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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number -
Date - 20 / 3 / 1948
Memorial Service
A memorial service was held on the occasion of the passing of His Eminence Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan, the former Acting Chief Rabbi,
at the Meir Eliyahu Synagogue at ten-thirty in the morning on Saturday, February 21, 1948. The deceased
was eulogized by His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Hakham Yaqoub Hakham Yosef Hayyim. Another memorial service
was also held for the deceased at the Mas'uda Shemtob Synagogue at four o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, February 23, 1948,
where the deceased was eulogized by His Eminence Rabbi Moshe Ibrahim. These two ceremonies were attended by His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon
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second for the deceased at the Mas'uda Shemtob Synagogue at four o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, February 23, 1948,
where the deceased was eulogized by His Eminence Rabbi Moshe Ibrahim. These two ceremonies were attended by His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon
Khedhouri, President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, along with their Eminences the Rabbis and a large crowd of those who knew the merit
of the deceased and his appreciated services.
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Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Number: —
Date: — /3/1948
Memorial Service
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A memorial service was held on the occasion of the passing of His Eminence Rabbi Abraham Aslan, the former Acting Chief Rabbi,
at the Meir Eliyahu Synagogue at ten-thirty in the morning on Saturday, February 21, 1948. The deceased was eulogized
by His Eminence Rabbi David Hakham Yaqub Hakham Yosef Hayyim. Another memorial service was also held
for the deceased at the Mas'uda Shemtob Synagogue at four o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, February 23, 1948,
where the deceased was eulogized by His Eminence Rabbi Moshe Abraham. These two ceremonies were attended by His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon
a second time for the deceased at the Mas'uda Shemtob Synagogue at four o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, February 23, 1948,
where the deceased was eulogized by His Eminence Rabbi Moshe Abraham. These two ceremonies were attended by His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon
Khedhouri, President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, along with their Eminences the Rabbis and a large crowd of those who knew the merit
of the deceased and his appreciated services.
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On behalf of.
The speech improvised by Mr. Ibrahim Saleh on behalf of His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri at the funeral of
The youth of Al-Baroudiya
Honorable Gentlemen.
The glorious and blessed leap taken by our beloved people had its great meaning and its
grave significance and its decisive impact. This noble people demonstrated their intense awareness, which the
colonizers and their minions long denied them, as they demonstrated that they are a people worthy of life, deserving of elevation and transcendence. And as they demonstrated that
they are that same people who emerged from the heart of the Arabian Peninsula fourteen ⟦centuries⟧ ago to illuminate the world with the light
of their principles, and they remain in struggle against the principles of injustice and tyranny that existed then until they overcame them and made them
a thing of the past, spreading the principles of justice and brotherhood in those vast regions extending from the borders of China in the east
to the shores of the Atlantic in the west.
Honorable Gentlemen
Among the weapons used by the colonizers and their minions was a poisonous and lethal weapon, namely
the weapon of division between the sects and religions of this country. Thus, these sinners worked with their intrigues contrary to what God intended
for religions; after they came as guidance for humanity and a blessing, they turned them with their snares and intrigues into evil and a curse.
May they be disgraced and die in their rage, for the conscious and leaping Iraqi people have silenced them with a stone and thrown down the gauntlet in their faces,
and rose united in the great sacrifice, meeting the bullets of the renegade traitors with their chests while unarmed, except for
the weapon of firm faith in their right to life, a free and happy life.
Honorable Gentlemen.
On my own behalf and on behalf of His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, and on behalf of the spiritual
and physical councils and the social and charitable institutions, I offer the deepest condolences for our loss of those ripening flowers and those
valiant heroes who sacrificed their lives to raise the word of the people. We feel here, as we are honored
by the presence of this noble gathering, that we are only paying a small portion of our duty toward our righteous martyrs, as the duty
incumbent upon us toward them is to realize their principles for which they sacrificed, those sublime principles for which
they gave their lives cheaply.
Let us all pledge to God that we will ⟦walk⟧ as one rank, united and hand in hand, separated by neither religion nor sect
nor race, toward the goals we all aspire to: toward complete and final independence, toward complete Iraqi unity
under the shadow of His Majesty King Faisal II the Great and his faithful Regent, His Royal Highness
Prince Abdul Ilah. We also pray to God that the current ministry succeeds in achieving the demands and aspirations of the people. Indeed, He is All-Hearing,
All-Answering. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of God and His blessings.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 564
Date 1/2/1948
His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community, Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, on behalf of the community, is holding a
funeral council for the souls of the righteous martyrs of the nation at the headquarters of the Jewish Community near the square of
Murjan Mosque for a period of three days starting from Monday, February 2, 1948, from
three o'clock until six o'clock in the evening.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number: 565
Date: 1 / 2 / 948
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Community, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, issued an appeal to the members of
his community, which was read in all synagogues on the morning of last Saturday, calling on everyone to refrain from holding
parties of all kinds in mourning for the martyrs of the homeland.
