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800 525 5555 275 80 Summa bint Hanim Boy 25 Harun bin Munshi 20 Afun bint ⟦illegible⟧ 25 ⟦illegible⟧ 114 ⟦illegible⟧ <del>48</del> 28 La Faraj bint Rubi ⟦line⟧ 124 277
IJA 3105
Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community Organizations; Booklets in Arabic and Judeo-Arabic of the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah
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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are correspondence from the Burial Society (Ḥevrah Ḳadishah), the Lay Council, the President of the Jewish Community, the Spiritual Council, and the Chief Rabbi. There are letters about the Jewish Hospitals, the rules of the Burial Society, and accounting rules of the Jewish community. There are also four booklets: 2 in Judeo-Arabic printed by Elias Shoḥeṭ for the Burial Society, printed in 5690 (1929 or 1930); 2 are in Arabic printed in 5709 (1948 or 1979) and 5708 (1947 or 1948). This item also includes documents concerning the foundation of the organization, a newspaper article about a dispute within the Baghdadi Jewish community, and the minutes from several meetings.
AI English Translation, Pages 76-100
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HEBRA KADISHA SOCIETY Baghdad Hebra Kadisha Baghdad Hebra Kadisha Society Baghdad No. Number: Date: August 29, 1925 To the Honorable Head of the Israelite Community After greetings and respect, In response to your letter dated August 6, 1925, No. 2212, The share of Reuben Hakham Matta Sadqa after his death passed to his wife and his sons Naeem and Selim and his daughter, the wife of Yehuda Ainayat. At the time, the Hebra Kadisha Society purchased the wife's share and the shares of his sons Naeem and Selim in the name of Shaul Abdullah Zabadi. The deed has been submitted to your excellency, as I was informed by the secretary of the assembly, in order to perform the endowment transaction. Please accept my highest respect. ⟦Moshe...⟧ Head of the Hebra Kadisha Society ⟦illegible⟧
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2256 2 September 935 His Eminence the President of the Hebra Qadisha Society, the Respected Reference to your letter dated 29 August 5695 I have understood from your society's secretary that Shaoul Effendi Fahd Allah Nawi is ready to endow the shares registered in his name according to certain conditions, so please be so kind as to list them so I may present them to the venerable Lay Council - and may you remain well. ⟦signature⟧ Khedouri Head of the Community 29
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Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY - BAGHDAD Telephone Number 531 TELEPHONE NO. 531 ⟦line⟧ Number: 3254 Subject Summary: Date: 2 September 935 His Excellency the Respected President of the Lay Council Attached herewith is a copy of the reply from the Secretariat of the Capital No. 13569 dated 29 August 935 to our letter No. 3301 dated 1 August 935; For On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Community
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Baghdad on July 30, 1935 To the honorable and distinguished President of the Corporeal Council, respected After greetings and respect, with reference to your letter No. 2924 dated July 24, 1935, our committee has audited this matter and suggests sending the attached response to the Secretariat of the Capital. It appears to us that this letter explains the matter clearly and demonstrates the position of the community regarding the fee for this marsh, whether from the legal side or from the financial side, and it serves as the report requested in your replied-to letter. We return to you all the documents received enclosed with your replied-to letter. With highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Properties Committee Attachments 40
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3254 2 September 935 His Excellency the President of the Secular Council, the respected Attached herewith is a copy of the response from the Mayoralty of the Capital, number 13566, dated August 29, 935 regarding our letter numbered 3301 and dated August 1, 935; about ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community 22
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Swamp Number 2201 1 August 935 To the Secretariat of the Capital With reference to our letter No. 3278 dated 10 July 935 Upon auditing the status of the swamp named Bustan Qaddouri, it was found: 1- That according to the Tabu deed dated March 1926, sequence 59, the mentioned orchard considering 320 shares, of which 310 are endowed to be a cemetery for the Israelite dead, and 6 shares to Yusuf bin Manshi Yusuf Sadqa, deceased, and 32 shares to Simha bint Moshi Yusuf Sadqa, and 14 shares to Harun bin Manshi, and their location is unknown to us. And the trustee over the endowed shares is the head of the Israelite community. It is thus evident clearly that we have no connection to (110) shares of the mentioned property. 2- That the endowed shares of the mentioned property are not legally considered owned by the community, and that the head of the community has the right of trusteeship over them only. The trustee in this case has the right to manage the endowment, and is not obligated to spend on the development and management of the endowment except from what comes from the endowment's own yield. Since the mentioned swamp does not yield any income, it was found upon auditing the case that it is not within the power of the trustee to obtain the necessary funds for its development and the filling of its swamps, nor is he obligated to bear these expenses personally. 3- Since the land under discussion is used as a cemetery for a significant number of the people of Baghdad, it appeared to us that the filling of the swamps located therein, if they are harmful to public health, falls to your respected department according to its jurisdiction. With further respect to Your Excellency. For filing On behalf of Head of the Community
