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
80452 Secretary
Number T/: 63 /
Date: 4 / 1963 /
Subject /:
The Respected Director of General Income Tax
After greetings
Mr. Sassoon Khedhouri Abboudia is an employee in this Presidency and it has taken
upon itself his income tax regarding his salaries and allowances that he receives from it.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number: 622 / 63 Date: 15 / 5 / 1963 Subject: Mr. Director of Property Tax - Rusafa - Respected After greetings The shop numbered 11 B / 152 Faraj Allah neighborhood has been vacant since 1 / 4 / 1963. Therefore, please exempt it from the tax. Please accept our highest respect Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦Sassoon Khedhouri⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number: 622/63 Date: 1963/5/15 Subject / Mr. Director of Property Tax - Rusafa - Respectfully After greetings The shop numbered 11 d / 152 Faraj Allah neighborhood has been vacant since 1963/5/1. Therefore, please exempt it from the tax. Please accept our highest respect Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦Khedhouri Sassoon⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number ⟦587⟧ / 63 Date 4 / 7 / 1963 Subject / The Respected Director of Property Tax for Rusafa Greetings, The property numbered 30 B / 94 Qanbar Ali neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 500/- Dinars. Please calculate the tax on this basis. Please accept our highest respect. Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦Haqqi Barnouti⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦584⟧ / 63 Date 4 / 7 / 1963 Subject / Respected Director of Property Tax for Rusafa Greetings, The shop numbered 30 C / 94 in Qanbar Ali neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 500/- Dinars. Please calculate the tax on this basis. Please accept our highest respect. Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦Sassoon Khedhouri⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number 21 / ⟦58⟧ Date 5 / 7 / 1963 Subject / The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax Greetings, The house numbered 94/5130 in Qanbar Ali neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 100/- Dinars. Please calculate the tax on this basis. Please accept our highest respect. Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦illegible⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number: 63/ Date: 5/7/1963 Subject / Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax Greetings, The ruined house numbered 137/25 in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 30/- Dinars. Please calculate the tax on this basis. Please accept our highest respect. Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦illegible⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 ⟦line⟧ Number: ⟦584⟧ / 63 Date: 5 / 7 / 1963 Subject / The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax Greetings, The house numbered 30 / 94 in Qanbar Ali neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 72/- Dinars. Please calculate the tax on this basis. Please accept our highest respect. Chairman of the Administrative Committee ⟦Sassoon Khedhouri⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number ⟦649⟧ / 63 Date 3 / 1 / 1963 Subject / Mr. Director of Property Tax Baghdad / Al-Rusafa, Respectfully Greetings, The property numbered 56/137 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood has been demolished by us due to its danger as of 1 / 1 / 1963 Therefore, please order its exemption from property tax. Please accept our highest respect On behalf of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number 63 / 500 Date 1/2/1963 Subject / The Respected Director of Property Tax for Karrada Al-Sharqiya Greetings, The house numbered 1/9/21 in Al-Bataween neighborhood is vacant as of 1/1/1963, therefore please order its exemption from property tax. Please accept our highest respect. On behalf of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews ⟦illegible⟧
⟦Copy of⟧ (1) According to the statement of balances distributed according to the following registered ownership and deposited in banks :- Fils Dinar | Instrument No. | Date | Bank ⟦2554 / 632⟧ | | 11/8/62 | Iraqi Credit ⟦...⟧ 354 / 875 | | 21/8/62 | Al-Rafidain ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 2909/000 Only two thousand nine hundred and nine dinars.
