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IJA 3781

President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community: Correspondence, Invoices, Legal Matters

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They include correspondence between the President of the Jewish community and Iraqi government agencies; invoices from both private companies and government utilities; an appeal from the French Sisters Convent for a hospital building fund; letters from Al-Amir Sporting – Baghdad and the Orient Trading Corp. Ltd.; notes from the Eastern Bank, Ltd., the Ottoman Bank, and the Bank of Iraq; responses to request for information on specific individuals; an index; legal issues regarding assets; records of loans and beneficiaries for 1970 and 1975. There are also birth, engagement, marriage, and death certificates; on some of the certificates, the names are listed in Hebrew. For one of the death confirmation certificates, the President of the Jewish community lists the family of the deceased.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3781
Item Number
12392
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Financial, Illustration, Judeo-Arabic, Iran, Revenue Stamp, Ministry of Justice, Baghdad Light and Power, Form, Court of Baghdad, Typed, Marriage Certificate, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Office of Public Security – Frozen Assets, President of the Mosaic Community, Electricity Bill, Fragments, Bank of the East, Legal, Ink Stamp, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Ottoman Bank, Death Certificate, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Letterhead, Invoice, Jewish Lay Council, President of the Jewish Community, Envelope, Engagement Certificate, Property, Receipt, Office of General Citizenship, Bank of Iraq, Birth Certificate, Personal Letterhead, Correspondence, Eagle Crest, Annotation, thumbprint, Bank Note

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

7/11/1969
Fils | Dinar
.. | 100
Only one hundred dinars and no more
I received from Mr. Daoud Nassim Khalaschi a sum of only one hundred
dinars and no more, for the reading for the soul of his late uncle, the deceased
Ezra Daoud Khalaschi
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 102

1969/6/17
Fils Dinar
18 / 000
Only eighteen dinars and no more
Received from Mr. Fouad the amount of only eighteen dinars for the soul
of the late Khadhouri Yaqoub Nabbal
N. Y. N

Page 103

National Electricity Administration
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Electricity Bill
⟦426⟧
Jamiat Khair (Old)
141 / 517
Society for the Blind
Account Number: 160 193 501
Subscription Number: 39306
Issue Date: 6 / 8 / 69
Meter Number | Current Reading | Previous Reading | Consumption | Unit Price | Value Dinars | Value Fils
07960 | 1169 | 0919 | 250 | 10 | 2 | 500
Very Old | 6 / 7 | 6 / 5 | Fees | 3 |  | 750
3814 |  |  | Meter Rent |  |  | 070
|  |  | Circuit Breaker Rent |  |  |
|  |  | Total Due |  | 3 | 320
This bill must be paid within (15) fifteen days from its date
19-8-69 138118 ⟦...⟧ K CSH 3.320

Page 104

Yaqub Qahtan
Khan Al-Makhzum
Price | Details | Length | Dinar | Fils
1750 | Khalil Eid | 3 | 5 | 250
⟦illegible⟧

Page 105

Baghdad General Water Supply Department
1970 - 1971 1
Amount | Quantity Consumed | Readings | Subsequent Reading Date | Machine Code
.560 | 2 | 459 | 21 4 | ⟦illegible⟧
.155 |  | 457 |  |
.560 |  |  |  |
1.275 |  |  |  |
Subscription Number: 30121
Final Current Warning
Due to your failure to pay the bill within the specified period, we hereby warn you
of the necessity to pay the amount within 7 days from the date of
your notification of this warning, otherwise the flow will be cut and not restored
except after payment of the debt, restoration fee, and insurance deposits
19
9
16
15
1447 AI
21/1/29
11/25

Page 106

V J J4          7223          80880          81 - 5 - 13
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
⟦scribble⟧
⟦Number⟧
⟦Date⟧

Page 107

No. P268727 Baghdad Baghdad 19⟦...⟧
The Eastern Bank Limited
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
BAGHDAD. Eastern Bank Limited
Baghdad
Pay by this cheque to Pay by this cheque Mr. Isaac Ezra Abdullah or Bearer or to the bearer
Iraq Dinars Iraqi Dinars only eighteen Dinars
The President
The Treasurer
I.D. 18 Dinars Signature ⟦illegible⟧
IRAQ
TEN FILS
10 Fils
Iraq
⟦12 FEB 74⟧
HEAD OFFICE:
LONDON
BRANCHES:
BOMBAY.
CALCUTTA.
KARACHI.
CHITTAGONG.
MADRAS.
COLOMBO.
SINGAPORE.
KUALA LUMPUR.
PENANG.
BUTTERWORTH.
BAGHDAD.
BASRA.
MOSUL.
KIRKUK.
AMARAH.
BAHRAIN.
DOHA (QATAR).
ADEN.

