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Baghdad Court of First Instance ⟦illegible⟧
Case Number -
Date - 10 / 5 / 1955
Please refer to our case number
To - The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The individual named Gurji Sassoon Al Naftali has passed away and did not appoint a guardian for his minor children during
his lifetime, and it has appeared that among his heirs is his minor daughter Clementine. The individual named ⟦illegible⟧
Shaul Sassoon Al Naftali has approached this court requesting to be appointed as a guardian for the aforementioned minor, and he is the brother of the deceased and the uncle
of the minor. Please provide your opinion regarding the proposed appointment based on paragraph 2 of Article 58 of the Law
of Administration of Minors' Property.
Judge
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Number 2827
Date 10 / 5 / 955
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 551
Subject:
Date: 11 / 5 / 1955
His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Matters
After greetings
With reference to your letter dated 10 / 5 / 1955 and based on paragraph 2 of Article 58
of the Minors' Property Administration Law, this Presidency supports the request to appoint Mr. Shaul Sassoon
Al-Naftali as guardian over his young niece named Clementine, daughter of the deceased Gurji Sassoon
Al-Naftali, due to Mr. Shaul Sassoon Al-Naftali's qualifications and fitness to be a guardian.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Personal Matters
Outgoing Number ⟦line⟧
Date: 2 / 6 / 1955
File Number - 195 / ⟦955⟧ Sh
Please refer to our file number
To
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The individual named Daoud Sassoon Menashi Ezra approached this court, claiming that his father, Sassoon Menashi Ezra, is bedridden in
Kamal Al-Samarrai Hospital and is in critical condition and unconscious. Therefore, he requests the appointment of a guardian over him to manage his affairs until his recovery,
and he presented a medical report confirming this.
On 1/6/1955, this court observed the condition of the aforementioned patient and heard from the duty doctor at the mentioned
hospital. It became clear that he suffers from uremia (blood poisoning by urine) and that in this state he is considered unable to manage his own affairs and is not
in possession of his mental faculties. Therefore, it has become necessary to place him under interdiction and appoint a guardian over him. Please nominate someone whom your presidency trusts to be fit
for this guardianship and inform us of his name in order to consider his appointment as guardian over him, and instruct him to appear in this court as quickly
as possible, pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 58 of the Law for the Administration of Minors' Property.
The Judge
Sadiq Haidar
Presidency of the Jewish Community
2828
2 / 6 / 955
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We, the undersigned, testify according to our knowledge and information that Daoud bin Sassoon Menashe Ezra
is of good conduct and high morals and is fit to be a guardian over his father Sassoon Menashe
Ezra, who is ill and bedridden in Kamil Al-Samarrai Hospital, and is capable of managing the affairs and interests of his father,
the aforementioned Sassoon. For clarification, we have organized this statement and signed it in Baghdad, June 21, 1955.
Merchant | Merchant
Salim Isaac Abu al-Nahel | Ezra Isaac Abu al-Nahel
Al-Rashid Street 254/1 | Al-Rashid Street 254/1
50 Fils
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 / 5452 }
Number T/ 55/ ⟦55⟧
Date 1955/6/7
Subject:
His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Matters
After greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered file 955/32 and dated 1955/6/2, and based on paragraph 2 of
Article 58 of the Law for the Administration of Minors' Property, this Presidency nominates Mr. Daoud Sassoon Menashi Ezrou to be appointed
as a guardian for his interdicted father, Mr. Sassoon Menashi Ezrou, due to Mr. Daoud Sassoon's qualifications, fitness,
and capability to manage his father's affairs and interests.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦On behalf of⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to:
Mr. Daoud Sassoon Menashi Ezrou - to follow up with the Personal Matters Court in Baghdad.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T/ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 55
Subject:
Date: 22 / 5 / 1955
His Excellency the President of the Court of Cassation of Iraq, the Respected
After greetings
We return to your respected court the notification paper number file 884 / Civil / 55
dated 9 / 5 / 1955, signed and notified according to the procedures.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Court of Cassation of Iraq
Baghdad
File Number 844 / Civil / 1955
Date 9 / 5 / 1955
To: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Enclosed please find a copy of a cassation brief
against the President of the Jewish Community
and certified by the notification officer.