⟦illegible⟧ attached with ⟦illegible⟧ private in the Karkh Court of First Instance 3- The administrative body found that these cases drain efforts and endeavors and time, and to facilitate the interest, it must settle all these matters through the specialized bodies related to these cases, including those who receive the resulting amounts due for estimating the fees referred at this time 4- In view of what we have briefly presented regarding the cases that concern our community we see the following proposal is for the purpose of settling the subject of these cases, and that is as follows :- 1- Settling the taxes that reach the amount of 1450/- Dinars and continuing entirely to keep the taxes ⟦illegible⟧ from the coming years year by year 2- Paying an amount of 627/- Dinars immediately from the original taxes of previous years amounting to 1450/- Dinars, provided that you pay the remaining amount of 823/- Dinars by a maximum of 10/1970/- each installment is paid month by month over the next five years starting from the date of signing this settlement. 3- Paying the amount of 891/- the additional tax and its amount is 891/- Dinars immediately and continuing to keep the taxes for the coming years year by year. 5- Accordingly, the amount that <del>will be paid</del> will be settled now :- 1450/- Dinars original taxes 627/- Installment of the original taxes 891/- Additional taxes ⟦line⟧ 2968/- Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight In conclusion, we hope for your approval of this settlement, thanking your esteemed directorate for the service of helping us ⟦illegible⟧ in this regard. Please accept our highest respect Adib
Mr. ⟦...⟧ respected The Rusafa Real Estate Tax Directorate informed us of the necessity to pay the amounts due regarding ⟦...⟧ the property due on the endowments of Menahem Daniel for the years ⟦...⟧ of the current year and which is due ⟦...⟧ 7240/000 Taxes for previous years 1950/000 Taxes for the current year 89/000 Additional tax 9159/000 Nine thousand one hundred and fifty-nine dinars And that is according to the warnings ⟦...⟧ numbered 751, 849, and 686 682 and 685 dated 7/6/52 and 5/29/52 ⟦...⟧ We place before ⟦...⟧ the General Commission the following proposal:- 1- That the endowments of Menahem Daniel, which consist of ⟦...⟧ a market 504 ⟦...⟧ the known Menahem market (for Khan Khaffan) and according to the requirement of the guardianship of one of ⟦...⟧ the Nile neighborhood currently the City 550 and was ⟦...⟧ by his agent ⟦...⟧ Daniel according to a legal ⟦...⟧. And since the mentioned endowments are of the 'Mutawalliya' type and are not part of all the endowment's revenues he spends them all on specific charitable causes and they are not for the endowment owners any tendency of guardianships, the Personal Status Court has decided to remove the guardianship under number 87/52 and the decision has acquired the final degree ⟦...⟧ 2- The Committee for the Administration of Jewish Property ⟦...⟧ by the decision to assign the guardianship of this endowment to the Director General of General Revenues according to its letter 15/9 and 52/A that the committee ⟦...⟧ does not grant the guardianship fee, and since the guardian now and his agent in the endowments, that paying them from the revenues for the past years it has performed its duties in managing those properties first and does not possess the liquidity ⟦...⟧ at the present time ⟦...⟧ the Ministry by it before its department, but rather other charities ⟦...⟧ for general revenues
— 2 — B — You shall pay an amount of 1270/- Dinars immediately from the original taxes of previous years amounting to 7620/- Dinars, provided that you pay the remaining amount of 6350/- Dinars in five installments each amounting to 1270/- Dinars, each installment to be paid during the months of April of the next five years starting from April / 964 until the month of April / 968. C — You shall pay the amount of the additional tax of 89/- Dinars immediately and we continue to fulfill the additional taxes for the coming years, year by year. E — Accordingly, the amount we will pay now is: Fils / Dinar | 1450 / 000 | For taxes for the current year 1270 / 000 | Installment of previous taxes 89 / 000 | Additional taxes 2809 / — | Only two thousand eight hundred and nine Dinars. In conclusion, we hope for your approval of this settlement, thanking your esteemed General Directorate for its assistance in this regard. With respect. The President A copy to: Rusafa Property Tax Directorate — We attach herewith the following two checks, requesting to be provided with the receipts. Fils / Dinar | Check Number | Date | Bank 633 / 366 | | 11 / 8 / 63 | Iraqi Credit Baghdad ⟦2175⟧ / 634 | | 11 / 8 / 63 | Eastern — Baghdad 2809 / 000 | Only two thousand eight hundred and nine Dinars | |
