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T / 74 / 1 / 950
10 / 2 / 1950
Baghdad Court of First Instance (Personal Matters)
After greetings -
With reference to your letter numbered 241 / 49 Sharia dated 31 / 1 / 950.
The Jewish Spiritual Council in Baghdad has informed us that the five
witnesses whose names are listed below are among those who are reliable and have knowledge of the circumstances
of the deceased Nu'ila Manshi Kashi and her husband Nissim Salman mentioned in your letter
referred to above.
Ibrahim Hakham Saleh
Ephraim Zaki
Israel Rabia
Abdul Nabi Yaqub Abdul Nabi
Daoud Salman Zakaria
Please accept our respects;
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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2/9
A / 9 / 2
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Incoming No. T / 1985 / 950
Date 7 / 4 / 950
Personal Status Court in Baghdad:
Number: ⟦...⟧
Date: 30 / 3 / 950
To "Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad"
Clarification is required as to whether the father, in view of the Mosaic legal rulings, is obligated to give a "dowry" to his daughter or not, and if he is
obligated, what is the customary amount? And if the father is under legal guardianship, is he obligated to pay this dowry from his money or not? Please inform us
about that as soon as possible. ?
The Judge
⟦signature⟧
Space
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Department Copy
T / 950/1252
4/7/1950
Presidency of the Israeli Spiritual Council
Baghdad
After greetings,
We list below for you a copy of the letter from the Personal Status Court in Baghdad numbered
2149 and dated 3/30/950, for your kind response to its content as quickly
as possible. Best regards.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible signature⟧
Copy of the Letter
To - Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Clarification is required as to whether the father, in view of the Mosaic legal rulings,
is obligated to give a dowry to his daughter or not, and if he is obligated, what is the customary amount, and if
the father is under legal guardianship, is he obligated to pay this dowry from his money or not? Please inform us
about that as soon as possible.
The Judge
4 / 7 / A
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Spiritual Council of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community 47
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Spiritual Council T/509 Number ⟦18⟧
In Baghdad Date 12 / 4 / 950 Number ⟦1/4/50⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings:-
With reference to your letter numbered T / 1252 / 950 and dated
7 / 4 / 950.
If the girl's father was present at the time of the engagement,
the amount he designates for the dowry shall be binding upon him.
And if he is under legal guardianship, it shall be estimated according to his financial capability
for the dowry.
Please accept our respects.
Salman Hoki
Aboudi
The President
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T/1254/950
19/4/1950
Presidency of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community
Court of Personal Status in Baghdad
Presidency of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community
After greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 2149 and dated 30/3/950,
The Jewish Spiritual Council in Baghdad has replied to us regarding your letter
referred to above as follows:-
"If the girl's father was present at the time of the engagement, the amount
he designates for the dowry shall be binding upon him."
"And if he is under legal guardianship, it shall be estimated according to his financial capability for the dowry."
Please accept our highest respect;
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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2/12
Y/
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Judge of Personal Status
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Personal Status Court in Baghdad
Number 70 / 950 Sh
Date 14 / 6 / 950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦ط⟧ 442 - 950
Date 18 / 6 / 950
4 - 62
To "Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad"
Reference to your letter numbered S 121 and number 294 / 705 dated 28 / 5 / 950
It is necessary to review the two files numbered 218 / 706 and 130 / 707, so please send the aforementioned files
to our court and we will return them to you after finishing with them.
⟦Signature⟧
The Judge
⟦Signature⟧
Sagh
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Department Copy
T / 50/1422
1950/6/18
Presidency of the Jewish Community Court
Baghdad
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter received by us from the Personal Status Court
in Baghdad numbered 950/70 Sh and dated 1950/6/14 for necessary action, and may you remain [in peace];
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy of the Letter
With reference to your letter numbered S 121 and number 705/294 dated 1950/5/28
It was necessary to review the two files numbered 706/218 and 707/130, so please
send the two aforementioned files to our court and we will return them to you after finishing with them.
The Judge
6/18/9
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File Number
67 / 1944 Sh
The Judge - Mr. Abbas Shikara.
The Endower - Ezra Menachem Daniel.
