Sale of Shamash School Building; Correspondence from Government; List of Synagogues in Iraq
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is a newspaper with an article concerning the seizure of property owned by Iraqi Jews who renounced their Iraqi citizenship. The documents also contain correspondence between branches of the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish community, such as a notice from the Ministry of Culture to the Jewish community informing them the Jewish schools would remain unharmed after the emigration of the community. The documents also include the Jewish Community's payments and receipts; correspondence from the Iranian Foreign Ministry about the rental of the former Shamash School building; a report overseeing a Jewish school clinic; a list of synagogues in Iraq and their approximate date of establishment.
Directorate of Education, Hilla District To Al-Baghdadia Reference to your letter No. 9 / 147 dated 5 / 7 / 60, we are sending the contract after certifying it with a 150 fils stamp and our signature With highest regards and respect Abi Hazem
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Liquidation Committee Reference to your letter No. 1602/9 dated 4/12/52 We have informed you that the Center has not yet received the payment permit No. 5066/9 dated 3/22/52 Delivered to the Secretary of the Community, amounting to 72 Dinars We request you provide us with the amount ⟦under⟧ the payment permit No. 5122/9 dated 1/21/52 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> amounting to ⟦illegible⟧ from the Central Trust, for the rent of the Shamash School building for the period from 10/6/51 to 4/5/52 Please accept our highest respect. Issued Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ The President
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number 5452 Number: M /: 592/24 Date :: 12 / 2 / 1956 Subject Summary: Receipt of payment authorization note. CVC To "- Directorate of Education of Hilla Province After greetings, Reference to your letter numbered 1603/9 and dated 12 / 2 / 956; We confirm our receipt of the payment authorization note numbered 5066/4 and dated 31 / 1 / 956 from Mr. Naji Chachak, Secretary of the Community Presidency, and the collection of an amount of 270/- Dinars from the Central Treasury, specifically for the rent of the Al-Fayha School building for the period from 6 / 10 / 54 until 5 / 2 / 956. Please accept our highest respect. Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Directorate of Education of Al-Hilla Province Accounting Number / ⟦illegible⟧ Date / ⟦illegible⟧ / 2 / 1956 To / Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Mr. Naji Jajak has received the payment authorization memorandum No. 50664/4 dated 1/31/56 for the amount of (300) Dinars, including property tax for the rent of Al-Fayha School for Girls building belonging to the community for the period from 10/6/1954 to 2/5/1956. We request your confirmation of receipt. Ibrahim Hassib Al-Mufti Director of Education of Al-Hilla Province Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 2828 Date 7 / 2 / 1956 Copy to / Central Treasury Directorate - Please disburse the aforementioned amount as local transfers to the account of Al-Hilla Province Treasury Department Accountant. I received the amount of 270 Dinars only ⟦signature⟧ Salah 2/9 ⟦illegible⟧ 956/2/⟦illegible⟧ 272
Directorate of Education of Al-Hilla District Accounting Number / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ Date / ⟦illegible⟧ / 12 / 955 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad We are sending you herewith five copies of the lease agreement for Al-Fayhaa School for Girls, which is owned by you, requesting the signing of the contract after attaching revenue stamps to the first copy worth 500 / fils, as well as on the second 500 / fils, and the rest are to be signed without stamps and sent to us so that we can disburse the rent for the years 54-55 and 55-56 As for the rent for the year 53-54, for which the contract was signed by you and sent to us under your letter No. 3506 dated 24 / 10 / 955, we will send its memorandum to you when the District Governorate responds to the correspondence regarding that. Ibrahim Hassib al-Qaisi Director of Education of Al-Hilla District Presidency of the Jewish Community Number ⟦4944⟧ Date ⟦4 / 1 / 57⟧ A copy of it to / Department Accountant 274 Salih / 1 of it
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number: 3531 5452 Number: T/56/ Date: 5/11/1956 Subject: Heskel Menahem Daniel Private Vocational School. 275 Excellency, Director of Education for Baghdad Province (Center), Respected Greetings, Reference to your letter numbered 27296 and dated 10/20/1956 regarding the Heskel Menahem Daniel Vocational School. 1 - The Heskel Menahem Daniel School has for some time been open to female students wishing to learn the art of sewing, including cutting, embroidery, and matters related to this profession. It has recently occurred that the number of female students wishing to learn this profession has decreased to a degree that does not justify spending on a full school for a small number of students. 2 - But at the same time, this Presidency was and still is keen on the continuation of this school as a vocational school to ensure the benefit of needy students. The Community Presidency has been thinking throughout this period about the most suitable professions whose teaching would be appropriate in this school at the present time, taking into consideration the possibility of absorbing male and female students to join the aforementioned school. Accordingly, we saw fit at the time to postpone writing to your esteemed directorate regarding the subject until a specific curriculum is crystallized according to which the school would operate. 