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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Primary Accounts
Number / 2861
Date / 1 / 6 / 956
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
The Local Administration engineer has conducted an inspection of the building of the Sha'ba Al-Haydariya School for Girls located in
the Taht Al-Takiya neighborhood which is your responsibility, and found that it requires the renovations detailed below, which
occurred in the building as a result of normal use. Please proceed with carrying them out immediately within one week from the date
of your receipt of this letter of ours, in accordance with the terms of the lease contract. In case of refusal, we will be forced to carry them out ourselves
and deduct the necessary expenses from the rent.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Copy to -
Presidency of the High Provincial Council, Baghdad Provincial Governorate / Your letter No. 1200 dated
17 / 1 / 1956, for your kind information
Sha'ba Al-Haydariya School for Girls - for review and to inform us of the result
Primary Education Accountant / with the original letter of the Baghdad Provincial Governorate / for follow-up /
Presidency of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
2 / 6 / 1956
Number 298
Renovations
1- Demolishing and rebuilding the basement wall and making some wainscoting in the building.
2- Adjusting the tiling of the rooms.
3- Repairing the crushed areas in the gypsum and cement plastering as well as the ⟦jointing⟧.
4- Cleaning the drains and sweetening their heads.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Number: 56 / 2644 / T
Date: 11 / 1 / 1956
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Subject:
His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad Province, the Respected
⟦line⟧ The Center ⟦line⟧
After greetings
In reference to your letter numbered 13216 and dated 12 / 29 / 1955
It is not hidden from Your Excellency that the buildings occupied by your respected directorate and used as schools (including Al-Mahdiya School)
their current rental rates are very low, and schools always need maintenance, and these rates are not sufficient for this
maintenance and government fees. We would like on this occasion to inform you that when these schools were rented, the intent was
cultural cooperation, as their rental income is spent on the cultural institutions belonging to this Presidency. Since the community's income
is currently insufficient to cover the maintenance and renovation of its properties leased by your directorate and to support its cultural and charitable institutions,
it is requested of Your Excellency to form a committee to estimate the rental rates for the following properties:-
1 - Al-Haydariya Branch School
2 - Al-Mahdiya School
3 - Al-Nabaha School
4 - Bani Said School
So that this Presidency may be able to carry out the aforementioned maintenance for these properties and benefit from them so they remain houses of learning
occupied by your directorate.
Please accept our highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khdhuri
Acting Head of the Community
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To: His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad District, Respectfully
- Headquarters -
<del>Subject</del>
Kind regards
With reference to your letter No. 24262 dated 29 / 12 / 955
It is not hidden from your Excellency that the buildings occupied by your esteemed Directorate
and leased as schools (including ⟦Al-Muradiya⟧ School), their current rental rates
are very meager, and schools always and forever need maintenance and management
<del>⟦and their rates⟧</del> do not cover the cost of the necessary maintenance ⟦and restoration⟧. We would like on this occasion
to inform you about the needs of these schools; the purpose was cultural
cooperation, as their rental rates exceed the cultural institutions' benefit
for these buildings. Since the ⟦management⟧ incurs costs and its revenues are currently insufficient
to carry out the necessary requirements for spending on the maintenance and renovation of our properties
leased by your Directorate, and for the sake of our cultural and charitable institutions, please
from your Excellency, form a committee to estimate the rental rates for the following properties:
1- Shamie' Al-Haydariya School
2- " " Al-Mahdiya
3- " " Al-Sanabil
4- " " Munshi Saeed
So that this Presidency can carry out the aforementioned maintenance for these properties
and benefit from their returns to continue as centers of knowledge in the future by your Directorate
Please accept our highest respect
Abi Hatim
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Your Excellency the President
According to your orders, I contacted the Director of Education of ⟦Baghdad⟧ District regarding the student
trips and the lack of approval from the head of the community to continue them, explaining the reasons.
Therefore, it was necessary to write the attached letter; if you agree, we will forward it
⟦to the director⟧ and it shall be attached with the ⟦mail⟧ of the head of the community.
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The committee has reviewed the ⟦merits⟧ of the matter
and there is no objection to notifying via
the attached letter.
⟦signature⟧
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