed 1/8
To the Honorable Presidency of the Israelite Community Please pay the subscription fee due from you as of 4/1/49, and thank you. ⟦signature⟧ Owner and ⟦illegible⟧ 4 / 20 / 49 Aboud 9 Q Does the newspaper arrive regularly? Note The subscription ended on 7 / 21 / 49 ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant 4 / 22 For filing Newspapers 4/24
The Secretary We have previously subscribed to Al-Indhar newspaper and the subscription actually ended on 12 / 5 / 49 when we did not receive this newspaper from the date of our subscription to it at all ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant 27 / 5 To be filed ⟦line⟧ Position 2 / 7