Baghdadi Jewish Religious Court Records; Burial Expenses; Citizenship Issues; Correspondence
View interactive document pageThis item includes Baghdadi Jewish Religious Court records and memos concerning marriage, divorce, dowry, alimony payments, property issues, and financial matters. The item also includes burial related expense reports, documents concerning Baghdadi Jewish emigration and citizenship issues, and a request to the Chaldean Patriarchy to provide copies of the Bible.
The Rabbinical Court of the Jewish Community In Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: 880 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ File Number: The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Reference to your letter number 8829 dated 12/15/946 The marriage of a minor girl is legally permissible as long as she has completed her twelfth year and entered the thirteenth year ⟦illegible stamp⟧ The President
8847 Inquiry June 17, 1946 Baghdad Court of First Instance Reference to your letter No. 2268 dated 6/11/1946 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has replied to us in its letter No. 880 dated 6/16/1946 regarding your question included in your above-mentioned letter as follows: "It is legally permissible for a minor girl to marry as long as she has completed her twelfth year and entered into the thirteenth year." ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦stamp⟧
Personal Status Courts Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Clarification is required as to whether Hanini Shabat Sasson has received from her fiancé Subhi who is with them, signs regarding that, provided that the answer reaches us on Wednesday, corresponding to ⟦20/2/46⟧ The Judge Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad File Number: 592 Date: 20/2/46 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 9 1200
8722 21 March 946 ⟦795⟧ ⟦20 / 3 / 946⟧ His Eminence, the Honorable President of the Israeli Religious Court Baghdad We convey to you below a copy of the letter numbered 1200 and dated 20 / 3 / 946 received by us from the Personal Status Court to respond to its content as quickly as possible. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community 21/3 Clarification is required as to whether Hanini daughter of Sassoon has received from her fiancé five thousand dinars or not. Please inform us of that provided that the answer reaches us before the day of the hearing, corresponding to 7 / 4 / 946
The Religious Court of Justice In Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: 795 Number 795/188 Date: 25 / 2 / 946 Date Telephone Number 3456 ⟦illegible⟧ 270429 946/2/27 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad With reference to your letter numbered 8722 dated on 20 / 2 / 946 That Hanini daughter of Meir has received from her fiancé Saleh Ezra Sassoon Sheheit the sum of five thousand dinars after the divorce occurred between them on the date 5 / 9 / 945 The President ⟦illegible signature⟧ Menui Ezra
28 March 946 Personal Status Court Baghdad Reference to your letter numbered 120 dated 3/20/946 The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad informed us in its letter numbered 795 dated 3/25/946 that Hanini daughter of Sassoon received from her fiancé Saleh Ezra Sassoon Ishaq the sum of five thousand dinars after the divorce occurred between them on 9 / 5 / 1945 . ⟦signature⟧ 3/28 On behalf of / Head of the Community
The Religious Court of Justice for Ezra In Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number :: 792 Date :: 27 / 7 / 946 File Number :: 702 / 945 271 29 / 7 / 46 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad With reference to your letter numbered 8740 and dated 26 / 7 / 1946 We send below a copy of the judgment issued in the lawsuit filed with us in the letter of the Personal Status Court dated 12 / 2 / 1946 for the purpose of execution by the aforementioned court as per its request ⟦illegible stamp⟧ The President Copy of the Judgment Plaintiff - Habu Ezra Defendant - Ibrahim Haqil The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has ruled in person for the plaintiff Habu Ezra, ordering her husband the defendant Ibrahim Haqil to pay a monthly alimony of four and a half dinars to be received by the aforementioned Habu from her husband the aforementioned defendant Ibrahim starting from the fifth day of the month of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three - Number 1885 / 886 Date 6 December 943 President of the Jewish Religious Court In Baghdad
Copy of Notification 29 March 946 Personal Status Court in Baghdad ⟦18⟧ Reference to your letter dated 13/3/946 We enclose herewith a copy of the judgment issued in the lawsuit referred to in your above-mentioned letter, as per your request. ⟦signature⟧ ⟦2⟧/29 On behalf of the Head of the Community Attachments Copy of Notification ⟦illegible⟧
4/25/45 112 Personal Status Court of the Israelite Community 682 It was necessary to review the alimony lawsuit filed in your court regarding the transfer of alimony to Habousha daughter of Rati, her husband Ibrahim Saqal A copy of the judgment in the case So we decided to send <del>a copy of the judgment in the case</del> in favor of <del>the aforementioned</del> to our court for review The judgment after reviewing it 4 / 24 / 46 ⟦illegible⟧ The Judge Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Incoming Number 262 Date 2/25/46
