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IJA 3719
Employee Information, Correspondence with Newspapers, President of the Jewish Community & Jewish Lay Council
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This 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.
AI English Translation, Pages 126-150
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Al-Naba' An independent daily political newspaper ⟦line⟧ Dear Valued Subscriber, Greetings: No doubt you appreciate the effort the management makes to deliver the newspaper to you daily and regularly, and since the distribution of the newspaper may encounter some obstacles that delay its delivery to you regularly, and out of our keenness to remove any cause for complaint, and since we cannot be aware of the delay of the newspaper to you or its failure to arrive regularly unless we receive a telephone signal from you regarding that, we hope that you will cooperate with us by informing us by telephone of the newspaper's failure to reach you on the day of its publication. We also hope you will kindly fill out the coupon attached to this paper and send it to us so that we can determine the regularity of the newspaper's distribution or lack thereof. We thank you in advance for this assistance. Accountant of Al-Naba' newspaper ⟦Miscellaneous⟧ To take the necessary action ⟦illegible⟧ 10/22/949 Newspapers
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General Agent for Al-Ma'rifa Magazine Issue ⟦...⟧ Date: 10/10/1929 Administration: Al-Alusi Propaganda and Advertising Office Baghdad, Jadid Hassan Pasha Next to the Baghdad Endowments Directorate Al-I'timad Press Building No. 115 5 / 11 / 29 Honorable Notable ⟦Hakim Sassoon Khedhouri⟧ respected After greetings and respect: It will appear to you from reading the valuable Al-Ma'rifa magazine issued by the Houses of the Nation Association that its sole purpose is to combat illiteracy and ignorance, which are unfortunately widespread in the country, in addition to its other scientific, entertainment, and professional sections. The value of a single copy is (35 fils) and its annual subscription is (720 fils). In exchange for this low price, we guarantee the delivery of (24 issues) during the year by mail to your residence, or if your residence is outside the postal range, we hope that when you send the subscription value, you inform us of the identity of the intermediary person to whom we will send it and ensure its delivery to you. Your encouragement of this charitable magazine is considered the greatest humanitarian act you perform for society, as after you read it, you can give it to one of your servants, slaves, or illiterate farmers of your estates from the poor so they can learn to read and write easily according to it. The purpose of the Houses of the Nation Association in issuing it is to combat illiteracy, as it has dedicated a special section in each issue containing two illustrated lessons to teach them reading and writing. Based on all these reasons and our full confidence in the inclination of every noble person to encourage such charitable projects, and given the simplicity of the subscription value, we have presented you with a gift of it and considered you among the subscribers and encouragers of this project. Please kindly transfer the subscription installments for either a full year, six months, or three months, either by money order or by sending the equivalent value in postage stamps according to the arrangements below. We request you to mention your addresses in detail so that we may always meet your expectations by delivering the magazines to you as soon as they are issued and in a regular manner, noting that upon receipt of the subscription value, we will send you the relevant receipt with the first issue of the magazine. Please accept our respects. Subscription value for a full year outside Iraq | 750 fils " " " inside Iraq for a full year | 720 " " " " " " six months | 360 " " " " " " three months | 180 " ⟦Signature⟧ Lawyer Younis Al-Alusi
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Newspapers that published the news of Rabbi Sasson Khidhouri's resignation from the presidency of the community on 11/12/1949 Al-Zaman | 2697 Al-Shaab | 1991 Al-Umma | 225 Sawt al-Ahali | 98 Al-Alam al-Arabi | 6891 Al-Akhbar | 2715 Liwa al-Istiqlal | 847 Al-Bilad | 752 Al-Nabaa | 421 Al-Hawadith | 129 Al-Nahda | 456 Al-Yaqza | Al-Diyar | Al-Waqt | Sawt al-Uruba | Al-Munadi | ⟦illegible⟧
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Department Copy 1202 6 / 12 / 1949 Echo of the People The Honorable Director of Al-Alam Al-Arabi Newspaper ⟦...⟧ The News Grand L After greetings We kindly request you to deliver your esteemed newspaper to the headquarters of the Presidency of the Jewish Community located near the Murjan Mosque, No. 113/152, instead of sending it to the residence of His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri located in Karrada Al-Pasha. Please accept our respects; The Council The Secretary File Press Affairs 12 ⟦signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number:
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Date: /12/1949
To the Honorable Director of Al-Furat Newspaper
Greetings,
We kindly request you to deliver your newspaper Al-Furat to the headquarters of the Jewish Community
Presidency located near the Murjan Mosque, No. 152/113, instead of sending it
to the residence of His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri located in Karradat Maryam.