Please notify the appellant
and return the notification paper signed by him
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President of the Court of Cassation
Baghdad Court of First Instance for Personal Matters in Baghdad
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Presidency of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
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To the Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
Please inform us of the remaining amount of the dowry of the woman Habiba daughter of
Abdullah Saleh Suwaid, named [Jo and Har Karbit] Nadima
wife of the named Naji Munshi Jetayat, noting that her marriage
contract was signed on 10/18/1947, and we hope to receive your reply
before the hearing day falling on 7/11/1950
Judge
Sadiq Haidar
Presented to His Eminence the Rabbi
6/20
5708 ⟦illegible⟧
Register of Contracts
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Personal Matters
Outgoing Number ⟦2466⟧
Date 12 / 7 / 952
File Number
⟦24 / 52 Sh⟧
To the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Please respond to our letter numbered 52/24 Sh and dated 5/5/952
Provided that the answer reaches us on 20 / 7 / 1952, please
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Number ⟦489⟧
Date ⟦13 / 7 / 1952⟧
The Judge
Sadiq Haidar
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T/ 7571 /55
Subject:
Date: 18 / 7 / 1955
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad, the Respected
After greetings
This Presidency has no information as to whether the husband paid his wife all or part of
their dowry ⟦.⟧
Please accept the highest respect
On behalf of
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
⟦17 / 122⟧
After greetings,
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that Mr. ⟦Saleh Lori⟧ ⟦...⟧
has performed his engagement to ⟦...⟧ in Baghdad on the day ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 5708
corresponding to ⟦...⟧ and has not married yet.
Conditions Witnesses
⟦...⟧
⟦Trust⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦Register Number⟧
⟦Signature⟧
29 / 6 / 955
Registrar of Contracts
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531
5452
No. 1955/7/12
Date
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The Honorable Judge of the Sunni Sharia Court in Baghdad
I request your honor's order to provide me with a certified copy of the two legal deeds issued
by your esteemed court dated 8 and 9 Shawwal 1336 and numbered 179 and 18 relating
to the endowments of the late Menachem Salih Daniel, which are among the charitable endowments of the Jewish
community in Baghdad.
With highest respect to your honor
July 12, 1955
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Acting
Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number:
Date: 12 / 7 / 1955
Subject:
The Honorable Judge of the Sunni Sharia Court in Baghdad
I request your honor's order to provide me with a certified copy of the two Sharia deeds issued
by your esteemed court on 8 and 9 Shawwal 1336, numbered 179 and 181, relating
to the endowments of the late Menachem Salih Daniel, which are among the charitable endowments of the
Jewish community in Baghdad.
With highest respect to your honor,
12 July 1955
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Acting
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number T/ ⟦557⟧
Date 30/8/1955
Subject:
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad, Respected
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 6723 and dated 27/8/955, file number
20/Sh/1955, Mr. Naji son of Khedhouri contracted his marriage in Baghdad to Miss Naima daughter of ⟦Habiba⟧ on the date of
the nineteenth of the month of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. And the dowry fixed
in their marriage contract numbered 21/4 / 715 is as explained below.
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 50 | Fifty dinars for the trousseau
⟦line⟧ | 25 | Twenty-five dinars as the husband's addition
⟦line⟧ | 75 / | Only seventy-five Iraqi dinars, the total dowry fixed in the marriage certificate referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting Head of the Community
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad
After greetings
715
2/4/50
With reference to your letter numbered Outgoing 6742 and dated ⟦...⟧
File number ⟦...⟧/K/1955, Mr. Nasser bin Khadhouri
concluded his marriage contract in Baghdad to Miss Naima bint Daoud on the date of
November 29, the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-eight according to the dowry contract statement
recorded in their marriage contract numbered 21/4 / 715 is as explained
below
Fils | Dinars
- | 50 | Fifty Dinars <del>in</del> price of furniture
- | 25 | Twenty-five Dinars husband's addition
- | 75 | Total <del>five</del> only seventy Dinars being the total dowry
recorded in the marriage contract referred to above
Please accept our highest respect
Any Rabbi
Baghdad Court of First Instance -:
File Number -: ⟦...⟧ 195
Outgoing Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: 8 / 8 / 1952
Gold
195
To: - The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on the lawsuit filed by Naeema Abdullah against the defendant Naji
Khedhouri. It is necessary to review the marriage contract between them
Therefore, please accept the plaintiff's request and provide her with a copy of the marriage contract
referred to
The Judge
Sadiq Haidar
Contracts Register
Statement of marriage date and its conditions
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8/20
Information shall be taken from our records to organize the necessary certificate herewith
⟦signature⟧
8/20
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Outgoing No. - 2872
Date - 29 / 7 / 52
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
For the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 1955/8/20
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Greetings: 21/4 / 715
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that Mr.: Naji Khedhouri
has contracted his marriage to Naima daughter of Abrana in Baghdad on the day: 20 Cheshvan 717
Corresponding to: 1954/11/19
Conditions | Witnesses
25/- Deposit
50/- Trousseau
75/- Only seventy-five Iraqi Dinars
⟦signature⟧
Registrar of Contracts
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Number: 55/
Date: 21 / 8 / 1955
Subject ::
His Excellency the Respectable Personal Status Judge
After greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 6266 and dated 8/9/1955, file number 953/24 Sh,
we confirm the amount of the Dowry (Dayota) described in the marriage certificate of Mr. Hayyim Naji, known as Naji Menashe Chitiyat, to his wife
⟦Habu⟧ Margaret daughter of Abdullah Sofer, numbered 17/123.