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I hope to publish the above news in its place in your esteemed newspaper, and we thank you.
The Secretary
Baghdad
Number 566
Date 1 / 2 / 948
His Eminence the head of the Jewish community, Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri, visited the funeral councils held
for the souls of the martyrs accompanied by a group of members of his community, and they offered condolences, praying for the souls of the sons of
the nation who were martyred in the recent painful events.
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The Secretary
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
No. 568
Date 2/2/48
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, President of the Jewish Community, accompanied by His Excellency ⟦the lawyer⟧
Lawyer Salman Shina, Deputy for Baghdad, with a delegation of professors, lawyers, and community leaders, visited the Royal Hospital
and Al-Karkh Hospital to check on the condition of the wounded, offering them comfort, and the President of the Community distributed sweets, fruit, and cigarettes to
the wounded, wishing them a speedy recovery.
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The Honorable Director of the Al-Gharra Newspaper,
Please publish the above news in the local section of your issue tomorrow, and we thank you.
Secretary
⟦Committee⟧
⟦Newspapers⟧
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3- Al-Diyar ✓
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7- Al-Iraq
8- Sawt al-Ahali
9- Al-Yaqza
10- Al-Nahda
11- Al-Ra'i al-Aam
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On 9 / 2 / 1948
At the time we offer our condolences to the honorable Iraqi people for their painful tragedy
with the martyrdom of a number of its righteous sons as a sacrifice on the altar of patriotism, I salute in it this
blessed leap in which Iraq appeared from its north to its south as one single rank,
compact and united despite its different elements, religions, and sects, with everyone's guide being the service of
the dear homeland in which we lived and in which our children will live in peace and security, God
willing. A valuable lesson we draw from this blessed leap is that the Iraqi
people are a conscious people who feel their dignity, proud of their sovereignty and independence. Long live Iraq,
united under the shadow of His Majesty the beloved King and His Highness the faithful Regent. ⟦line⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Head of the Jewish Community
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number - 567
Date - 6 / 2 / 1948
The President of the Jewish Community, Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri, thanks their Excellencies,
Highnesses, Eminences, and all the delegations and distinguished individuals who graced the funeral service
held by His Eminence in the name of the Jewish Community in mercy for the souls of the righteous martyrs, praying to the Almighty
that this tragedy be the end of the sorrows of the noble Iraqi people.
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I request the publication of the above news in the pages of your issue tomorrow, and we thank you.
Secretary
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9- Al-Istiqlal ✓
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Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number 571
Date 9 / 2 / 948
His Eminence the President of the Israelite Community, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, went the day before yesterday accompanied by a delegation of
members of his community and a delegation of students to the Sheikh Maaruf cemetery to visit the graves of the righteous martyrs and place a wreath on their
pure graves. Upon the arrival of the procession, the students began reciting psalms and religious hymns, then Mr. Shalom
Darwish, the lawyer, delivered a speech in which he eulogized the martyrs who offered their precious lives for the beloved homeland. After
His Eminence the President of the Community lit the candles, His Eminence recited a religious prayer for the souls of the martyrs and placed the wreath with his hand on their graves,
and everyone embraced them, with signs of deep sorrow on their faces, praying for the souls of the righteous martyrs.
The memorial speech delivered by Mr. Shalom Darwish, the lawyer
Upon placing the wreath of the Israelite community on the graves of the righteous martyrs
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My honorable sirs
In the name of the Iraqi Jews represented by His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad, we place this wreath on the grave of the late Qais bin Ibrahim al-Alusi, who sacrificed his precious
life for the sake of honor with his immortal fellow martyrs, may God bless all their souls.
It is a source of solace for the grieving souls that these victims from our own flesh and blood, whom the nation offered
as sacred sacrifices on the altar of truth and freedom, did not go in vain and will not go in vain, God willing. For what the
people have gained and what they will gain tomorrow and in future generations, the greatest credit for it goes to these brave heroes
who exposed their chests without fear or hesitation to bullets, rifles, and machine guns, which mowed them down, thus winning for the
unarmed people one of the bloody battles of freedom and writing with their pure blood the covenant of unity among the sons of the Iraqi homeland
regardless of their different religions, sects, and creeds, and they thwarted the advocates of division who spent many years dedicated to dividing
the ranks of one people and breaking the bonds of the firmest unity.
The poet said:
They died and revived their people by their death
So wonder at a death that brings life
As if an earthquake struck ⟦...⟧
And from the earthquake flowed a spring of Euphrates
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Sirs
Before this pure event that gathers the remains of one of the heroes of freedom, we stand humble, tearful, and praying for mercy
invoking verses of abundant mercy upon his pure soul and upon the souls of his fellow martyrs wherever they rest in peace.
