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.
The Court of Justice of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No: 254 Date: 14 Adar Year: 699 Aboud Cohen Aboud ⟦...⟧ 29 Dami Dins ⟦...⟧ Abraham Pasha 270 Nissim Levi 600 Ezra Levi 200 Habib Naim ⟦...⟧ 400 ⟦line⟧ 1520 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Nissim ⟦...⟧ Hazzan ⟦...⟧
The Chief Rabbi of Iraq Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI BAGHDAD Number: 822 Date: 16 September 949 Managers of the Endowment Committee for the Meir Elias Hospital In the city, may you live long After the proper bowing, I have the honor to inform you that on 29/7/949 the deceased Aziza Waton passed away in the aforementioned hospital and they sent us her belongings as well as the account of her expenses totaling L. ⟦received⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Fils Plus | Details of the items 2 576 | One Frank lever and one key L. 14 karat gold 250 | Broken silver eating fork 120 | Metal bracelet 80 | Silk handkerchief 50 | Woolen trousers 80 | Shirt 16 | Socks 140 | Combine 3 492 | Except for the silver necklace, the beads, and the bra, and they sent them to us Kept for safekeeping 9/14
The Court of Justice of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: 372 Year: 569 Date: 19 Adar ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 208 ⟦...⟧ 660 ⟦...⟧ 500 ⟦...⟧ 800 ⟦...⟧ 450 ⟦...⟧ 2618 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Spent, Accountant 2/20
Court of Appeal of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it Jewish Court of Cassation in Baghdad Number: 844 Date: 19 / ⟦May⟧ / 99 Estate of the deceased A. Nissim Daniel ⟦8/29⟧ Dirhams and Dinars 735 in the bank, closed ⟦29/7/29⟧ 1600 managers' fees until 4/1/ and then closed 400 travel and writing fees of the deceased A. with the grandson of the deceased 50 salary to the clerk 80 Zawad 50 ⟦Consulate⟧ 16 office work 2931 total and the account was closed and the dirhams were paid ⟦stamp⟧ Trustee of the deceased A. Nissim Ahmed 2/20
The Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI BAGHDAD Number 842 Date 19 / Adar / 99 Regarding the mercy of the permanent copy of the city Kosher for the obligated Presented by the participants in the graying, who are the judges of the estate of the deceased ⟦...⟧ After examination and verification, it was found correct by them, and the income and the weight of the copies were also found correct And for the participants of the city of the judges 29 ⟦signature over stamp⟧ And the judges of Bari determined ⟦...⟧
Court of Appeal of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it Jewish Court of Cassation in Baghdad Number: 846 Date: 26 / 9 / 99 ⟦illegible⟧ 1929 / 9 / ⟦illegible⟧ Redemption ⟦illegible⟧ In Baghdad, confirmed 29 / 8 / 795 L. Nasi 225 Ldz 50 Bakar 100 ⟦illegible⟧ 24 1 194 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦monogram⟧ Fils / Dinar 971 1194 1250 August The File Spent 11 / 8
The Righteous Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: 276 Date: 16 Adar, year 5699 Known ⟦illegible⟧ 16 Adar 29 M' ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 58 Balance ⟦illegible⟧ 29 M' ⟦illegible⟧ 6 60 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2 85 ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 22 65 ⟦illegible⟧ Menachem ⟦illegible⟧ Received 11/8 On account of the forces 2 212 2 275 ⟦line⟧ 4 887
Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: 846 Date: 26 September 99 29 To the honorable Mr. Muram, Mr. Meshullam, Mr. Shweid After greetings We are sending you letters regarding the hospital matters so that you may present them to the council and inquire about them, and if needed, write about them and deliver them specifically to the Ministry of Education so that the letters remain with you and are not delayed Spiritual Committee Baghdad The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad ⟦illegible signature⟧ Baghdad ⟦...⟧
