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24 July 944
⟦L.A.V.A⟧
To
Baghdad Peace Court
Reference to your letter dated 19 / 7 / 944
We return to you herewith the second copy of the notification papers signed and certified
according to the regulations.
⟦On behalf of⟧
Head of the Community
with the above information
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From the Baghdad Peace Court
To the Head of the Israelite Community
Enclosed are three summonses number ⟦24⟧ and dated 29 / ⟦...⟧
Please notify the defendant and return the second copy stamped by him and certified by the process server
Year 194⟦...⟧
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Presidency of the Court of First Instance
Baghdad
Number - ⟦illegible⟧
Date - 18 / 6 / 944
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Mukhtar of Qanbar Ali neighborhood submitted a request regarding the appointment of a guardian for the absentee
Heskel Salman, so please nominate someone you trust so that we can
appoint him as a guardian for the aforementioned absentee as quickly as possible.
The Judge
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⟦Kingdom of Iraq⟧
⟦Ministry of Justice⟧
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
Number: 778 -
Date: 19 June 944
His Eminence, the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
The Baghdad Court of First Instance informed us in its letter numbered 2071 dated 18 / 6 / 944
that the Mukhtar of the Qanbar Ali neighborhood has submitted a request involving the appointment of a guardian for the absentee
Khedhouri Heskel Barman. Please nominate someone you trust so that the aforementioned
court can appoint him as a guardian for the said absentee as quickly as possible.
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On behalf of / President of the Community
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Statistics and information related to the hospital
Year | Number of patients who entered Mar Elias Hospital | Daily number of beds in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of surgeries in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of doctors at Mar Elias Hospital | Number of nurses at Mar Elias Hospital | Total sum
1933 | 936 | 35 | 329 | 3 | 2 | ⟦illegible⟧
1934 half a year only | 667 | 70 | 308 | 3 | 6 | ⟦illegible⟧
1935 | 1565 | 90 | 551 | 3 | 8 | ⟦illegible⟧
1936 | 2007 | 90 | 512 | 5 | 9 | ⟦illegible⟧
1937 | 2104 | 100 | 537 | 5 | 10 | ⟦illegible⟧
Note: This is the share of the hospitals' accumulated deficit from the years
Mar Elias Hospital: A charitable hospital containing departments for internal medicine, surgery, maternity, and pediatrics
for internal medicine and his assistant, a doctor operator, a female doctor specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, and a doctor specializing in ear, nose, and ⟦...⟧
Rima Khadoori Eye Hospital: A charitable hospital for the poor; the visits of women and men to it during one year reached (
and 594 minor surgeries during the mentioned year, and it has a doctor specializing in eye diseases and nurses as needed.
Dar al-Shifa Pharmacy: A pharmacy joined by a doctor and a dresser to treat patients for free, and it dispenses prescriptions to them for free, and it has ⟦...⟧
to the homes of the patients themselves.
School Clinics: A clinic has been established in every school containing the necessary medicines to treat school students under the knowledge of:
Nursing Mothers Relief Association: A charitable association managed by a group of elite virtuous women, its goal is to aid poor mothers and their children and
the building with what the association collected from donations
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28 June 944
Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
With reference to your letter No. 3071 dated 18 / 6 / 944
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has appointed the nomination of Nassim Eliyahu Samouha
to be a guardian for the absentee Khedhouri Hazqeel Barmakh.
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Head of the Community
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A copy of it to
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
Mr. Nassim Eliyahu Samouha
Mr. Khedhouri Hazqeel Barmakh
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List of ex⟦penses⟧ for the deceased, the late
Moshe Da⟦oud⟧
Fils | Dinar | Description
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... | 2 | Wagons at the time of burial
... | 14 | The sitting (seven days of mourning)
... | 6 | Transportation
... | 10 | Mourning clothes for the relatives of the deceased
... | 7 | ⟦Reciters⟧
... | 7 | Coffee server and cook
... | 3 | Rent for stools for the sitting
... | 3 | Cantor
300 | 1 | Marble slab
500 | 1 | Worker's wage
800 | 2 | A lamp for the end of the year
500 | 1 | Miscellaneous items in bulk
... | 6 | ⟦Kaddish⟧ holder for the year
... | 28 | Building the grave
... | 15 | Kleicha for the year
... | 15 | Halva for the year
... | 30 | Mishmarot for the year
100 | 152 | Only one hundred and fifty-two dinars and one hundred fils, nothing else
True copy of the original
Baghdad
His Excellency, the Chairman of the Israeli Charitable Hospitals Committee, the Respected
At Meir Elias Hospital
Baghdad
After greetings and respect,
I request to be considered a subscriber to your respected committee for a monthly fee of ⟦line⟧ fils
to be paid once every year. May you remain successful in serving charitable projects.