Please accept our respects;
The Council
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
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⟦illegible⟧ Please quote the number of this bill when sending us your remittance. Bill No. 187 /S. /166 Baghdad. 18/12/1949 M Rev. The President Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad Dr. to THE TIMES PRINTING & PUBLISHING Co., Ltd., Baghdad. | Dinars | Fils To your subscription to "THE IRAQ TIMES" for the period | | from 1/1/50 to 30/6/50 | 1 | 800 Subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. If the above amount is not received within ⟦line⟧ days from receipt of this bill, delivery of the newspaper will be discontinued. Only the firm's official receipt will be recognised. IDr. one & fils eight hundred ⟦illegible signature⟧ Managing Director.
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Honorable Vice President Is it permissible to subscribe to The Times newspaper? ⟦line⟧ 24 / 2 / 22 ⟦illegible⟧
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Old 1/7/1950 Department Copy T / 949 / 1211 12/25/1949 Director of The Iraq Times Newspaper Baghdad Greetings, With reference to your invoice numbered 187 / S / 166 and dated 12 / 18 / 1949. Please kindly stop sending the newspaper to us starting from the first of January 1950. Please accept our highest respect; Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council A / 1
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Sada Al-Ahali A Daily Political Newspaper Baghdad: Al-Qibla Quarter - Kubba Square Telephone 5232 Issue: 2202 Date: 27 / 4 / 1951 4 / - To the Respected Administration of the Jewish Community Greetings - Your subscription to our newspaper ended on 21 / 12 / 1950 Since we have continued to send the newspaper to you, we kindly request you to pay an amount of (4 / - Dinars) for your subscription fee for a period of one year From 1 / 1 / 1951 until 31 / 12 / 1951 Please accept our utmost respect ⟦signature⟧ Accountant Sada Al-Ahali Newspaper Miscellaneous Baghdad Subscribed for one year ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 5 / 1951 Newspapers Presidency of the Jewish Community T / 1272 / 51 M 7 / 5 / 1951
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T/ 759 / 51 7 / 3 / 1951 ⟦v⟧ To - The Management of the Esteemed Sada al-Ahali Newspaper After greetings, Your letter No. 2204 dated 27 / 2 / 1951. Please renew our subscription to your newspaper for a period of six months starting from 1 / 1 / 951 until 30 / 6 / 1951. Please accept our highest respect; ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 7
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The Baghdad Times A Political Daily Newspaper Administration: Baghdad - Ras al-Qarya } Jadid Hassan Pasha Quarter Opposite Kamil Issa Pharmacy Telephone 6917 Issue: 62 Date: 11 / 2 / 1951 435 To His Excellency the President of the Respected Jewish Community - Baghdad Reference to letter: Numbered: Dated: / / 194 Please pay the contents of this list according to the details listed below: Amount | Details | Remarks 4 - | We kindly request you to pay your subscription fee for The Baghdad Times newspaper for a full year starting from 22 / 2 / 1951 - 22 / 2 / 1952 | | And we thank you in advance | Accountant To mention the expiration date of the community's subscription to The Baghdad Times newspaper Notebook Note The expiration date of the subscription to the mentioned newspaper is 22 / 2 / 51 and we did not renew our subscription to it again due to its suspension for a full year, please obtain approval from the Vice President to renew the subscription for the year mentioned in this list 11 / 2 / 1951 Urgent Sarkis Total only 4 Dinars and ⟦line⟧ Fils Newspaper Accountant The Baghdad Times newspaper To be paid in three months Note the budget language 12 / 2
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4 T / 51/8725 14 / 3 / 1951 Department Copy To - Management of the Baghdad Times Newspaper Greetings, Your letter No. 63 dated 11 / 3 / 1951. We have decided to subscribe to your newspaper for a period of three months starting from 22 / 2 / 1951 until 22 / 5 / 1951. Please accept our highest respect; ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 13
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Department Copy T / 1214 / 950 9 / 3 / 1950 Management of Al-Hawadith Newspaper Baghdad After greetings, We would like to inform you that your esteemed newspaper does not reach us regularly, and therefore we would be most grateful if you would kindly take the necessary steps to ensure the delivery of all issues to us on a continuous basis. Please accept our highest respect; Sincerely, ⟦signature⟧ Secretary A / 9 / 3
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T / ⟦225⟧ / 950 21 / 3 / 1950 The Honorable Director of the esteemed Al-Shaab Newspaper Baghdad Greetings, Please publish the news item below in the local section of your newspaper. Please accept my thanks and respect; Sincerely, ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary Apology for Holiday Greetings His Excellency Mr. Heskel Shemtob, Acting President of the Jewish Community, will spend the Passover holiday outside the capital for recreation. He apologizes to his well-wishers, wishing them and the entire country prosperity and happiness under the shadow of His Majesty the beloved King and His Highness the Regent and the Great Crown Prince. ⟦line⟧
