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8612
⟦The Israeli Religious Court⟧
Sending a file
30 January 946
Presidency of the Court of Cassation
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 461 reference and dated 23 / 1 / 946 addressed
to the Israeli Religious Court
We are sending you herewith the lawsuit file numbered 1 / 5 / 70 regarding the lawsuit of Ezra
Saleh and his wife Simha Daoud containing 76 pages, as per your request
Please return it after finishing with it.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Attachments
A file containing (76) pages
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7/28
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦On the blessed Sabbath⟧
232 on the second of Nisan ⟦56⟧
In the name of the Sharia Court in Baghdad
In accordance with Article ⟦66/1/232⟧ of the Civil Procedure Law No. ⟦123⟧ of the year ⟦1951⟧ and based on
the proof of marriage and the agreement between the two litigating parties and based
on what was stated in the lawsuit petition numbered 507 / Sharia Baghdad, in which she requests a ruling for alimony and past maintenance
And since the defendant was notified of the date of the hearing and did not attend, the court decided to rule in absentia against him
for an amount of (27) Dinars per month as continuous alimony starting from the date of
the judicial claim and until ease and capability
⟦signature⟧
Judge of the Sharia Court in Baghdad
The Plaintiff -
Only - (27) Dinars per month
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Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq
Baghdad
No. 46/1 Reference
Date 5 / 2 / 1946
Presidency of the Jewish Community
No. ⟦156⟧
Date 5 / 2 / 1946
Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter numbered 8613 dated 30 / January / 1946.
A portion of the records in case no. 1 / 507 regarding ⟦the decision of⟧
Ezra Saleh and his wife Simha was found written in Hebrew. We have returned the case file to you
to translate the aforementioned records into Arabic and certify them by the President of the Religious Court and
then return them to us, provided they reach us before 10 / 2 / 946, the date set for their review.
⟦Signature⟧
The President
⟦Signature⟧
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6 February 946
His Eminence, the President of the Israelite Religious Court
Baghdad
We list below for you a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq, No. 46/1
Reference, dated 5/2/946. We are also sending you, enclosed, the file numbered (705/A)
under discussion, for its translation and return before the day appointed for its review.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
A portion of the proceedings in the lawsuit numbered 705/A concerning
Ezra Saleh and his wife Simha was found written in Hebrew. We have therefore returned the case file to you
to translate the aforementioned proceedings into Arabic and have them certified by the President of the Religious
Court, and then return them to us provided they reach us before 10/2/946, the day appointed
for its review.
The President
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The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number: 741
Date: 7/2/1942
File Number: 50/500
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 8620 and dated February 2, 1942
Due to the large number of record papers contained in the file
referred by your aforementioned letter, we regret our inability
to send the translation of the records into the Arabic language at the
appointed time, and may you remain [in peace]
The youth Sassoon ⟦Khedouri⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 121
Date 7 / 2 / 1942
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8625
8 February 946
Translation of Minutes
Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 1 / 46 reference and dated 5 / 2 / 946
In view of the large number of minutes papers contained in the file mentioned
in your above-mentioned letter, the Jewish Religious Court regrets its
inability to send the translation of the minutes into the Arabic language at the scheduled time.
⟦signature⟧
2/8
⟦signature⟧
2/8
To the President of the Community
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Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq
Baghdad
Number 46/1 Reference
Date 12 / 2 / 1946
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 167
Date 14 / 2 / 1946
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 8635 dated 8 February / 1946.
The Committee for Appointing the Reference will convene on the morning of Sunday, February 17 /
year 1946 at ten o'clock. Please have the community representative attend on the day
and time appointed, with the return of the file to us after the translation is completed.
⟦illegible⟧
The President
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8642
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17 February 946
His Eminence, the President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 741 and dated 7 / 2 / 946
We list below for you a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq numbered 1 / 46 Reference
and dated 12 / 2 / 946 referred therein, and please inform us urgently.
⟦signature⟧
17 / 2
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Copy of the letter
The Committee for the Appointment of the Reference will meet on the morning of Sunday, February 17, year
1946 at ten o'clock in the morning. Please have the representative of the community attend on the day
and time appointed, while returning the notification to us after the translation is completed.