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Capital Secretariat Number - 13569 Date - 29 Jumada al-Ula 935 29 August 935 To Presidency of the Jewish Community With reference to your letter No. 3301 dated August 1, 935 As you know, the swamp under discussion has become a source of danger threatening public health, in addition to being surrounded by inhabited buildings and located near places of public interest; therefore, filling it has become of great importance. On this occasion, we would like to draw your attention to your letter No. 3278 dated July 10, 935, in which you state that you have issued instructions to bury this swamp, while you now return and try to evade doing so under a pretext that has no basis in reality, something we did not hope to receive from the Community Council—that council which should treat such work with the care and attention it deserves. Furthermore, we do not believe that your guardianship over the lands where that swamp is located is limited to managing and benefiting from them only, without bearing the requirements of their development and the removal of the danger resulting from them. Therefore, as the remaining of the mentioned swamp is a cause of harm to public safety, and leaving it as it is does not align with the plan the government has resolved to follow in eliminating the swamps surrounding the capital entirely, we avoid resorting to the use of the direct procedures authorized to us by law, which do not suit the moral status of the Community Council, as we would with other individuals. We hope, finally, that you will do what is necessary to bury it during the necessary period; Mayor of the Capital ⟦illegible⟧ A copy of it to The Ministry of Interior for kind information
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Capital Secretariat Number - 13569 Date - 29 Jumada al-Awwal 1354 29 August 935 To Head of the Israelite Community With reference to your letter number 3301 dated August 1, 935 As you know, the swamp under discussion has become a source of danger threatening public health, in addition to being surrounded by populated buildings and located near places that are the focus of attention. Therefore, filling it has become of great importance. On this occasion, we would like to draw your attention to your letter number 3278 dated July 10, 935, in which you state that you have instructed the filling of this swamp, while you now return and attempt to evade doing so under a pretext that has no basis in reality, something we did not expect to receive from the Community Council—that council which should give such work the care and attention it deserves. Furthermore, we do not believe that your guardianship over the lands where that swamp is located is limited to managing and benefiting from them only, without bearing what is required for their improvement and the removal of the danger arising from them. Therefore, since the persistence of the mentioned swamp causes harm to public safety, and since leaving it as is does not align with the plan the government has decided to adopt in eliminating the swamps surrounding the capital entirely, we wish to avoid resorting to the use of the direct measures authorized by law, which would not be appropriate for the moral standing of the Community Council, as is our way with other individuals. We hope, finally, that you will take the necessary steps to fill it within the prescribed period; Mayor of the Capital A copy to Ministry of Interior for their kind perusal
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Baghdad, October 9, 1945 To the Honorable Lawyer Mr. Heskel Salman Meir, Respected Greetings and Respect, I wish to draw your attention to the violations you have committed during the period of your work in our association and the actions you have taken in violation of the bylaws, which have become intolerable to remain silent about due to their impact on the progress of the association's work as it should be. Therefore, I find myself faced with a fait accompli to remind you of a brief summary of the violations and behaviors harmful to the interest of the association, as follows: - First - It is strange that while the association accepted your assistance in place of your father, who is officially a member, you intervened in many matters, including making yourself Vice President, contrary to the method outlined in the association's bylaws. See Article ⟦ ⟧ of the bylaws. Second - You have exceeded the limits of your position by interfering in the secretarial matters with which I am entrusted. See Article 6 of the bylaws. Third - You have executed lease contracts for the association's real estate without my knowledge and without the association's knowledge. Fourth - Since Article 9, paragraph (c) of the association's bylaws requires the association to decide on the necessity of expenditure and then spend it; contrary to this method, you spent sums from the association's fund, and when the matter became clear, you organized a decision for the actual expenditure and requested a signature on it while I refused to sign. Fifth - While you and I bargained for the sale of the car belonging to the association according to the association's decision and concluded the sale and purchase without an intermediary (broker), and after we received the sale price, you fabricated the existence of an intermediary, who is your cousin employed at the company's premises. Upon your insistence and plea, the association was forced, out of concern for the safety of its affairs, to pay one and a half percent to this person who was not a broker and was in Basra at the time. These actions and others we do not wish to mention in this haste demonstrate your breach of the association's bylaws and your lack of concern for its interests. We have suspended proceedings until the return of the association's president, who is outside Iraq, and we have sent this letter to you to state the facts until you withdraw from the association, as its bylaws do not qualify you to continue its work. Otherwise, I will be forced to report the matter to the venerable Ministry of Interior. I request that you hand over the papers and books belonging to the association that are in your possession to the specialized clerk as soon as possible to be kept at the association's headquarters according to the rules. With my utmost thanks and respect, sir. Secretary of the Association Hevra Kadisha - Ezra Salman Nissan A copy to - The Head of the Community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, for information. The President of the Lay Council, for information. The Association's Clerk, to carry out the task of receiving papers and books.