8720 25 March 946 ⟦illegible⟧ His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court We transmit to you below a copy of the letter received by us from the Personal Status Court Numbered 1082 and dated 13 / 3 / 946, for your kind response to its content. ⟦signature⟧ 25 / 3 7 Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ It was necessary to review the alimony lawsuit filed in your court regarding the collection of alimony to Habu daughter of Ezra Ali, wife of Ibrahim Ibrahim Haskel; please send a copy of the judgment issued in the aforementioned lawsuit to our court for review. The Judge
Statement of death expenses for the late Sion Kohi during the year Dinar | Fils — | 150 | Doctors' fees and medicines during his illness 445 | 365 | Miscellaneous expenses during the seven days (condolences) 500 | 150 | By the hand of Heskel Haddad, burial and grave construction fees — | 100 | Shrouding costs etc. by the hand of the Hevra Kadisha Society — | 120 | Donation to Midrash Talmud Torah (charity) 465 | 051 | Value of (126) jackets distributed to Midrash students (charity) — | 780 | Value of 40 suits distributed to Midrash students (charity) 290 | 002 | Value of breakfast for Rachel Shahmoon School (charity) 500 | 037 | Value of (113) khaki trousers distributed to school students (charity) 500 | 47 | Value of raw cloth (6) lengths — | 100 | Aid for the poor (charity) — | 025 | Aid to a holy girl (charity) 50 | — | " " " " " " " " " " " " 300 | 110 | Value of winter suits (55 pieces) distributed to Midrash students (charity) — | 100 | Donation to an official school in Khanaqin (charity) — | 360 | Expenses during the year for religious ceremonies with donations and aid for the poor, at thirty dinars per month (given his social status) — | 500 | Value of lamps and donations for the Torah scrolls during the year (charity) ⟦line⟧ 1800 ⟦line⟧ We certify that the expenses shown in this list and spent by the guardian, Dr. Selim Kohi, are real expenses and consistent with the high social status of the late Sion Kohi in Iraq, and in support of this we have given this certificate
Statement of death expenses for the late Sion Kouy during the year Fils | Dinar 150 | — | Doctors' fees and medicines during his illness 365 | 445 | Miscellaneous expenses during the seven days (condolences) 150 | 500 | To Heskel Haddad, burial fees and construction of the grave 100 | — | Shrouding and other costs to the Hebra Kadisha Society 120 | — | Donation to the Midrash Talmud Torah (charity) 051 | 465 | Value of jackets (126) distributed to Midrash students (charity) 980 | — | Value of suits (40) distributed to Midrash students (charity) 002 | 290 | Value of breakfast for the Rachel Shahmoon School (charity) 037 | 500 | Value of khaki trousers (113) distributed to school students (charity) 47 | 500 | Value of raw fabric (6 lengths) " " " " " " 100 | — | Aid to the poor (charity) 025 | 1 | Aid to a holy girl (charity) 50 | — | " " " " " " 110 | 300 | Value of winter suits (55) distributed to Midrash students (charity) 100 | — | Donation to a public school in Khanaqin (charity) 360 | — | Expenses during the year for religious ceremonies with donations and aid to the poor at thirty Dinars | | monthly (given his social status) 050 | — | Value of lamps and donations for the Torahs during the year (charity) 1800 | — | We certify that the expenses shown in this list and spent by the guardian Dr. Selim Kouy are real expenses and consistent with the late Sion Kouy's high social status in Iraq, and in confirmation of that, we have given this certificate List of amounts deposited in the fund of the Israelite Community Fils | Dinar | Description 051 | — | Community treasury for amounts from slaughtered meat 536 | 1532 | (School) Revenues from part of the community's properties in Baghdad 051 | 1005 | Grant reward from the Ministry of Education to the religious school 001 | — | Subscription of Mr. Yusuf Mir Yaqub in school expenses 061 | — | (Synagogue) Revenues from vow boxes and prayers 150 | 023 | (Insurance) Annual fire insurance premium (611) building belonging to the community 087 | — | (Insurance) Annual fire insurance premium 3 buildings belonging to the community 600 | 096 | (Insurance) Workers' injury compensation in the old Regie building 760 | 005 | (Insurance) Fire insurance premium (611) building belonging to the community in Basra 73 | 005 | ⟦line⟧ (2) building belonging to the community 001 | — | (Insurance) Pension installments 560 | 1 | (Insurance) Contribution to the pension fund 55 | — | ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ 011 | 007 | (Insurance) Annual fire insurance premium (52 buildings) school belonging to the community 001 | — | (Insurance) Travel expenses on an official mission outside Baghdad 026 | — | Debts owed by collectors for collection fees from tenants of community properties in Baghdad | | (Recorded on November 17, 1947) for Basra 050 | — | (Insurance) Community expenses in travel for the purpose of collecting old fees 0081 | — | ⟦line⟧ The amounts mentioned above have been collected by us, the undersigned, on the date shown above And they have been recorded in the community's records from our point of view and according to the procedures followed in classifying official accounts, and based on the request of the Spiritual Presidency, we have written this report to be an official document when needed.
