Correspondence between the Meir Elias Hospital and Jewish Hospitals Committee; Baghdadi Jewish Courts; Estates and Inheritances
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Meir Elias Hospital, Jewish Hospital Committee, and the Jewish courts. Included is correspondence regarding the hiring and employment of Dr. Sonia Tokar as Director of the Meir Elias Hospital. Other correspondence includes: issues regarding obstetrics and medical care of newborn babies in the hospital, hospital renovations, physicians and nurses, and employment issues such as salary payments. The item also contains correspondence from Rabbi Benjamin H. Moshi, Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, and a receipt from a hardware dealer. The item contains documents of correspondence between the Jewish Courts and several third parties. A sub folder in these records contains correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Iraq Jewish Community concerning the estates and inheritances left by deceased individuals.
525 25 December 938 29 Directorate of the Western Intermediate School Baghdad Greetings Based on the request of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we request to be informed whether the person named Musa Salim, a student in the second grade of your school, is regular in attendance at the school or if he has left it. Respectfully. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
Administration Al-Gharbiya Intermediate School Baghdad Number: Date: 9 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1357 31 / 12 / 1938 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 5250 dated 29 / 12 / 1938 The named ⟦Salim⟧ Musa Salim, a student in the second grade, has not attended our school since the beginning of the current school year; Director of Al-Gharbiya Intermediate The Jewish Community Number 2666 Date 1 / 1 / ⟦39⟧
5261 4 January 939 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 28 Kislev 699 The Directorate of the Western Intermediate School replied in its letter No. 139 dated 31 / 12 / 938 that the person named Musa Salim, one of the second-grade students, has not attended the aforementioned school since the beginning of the current school year; Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
The Religious Court of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Year: 569 Date: 18 Tishrei 99 Maimon son of Hassan Bashir and Nuna daughter of Ezra and Sarah daughter of Abraham son of Hassan and Salha daughter of Isaac son of Hassan and Rachel and Habiba They came on this day to the aforementioned court and identified themselves and that they have received all that they are entitled to from the estate of the deceased Isaac son of Hassan son of Ezra son of Hassan and they have no further claim nor ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community 2672 18/10/99 ⟦illegible⟧
527 10 January 1939 Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs Baghdad Based on the request of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, we hereby request to be informed of the amount of the monthly salary received by the person named Reuben Murad Najma, an employee in your esteemed department in the Personnel Affairs Division; ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of The Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ Lu
Iraq Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs Telegraphic Address: Postgen Baghdad (Personnel Affairs Department) No. Z / 29 Date: January 19, 1939 To Head of the Jewish Community Baghdad Subject: Reuben Najma. Your letter No. 5270 dated 1/10/1939. The net salary received by Reuben Najma, the clerk in the Central Post Office in Baghdad, is 13.359 Dinars per month. Director General of Posts and Telegraphs Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Private No. 277 Date: 1/22/1939 SAD
2289 22 January 939 His Eminence the President of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 18 Tevet 5699 The Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs informed us in its letter No. Z/29 dated 19 January 939 that the net salary received by Reuben Najma, the clerk at the Central Post Office in Baghdad, is 13/359 Dinars per month; ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
The Religious Court of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Year: 569 Date: (28 Kislev 69) To the honorable Mr. A. Abraham Ezra A. Samuel and Mr. A. Abraham A. Isaac A. Abraham A. Isaac May God protect them and the honored ones After honor and respect, we inform you that a lawsuit has been filed before us by A. Abraham A. Isaac against the widow of the late A. Samuel A. Abraham A. Isaac, may God protect her, regarding a debt due to him from the aforementioned estate, and we requested you to be arbitrators ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ The Jewish Community Number 2259 Date 8/12/69
5422 22 December 938 ⟦illegible⟧ To Directorate of Khanaqin Oil Company Limited Baghdad Based on the request of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us of the amount of the monthly salary currently received by the person named Nouri Ephraim Bechor, an employee in your company in Khanaqin. On behalf of The Head of the Community A lawyer from the company contacted me today and informed me that the company director does not agree to write a reply regarding the amount of the salary unless the question is directed to him by the Personal Status Court, but he told me orally that the mentioned person's salary is twenty Dinars 1/9/939 ⟦illegible⟧
