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Correspondence Relating to the Shamash Secondary School
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These are archival documents including a letter from the Baghdadi Jewish Community to the Monitoring Body of the Iranian Schools in Iraq about receiving the rental payment of the Shamash Secondary School. The documents also include a contract between the Shamash Secondary School and an individual for maintenance projects.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number | 3531 President 5452 Secretary H Number H /: 53/2084 Date: 1953/7/2 Subject: The first installment of the rent for Shamash School. To - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, We inform you of our receipt of the first installment of the rent for Shamash School for the year starting on 1953/6/22, amounting to four hundred Dinars, as per check number 953623 dated 1953/6/28 drawn on the Ottoman Bank. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Dawood Shemtob Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 3531 / 5452 No. 790 / 2 / 53 Date 29 / 6 / 1953 Subject: Lease of the Shamash School building. 24 To - Superintendency of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, Further to our letter No. T/3011/53 dated 6 / 5 / 1953, and with reference to the verbal discussion held on 28 / 6 / 1953. Our leasing of the aforementioned building to your respected superintendency for the past two years at the previous rent was merely out of leniency, as the aforementioned annual rent is much lower than it should be. In view of an inquiry from a certain party to lease the aforementioned building for an annual rent exceeding double the past year's rent, amounting to eight hundred Dinars annually, and since the rent offered by that party is the true rent for the aforementioned building, considering its location, size, and facilities, this Presidency cannot lease the aforementioned building to your respected superintendency for the year starting 21 / 6 / 1953 for less than 1500/000 Dinars annually (one thousand five hundred Dinars annually). We request that you state your opinion regarding acceptance or refusal within eight days from this date; otherwise, we will be forced to lease it to that party. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Heskel Daoud Shemtob Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council A / T ⟦stain⟧
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T / 11 - / 53 6 / 5 / 1953 Rent of the Shamash School building. ⟦illegible⟧ To - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, Further to the sixth paragraph of the lease agreement concluded between the presidency of this community and your esteemed supervision on 1/6/1951, certified by the Notary Public for North Baghdad under general number 5027 and dated 28/6/1952. Since your lease for the Shamash School building expires on June 21, 1953, please send a representative on your behalf to agree with him on renewing the lease contract under new terms. Please accept our highest respect ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Dawood Shemtob Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
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Department of Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Number 20247 Date 1952/12/19 Annex 200 Dinars only Ministry of Culture Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Presidency of the Jewish Community ⟦Baghdad⟧ Number 2142 Date 19 / 12 / 1952 21 To . The Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Greetings and respect Further to our letter numbered 1706 and dated 7 / 12 / 1952 We present herewith an amount of (200 Dinars) two hundred Dinars only for the remainder of the second installment. Please kindly inform us of the receipt of the amount. In conclusion, please accept our highest respect. M Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq - Abdullah ⟦Rahnama⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant For recording and information ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 12
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Department: Number: 1447 Date: 14 / 11 / 952 Attachment: 12 Dinars Ministry of Culture Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ To The Honorable Presidency of the Israelite Community Greetings and respect, With reference to your letter numbered T 2817 / 52 and dated - 11 / 11 / 52, we present to you herewith an amount of twelve Dinars, for - cleaning expenses of the cesspools located in the building of this school. Please inform us of the receipt of the amount. In conclusion, please accept our highest respect. S Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq - Abdullah Rahnama Entered into the school's income according to an income receipt For the fiscal year 52 - 53 ⟦illegible⟧ 21 / 11 / 52
