Citizenship Correspondence between Iraqi Government and Jewish Community; Synagogue Financial Information
View interactive document pageThese are documents relating to the Baghdadi Jewish community, many about Iraqi citizenship. Included are various correspondences between the Jewish community and the Iraqi government. Correspondence with the Secretary General of the Frozen Fund Administration regarding the revocation of Iraqi citizenship of employees at Jewish establishments and daily payment of workers; a letter with names and salaries of employees; a letter from the Secretariat for Monitoring and Managing the Funds of the Jews to the Jewish Hospital Council proclaiming Jewish Iraqi citizenship and permitting employers to pay the employees but freeze a percentage of their salary for the Secretariat. Correspondence with the Secretariat to Monitor and Manage the Funds of the Jews: proclaiming Iraqi Citizenship to the Directorate of Travel and Citizenship, and to the President of the Jewish Community verifying if certain people are having their Iraqi citizenship revoked; requesting the release of a Jewish community fund; the formation of a committee to manage the affairs of David Ezra Synagogue; inquires related to property; request to exempt the Jewish poor from paying tax on their belongings when leaving Iraq; a request to return a shop belonging to the Jewish community; paying the Jewish cemetery guard accumulated salaries; returning an endowed Jewish property; provisions to help the Jewish poor; releasing items belonging to Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (burial society) for Jewish burial; returning the endowed eye hospital and pharmacy; Information about Hebrew religious books in the storage of the Directorate; letters between the President of the Jewish Community and Iraqi government offices regarding exchanging information and answering inquiries, the heirs of Jewish deceased, names, Jewish hospital operations, property tax, lifting the "hand" from the Jewish community funds, and management of the Jewish community funds. Documents relating to Baghdadi Synagogues: an inventory from Mindili Synagogue; correspondence between the Committee on the Administration of Ezra Synagogue and the Directory of Rights and Commercial Matters regarding the members of Ezra Synagogue citizenship status; correspondence from the Jewish Lay Council and banks about opening a bank account for Ezra Synagogue; correspondence from the Lay Council to the Secretary General of the frozen funds regarding the name of the Ezra synagogue committee. Correspondence between the Jewish Lay Council to the General Secretariat regarding exporting 100 Jewish books to without paying for the silver cover; a reply from Municipality of Rights and Commercial Matters to permit the export of the books if it had no silver cover; the Jewish presidency’s reply that it is a family owned, there are not commercial items, and it is against the freedom of religion law. Correspondence from Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri: to the General Directorate of Import regarding Iraqi Jewish property taxes, the Jewish properties exempted from tax, hospitals, schools and orphanages; to the Chairman of the Property requesting a copy of plans and documents of properties belonging to the Jewish community; to the Director of Property Tax requesting a reduction or exemption of property tax for demolition or vacancy reasons.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T /: ⟦illegible⟧ / 59
Date: 21 / 10 / 1959
Subject:
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Excellency, the Director General of Imports, Respectfully
After greetings
As we wish to renovate the property number Doors 78/113, which is currently vacant
Please order its exemption from property tax.
And please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting Head of the Community
Sarah
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad: Telephone number: 83531 President 5452 Secretary Number T /: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> / 59 Date: 21 / 10 / 1959 Subject: 157 Honorable Director General of Revenues Greetings, As we wish to renovate the property number 78 / A / 113, which is currently vacant, we request your order to exempt it from property tax. Please accept our highest respect. Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Acting President of the Community Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number: 83531 President / 5452 Secretary Number T/: 59 / Date: 10/21/1959 Subject: 158 Honorable Director General of Revenues Greetings, As we intend to renovate the property number 78b/113, which is currently vacant, please issue your order to exempt it from property tax. Please accept our highest respect. Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Acting President of the Community Sassoon
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 59 / ⟦...⟧
Date: 21 / 10 / 1959
Subject:
159
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected
After greetings
Since we wish to renovate the property number doors 78c/113, which is currently vacant
Please order its exemption from property tax.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: ⟦59⟧ / ⟦19⟧
Date: 1959/10/21
Subject:
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected
After greetings
Since we wish to renovate the property number doors 78D / 113 and it is currently vacant
Please order its exemption from property tax.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧ Honorable Director General of Revenues After greetings Please note that we lease under the property contract number doors 3 78/112 , 2 78/112 , - 78/112 , 1 78/112 , 78/112 And these shops are vacant at the present time We request your order to exempt them from property tax Please accept our highest respect A. Hatem On page This is for clarification
Presidency of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T /: 59 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 21 / 10 / 1959
Subject:
161
His Excellency the Honorable Director General of Revenues
Greetings,
As the house with door number 60 / 140, Al-Abid quarter, has become a ruin and is uninhabitable
for residence, please order its exemption from the property tax.
Please accept the assurances of our highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧ Honorable Director General of Revenues Baghdad Since the house numbered ⟦60/14⟧ in Al-Anab neighborhood has become unfit for habitation, please order its exemption from property tax. Please accept our highest respects. General President
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
162
Honorable Director General of Revenues
Greetings,
Since the house numbered 58 / 140 in Al-Abid neighborhood has become a ruin and is unfit
for habitation, please order its exemption from property tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad on ⟦....................⟧ Honorable Director of Revenues After greetings Since the house numbered doors 58/140 in the Al-Sabb neighborhood is in ruins and unfit for habitation, please exempt it from property tax for this reason. Please accept our highest respects. A. Q. M.