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1 - This regulation is called the Internal Regulation of the Hebra Qadisha Association 2 - This association consists of seven persons: one of whom is the President (Rabbi), the second is the Vice President, the third is the Treasurer, the fourth is the Secretary, and three members 3 - The President has the authority to sign letters, telegrams, etc., and he is the reference for all communications and transactions of this association. He shall not sign any paper before stamping it with the association's seal, and this seal is kept with the association's secretary 4 - In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall act in his place, and in the absence of both the President and the Vice President, the Secretary shall act in their place 5 - This association meets at its headquarters in Midrash Beit Zilkha once every week, and when necessary, it meets by invitation from the presidency in an extraordinary manner 6 - The Secretary must organize a minute book for decisions and ledgers for revenues and expenditures, and organize a schedule containing the revenues and expenditures of this association and announce it to the public from time to time 7 - In the event of the resignation of the President or some members of this association, those who will take their place shall be elected by this association and the Israeli Spiritual Council jointly 8 - The President and the Treasurer must: a - Always keep one hundred rupees in the association's fund for spending when necessary b - Deposit the revenues of this association in one of the banks in its name c - Withdraw what is required from the banks from the revenues of this association with the signature of the President (or whoever acts in his place according to this regulation) and the Treasurer after a decision is made regarding the necessity of spending it d - Document expenditures with a receipt, and in the absence of a receipt, the amount is considered unspent, and the President and the Treasurer shall be held responsible for it individually and jointly 9 - The association performs the following tasks: a - Preparing and providing the necessary supplies for washing, shrouding, and burial for the deceased of the Mosaic community b - Organizing and improving the procedures adopted for this purpose and its branches c - Arranging and appointing the staff for washing, preparation, and burial, and allocating their wages d - Purchasing the necessary movable and immovable property and maintaining it to improve, achieve, and complete this project 10 - The management of this association is entrusted with collecting subscriptions, aid, and donations from generous people 11 - The receipts of this association shall be against a receipt signed by the President and stamped with the association's seal 12 - The supplies required for this purpose are purchased by the association after a decision is issued regarding their necessity and are kept in a special place under the disposal of the president of this association 13 - The association must replace and change its workers when necessary 14 - Decisions that are not signed by the majority of the opinions of this association have no value 15 - The Spiritual Council has the right to monitor the work and management of the association from time to time. Baghdad. Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder Daoud Hesqel | Yusuf Hesqel | Shaul Ibrahim | Ezra Salman | Shaul Abdullah | Salman Hesqel | Salman Hoki
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Baghdad on October 9, 1945. The Honorable Lawyer Mr. Heskel Salman Meir, respected. Greetings and respect. I would like to draw your attention to the violations you have committed during the period of your work in our association and the actions you have taken contrary to the bylaws, which it has become unbearable to remain silent about due to their impact on the progress of the association's work as desired. Therefore, I find myself facing a fait accompli to remind you of a summary of the violations and behaviors harmful to the interest of the association as follows: - First - It is strange that while the association accepted your assistance based on your father, who is officially a member of it, you have overstepped many matters, including making yourself a vice president contrary to the method prescribed by the bylaws of the association. See Article ⟦line⟧ of the bylaws. Second - You have exceeded the limits of your function by intervening in secretariat matters that I am in charge of. See Article 6 of the bylaws. Third - You have executed lease contracts for the association's real estate without my knowledge or the knowledge of the association. Fourth - Whereas Article nine of paragraph (b) of the association's bylaws requires the association to decide on the necessity of expenditure and then spend it, contrary to this method, you spent sums from the association's fund. When the matter became clear, you