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PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
BASRAH ( IRAQ )
Telephone No. 05-395
No :
Date :
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Basrah
Telephone Number: 5/395
Number: 252
Date: 20 / 7 / 1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Basrah
P.O. Box 1892
Date 22 / 7 / 1954
Sheikh
His Excellency the respected Mr. Salman Daoud
Greetings,
We have previously signed petitions when we were in Baghdad on 5/6/1952 and registered the power of attorney in the name
of your Excellency on 8/6/1952 and handed over the papers and our notes to you as you ordered during your presidency, and until now we have not
received information on where the case has reached. Then we present to your Excellency a sample of the correspondence that took place between this presidency,
the Liwa Governorate, the Police Directorate, the venerable Ministry of Justice, and the decisions of the Legal Bureau to identify the members
who meet the legal conditions and are not disqualified. His Eminence the Governor knows that the General Council is the one that
elects the presidents and the council according to Article (11) of the Community Law No. 77 / 1931. For this reason, he investigated how
it exists and requested the filling of vacancies, and with this the requirement was completed. The General Council is complete and it is the same current General Council
in which ten vacancies occurred due to disqualification and we filled them. As the Ministers have recently decided in detail the authority of the President
on 20/11/1950. Then, if you examine the Bureau's decision dated 15/12/1950, it eased the matter by accepting the member
based on good reading in Basrah due to the lack of scholars etc. ⟦line⟧ and the council was elected bodily as it appears to your Excellency from the dates.
Until the freeze, we are acting according to the authority legally granted to us, calling the homogeneous body and there are no vacancies.
The elections are temporary from us on behalf of the council bodily when its meeting is impossible according to paragraph (b) of Article Five as
we explained in our letter to the Governorate numbered 200 and dated 20/3/1952. Since the issuance of the Community Law No. 77 / 1931
and its regulation No. 36 / 1931, i.e., 22 years ago, it did not mention the number of souls who have the right to vote and the number of members, i.e.,
unlike the Iraqi Parliament. Furthermore, there were no Jews ⟦...⟧ then and those present now. Moreover, no supplement to the census regulation was issued
to be added to the body of its details for the members of the General Council or the bodily council as in Baghdad; rather, the law verbally specified only a number for the members
of the presidents in Baghdad and Basrah and limited them only. Even in the capital and Diyala, the number of Jews did not exceed 200 and a
supplement was issued to appoint a president and two councils for them with a limited number of members there. These points are for information, as we want the endowments, properties,
and funds of the community not to be transferred to a person, but they belong to the community regardless of its number, and the condition of the endower is for the beneficiaries.
Therefore, in this case, it is not permissible to manage the community's funds by guardianship while the council is bodily alive and well and the official community
structures exist. Furthermore, our letter to the governors requesting the tax dated 12/5/1951 and numbered 8288 recognizes the personality
of the wise president, as does our letter to the Presidency of Execution and the copy of the Community Presidency regarding the tax seizure dated 8/3/1952 and number
5687, an implicit recognition of the existence of a presidency for the community, and our letter to the Secretary General of the Basrah Execution Presidency dated 24/9/1951
and number 5687. Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Yaqub⟧
President of the Jewish Community
in Basrah
A copy to: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - to assist us in lifting the hand
Number of attachments
29
Incoming
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
24 / 7 / 52
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Number: 249
Date: 20 / 7 / 1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Basra
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date 21 / 7 / 1952
Subject: - Regarding the lifting of the freeze
To: His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the respected
After greetings
On 20 / 6 / 1952 we paid the approval based on the freeze decision for a period of one year and we recorded the telegram
General on ⟦18⟧ / 6 / 1952 to Mr. Sassoon Khedhouri and we sent to you during our travel for the freeze
To follow up personally to end the case and until now we have not received an answer. I request to follow up with him by phone or
Assign someone to follow up with him to get the answer regarding where the case has reached and inform us. Please accept
Highest respect and stay well
⟦signature⟧
President of the Community
The Clerk
For review and to report what
it has reached
⟦signature⟧
22 / 7 / 52
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
BAGHDAD (IRAQ)
Telephone No. 83545
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad (Iraq)
Telephone 83545
Number :: ⟦illegible⟧
Date :: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Memorandum
To the Secretariat for the Supervision and Administration of Frozen Jewish Property
Based on your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧
We attach herewith the lists containing the names of officials, employees, and workers whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked
and who are still continuing their service in the institutions belonging to this Presidency until the day of ⟦illegible⟧
with a statement of the amount of salaries and wages they are entitled to until the date mentioned above so that you may
disburse them to them according to the instructions notified to us in your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧
Note that we have suspended these individuals from work as of the morning of ⟦illegible⟧ according to
the order issued by this Presidency numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧ in implementation of the decision of the esteemed Council of Ministers
at its session held on ⟦illegible⟧ notified to us in your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧
We also wish to point out to you that we have stopped the disbursement of salaries and wages for these persons as of the date
their citizenship was revoked according to the Royal Decrees issued in this regard and published in the Iraqi Gazette
numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧ until the date of their separation from work on ⟦illegible⟧
Therefore, we hope for your kind approval to disburse the amounts shown against each of their names in the attached lists
so that we may pay them to them properly.