Baghdad 10/19/1959 His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee After greetings: I submit to your Excellency a ⟦list⟧ of properties and lands that will be newly built, as I request your Excellency to instruct the secretary of the community to write a request ⟦for exemption⟧ from the property tax for each single property listed to exempt it for one year after construction And to your Excellency the details House | Number | Location House | 58 / 140 | Obeid House | 60 / 140 | Obeid Shop | 78 / 112 | Qanbar Ali " | 78a / 112 | " " | 78b / 112 | " House | 78c / 112 | " " | 78d / 112 | " Khan | 148 / 112 | Qanbar Ali Roofed Well of the Goldsmiths | 150 / 112 | Ras al-Qarya 28 / 177 Ras al-Qarya 26 / 177 Ras al-Qarya 28 / 177 Ras al-Qarya Secretary - Please submit petitions to the Property Tax Department for the exemption of the ⟦...⟧ properties mentioned above, specifically those that have been newly built 10/19/1959 ⟦illegible stamp/signature⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: ⟦59⟧ / ⟦...⟧
Date: 21 / 10 / 1959
Subject:
162
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected
After greetings
The house number 30 / 109 Bab al-Agha is currently a ruin and vacant
So we request your order to exempt it from property tax.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad on .... Honorable Director of Revenues After greetings The shop door number The house door number ⟦20/109⟧ Bab al-Agha is currently ⟦unbuilt⟧, therefore we request its exemption from property tax. Please accept the highest expressions of respect ⟦Zaki⟧ Qasim
Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ / 8 / 10 His Excellency the President of ⟦illegible⟧ After greetings: This respected community has ⟦illegible⟧ and ruins that are currently vacant and available. Your Excellency is requested to instruct the writing of a letter to the Tax Directorate to inform them of this, and therefore they must be filled out as soon as they are rented, along with the rental value. The ruins of the Beit Al-Suwaid and Shaul synagogues, numbered 140/77 B Tawlan and 140/37 Tawlan, are vacant. Shop No. 115/19 under the Tekkiye is vacant and available, and no tax has been paid on it until now. Ruined house 109/20 Bab Al-Agha ⟦Signature⟧ The Secretary Please submit a complete letter to the specialized department To the Property Tax Department 19 / 1 / 1951 959
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
In Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/:
Date: ⟦1951/10/26⟧
Subject:
Honorable Director General of Revenues
Greetings
Please note that the bakery numbered doors 234b / 94 in the Souk Hanoun quarter is
vacant ⟦line⟧ .
With highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/:
Date: ⟦1959/10/26⟧
165
Subject
Honorable Director General of Revenues
After greetings
Please reconsider the property tax assessment for shop number doors 234/L/94
Souq Hanoun neighborhood, as the mentioned shop is leased for twelve dinars and not for twenty
dinars. The assessment memo is attached to our letter numbered M/56/ and dated
26/10/1959.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T / 59
Date 29 / 10 / 1959
Subject ⟦line⟧
166
Honorable Director General of Revenues
After greetings
Please note that the house number doors 1 K / 131 Qanbar Ali neighborhood is vacant.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: ⟦...⟧ / 59
Date: 26 / 10 / 1959
Subject:
167
Honorable Director General of Revenues
After greetings
Please reconsider the property tax assessment for shop number doors 94/236
Souq Hanoun quarter, as the assessment is sixty dinars while the rent of the mentioned shop is only
twelve dinars, attached is the assessment note numbered 34 volume (1).
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number :: M / 591 Date :: 10 / 10 / 1951 Subject :: 168 His Excellency the Director of Tapu for Baghdad Governorate - Rusafa - Respected After greetings Please order an inspection and the fixing of boundaries and area for the properties sequence 244 and 245 and 246 Ras al-Qarya neighborhood, which belong to this presidency. Please accept our highest respect Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦Sassoon⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Honorable Director of ⟦Land Registry⟧ - Rusafa Greetings, Please order the inspection and verification of the boundaries and the four sides of the properties Sequence 244, 245, and 246 ⟦District⟧ Ras al-Qarya, belonging to ⟦illegible⟧ of this Presidency. Please accept our highest respect. President of the Administrative Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T/ 581
Subject:
Date: 17/6/1958
169
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province - Rusafa - Respectfully
After greetings
Please provide us with copies of the registration and maps for the properties sequence 514, 512, and 481 in the
Taura neighborhood belonging to this Presidency.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon
Presidency of the ⟦Council⟧ Administrative of the Israelite Community Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Governorate - Rusafa - Respectfully After greetings We request that you provide us with copies of the deed and maps for the properties Sequence 514, 512, and 481 in the neighborhood of Al-Tawrat belonging to this Presidency Please accept our highest respect The Rabbi
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 59 /
Date: 1959/9/10
Subject ⟦7 - u⟧
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Governorate - Rusafa - Respected
After greetings
Please provide us with a copy of the registration and a map for the property sequence 12 Qishla belonging to this
Presidency.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting Head of the Community
⟦Adel⟧
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ To the Director of ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Rusafa - The Respected Registry Greetings, Please provide us with a copy of the record and date of ⟦birth⟧ Sequence 12, Residents' Register in Al-Rusafa. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦Ai Hatem⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 59 /
Date: 1959/11/19
Subject:
Honorable Director General of Revenues
After greetings
Reference to the assessment memo No. 23 Vol. 1 notified to us on 59/11/8
The rental value of the house No. Doors 14/23 Taht al-Takiya is currently leased for
57/600 Dinars while the property tax assessment is -/100 Dinars, so please order the verification
of the rental value and the deduction of tax accordingly.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Sassoon