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.
872 15 March 945 Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance Reference to your letter No. 258 / 944 Sh dated 14 / 2 / 945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has nominated each of Messrs. Sassoon Murad Sassoon, Saleh Qattan the lawyer, and Ezra Daoud Debbi to be experts in estimating alimony in the lawsuit between Naeema daughter of Shlomo Yado and her husband Daoud Moshi Mizrahi. Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ ⟦Personal matters notified⟧
Presidency of the Court of First Instance Baghdad Number - 41 / 944 Date - 18 / 3 / 944 President of the Jewish Community The Mukhtar of the Taht al-Takiya neighborhood has nominated Fuad Shamoun Nassim for the guardianship of the minors, the children of the deceased Shamoun Nassim. Please provide your opinion regarding the aforementioned nomination and inform us. ⟦Aziz⟧ The Judge ⟦18/3⟧ A. K. M.
⟦illegible headers⟧ 19 March 944 826 59 693 6621 ⟦illegible⟧ 803 07 723 5721 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 5251 5621 His Eminence, the President of the Israelite Religious Court Baghdad Inform us The Baghdad Court of First Instance has requested us by its letter No. 955 dated 18/3/944 that the Mukhtar of Taht al-Takya neighborhood has nominated Mr. Fuad Shamoun Nassim for guardianship over the minors, the children of the deceased Shamoun Nassim. Please provide your opinion on this nomination and inform us of the result. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦illegible faint text - carbon copy bleed-through⟧
"Fatwa" According to Mosaic Law, the husband is legally obligated to prepare, shroud, and bury his deceased wife. However, if the wife left behind money, the husband may spend from her estate on the aforementioned matters, and in addition, he may spend from her estate what he deems appropriate for necessities and charitable acts, and no one else has the right to object to him regarding what he spends.- ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ President of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad I certify the authenticity of the signature of the President of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad and the authenticity of the seal above. Baghdad 10 July 945 Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Judge of Personal Status Matters
Statistics and information related to hospitals 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 in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of nurses in 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: ⟦illegible⟧ the accumulated deficit of the hospitals from the years Mar Elias Hospital: A charitable hospital containing departments for internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatrics for internal medicine and his assistant, a surgical doctor, a female doctor specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, and a doctor specializing in analysis 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 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 supervision of ⟦...⟧ Nursing Mothers Relief Society: A charitable society managed by a group of virtuous women whose goal is to assist poor women in childbirth and their children and ⟦...⟧ the building with what the society collected from trusts 17 May 1937 ⟦illegible⟧
8215 26 April 945 To the Personal Status Court Baghdad ⟦line⟧ We attach herewith a list of the amounts spent for the deceased Yaqub Ishaq, amounting to two hundred and ninety-nine dinars and two hundred fils, and the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has confirmed that this amount is considered appropriate for the status of the deceased, and therefore it was decided to deposit it to your court to take what you see fit. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community Personal Status Judge
List of necessary amounts spent on the deceased Yaqub Ishaq Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 30 | Fee for building the grave, pouring type ⟦line⟧ | 25 | Fee for the cotton shroud ⟦line⟧ | 4 | Electricity fee in the Torah [synagogue] ⟦line⟧ | 75 | Clothing for the entire family, mourning clothes for 6 people 500 | 12 | Bag of rice 500 | 2 | Sesame oil, 10 bottles 200 | 4 | Meat for 7 days ⟦line⟧ | 7 | Vegetables and fruits ⟦line⟧ | 4 | Bread for seven days ⟦line⟧ | 12 | Service fees for seven days ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Coffee, 4 portions 300 | 6 | Sugar, 3 kilos daily 950 | ⟦4⟧ | Cigarettes, seven cartons 750 | 2 | Charcoal, one bag ⟦line⟧ | 7 | Fee for a Torah reader ⟦line⟧ | 100 | Annual expenses 200 / 299 Only two hundred and ninety-nine dinars and two hundred fils, nothing else Head of the Religious Court. Certification of the deceased's father, Ishaq Yona ⟦blue ink signature/mark⟧
Presidency of the Court of First Instance Baghdad Number: 1251 Date: 26 / 4 / 945 Presidency of the Jewish Community Haroun Heskel Saltoon submitted a petition regarding the death of Heskel Eliyahu Saltoon, the guardian of the minor Andre Joseph son of Meir Heskel Saltoon, and thus the aforementioned minor has become without a guardian to manage his affairs. It is necessary to appoint a guardian for him, so please inform us of the name of the person you deem fit to carry out the guardianship duties for the minor so that we can appoint him as a guardian. We attach herewith a copy of the petition for your review. The Judge