The Religious Court of the Holy Community Baghdad, May God Protect It The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Year: 569 Date: Designated for Hakham Sasson David L. Hazon ⟦...⟧ L. Hakham Abraham L. Isaac L. Baruch For L. Nehayeb Specifically Planka L. Isaac L. Ezra ⟦...⟧ and No. 99 L. Satisfied L. Murad S. Rahamim Nufi Halfa Honorable ⟦...⟧ and for our designated Sus Aziz L. We signed ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
5272 12 January 939 15 Ministry of Justice Baghdad For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, it has become necessary to ascertain the salary amount of the individual named Nouri Ephraim, an employee at the Khanaqin Oil Company Limited. Therefore, we request that you instruct the aforementioned company to provide us with this information. Respectfully yours; ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
Number 161 To the Honorable Sole Judge of Khanaqin After greetings Account of Sayyid Nuri Bikhor With reference to your letter No. 55 dated 1/22/1939 addressed to our office in Baghdad, it is shown to you that the salary of the mentioned employee is 20.000 Dinars (twenty Dinars) per month. On this occasion, we inform you that the amounts listed below are deducted from his salary and paid monthly to the Baghdad Execution Department for alimony. 1) According to file number 134 / 36 which is paid directly 2) According to file number 5937 and 35 / 30 / 1 and 004 / 7 which is paid through your office. ⟦line⟧ 8 / 034 Here it is clear to your Excellency that the payments of the mentioned employee exceed one-third of his current salary. Please explain this situation to await the decision of the esteemed Ministry of Justice and inform us of the result at the earliest opportunity. With much gratitude. For Khanaqin Oil Company Limited C. T. Rock Accountant
Iraqi Government Ministry of Justice Please refer to the general number: Correspondence Department: General Number: J / 59 / 29 Telegraphic Address: Justice: Date: 7 Dhu al-Hijjah / 1357 7 February / 1939 Subject Summary: Salary of Mr. Nouri Bekhor To - Presidency of the Jewish Community In Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 5273 dated 15 January / 1939 We send you herewith a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Khanaqin Oil Company No. 161 dated 3 February / 939 addressed to the Sole Judge in Khanaqin which includes that the monthly salary of Mr. Nouri Bekhor inquired about in your letter above is twenty Dinars. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Minister of Justice Presidency of the Jewish Community Incoming Number 7684 Date 8 / 2 / 939 S. M. 7
Number 161 To the Honorable Sole Judge of Khanaqin Greetings, Account of Sayyid Nuri Bikhor With reference to your letter No. 55 dated 1/22/1939 addressed to our office in Baghdad, We inform you that the salary of the aforementioned employee is 20.000 Dinars (twenty Dinars) per month. On this occasion, we inform you that the amounts listed below are deducted from his salary and paid monthly to the Baghdad Execution Department for alimony: 1) According to file No. 134 / 36, which is paid directly 2) According to file No. 5937 / 35 and 1.030 and 7.004 Which are paid through your department 8.534 It is thus evident to your Excellency that the payments of the mentioned employee exceed one-third of his current salary. Please present this situation to the attention of the venerable Ministry of Justice and inform us of the result at the earliest available opportunity. With much gratitude. For Khanaqin Oil Company Limited C. T. Rock Accountant True Copy ⟦signature⟧
Number 161 To the Honorable Sole Judge of Khanaqin Greetings, Account of Sayyid Nuri Bikhor With reference to your letter No. 55 dated 22 / 1 / 1939 addressed to our office in Baghdad, we inform you that the salary of the aforementioned employee is 20.000 Dinars (Twenty Dinars) per month. On this occasion, we inform you that the amounts listed below are deducted from his salary and paid monthly to the Baghdad Execution Department for alimony: 1) According to file No. 134 / 36, which is paid directly. 2) According to files No. 5937 / 35, 1.030, and 7.004. ⟦line⟧ Which are paid through your office 8.034 ⟦line⟧ Here it is clear to your Excellency that the payments of the mentioned employee exceed one-third of his current salary. Please present this situation to the attention of the venerable Ministry of Justice and inform us of the result at the first available opportunity. With our continued gratitude. For Khanaqin Oil Company Limited C. E. Rook Accountant True copy