- 2 - B - You shall pay an amount of 1270/- Dinars immediately from the original taxes of previous years amounting to 7620/- Dinars, provided that you pay the remaining amount of 6350/- Dinars in five installments each amounting to 1270/- Dinars, each installment to be paid during the months of April of the next five years starting from April / 964 until the month of April / 968. C - You shall pay the amount of the additional tax of 89/- Dinars immediately and we continue to fulfill the additional taxes for the coming years, year by year. 5 - Accordingly, the amount that we will pay now is:- Fils / Dinar | 1450 / 000 | For taxes for the current year 1270 / 000 | Installment of previous taxes 89 / 000 | Additional taxes 2809 / - | Only two thousand eight hundred and nine Dinars. In conclusion, we hope for your approval of this settlement, thanking your respected General Directorate for its assistance in this regard. With respect. ⟦W.⟧ The President A copy of it to:- Rusafa Property Tax Directorate - We attach herewith the following two checks, requesting to provide us with the receipts. Fils / Dinar | Check Number | Date | Bank 633 / 366 | ⟦50104⟧ | 11 / 8 / 63 | Iraqi Credit - Baghdad 2175 / 634 | ⟦559977⟧ | 11 / 8 / 63 | Eastern - Baghdad 2809 / 000 | Only two thousand eight hundred and nine Dinars | |
9070/000 Taxes for the current year 89/000 Additional tax 9159/000 Only nine thousand one hundred and fifty-nine dinars. And that is according to the warnings numbered 751, 684, 686, 683, and 685 dated 6/6/1963 and 20/5/963 respectively. We present before your respected General Directorate the following:- (1) The endowments of Menahem Salih Daniel, which consist of 297 shares out of 504 shares of the shops of the well-known Menahem Market (Khan Jaghan) and some other few roofed structures, were under the trusteeship of Emil Salih Shlomo since the year 955 and were managed by an agent of his, Edward Yaqub Shashoua. In view of the illegal actions taking place by the trustee and his agent and their squandering of all the endowment's revenues and their leasing of all its properties for long years and their receipt of all the rents, among other actions, the Court of Personal Matters in Baghdad decided to remove him from the trusteeship in the lawsuit numbered 30/Sh/959, and the decision became final in the month of August/962. (2) The Court of Personal Matters in Baghdad decided to assign the trusteeship of this endowment to the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews on the date of 15/9/962. (3) Our committee, after receiving the duties of the trusteeship, found that the previous trustee and his agent, in addition to their squandering of all revenues for the years from 955 to 962, had leased all the endowment properties for three additional years and received all the rents, in addition to the seizure of all the properties' revenues by their creditors, and that the amounts of the seizures exceed thirty thousand dinars, according to the primary lawsuit numbered 45B/61 filed in the Karkh Court of First Instance. (4) The Administrative Committee found that this endowment is overwhelmed with debts and seizures; nevertheless, in appreciation of its responsibility, it must settle all these matters, hoping for the assistance of the competent authorities that have a relationship with this endowment, including your respected General Directorate, requesting an appreciation of the circumstances surrounding this endowment. (5) In view of what we have briefly presented in the previous paragraphs, our committee presents the following proposal for the purpose of settling the matter of these taxes as follows:- A- We will pay the current taxes amounting to -/1450 dinars immediately, and our committee will continue to fulfill the taxes for the coming years, year by year.
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Number - Date - To - The Honorable Director General of Revenues Greetings. The Rusafa Property Tax Directorate has informed us of the necessity to pay the amounts listed below for property tax accrued on the Menahem Salih Daniel endowments for the years from 1956, 1957 until the current year, which after classification are as follows:- Dinar / Fils | 000 / 7620 | Taxes for previous years 000 / 1450 | Taxes for the current year 000 / 89 | Additional tax 000 / 9159 | Only nine thousand one hundred and fifty-nine dinars. This is in accordance with the warnings numbered 751, 684, 686, 683, and 685 dated 6/6/1962 and 20/5/962 respectively. We present the following before your esteemed General Directorate:- (1) The Menahem Salih Daniel endowments, which consist of 297 shares out of 504 shares of the shops of the well-known Menahem Market (Khan Jaghan) and some other few roofed structures, were under the trusteeship of Emil Salih Shlomo since the year 955 and were managed by an agent of his, Edward Yaqub Shashoua. In view of the illegal actions carried out by the trustee and his agent and their squandering of all the endowment's revenues, their leasing of all its properties for long years, and their receipt of all the rents, in addition to other actions, the Personal Status Court in Baghdad decided to remove him from the trusteeship in case number 30/Sh/959, and the decision became final in the month of August/962. (2) The Personal Status Court in Baghdad decided to assign the trusteeship of this endowment to the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews on 15/9/962. (3) After assuming the duties of trusteeship, our committee found that the previous trustee and his agent, in addition to squandering all revenues for the years from 955 to 962, had leased all