The President
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The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number: 754
Date: 17 / 2 / 46
File Number: 758
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Incoming
Number 172
Date 18 / 2 / 46
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to your letter numbered 8644 and dated
17 / 2 / 945
We are sending you the file numbered 758
For the purpose of submitting it to the Presidency of the Court of Cassation for Personal Matters
Our letter numbered 1 / 46 and dated 15 / 2 / 946
Note
Please be informed that the file contains
(26) pages
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⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible embossed seal⟧
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8657
19 February 946
Sending a file
Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 46/1 reference and dated 12/2/946
We send to you attached to this letter the lawsuit file numbered 1 / 705 containing
76 pages regarding Ezra Saleh and his wife Simha Daoud Saltoon after
the records written in Hebrew script were translated and certified by the President of the Court according
to your request
Please kindly return it to us after finishing with it.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Head of the Community 7
Attachments
The file numbered 1 / 705 containing (76 pages)
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The Religious Court, may God protect it
In Baghdad, may God establish it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number :: 914
Date :: 1942/7/7
File Number :: 111 / 42
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Based on the lawsuit filed in our court by
Farida Yehuda Ibrahim and her husband Ephraim Heskel Bani
Please inquire with the Judge of Personal Status
in Baghdad as to whether a statement was issued by the defendant regarding
his attorney, Rashid al-Zaidi, in the file numbered
218 / 42, acknowledging that the plaintiff Farida is indeed
the legal guardian.
The President
⟦illegible signature⟧
Menachem ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of ⟦illegible⟧
261
1942/7/9
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July 10, 946
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status
Baghdad
After greetings,
Based on the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad ⟦between⟧
Rafida Yehuda Ibrahim and her husband Ephraim Haskel Mikha,
We kindly request you to inform us whether the defendant Ephraim Haskel
Mikha, through his attorney Rashid al-Zubaidi in the report numbered
218 / 46, made a confession that the plaintiff Farida is afflicted with tuberculosis. Thank you.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ Personal Status Court
⟦illegible⟧ for the Mosaic community
Reference to your letter numbered 889
and dated 10 July 944
that the defendant's agent, the lawyer ⟦illegible⟧
Al-Rubaie, confessed to the lawsuit filed
between your client and the defendant Hanina
and as a result of the pleading, we decided to reduce
the plaintiff's guarantee in his document, meaning
the travel, she traveled to Lebanon
for recreation ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
The Judge
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8906
15 July 946
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israelite Religious Court
Baghdad
After greetings,
Reference to your letter No. 914 dated 7 / 7 / 946
The Personal Status Court has responded regarding the subject in its letter No. 2690
dated 13 / 7 / 946 as follows:
"The defendant's representative, lawyer Rashid al-Rumaydi, admitted in the lawsuit
formed between his client Ephraim Haskel Mikha and his wife, the plaintiff Farida Yehuda,
that the plaintiff Farida Yehuda is afflicted with tuberculosis and traveled to Lebanon
for treatment."
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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The Iraqi Government
Department of the Ministry of Finance
Pension Directorate Office
Number 6114
Date 25 July 946
To -
The Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Subject: Marriage contract date of a female pensioner
We have been informed that Rachel daughter of Moshi Hesqel had her marriage contract concluded
on June 26, 1946, in the Meir Tweg Synagogue, so we request
confirmation of the validity of the mentioned date and to inform us of the date of her actual
marriage contract.
Acting Director General of Finance
A copy of it to -
Central Treasury Directorate - and we request the immediate suspension of her salary payment number 6677/6706
and to inform us.
H / 24
Presidency of the Jewish Community
288
29/7/946
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31 July 946
His Eminence, the President of the respected Israeli Spiritual Council
We list below for you a copy of the Pension Directorate's letter No. 6112 dated
25 July 946, for your kind response to its content as quickly as possible.
⟦illegible signature⟧
7/31
Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
We have been informed that Rachel, daughter of Dr. Moshe Heskel, was married on 26
June 946 in the Meir Tweg Synagogue. We request confirmation of the accuracy of the mentioned date and to inform us
of the actual date of her marriage contract.
Acting Director General of Finance
Copy to the Central Treasury Directorate. We request the immediate suspension of the payment of her salary No. 670 / 6677
and to inform us.