3 - And now, since a number of male and female students have applied requesting to join a commercial branch in addition to the sewing profession, we have decided to add the Commercial Preparatory curriculum to the sewing curriculum in this school after the approval of the venerable Ministry of Education for that. 4 - Accordingly, we request you to contact the Directorate General of Education for approval to change the name of the school to (Heskel Menahem Daniel Private Vocational High School), noting that this Presidency is preparing the staff and budget for this school for the current academic year 1956-1957, provided that its students attend in the Frank Iny school building under the management of Mr. Abdullah Owaidia until it is possible for us to allocate a special building for it in the future. Please accept our highest respect. Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Acting President of the Community Copy to - Director of Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah Owaidia - for information
Very Urgent Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province Center: Private and Foreign Education Number / 27296 Date / 20 / 10 / 1956 Subject / Regarding the Heskel Menahem Daniel Private Vocational School Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad With reference to your letter numbered T/3757 dated 8 / 10 / 1956 Your aforementioned letter did not include the data we requested from you in our letter numbered 24119 dated 26 / 9 / 1956 regarding the reasons for the interruption of communications between the administration of the Heskel Menahem Daniel Private Vocational School and this Directorate for more than a year approximately. Therefore, it is not possible to submit your request to the Directorate of General Education before informing us of the clarifications requested in our aforementioned letter. Please take the necessary action and inform us. ⟦signature⟧ Director of Education, Baghdad Province The Center Copy to / Directorate of General Education / Secondary / Private / Private Education Personnel / for follow-up Administration of Frank Iny Private School / for information ⟦illegible⟧ For presentation to the Head of the Community in ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 10 Presidency of the Jewish Community Number: Date: Mahdi / M 18
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Private and Foreign Education Number / 24119 Date 26 / 9 / 1956 Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Subject / Regarding the Heskel Menahem Daniel Private Vocational School For a period of one year until now, we have not received any correspondence from the administration of the Heskel Menahem Daniel Private Vocational School belonging to the Presidency of the Jewish Lay Council, which indicates to us that the mentioned school is not continuing its studies, and therefore we hope to be informed whether this school has indeed closed, and otherwise we request a statement of the reasons for that so that we can take the necessary action. For the Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center Copy to :- General Directorate of Education / Secondary Education - Private. General Inspectorate of Education. Private Education Personnel Department / for follow-up. 278 Kadhim / 25 Dear Mr. Naji Greetings and respects, I did not find in the attached reply letter any observation you made. So please, after sending the letter, send me a copy of it, and of the Education Directorate's letter, with your certification on it as a true copy. Perhaps. And it is assumed that Mr. Abdullah ⟦Khobiha⟧ has approved the draft Best regards 10/9/1956 Dear Mr. Naji You gave us the originals of the two attached letters, and I hope that you certify two copies as true copies and send them to me With thanks Sincerely Lawyer ⟦Sadiq⟧ ⟦Saleh⟧ ⟦Signature⟧ Clarification Print two copies of each of the two attached letters The first copies should be on official community stationery
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Number T/: 56/⟦18⟧ Date: 8/10/1956 Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452 Subject: Regarding the Heskel Menachem Daniel Private Vocational School. His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad Province - Center After Greetings, With reference to your letter numbered 24119 and dated 26/9/1956; Due to the desire of many male and female students who have passed the third intermediate grade to complete preparatory studies in the commercial branch, this Presidency has decided to make the Heskel Menachem Daniel School a preparatory school for commerce and the profession of sewing, and to change its name to (Heskel Menachem Daniel Private Vocational Preparatory School). Please approve this change, noting that this Presidency is interested in preparing the staff and budget for this school for the current academic year 1956/1957, provided that its students attend the Frank Iny School building under the management of Mr. Abdullah Obeidia until it is possible for us to allocate a special building for it in the future. Please accept our highest respect, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Acting President of the Community A copy to:- Director of the Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah Obeidia - for information 28
His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad Brigade ⟦(Respectful)⟧ Respectful - Center Subject: Regarding Husain Menahem Daniel Private Vocational School Greetings and respect With reference to your letter No. 28119 dated 26 / 8 / 952 ⟦Since⟧ In view of the presence of a large number of male and female students who passed the third intermediate grade to complete the preparatory study in the commercial branch - this presidency has decided to make the Husain Menahem Daniel Preparatory School for Commerce, located in Al-Khayyat, and change its name to (Husain Menahem Daniel Private Vocational Preparatory School), so please approve this conversion Note that this presidency has prepared the staff, the budget and stationery <del>for the season</del> for the current school year 1952 / 1953, provided that its students attend classes in the Frank Iny school building under the administration of Mr. Issa Ovidia until it is possible for us to obtain a special building for it in the future Please accept the highest expressions of respect A. Ha