8220 29 April 945 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 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 Court of First Instance of Baghdad under number 1351 and dated 26 / 4 / 945 to respond to its contents. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community Copy of the letter Presidency of the Israelite Community Haroun Haskil Saltoon submitted a petition regarding the death of Haskil Eliyahu Saltoon, the guardian of the minor Andre Joseph son of Meir Haskil Saltoon. Accordingly, the aforementioned minor has become without a guardian to manage his affairs, so it is necessary to appoint a guardian for him. Please inform us of the name of the person you deem fit to carry out the matters of guardianship over the minor so that we may appoint him as a guardian. The Judge
The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Telephone Number 3456 Number: 260 Date: 17 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 945 7 Tishrei 5706 20 / 4 / 945 I, the undersigned, testify that on a certain day there came before us the young man ⟦...⟧ son of ⟦...⟧ and presented before us a birth certificate number 29 that was given to him by ⟦...⟧ Baghdad in the year 1351 which testifies that he was born on the day ⟦...⟧ of Tammuz in the year ⟦...⟧ corresponding to the day ⟦...⟧ of June in the year 1935 And to this I have set my signature ⟦line⟧ President of the Court The Jewish Religious Court The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Baghdad, may God protect it
8225 1 May 945 Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance Reference to your letter No. 1351 dated 26 / 4 / 945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has found that Mr. Haron Heskel Saltoon is fit for the guardianship of the minor Andre Joseph son of Munir Heskel Saltoon. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community Judge of Personal Status Matters
44 Sh 262 Presidency of the Jewish Community Based on the alimony lawsuit established between Nazim Eliyahu Atwan and Salim Menashe Kabbay, we have been informed by you generally about the status of the two claiming parties to estimate alimony for the girl ⟦...⟧ based on the age of the defendant, so we decided to elect an expert for that capacity and we sent to our court on day 2 45 at the hour eight in the morning to estimate the alimony ⟦...⟧ the alimony for the sake of ⟦...⟧ The Judge
8185 3/25/1945 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 Personal Status Court under number 262/44 dated 3/25/1945 to respond to its content. On behalf of the President of the Community Copy of the letter To the Presidency of the Jewish Community Based on the alimony lawsuit formed between Nakhliya Eliyahu Irwan and Salim Munshi Gabbay, it is necessary to elect an expert by you who is knowledgeable about the condition of the two mentioned parties to estimate alimony for the daughter Bertha from her uncle, the defendant. Please elect an expert you rely on and send him to <del>the court</del> / our court on the day of 3/28/1945 at nine o'clock in the morning, and a fee will be estimated for him after the completion of the alimony estimation. The Judge
Presidency of the Court of First Instance Baghdad 1225 Number: 262 / 944 Sh Date: 17 / 4 / 945 19 Presidency of the Jewish Community We confirm our letter numbered 987 and dated 25 / 3 / 45 and we request a prompt notification of the name of the expert you elect to estimate the alimony, provided that he attends on 3 / 5 / 45 at nine o'clock in the morning. The Judge ⟦signature⟧
821 24 April 945 His Eminence the President of the Israeli Religious Court Baghdad Further to our letter No. 8185 dated 25 / 3 / 945 The Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance confirmed to us in its letter No. 262 / 44 Sh dated 19 / 4 / 945 regarding the speed of informing it of the name of the expert whom you elect to estimate the alimony, provided that he attends the aforementioned court on 3 / 5 / 945 at nine o'clock in the morning. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
The Rabbinical Court of Justice Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Telephone Number 3456 Number: 156 Number 5 Date: 12 / ⟦illegible⟧ Date 5 4/29/942 What ⟦indeed⟧ ⟦came⟧ ⟦so-and-so⟧ ⟦the aforementioned⟧ ⟦Menachem⟧ ⟦son of⟧ ⟦Sasson⟧ ⟦Menachem⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦regarding⟧ ⟦the matter of⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦contract⟧ ⟦which⟧ ⟦was⟧ ⟦in his name⟧ ⟦numbered⟧ 8210 ⟦on⟧ ⟦the date of⟧ 4/22/942 ⟦And⟧ ⟦the aforementioned Menachem⟧ ⟦acknowledged⟧ ⟦and said⟧ ⟦what⟧ ⟦that it is⟧ ⟦the same⟧ ⟦name of⟧ ⟦the contract⟧ ⟦in this⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦number⟧ ⟦which is⟧ ⟦in⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦contract⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦in it⟧ ⟦the wife⟧ ⟦in⟧ ⟦marriage⟧ ⟦in⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦contract⟧ ⟦upon⟧ ⟦that which is⟧ ⟦in the aforementioned Menachem⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦on⟧ ⟦the date⟧ ⟦which is on it⟧ ⟦and so it was⟧ ⟦And for proof⟧ ⟦we have written⟧ ⟦and signed⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦circular stamp with Arabic and Hebrew text⟧