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T / 2862 / 52 9 / 12 / 1952 ⟦illegible⟧ 19 To - " Superintendency of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, With reference to your letter No. 1704 dated 12/7/1952, We inform you of our receipt of an amount of 200/000 Dinars (two hundred Dinars) from the rent (the second installment) amounting to 400/000 Dinars. Please accept our highest respects. Makki ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council
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Office: Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Number: 1704 Date: 7 / 12 / 1952 Attachment: 200 Dinars Presidency of the Jewish Community Ministry of Culture Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Number ⟦illegible⟧ 4076 Date 8 / 12 / 952 To - The Respected Presidency of the Jewish Community Greetings and respect In response to your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ / 2849 dated 30 / 11 / 52 We submit herewith an amount of 200 Dinars (two hundred Dinars) from the rent The second installment for this school, totaling four hundred Dinars (400 Dinars) This supervision will proceed to pay the remainder of the installment amounting to 200 Dinars During this month upon the arrival of the transfer from Tehran. Please kindly Inform us of the receipt of this amount, and many thanks to you in advance. Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq - Abdullah Rahnama ⟦signature⟧ Finance Registration and Execution ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 12 / 952
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12 T / 8849 / 52 20 / 11 / 1952 To - Supervision of Iranian Schools - Iranian Embassy Greetings, With reference to the fourth paragraph of the lease agreement concluded between you and the leadership of this community regarding the lease of the Shamash School, which stipulates the obligation to pay the second installment of the rent amounting to four hundred dinars on 22 / 12 / 1952. We kindly request the payment of the second installment of the aforementioned rent, amounting to four hundred dinars only. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧
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T / 811 / 52 Cleaning expenses 18 / 11 / 1952 16 To " - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, The leadership of this community has spent 20.000 Dinars (twenty Dinars) on cleaning the sewage tanks located in the school on 1 / 9 / 1952, and since this amount falls upon the tenant party according to the ninth paragraph of the lease contract concluded between your respected supervision and this community, we kindly ask you to disburse this amount and send it to this leadership. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
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C / 969 / 52 10 / 9 / 1952 ⟦illegible⟧ 15 / ⟦illegible⟧ Administrative Order Further to our administrative order No. C/943/52 dated 27 / 8 / 1952. 1- Due to the inability of the contractor Abdul Jabbar Alwan to construct a concrete barrier to prevent water leakage from the latrine vault, and due to the presence of seepage water in the mentioned vault which makes it impossible to construct the mentioned barrier, we have decided to cancel the contract concluded with him and conduct the final accounting for the work he has performed so far at Shamash School. 2- Since the prevention of water leakage can be carried out from the side of the external wall, we have approved awarding the work to Master Alwan Mahmoud to perform the following:- A- Construct a barrier of cement and ⟦gravel/mortar⟧ with a length of 12 meters, a height of one meter, and a depth of three inches from the side of the outer wall. B- Plastering the wall for two layers above that. C- Twenty Dinars shall be paid to Master Alwan for the cost of the work for constructing the barrier and the mentioned plastering. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council A copy to:- 1- To the Secretary of the Community Presidency to perform the following:- A- To pay 2.820 Dinars to Master Abdul Jabbar Alwan as a settlement of his account for the work he performed in preserving the old floor in the vault of the mentioned school. B- Pay twenty Dinars to Master Alwan Mahmoud after he completes the work as required. To be filed in the Shamash School file ⟦signature⟧ 15 / 9 / 52