Six months
Sincerely
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Description | Quantity | Rupee
⟦...⟧ quadruple candles | 3 | ...
(⟦...⟧) velvet | 15 | ...
Whites | 2 | ...
⟦...⟧ of spirits ⟦...⟧ | 10 | ...
Four ⟦...⟧ | 7 | ...
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 2 | ...
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 6 | ...
⟦...⟧ | 3 | ...
⟦...⟧ | 1 | 007
⟦...⟧ | 1 | 005
⟦...⟧ | 3 | 008
⟦...⟧ | 1 | 005
⟦...⟧ | 2 | ...
⟦...⟧ | 82 | ...
⟦...⟧ | 51 | ...
⟦...⟧ | 51 | ...
⟦...⟧ | 07 | ...
Total 252 001
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7799
3 July 944
His Excellency the Governor of Personal Status, the Respected
After conducting the necessary investigations, the Israeli Religious Court
in Baghdad has certified that the attached list is the total spent as funeral expenses for Moshe
Daoud Blas, and that these expenses listed in the list are appropriate
for the status of the deceased. Accordingly, it decided to submit it to Your Excellency to order the payment of one hundred and thirty-two
dinars and one hundred fils.
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The Head of the Community
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Presidency of the Court of First Instance
Baghdad
Number - 96 / 944 Sh
Date - 3 / 7 / 944
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The Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on the lawsuit filed by Farha daughter of Saleh Aqayreb against the defendant
Youssef Haroun Samouha in your esteemed court, it was necessary to clarify
its status and the stages it has reached, provided that we receive a detailed response before
the day of the hearing, which falls on 6 / 7 / 944
The Judge
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Baghdad ⟦line⟧
His Excellency, the Chairman of the Israeli Charitable Hospitals Committee, the Respected
In Meir Elias Hospital
Baghdad
After greetings and respect,
I request to be considered a subscriber in your respected committee for a monthly fee of ⟦line⟧ fils
I will pay it every ⟦year⟧ once. May you remain successful in serving charitable projects?
Six months
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The Respected
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6 July 944
His Eminence, the President of the Israelite Religious Court
Baghdad
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter received by us from the Baghdad Court of First Instance
No. 96/944 dated 4/7/944 to respond to its content
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Copy of the letter
Based on the lawsuit filed by Farha daughter of Saleh Aqayreb against the defendant
Yousef Haroun Samraha in your esteemed court, it was necessary to clarify
its subject and the stages it has reached, provided that the detailed answer reaches us before the day
of the hearing coinciding with 6/7/944
The Judge
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Statistics and information related to the hospital
Year | Number of patients admitted to Mar Elias Hospital | Daily number of beds in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of surgeries in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of doctors at Mar Elias Hospital | Number of nurses at Mar Elias Hospital | Total ⟦illegible⟧
1933 | 936 | 35 | 329 | 3 | 2 |
1934 half year only | 667 | 70 | 308 | 3 | 6 |
1935 | 1565 | 90 | 551 | 3 | 8 |
1936 | 2007 | 90 | 512 | 5 | 9 |
1937 | 2104 | 100 | 537 | 5 | 10 |
Note: Summary of the accumulated hospital deficit from the year⟦s⟧
Mar Elias Hospital: A charitable hospital containing departments for internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatrics
for internal medicine and his assistant, a surgeon doctor, a female doctor specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, and a specialist doctor ⟦illegible⟧ and
Rima Khedouri Eye Hospital: A charitable hospital for the poor; the visits of women and men to it during one year reached
and 594 minor surgeries during the mentioned year, and it has a specialist doctor in eye diseases and nurses as needed.
Dar al-Shifa Pharmacy: A pharmacy joined by a doctor and a dresser to treat patients for free, and it dispenses prescriptions to them for free and has
to the homes of the patients themselves.
School Clinics: A clinic has been established in every school containing the necessary medicines to treat school students under the supervision of
Nursing Mothers Relief Society: A charitable society managed by a group of elite virtuous women, its goal is to aid poor mothers and their children
the building with the aid collected by the society
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Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
Reference to your letter No. 96 / 944 dated 4 / 7 / 944
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that the person named Yusuf Harun Somokh
had filed a lawsuit in the aforementioned court accusing his wife Farha Salih Aqayrib of bad
conduct, but he was unable to prove his claim, so the court decided that they must reside in a legal home
provided by the husband, otherwise an alimony decree shall be issued.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
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Presidency of the Court of First Instance
Baghdad
Number — 326 / 944
Date — 12 / 7 / 944
Presidency of the Jewish Community
This court has decided to send the lawsuit formed between the plaintiff Rosa daughter of
Hesqel Hasouri and the defendant Rubin Saleh Sabti filed with your presidency
regarding the plaintiff's claim against the defendant for a portion of her advanced dowry items. Please
send it to us before the day appointed for the hearing, which falls on 16 / 7 / 944
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The Judge
Jewish Charitable Hospitals in Baghdad
Notes | Total value of surgical instruments and tools donated by friends | Total expenses including furniture and all expenditures | Revenues and Hospitals
From April 937 until the end of March 938 | 2645 Dinars | 5232 Dinars | 4941 Dinars
From April 938 until the end of September 938 (half a year) | 1342 | 3702 | 333
From October 934 until the end of September 935 | 2607 | 7747 | 749
From October 935 until the end of September 936 | 5904 | 10629 | 1021
From October 936 until the end of September 937 | 1625 Dinars, of which 16903 were spent on the renovation of the hospital's endowed properties 4405 | 11899 | 1137
The previous ones at the end of the year 937 were approximately 26200 Dinars.
