President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community: Correspondence, Invoices, Legal Matters
View interactive document pageThese 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.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: ⟦805 / 74⟧
Date: ⟦10⟧ / 8 / 1972
Subject /:
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The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 30296 dated 8 / 9 / 1972.
We do not have information regarding the individual named Joseph Yaqub
Shamaia.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Meer Basri⟧
Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 74 / 805
Date: 10 / 8 / 1972
Subject /:
The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 30296 and dated 9 / 8 / 1972 .
We have no information about the person named Joseph Jacob
Shamaya .
Please accept our highest respect .
⟦Meer Basri⟧
Acting President of the Community
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat For Frozen Assets Number / Date 8/9/1972 Rights Secretariat Rights Division To:- Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject/ Nationality of a person Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special number: 1297 Date: 8/10/1972 Please provide us with all information available to you regarding Joseph Jacob Shaya, as we and the Directorate of General Nationality could not find a record for him. And state whether he is a member of your community or not. For/ The Secretary-General A copy to /- Directorate of General Nationality / your letter number 31 / 1165 on 7/27/1972 for information, please Rights Secretariat 6 / 1 Q 2 for follow-up General Papers / for filing. Abdul Aziz 8/7 We have no information ⟦illegible signature⟧ 65
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number | President 83531 | Secretary 80452 Number T /: 804 / 72 Date: 10 / 8 / 1972 Subject /: Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets Greetings, Reference to your letter numbered 29855 and dated 6 / 8 / 1972. The woman named Liza Soski is not among the members of our community. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦Meer Basri⟧ Meer Basri Acting President of the Community 12 72
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 804 / 72
Date: 10 / 8 / 1972
Subject /:
Mr. Secretary General of Frozen Assets, Respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 26855 and dated 6 / 8 / 1972.
The woman named Lisa Soski is not among
the members of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦Presidency of the Mosaic Community⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat For Frozen Assets Number / Date: 6 / 8 / 197 Secretariat: Rights Division: Rights Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 1292 Date: 8 / 8 / 1974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject / Religion of a woman We reiterate our letter number 5683 dated 7 / 3 / 1972 And we request that you provide us with the information available to you regarding the woman named (Lisa Soski) as to whether she is a member of your community or not. On behalf of the Secretary General 64 ⟦signature⟧ She is not a member of our community A copy to / - Properties Center / Title Registry / Following up on our letter above regarding Property sequence 159 / 56 Battaween, please await The answer. Secretariat of Rights / 6 / 1 Q 2 for follow-up General Papers / For filing. Abdul Aziz 5 / 8
64 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Republic of Iraq Number / Date 21 / 8 / 1972 Archive Secretariat: Rights Division: Rights Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 1229 Date 23 / 8 / 1972 Secretariat of Center Properties / Confirmation of Ownership Subject / Religion of a woman Further to our letter No. 29855 on 6 / 8 / 1972 The Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad informed us in its letter No. 72/804 on 13 / 8 / 1972 that the woman named Liza Soski is not a member of its community, please. On behalf of the Secretary General A copy to / Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / your letter above for information please. Rights Secretariat 6/1 Q 2 for archiving General Papers / for archiving. Abdul Aziz 8/20
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad President's Phone Number 83531 Secretary 80452 No. T /: 72 / 806 Date: 10 / 8 / 1972 Subject /: Respected Secretary General for Frozen Assets After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 29860 dated 6 / 8 / 1972 We have no information regarding the person named Moshe Jenkinah, Please accept our highest respects. Meer Basri Acting Head of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad President's Phone Number 83531 Secretary 80452 Number T/: 74 / 806 Date: 10 / 8 / 1972 Subject /: 12 The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets ⟦illegible⟧ Greetings, Reference to your letter No. 29860 dated 6 / 8 / 1972 We have no information about the person named Moshe Genkana, Please accept our highest respects. Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Number / Date / ⟦6 / 8⟧ / 1972 Secretariat of Rights Rights Division 66 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 1292 Date 8 / 8 / 72 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject / Information about a Jew Please provide us with all available information in your possession regarding the Jew Moshe Jinka, as we and the Directorate of General Nationality have not found a record for him. Hoping for a response as quickly as possible. A copy to /- On behalf of / Secretary General Directorate of General Nationality / Your letter No. 31 / 11652 on 27 / 7 / 72 for information, please. Secretariat of Companies / Following up on our letter No. 27286 on 15 / 7 / 72 Hoping for the response. Secretariat of Rights 6 / 1 Q 2 for follow-up General Papers / For filing. No information on him Abdul Aziz 5 / 8
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Republic of Iraq Ministry of Interior General Directorate of ⟦...⟧ Residency Directorate Number: ⟦...⟧ Date: ⟦...⟧ / 8 / 78 To: The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject: Renewal of Residency Presidency of the Jewish Community Incoming Number: 733 Date: 7 / 8 / 78 We attach herewith the residency renewal form for the invitee Samira Dawood Moshi, your spouse, to be filled, stamped, and signed and returned to us by your authorized representative. For the purpose of review Number 65211 dated 12 / 6 / 78 issued by the Directorate of ⟦...⟧ Nationality and Travel 7 / 7 / 78 275 / 7 / 51 in 28676 and dated 1 / 8 / 78 issued by Foreigners Residency Directorate Via the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry 1 / 3 / Residency On behalf of / Director of Residency 518 Enclosure
11/22/1969 Preparation and burial expenses spent on the deceased Heskel Hay Shaul Mardan, who passed away on 11/24/1969 Fils | Dinar Hai Daoud | 5 | - Mr. Tobia | 5 | - Zalfa Shaul | 4 | - Necessary expenses | 850 | - ⟦line⟧ 14 / 850 The amount is only fourteen dinars and eight hundred and fifty fils only Raouf Shaul
11 / 22 / 1969 Preparation and shrouding expenses paid for the late Youssef Ezra Hayim, who passed away on 11 / 19 / 1969 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 5 | Hai Dawood ⟦line⟧ | 5 | Purchases ⟦line⟧ | 4 | Zulfa Shaul 200 | . | Ice 600 | . | Soap 500 | . | Rose water 300 | 15 | Total An amount of exactly fifteen dinars and three hundred fils only ⟦illegible⟧ Disburse Ezra
11/26/1969 Funeral and shrouding expenses spent on the late Lulu Aslan Robin, who passed away on 11/24/1969 Fils | Dinar | - | 5 | ⟦Mr. Tonia⟧ - | 5 | Jay Dawood - | 4 | Anwar Shaul - | 1 | ⟦The companion carrier⟧ 15/000 Fifteen Dinars only Tawfiq Harun
12/12/1976 - 40 Dinars only Only forty Dinars and no more Received from Mr. Lawyer Shaul Swaid an amount of 40 forty Dinars only, and that is for the soul of his late father Shaul ⟦Hizqiyal⟧ Eliyahu Swaid Naji ⟦Wednesday 15 / 12 / 1976⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ No. 1 / 31 List of names ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ No. 1 / 31 in ⟦...⟧ Fils | Dinar | Name 00 | 5 | ⟦...⟧ 00 | 5 | ⟦...⟧ 00 | 3 | ⟦...⟧ 00 | 1 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
11/24/1968 -/20 Dinars only Only twenty Dinars and nothing else I received from Mr. Saleh Ezra Samouh an amount of twenty Dinars only, and that is for the soul of his late uncle Eliyahu Ishaq Samouh - Naji ⟦...⟧
22/8/1971 D.R Under Hand -1- In the name of Janet Hanna Please provide us with a statement as to whether he has contributions in ⟦Al-Mansour⟧ General Contracting Company Limited With appreciation
4/6/70 Preparation and shrouding expenses for the late Hanna Hana Nassim the virgin who passed away on 4/5/70 | Dinar | Fils Hai Dawoud | 5 | 500 ⟦Khedhouri Shoua⟧ | 5 | 500 Nazla Shaul | 4 | --- Extra worker | 1 | --- | 16 | --- 16/000 Sixteen dinars only ⟦signature⟧ Signature Haroun
1969 / 7 / 21 Fils: ⟦line⟧ Dinar: 50 Only fifty dinars and nothing more Received from Mr. Khadhuri Salman Alaila only fifty dinars and nothing else, for the soul of his late brother Reuben Salman Alaila ⟦Naji⟧
7/20/1969 Fils Dinar ⟦line⟧ 100 Only one hundred dinars and no more Received from Mr. Sabah Daoud Zubaida the amount of one hundred dinars only And that is for the recitation for the soul of his late father Daoud Zubaida ⟦illegible⟧
80 Dinars ⟦line⟧ 52 Fifty-two dinars only According to the receipt of the deceased Fouad Kabbai from Sayer the books and his described share
21 / 3 / 1969 Fils Dinar ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ 53 Only fifty-three Dinars I received from Mr. Khedhouri Hilali only fifty-three Dinars and that is for the soul of his late son Naeem Khedhouri Hilali ⟦line⟧ ⟦Naji⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
3/6/1969 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 20 Only twenty dinars and no more The amount received from Mr. Salomo Munir Haham Nissim only twenty dinars And that is for the soul of his late father Nissim Meir Haham Nissim - Naji ⟦Fils⟧ ⟦Dinar⟧ ⟦84⟧