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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.
AI English Translation, Pages 176-200
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Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad Baghdad, may God protect it Jewish Religious Court Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: / No.: 264 Date: / Date: September 18, 1945/5/1 Telephone No.: 3456 Moshe Yosef Shemesh Hanukkah money exemption From him ⟦...⟧ Habiba According to the judgment from 8 Tishrei 5704 1- 1128 Lira from 2/2/44 until 25/4/45 Of this remains a debt ⟦...⟧ Miriam - He has a judgment from 20 Shevat 5705 Farida ⟦...⟧ Habiba pays him From 20 Shevat 5705 until 12 Elul 5705 Which are 15 weeks at 1250 fils per week Total 18750 fils Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT Jewish Religious Court Baghdad BAGHDAD - 5698
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⟦illegible blue ink notes⟧ 8222 6 May 945 Directorate of Minors' Property Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 3147 dated 24 / 4 / 945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad regrets that it is not able to provide the information requested in your above letter. On behalf of The Head of the Community ⟦Judge of Personal Status⟧
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Iraqi Government Department: Baghdad Liwa Administration Office: Properties Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / 4 / 45 Subject: Identifying the heirs of Menashi Reuben Battat To - Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad The Ministry of Finance requested in its letter No. 2512 dated 3/26/945 to identify the place of residence of the heirs of the deceased Menashi Reuben Battat, one of the heirs being Mr. Reuben Battat, who is currently a deputy in the National Assembly. Please investigate the rest of the heirs of the aforementioned deceased and inform us of their names and their place of residence so that a response can be given to the Ministry of Finance. Awaiting the result promptly. ⟦signature⟧ Governor of Baghdad Liwa A copy to - Ministry of Finance (Rights) Reference to its letter mentioned above for your kind information Abdul Wahab / Sh ⟦For the district⟧
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8 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 Baghdad Provincial Administration under number 4950 and dated 2 / 4 / 945 to respond to its contents. ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Community Copy of the Letter Subject - Identification of the heirs of Menashi Reuben Battat To the President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad The Ministry of Finance requested in its letter numbered 2512 and dated 26 / 2 / 945 the determination of the place of residence of the heirs of the deceased Menashi Reuben Battat, and one of the heirs, Mr. Reuben Battat, is currently a deputy in the Parliament Council. Please investigate the rest of the heirs of the aforementioned deceased and inform us of their names and places of residence so that the response can be given to the Ministry of Finance. Awaiting the result promptly. Governor of Baghdad Province A copy to - Ministry of Finance (Legal Department) Reference to its aforementioned letter for your kind information.
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The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad, May God Protect It The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Telephone Number 3456 Number: 263 Date: 18 May 954 Date 4/5/1 Moshe Yosef Shemesh approached us on this day and presented a judgment that on the day of 8 Adar 5714 1954 in which this court ruled for him alimony for his wife Nazima daughter of Ezra in the amount of 4.950 Dinars monthly from the day of 13 Tishrei 5714 until today - but now that it has become clear to him that she returned to her father's house on the day of 5 Adar 5714 and is not with him and does not want to return to him therefore he requests to cancel the judgment The Jewish Religious Court The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD
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⟦illegible⟧ 824 Ace 6 May 945 Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province Reference to your letter No. 4950 dated 2 / 4 / 945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad regrets that it is not able to provide the information requested in your above-mentioned letter. On behalf of Head of the Community Judge of Personal Status Matters
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Head of the Israelite Community ⟦illegible⟧ 24/1/53 We are sending herewith the Al-Ta'irat magazine The brilliant one by Nassim Al-Bahir for preaching to his brothers of purity and others to express your observations regarding the mentioned proposal and inform us of that 21 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 53 The Governor of the Court
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8242 22 May 945 ⟦illegible⟧ 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 1687 and dated 21 / 5 / 945 to respond to its content ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the President of the Community Copy of the letter President of the Jewish Community The Mukhtar of the Al-Tatran neighborhood has nominated Eliyahu bin Nassim Eliyahu for guardianship over his minor siblings; please provide your remarks regarding the aforementioned nomination and inform us accordingly. The Judge
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The Rabbinical Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court, Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Telephone Number 3456 Number: 292 ⟦illegible⟧ Number: Date: 11 ⟦illegible⟧ 7 ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 9/22/1945 From the presence of the servant Sheikh Fathi al-Hayyim ⟦illegible⟧, peace be upon him To the presence of the wise Rabbi ⟦illegible⟧, peace be upon him After greetings and inquiring about your noble health, we inform ⟦illegible⟧ That ⟦illegible⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the year 945 you have spent on the poor of the Musawiyyin according to the custom of the year 1687 ⟦illegible⟧ On 5/21/945 - ⟦illegible⟧ That ⟦illegible⟧ the mentioned amount ⟦illegible⟧ poor ⟦illegible⟧ In ⟦illegible⟧ the religion ⟦illegible⟧ the amount ⟦illegible⟧ - And to you our thanks ⟦illegible signature⟧ The Rabbinical Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court, Baghdad