On this day, Ezra Menachem Daniel appeared, and after being identified by the identification witnesses Meir Hakham Moshe Dangour and Ezra Meir Baruch, he stated
as follows:-
I, by my own will and choice, and in full possession of my mental faculties and maturity, have endowed the house located in the Torah neighborhood in Baghdad, which is divided into
two houses by an informal division and numbered with door numbers 73 / 139 and 94 / 39 according to the Tabu deed dated June 323 and sequence 312
and registered in the name of my late father Menachem Salih Daniel and transferred to me as inheritance according to the two inheritance certificates issued by the Judge of Personal Matters
under number 136 / 40 dated 11 / 12 / 40 and 34 / 43 dated 29 / 3 / 43 from my private property, and I have endowed it as a valid and perpetual endowment
for the rest of the soul of my late mother Rifka daughter of Abdullah Shlomo, provided that it be used as a dispensary for the medication and treatment of the sick among the poor of the Mosaic
community, and that this dispensary be named after my late mother Rifka Menachem Salih Daniel. The trustee of this endowment has full rights
and absolute discretion in what he deems appropriate regarding the use of the entire endowed property as a dispensary or a part of it, and the surplus that remains for him, he may lease it and spend
the yield obtained from it, first on paying taxes, maintenance, and necessary repairs for the endowed property, and second on the medication and treatment of the patients
who visit that dispensary. In the absence of poor visitors to the aforementioned dispensary, it shall be spent on the poor sick
Israelites in Baghdad.
Then I have endowed, restricted, and delivered into the hand of the trustee of this endowment a sum of money amounting to three thousand Dinars, of which two thousand five hundred
Dinars are for the purpose of spending them on building the dispensary <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> endowed by this endowment deed, furnishing it, and preparing it to be suitable for the aforementioned purpose, and that
at the earliest time the trustee deems appropriate and until the commencement of the construction. The trustee may invest the aforementioned amount by purchasing government loan bonds
or similar guaranteed methods, and the interest obtained from those funds shall be added to the endowed amount and used for the same purpose of construction.
As for the remaining five hundred Dinars, they shall be spent for the necessary maintenance of the endowed property from time to time until the commencement of the construction of the dispensary required
for endowment.
I have assigned the trusteeship of this endowment to the Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, and in the absence of such a council
at any time, the trusteeship shall then transfer to the authority that takes its place.
The trustee must entrust the management and operation of this dispensary ⟦as well as⟧ the spending of the endowed amount for the purposes for which it was endowed
to the person or body that manages the Meir Elias Hospital within the limits set for it. There appeared the person
named Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, the current President of the Israelite Lay Council in Baghdad at the present time, ⟦and that⟧ according to the certificate
presented stating that he is the President of the Israelite Lay Council in Baghdad at the present time, issued by the Presidency of the Israelite Community
on 26 / 4 / 1944. After being identified by the two identification witnesses mentioned above, he stated: I have received in full and complete
the endowed amount of three thousand Dinars from the endower, the aforementioned Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel, and I pledge to preserve it and spend it
according to the conditions mentioned in the endowment deed listed above.
Based on the above, they requested the issuance of a deed for the aforementioned endowment.
The Decision - In view of the above, the endowment has been completed, become binding, and ruled upon according to the conditions listed above, and it has become a valid and legal endowment. Written as
requested on 30 / 4 / 1944 AD.
Judge of Personal Matters
Baghdad
True copy
The Secretary
For filing
10/22
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T / ⟦2117⟧ / 51
3/10/951
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His Excellency the Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad, the respected.
After greetings,
In view of the illness of the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we request the postponement of the two lawsuits
filed by the presidency of this community regarding the guardianship of the Kifl endowments located in the Kifl sub-district
in the Hilla district and the Shamash endowments located in Baghdad numbered 125 / 926 and 94 / 936
for a period of one week to allow the President to attend or appoint an agent on his behalf.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of our highest respect.
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On behalf of the Acting President of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
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T / 226 / 52
18 / 2 / 1952
Lawsuit file number 950 / 543
✓
To -
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Greetings,
Your letter number 1017 dated 11 / 2 / 1952.
We attach file number 950 / 543 formed between Mr. Naji bin Yaqub
Yusuf Munshi and his wife Kamila bint Hawki, please inform us of receipt.
With highest respect,
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Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦1666⟧
Date 17 / 2 / 1952
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Number ⟦1017⟧
Date 16 / 2 / 952
To " Vice President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on the request of the petitioner Naji Yaqub Yusuf Munshi, it is necessary to review the file numbered 43 / 950
Formed between his wife Kamila daughter of Hawki Yusuf Munshi, please send the mentioned file to our court as soon as possible
The Judge
Salman / 9 of it
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number: 2226 / 56
Date: 26 / 3 / 1952
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Subject:
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad, Respected
Plaintiff - Heskel Daoud Shemtob, President of the Lay Council and Acting President of the Community in his official capacity.