organized a decision for the actual expenditure and requested the signature on it while I had refused to sign. Fifth - When you and I negotiated the sale of the car belonging to the association according to the association's decision, and we concluded the sale and purchase without a broker, and after we received the sale price, you invented the presence of a broker, who is your cousin employed at the police station. Upon your persistence and insistence, the association was forced, for the sake of the safety of our affairs, to pay one and a half percent to this person who was not a broker and was in Basra at that time. These actions and others we do not wish to mention in this brief summary demonstrate your violation of the association's bylaws and your lack of care for its interests. We have suspended the procedures according to the head of the association, who is outside Iraq, and we have sent this letter to you to state the facts until you ⟦are separated⟧ from the association, as it does not suit you at all to continue its work. We will reflect that necessity to inform the venerable Ministry of Interior of the situation. We also request you to hand over the papers and records belonging to the association ⟦that⟧ are in your possession as quickly as possible to be kept at the association's headquarters according to the rules. With much thanks and respect, sir; Secretary of the Association Ezra Salman Nissan. A copy of it to: - " " " The Head of the Community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, for information. " " " The President of the Lay Council for information. " " " The clerk of the association to carry out the task of receiving the papers and records. Mr. Aba Hu To be kept in the special file According to the instructions of His Excellency the President
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Baghdad, October 9, 1945 The Honorable Lawyer Mr. Heskel Salman Munir, respected Greetings and respect, I wish to draw your attention to the violations you have committed during the period of your work in our association and the actions you have performed contrary to the bylaws, which have become intolerable to remain silent about due to their impact on the progress of the association's work as desired. Therefore, I find myself faced with a fait accompli to remind you of a brief summary of the violations and behaviors harmful to the interest of the association, as follows: - First - It is strange that while the association accepted your assistance in place of your father, who is officially a member of it, you have handled many matters, including making yourself Vice President, contrary to the method prescribed by the association's bylaws. See Article 5 of the bylaws. Second - You have exceeded the limits of your position by interfering in secretarial matters for which I am responsible. See Article 6 of the bylaws. Third - You have carried out ⟦...⟧ a special approach regarding the association's real estate without the knowledge of the association. Fourth - Since Article 6, paragraph (b) of the association's bylaws mandates that the association must decide on the necessity of expenditure and then spend it, contrary to this method, you spent sums from the association's fund, and when the matter became clear, you organized a decision for the actual expenditure and insisted on signing it, while I refused to sign. Fifth - Since you and I agreed to sell the car belonging to the association according to the association's decision, and we concluded the sale and purchase without a broker, and after we received the sale price, you fabricated the existence of a broker, who is your cousin, the employee at the company's premises. At your insistence and plea, the association was forced, for the sake of the safety of its affairs, to pay one and a half percent to this person who was not a broker and was at that time in Basra. These actions and others we do not wish to mention in this haste demonstrate your violation of the association's bylaws and your lack of concern for its interests. We have learned of the procedures for the arrival of the President of the association, who is outside Iraq, and we have sent this letter to you to state the facts until you withdraw from the association, whose bylaws do not qualify you to continue its work. In this sense, we have notified the church to the venerable Ministry of Interior. I request you to hand over the papers and ledgers belonging to the association in your possession to the specialized clerk as soon as possible to be kept at the association's headquarters according to the rules. With great thanks and respect, sir. Secretary of the Association Habra Andisha - Ezra Salman Nissan A copy of it to: - The Head of the Community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, for information. The President of the Lay Council, for information. The Clerk of the Association, to carry out the task of receiving the papers and ledgers. To be filed. Heskel's file.