As for the officials, employees, and workers whose Iraqi citizenship has not been revoked and who are still
continuing their service in the institutions belonging to this Presidency, we would like to inform you that we are continuing to disburse
their salaries and wages as usual according to the authority granted to us by your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧
This is what was necessary to state, with appreciation.
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Sassoon Khedhouri
A copy to:
1- The Jewish Hospital
2- ⟦illegible⟧ School
3- ⟦illegible⟧
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General Secretariat
for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Who Have Been Stripped of Iraqi
Citizenship
Number / Companies / ⟦9295⟧
Date 20 / 6 / 1953
Presidency of the ⟦Mosaic Community in Baghdad⟧
Number 2251
Date 20 / 6 / 1953
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters
Companies
To / Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Further to our letter No. 4492 dated 20 / 3 / 1953.
We transmit to you below the names of the members of the Ezra Daoud ⟦Yujas⟧ Synagogue Committee
Inform us whether they have retained Iraqi citizenship or not.
Saleh Nassim Souri | In Iraq
Heskel Shamoun Dubai |
Shlomo Sassoon Ezra Ayed |
Menashe Heskel Shaya | Outside Iraq
Heskel Youssef Alqas |
Daoud Nathan Haron |
Acting Secretary General
Copy to /
Presidency of the Israelite Community - with reference to its letter No. 2994 dated
20 / 4 / 1953.
Judgments Audit Committee - with reference to your report dated 24 / 6 / 1953.
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters - Companies - Sh / 3 / -
N
For registration ⟦...⟧
Fadel / K 6/28
28 / 6 / 53
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number: 53/2994
Date: 20/4/1953
⟦illegible⟧
Subject: Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee.
To -
The General Secretariat for the Administration and Supervision of the Property of Jews Deprived of Iraqi Citizenship
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 5306 dated 12/4/1953;
Please note the following:-
1 - We confirm that the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee is still practicing its usual activities in accordance with the Community Regulation No. 36 of 1931.
2 - The members of the aforementioned synagogue committee at the time the Freezing Law was issued were:-
Saleh Nassim Masri
Heskel Shamoun Dubai
Shlomo Sasson Ezra Daoud
Menashe Heskel Shaya
Heskel Yosef Talfi
Daoud Nathan Haron
And they are the members of the committee appointed under our letter No. 560 dated
18/1/1953.
In view of the travel of some committee members outside Iraq, we have reconstituted the aforementioned committee from the following
individuals who retain Iraqi citizenship, pursuant to our letter No. 2993 dated 19/4/1953.
Member Name | Number and date of the non-revocation of Iraqi citizenship identity card
1 - Saleh Nassim Masri | 1659 on 27/4/952
2 - Heskel Shamoun Dubai | 2261 on 27/7/952
3 - Shlomo Sasson Ezra Daoud | 99 on 5/2/952
Please accept our highest respect
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee - for information.
⟦illegible signature/initials⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number :: T / 2992 / 53
Date :: 1953/4/19
Subject :: Committee for managing the affairs of the Ezra ⟦Daoud⟧ Synagogue
Honorable Gentlemen
1- Saleh Nassim Hay Masri
2- Heskel Shimon Dubai
3- Shlomo Sasson Ezra Daoud
Greetings
In view of the travel of some members of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue committee appointed by us according to our letter No. 560 dated
1/18/1948, and based on the requirements of the public interest and pursuant to Article Twenty-One of
the Community Regulation No. 36 of 1931, we have decided to reconstitute the committee from your honors.
