AI English Translation, Pages 226-250
The Rabbinical Court of Justice
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Telephone Number 3456
Number :: 509
Number:
Date :: 18 June 945
Date:
706
25/6/945
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Respectfully
President of the Jewish Community, Baghdad
With reference to the letter from the Personal Status Court numbered
45 Sh / 2219 and dated 11 / 6 / 945
Enclosed is a copy of the notification issued to Samira Khedhouri
against Kohi Makhlouf issued on 22 / 5 / 945
as requested in the letter of the aforementioned department.
We kindly ask you to present it, and may you remain in peace.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Secretary
8452
10/29/945
To the Personal Status Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 945/96 Sh dated 10/23/945
Enclosed is a copy of the notification numbered 2020/1021 dated
8/22/945 issued by the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad to
the plaintiff Samra Khadouri against her husband, the defendant Gurji Makhlouf.
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Telephone Number 3456
Number
3536 N Baghdad
Date
⟦illegible⟧
In this court appeared the young man Ghalib
son of Shaul Hasiq, residing
in Al-Bataween, ⟦illegible⟧ neighborhood, Abu Nuwas Street
House number in Baghdad 5/199 in 5/2
in his capacity as guardian over his minor brothers
and requested from the esteemed court to appoint him as a legal guardian
over them for the purpose of receiving their salaries from the department
⟦illegible⟧ specialized in pensions
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
To the Honorable President of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad
After greetings and respect
Tuffaha daughter of Salih Sallal passed away at her appointed time on
July 24, 1935, corresponding to ⟦24/4/5⟧, and in my capacity as her stepson, I have spent
on her the amounts listed below, totaling one hundred and thirty-two
dinars. I request from your esteemed court the certification of those mentioned
expenses, which are legally a debt upon the aforementioned deceased Tuffaha,
so that I may be able to collect them from the estate of the deceased. This is the matter, and the command is yours.
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 21 | Burial and shrouding expenses
⟦line⟧ | 25 | Building the grave
⟦line⟧ | 21 | Seven days of mourning (Fatiha)
⟦line⟧ | 3 | Electricity for a full year
| 62 | Expenses for a full year for mourning and others
| 132 | Only one hundred and thirty-two dinars and no more
Her stepson
Yusuf S. Salem
IRAQ
POSTAGE & REVENUE
40 FILS
It is certified that the amounts spent above,
totaling one hundred and thirty-two dinars,
are a legal debt upon the estate of the deceased Tuffaha Salih.
President of the Religious Court
The Rabbinical Court
Baghdad Circles
Number 522
12/8/935
Statement of expenses for the deceased Tuffaha bint Salih as listed below
| Dinar | Fils
Burial and shrouding expenses | 21 | -
Construction of the grave | 25 | -
Expenses for the seven days of mourning (Al-Fatiha) | 21 | -
Electricity fees for a full year | 3 | -
Expenses for a full year for reciters and other things | 62 | -
Total | 132 | -
Only one hundred and thirty-two dinars and nothing else
847
9 November 945
Personal Status Court
Baghdad
We attach herewith a list of the amounts spent for the deceased Tuffaha daughter of Saleh, amounting to
one hundred and thirty-two dinars, and the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has confirmed
that this amount is appropriate for the status of the deceased, and therefore it was decided to submit it to your court
to take what you deem appropriate.
⟦Saleh⟧
9/11
Head of the Community
S Kh / 10 M
Personal Status Court
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Number ⟦/⟧
115
Based on the alimony lawsuit filed by
Khatoun daughter of Sassoon Shabi and
Nouri Ephraim Ben-Hur, it is required to provide us with the names
of three persons to be experts for estimating
the alimony within his means and based on their honesty
and competence, and notifying them to attend
our court on day <del>2</del> ⟦24⟧ / 11 / 945
at ⟦10⟧ in the morning for the
mentioned purpose <del>24 / 11 / 945</del>
The Judge
Presidency of the Israelite Community:
Special Number: 25
Date: 11 / 29 / 1945
8511
29 November 945
Nomination of experts to estimate alimony
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
We list below for you a copy of the Personal Matters Court letter No. 3765
dated 11/27/945 to respond to its content as quickly as possible.
⟦handwritten mark⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on the alimony lawsuit established between Khatoun daughter of Samson Shabi and
Nouri Ephraim Bechor, it is necessary to provide us with the names of three persons to be experts
to estimate the alimony from among those whose honesty and competence you rely on, and to notify them to attend
to our court on 12/3/945 at nine o'clock in the morning
for the aforementioned purpose.