Page 108

Based on the current agreement, the previous contract dated
on 4 / 9 / 1970 regarding the guardianship of my son Naim Shalom
Saleh Bishan has been renewed for another year ending on 4 / 9 / 1974
And on this basis, I acknowledge the receipt of a sum
of two hundred and fifty dinars for the care of the youth
Naim Bishan during the mentioned year, and for this purpose I have signed
14 / 9 / 1974 Nanny ⟦Gio⟧ Shahla
The Recipient
⟦signature⟧
The Witness
Ibrahim ⟦Haki⟧
⟦signature⟧
14 / 9 / 74
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 109

General Baghdad Area Water Liquefaction Department
Bill
2 1970 1971
Amount | Machine Code | Quantity Consumed | Meter Readings | Reading Date To | Reading Date From
.56
.15
.66 | 16 | 25 9 | 1658
1633 | 29 6 | 30 4
Make it valid Subscription Number
141/1 adjacent 17m/141 14186 meter
Rusafa 3 84365
The bill amount must be paid within fifteen days from the date
of its issuance and after the end of this period, a notice of the necessity of payment within
7 days ⟦...⟧ the drain after which if payment is not made.
Department of ⟦...⟧

Page 110

National Electricity Administration
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Electricity Bill
⟦Qadisha⟧ Charitable Society
141 / 517
Al-Kifah Association
Account Number | Subscription Number | Date of Issue
16 193 501 | 39306 | 4 / 7 / 70
Meter Number | Current Reading | Previous Reading | Consumption | Unit Price | Fils | Dinar
07960 | 1477 | 1448 | 29 | 10 | 290 | 0
| 6 / 3 | 5 / 5 | Fees | 3 | 87 |
Meter Rent: 0.035
Circuit Breaker Fee:
Total Required: 0.412
412 LST W CSH 0 0 322319 8-1

Page 111

⟦...⟧ Directorate of Water Supply for the Baghdad General Area
Invoice
1970 2 1971
Amount | Machine Code | Quantity Consumed | Meter Readings | Date of Readings
To | From
0.565 | 9 | 15 | 469
454 | 26 | 26
0.155 | 16 |  |  |
0.565 | 15 |  |  |
1.225 T4 |  |  |  |
⟦signature⟧
T R Khubayta
Subscription Number: 30124
Meter: 5
Sewage:
The amount of the invoice must be paid within fifteen days from the date of
its issuance, and upon the expiration of this period, a notice of necessary payment is given within
7 days, after which the service will be cut off if payment is not made.
R Khubayta 21/1/
141 AE
Water Supply Administration for the Baghdad Area

Page 112

The Eastern Bank, Limited.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED
Baghdad
Nationalized
Baghdad 27/6/65 Baghdad
PAID to the credit of
⟦line⟧
Hevra Kadisha Society
⟦line⟧ paid to the account of
the sum of I.D. 200/-
say Iraq Dinars Two hundred Dinars only
⟦line⟧ Iraqi Dinars
Republic of Iraq
20 Iraqi fils revenue stamp
CASH
RECEIVED
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 113

351815 North of Baghdad
Ledger Number
Accounting
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Fils/Dinar: 851 / -
Number: 26 / 1826
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦line⟧
Dated: 8 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 925
Job Title: ⟦line⟧

Page 114

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Personnel
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Date - 10 / 9 / 1966
Ministry of Justice Order No. (2137)
Based on the resignation of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and for the purpose of managing the affairs of the mentioned community, we have decided
to form a temporary administrative committee consisting of the gentlemen whose names are listed below to perform the tasks stipulated in
the instructions of the Administrative Council for Iraqi Jews published in the Iraqi Official Gazette Issue No. 4104 and
dated 2/25/58 until a new administrative committee is elected in accordance with the aforementioned instructions.
Minister of Justice
Muslih al-Naqshbandi
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri | President
Mr. Salim Yusuf Shakar | Member
Mr. Ibrahim Eliyahu Dallal | =
Mr. Salman Al-Kabir, Lawyer | =
Mr. Jack Yahya | =
A copy to - /
Ministry of Interior
Governorship of Baghdad Province
Directorate of General Police
Directorate of General Security
Directorate of General Nationality
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
The aforementioned individuals
For information please

