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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 601-625
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad 83531 President } Telephone Number 5452 Secretary } Number T /: ⟦808⟧ / 59 Date: 12 / 2 / 1959 Subject: Honorable Judge of Personal Status Matters in Baghdad After greetings Reference to your letter number file 70 / Sh / ⟦58⟧ and date 25 / 1 / 1959 A husband has no legal right to request a divorce from his wife without her consent if there is no legal reason justifying the divorce, even if the husband pays (the Ketubah to his wife). Please accept our highest respect Adel Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Acting Head of the Community
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Presidency of the Committee Administrative for the Israelite Community Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ To the Honorable Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad After greetings, Reference to your letter number ⟦508⟧ and date 25 / 1 / 959 Regarding the filing of a request for a wife's divorce It is not permissible for a husband to request the divorce of his wife Except with her consent And it is not permissible by law for the husband to request the divorce of his wife Without her consent if there is no legal reason justifying the divorce Note that there is no ⟦...⟧ except for a legal reason Even if the husband pays the amount of (the marriage contract to his wife) Please accept our highest respect The Rabbi
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Baghdad Court of First Instance Case Number: ⟦illegible⟧ / 1958 Export Number: Date: To: The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad The plaintiff, Abdul Latif ⟦illegible⟧, filed the lawsuit against the wife Sabriya Al-Razzaq ⟦illegible⟧ from Al-Radheem, requesting a judgment of divorce from him due to the lack of harmony between them. He expressed his lack of desire for divorce, and in support of this, we informed you pursuant to our letter numbered 58/707 and dated 6/15/1958. On the appointed day, the attorney for the defendant appeared and stated that his client does not accept the occurrence of divorce, and that the court has the readiness to pay (the Ketubah) to his wife in exchange for the occurrence of divorce. We request to inform us whether the Jewish Court permits the occurrence of divorce if the husband pays the Ketubah to his wife or not, if the wife is not consenting to the divorce, and to provide us with the answer before 7/12/1958, the date for the hearing. Signature ⟦illegible⟧ Judge ⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad Court of First Instance: Outgoing Number: 6072 Date: 1958/6/15 File Number -: 195 / / 70 / Personal /: 58 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Further to our letter numbered 5806 and dated 958/6/8 Issued in the lawsuit numbered 70 / Personal / 1958 . The lawyer Kadhim Abdul Jabbar, the representative of the defendant (the wife), has submitted to us a request dated 15 / 6 / 58 including the defendant's withdrawal of her consent to the consensual divorce, and since it has been decided by this court to consider the request by approving it, please delay the performance of the ceremonies related to the divorce pending the outcome of the court's decision and until further notice . The Judge ⟦...⟧ Sadiq Haidar Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number ⟦...⟧ Date ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Baghdad Court of First Instance: Outgoing Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 8 / 6 / 958 Case File Number: 70 / Personal / 58 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Lawsuit number 70 / Personal / 58 has been filed in this court by the plaintiff Abd al-Latif Daoud al-Arbili against the defendant, his wife Naeema Meir Ibrahim Mordechai, in which he requests the divorce of his wife, the defendant, based on the inability to live together due to their incompatibility. As a result of the face-to-face hearing, it became clear that the two parties are members of the Mosaic community in Baghdad. The two parties have indicated that an agreement has been reached between them to effect a consensual divorce, whereby the defendant waives her deferred right, which is called (Ketubah). If it is permissible under the provisions of the Mosaic Law to conduct a consensual divorce between the two parties, please perform the divorce formula according to the religious rituals as mentioned above. Therefore, we are sending you the two parties to take the necessary action and inform us. Please respond before the hearing day, which falls on 18 / 6 / 1958. The Judge Sadiq Haidar Presidency of the Mosaic Community Outgoing Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Directorate of Local Administration Properties ⟦illegible⟧⟧
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: <del>111</del> / 59
Subject:
Date: 25 / 2 / 1959
Honorable Judge of Personal Status
After greetings
Reference to your letter No. 1891 dated 14 / 4 / 959 regarding notification No. 23 / 56
Zion Heskel had passed away in Baghdad on 23 / 7 / 954, and we have informed the third person
Shaul Hayyim according to the review of your court, noting that his place of residence was Zilkha Synagogue, Al-Tawrat neighborhood.
Furthermore, this Presidency does not have specific records for heirs, therefore it is not possible for it to determine the heirs of the deceased
referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect
Alwan
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to:-
Baghdad Governorate - for your kind information. Reference to your letter No. 1961
dated 24 / 2 / 1959.
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T /: — / 59
Date: 24 / 2 / 1959
Subject: —
His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Status
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 1891 with notification number 56/23 and dated 14 / 2 / 59
Sion Heskel had passed away in Baghdad on 23 / 7 / 954, and we have informed the third person
Shaul Hayyim of the necessity of visiting your court, noting that his place of residence is Zilkha Synagogue, Al-Tawrat neighborhood.