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The Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Spiritual Council
in Baghdad
Number: 8716
Date: 7/10/946
4/8/946
Designated for Hakham Isaac Kadouri ⟦...⟧
They are for the wedding of Isaac
Raised from his paper for the Hakham 8924
Dated ⟦...⟧ 7/10/946
That they paid that with him... with him as much as Nechamat
Knesset ⟦...⟧ dated ⟦...⟧ 946 on condition of as much as
Bakhor and half Hesed for Nesmat (may his end be good) in place
And in his paper dated for ⟦...⟧
Perhaps for ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
The humble servant
Hakham Isaac
May his end be good
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⟦A 948⟧
7 August 946
Directorate of Pensions
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 6112 and dated 25 July 946 regarding the confirmation of the validity
of the marriage contract date of Rachel, daughter of Dr. Moshe Heskel.
We hereby confirm that the marriage contract of Rachel, daughter of Moshe Heskel, to Mr. Ezra
son of Menashe Hindi, took place on 26 June 946, and their marriage contract was registered under number 0513.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
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The Iraqi Government:
Ministry of Justice:
Number: 4/27/4
Date: July 2, 1946
Legal Codification Bureau Division
Subject Summary ⟦line⟧
Personal Status Court ⟦line⟧
In response to your letter numbered S/2407 and dated 6/20/1946
We return to you herewith the file sent with your above letter, requesting that you inform us
of its receipt and notify the petitioner Ezra Saleh, an employee in the Railway Directorate,
that we found no justification for intervention in the case.
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Justice
A copy of it to:-
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - for information, referring to its letter
numbered 8857 and dated 6/23/946
with the return of the appellate file.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦...⟧
7 / 7 / 946
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⟦8882⟧
Return of a file
9 July 946
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israeli Sharia Cassation Council
Reference to your letter No. dated
We are sending you the file numbered 433 regarding the lawsuit of Ezra Saleh and his wife
Samra Daoud Sultoon, which was returned to us by the Ministry of Justice with a copy of the letter
of the Ministry numbered A/946/326 and dated 2 / 7 / 946
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Personal Status Court
In response to your letter numbered S/7 240 and dated 20 / 6 / 946
We return to you herewith the file sent with your above letter, requesting that you inform us
of its receipt and notify the petitioner Ezra Saleh (an employee in the Railway Directorate)
that we found no justification for intervention in the case
Minister of Justice
Copy to - Presidency of the Israeli Community
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The Religious Court of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number: 875
Date: 12 / 6 / 942
File Number 705 / 1
His Excellency the Honorable Haham Bashi
Head of the Jewish Community. Baghdad.
Based on the request received from the Court of First Instance
of Baghdad in its letter dated 9 / 6 / 942 and numbered 942 / 294.
Please kindly submit the attached file
herewith (No. 705 / 1 regarding the lawsuit of ⟦Sikka⟧ Daoud Salman
and her husband Ezra Saleh) to the court mentioned
above, noting that the file contains
88 pages
The President
Menachem ⟦...⟧
Munir ⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 242
Date 12 / 6 / 942
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Sending a file
13 June 946
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Reference to your letter No. 946 / 494 dated 9 / 6 / 946
We present to your esteemed court the file attached herewith (No. 1 / 705 regarding
the lawsuit of Simha Daoud Saltoon and her husband Ezra Saleh) containing 58 pages
pursuant to your request
Please kindly return it to us after finishing with it.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Attachments
A file containing 58 pages
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Baghdad Court of First Instance
Number - 48 / 46
Date - 10 / 6 / 1946
2268
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Please inform us of the minimum age for a girl at marriage, provided that the
answer reaches us before the day appointed for the hearing, which falls on 18 / 6 / 1946
⟦signature⟧
The Judge
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Outgoing Number 241
Date 12 / 6 / 946
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12 June 946
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
We list below for you a copy of the letter received by us from the Baghdad Court of First Instance
No. <del>268</del> dated 11 / 6 / 946, for your kind response to its content.
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On behalf of the Head of the Community
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Please inform us of the minimum age for a girl at marriage, provided that the answer reaches us
before the day appointed for the hearing, which falls on 18 / 6 / 946
The Judge