Therefore, we hope you will commence this task
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number: T / 2992 / 52
Date: 19/4/1953
Subject: Committee for managing the affairs of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue
Honorable Gentlemen
1- Saleh Nassim Hay Masri
2- Samuel Shimon Dabby
3- Shlomo Sasson Ezra Daoud
After greetings
In view of the travel of some members of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue committee appointed by us according to our letter numbered 560 and dated
18/1/1948, and based on the requirements of the public interest and pursuant to Article Twenty-One of
the Community Regulation No. 26 of 1931, we have decided to re-form the committee from your honors.
Therefore, we hope you will commence this task
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
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2188
19 / 4 / 1952
To
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject - Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
After greetings
With reference to your letter No. 560 dated 18 / 1 / 1948 regarding the appointment of a committee to manage
the Ezra Daoud Synagogue consisting of the following individuals:
1- Daoud Nathan Haron, Member
2- Saleh Nassim Hay Masri, "
3- Heskel Youssef Alfi, "
4- Heskel Shimon Dabby, "
5- Menashi Heskel Shaya, "
6- Shlomo Slon Ezra Daoud, Honorary President
In view of the travel of the members: Daoud Nathan Haron, Heskel Youssef Alfi, and Menashi Heskel Shaya
outside Iraq, we request reliance on the remaining persons, who are:
1- Saleh Nassim Hay Masri
2- Heskel Shimon Dabby
3- Shlomo Slon Ezra Daoud
As a committee to manage the Ezra Daoud Synagogue.
Please accept our highest respect.
Shlomo Slon Ezra Daoud
ID Number 99 dated
5 / 2 / 1952
⟦signature⟧ | Heskel Shimon Dabby
ID Number 261 M dated
27 / 7 / 52
⟦signature⟧ | Saleh Nassim Masri
ID Number 1659 dated
27 / 4 / 1952
⟦signature⟧
We approve the proposal
⟦illegible⟧
The President
19 / 4 / 52
The Letter
For the registry and the collection department
⟦illegible⟧
19 / 4 / 52
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Number / Companies /: 5209
Date /: 1953/4/2
2187
1953/4/2
General Secretariat
for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Citizenship Has Been Revoked
Supervision
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Reference to your letter No. 53/2962 dated 17 / 3 / 1953.
It has been found that you have neglected to answer the points we inquired about in our letter No. 1515
dated 4 / 3 / 953, therefore please answer in detail the following points:
1- Your confirmation that the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee is still practicing its usual activities according to the Community Regulation
No. 36 of 1931.
2- The names of the synagogue members at the time the Freezing Law was issued.
3- The names of the synagogue members at the present time.
4- The numbers and dates of their identity cards for retaining Iraqi citizenship.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Acting Secretary General
A copy to:
Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police - Revocation Division - Reference to your letter No. 654 dated
1 / 4 / 953, and we will provide you with the required information.
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters - Companies.
Amer/M
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Number Companies / 4292
Date 2 / 3 / 1952
General Secretariat
For the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Nationality
Has Been Revoked
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters
Companies
218
15 / 2 / 1952
To -
Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Please inform us whether the members of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee still retain
their Iraqi nationality, along with the numbers and dates of these nationalities.
We request that you kindly provide the answer as quickly as possible.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Secretary General
A copy to -
Presidency of the Jewish Community - with reference to your letter No. 52/2962 dated
17 / 3 / 1952.
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters - Companies
Ibrahim / 3 / 28
⟦signature⟧
To be registered and notified to the committee
⟦signature⟧
5 / 4 / 952
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T/ ⟦484⟧ / 53
17/3/1953
Request to release a sum of money.
To -
The General Secretariat for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews Deprived of Iraqi Citizenship
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 1515 dated 4/2/1953;
Since the affairs of the Mosaic synagogues, in terms of their management and finances, are matters that belong to the Lay Council of this community;
exercised directly or through a committee or committees appointed for this purpose, based on Article 21 of
the Community Regulation No. 26 of 1931; and considering that the amount deposited in Credit Bank, amounting to four hundred dinars, belongs
to the Ezra Daoud Synagogue, for the purpose of spending it on religious matters therein; therefore, we kindly request the release of the mentioned amount, and permission
to pay it to the presidency of this community, to be used for the purposes designated for it according to the community's law and regulation.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee - for information.