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Baghdad, October 9, 1945 Honorable Lawyer Mr. Heskel Salman Muneer, Respected Greetings and respect, I wish to draw your attention to the violations you committed during the period of your work in our association and the actions you performed contrary to the bylaws, which have become intolerable to remain silent about due to their impact on the association's workflow as desired. Therefore, I find myself faced with a fait accompli to remind you of a summary of the violations and behaviors affecting the interest of the association, as follows: ⟦line⟧ First - What is strange is that since the association accepted your assistance in place of your father, who is an official member of it, you have handled many matters, including making yourself Vice President in a manner contrary to the method outlined in the association's bylaws. See Article [blank] of the bylaws. Second - You have exceeded the limits of your position by interfering in secretarial matters, which I am tasked with. See Article 6 of the bylaws. Third - You have carried out ⟦change⟧ renovations on the association's real estate without the knowledge and awareness of the association. Fourth - Since Article 9, paragraph (b) of the association's bylaws mandates that the association must decide on the necessity of expenditure and then spend it, contrary to this method, you spent sums from the association's fund. When the matter became clear to you, a decision for expenditure was made for the fact, and you requested a signature on it while I refused to sign. Fifth - When you and I intended to sell the car belonging to the association according to the association's decision, and we concluded the sale and purchase without a broker, and after we prepared the text of the sale, you created the presence of a broker, who is your cousin, the employee in the company's premises. Upon the ruler's and your request, the association was forced, for the sake of the safety of its affairs, to pay one and a half percent to this person who was not a broker and was in Basra at that time. These actions and others that we do not wish to mention in this haste demonstrate your violation of the association's bylaws and your lack of concern for its interests. We have learned of the procedures for the arrival of the association's president, who is outside Iraq, and we sent this letter to you to state the facts until you withdraw from the association, whose bylaws do not qualify you to continue its work. Otherwise, I will be forced to inform the esteemed Ministry of Interior of the situation. I request that you hand over the papers and ledgers belonging to the association in your possession to the specialized clerk as soon as possible to be kept at the association's headquarters according to the rules. With great thanks and respect, sir. Secretary of the Association Meir Lousha - Ezra Salman Nissan A copy to: The Head of the Community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, for information. The President of the Lay Council, for information. The Association's Clerk, to carry out the task of receiving the papers and ledgers.
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Baghdad, October 9, 1945 The Honorable Lawyer, Mr. Heskel Salman Manhar, Greetings and respect, I wish to draw your attention to the violations you have committed during the period of your work in our association and the actions you have taken contrary to the bylaws, which have become intolerable to remain silent about due to their impact on the progress of the association's work as desired. Therefore, I find myself faced with a fait accompli to remind you of a summary of the violations and behaviors harmful to the interest of the association, as follows: - First - What is strange is that while the association accepted your assistance out of respect for your father, who is an official member of it, you have handled many matters, including making yourself a Vice President in a manner contrary to the method prescribed by the association's bylaws. See Article [blank] of the bylaws. Second - You have exceeded the limits of your position by interfering in secretarial matters with which I am charged. See Article 6 of the bylaws. Third - You have executed lease contracts for the association's real estate without my knowledge or the knowledge of the association. Fourth - Since Article 9, paragraph (b) of the association's bylaws mandates that the association must decide on the necessity of expenditure and then spend it, contrary to this method, you spent sums from the association's fund, and when the matter was rectified, you organized a decision for the actual expenditure and requested a signature on it, while I refused to sign. Fifth - When you and I negotiated the sale of the car belonging to the association according to the association's decision, and we concluded the sale and purchase without a broker, and after we finalized the sale price, you claimed the existence of a broker who is the cousin of the employee in the company's office. At your insistence and plea, the association was forced, for the sake of the safety of its affairs, to pay one and a half percent to this person who was not a broker and was in Basra at the time. These actions and others we do not wish to mention in this haste demonstrate your violation of the association's bylaws and your lack of concern for its interests. We have suspended procedures pending the arrival of the President of the association, who is outside Iraq, and we have sent this letter to you to state the facts until you withdraw from the association, as its bylaws do not qualify you to continue its work. Otherwise, I will be forced to report the matter to the esteemed Ministry of Interior. I also request the handing over of the papers and ledgers belonging to the association in your possession to the specialized clerk as soon as possible to be kept at the association's headquarters according to the rules. With highest thanks and respect, sir. Secretary of the Association Jabra Landisha - Ezra Salman Nissan A copy to - The Head of the Community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khidouri, for information. The President of the Lay Council, for information. The Association Clerk, to carry out the task of receiving the papers and ledgers.