Please accept the highest respect.
Furthermore, this Presidency does not have special records for heirs, therefore it is not possible to
determine the heirs of the deceased mentioned above
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
A copy of it to —
For your kind information
Baghdad Provincial Governorate — This Presidency does not have special records for heirs
therefore it is not possible for it to determine the heirs of the deceased mentioned above.
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11596 / 22 / 9 / 7 Date of his death 1- Regarding providing us with a statement of heirs Limitation of the deceased Sion Hanash Tarfa with a statement ⟦illegible⟧ heirs of the mentioned deceased, 2- Kindness of the third person to receive where the sect's possession ⟦+⟧ validity this news and handing over the mentioned ⟦name⟧ respected to him please Judge of Personal Matters ⟦illegible⟧
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Personal Status Baghdad Court of First Instance File Number: 56/Estate/957 Issue Number: 1891 Date: 2/2/959 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad, Respected Reference to your letter numbered 128 and dated 7/27/957 The community has not sent the final fees due from the estate of ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad, despite your receipt of the legal distribution issued from this court. I request the community's prompt review of this court as necessary Presidency of the Jewish Community Special Number .... Date .... Court Judge ⟦Hikmat⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ A copy of it to the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - we confirm our letter Number 132 Estate 56 and dated 7/27/957 and in the presence of our representative at the aforementioned Presidency and assigning the person residing in the house of the deceased ⟦illegible⟧ in the community to review this court and hand over the fees deposited with him according to the receipt ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ To the Honorable Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad After greetings, With reference to your letter numbered ⟦14/2/59⟧ regarding the estate ⟦56/2⟧, the late Sion Sahyoun passed away in Baghdad on ⟦22/7/54⟧ ⟦and whereas⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and we have notified the mentioned person Daoud Sahyoun, residing in Torah Zalkha (Torah Quarter) pursuant to your aforementioned letter. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦Rectangular stamp: Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community⟧ ⟦Circular stamp⟧ President A copy to the Brandeis Commission for information, for your kind information. This Presidency is unable to limit the heirs of the deceased referred to above.
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Please refer to the full correspondence Republic of Iraq Governorate of Baghdad Local Administration Properties Number: ⟦line⟧ Date: 2 / 9 / 195 To: Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject: Estate of the deceased Sion Heskel Bundle 23 / Estate / 56 We refer to the Personal Status Court letter No. 1891 on 14 / 2 / 959 regarding providing the aforementioned court with the death certificate, and due to the possibility of the Local Administration's participation in the estate, please state the result and inform us. Presidency of the Jewish Community Incoming No. ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ Staff Brigadier General Tariq Said Fahmi Governor of Baghdad Chairman of the General Governorate Council Copy to / Personal Status Court in Baghdad Regarding its letter above for information Local Administration Properties Department for follow-up.
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Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community: In Baghdad: Telephone Number 5452: Number :: ⟦illegible⟧ Date :: 14/4/1958 Subject Summary: His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Status Greetings, Based on the deed issued by your esteemed court numbered 81 Sh / 58 and dated 8/4/1958, The community purchased plot number 6/141 from District 11, Hamdi al-Pachachi farm, with an area of 2798.75 m2 at a price per square meter of 4.750 Dinars, and it was registered in the Land Registry Department in the name of the Waqf of Heskel Menachem Daniel. Its value reached as recorded below, so please confirm it. Please accept our highest respect. The Trustee President of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community Fils | Dinar 062 | 3794 | Value of the land 025 | 0095 | Land registry and brokerage fees 203 | 0016 | Follow-up fees at the Land Registry 000 | 0010 | Expert fees 800 | 0002 | Song fees 918 | 0002 | Miscellaneous expenses 008 / | 3911 | Only three thousand nine hundred eleven Dinars and eight Fils, nothing more. A copy to:- Mr. Salman Daniel, the agent for Mr. Frik Eini, for information His Excellency the Trustee Heskel Menachem Daniel The Community Secretary to enter it into the property register
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Personal Matters: Case No. 202/T/954 Outgoing Number: Date: 9/10/954 To the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad We reiterate our letter No. 11229 dated 12/22/953 regarding the notification as to whether the deceased Sion Haqqi Khazna has heirs, and to provide us with a statement of succession for the purpose of liquidating the estate and handing it over to his legal heirs. Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ Judge Sadiq Haidar Personal Matters Court Copy to Baghdad Land Registry Directorate - your letter No. 4001 dated 8/1/954 for information and follow-up Please