Court of Appeal of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it Jewish Court of Cassation in Baghdad Number: 851 Date: 19 / November / 700 Expense account for file ⟦number⟧ 29 / 10 / ⟦illegible⟧ 600 | 2 | Appeal fee | | Letter A to the lower court on 29/12/5 950 | | Request for stay of execution 29 / 9 / ⟦illegible⟧ 400 | | Messenger fee 600 | | Letter and draft of the verdict 150 | | Copy of the lower court's verdict 20 | | To the secretariat 100 | | Messenger's travel and organizing the papers 1 | | File review 72 | | Lawyer's telephone 250 | | Letter of the lower court's verdict 264 | 5 | Lower court verdict fee (one and a half percent) fee ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary's letter ⟦illegible⟧ For examination H.T. 264 5 250 2 514 7
The Righteous Court of the Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No. ⟦illegible⟧: 286 Date: 19 Sivan Year: 700 Estate of the Hon. Eliyahu Nissim ⟦illegible⟧ 29 Dirham Plus 300 Water basin 050 Storage 6 water 075 Dudmiya 200 Mirror 085 Maka' Zradma and others ⟦line⟧ 710 From it ⟦illegible⟧ Fram no more ⟦illegible⟧ Hugi Shabu
The Chief Rabbi of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI BAGHDAD Number 851 Date 19 / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ Detainee Nahum L. Shalom L. Naftali L. Sorek After the greeting We return the detainees as follows - Meshaal L. Naftali son of Hanina who is in Baghdad, they presented a tax as follows, Nahum Amir and their brother Faram L. And this is that according to the total and its collection at their praise ⟦stamp⟧ KMJ Shemaya Eliyahu
His Excellency the President of the Physical Council, Respected Statement of the Slaughterhouse Expenses for the month of January 1949 Fils | Dinar 540 | - Baghdad 22 / 1 / 49 ⟦signature⟧ For filing 2 / 24
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the Respected ⟦1929⟧ Statement of expenses for the month of February for the slaughterhouse | Fils | Dinar To Isaac Shamash, cook's wages | 100 | — ⟦12.6.2252⟧ ⟦Amount⟧ 15 29 / 2 / 29 ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Number⟧ 2 / 24
Al-Jazeera expenses for the month of March 929 Fils | Dinar — | 100 | To the cook's hand, wages for door knocking instead of Yusuf Ani ⟦line⟧ | 20 | Moshi Sab'a | 50 | Naji Tafiya | 170 | ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 170 = Until March 929 4950 = April 929 ⟦line⟧ 5120 Spent 5/22 Archived 5/29
Baghdad 21 April 929 His Excellency the President of the Respectable Lay Council Statement of Cemetery Expenses for the year April 1929 Dinar | Fils 2 | 900 | Sharpening knives and whetstones behind Abd al-Fattah to Shomat Street ⟦line⟧ | 200 | Set for two days Abd al-Fattah ⟦line⟧ | 150 | Set for the Zrouot ⟦line⟧ | 600 | Assistants for the Passover days 4 | 950 12 F 7.052 0200.4 ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on May 28, 1929 His Excellency the Chairman of the Local Council in Khorramshahr Statement of Khorramshahr expenses for the month of May 1929 Dinar | Fils — | 150 | On behalf of Tamfar Abd al-Shabou'out | 200 | On behalf of the assistant to Akf Farah | 050 | To Moshe Sabayegh | 400 | ⟦line⟧ 12.6.1929 ⟦illegible⟧ On his behalf
29 17/2 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ Expenses of the school house in Ramadan 6, year 302 Year 302 Dirhams Fulus 640 .. for the purchase of weight 16 of charcoal at 40 dirhams 120 .. for the porter's fee from the school to the school ⟦illegible⟧ .. for the purchase of weight 4 of charcoal at 40 dirhams 104 .. (for the new school) 40 .. for the purchase of a rope for the school (in the school house) ⟦line⟧ 904 This is the total expenses of the new school which occurred in the month of Ramadan in the year 302 in the school house, the new school (the school) in the new school The humble servant ⟦illegible⟧ Year 302
