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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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3762
Item Number
10169
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Abrogation of Citizenship, Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Directorate General of Police, Divorce, Dowry, Endowment, Envelope, Financial, Handwritten, Hospitals, Inheritance, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Jewish Religious Court, Jewish Schools Committee, Judeo-Arabic, Ledger, Legal, Meir Elias, Office of General Citizenship, Patriarch of the Chaldean Sect, Postage Stamp, President of the Jewish Community, President of the Mosaic Community, Property, Spiritual Council, Stamps, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 651-675

Archival unit 651

Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad:
Telephone Number: 83531 President / 5452 Secretary
Number T /: 60 /
Date: 1960/8/30
Subject:
The Honorable Judge of Personal Status in Karrada Al-Sharqiya
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 21 LM / 60 dated 1960/8/28
Both the husband Mr. Isaac Shaul
Qazzaz and the wife Mrs. Farha daughter of Yusuf bin Ezra attended the headquarters of this Presidency on 1960/8/30, and the divorce ceremonies were performed for them according to
the rituals of the Mosaic Law, and thus they have become legally divorced.
Please accept our highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 652

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
83531 President
5452 Secretary
Telephone Number
Number T / 61 /
Subject
Date 8 / 1 / 1961
169
His Excellency the First Judge of the Baghdad Court of First Instance, Respected
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 7658 / M T / 960 / 6 and dated 29 / 12 / 1960
Based on your request, we are honored to present to your respected court four copies of the Holy Bible
(The Torah)
Please accept our highest respect
⟦Sassoon⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 653

His Excellency the Governor of ⟦illegible⟧ and ⟦illegible⟧, Respectfully
After greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 76 on 2/1/940
29/12/939
Based on your request, we are honored to present to your esteemed library four copies of
the Holy Book (The Torah). Please accept our highest respect.
Hakham Bashi
Sassoon Khadhuri
Dated
⟦illegible⟧ 2/1/940

Archival unit 654

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Number MT / 160/60 ⟦line⟧
Date 12/29/1960 ⟦line⟧
Incoming Stamp
⟦6258⟧
To: - Chaldean Patriarchate of Babylon in Baghdad
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
This court requests that you provide it with four copies of the Holy Book as
our court is in need of them when members of your community visit regarding giving testimonies
and taking oaths, and the court has not found the Holy Book in the local markets.
Thanking you in advance.
Ibrahim Al-Mudarris
First Judge of the Baghdad Court of First Instance

Archival unit 655

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 2/ 60/
Date :: 22 / 6 / 1960
Subject ::
170
⟦illegible⟧
To -
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 2354 and dated 15 / 6 / 1960
Based on the decision of your esteemed court, we have paid to the third party Mr. Shlomo Somikh
an amount of -/100 Dinars.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦signature⟧
A copy of it to -
The third party Mr. Shlomo Somikh for confirmation.

Archival unit 656

Number: 61/784
Date: 1961/2/12
Telephone Number: 5452
Subject:
171
To -"
Baghdad Court of First Instance
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 955/2354 and dated 1961/2/8
Based on the decision of your esteemed court, we have paid to the third party, Mr. Shlomo Somikh,
an amount of 100/- Dinars.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible signature⟧
A copy to -"
The third party, Mr. Shlomo Somikh, for confirmation.

Archival unit 657

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
No. T /
59/
Date
11/2/1959
Subject
Telephone No. (83531 President
85042 Secretary
167
His Excellency the Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad, Respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 9311 and dated 10/19/59 regarding file
75/Sh/59. The Ketubah is the Dowry (Sadaq) and the wife is entitled upon the death of her husband
to the entire amount of the Ketubah (Dowry) provided that she takes the legal oath that she has not embezzled nor hidden
anything from her husband's property ⟦line⟧ .
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 658

⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the Governor of the ⟦Province⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Sir ⟦illegible⟧ ,
With reference to your letter numbered 8211 and dated 10/19/59 ⟦Sir⟧
License 11/25/59 , and by inspecting the ⟦car⟧ (⟦saloon⟧)
⟦And it was confirmed⟧ the wife of the death of her husband ⟦Sabih⟧ ⟦Al-Kalloubi⟧ (the employee) that
the ⟦numbered⟧ ⟦car⟧ ⟦left behind⟧ which was not ⟦received⟧ nor ⟦left behind⟧
⟦from⟧ the condition of her husband this and is based ⟦on accepting⟧ the ⟦status⟧ of ⟦widows⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 659

Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad:
Telephone Number: 83531 President / 5452 Secretary
Number T/: 59 /
Date: 30 / 11 / 1959
Subject:
The Honorable Judge of Personal Status Matters
Greetings,
With reference to your letter dated 28 / 11 / 59 under file number 2 / Estate / 59
The wife whose husband has passed away has the right to the amount of the (Ketubah) only, without claiming the estate,
and that is after she takes the legal oath.
Please accept our highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 660

The bounties ⟦...⟧ ruler of the house
The Sheikh
And until when is the end