Defendant - Lawyer Shaul Moussa, residing in Al-Alwiyah
The shop located in the village of Al-Kifl in the Hindiya district, serial number 140, doors 2/2, registered under number 56 and dated
January 921 Permanent, is an endowment (waqf) of the endowments of the Prophet of God Dhu al-Kifl, peace be upon him, and the trustee (mutawalli) of this endowment was Mr.
Reuben Yehuda bin Ezra Menashi Reuben Yehuda, pursuant to the deed of trusteeship issued by your esteemed court under number 126/125 and dated
20 / 4 / 927. The trusteeship has been dissolved due to the trustee's renunciation of his Iraqi citizenship and his travel outside Iraq, and the defendant is opposing me
in managing the aforementioned endowment.
Evidentiary Grounds - Tapu deed, copy of the trusteeship, and other legal grounds.
Requested Outcome - I request that the defendant be summoned, his opposition be prevented, and the President of the Lay Council of this community be appointed as trustee over
the aforementioned endowment, in place of the aforementioned trustee whose Iraqi citizenship was revoked, in order to preserve the rights of this endowment.
With respect to Your Excellency.
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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For observation and necessary action
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27/4/52
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⟦To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad⟧
1822
11/5/1954
Greetings and respect,
The will of the deceased Shaul Hashouri has been executed, and the division of the estate of his brother's heirs
all the rights of the deceased before him took place. This will was issued by the Spiritual Council
No. 5 in ⟦illegible⟧ and the mentioned will was concluded at its time, and the mentioned will was actually
executed. However, due to the death of the wife of the mentioned testator Shaul, the remaining conditions
of the unexecuted will were not carried out, including the house numbered ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ located in the ⟦...⟧ neighborhood,
for which the testator stipulated that the amount be spent by selling the mentioned house. Since the will has remained vacant
until now, and its execution has become necessary and contingent upon the sale of the mentioned house
and the disposal of its price in execution of the terms of the will as detailed in its articles, and since
Harun Hashouri, the beneficiary of the mentioned will's relatives, is capable of completing the terms of the will
as shown in the statement submitted herewith from the ⟦...⟧ neighborhood persons
to the Personal Status Court in Baghdad, which now rules that the Spiritual Council should appoint
the mentioned ⟦...⟧ Harun as an executor to complete the execution of the terms of the will. We also submit
a certified copy of both the original will and the notification of certification of the execution of the terms of the will,
along with a certified copy of the validity of the legal inheritance division for his deceased brother and the father of Shaul's wife, and that is
to kindly send it to the referred court. With respect,
Agent for the heirs on their behalf
Executor of the deceased
Hashouri
50 Fils
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52 / 2624
July 21, 1952
Issuance of a Sharia inheritance certificate
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Mr. " ⟦...⟧ "
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered M/47/52 and dated July 17, 1952,
We inform this Presidency of the legal death of (Aziz bin Ibrahim Abdullah).
Please accept our highest respects.
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Acting Head of the Sect
President of the Spiritual Council
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Baghdad Court of First Instance -
Number - M/M/47 / 52 -
Date: July 17, 1952 -
1882
17 / 7 / 1952
To - The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad -
Subject / Issuance of a legal inheritance certificate.
Based on the request of (Ezra son of Ibrahim Abdullah), an Iranian national, for the issuance of
a legal inheritance certificate regarding the limitation of the inheritance of his son who died in 1941 -
Please state his legal heirs so that we can issue the requested certificate,
First Judge of the Baghdad Court of First Instance -
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Information is being obtained
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17 / 7 / 52
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number ⟦1684⟧
Date 20 / 7 / 952
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Personal Matters
Number
Date 20 / 7 / 952
To " Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad had appointed Shaul Heskel Meir as executor to execute the will of his deceased brother
Isaac Heskel Meir, and following the death of the aforementioned executor and the request for another executor, a statement was submitted to this court including
the appointment of the person named Yaqub bin Moshi Shohet as executor to carry out the terms of the aforementioned will, and since the selection of the executor is usually conducted
by the community before deciding on the matter of the executorship, we request that you inform us of your approval of the aforementioned person.