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Please refer to the full correspondence Governorate of Baghdad Province Local Administration Properties Number ⟦line⟧ Date / / 195 Ordinary To - Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject / - Statement of succession of the deceased Sion Heskel Khazma We refer to the letter of the Baghdad Court of First Instance for Personal Matters No. 10563 dated 9/27/1957 And we request that the above-mentioned court be provided with the statement of succession of the deceased Sion Heskel Khazma as quickly as possible. Hamid al-Alusi On behalf of the Governor of Baghdad Province Chairman of the General Provincial Council ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ Copy to / Baghdad Court of First Instance for Personal Matters, File No. 33 / Estate / 956 for information Treasury Office of the Local Administration Property Observation Office = = Khalil / 6 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Incoming Number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Incoming Outgoing Number: 5062 Date: 27 / 9 / 57 File Number - 22 / Estate / 1956 To the Governorate of Baghdad Local Administration Your letter numbered 11596 and dated 22 / 9 / 957 The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad has not provided this court with the certificate of inheritance for the deceased Zion Hezekiel Khazna so that the matter of considering your governorate as the heir to the aforementioned deceased can be considered. <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Please contact the presidency of the aforementioned community to obtain a statement of the inheritance of the aforementioned deceased, and in the event that there is no legal heir for the deceased mentioned, then your governorate will be considered the heir to the estate of the aforementioned deceased . / . Baghdad Court of First Instance ⟦signature⟧ Copy to Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We confirm our letter numbered 2781 and dated 6 / 4 / 57 1- Regarding providing us with the certificate of inheritance of the deceased mentioned 2- Instructing the third party, Shaul Hayyim Bashand Fabaz in your community, to report to this court and hand over the estate deposited with him Presidency of the Mosaic Community
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Karrada Al-Sharqiya Case Number ⟦illegible⟧ / B / ⟦illegible⟧ Outgoing Number ⟦line⟧ Date 12 / 3 / 1957 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We reiterate our letter No. 32 / T / 56 dated 9 / 10 / 56 regarding informing us whether the deceased Sion Heskel Khazma has heirs and providing us with a statement of succession for the purpose of issuing the legal distribution of the estate and settling it and handing it over to the legal heirs. Also, please instruct the third party named Shaul Hayyim, residing in the Zilkha Synagogue, who works as a baker in your community, to attend this court to set a date for the sale of the estate deposited with him and inform us. The Judge Sadiq Haidar The Judge Sadiq Haidar ⟦illegible⟧ Copy to - Baghdad Governorate - our letter above - for information Presidency of the Mosaic Community Number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
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Liquidation of the Laura Kadoorie Association His Excellency the First Judge of the Baghdad Court of First Instance, Respected With reference to your letter numbered 3823 and dated 15 / 4 / 1956 The administration of this community has no relationship with the Laura Kadoorie Association intended for liquidation, and it does not have records or any funds belonging to that association. As for the house sequence 508 Torah mentioned in your letter referred to above, it is among the endowments of the administration of this community and was endowed by its owner Sir Eli Kadoorie according to the deed issued by the Personal Status Court in Baghdad on 17 / 3 / 1932 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> under sequence number 28 and file number 20 / 1932, and made it an annex to the school known as the Laura Kadoorie School to be a part of it used as a school for Israelite girls and registered in this manner in the land registry records, and this house has no relationship with the Laura Kadoorie Association intended for liquidation. With much respect to Your Excellency; Acting President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Rabbi Sassoon Kadoorie ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Presidency of the Israelite Community⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad Court of First Instance - Personal Matters: The Judge - Mr.: ⟦Hikmat Mumtaz⟧ Case Number: 100 / Sh / 1959 Date: 22 / 9 / 1959 Marriage Contract The husband, so-and-so son of so-and-so } of Iranian nationality The wife, so-and-so daughter of so-and-so } The guardians, so-and-so son of so-and-so and so-and-so daughter of so-and-so, attended From the ⟦...⟧ neighborhood and from the Mosaic sect - Iranian Or of Iranian nationality, and after identifying their legal identity ⟦...⟧ the detention took place, the wife stated saying I In my full mind and maturity, I had ⟦married⟧ the same Person mentioned above on the date of ⟦...⟧ by means of The Iranian administrative religion, and the contract was not registered in Its time, and the husband confirmed the statements of his wife ⟦...⟧ Contract and every word of the contract was seen in ⟦...⟧ Head of the Mosaic Sect Special Number ⟦...⟧ Date ⟦...⟧ The Judge