5709 12 February 939 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 28 Kislev 99 We convey to you below the letter of the Ministry of Justice No. G/39/59 dated 7 February 939 Regarding the salary of Mr. Nouri Bekhor, and you will find enclosed a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Khanaqin Oil Company No. 161 dated 3 February 939 addressed to the Sole Judge in Khanaqin Which includes the requested information; ⟦About⟧ Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Copy of the letter To - Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 5273 dated 15 January 939 We send you enclosed a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Khanaqin Oil Company No. 161 dated 3 February 939 addressed to the Sole Judge in Khanaqin, stating that the monthly salary of Mr. Nouri Bekhor Inquired about in your letter above is twenty Dinars; On behalf of the Minister of Justice True copy ⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Year: 569 Date: 2 Adar 99 We testify that there appeared before us the protected woman ⟦...⟧ daughter of ⟦...⟧ the protected woman ⟦...⟧ daughter of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ And she acknowledged that she has received from her aforementioned husband ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Number ⟦...⟧ 2692 Date 22/2/59 ⟦illegible faded text in background⟧
OKca 22 February 939 Ministry of Defense Baghdad Based on the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, it has become necessary to inquire about the amount of the monthly salary received by the individual named Gurji Yusuf, an employee in military labor at the Ministry of Defense. We therefore request that you kindly inform us of his daily salary to be presented to the Religious Court; ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Number - H A / Q 2 / 14 / 26 Date 19 / 2 / ⟦1939⟧ From the Ministry of Defense To the Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Subject - Salary of the worker Gurji bin Yusuf Reference to your letter numbered 5329 and dated 23 / 2 / 939 . The worker Gurji bin Yusuf receives a monthly salary of 5/462 Dinars ⟦Signature⟧ Acting General Director of Military Accounts Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 7717 Date 20 / 2 / 939 Return / 18 / 3
5775 20 March 939 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad With reference to your letter dated 3 March 99 regarding the salary amount of Gurji bin Yusuf The Ministry of Defense informed us in its letter No. 8972 dated 19/3/939 that Corporal Gurji bin Yusuf receives a monthly salary of 5.462 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
The Religious Court of Justice in the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Year: 569 Date: 25 Av 99 Verified for Moshe Sasson Nissim for Moshe In the name of Moshe son of Eliyahu for 2 Dinars Their guardians and educators Verified assets of the assets of Sasson Nissim To the Master of the Court of Justice, Sasson Nissim Salem Assets and money belonging to the orphans within seventy-four And no right reaches the aforementioned orphans as it appears ⟦illegible⟧ Hazzen Sasson
577 16 March 939 Directorate of the Rafidain Oil Company in Baiji Baiji After greetings As a result of the lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, a decision has been issued obliging the defendant Ibrahim Ephraim to provide shelter for his wife and children with him in one house. Since the aforementioned is an employee in your company, we request you to allocate suitable housing for the defendant that is sufficient for the family's residence, and we thank you; ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ 17 / 3 / ⟦illegible⟧
6 Date 27 / 2 / 29 To the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We have received your letter No. 5270 dated 16 / 2 / 29 And we inform you that we have forwarded your above letter to the Employment Directorate at the Police Directorate in Haditha, as the person mentioned has moved from this area. Respectfully yours, ⟦signature: Al-Luma⟧ Director of Kubaisa Area Police of Dulaim Liwa Presidency of the Jewish Community Registry Number 2224 Date 29 / 2 / 29 Copy for the file 2 / 3
5284 30 March 939 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 25 March 669 We convey to you below the letter of the Iraq Petroleum Company dated 3/27/939 regarding the designation of a place for the residence of Ibrahim Ephraim and his divorcee; On behalf of The Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Copy of the letter To the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We have received your letter numbered 5370 and dated 3/16/939 and inform you that we have forwarded your letter above to the Employment Manager of this company in the city of Haditha, as Ibrahim has moved from this area. Sincerely yours; Manager of K2 Area Iraq Petroleum Company True copy ⟦signature⟧
The Religious Court of the Holy Community Baghdad, May God Protect It The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Year: 569 No.: Date: 11 Adar 99 Mr. Isaac son of Hacham Sasson and Zakia daughter of Samuel In the name of his sister Habiba daughter of Samuel to the Honorable Court Our Masters and Rabbis Correct on the day of ⟦...⟧ and between the day of the aforementioned Hacham Sasson Regarding the aforementioned Habiba, and it was clarified that the aforementioned Habiba is ill And her illness is the illness of insanity and she is not of sound mind and cannot Manage her affairs and needs Mazal Tov Chazan Ovadia Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 2241 Date 29/4/20