May they all be congratulated, immortalized in the gardens of bliss for what they offered for the elevation of their people, and may they be reassured of this
loyal people, for they will not be forgotten generation after generation. May God cover them with His vast mercy, for He is the most merciful, the
All-Hearing, the Responder.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 571
Date 9 / 2 / 1948
Newspaper: Al-Liwa
After greetings
Please publish the attached news in tomorrow's issue of your newspaper and with you.
1- Al-Yaqdha
2- Al-Istiqlal
3- Al-Ra'i al-Aam
4- Al-Bilad
5- Sawt al-Ahrar
6- Sawt al-Sha'b
7- Al-Sha'b
8- Al-Zaman
9- Al-Hawadith
10- Al-Akhbar
11- Sawt al-Ahali
12- Al-Ittihad
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Mahmoud
On 2 / 3 / 1948
The (Special Issue of Al-Zaman) provides me with a good opportunity to salute the righteous martyrs of the homeland
and to offer condolences to the noble Iraqi people for their painful tragedy, and I pray to
God Almighty to bless this living nation that has united its ranks and harmonized
its hearts, and to achieve for it the glory, goodness, and success it aspires to under the shadow of the Master of the Throne,
the beloved His Majesty King Faisal II, and his Regent and loyal Crown Prince, His Royal Highness
the Great Prince Abdul Ilah, and the pillars of his wise government. God is the granter of success
to the paths of righteousness.
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Head of the Jewish Community ⟦line⟧
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Sawt Al-Jeel (Voice of the Generation)
An Independent Political Daily Newspaper
Administration at Baghdad Hotel near Al-Zawra Cinema
Date 1 / 2 / 948
To His Excellency, the respected President of the Jewish Community
After greetings and respect
I place in your hands herewith a receipt for your subscription to seven issues of
this newspaper, requesting it be sent with the bearer at your convenience
⟦Kindly⟧
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Anis Musa Al-Araji
Owner of the newspaper
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Chief Accountant
Voice of the Generation
An independent political daily newspaper
Serial Number
10
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Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from Mr.: His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community, Respected
Only: Twenty-one Dinars and ⟦line⟧ Fils
And that is for his subscription to the newspaper: for seven issues
Date: 2 / 7 / 94
Accountant
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Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 4 / 3 / 1948
Newspaper ⟦line⟧ Readers
After greetings
Due to the relocation of the residence of His Eminence the Head of the Community from his place at Ras al-Qarya No. 5/176 to the house
located in the Al-Rakhita neighborhood, please send the newspaper in the future to the house of the Secretary, Mr. Selim Khabbaza
347/115 located in the Taht al-Takiya neighborhood, and thank you ⟦line⟧ .
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1- Al-Ittihad 8- Al-Shu'la
2- Al-Akhbar 9- Al-Hawadith
3- Al-Zaman 10- Al-Sha'b Accountant
4- Al-Ra'i al-Aam 11- Al-Sa'a
5- Sawt al-Sha'b 12- Al-Sijill
6- Al-Nahar 13- Al-Yawm
7- Al-Istiqlal
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Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ on 20 / 3 / 1948
The (special issue of Al-Zaman) provides me with a good opportunity to salute the righteous
martyrs of the homeland and to offer condolences to the honorable Iraqi people for their painful tragedy. I pray to
God Almighty to bless this living nation, which has unified its ranks and joined
its hearts, and to fulfill for it what it aspires to of glory, goodness, and success under the shadow of the owner of the
redeemed throne, His Majesty King Faisal II, and his Regent and loyal Crown Prince, His Royal
Highness Prince Abdul Ilah the Great, and the pillars of his wise government. And God is the granter of success
to the paths of righteousness.
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Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Head of the Israelite Community
For preservation
Community Affairs
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Number: Extraordinary
Date: ⟦20 / 10 / 1945⟧
Mother and Child
A guiding magazine discussing mother and child affairs
Published by the Child Protection Association in Iraq
Administration: The Association General Center: Baghdad
Telephone number 6696
Honorable ⟦Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri⟧ respected
Blessed greetings and thereafter.
I am pleased to inform you that the Mother and Child magazine, which is published by the Child Protection Association in Iraq
and which deals with health and guidance matters related to mother and child affairs, has completed its first year successfully,
and for a year it has been diligent in performing its guiding mission toward society in general and toward mother and child in
particular. It is worth noting that the Child Protection Association seeks through its publication nothing but serving society through
guidance and orientation. The magazine's administration has seen in your honorable and educated personality the best supporter for our charitable and cultural project,
from which we seek nothing but the public benefit, the good of children, the happiness of mothers, and the comfort of fathers, if
you would be so kind as to inform us whether you wish to subscribe to the magazine or not. By subscribing to this magazine,
you facilitate its mission which it has taken upon itself to undertake.
