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IJA 99

Correspondence Between Jewish Community Committees, Iraqi Government, Baghdadi Schools

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These are archival materials from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Contents and topics include: correspondence between the different community committees, the Iraqi government, schools in Baghdad, and the diaspora community – primarily the Jewish community in Shanghai, China. The Chief Rabbi receives a letter from the head of the American School for Boys in Baghdad rejecting a request for admitting a student on scholarship. There are letters about life insurance and insurance for the community as a whole. Other items include correspondence regarding travel to Iran; a chart with the names of Jewish schools and hospitals and their dates of establishment; a handwritten note requesting proof of service certification from the head of the Reemah Kadoorie Eye Hospital because of the financial hardship of the requester; and a letter from the President of the Jewish community in Baghdad congratulating a member of the Shanghai-Baghdadi diaspora community on receiving the “Order of the Brilliant Jade” award from the Chinese government.

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Archive Reference
IJA 99
Item Number
11338
Date
Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Head of the Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) – Iraq, Jewish Purity Laws, Al-Istiqal, Employment, Travel, Passport, Head of Baghdad Health District, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Annotation, Iran, Jewish Lay Council, Chief Rabbi, Judeo-Arabic, American School for Boys in Baghdad, Administrative Offices of Public Railways, Palestinian, Ministry of Finance – Collector of Customs and Excise, Basrah, Meir Elias Hospital, Benjamin Moshi, Primary School, Rustam, Menahem S. Daniel, Literary and Sports Society-Shamash School, Iraqi Army, Jewish Schools Committee, Office of Education, Ink Stamp, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Railways, Ezra M. Daniel, Reemah Kadoorie Eye Hospital, Chart, Jerusalem, File Folder, Signature, Receipts, Ministry of the Interior, Directorate of Agriculture-Office of the Director of Research-Central Experimental Research Farm, Jewish Religious Court, Britain, Photograph, Gan Hailadim School, Financial, Legal, Correspondence, School Material, Administrators of Ezra’s Tomb, Jewish Communal Association of Shanghai, Nazareth, Business Card, Shamash Secondary School, Invoice, Ministry of Justice, Personal Letterhead, President of the Jewish Community, Royal Air Force, Typed, Ministry of Education, Secondary School, Iraq Railways: Chief Accountants Office, Labor, Office of Posts and Telegraphs, Contracts, Form, Insurance, Telegram, Revenue Stamp, Jewish Ladies Committee, Judicial, Letterhead, Thumbprint, Iraqi Government, Handwritten, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Teachers, Post Office-Baghdad, Office of Customs and Excise, Wataniyah School, Stamps, Baghdad, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Marriage

AI English Translation, Pages 376-400

Archival unit 376

Sassoon Murad
6/32 Rewak Street
SASSOON MURAD
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 193
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:
"SAMUR"
CODE USED: BENTLEY'S
My dear Rabbi Sassoon,
I hope you will look into what the relatives of
Mr. Daoud Haywan are reporting, I mean his brother's wife, and that what the Rabbi told him has
upset him very much, and he did not want to mention them and spoke with them, but I see ⟦for confirmation⟧
this is something from you to ⟦remedy⟧ the matter and make the woman understand what needs to be done
and for this I thank you. Sincerely, Sassoon
Sassoon
P.S.

Archival unit 377

TOEG'S PHARMACY
HARON S. TOEG
BAGHDAD
Toeg's Pharmacy owned by
Haron Salman Toeg
Baghdad
Baghdad:
Baghdad:
⟦Full⟧ ⟦honor⟧ ⟦to⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦name⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦Tariq⟧ ⟦N/Y⟧
⟦In response⟧ ⟦to your letter⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦the first⟧ ⟦of August⟧ ⟦current⟧ ⟦addressed⟧ ⟦to Mr.⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧
⟦Sassoon⟧ ⟦Khedouri⟧ ⟦we are⟧ ⟦happy⟧ ⟦to inform you⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦we can⟧ ⟦receive you⟧ ⟦on⟧
⟦next⟧ ⟦Friday⟧
⟦With great⟧ ⟦respect⟧
⟦Referring⟧ ⟦your⟧ ⟦letter⟧ ⟦dated⟧ ⟦1st⟧ ⟦August,⟧ ⟦1938,⟧ ⟦addressed⟧
⟦to⟧ ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦A.S.⟧ ⟦Khedouri,⟧ ⟦We⟧ ⟦have⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦pleasure⟧ ⟦to⟧ ⟦meet⟧ ⟦you⟧ ⟦on⟧
⟦Friday⟧ ⟦next⟧ ⟦week,⟧ ⟦at⟧ ⟦10⟧ ⟦AM⟧ ⟦in⟧ ⟦the⟧ ⟦above⟧ ⟦office⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦interview.⟧
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⟦Yours⟧ ⟦faithfully,⟧
⟦President,⟧
⟦The⟧ ⟦Jewish⟧ ⟦Community⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦Baghdad.⟧

Archival unit 378

Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
R. Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
President of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
Number ::
Date :: 6th August, 1935
Subject:
Mr. Hart,
11 Bungalows
A Squadron
Aircraft Depot
Hinadi
Dear Sir,
Reference your letter dated 1st August, 1935, addressed
to Mr. E.M.Menahem Daniel, We have the pleaure to meet you on
Sunday 11th inst., at 10 A.M. on the above office for interview.
Yours faithfully,
⟦illegible⟧
President,
The Jewish Community of Baghdad.
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298 7
20 September 935
The honorable and virtuous Ibrahim Simo Effendi Selim, the respected
" The Lawyer " Salman Effendi Shina, the respected
" " Salman Effendi Al-Shuwayy, the respected
" The Notable " Sahyun Effendi Hawki, the respected
After greetings and respect
I request your presence at the administration of the community at nine o'clock (zawal)
on Thursday, 3 October 935, to deliberate on some matters
May you remain in respect
On behalf of
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

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Abdullah Ezra Gabbay * Basra
Abdullah Ezra Gabbay * Basra
Administrator of the Holy Place of our Master Ezra the Scribe, may his merit protect us
ADMINISTRATOR OF EZRA'S TOMB
Administrator of our Master Ezra, peace be upon him
ABDULLAH EZRA GABBAY
BASRAH
BASRAH, ⟦line⟧
Baghdad 22 Adar ⟦...⟧ 25
To the honor of our dear and respected beloveds, Mr. ⟦...⟧ may his light shine and his partner Mr. ⟦...⟧ may his light shine, may they live, Amen
After inquiring of your peace and welfare at all times. Your letter from the day of 15 Adar ⟦...⟧ reached our hands
and we understood all that you wrote in it. And in accordance with your request we sent to you today ⟦...⟧
which are designated for ⟦...⟧ and also we sent to you ⟦...⟧ which are ⟦...⟧
And we request from you to inform us if they reached your hands in peace and also to inform us
regarding the price of each one of them so that we can record them in our account with us
The undersigned
Abdullah Ezra
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Special Number <del>442669</del>
Date 25 / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧

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2421
31 October 1935
Directorate of Customs and Excise
Baghdad
The two silver bowls and the curtain arriving from Calcutta in the name of Abdullah Ezra Gabbay, the trustee of the shrine of our master
Ezra, peace be upon him, are among the items used in the aforementioned shrine, and therefore I request their exemption
from customs duty. Sincerely,
⟦A. S.⟧
Head of the Community
Souqat

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2461
2 November 1935
The Honorable Ibrahim Hayyim Effendi Yaqub Rahmin, respected
After greetings and respect, your cousin Menashi Hesqel Hayyim and the widow of your other cousin Shaul
with her orphaned children came to me and informed me that your Excellency had donated to these two families a sum of one thousand two hundred rupees
annually for more than 12 years to assist them in life. And that in recent days they received news
from your place in Bombay stating that this amount will be cut off from them starting from this year.
The aforementioned are all poor and needy people who have no one to rely on for assistance other than
your Excellency, and they have asked me to explain their condition and seek your compassion to have mercy on them and order the continuation
of paying the amount as before, and this is not far from your chivalry and generosity ⟦...⟧
May you remain a help to the poor. Hoping that you will not reject my request, and I thank you in advance.
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 383

⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 24
1930 ⟦...⟧
The honorable Salman Effendi Reuben Yaqub Haroun Shalom, respected.
After greetings and respect.
The news of the death of your late father, of good memory, had the worst
impact on myself; therefore, I offer you my sincere condolences, wishing you patience and solace, and for your father, vast
mercy.
⟦...⟧
Head of the Community
Miscellaneous
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Archival unit 384