22
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Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 2/27/1952
Mr. Naji Chinery
(1) Please inform us, regarding those whose citizenship is not revoked,
from the persons mentioned in the attached list.
Secretary of
the Council
(2) 1 Mr. Rose Nathan Haron
2 Bani Safar Shaya
3 Saghir Yusuf Hakim (formerly Yusuf Passport)
4 Nour ⟦Asher⟧ Zakaria
⟦signature⟧
2/2/52
Mr. Naji Chinery
(3) Do you mean that the persons whose names are mentioned above
have had their Iraqi citizenship revoked?
(4) Please provide your opinion on each <del>one</del> of them
Secretary of
the Council
3/4/52
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General Secretariat
for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Who Have Been Stripped of Iraqi
Citizenship
Banking Transactions
Number: 1515
Date: 2 / 5 / 1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 2121
Date 5 / 2 / 1952
To - Presidency of the Jewish Community
Subject / Request to release a sum
The Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee has submitted a request to us for the payment of a sum of (400/-) Dinars deposited
in its name in the current account with Credit Bank. To support this, they presented to us a copy of your letter
numbered 560 and dated 18 / 1 / 952 stating ⟦that it⟧ was taken based on Article Twenty-
One of the Community Regulation No. (36) of the year 931. In view of the passage of a significant period of time
since your aforementioned letter, we request that you confirm to us that the said committee is still practicing its
usual activities according to the aforementioned regulation and performing religious rituals in the said synagogue
and that the members still retain their Iraqi citizenship.
Acting Secretary General
A copy of it to: -
Credit Bank - for information, and we will provide you with what is necessary upon receipt of the reply
To be registered as incoming and sent to the Treasury
⟦signature⟧
5 / 2 / 52
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1/18/1948
Formation of a committee to manage the affairs of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue
Honorable Gentlemen
Notified by copy of the will of His Holiness Rifq
Official 589 ⟦4/6/47⟧
Mr. Daoud Nathan Haron
Mr. Saleh Nassim Hay Masri
Mr. Heskel Youssef Ani
Mr. Heskel Shimon Debi
Mr. Menashi Heskel Shahba
After greetings
Based on the requirements of the public interest, the Israeli Spiritual Council in
Baghdad has decided, based on the nomination of the Israeli Synagogues Committee in Baghdad, to form a committee of your honors to manage
the affairs of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue.
Please accept my respect with my heartfelt wishes to your honors for success and prosperity.
Rabbi Sasson Khedoori
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
RABBI
SASSON KHEDOORI
BAGHDAD
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
President of the Community
Copy to -
The Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad;
The Israeli Synagogues Committee in Baghdad; for information.
To be filed
⟦Synagogues⟧
A. ⟦...⟧
To be kept
In the Synagogues Committee
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
The Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
The Honorable Secretary General for the Freezing of Jewish Property
Subject / Employees' Salaries
We attach herewith the list ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) containing the salaries of the Mosaic Community employees for the month of April, year ⟦illegible⟧
In view of the fact that the persons mentioned below have been stripped of their Iraqi citizenship, and based on the instructions
notified to us in your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated 1/8/1951 in the amount of 525 Dinars
deposited with us according to your receipt numbered (43), please kindly approve the disbursement of the
salary amounts shown next to each of them from the aforementioned amounts and deliver them to the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
by check so that we can pay them to the beneficiaries against official receipts to be sent to you after payment:
1 - Victoria Ibrahim Salim, wife of Sasson Saleh Lulu ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars
President of the Mosaic Community
Total ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars only
Please kindly approve the disbursement of the aforementioned amount - with thanks in advance
On ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad on 1/14/1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
2122
Date 1/14/1952
His Excellency the Secretary General for Frozen Assets, Respected
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. / Rights / 68 dated 1/3/1953;
Please note the following:-
1- The Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee is a committee appointed by the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad for the purpose of managing the affairs of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue, pursuant to the Community Presidency letter No. 560 dated 1/18/1948, and it is responsible to the aforementioned Presidency for everything related to the affairs of the said synagogue, in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 and its Regulation No. 26 of 1931.