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Baghdad 9 October 945 To the respected lawyer Mr. Heskel Salman Munir Greetings and respect I wish to draw your attention to the violations you have committed during the period of your work in our association and the actions you have performed contrary to the bylaws, which have become intolerable to remain silent about due to their impact on the progress of the association's work as desired. Therefore, I find myself faced with a fait accompli to remind you of a brief summary of the violations and behaviors harmful to the interest of the association, as follows: ⟦line⟧ First - What is strange is that since the association accepted your assistance in place of your father, who is officially a member of it, you have overstepped in many matters, including making yourself a vice president contrary to the method outlined by the association's bylaws. See Article of the bylaws. Second - You have exceeded the limits of your position by interfering in secretarial matters with which I am charged. See Article 6 of the bylaws. Third - You have executed lease contracts for the association's properties without the knowledge and awareness of the association. Fourth - Since Article 9, paragraph (b) of the association's bylaws mandates that the association must decide on the necessity of expenditure and then spend it, contrary to this method, you spent sums from the association's fund. When the matter became clear, there was no decision for the actual expenditure, and you requested a signature on it while I refused to sign. Fifth - When you and I agreed on selling the car belonging to the association according to the association's decision ⟦and when⟧ selling and buying without a broker, and after we received the sale price, you fabricated the existence of a broker, who is your cousin employed at the company's premises. Upon your insistence and plea, the association was forced, for the sake of the safety of its affairs, to pay one and a half percent to this person who was not a broker and was at that time in Basra. These actions and others we do not wish to mention in this haste demonstrate your violation of the association's bylaws and your lack of concern for its interests. We have suspended procedures pending the arrival of the association's president, who is outside Iraq, and we have sent this letter to you to state the facts until you withdraw from the association, as its bylaws do not qualify you to continue its work. Otherwise, I will be forced to inform the esteemed Ministry of Interior of the situation. I request the handing over of the papers and ledgers belonging to the association in your possession to the specialized clerk as soon as possible to be kept at the association's headquarters according to the rules. With much gratitude and respect, sir. Secretary of the Association Heira Tadisha - Ezra Salman Nissan A copy to - The Head of the Community, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri, for information. The President of the Lay Council, for information. The Association's Clerk, to carry out the task of receiving the papers and ledgers.
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1 - This regulation is called the Internal Regulation of the Hebra Qadisha Association 2 - This association consists of seven persons: one of them is the President, Rabbi Zalkhani is the Vice President, the third is the Treasurer, the fourth is the Secretary, and three members. 3 - The President has the authority to sign letters, telegrams, and others, and he is the reference for all communications and transactions of this association. He shall not sign any paper before stamping it with the association's seal, and this seal is kept with the association's secretary. 4 - In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall act in his place, and in the absence of both the President and the Vice President, the Secretary shall act in their place. 5 - This association meets at our center in Midrash Beit Zilkha once every week, and when necessary, it meets by invitation from the presidency in an extraordinary manner. 6 - The Secretary must organize a book for decisions and books for revenues and expenses, and organize a table containing the revenues and expenses for this association and announce it to the public from time to time. 7 - Upon the resignation of the President or some members of this association, those required to replace them shall be elected by this association and the Israeli Spiritual Council jointly. 8 - The President and the Treasurer must: a - Always keep one hundred rupees in the association's safe for spending when necessary. b - Deposit the revenues of this association in one of the banks in its name. c - Withdraw what is required from the banks from the revenues of this association with the signature of the President or whoever acts in his place according to this regulation and the Treasurer after a decision is made on the necessity of spending it. d - Documenting wills with a receipt, and when a receipt exists, the ⟦...⟧ on its back shall be considered, and the President and the Treasurer shall be responsible for it individually and jointly. 9 - The association performs the tasks we mentioned: a - Preparing and providing the necessary supplies for washing, shrouding, burial, and ⟦...