Ka
doo
rie
Father
and
Son
Foreign
Firm
2 Kiang
5 se
9 Road
No.
SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS
259 KIANGSE ROAD,
SHANGHAI
PARTNERS
SIR E. S. KADOORIE K.⟦hole⟧G. HON.
LAWRENCE KADO⟦hole⟧
HORACE KADOORIE
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:—
"KADOORIE" { SHANGHAI
HONGKONG
CODES:— { "BENTLEY'S"
"BENTLEY'S SECOND"
TEL. Nos. { 18180
18189
REF. H.B.13/61.
16th March, 1936.
Monsieur Haham Sasson Kadoorie,
President of the Jewish Community of Bagdad.
Dear Sir,
It was with much pleasure that I received your
letter of the 26th February in which you inform me that
you were pleased with the good work done by Mr. & Madame
Mefano in our institutions at Bassorah.
We were also very pleased to know that Mr. Abraham
Nahum succeeded so well in bringing accord to the different
sections of Jewish opinion in Bassorah and trust this
community will now work in unity for the benefit of all.
Yours sincerely,
Elly Kadoorie
ELLY KADOORIE.
LK:ly.
⟦illegible⟧
c n a c
27/3/36

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Presidency of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
PRESIDENT
Of The Jewish Community - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 531
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
531
Number :: 3787
Subject Summary ::
Bagdad 8th June 1936
To
SIR ELLY KADOORIE K.B.E.
259 Kiangse Road
Shanghai
Dear Sir
I have read with great pleasure the happy news relating to the award of the "ORDER OF THE BRILLIANT JADE "by the Chinese Government in recognition of the valuable services which you have rendered to them and the useful institutions established by you in their country .
It is probably needless to point out that the high distinction which you have thoroughly earned on this occasion has been a source of pride and satisfaction to every Jewish heart of our large community, and in my capacity as the head of that community, I feel it is my duty and pleasure to ask you to accept our heartfelt congratulations and the personal expression of my very sincere wishes .
Yours very sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
President of the Jewish Community
Bagdad .

Archival unit 386

⟦illegible⟧ 4
30 September 193⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the Virtuous Notable
Mr. Ezra Menachem Al Daniel, Respectfully
After greetings and respect,
I received with great pleasure the Silver Jubilee book issued by
the committee of (Kahn Holden School x Menachem Salih Daniel) on the occasion of the passing of twenty-
five years since the founding of this prosperous school.
The brilliant Kahn institution has served the Israeli youth
throughout a quarter of a century and will remain through the years an eternal memory for His Excellency
your generous father and for your beloved person's sincere zeal and benevolent hands
upon this community. May God preserve him and preserve you and grant you success in what is always good.
Hoping from the heart that permanent success be the ally of this
noble family and that steady progress be the ally of this prosperous institution.
With my heartfelt wishes,
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community

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May his end be good
May he rest in peace Isaac
Moses
Servant
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Sasson
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Menachem
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Servant

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10 September 936
To the Honorable Secretary of the Acting Troupe at the Ministry of Education
After
⟦...⟧ your letter dated 9/2/936
⟦...⟧ Mr. Eliyahu Samira accepting the task you referred to in
On behalf of
Head of the Community
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⟦illegible⟧ The Acting Troupe
of the Ministry of Education
The Israelite Community ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ and respect.
The art of acting has become in our present era a necessity of ⟦illegible⟧
Educated bodies have begun to establish in their arenas everything that can lead to this honorable function.
And as for the matter, the venerable Ministry of Education also took care of the art of acting, so it chose from among its sons
⟦illegible⟧ entrusted to them the performance of serial plays aimed at the goal it intended
⟦illegible⟧ upbringing and education.
And since this troupe is in need of Mr. Eliyahu Samira, we hope you will kindly allow him
⟦illegible⟧ his share of the roles assigned to him in ⟦illegible⟧ intended to be performed.
This is with the knowledge that the artistic director of our play ⟦illegible⟧ is Mr. Abdullah al-Azzawi, the head of the
Supporters of Acting Association, and he has decided to produce and perform a number of ⟦illegible⟧ inside and outside Baghdad during this
school holiday only, and he is in dire need of the assistance of Mr. Eliyahu Samira, who is in extreme
need of money, so we have come to request your Excellency to instruct Mr. Eliyahu to accept this mission
from which everyone benefits materially and morally.
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Secretary of the Acting Troupe
in
Ministry of Education
A copy of it to . .
Mr. Eliyahu Samira for review and to take positive action
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