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the respected Statement of slaughterhouse expenses for the month of July 929 Dinar | Fils | Description | 400 | Spent for the slaughterhouse under the knowledge of His Eminence the Head of the Israelite Community - His Eminence the Rabbi according to the table of the esteemed Khedouri | 60 | Value of dye for the community | ⟦1000⟧ | To Moshe ⟦Slo⟧ for his work instead of Yusuf Aqouli the inspector for two nights due to his daughter's illness according to a permit 1 | 460 | 7/20/929 By order of the committee The Treasurer Ezra ⟦Mizr⟧
August 28, 929 His Excellency the President of the Respectable Lay Council After greetings and respect - below are the store expenses for the month of August 929 Fils | Dinar 750 | - For the control of Kosher meat with the approval of His Eminence the Hakham Bashi in the presence of the respected 400 | - For painting the kitchen to Yusuf the cook 200 | - For the shortfall of the month of July 150 | - To Aziz the cook 150 | - To Isaac Shai 1 650 | Only one dinar and six hundred and fifty fils This expenditure was necessary to cover the time, please order its payment With much respect and gratitude ⟦illegible⟧ Abraham Gabay Disbursement a/c Accountant Teacher 929 Total account 1 650 6 834 8 / 484
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29 Midrash Al Kahla 22 Moshe (..M) Braam in Ramadan 532 With the help of Heaven 20016 Dirham | Dinar 400 | " 150 | " 150 | " ⟦illegible⟧ | " 450 | " 800 | " 800 | 87 750 | 87 One payment of one dinar and five hundred dirhams Remaining for you is nine hundred and five dirhams Remaining payment of dirhams ⟦illegible⟧ 6 17 33 The Midrash expenditure The Midrash Al Kahla 15- 700 | 5 122 | 1 822 | 6 That is from the Midrash ⟦illegible⟧ The Midrash Al Kahla
The Chief Rabbi of the city Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI BAGHDAD Number: 860 Date: 22 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 7 Your servant Raham son of Ezra son of Nissim son of Mansour After the greeting We bring to your knowledge as the judges of the Hakhamia that the ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 29/11/1951 Baghdad and entered into it and with him alive and taking and giving in it and no fear for the people of the places Likewise and for information, advisor to the Hakhamia ⟦signature⟧ Servant of the Hakhamia ⟦illegible⟧
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community Baghdad, May God Protect It The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: 869 Date: 27 / 7 / 1947 Considered gold 30 grams for half for his son-in-law for six After for Nasib Near 24 February 1947. Nasib for his son-in-law for Haskiel son of Salman ⟦the⟧ 24/2/1947 Baghdad presented Fayyad and Ghani Al-Tahr from 2000 four dirhams for weight for a plate Nasib Received from his hand for his son-in-law 24 ⟦Spiritual Committee⟧ Spiritual Committee ⟦...⟧
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad Number: 879 Date: 21 / July / 940 Teacher Raham L. Ezra L. Naftali L. Twig President L. Yahya We return the information regarding ⟦...⟧ by whip L. Haskeen son of Hajij ⟦...⟧ 940/7/21 Baghdad, they wrote my shop's measurements, their orders, and I heard and corrected them according to the Minister of Interior as well The information is clear to L. Haskeen The Israelite Spiritual Council in Baghdad And peace be upon you
The Chief Rabbi of the Holy City Baghdad, May God Protect It Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin H. Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI BAGHDAD Number: 888 Date: July 27, 1940 To the Honorable Committee of the Hospitals Honorable Gentlemen, May your excellency receive the attached paper from Mrs. ⟦Sonia⟧ Tokar dated 7/24/940 regarding the director and chief physician at the Meir Elias Hospital and inform us according to the law what to do in this matter And peace and blessings to your honor ⟦signature⟧ Benjamin H. Moshi