The hospital has a professor, specialists, and Roentgen rays (X-rays), and it admits male, female, and child patients.
⟦illegible⟧ (225035) average visits, with 750 and 800 daily visits, and 180 major eye surgeries were performed.
Out of the prescriptions, 44462 prescriptions were issued during one year, and the doctor made 160 free visits during the mentioned year.
A special kindergarten, and the students' eyes are examined from time to time by the specialist doctor at Rima Khedouri Hospital.
In Meir Elias Hospital, there is a maternity building where poor mothers are admitted, and the association provides them with the necessary aid, and it was constructed
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13 July 944
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter received by us from the Court of First Instance
of Baghdad under number 326/944 and dated 12 / 7 / 944.
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On behalf of the President of the Community
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Copy of the letter
Presidency of the Jewish Community
This court has decided to send the lawsuit arising between the plaintiff Rosa daughter of
Hezekiel Khedhouri and the defendant Reuben Saleh Sabti filed with your presidency
regarding the plaintiff's claim against the defendant for a portion of her prompt dowry items.
Please send it to us before the day appointed for the hearing, falling on 16 / 7 / 944.
The Judge
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(Al-Najah Press * Shorja Market)
Baghdad, August 12, 1941
Head of the Mosaic Community
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
His vigilant government.
I ask the Almighty Lord to bring mercy and happiness to your hearts and to grant you lasting comfort and tranquility under the shadow of this sacred homeland and the care of
The outcome is in your mercy after the mercy of God. And the patient hearts are in your conscience and zeal. So do not disappoint their hope and do not turn them away in despair.
Heed the call of conscience. Answer the caller of the living conscience. And give generously when the members of the specialized committees visit you. Always remember the eyes
My dear sons! This is the time for zeal, this is the test of humanity, and this is the opportune chance to earn reward and merit, so do not waste it.
Mercy from God if we do not show mercy to these afflicted people, alleviate their misfortune, and satisfy their needs, even with a small portion?
Answering the sweet call of humanity and fulfilling the call of sacred duty, which is a debt on their necks and the necks of their children forever? So how can we ask for
It is a cause for sadness and pain to find among some of those whom God has blessed with wealth and ease that they do not care about the fate of their brothers and are still reluctant to
Is it not a shame to turn a deaf ear to the cries of pain and calls for help emanating from the chests of our afflicted brothers? Is it not
Grief and hunger kill them, the cold disturbs their sleep, and nakedness makes them weep?
These people still pin great hopes on your protection, chivalry, zeal, and compassion. Will you disappoint this hope and leave them between the fangs of
The infirm, orphans, and widows are still sleeping on the ground and covering themselves with the sky after losing all the worldly possessions they owned. Remember that
The passage of time only increases their pain, sadness, hunger, nakedness, poverty, and need. Remember that winter is at the doors and that thousands of children
My dear sons! Remember that your afflicted brothers are waiting for your aid and assistance as the thirsty land waits for drops of rain. Remember
These unfortunate people according to his ability and according to his position.
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With reference to your letter numbered 326 / 944 and dated 12 / 7 / 944
We are sending to you, accompanied by this letter of ours, the lawsuit file formed between the plaintiff
Rosa daughter of Heskel Khadouri and the defendant Warin Salih Sabti, containing
88 papers; we request its return to us after its completion
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
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Personal Status Court
Baghdad
Number -: 106 / 44 /
Date -: 19 / 7 / 44
President of the Jewish Community.
The Mukhtar of Faraj Allah neighborhood has nominated Naeema daughter of Yusuf, the guardian
over her minor children, the children of Ezra Rubin. We request that you express your opinion
regarding the aforementioned nomination and inform us.