The Judge
Write with approval
The President
⟦7/20⟧
Salman / 19th of it
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Administration Department
Appointment of a Guardian
2622 / 52
21 / 7 / 1952
To
The Personal Status Court in Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your letter dated 20 / 7 / 1952 ⟦illegible⟧
We agree to the appointment of the named Yaqub bin Manshi Shohet as a guardian to carry out the terms of the will of
the deceased Ishaq Hazqeel Meir, in view of his suitability for it.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Telephone ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧
Regarding the trip to Karbala
We received an amount
Regarding the trip
Regarding the trip to Karbala on 12 Dhu al-Qi'dah year 1352 - 27 February
5
By this, we entrust our sister Labiba on Saturday the fourteenth of Rabi' al-Thani year 1352 before her travel to Karbala
Half an amount of eight Rashadi gold liras for the sum of one hundred and eight Ramla riyals, for the expenses of this trip and upon
her return from the aforementioned trip to Baghdad, by God's permission and in the presence of the witnesses mentioned below who testify by this document
that this aforementioned amount remaining in her hand is a trust with her and we have the right to claim it
⟦signature⟧
Against the amount
mentioned
above
Regarding the permission perhaps
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6/28/52
7/22/1952
List of expenses for the ⟦burial⟧ of the deceased Isaac Faraj
To -
Personal Status Court - Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 4919 dated July 1, 1952,
And in addition to the testimony issued by our department under No. 51/2174 dated 12/4/1951:
1- The expenses mentioned in the above-referenced testimony, amounting to 13.916 Dinars, which
were spent by Mr. Haron Sion Heskel Khazma.
2- The relationship of the person named Haron Sion Heskel Khazma to the deceased Isaac Faraj does not exceed the limits of old friendship
and shared residence, and there is no kinship between them.
3- The mentioned expenses were spent under the supervision of the Community Presidency.
4- The mentioned expenses are appropriate for the social status of the deceased Isaac Faraj.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
⟦in Baghdad⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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Personal Status Court in Baghdad
Number 4919
Date July 1, 1952 To "The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad"
Reference to the certificate issued by your presidency No. 2174 / 951 dated 12/4/1951
Please inform us of the name of the person who spent these expenses, the extent of his relationship to the deceased, and whether they were actually spent under your supervision.
The Judge
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1879
12/7/52
The Clerk
For registration and response
12/7/52
The Accountant
To bring the certificate numbered 52/2174
And dated 12/4/951 . ⟦illegible⟧
13/7/52
12/7/52
For auditing ⟦the file⟧
12/7/52
The Secretary
I do not have such a number or date, and I believe that this certificate
took the community's outgoing number and was not issued in the outgoing ledger
of the accounts ⟦illegible⟧
7/14
Presidency of the Rabbinate in Baghdad
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
The Honorable ⟦...⟧
After greetings,
We enclose herewith ⟦...⟧ 10/8/1947 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
1- ⟦...⟧
2- ⟦...⟧
3- ⟦...⟧
4- ⟦...⟧
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President of the Rabbinate
⟦signature⟧
The Honorable ⟦...⟧
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22 / 1 / 951
List of expenses for the
soul of the late Isaac Faraj
Fils | Dinar
420 | 2
750 | ⟦illegible⟧
900 | 1
000 | 1
000 | 2
912 | 12
Number 51 / 217
Date 24 / 1 / 951
We confirm that the above expenses for the occasion of the deceased Isaac Faraj are appropriate for his social status.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
For filing
Dossier
Rabbi of the Personal Status Department
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Department Copy
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T / 657 / 52
1 / 8 / 1952
Request for a copy of an endowment deed
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status Matters, respected
After greetings,
We request to be provided with a copy of the endowment deed numbered 134 / 44 Sh and dated 10 / 9 / 1944.
With our utmost respect to your Excellency,
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⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
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Department Copy
T / 267 / 52
11 / 8 / 1952
Receipt of Document Copies
His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Matters
After greetings,
Mr. Sasson Ovadia, the clerk of the presidency of this community, is authorized by us
to receive the copies of documents and deeds requested to be extracted from your esteemed court.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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The Jurisprudential Rulings and Rules for the Mosaic Community in Iraq.
T / 260 / 52
8 / 12 / 1952
To -
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status Matters in Baghdad, respected
After greetings,
With reference to your telephone conversation on 7 / 12 / 1952;
We attach herewith a copy of the Iraqi Gazette No. 2698 dated 31 / 1 / 49
containing the jurisprudential rulings and rules for the Mosaic community in Iraq published by the esteemed Ministry of Justice.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
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T / 25 / 52
12 / 22 / 1952
Appointment of a supervisor for the endowments of Dhul-Kifl (PBUH)
To "-
Personal Status Court - Baghdad
After greetings,
With reference to the lawsuit under discussion in your esteemed court regarding the guardianship over the endowments of
Dhul-Kifl (PBUH).
We have nominated the Chief Rabbi David son of Rabbi Yaqub as a supervisor over the trustee of the endowments of Dhul-
Kifl (PBUH).
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council