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Illustrated News (2) Honorable Vice President I have studied this newspaper and we found that it is necessary to continue its publication or archive it ⟦signature⟧ 4/12 Kindly Correct Returned and rejected 4/12/⟦illegible⟧
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Al-Zaman Newspaper Issue 469 Baghdad 20 / 4 / 1950 Al-Zaman Newspaper requests of the honorable Leadership of the Jewish Community in Baghdad to send the following amount | Dinar | Fils Reference to your letter No. 50/1246 dated 21 / 3 / 950 | | Advertisement publication fee | | Regarding "Apology for ⟦Holiday⟧ greetings for issue 2791 dated 18 / 4 / 950" | - | 500 Five hundred fils only | | Accountant To contact by phone to inform the newspaper administration that it has been the custom in past years to exempt us from these fees in exchange for our subscription to the newspaper, and inform me of the result 21 / 4 Secretary I contacted the accountant of Al-Zaman Newspaper and he agreed to exempt us from the advertisement publication fee Accountant Correct
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Al-Bayan A general literary and social weekly magazine Owner and responsible manager Ali al-Khaqani Telegraphic address: Najaf: Iraq - Al-Bayan Magazine Issue Date 8 / 6 / 950 To the honorable Professor Salim Khabbaza Greetings and longing I have received the last issue of Al-Bayan (77) of the fourth year rejected, and I do not know if it was from you or not, because I did not see a signature from you except for the word (rejected). Accordingly, in view of that, I hope you will inform me about it and give your frank opinion, knowing that Al-Bayan does not like to impose itself on readers. And you know well what balanced journalism suffers from stumbling in such circumstances, so I hope you will kindly state your participation for the coming year, as the payment for the past years has arrived. May you remain for those who do not forget you. Sincerely Ali al-Khaqani Honorable Vice President Do we support drafting a letter informing the owner of Al-Bayan magazine of the cancellation of the subscription due to the financial situation overtaking the community's fund? ⟦illegible⟧ 12/2 Note Draft the appropriate response of rejection ⟦illegible⟧ 14/2
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Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Liwa The Secretariat Number 2970 Date 2 / 2 / 951 14 Presidency of the Jewish Community Incoming Number T / 1224 / 51 Date 15 / 2 / 51 His Eminence the Judge of the Sunni Sharia Court, Respectfully " " " Ja'fari " His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Chaldean Community " His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community " His Grace the Bishop of the Syriac Catholics " " " Armenians " " " Orthodox " Subject - Nomination of half of the members of the Baghdad Liwa Administrative Council. Based on the expiration of the term of half of the members of the Baghdad Liwa Administrative Council, namely Messrs. Mansour Al-Kilani and Talal George - we request your presence at the office of this Mutasarrifate at (11) o'clock - in the afternoon of Monday, 19 / 2 / 951, to nominate the necessary members in accordance with the wording of Article (47) of the Administrative Law for Liwas No. 16 of 1945. Mutasarrif of Baghdad Liwa Copy to " - Revenue Directorate of Baghdad Liwa ) Tabu Directorate of Baghdad Liwa ) for the same purpose. Secretariat Directorate of Baghdad Liwa ) To be presented to His Excellency the President regarding whether attendance is required on the appointed day. ⟦signature⟧ 15 / 2 / 1951 Halim / 14
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Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Liwa Secretariat Number 6864 Date 3 / 1 / 951 The Honorable Judge of the Sunni Sharia Court " " Jaafari His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Chaldean Community His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community His Grace the Bishop of the Syriac Catholics " " Armenians " " Orthodox Subject - Election of <del>members</del> half of the members of the Administrative Council of Baghdad Liwa. In view of the wording of Article (47) of the Liwa Administration Law No. 16 of 1945 - we request your presence at the office of this Mutasarrifate at ten o'clock in the morning on Thursday, corresponding to 22 / 3 / 951 to count the number of votes obtained by the candidates for membership in the mentioned Council. Mutasarrif of Baghdad Liwa Copy to:- Land Registry Directorate of Baghdad Liwa Directorate of Revenues of Baghdad Liwa } For the same purpose. Secretariat Directorate of Baghdad Liwa Presidency of the Jewish Community T / 1599 / 51 Date 20 / 2 / 51 We presented it to His Excellency the President Tuesday morning 20 / 2 / 1951 Halim / 17 To be filed 20 / 2 / 51 17 ✓
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8 51 / 1982 18 / 6 / 1951 Department Copy To Management of Al-Salam Newspaper, Shorja - Khan Hamid Alwan Al-Najjar Greetings, We confirm our letter No. 1819 / 51 dated 15 / 4 / 951 and further inform you that we subscribed to your newspaper for a period of six months only, starting from 1 / 4 / 948 until 30 / 9 / 948, and we did not renew it after that. Please accept our highest respect. On behalf of the Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 9 ⟦illegible⟧