The members of the aforementioned committee, according to the aforementioned Community Presidency letter, are:-
Daoud Nathan Aaron - Member
Saleh Nassim Hay Masri - Member
Heskel Youssef Alfi - Member
Heskel Shamoun Dubai - Member
Munshi Heskel Shaya - Member
Shlomo Sassoon Ezra Daoud - Honorary President
2- A current account was opened for the aforementioned committee at Credit Bank, pursuant to the Community Presidency letter No. 51/1867 dated 5/8/1951.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
⟦Heskel Shamoun Dubai⟧
⟦Saleh Nassim Masri⟧
⟦S. Sassoon Ezra Daoud⟧
A copy to:-
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - for information.
16
Side
For registration and filing
The attached letter 560 dated 1/18/1948
Was requested by the engineer at the Presidency (Al-Khay group) to be seen by
The Secretary General and Mr. Abdul Razzaq ⟦...⟧
1/14/1952
Presidency
1/14/1952
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⟦Department Copy⟧
Baghdad August 10, 1950
Acting Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
We have an amount of three hundred and nine dinars and six hundred and twenty-three fils
belonging to the Ezra Daoud Synagogue, which we wish to deposit in the Iranian Bank in Baghdad in the name of the
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee. Therefore, we request you to notify the mentioned bank accordingly, provided that authorization to sign
checks for withdrawing funds be granted to two of the following three gentlemen:
Sassoon Ezra Daoud
Saleh Nassim Masri
Heskel Shamoun Debi
With much thanks and respect;
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
⟦illegible⟧
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
Taween - Baghdad
Taween - Baghdad
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T / 1518 / 500
8 / 1 / 1950
Department Copy
Directorate: ⟦illegible⟧
Ottoman Bank:
In: Baghdad
Greetings,
We request approval to open a current account in the name of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee, provided that withdrawals are made
with the signatures of any two of the three members of the mentioned synagogue, who are: Mr. Sassoon Ezra Daoud, Mr. Saleh Nassim
Moshi, and Mr. Heskel Shamaon Dubbi.
We provide below a specimen of the signatures of the individuals named above for your endorsement ⟦line⟧
Specimen Signature | Specimen Signature | Specimen Signature
Mr. Sassoon Ezra Daoud | Mr. Saleh Nassim Moshi | Mr. Heskel Shamaon Dubbi
⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧
For Filing
Synagogue
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to -
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
8/14/9
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T / 649 / 50
11 / 12 / 1950
The British Bank in Iran
(Middle East) - Baghdad
After greetings,
We request approval to open a current account in the name of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee, provided that withdrawals are made
by the signatures of any two of the three members of the aforementioned synagogue, who are Messrs. Sassoon Ezra Daoud, Saleh
Nassim Masri, and Heskel Shimon Dubai.
We provide below a specimen of the signatures of the gentlemen mentioned above for your records. Sincerely,
Specimen signature of Mr. Heskel Shimon Dubai | Specimen signature of Mr. Saleh Nassim Masri | Specimen signature of Mr. Sassoon Ezra Daoud
Heskel Shimon Dubai | Saleh Nassim Masri | Sassoon E. Daoud
For filing / so-and-so
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧ 10/12
Copy to:-
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
A / 29 / 11
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51/8867
5/8/1951
Ezra Daoud Synagogue Account
Credit Bank
Greetings,
Please rely on the signature of any two of the three members, namely Sassoon Ezra Daoud,
Saleh Nassim Masri, and Heskel Shimon Dubai, regarding the current account belonging
to the Ezra Daoud Synagogue.
We send below a specimen of the signatures of the aforementioned gentlemen for your
records. Sincerely.
Specimen signature | Specimen signature | Specimen signature
Mr. Sassoon Ezra Daoud | Mr. Saleh Nassim Masri | Mr. Heskel Shimon Dubai
⟦Sassoon E. Daoud⟧ | Saleh Nassim Masri | Heskel
Sassoon Ezra | | Shimon
| | Dubai
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to
The Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee
⟦Answered⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Iraqi Government
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Mosul Province Secretariat Department
Number 31 / 212
Date 13 / 3 / 1954
To
The Secretary General
Secretariat of Immovable Property
Subject / Deed of plot number 14 of district 15 Hamidat
We refer to the letter of the General Settlement Directorate No. 2571 dated 22 / 2 / 954 addressed
to your office, a copy of which was given to us, and we request you to kindly send the deed of the plot described above registered
in the name of the Jewish Community to us for the purpose of filing a lawsuit against the unauthorized occupants of the mentioned cemetery lands.