⟧ of the deceased of the Mosaic community. b - Maintaining and improving the principles adopted for this purpose and its branches. c - Organizing and appointing a staff for washing, preparation, and burial, and allocating their wages to them. d - Purchasing necessary movable and immovable property and renovating it to improve, achieve, and complete this project. 10 - The management of this association is dependent on collecting subscriptions, aid, and donations from generous people. 11 - The receipts of this association shall be against a receipt signed by the President and stamped with the association's seal. 12 - The necessary supplies for this purpose are purchased by the association after a decision is issued on their necessity and are kept in a special place under the disposal of the president of this association. 13 - The association must undertake to even feed its workers when necessary. 14 - Decisions that are not signed by the majority of the opinions of this association have no value. 15 - The Spiritual Council has the right to monitor the communication and management of the association from time to time in Baghdad. Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder Daoud Hasqil | Yusuf Hasqil | Shaul Ibrahim | Ezra Salman | Shaul Abdullah Founder | Founder | | | Salman Hasqil | Salman Hoki | | | For safekeeping Hebra Qadisha Association
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7546 11 February 946 His Eminence, President of the Hebra Kadisha Society, the Respected After greetings and respect, Please be so kind as to attend, along with the respected members of your society, a joint meeting with the Lay Council at five o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 14/2/946, at the headquarters of the Community Presidency to deliberate on the affairs of your society. Please accept our highest respects. ⟦illegible⟧ The President ⟦illegible⟧ 11/2 16
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10 ⟦March⟧ 1946 Honorable Gentlemen Sassoon Aboudi Bashi Sion Shohet Jamhi Ezra Meir Daoud After greetings, I have the honor to inform you that the Lay Council decided in its meeting held on Thursday evening, 7/3/946, to form a subcommittee from your honors to study the issue of applying Article 29 of the Jewish Community Regulation No. 36 of 1931, in cooperation with the Hebra Kadisha Society, and to submit a report on it to the Council. Please accept my respect, wishing you success. ⟦signature⟧ The President 16 Review ⟦illegible⟧ 10/3
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Baghdad on 17-6-946 To the President of the Hebra Qadisha specifically and its respected members generally My honorable masters and helpers of the poor What is presented, based on our two letters dated 1/4 and 4/22, you have sent the ledgers to an expert to estimate their fee And what you know does not benefit the receipts, nor the timing lists, nor the work outside the ledgers, nor, nor, nor And you decided on 500 Dinars without paying attention to the demands of the Arab rights, which are as clear as the sun at high noon After that, the deaths of the deceased appeared, and the monthly lists for deaths, an increase in the salary And when we demanded the fee for that, we did not hear; we referred to the owner of the right, the scholar ⟦illegible⟧ as if He had appointed him as a president on his behalf on earth, supported by truth, conscience, fairness, And justice, and upon him is the reliance for revealing the truth, and upon him I hope for the following:- 1 - Adjusting the budget according to the type and determining the fee for the deaths and the monthly lists with justice for the increase in deaths 2 - Annual holiday allocations according to old decisions that the clerk takes as much as the greatest poor worker Refer to that master in April (Decisions one, two, three) and after you reviewed The answer, we will see that after it [O God, my Lord, I do not know whether after or before the Day of Resurrection] Review the crisis of the time, the exorbitant expenses, and the value of the Dinar at our present time 4 - These are seven months I have been demanding a salary increase and there is no one who hears; I call for the right And there is no one who answers, and therefore I decided, waiting for the answer regarding the salary until my letter, for if you do not Adhere to the truth and do not adjust the salary, I will be forced to refer to the higher authorities and complain and go down To the owner of the right ⟦line⟧ on the side of the truth is short and for that reason it is long Waiting for the salary and the salary increase from the first of March from the date of the deaths and giving us the allocations Of the annual holidays according to custom, and the matter is for the one who holds the authority, and may you remain well, my masters 1 - A copy to the owner of the right, the scholar, via the electricity of the heart 2 - " The Presidency of the Israelite Community to pay attention to what is happening 3 - " The President to reveal the truth, remove injustices, and review that through financial accounting Sincere The Clerk Mkrdij Hassil