Please accept our highest expressions of esteem and respect.
Sincerely,
Editor-in-Chief
Note: Please kindly respond within a week from today. The subscription fee for outside Iraq
is (650 fils), outside the capital (500 fils), and inside it (450 fils).
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Date
Abu Nuwas
An illustrated literary and humorous newspaper
Owner and Editor-in-Chief
Abdul Jabbar Mujir al-Tawafi
Administration: Jadid Hassan Pasha - Baghdad
Telephone: 7137
His Excellency Lawyer Sassoon Khdouri, Respectfully
Head of the Jewish Community in Iraq
Please be so kind as to pay the subscription fee for the newspaper for a full year
(Amount of one dinar) starting from 1/1/48, with much thanks and gratitude
Sincerely, Administration Manager
Ali
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28/2/48
On April 15, 1948
This happy occasion ⟦line⟧ the anniversary of the birth of His Majesty
King Faisal II, the beloved ⟦line⟧ provides a good opportunity to offer expressions of loyalty and sincerity to the
High Royal Throne, which is overseen by His Royal Highness the Regent and Crown Prince,
the Great, with his generous care.
The Iraqi people, with their various sects and creeds, have proven their attachment to the Throne,
which symbolizes the hopes and aspirations of the nation. It was the good fortune of this young kingdom
that God Almighty honored it with the glorious Hashemite family and provided it with the builder King,
His Majesty Faisal I, may God bless his soul, and his glorious successors who carried the banner of its glory
and elevation until the Crown became a beacon around which workers gather and by whose beautiful inspiration
the sincere are guided.
We ask the Almighty to watch over, with His eternal eye of care, His Majesty the beloved King
and His Highness the faithful Regent, and to take the hand of this noble nation and its wise government toward
what is good and successful; He is the Granter of success. ⟦line⟧
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Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Press Affairs
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Al-Khalisa
A daily social comic illustrated newspaper
Baghdad
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Correspondence Address: Mamo Orchard No.
22 Z / 9 / 1 / 8
Licensee - Muhammad Khalis Al-Malahmadi
Monitoring of newspapers and magazines
My Master, of great honor and lofty standing
The editorial board of Al-Khalisa newspaper exerts its utmost efforts to preserve Iraqi dignity and defend
the rights of the nation, and strives to elevate the word and name of the people throughout the world in the five
continents, given its system with the bodies, associations, and libraries therein, noting that the newspaper
is independent and non-partisan.
Therefore, we are honored to submit this request of ours to your generosity and kindness and what you are famous for in serving
the country in a way that accepts no justification or interpretation, and this is what the people revere you for and carry every good memory of,
by providing us with your photograph to adorn the neck of the newspaper, with every hope that you will grant us what was written
in the receipt attached to this letter as an amount for a literary project whose assistance is required, and kindly send the amount
to the address written above, and awaiting your lofty order, we offer full veneration.
Administration
Baghdad
Al-Khalisa Newspaper
A daily literary social illustrated newspaper
Attachment - Subscription receipt.
For filing
Press affairs ⟦illegible⟧
Al-Khalisa
Number
A daily literary, social, satirical, illustrated newspaper
Fils:
Dinar:
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: His Eminence the Rabbi ⟦illegible⟧
The amount written above:
Dinar and:
Fils subscription for Al-Khalisa newspaper:
For:
From date:
To date:
This receipt was issued on:
Collector's signature
Owner of Al-Khalisa newspaper
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This receipt is not considered received unless it bears the collector's signature or the newspaper owner's signature
in the place of the collector's signature as well
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12 / 8 / 1948
The Esteemed Al-Musawar Newspaper
P.O. Box No. 280
Baghdad
After greetings,
We request to inform you that we have not received the recent issues of your newspaper
and we would be grateful if you would instruct the distributor to deliver them to us.
Please be informed that we have previously paid the subscription fee for a period of six
months starting from 6 / 6 / 1948 according to receipt number 214 dated
3 / 8 / 1948. With regards. ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
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726
1948/8/26
The Iraq Times Newspaper - Al-Gharra
Greetings
Due to the relocation of the residence of His Excellency the Head of the Community to the house numbered
25 S 4 / 21 located in Al-Rakhita, please instruct your distributor to deliver
the newspaper to the aforementioned house starting from today. Thank you in advance.
⟦signature⟧
The Secretary
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Department Copy
729
19 / 8 / 1948
The Esteemed Abu Nuwas Newspaper
P.O. Box No. 249
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
We wish to inform you that we have not received the recent issues of your newspaper and would be
grateful if you would instruct the distributor to deliver them to us.
Please note that we have previously paid the subscription fee for a full
year starting from 1 / 3 / 1948 according to receipt number 775 dated
23 / 4 / 1948. Sincerely yours, ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
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