⟦signature⟧
Kamil Yahya
Secretary of Mosul Province
A copy to -
The President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - following up on our letter No. 1723 dated 7 / 11 / 953
addressed to the General Secretariat, a copy of which was sent to you, requesting
you provide us with an official power of attorney to file a lawsuit against the occupants of the
cemetery lands as soon as possible.
Saleh / A
General Secretariat
9
Archive
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Travel and Nationality
Number / 7281
Date / 8 / 10 / 1951
⟦illegible⟧
To / The Presidency of the Respected Mosaic Community
Subject / Revocation of Nationality
Based on the Council of Ministers Decision No. ⟦1754⟧ dated ⟦11 / 9 / 1951⟧, it was decided
to revoke the Iraqi nationality of the persons whose names are listed below for leaving Iraq illegally
and not returning to it within the legal period.
Therefore, we request that the necessary measures be taken regarding their movable and immovable property in accordance with the provisions of the law.
With appreciation.
1- Naeem Yusuf Shaul | 2- Yusuf Saleh Shaul | 3- Yusuf Daoud Sahyoun
4- Yusuf Yaqub Hakim | 5- Yusuf Saleh Shaul | 6- Yusuf Ibrahim Shaul
On behalf of / Director General of Travel and Nationality
⟦illegible signature⟧
A copy to :-
Directorate of General Security / for investigation
Presidency of the Rabbinate / for information
Baghdad on ⟦10 / 10 / 1951⟧
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General Secretariat
for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked
Number 5227
Date 7 / 11 / 1952
Secretariat of Immovable Property
Rents
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Subject / Inquiry
Safiya Ibrahim, the occupant of property number 12 / 96 located in
Qanbar Ali neighborhood, claimed that she was housed by you. Please confirm the validity of this and provide us
with the document that proves its ownership by you.
Secretary General
⟦signature⟧
A copy to:-
Rent Observer - for follow-up
2566
15 / 11 / 52
To be registered
Property Officer
For statement of opinion
General Secretariat
⟦signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/ ⟦2486⟧ / 54
Subject
Date 31 / 8 / 1954
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 10447 and dated 31 / 5 / 1954, we inform you that the house
numbered 1 / 4 Al-Sour neighborhood was leased on 17 / 6 / 1954 for an amount of 275/000 Dinars annually
to the Directorate of Transport and Traffic Police, and as for house 3 / 1, it was leased annually for two hundred Dinars to
Dr. ⟦Toka Roama⟧. House 2 / 1 remains vacant and we will inform your office upon its leasing, so please calculate
the property tax on this basis and exempt the current house from tax until the date of its leasing.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦Returned⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
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Incoming Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected
After greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 10447 dated 31/5/1954, we inform you that the house No.
1/4 Al-Sour quarter was leased on 17/6/54 for an annual amount of 375.000 Dinars to the Directorate of
Transport and Traffic Police. As for the other two houses 1/3 and 1/2, they have not been leased yet, and we will inform your office
of the date of their lease <del>and the house ⟦...⟧ was leased annually for two hundred Dinars</del>
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦...⟧ Dr. Lucar, and as for house 2/1, it
is still vacant and we will inform your office upon
its lease. Please calculate
the property on this basis and exempt the current house from tax
until the date of its lease. Please accept our highest respect.
To ⟦...⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T / 541
Subject:
Date: 29 / 7 / 1954
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 10447 and dated 31 / 5 / 1954, we inform you that the house numbered
4 / 1 Al-Sur neighborhood was leased on 17 / 6 / 54 for an amount of 375/000 Dinars annually to the Directorate of Police
Transport and Traffic, and as for the other two houses 3 / 1 and 2 / 1, they have not been leased yet and we will inform your office
of the date of their lease.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Finance
Directorate General of Revenues
Number: 10447
Date: 21 / 5 / 1954
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming
Number 457
Date 25 / 5 / 54
To - Presidency of the Jewish Community
Subject / Notification of Assessment Ticket
We send you herewith the property tax assessment ticket numbered 29 / 1 / 24 and dated 2 / 2 / 54
containing the assessment of the annual income for the property numbered 4 / 5 / 24 located in Al-Sour neighborhood
belonging to the Meir Elias Waqf, requesting that they be notified of it and to send
a written receipt confirming its delivery. For your information and to inform us
Director General of Revenues
⟦signature⟧
Attachments
1 - Assessment ticket
Issued to Mr. Al-Thawab for the follow-up