Iraqi Government Ministry of Health Accounts Department Number 6629 Date 8 / 2 / 1956 To the Directorate of Karkh Hospital Subject: Leasing of Hospital Buildings Further to our letter No. 2127 dated 21 / 1 / 956 and with reference to the approval of the Ministry of Finance in its letter No. 1055 dated 1 / 2 / 1956. We approve the renewal of the lease for your hospital buildings for another year for the period from 25 / 10 / 955 until 24 / 10 / 956 at the previous annual rent of (7000/-) seven thousand dinars, provided the necessary credit is available for that, and that the Jewish Community (owner of the buildings) pays an amount of (600/-) six hundred dinars for the cost of replacing the electrical transformer and an amount of (350/-) three hundred and fifty dinars for the required repairs to the buildings, and that it be stipulated in the lease contract to recover what the community owes from the rent in the event that the expropriation transaction is finalized before the end of the lease period. Please conclude the contract and submit it, noting the deduction of secondary income tax from the original rent upon payment. ⟦handwritten signature⟧ Minister of Health A copy to: Central Treasury Directorate Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦handwritten signature⟧ 2 / 8 Presidency of the Jewish Community Incoming Number 2927 Date 9 / 2 / 1956 Hassan
Presidency of the Jewish Community In Baghdad Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452 Number: ⟦18⟧ / 57 Date: 1/16/1957 Subject: 284 His Excellency, the Director of Education of Baghdad Province (Center), Respected After greetings With reference to your letter No. 324 dated 1/5/57, please note our letter No. T/56/3644 dated 1/11/57 by which we had opened correspondence on the subject, but we have not received a reply from your respected directorate. We would also like to take this opportunity to state to your Excellency that the annual rent of this school is only 180/- Dinars and that this amount is not sufficient for its maintenance, as 200/- Dinars were spent some time ago for its renovation. Please refer to your letter No. 28598 dated 10/30/54 on the subject. Accordingly, please establish a new basis for carrying out repairs and maintaining the schools leased by this Presidency. Also, please take into consideration your request regarding the renovation of Al-Nabaha School for Girls according to your letter No. 784 dated 1/9/57, as well as Bani Al-Tajdid School, to be included in this basis. Please accept the highest expressions of respect. Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Acting President of the Community A copy to:- Presidency of the Provincial General Council for your kind information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Center / Primary Accounts Number / Date / 5 / 2 / 1957 Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community Upon conducting an inspection of the building of the Sha'ba Al-Haydariya School for Girls located in the Taht al-Takiyya neighborhood by the local administration engineer, it was found that the right side of the building is dangerous and its construction is old and cannot be restored except by removing this side and re<del>building</del>building it. To avoid the occurrence of undesirable consequences and the necessity of maintaining and restoring the building, please take the necessary action as quickly as possible and work on rebuilding the right side of the building due to its danger, within a week from the date of your receipt of this letter of ours. We hope the work will be completed as quickly as possible, otherwise we will be forced to carry it out ourselves and deduct the required expenses from the rent allowance and inform us. ⟦...⟧ the Jewish ⟦...⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy to / Presidency of the General Provincial Council / Baghdad Provincial Prefecture / Your letter No. ⟦T/⟧ 16954 dated 26 / 12 / 956 for your kind information Management of Sha'ba Al-Haydariya School for Girls / For review and to inform us of the result Primary Accountant / For follow-up Urgent To be referred to Engineering To conduct the necessary inspection Mahdi 4 / 2 224 285
Date 1/9/1957 His Excellency, the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community, Respected Subject: Al-Jadida School for Girls (formerly Laura Kadoorie Institute for Boys) Based on the instructions of the Secretary, Mr. Naji, I inspected the aforementioned school and found the following: | Fils | Dinar 1- A cracked wall needs quick treatment. This wall was shared with the neighbor's house, so the community must bear half of the expenses. The cost of construction after demolition and repairing the plaster is: | ... | 50 2- There is a wall belonging to the administration room that the local administration built last year after receiving fifty dinars from the community. This wall is not only cracked, but it also has large cracks that would be better treated by burying iron beams in the necessary places. The cost is: | ... | 25 3- A necessary wainscot in the store room costs: | ... | 20 4- The principal suggested building a partition (wall) to divide one room into two rooms. This process is not necessary for the safety of the building, but the principal suggested it and the cost is: | ... | 40 5- Possible renovations in the courtyard and rooms not necessary for the building safety: | ... | 15 | ... | 150 Only one hundred and fifty dinars and nothing else. This is for your order ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