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14 Presidency of the Jewish Community To the Honorable Vice President Number ⟦illegible⟧ 1967 Date 17 / 4 / 1957 To Abd al-Hayy Subject: Repairs to Shamash School With reference to the administrative report submitted on 2 / 4 / 57 and the report on 3 / 4 / 1957. 1- The contractor Abd al-Jabbar al-Hajj Alwan stated after starting work in the pavement store and completing the measurement, the presence of seeping water from the lighting, with which it is not possible to establish a barrier of laundrite as was agreed upon, and it is necessary to carry out the work required for the caustic wall using the Batlo method (moisture barrier) and cement, accordingly, he submitted the expenses he has spent so far:- Fils | Dinar 900 | 20 | Transport fee and cleaning the store lorry ⟦illegible⟧ lorry ⟦illegible⟧ 000 | 4 | Wages for four workers for four days 000 | 5 | Lorry of bricks (not used and remained with the Presidency) 400 | ⟦line⟧ | Transporting bricks to the inside 120 | 1 | Window repair fee 500 | ⟦line⟧ | Transporting a pipe with return fee 900 | ⟦line⟧ | Expenses for iron doors ⟦illegible⟧ chairs ⟦illegible⟧ ropes ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ 820 | 27 000 | 20 | The amount paid in cash according to the orders. ⟦line⟧ 820 | 7 | The remainder for him 2- To perform the second operation, which is performing the Batlo and cement for the caustic wall with a length of 12 meters and a height of (1) Batlo and its depth extensions, ⟦illegible⟧ the Master Alwan stated that the cost with labor is (20) Dinars, and Master Abd al-Jabbar did not agree to estimate it at (12) Dinars, and the Master agreed with him
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3 ⟦Atwan⟧ , regarding the ⟦completion⟧ of the work with the assigned person permanently We request your orders to take what is necessary in this regard Please accept our highest respect Head of the Management Committee 9/17/952 We agree to that 9/17/952 ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Israelite Community Number 1968 Date 17 / 9 / 1954 His Excellency the Respected President of the Probate Council 12 After greetings With reference to the contract concluded between you and us on 25 / 8 / 1954 regarding the repairs in the toilet basin at the school (Shamash) by installing a reinforced concrete barrier and repairing other ceilings: In view of the impossibility of constructing the reinforced concrete barrier due to the presence of permanent vibration, I request the termination of the contract and the final settlement between us noting that the expenses spent so far are: Dinar | Fils 20 | 900 | Transport fee for warehouse tools by lorry - Lorry car ⟦line⟧ 20 / 900 4 | 400 | Wages for four workers for 4 days 5 | 500 | Lorry of bricks (1500 bricks), 1050 bricks used and the remaining 450 belong to the Presidency of the Community 4 | 400 | Fee for transporting bricks to the second floor 110 | Window repair fee 500 | Debris removal with return fees 9000 | Whitewashing 4000, Electricity 2000, Painting 3000 ⟦line⟧ 24 / 810 | The amount received by me from the secretary according to the contract 24 / 810 I now request the disbursement of the above amount of 24.810 Dinars and the termination of the contract between us and the boundaries. Statement To the Accountant and Administration 17 / 9 / 54 The above amount of 24.810 Dinars shall be paid and delivered to your Excellency according to the disbursement receipts Alwan Al-Haj Muhammad The Master Craftsman Abdul Jabbar Alwan 17 / 9 / 54
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The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Telephone Number 5452 Number NJ/: 942 / 52 Date :: 26 / 8 / 1952 Subject Summary: Repairs and renovations of Shamash School Administrative Order With reference to the contract concluded between the Presidency of the Lay Council and Mr. Abdul Jabbar Al-Haj Alwan on 26 / 8 / 1952. 1 - Thirty Dinars shall be paid to Mr. Abdul Jabbar Al-Haj Alwan, on account of the undertaking amount mentioned in the contract referred to above. 2 - The remaining amount due to him, totaling sixty Dinars, shall be paid upon completion of the repairs and renovations as stated in the contract, and after an inspection is conducted by an expert to ensure compliance with the conditions. 3 - Payment shall be made from the revenues of the Shamash Endowments for the current year. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Copy to - To the Secretary of the Community Presidency - to act accordingly.