Fils | Dinars |
⟦line⟧ | 400 | Four hundred dinars, the trousseau provided by the wife to the husband
⟦line⟧ | 80 | Eighty dinars, the khul'a gift provided by the wife to the husband
⟦line⟧ | 220 | Two hundred and twenty dinars, the husband's addition
⟦line⟧ | 700 |
Only seven hundred Iraqi dinars, the total dowry recorded in the marriage certificate referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦Seal⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Marriage and Absence Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 6/18/1959
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
17 / 122
After greetings
Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that Mr. Hayim Naji Ibrahim Naji son of Shemesh Hesqel
has entered into marriage with ⟦Rua⟧bah on Mariette daughter of Abdullah Suwayri in Baghdad on the day 5 Kislev 5708
Corresponding to 11/18/1947 ⟦line⟧
Witnesses | Conditions
Fils | Dinar
| 400/- Trousseau provided by the wife to the husband
| 80/- Delayed dowry
| 220/- Husband's addition to the dowry
| 700/- Only seven hundred Iraqi Dinars
⟦signature⟧
Registrar of Contracts
Baghdad Court of First Instance - Personal Matters
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Issue Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 12/8/1952
To the Presidency of the Israelite Community
Reference to your letter numbered T / 2571 / 55 and dated 7/18/52
Please inform us of the amount of the original dowry stipulated in the marriage contract
of Naji Fashi Benjamin to the woman named Habiba Abdullah Saleh Suwaid
known by the name Joya Louisa, and we hope to receive your reply
before the hearing day falling on 12/24/52
Judge
Sadiq Haidar
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
To state the amount of the dowry
Date 11/19/52
Number 2874
The Notifier
To state the amount of the dowry
Naji
8 / 12
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T/ ⟦illegible⟧ / 55
Date: 12 / 9 / 1955
Subject:
His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Matters
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered file 44/Sh/1955, undated,
and pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 58 of the Minors' Property Management Law, this
Presidency supports the nomination of Mr. Selim Ishaq Abu al-Nil to be appointed as a guardian for the mentally incapacitated
Na'im bin Sassoon Manshi Taqa, due to Mr. Selim Ishaq Abu al-Nil's qualifications,
fitness, and capability to manage the affairs and interests of the aforementioned mentally incapacitated person.
Please accept our highest respect.
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Personal Matters
Outgoing No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Case Number: ⟦44 / Sh / 1955⟧
To: - Presidency of the Jewish Community
Further to our letter No. 55 / Sh dated 8/4/1955
The woman Tufaha bint Sion Abdullah Azouri visited this court requesting to be relieved of her appointment
as guardian over her mentally disabled son Na'im bin Sassoon Munshi Matana. Whereas the statement submitted by
the Mukhtar of the Battaween neighborhood dated 8/28/1955 nominates the named Salim Ishaq Abu al-Neil as guardian
over the aforementioned, as he is a man of good standing, good character, and capable of being
a guardian over him, therefore please cancel our aforementioned letter insofar as it relates to nominating Tufaha as guardian over her son
and inform us of your opinion on appointing Salim Ishaq Abu al-Neil as guardian over the mentally disabled Na'im based on the second
paragraph of Article (58) of the Minors' Property Management Law.
The Judge
Sadiq Haidar
⟦Baghdad Court of First Instance⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
2875
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Personal Status Court
Case Number -
Date - 4 / 8 / 1955
Please refer to our file number
To - The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on the statement submitted by the Mukhtar of the Al-Bataween neighborhood dated 3 / 8 / 1955, which states that the individual
Naeem son of Sassoon Munshi Matana is mentally incapacitated and suffers from mental illnesses and is unable to manage his own affairs
and there is no one to manage his affairs as his father Sassoon Munshi Ezra is unconscious and also ill.
Therefore, it has become necessary to place the aforementioned Naeem under interdiction and appoint a legal guardian for him. Since the mentioned statement supports the appointment of Naeem's mother
Tuffaha daughter of Zion Abdullah Azouri because she is capable of being a guardian over him and she is of good standing
and of good character and morals.
Therefore, please inform us of your opinion regarding the appointment of the aforementioned woman as a guardian over her son Naeem, based
on the second paragraph of Article (58) of the Minors' Property Administration Law.
The Judge
Sadiq Haidar
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Personal Status
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦2876⟧
Date 19 / 8 / 955
Mohsen