⟦signature⟧
The Judge
of the Court
Jewish Charitable Hospitals in Baghdad
Total income for the hospitals | Total expenses including furniture for all hospitals | Total value of constructions and surgical instruments donated by generous people | Notes
4943 | 5232 | 2645 | From April 933 until the end of March 934
3236 | 3702 | 1342 | From April 934 until the end of September 934
Half a year
7496 | 8488 | 2607 | From October 934 until the end of
September 935
10218 | 10629 | 5904 | From October 935 until the end of
September 936
11360 | 11899 | 4405
16903 of which 1365 Dinars
were spent on repairs of the properties endowed to the hospital | From October 936 until the end of
September 937
⟦...⟧ previous ones until the end of June 937 about 2600 Dinars
⟦...⟧ and in it is an institute for analysis and Roentgen rays (X-rays), and it accepts male, female, and child patients. In the hospital there is a Professor
⟦...⟧ for rays.
⟦...⟧ (936/35) (225035) visits at an average of 750 and 800 visits daily, and 180 major eye surgeries were performed
⟦...⟧ 44462 prescriptions were given during one year, and the doctor made 160 free visits during the mentioned year
⟦...⟧ a special nurse, and the eyes of the students are examined from time to time by the specialist doctor in the Rimah Khedouri Hospital.
⟦...⟧ for it in the Meir Elias Hospital is a maternity building where poor mothers are accepted and the association provides them with the necessary aid, and it was built
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19 July 944
His Eminence, the President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
The Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance informed us in its letter No. 44/106 dated
19 / 7 / 944 that the Mukhtar of Faraj Allah neighborhood has approved the nomination of the named
Naeema daughter of Yusuf for the guardianship of her minor children, the children of Ezra Rubin.
We request you to express your opinion regarding the aforementioned nomination and inform us.
On behalf of the President of the Community
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To
Personal Status Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 44/106 dated 7/19/944
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that it has nominated
Mr. Reuben Najm ⟦the minors⟧ to be a guardian over the minors, the children of his brother
the deceased Ezra Reuben Najm, instead of their mother.
Head of the Community
Israeli Charitable Hospitals in Baghdad
Total revenues for all hospitals | Total expenditures including furniture for all hospitals | Total value of constructions and surgical instruments donated by generous people | Notes
Dinar | Dinar | Dinar |
4943 | 5232 | 2645 | From April 933 until the end of March 934
3236 | 3702 | 1342 | From April 934 until the end of September 934 (half a year)
7496 | 8488 | 2607 | From October 934 until the end of September 935
10218 | 10629 | 5904 | From October 935 until the end of September 936
11360 | 11899 | 16903 of which 1365 Dinars were spent on repairs of the hospital's endowed properties | From October 936 until the end of September 937
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⟦illegible⟧ and in it is an institute for analysis and Roentgen rays (X-rays), and it admits male, female, and child patients. In the hospital there is a Professor
of Radiology.
(936/35) (225035) visits at an average of 750 and 800 visits daily, and 180 major eye surgeries were performed
44462 prescriptions were given during one year, and the doctor made 160 free visits during the mentioned year
⟦illegible⟧ a specialized nurse, and the eyes of students are examined from time to time by the specialist doctor at Rima Khedouri Hospital.
⟦illegible⟧ and it has a maternity building in Meir Elias Hospital where poor mothers are admitted and the association provides them with the necessary aid, and it was built
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number:
Subject:
Date: 24 July 944
To
Personal Status Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 44/106 dated 19/1/944
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that it ⟦has found that⟧ ⟦according to the nomination of⟧ Mr.
Yaqub Rubin ⟦is more eligible for guardianship⟧ over the minors, the children of his deceased brother Ezra Rubin ⟦and it recommends his appointment⟧ instead of
their mother
President of the Community
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7842
25 July 944
To
Personal Status Court
Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 44/106 dated 1/19/944
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that it has found that
Mr. Yaqub Rubin is more qualified for the guardianship of the minors, the children of his deceased brother
Ezra Rubin, and it recommends nominating him instead of their mother.
⟦signature⟧ President of the Community
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24 July 944
To
Personal Status Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 44/106 dated 19/1/944
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that it recommends the nomination of Mr.
Yaqub Rubin to be the guardian of the minors, the children of his deceased brother Ezra Rubin, instead of
their mother.
Head of the Community
You will give our call the necessary attention, ⟦t⟧ strengthening our support materially and morally so that we can revive these charitable institutions.
We are enclosing herewith a form which we hope you will take the initiative to fill out and send to Meir Hospital.
Elias, and may you remain successful?
Sincerely,
Chairman of the Hospitals Committee
Note:
In the year 1934, the first of October was adopted as the beginning of the fiscal year instead of the first of April. This change led to the closing of the accounts
of this year, which began in April 934, at the end of September 934, so that they could be opened on the first of October. Thus, the year 1934 appears in the
attached statistics table as only a half-year period.