The Judge
S Kh / M
The Rabbinical Court of Justice in
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number: 594
Date: 10 / 12 / 944
File Number:
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 59
Date 11 / 12 / 45
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community, Baghdad
Based on the decision of that court numbered 8514 and dated 7 / 12 / 944
Which includes the letter from the Personal Status Court number 2765 and dated 27 / 11 / 944
This court has decided to nominate the gentlemen listed
below as experts to estimate the alimony in the aforementioned lawsuit
in the letter from the Personal Status Court referred to above
The President
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 12 / 944
1 - Mr. Douglas Moshi -
Employee at Al-Fayha Trading Company
2 - Mr. Reuben Daoud Qahtan - Merchant
Khan Al-Pachachi Al-Saghir
3 - Mr. Shaul Nathan - Broker in Khan
Al-Qabchi Al-Kabir, and member of the
Estimation Committee for the Rusafa side
8578
12 December 945
Personal Status Court - Baghdad
With reference to your letter numbered 3765 and dated 27 / 11 / 945
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to nominate the gentlemen listed
below as experts to estimate the alimony in the lawsuit mentioned in your letter referred
to above.
1 - Mr. Douglas Moshi - employee at Al-Fayha Trading Company
2 - Mr. Reuben Daoud Qahtan - merchant at Khan Al-Barzali Al-Saghir
3 - Mr. Shaul Nathan - broker at Khan Qabjarkisi Al-Kabir and member of the
Spousal Conciliation Committee.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
QK / AM
The Iraqi Government
Directorate of Tapu, Baghdad Province
Number: ⟦11427⟧
Date: ⟦22 / 10 / 1945⟧
Sequence:
162 Karrada .
To the Deputy Presidency of Baghdad Execution
Your letter numbered 12 T 45 P 11523 dated 22 / 10 / 945 addressed
to us, with a copy to the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we have placed a
seizure notice under number 407 volume 13 on the mortgage remainder of the share belonging to the debtor -
the deceased Ibrahim Saleh, from the house located in the Karrada neighborhood numbered
91 / 241 sequence 162, against the claim of the creditor Karjiya daughter of Mursi amounting to
262 / 500 Dinars.
Director of Tapu, Baghdad Province
A copy to the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad for information.
⟦A M / 27⟧
BAGHDAD
SOR.
28 OCT. 45
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28 OCT. 45
4 - PM
3 FILS IRAQ POSTAGE
3 FILS IRAQ POSTAGE
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⟦illegible rectangle stamp⟧
Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ The Jewish Community
Secretary
The Spiritual Council
8 Dhu al-Qi'dah al-Haram, by His grace and help
1364
To
Waqf
His Eminence, the Head of the Israelite Community, Mr. Sassoon Khadhuri
After the greetings appropriate to your honorable status, I inform you that one of the tradesmen of the Israelite
community used to sell cloth as a mobile vendor among the tribes in the outskirts of this
district - Al-Faysaliyah - within the Diwaniyah Governorate, named Shaul, and he has passed away.
He has debts owed by some people amounting to nearly a dinar, and we searched in Baghdad
for his heirs but found no trace of them. We request your Eminence to investigate this
and inform us to know the fate of this case. Secondly, a dispute has occurred between a group
of Muslims and Israelites, so we request you to inform us about the method of the oath
which an Israelite avoids if he intends to lie. In truth,
this request is burdensome relative to your precious time. May you remain in glory.
From Al-Faysaliyah: (Diwaniyah) from the Acting Official of
Islamic Law
Al-Sayyid Ahmad al-Radhawi
Al-Musawi
and residence
Ahmed Diya al-Din
Al-Najaf al-Ashraf: on
8440
⟦illegible⟧
His Eminence Sayyid Ahmad al-Radawi al-Musawi
May his grace endure
Najaf ⟦line⟧
After greetings and respect,
I received your letter dated 8 Dhu al-Qi'dah al-Haram 1364, and I
am very sorry that I am unable to identify the person mentioned in
your above letter.
As for the method of administering the oath to an Israelite, it is for the
person intended to be sworn to wash his hands, then place his right hand on the Torah and take
the oath.
With this, please accept my utmost respect;
Alwan
Head of the Community
Investigating Magistrate of Rusafa
Southern
Number ⟦1199⟧
Date 11/3/45
The Jewish Court in Baghdad
Number 409
Date 11/4/945
To -
The Presidency of the Jewish Community
With regard to the petition submitted by Anwar Shasha to this court stating that he became engaged
to the virgin girl Clarice Daoud Shammas in a formal engagement supported by the testimony of two witnesses, not registered
⟦with⟧ the Jewish community, and since he claimed that this engagement is equivalent to a complete marriage contract
within the aforementioned community and no person can marry her thereafter. Please
inform us whether this engagement constitutes a complete marriage contract upon which all provisions of
matrimony are based as the complainant claims, and whether any other engagement is considered void according to Mosaic
Law.
The Magistrate
To His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
For a response, please
⟦...⟧
On behalf of the President of the Jewish Community
The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number 3456
Number:
No. Number
522
Date:
No. Date
12 / 24 / 1945
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
With reference to the letter from the Judge of the Rusafa Civil Court
Dated 11/12/1945 and Number 1099
The person named Anwar Shasha had
filed a lawsuit in our court to prove his engagement to the girl
Marcelle, daughter of Daoud Shasha, and when the
court carried out the legal notifications, the defendant
did not appear.