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The Second Condition ⟦line⟧ After the completion of the aforementioned restorations and repairs by the second party, the first party shall appoint an expert on its behalf to inspect the said repairs and ensure their compliance with the conditions. If a deficiency appears, the second party shall complete it immediately; if they refuse or fail to do so within three days, the first party may undertake it at the expense of the second party, and the amount shall be deducted from the remaining balance due to the second party. If it appears that the second party has completed the repairs and restorations according to the conditions, the first party shall pay the second party the remainder of the commitment amount, which is sixty dinars. Written in Baghdad on 25 / 8 / 1952 in two copies, so that each party holds one of them. Second Party | First Party Abdul Jabbar Al-Haj Alwan | President of the Lay Council of the Israelite | Community in Baghdad | in addition to his position ⟦illegible signature⟧ 100 Fils 50 Fils 30 Fils ⟦illegible flourish⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Community The first installment of the rent for Shamash School 52 / 684 17 / 8 / 1952 To - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, With reference to your letter No. 640 dated 16 / 8 / 1952. We inform you of our receipt of (400) Dinars (four hundred Dinars) in cash, for the first installment of the rent for the Shamash School building for the year beginning on June 22, 1952. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Shazek ⟦line⟧
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Department: Number: 940 Date: 16 / 8 / 1952 Attachment: Check for 400 Dinars (Original) Ministry of Culture Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Number ⟦...⟧ 1925 Date 17 / 8 / 1952 To the respected Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad / 10 After greetings, further to our letter number 719 dated 30 / 6 / 952. We send you herewith a check for the amount of four hundred (400) Dinars, representing the rental fee for the school building for the first installment, covering a period of six months starting from June 22, 952. I hope you will inform us of the receipt of the mentioned amount and accept our apologies for the delay in paying this installment, which stems from the difficulty of obtaining foreign currency in Tehran due to the current situation there. Please accept our highest thanks and respect. On behalf of the General Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq ⟦signature⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of ⟦illegible⟧ 9 T / 52/671 11 / 8 / 1952 Rent of the Shamash School building Second Reminder To - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, We confirm for the second time our letter No. 52/2492 dated 8 / 5 / 1952 requesting the payment of the first installment (amounting to four hundred Dinars) of the rent for the Shamash School building for the year starting on 21 / 6 / 1952. Please accept our highest respects. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the ⟦Israelite⟧ Community 8871 7/1/1952 Administration: Supervision of Iranian Schools Number: 719 In Iraq: Date: 6/30/1952 Attachment: Ministry of Culture Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq ⟦line⟧ To The Presidency of the respected Israelite Community in Baghdad Greetings and respect In response to your letter numbered 2597/52 and dated 6/16/1952 In view of the difficulty of foreign transfer transactions and the scarcity of foreign currency at the present time in Iran ⟦line⟧ the arrival of the remittance for the rent payments for the Iranian schools in Iraq may be delayed for a short period, so please be so kind as to grant us a short extension for the payment of the first installment of the rent for the building of the Shattash School, noting that the specific amount will arrive soon. This and we thank you in advance. Acting Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq ⟦signature⟧
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52 / 2597 16 / 6 / 1952 Lease of the Shamash School Building To - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Greetings, We confirm our letter No. 52 / 2492 dated 5 / 8 / 1952, Requesting the payment of the first installment (amounting to four hundred Dinars) for the rent of the Shamash School building for the year starting on 6 / 21 / 1952. Please accept our highest respect ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
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2492 / 52 1952/5/8 Leasing of the Shamash School building ⟦illegible⟧ To - Supervision of Iranian Schools - in Iraq After greetings With reference to your letter No. 334 dated 431/2/17 Corresponding to (1952/5/7) 1 - We agree to renew the lease contract regarding your rental of the Shamash School building under the terms certified by the Notary Public of Baghdad under No. 5054 dated 1951/6/30 for another year starting on 52/6/22 and ending on ⟦53/6/21⟧ 2 - Please send the first installment of the rent, amounting to four hundred dinars. Respectfully yours ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
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Department: Number: 334 Date: 17/3/31 Enclosure: Ministry of Culture Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq Presidency of the Jewish Community Number ⟦1806⟧ Date ⟦8/5/952⟧ The Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad After greetings and respect, In response to your letter No. 52/2463 dated 20/4/1952 and with reference to the discussions that took place between us, the Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq offers its sincere thanks for your kind agreement to renew the lease for the Shamash School building for the coming year starting from 22/6/1952, in accordance with the conditions listed in the old contract certified by the notary public under number 5054 dated 20/6/951. Please kindly agree officially by a special letter to renew the lease contract. As for the coming years, when the financial hardship eases and the Supervision obtains a sufficient budget, it will consider an increase in the rental fees as satisfies both parties. In conclusion, please accept our highest respect. - Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq⟧ 1328 Approval: write to the supervisor to send the original copies ⟦signature⟧ President 8/5