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Iraq Finance 5 Fils
IJA 3762
Baghdadi Jewish Religious Court Records; Burial Expenses; Citizenship Issues; Correspondence
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This 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.
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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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B - 10 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⟦...⟧ 24 25 24 ⟦illegible⟧
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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 the Qanbar Ali neighborhood submitted a request regarding the appointment of a guardian for the absentee Hassouri Hesqel Bazman. Please nominate someone you trust so that we may appoint him as a guardian for the aforementioned absentee as soon as possible. ⟦illegible⟧ 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. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of / President of the Community
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The Righteous Court of Iniquity [sic: of the community] Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Number: 7 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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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 operations in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of Mar Elias Hospital doctors | Number of Mar Elias Hospital nurses | Total of all 1933 | 936 | 35 | 329 | 3 | 2 | 1934 for half a 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 years Mar Elias Hospital: A charitable hospital containing departments for internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatrics for internal medicine and his assistant, an operating doctor, a female doctor specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, and a doctor specializing in ear, nose, and throat Rima Khadouri Eye Hospital: A charitable hospital for the poor; visits by women and men to it during one year reached ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) and 594 minor operations 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 ⟦illegible⟧ 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 ⟦illegible⟧ Nursing Mothers Relief Association: A charitable association managed by a group of elite virtuous women whose goal is to aid poor mothers and their children and ⟦illegible⟧ the building with the aid collected by the association
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7789 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. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦vertical text - bleed through or distribution list⟧ 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 ⟦line⟧ ... | 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
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His Excellency the Chairman of the Israeli Charitable Hospitals Committee, Respected At Meir Elias Hospital Baghdad After greetings and respect, I request to be considered a member of your respected committee with a monthly fee of ⟦line⟧ fils, which I will pay every ⟦line⟧ at once, as support and assistance for the service of charitable projects. Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Etc. ⟦illegible⟧
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The Righteous Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Number: 7 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Carried over ...
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Number | Description 3 | Glass candle holders 14 | Cloth (candle holders) 2 | Baskets 01 | Large electric floor fans 7 | Chandeliers 2 | Small crystal chandeliers 6 | Large electric torches 3 | Lanterns 1 | Mirrors 1 | Large clock 3 | Various wooden tables 1 | Radio with table 3 | Small carts (trolleys) 83 | Wooden chairs 51 | Large sofas 51 | Small sofas 06 | Single-person sofas ⟦line⟧ 252 Total number of items delivered by the committee
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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. ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of The Head of the Community
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Presidency of the Court of First Instance Baghdad Number: 944/96 Sh Date: 3 / 7 / 944 ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Based on the lawsuit filed by Farha daughter of Saleh Aqirib against the defendant Yousef Haroun Samouha in your esteemed court, it was necessary to clarify its status and the stages it has reached, provided that the detailed answer reaches us 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 ⟦illegible⟧ The Respected
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⟦illegible⟧ 7 805 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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7 8 7 7 July 944 p. 2274 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 Reuben Saleh Sabti filed with your presidency regarding the plaintiff's claim against the defendant for a portion of her advanced dowry items, so please send it to us before the day appointed for the hearing, which falls on 16 / 7 / 944 ⟦signature⟧ The Judge ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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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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7817 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. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the President of the Community ⟦line⟧ 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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The Rabbinical Court of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Number: 7 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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these unfortunate people according to his ability and whatever his position may be. My dear sons! Remember that your afflicted brothers are waiting for your aid and assistance just as the thirsty land waits for drops of rain. Remember that the passage of time only increases their pain, sorrow, hunger, nakedness, poverty, and need. Remember that winter is at the door and that thousands of children, the elderly, orphans, and widows are still sleeping on the ground and covering themselves with the sky after they lost everything they owned of the world's debris. Remember that these people still pin great hopes on your zeal, mercy, jealousy, and compassion. So will you disappoint this hope, and leave them between the fangs of time, killed by hunger, preyed upon by cold, and perished by nakedness? Is it not a shame that conscious ears are deaf to the cries of pain and calls for help emanating from the chests of our afflicted brothers? Is it not a cause for sadness and pain that we find among some of those whom God has blessed with wealth and ease not caring about the fate of their brothers and still reluctant to answer the call of tormented humanity and fulfill the call of sacred duty, which is a debt on their necks and the necks of their children forever? So how can we ask mercy from God if we do not have mercy on these afflicted people, alleviate their misfortune, and satisfy their need, even with a small part? My dear sons! This is the time for zeal and this is the test of humanity. This is the opportune chance to earn reward and merit. So do not waste it. Respond to 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 directed towards your mercy after the mercy of God, and the patient hearts towards your conscience and zeal. So do not disappoint their hope and do not turn them away in despair. I ask the Almighty Lord to bring mercy and generosity into your hearts and to perpetuate for you comfort and tranquility under the shadow of this sacred homeland and the care of its watchful government. Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Head of the Israelite Community Baghdad, August 12, 1941 (Al-Farah Press * Shorja Market)
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 14 July 944 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance ⟦illegible⟧ 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 ⟦illegible faded text⟧ ⟦illegible faded text⟧ ⟦illegible faded text⟧
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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