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8245 23 May 945 Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 1687 dated 21 / 5 / 945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has informed us that Mr. Eliyahu Nissim Eliyahu is fit for the guardianship of his minor brothers. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community Personal Status Court
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Personal Status Court In Baghdad Number - 124 / 944 Sh Date - 3 / 6 / 945 ⟦4⟧ 1891 Head of the Jewish Community Based on the alimony lawsuit established between Simha Daoud Saltoun and Ezra Saleh, it is necessary to provide us with the names of three persons whom you rely upon and who have expertise in the circumstances of the two parties to serve as experts in estimating the alimony. Please provide us with their names, provided that the answer reaches us before the day of the hearing corresponding to 11 / 6 / 945. ⟦signature⟧ The Judge ⟦signature⟧
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8261 5 June 945 His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israelite Religious Court We convey to you below the letter of the Personal Status Court in Baghdad numbered 124 / 944 to respond to its content. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Based on the alimony lawsuit established between Simha Daoud Sultan and Ezra Saleh, it is necessary to provide us with the names of three (experts) persons whom you rely upon and who have experience with the circumstances of the two parties to be experts in estimating the alimony, and please provide us with their names so that the answer reaches us before the day of the hearing corresponding to 11 / 6 / 945. The Judge
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The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Number :: 2898 Number :: 2898 Date :: 7 / 11 / 54 Date :: 7 / 11 / 54 Telephone number 3456: ⟦illegible⟧ An event that occurred before us, we the undersigned court below, on the day ⟦...⟧ of the week ⟦...⟧ of the month Marheshvan, the year 5714 from creation, here in Baghdad how there came before us ⟦...⟧ and in their hand a document, a document ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ The Court of Justice Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 1 - ⟦...⟧ = ⟦...⟧ 2 - ⟦...⟧ = ⟦...⟧ 3 - ⟦...⟧ 4 - ⟦...⟧
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The Rabbinical Court of Baghdad: Baghdad, may God protect it: The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad: JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD: Telephone number 3456: Number: Number: 279 Date: Date: 7 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1949/6/18 Moshe Habib Nahum, Peni Habib The Rabbinical Court of Baghdad with so-and-so So-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so a person So-and-so ⟦illegible⟧ so-and-so son of so-and-so And so ⟦illegible⟧ so-and-so son of so-and-so So-and-so son of so-and-so ⟦illegible⟧ According to so-and-so son of so-and-so so-and-so son of So-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so son of So-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so Son of so-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so son of So-and-so son of so-and-so 1- So-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so 2- So-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so So-and-so son of so-and-so 3- So-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so son of so-and-so So-and-so
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8288 20 June 945 Personal Status Court Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 944/124 dated 4 / 6 / 945 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has nominated the gentlemen listed below to be experts in the alimony lawsuit between Simha Daoud Latoun and Ezra Saleh. Head of the Community 1 - Mr. Shaul Yehuda Dallal in the Silk Market 2 - Mr. Aboudi Mthir residing in Taht al-Takiya district, house No. 39 - 105 3 - Shaul Nishan, member of the Spousal Reconciliation Committee. Personal Status Judge
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8295 27 June 945 To Personal Status Court Baghdad We attach herewith a list of the amounts spent for the deceased Baruch Daoud Zakaria, amounting to two hundred and thirty-two dinars and forty-four fils, and the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has confirmed that this amount is considered appropriate for the status of the deceased. Accordingly, it was decided to deposit it with your court to take what you deem appropriate. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦Judge of Personal Status⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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176 | 744 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 200 | Repair fee for the electric fan | | 150 | 150 | Purchases from the grocer, irrigation fee ⟦illegible⟧ | 20 | | 7 | Pen fee ⟦illegible⟧ | 28 | 750 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Purchases for the house ⟦illegible⟧ | | 840 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ by the hand of the company servant ⟦illegible⟧ | | 400 192 | 594 | Fee ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | 69 | 992 | 200 | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | 4 | 400 | 150 | Purchases ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | 8 | 250 207 | 994 | Purchases ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | 106 | 852 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | | ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Dinar | ⟦illegible⟧ | Fils | Dinar 207 994 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ 106 852 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 500 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 4 250 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2 500 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 9 700 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 140 782 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 274 044 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 145 464 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 176 744 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Remainder ⟦illegible⟧ Four photos ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ washing machine soap ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ threads and needles ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ beans ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ fruits and cucumber ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ milk ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ milk ⟦illegible⟧ Coffee ⟦illegible⟧ Iraq Financial 5 Fils Purchases Expenses Expenses ⟦illegible⟧ Baruch
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8035 31 of September 76 Statement Purchase value of destroyed assets In Dinars The value of the main door for the entrance of the Hakham Bashi building and the beauty represented by the entrance to the lobby of the prayer hall with an area of approximately 40 square meters made of hollow teak wood and glazed with colored glass and fixed with wrought iron partitions (wrought iron) with all its iron accessories such as locks and handles amounting to a value of 400 Dinars (four hundred Dinars) according to the currently prevailing prices. ⟦signature⟧ Accounting Committee
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Personal Status Court In Baghdad Number - 88 / 945 Sh Date - 7 / 7 / 945 2215 Presidency of the Jewish Community Based on the alimony lawsuit established between Karjiya and Marcelle, daughters of Yusuf, and between Heskel, Haron, and Reuben, sons of Nissim, it was necessary to elect three experts from among those who have knowledge of the litigants' circumstances to estimate the alimony. Please elect three persons and send them to our court on 18 / 7 / 45 at eight o'clock in the morning for the aforementioned purpose. ⟦signature⟧ The Judge ⟦initials⟧
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782 ⟦illegible⟧ 5/7/945 8204 9 July 945 His Eminence, the President of the Israelite Religious Court Baghdad We attach below the letter of the Personal Status Court No. 945/88 dated 7 / 7 / 945 to respond to its content. Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Based on the alimony lawsuit formed between Karjiya and Marcelle, daughters of Yusuf, and Heskel, Haron, and Reuben, sons of Nassim, it was necessary to elect three experts from those who have knowledge of the litigants' circumstances to estimate the alimony. Please elect three persons and send them to our court on 18 / 7 / 945 at eight o'clock in the morning for the aforementioned purpose. The Judge
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The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Telephone Number 3456 Number: 782 Number: Date: 20 ⟦September⟧ Date: 20/9/942 In the presence of ⟦H.⟧ Hakham Yitzhak Kadouri, may his light shine On Sunday, 28th of Elul 5702, we brought before us Mrs. Simcha daughter of Abraham and we told her that her husband Samuel son of Nissim gave her a bill of divorce on the day of 7/7/942 by his messenger Hakham Yitzhak Kadouri whom he sent from his place of residence in Bombay, and he brought the bill of divorce before us and it is valid and written according to the law of Moses and Israel 1- Deed of agency (Bombay) ⟦H.⟧ Hakham Yitzhak 2- The bill of divorce given to her (Bombay) was delivered on the day of 20/9/942 3- Deed of action (Court) Bombay ⟦H.⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The Religious Court
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8229 30 July 945 To the Personal Status Court in Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 88 / 945 Sharia dated 7 / 7 / 945 The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to nominate the gentlemen listed below to be experts for estimating the amount of alimony in the lawsuit mentioned in your above letter: - 1- Saleh Shlomo (Shamashirji) Imam Taha Quarter 110 / 11 2- Yusuf Ephraim Dabby (Iron Broker) Taht al-Takiya 115 / 27 3- Saleh Hoki (Yarn Twister) Al-Mahdiya Quarter 129 / 23 ⟦handwritten mark⟧ Head of the Community Personal Status Judge
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The Religious Court of Justice In Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Telephone Number 3456 Number: / ⟦...⟧ Number: Date: / ⟦...⟧ Date: 17 Tammuz 50 / 21 / 7 / 50 It is known that on Monday corresponding to the day ⟦...⟧ of the month of Tammuz in the year ⟦...⟧ in Baghdad The woman Hannah daughter of Isaac Al-Ezra appeared And she said that she had received from her husband Salim son of Isaac Al-Ezra aforementioned What was paid to her as the advanced dowry at the time of marriage, which is seven Dinars for her amount that was in the contract which is seven Iraqi Dinars in Baghdad nothing else at the time of marriage, and this is the amount mentioned in the contract corresponding to the day ⟦...⟧ and there remains nothing for her with him from this amount in Baghdad on 15/7/950 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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8109 2 February 945 To Baghdad Court of First Instance In view of the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad by Masouda Ezekiel, it has become necessary to review a copy of the document presented in the seizure file No. 20 / 944, under which the judgment was issued in absentia in the primary case No. 100 / 944. We kindly request sending a copy of the document before the hearing date falling on 15 February 945. Head of the Community Judge of Personal Matters