the endowment properties for three additional years and received all the rents, in addition to the seizure of all property revenues by their creditors, and that the amounts of the seizures exceed thirty thousand dinars, according to the primary case numbered 45B/61 filed in the Karkh Court of First Instance. (4) The Administrative Committee found that this endowment is overwhelmed with debts and seizures; nevertheless, and in appreciation of its responsibility, it must settle all these matters, hoping for the assistance of the competent authorities related to this endowment, including your esteemed General Directorate, requesting an appreciation of the circumstances surrounding this endowment. (5) In view of what we have briefly presented in the previous paragraphs, our committee presents the following proposal for the purpose of settling the matter of these taxes as follows:- A- We shall pay the current taxes amounting to 1450/- dinars immediately, and our committee will continue to fulfill the taxes for the coming years, year by year. - Please follow - 62
Presidency of the ⟦...⟧ Community Baghdad Number: ⟦...⟧ Date: ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ the Jewish Community ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 1951 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ deprivation of citizenship ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ to ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ committee ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ the Jews ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The Respected Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax Subject: Vacancy of Occupant Since the house numbered ⟦540/55⟧ in this neighborhood has been vacant as of the date 1 / 4 / 54 ⟦illegible⟧ Please accept the highest expressions of respect Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ Written on 1 / 4 / 54
⟦illegible⟧ for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number 63/ ⟦illegible⟧ Date 23/9/1963 Subject / Vacancy of property. Mr. Director of Property Tax / Al-Rusafa / Respectfully Greetings Since the house numbered 40 H / 233 Sinak from the endowments of Heskel Menachem Daniel is vacant from 1/4/1962 We request you to mark that in your records, with respect. Endowment Trustee Heskel Youssef Setti On behalf of / Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 80452 Number Date 1/23/1963 Subject / Mr. Director of Property Tax / Al-Rusafa / Respected Greetings Since the warehouse numbered 40 D / 233 Sinak from the endowments of Heskel Daniel has been vacant since 4/1/1962. We request that you note this in your records. With respect. Endowment Trustee Heskel Yousif ⟦Smeiti⟧ On behalf of / Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦...⟧ Tax ⟦...⟧ Subject / Exploitation of real estate The Administrative Committee for Jews in Baghdad has leased the house numbered ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ from the heirs of Nissim Daniel on the date ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and according to the lease contract numbered ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ the building located in the ⟦...⟧ district for the account of Al-Rafidain Drug Store Company Limited by a rental value amounting to -/⟦210⟧ Dinars (Two hundred and ten Dinars) annually, and that the mentioned building has remained occupied since the date ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ and the certified rent has been paid to the Secretariat for the mentioned period enclosed, noting that this house ⟦...⟧ does not fall under the jurisdiction of your esteemed directorate as of the date ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ A copy to:- Income Tax Directorate, First Zone ⟦...⟧ Heirs of Nissim Daniel and on their behalf ⟦...⟧ Nissim ⟦...⟧ for your kind attention
Administration ⟦...⟧ Number: In ⟦...⟧ Date Subject / Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax, Respectfully Greetings The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, in its capacity as the trustee for the endowments of Heskel Tweig and Daniel ⟦...⟧ doors 2/32 and 2/32 and 2/233 and its apartment numbers 2/232 and 2/232 and ⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧/232 and 2/233 newly constructed located in Al-Sinak district on ⟦...⟧ Company ⟦...⟧ with an annual rent of -/3125 Dinars (Three thousand one hundred and twenty-five Dinars) ⟦...⟧ and that is from the date 12/4/1963 and that was done according to the contract certified by the Notary Public ⟦...⟧ this committee has previously obtained from your respected directorate an exemption for a period of ⟦...⟧ The law. Please kindly note that. Please accept our highest respect Attachments Number of copies of a contract certified by the Notary Public. A copy of it to:- Accounting of the endowments of Menachem Daniel, Ezra, and Heskel Tweig - for implementation
Number: ⟦...⟧ 62 Date: 7 / 10 / 53 Subject / Mr. Director of Property Tax, Rusafa Baghdad, Respectfully ⟦...⟧ Property No. 11/137, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, has been vacant for a long time, so please order its exemption from ⟦...⟧ Please accept our highest respect ⟦...⟧ For the Jews ⟦...⟧