List of furniture, house, and contents of the late Salim ⟦...⟧ Fils | Dinar | Description 051 | - | Total of what was sold at public auction 526 | 532 | (House) and a portion of the old community property in the neighborhood of ⟦...⟧ 051 | 500 | Remainder of the price from the sale of the community property and the house other than 001 | - | The commission that was received from the sale of the community property and the house 061 | - | (Insurance) house in the neighborhood of ⟦...⟧ 150 | 523 | (Insurance) in Bab al-Agha neighborhood, house number (261) belonging to the heirs of Qamariya 083 | - | (Insurance) in Bab al-Agha neighborhood, house number 30 belonging to the heirs of Qamariya 600 | 032 | (Insurance) in Raghiba Khatun neighborhood, a portion of Qamariya's house 760 | 500 | (Insurance) a portion of Bab al-Agha neighborhood, house number (611) belonging to the heirs of Qamariya 73 | 500 | ⟦...⟧ (2) belonging to the heirs of Qamariya 001 | - | (Insurance) in the old Qishla 560 | 1 | (Insurance) in the old Qishla 011 | 007 | (Insurance) in Bab al-Agha neighborhood, house number (52) heirs of Qamariya 001 | - | (Insurance) in Raghiba Khatun neighborhood, a portion of Qamariya's house 026 | - | Debts owed by the late Salim ⟦...⟧ | | (Value of furniture and house contents) sold 050 | - | (Insurance) a portion of the community property in the neighborhood of ⟦...⟧ 081 | - | ⟦...⟧ The amounts mentioned above have been received by us, the undersigned, in our capacity as heirs of the late Salim In the event of any other debts or claims appearing against the aforementioned estate, we bear responsibility for that jointly and severally towards the court and the competent authorities
30 April 946 Personal Status Court Baghdad We attach herewith a list of the amounts spent on the burial of the deceased Sion Kwayee amounting to one thousand eight hundred dinars, and the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has confirmed that these amounts are appropriate for the status of the deceased, and therefore it decided to deposit them to your esteemed court to take what you see fit. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
The Religious Court of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: 828 Date: 5/5/947 File Number: The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We present this notice to the Personal Status Court in Baghdad that our court nominates Mr. Kaji son of Hoki to be a guardian over his minor children Isaac, Yehuda, Naeem, and Faiza due to his fitness for that. May you remain in peace. ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of the President Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 212 Date 6/5/946
8795 Nomination of a Guardian 7 May 946 Personal Status Court Baghdad Please be informed of the nomination by the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad of Mr. Gurji bin Huki to be the guardian of his minor children Isaac, Yehuda, Nissim, and Faeq, who were left by their deceased mother Naima bint Yehuda without a chosen guardian, in view of the aforementioned father's fitness for that. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
8784 Return of a file 28 April 946 Personal Status Court Baghdad Reference to your letter numbered 1578 and dated 16 / 4 / 946 We kindly inform you of our receipt of the file regarding the lawsuit of Farha Eliyahu Qattan and Salim Mu'allim Daoud, which was returned to us accompanied by your above-mentioned letter. ⟦signature⟧ 4/28 Head of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
The Iraqi Government Baghdad Peace Court ( ) Please refer to the file number with the outgoing number when replying ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧ 225 21/5/946 File Number: 824/46 Outgoing Number: 1222 Hijri Date: Gregorian Date: 15 / 5 / 1946 To: The President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad With reference to your letter dated 12 April 946 and number 8774 / We return to you, along with this letter of ours, the Sharia file numbered 706/69. Please inform us of its arrival. First Judge of the Baghdad Peace Court ⟦signature⟧ ⟦round seal⟧