Page 115

Page
⟦illegible⟧ The original objection and how it occurs
526 The incidental objection and how it is demonstrated
529 Until when does a third party have the right to object to the judgment
530 How the case is considered when an objection occurs
535 Third-party objection does not delay the execution of the judgment except when expecting
danger or damage as a result of the execution of that judgment
537 When a third-party objection lawsuit is rejected
Chapter Three
In Appeal
First - Basis of Appeal
Second - Functions of the Court of Appeal
547 Judgments that are eligible for appeal
Permissibility of appealing counterclaims if one of them
is subject to appeal
A case that is not appealable cannot be appealed even if
the litigants agree to that
⟦illegible⟧ Permissibility of appealing a case of indeterminate value

Page 116

Central Bank of Iraq
Baghdad on :: ⟦15 / 1 / 1975⟧
Number C: 104230
Pay under this check to the order of: ⟦Head of the Mosaic Community⟧
Or to the bearer:
Amount: ⟦One hundred and twenty-five dinars only⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦125⟧
Mohammed Abdul Kadhim
Head of the Current Accounts Department
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
Central Bank of Iraq

559 | Unity of Appealing the Judgment
560 | Appealing the decision issued regarding job position and jurisdiction
562 | Appealing the decision issued regarding the statute of limitations
566 | Who can be an appellant
569 | Appeal period
575 | Exception for how the appeal period is calculated
579 | Suspension of the appeal period upon the death of the person sentenced
581 | Forfeiture of the right to appeal after the passage of ⟦...⟧
| ⟦...⟧ the affected parties including their representatives for damages
| ⟦...⟧ appeal of the lawsuit
583 | ⟦...⟧ expiration of the period
584 | ⟦...⟧ the appeal
587 | How to appeal ⟦...⟧
| Permissibility of appeal ⟦...⟧ by depositing a sum of
595 | Money
| In absentia in the court of
602 | Appeal

Page 117

No 383405 Number 01610
OTTOMAN BANK The Ottoman Bank
BAGHDAD Baghdad

Page 120

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Outgoing
The Honorable Minister of Justice
No. / L -
Date / /

Page 121

The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
In Baghdad
Telephone number 83531 President
⟦line⟧
Number L / 695 / 7
Date 13 / 9 / 1973
Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Honorable Minister of Justice
Presidency of the Legal Drafting Department
Greetings and respect,
Further, in view of the expiration of the legal term of our committee (the Administrative Committee for Iraqi
Jews), we kindly request the acceptance of its resignation. It will continue to carry out its duties
until 30 / 9 / 1973.
Thanking your Excellency and your esteemed Ministry for your care, and please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦2145⟧

Page 124

The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
⟦line⟧
Number L / 7 / 73
Date 13 / 9 / 197
Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Honorable Minister of Justice
Presidency of the Legal Drafting Bureau
Greetings and respect,
Further, in view of the expiration of the legal term of our committee (The Administrative Committee for Iraqi
Jews), we hope you will kindly accept its resignation. This being said, it will continue to carry out its work
until 30 / 9 / 1973.
Thanking Your Excellency and your esteemed ministry for your care, please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

Page 125

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Personnel Department
Date - 10 / 9 / 1966 -
Ministry of Justice Order No. (2137)
Based on the resignation of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and for the purpose of managing the affairs of the aforementioned community, we have decided
to form a temporary administrative committee from the gentlemen listed below to perform the duties stipulated in the
instructions of the Administrative Council for Iraqi Jews published in the Iraqi Gazette No. 4104 and
dated 25 / 2 / 58 until a new administrative committee is elected in accordance with the aforementioned instructions.
Minister of Justice
Muslih al-Naqshbandi
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri | President
Mr. Salim Yousef Shuker | Member
Mr. Ibrahim Eliyahu Dallal | =
Mr. Salman Al-Kabir, Attorney | =
Mr. Jack Yahya | =
A copy to - /
Ministry of Interior
Governorate of Baghdad
Directorate of General Police
Directorate of General Security
Directorate of General Nationality
Head of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
The aforementioned
For information please