8226 1 May 945 Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 944/262 dated 19/4/945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to nominate Mr. Ezra Nahum Saleh, the clerk in the shops of Al-Hajj Ghazi in Khan Dallah Al-Kabir to be an expert for estimating alimony in the lawsuit formed in your court between Nazima Eliyahu Ahwan and Salim Menashi Gabbay. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community Judge of Personal Matters
Presidency of the Court of First Instance Baghdad Number - 193 / 944 Sh Date - 26 / 4 / 945 1252 Head of the Jewish Community Regina Moshe Nissim has filed a lawsuit for alimony for her children against the defendant Heskel Shahrabani, and since the defendant's attorney stated that there is no alimony for the eldest daughter it was necessary to clarify the duration of the mother's custody of her daughter and the period in which custody ends The Judge
⟦434⟧ ⟦27/4⟧ 8219 Certificate 29 April 945 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 Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance under number 1352 and dated 26/4/945 to respond to its content. ⟦For⟧ the President of the Community Copy of the letter President of the Jewish Community Regina Moshe Nissim has filed a maintenance lawsuit for her children against the defendant Heskel Shahrabani, and since the defendant's attorney stated that there is no maintenance for the eldest daughter, it was necessary to clarify the duration of the mother's custody of her daughter and the period in which the custody ends. The Judge ⟦illegible⟧
The Rabbinical Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: No. 262 Date: Date 18 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1/1/949 Telephone Number 3456 From Mr. Hasson Isaac and his wife Hannah regarding receipt of ⟦illegible⟧ likewise in the blood of Mr. Farhan ⟦illegible⟧ Mr. Hasson 1819 On the date 4/29/49 - in the jar of Farhan Hasson regarding the burial likewise of Mr. Hasson in On the date 4/26/49 Mr. Hasson 1252 until it came into the hand of Mr. Hasson ⟦illegible⟧ from the blood of the woman Hannah who is the wife of Mr. Hasson nothing else - and peace The Rabbinical Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it - 1933 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧
8228 4 May 945 Presidency of the Court of First Instance Baghdad ⟦line⟧ With reference to your letter No. 1352 dated 26 / 4 / 945 The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that the mother has the right to custody of her daughter until she marries, and the daughter has the right to receive alimony from her father until then. Haroun Head of the Community Judge of Personal Status Matters
Directorate of Minors' Property in Baghdad Number 2222 / 25 / 176 A Date 21 / 4 / 945 Referred to Accounting 24 / 4 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad This Directorate holds an amount of (404.608) Dinars for an absentee from ⟦Switzerland⟧ since the year 1934. Please inform us if the aforementioned has heirs, and upon confirming the absence of heirs for him, the amounts will be deposited as revenue for the Treasury. Accordingly, please inform us of the result promptly. Director of Minors' Property in Baghdad
8184 8617 22 March 945 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 Directorate of Minors' Property No. A/176/ 35 / 2233 dated 21 / 3 / 945 to respond to its content. Head of the Community Copy of the letter Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad This Directorate holds an amount of (40.601) Dinars for the absentee Sion Menashe Sofer since the year 1934. Please inform us if the aforementioned has heirs, and upon confirmation of the absence of heirs for him, the amounts will be deposited as revenue - to the Treasury. Accordingly, please inform us of the result promptly. Director of Minors' Property Baghdad
Directorate of Minors' Funds in Baghdad Baghdad ⟦signature⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We confirm our letter No. A/172/35 dated 3/31/945 Please respond quickly as to whether the absentees, the Sweder Hospital debtors, have heirs or not. Note that the amounts will be revenue for the treasury, and therefore please investigate this and inform us as quickly as possible. Date 4/24/945 Number 35/172/A/⟦line⟧ Directorate of Minors' Funds in Baghdad 2147 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
8211 25/4/945 His Eminence, the President of the Israeli Religious Court Baghdad Further to our letter No. 8184 dated March 22, 945 The Directorate of Minors' Property in Baghdad confirmed to us in its letter No. 3147 dated 24/4/945 regarding the speed of its response as to whether the absentee Sion Menashe Sofer has heirs or not, noting that the amounts ⟦deposited with it⟧ will be revenue for the treasury. Therefore, please investigate this to inform them as quickly as possible. President of the Community ⟦illegible⟧