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Love June 30, 946 Regarding the application of Article 29 of the Community Bylaws and the status of the Hebra Qadisha Society. His Eminence, President of the Respected Hebra Qadisha Society Baghdad Greetings and respect. It is not hidden from you that Article 29 (b) of the Jewish Community Bylaws No. 36 of 1931 states the following: "To carry out the matters of preparation, shrouding, and burial, a committee shall be appointed consisting of a chairman from the members of the Spiritual Council and six lay members, three of whom are elected by the Council and the other two by the Lay Council, and it shall operate under the supervision of the Spiritual Council." Upon considering the matter of applying this article, the Lay Council found that your respected society has carried out some of the matters specified therein, according to what is stated in your society's bylaws. In order to harmonize the status of your society with the legal text mentioned above, the Lay Council had formed a subcommittee to study the subject from its legal aspect. After the study, it was of the opinion that it is possible to harmonize the status of your society with the legal text if your society amends its internal bylaws in the following manner: First - Repealing Article Two of the society's bylaws and replacing it with the following: (This society shall consist of seven persons in accordance with the second paragraph of Article twenty-nine of the Jewish Community Bylaws No. 36 of 1931, namely a chairman from the members of the Spiritual Council and six lay members, three of whom are elected by the Spiritual Council and the other two by the Lay Council, and it shall operate under the supervision of the Spiritual Council. There shall be among the members a vice-president, a treasurer, and a secretary elected by the members of the society by a majority of votes.) Second - Repealing Article Six of the society's bylaws and replacing it with the following: (This society shall be considered the committee intended in the second paragraph of Article 29 of the Jewish Community Bylaws No. 36 of 1931, and it shall follow the provisions of the Jewish Community Law and the regulations issued pursuant to it regarding it.) If your respected society carries out the aforementioned amendment, the society will remain as it is and at the same time, Article 29 of the effective bylaws will be applied. Accordingly, the Lay Council requests that the aforementioned proposal be presented to the members of your society to consider completing the required amendment to your society's internal bylaws and informing us of the result. The Council will set a date for deliberation with your society's body as soon as possible and will inform you of the appointed time. Please accept the highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ The President ⟦stamp⟧
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2578 ⟦line⟧ 20/2/926 Pursuant to Article 9 of the school regulations
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Subject - Regarding the application of Article 29 of the Community Statute and the status of the Hebra Qaddisha Society ⟦line⟧ Honorable President of the Lay Council With reference to your letter No. 3551 dated March 10, 946 We have studied the issue of applying Article twenty-nine of the Jewish Community Statute No. 36 of the year 1931 in light of its provisions and the status of the Hebra Qaddisha Society, and we found the following:- That the Hebra Qaddisha Society was formed in accordance with the Law of Associations No. 45 of 1922, and that Article two of its internal bylaws stipulated that (this society consists of seven persons: one of whom is the President, a Rabbi; the second is a Vice President; the third is a Treasurer; the fourth is a Secretary; and three members) And according to this article, the society was formed of the following named individuals: President - Rabbi Salman Hoki Vice President - Salman Heskel Meir Treasurer - Shaul Abdullah Nawi Secretary - Ezra Salman Nissan Members - Shaul Ibrahim Yosef Heskel Sahayek Daoud Heskel Loya Due to the advanced age of the Treasurer and his retirement from work, his son Mr. Sassoon Shaul Nawi was recently appointed in his place, and the lawyer Heskel Salman Meir performs the duties of his father, the Vice President. Article seven of the society's bylaws stipulates that (upon the resignation of the President or some members of this society, their successors shall be elected by this society and the Jewish Spiritual Council jointly.) And this society, in its capacity as a legal entity according to the law, has the right to own real estate for its purposes, and it has indeed owned several properties and registered some of them directly in its name, i.e., in the name of the "Hebra Qaddisha Society of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad," and the other part is endowed to it and for its purposes and has been registered in the Tabu in the name of "Endowment of the Hebra Qaddisha Society Endowments." It is not hidden that the society may dispose of the properties registered in its name, but it may not change anything ⟦illegible⟧ of the conditions of the endowed properties, as the text of the endower is like the text of the Legislator. Therefore, even if it is the intention of the Lay Council to appoint the same members of the society to carry out what is required in Article 29 (b) of the Statute, it is not correct to abolish the name of the society. Therefore, the status of the society must be harmonized with Article 29 (b) of the Jewish Community Statute No. 36 of 1931, which stipulates the following: "To carry out the matters of preparation, shrouding, and burial, a committee shall be appointed consisting of a president from the members of the Spiritual Council and six members from the laity, three of whom are elected by the Council and the other three by the Lay Council, and it shall operate under the supervision of the Spiritual Council." ⟦illegible⟧