The engagement contract in Jewish law is considered like a
marriage contract in all particulars except for inheritance and alimony.
It is not permissible for a woman legally engaged to be associated by way of
engagement to any other person before her formal divorce
before the Religious Court from her first fiancé.
The President
⟦Moshe Tsedaka⟧
8956
4 November 945
To the Southern Rusafa Investigation Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 1099 dated 3/11/945
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad replied to your above letter as follows:-
The person named Anwar Shasha had filed a lawsuit in our court to prove
his engagement to the virgin girl Gladys daughter of Daoud Shamash, and when the court
carried out the legal notifications, the defendant did not attend.
Engagement in Israeli law is considered a ⟦contract⟧ like a marriage contract in all respects
except for inheritance and alimony, and it is not permissible for a fiancée who is engaged according to the legal conditions
to be engaged to any other person before her formal divorce before the religious court from
her first fiancé.
Sassoon
Head of the Community
To be executed with ⟦summary⟧
Without any objection
4 / 11
⟦illegible⟧
4 / 11
p. ⟦illegible⟧ 4 / 11
Personal Status Court in Baghdad
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Personal Status Court in Baqubah has requested us to appoint
a temporary guardian for the insane Abdullah Muhammad Yaqub
Please nominate someone you trust to undertake the task
of guardian for the aforementioned insane person and inform us of his location
as quickly as possible
⟦illegible signature⟧
The Judge
A copy of it
To the Honorable Judge of the Court of First Instance in Baqubah
Reference to your letter numbered <del>474</del> on 10/7/943
10/8/943 for information
8462
6 November 945
Presidency of the Israelite Community
His Eminence the President of the Israelite Religious Court
Baghdad
The Personal Status Court in Baghdad requested us in its letter numbered 3490
dated 3 / 11 / 945 to appoint a temporary guardian for the insane Abdullah Ezra Yaqub
from the people of Baqubah, so we request you to nominate someone you rely upon to be a guardian over him
as quickly as possible.
⟦signature⟧
11/6
On behalf of the President of the Community
⟦red stamp/mark⟧
11/7
The Jewish Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number 3456
Number: 256
⟦illegible⟧ Number
Date: 11/22/950
⟦illegible⟧ Date
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number
Special Number 15
11/22/1950
11/22/950
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
With reference to your letter numbered 8464
Which includes the letter from the Personal Status Court in Baghdad
Numbered 4980 and dated 11/8/950
It has been decided to nominate Saleh Shlomo Shasha
To be a temporary guardian for the minors Abdullah Ezra Yaqub
From the residents of Baqubah
⟦illegible⟧
The President
8996
23 November 945
⟦illegible⟧
To - Personal Status Court
Baghdad
With reference to your letter numbered 3490 and dated 3 / 11 / 945
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has appointed Mr. Saleh Shlomo
Shamasha as a temporary guardian for the insane Abdullah Ezra Yaqub, a resident of Baqubah.
⟦illegible signature⟧
11/22
On behalf of the Head of the Community
SY / LM
Presidency of the Court of First Instance
Baghdad
Number - 38 / 945 Sh
Date - 14 / 4 / 945
15
1212
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Based on the alimony lawsuit established between Najia daughter of Saleh and Yaqub Yusuf
Hayat, it is necessary to elect a reliable person to be an expert for estimating the alimony who has knowledge
of the condition of both parties. Please send the person you rely upon to our court on the day of
21 / 4 / 45 at nine o'clock in the morning for the aforementioned purpose.
⟦signature⟧
The Judge
of the District
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
8200
15 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 Court of First Instance
Baghdad, number 38/945 and dated ⟦15⟧ / 4 / 945 to respond to its content
⟦On behalf of⟧ the President of the Community
Copy of the letter
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Based on the alimony lawsuit formed between Najia daughter of Saleh and Yaqub
Yusuf Khayyat, it is necessary to elect someone you trust to be an expert to estimate
the alimony and who has knowledge of the condition of the two parties. Please send the person you trust
to our court on the day of 21 / 4 / 945 at nine o'clock in the morning
for the aforementioned purpose.
The Judge
The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number :: 620
Date :: 12/27/1945
File Number: ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦12 / 22 / 1945⟧
Number 84
The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
In response to the letter from the Baghdad District Court
Dated 12/6/1945 under number 678 / 45 / 201
Regarding the conditions for the validity of an engagement in the Jewish community
Please kindly respond to it as follows:
1 - An engagement conducted under the supervision of the Religious Court
when a dispute arises regarding it, it must be referred to the Religious Court
to decide upon it and confirm it or deem it not an engagement
that meets the legal requirements according to what it deems appropriate after
hearing the statements of the concerned parties and the certification of two witnesses to
the engagement.
⟦illegible signature⟧
The President
Iraqi