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Baghdad Court of First Instance for Personal Matters Judge - Mr. Hikmat Mumtaz File Number 100 / Sh / 1959 Date 22 / 6 / 1959 Marriage Contract Husband: So-and-so son of so-and-so } Wife: So-and-so daughter of so-and-so } of Iranian nationality The spouses, so-and-so son of so-and-so and so-and-so daughter of so-and-so, from the neighborhood of ⟦line⟧ and of the Mosaic sect ⟦line⟧ Armenian or of Iranian nationality, appeared, and after their identities were verified by the identification witnesses, the wife stated, saying: I, in my full mental capacity and maturity, had married myself to the person present, so-and-so, on the date of ⟦line⟧ through the Chaldean Church or the Syriac or the Armenian, and he has the contract record in the court in his possession, and the husband confirmed his wife's statements, and upon their request, this contract was written and registered on 22 / 6 / 1959. The Judge ⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
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Baghdad Court of First Instance for Personal Matters Judge - Mr. Hikmat Mumtaz Case Number 100 / Sh / 1959 Date 22 / 6 / 1959 Marriage Contract The spouses, So-and-so son of So-and-so and So-and-so daughter of So-and-so, from the neighborhood of ⟦line⟧ and of the Mosaic sect ⟦line⟧ Armenian or of Iranian nationality, appeared, and after their identities were verified by the two identifying witnesses, the wife stated, saying: I, being of sound mind and legal age, had married myself to the person present, So-and-so, on the date of ⟦line⟧ through the Chaldean Church or the Syriac or the Armenian, and he has the contract record in the court at its time. The husband confirmed his wife's statements, and upon their request, this contract was drafted and recorded on 22 / 6 / 1959. Judge ⟦line⟧
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Baghdad Court of First Instance for Personal Matters
Judge - Mr. Hikmat Mumtaz
Case Number 100/Sh/1959
Date 22/6/1959
Marriage Contract
Husband: So-and-so son of so-and-so {
Wife: So-and-so daughter of so-and-so { of Iranian nationality
The spouses, so-and-so son of so-and-so and so-and-so daughter of so-and-so, from the neighborhood of ⟦line⟧ and of the Jewish faith ⟦line⟧
Armenian or of Iranian nationality, appeared, and after their identities were verified by the two identifying witnesses, the wife stated: I,
being of sound mind and legal age, had married myself to the person present, so-and-so, on the date of ⟦line⟧ through the Chaldean Church
or Syriac or Orthodox, and he has the contract record in the court today. The husband confirmed his wife's statements, and at their request,
this contract was written and recorded on 22/6/1959.
Judge
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 / 5452
Number T / ⟦114⟧ / 59
Date 24 / 2 / 1959
Subject: The community's share of the endowment of David Sassoon bin Heskel Gigi
which is notification number 57/3257
⟦line⟧
His Excellency the Judge of the First Unlimited Court of First Instance of Baghdad, Respected
Baghdad
After greetings
Your respected court issued in the lawsuit numbered 57/3257 the decision dated 1/19/58 to liquidate the David
Sassoon bin Heskel Gigi family endowment, and it acquired its final status, and your respected court collected an amount of (510/-)
five hundred and ten dinars according to the receipt numbered 36/214924 sequence 4374 dated 3/12/1958, which is the legal
tithe according to paragraph (a) of Article Eight of the fees for permitting the liquidation of the family endowment No. (1) of 1955.
And since the named charitable entity to which the aforementioned liquidated endowment reverts is the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
to spend the proceeds of the aforementioned endowment on the poor students of the Mosaic Community schools, as stated in the correction of the aforementioned endowment
dated 1/9/1946 and notification number 46/149. In view of the wording of Article Four of Regulation No. 4 of 1959
concerning the spending of the charitable share of the liquidated family endowment, we request your order to pay the net proceeds from the share collected from the endowment
mentioned above to it.
With highest respect to your Excellency
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy of it to:-
Directorate General of Endowments - with reference to the letter of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
numbered 3373 and dated 3/17/58 addressed to the Land Registry Directorate
Baghdad Al-Rusafa and a copy of it to you.
⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 59 / ⟦illegible⟧
Subject:
Date: 1959/7/29
His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Matters
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 6812 dated 59/7/26 under file number 29/Sh/59
Based on the document kept by us, we testify that Mr. Ibrahim Shaoul Lawi is the same person
known by the name Ibrahim (nicknamed Naeem Shaoul Lawi) and he is the son of Mrs. Aziza Ibrahim Ishaq
and that the nickname does not change the real name.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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In ⟦illegible⟧ To the Honorable Judge of Personal Status Greetings and respect In my capacity as attorney for the plaintiff ⟦illegible⟧ No. 959 regarding the file ⟦illegible⟧ Regarding ⟦illegible⟧ the official documents which are in her possession that Mr. Ibrahim Shaoul Lawi is the brother of the deceased Naeem Ibrahim (who died in London) Therefore, we request your Excellency to provide us with the decision ⟦illegible⟧ And that the committee does not change the real name here and its correction With highest respect The Lawyer