AI en Translation, Pages 176-200
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To the Honorable President of the Corporeal Council
April 8, 1946
Greetings and respect,
In response to your letter No. 244 dated March 5, 1946, we have paid to the
Alliance schools the mentioned amount, which is seven hundred rupees, in response to your letter and to ensure
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the urgency of the matter; however, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that the issued decision
regarding the Waqf trust does not include the necessity of paying it as a trust in specific installments, but rather upon its collection
as a precaution for extraordinary expenses that may arise in the Nuriel school <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>. Accordingly, spending
any of the remaining Waqf trust in the future requires <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> according to the requirements of the decision
mentioned <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> a special decision for each matter from the esteemed Council and the representatives of
this committee according to the procedures <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and this applies whether
the current committee intended for the expenditure is for routine matters or for extraordinary matters that
may be spent upon according to the mentioned decision.
With highest respect
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools ⟦relief⟧ Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Jewish Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, March 24, 1926.
Mr. D. Sasson
Director of the Alliance Israélite Schools
In Town.
Sir,
In response to your letter of the
current month, we have the honor to point out
to you that the vote of 6000 Rps. which had been made
by the Committee in agreement with the Consistory concerns
extraordinary payments for Nouriel and Haron
Saleh and does not imply periodic payments;
However, we are writing to the Communal Council on
this subject, requesting them to provide a solution to your
claims as quickly as possible.
Please accept, Mr. Director, the assurance
of our perfect consideration.
The Secretary.
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Israelite Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, ⟦27 May 926⟧ 192
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect
With reference to your letter No. 244 dated 21 April 926, that the meeting shall be
on Sunday 16 ⟦May⟧ 926 at the time you mentioned, and there will attend on behalf of this committee
myself, Shaker, and Yusuf Effendi Al-Kabir. With highest respect,
The Secretary
⟦D. Lear⟧
⟦Yusuf⟧
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April 14, 1926
Mr. President,
We have the honor to confirm our
letter of February 10 last and we are sending you under separate cover the
new construction plan for the Nouriel School for approval.
Our Committee has unfortunately had to stop for the moment
its work because of the severe economic crisis raging in Baghdad, which
has just been aggravated by 3 major bankruptcies among our notable coreli-
gionists totaling nearly 2 million rupees.
Furthermore, 4 to 5 days ago, because of the flooding of the Tigris
the waters invaded the large customs transit warehouses, and it
is again our Jewish merchants who are losing several millions of
rupees (the damage is not yet exactly evaluated). In the
current situation it is not possible for us to continue our
subscription in the city in favor of the reconstruction of the Nouriel School
and it is with anxiety that we await the responses to our letters of appeal
sent to our compatriots residing abroad.
According to the estimate prepared by the architect, the construction
should cost around 22,000 rupees. The net balance in our fund is
today 7,000 rupees after deduction of the 6,000 rupees voted for
the Nouriel and Haron Saleh schools for this year.
We do not see the possibility of being able to start the
construction this summer, to have the school ready for the start of the term next
October, unless unexpected donations reach us from the out-
side. We do not doubt that the Central Committee will be willing to vote a
special aid for the said construction, to encourage our Committee
and to give us the possibility to start the work.
Our Committee has decided to build only 6 classrooms, namely
the South West wing, in the <del>s</del> case that it does not manage to collect the amount
necessary for the entire construction which consists of 8 rooms.
Please accept, Mr. President, the assurance of our
very high consideration.
For the Committee
⟦illegible⟧
To the President of
The Alliance Israelite Universelle.
P a r i s .
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Baghdad 12th May, 1926.
Appeal to your charitable instincts.
One of the principal problems to which our efforts are now tur-
ned is that of rebuilding one of our Schools under Alliance Israelite
Control which has lately been closed down by the Government because of
its dangerous state of disrepair.
The cost is estimated at Rs. 25,000. One wing may be built at a
cost of Rs. 10,000, and the name of the contributor of such a sum will
be inscribed on the building. The names of contributors of Rs. 1000 and
over will also be inscribed on a special commemoration stone. The cons-
truction will be under the supervision of the Alliance.
We confidently hope that you will like to participate in this
charitable work and with anticipatory thanks and kind regards,
We are, dear Sir,
Yours Sincerely,
⟦illegible signature⟧
2/
⟦illegible stamp⟧
12th May
6.
Mrs, S.A. Hardoon,
243 Bubling Well Road,
S H A N G H A I.
Dear Madam,
We have ventured to appeal to the well-known benevolence of your
husband, our compatriot,for help in a most deserving object,the rebuilding
of one of our Schools, The fame of your good works has long ago reached
our land,and we take this opportuntiy of enlisting your support in this,
our most urgent need,and thank you cordially in anticipation,
We are, Dear Madam.
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2/
Baghdad 12th May, 1926.
appeal to your charitable instincts.
One of the principal problems to which our efforts are now tur-
ned is that of rebuilding one of our Schools under Alliance Israelite
control which has lately been closed down by the Government because of
its dangerous state of disrepair.
The cost is estimated at Rs. 25,000. One wing may be built at a
cost of Rs.10,000, and the name of the contributor of such a sum will
be inscribed on the building. The names of contributors of Rs.1000, and
over will also be inscribed on a special commemoration stone. The cons-
truction will be under the supervision of the Alliance.
We confidently hope that you will like to participate in this
charitable work and with anticipatory thanks and kind regards,
We are, dear Sir,
Yours Sincerely,
<del>President</del>.
⟦S.I.⟧
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12th May, 6.
Mr, S. A. Hardoon,
36 Nanking Road,
S H A N G H A I.
Dear Sir,
The Jewish Schools of this City have in recent years developed
considerably both in scope and efficiency. They now contain a total of ab-
out 7000 pupils and the demand for new admissions is as great as ever. This
development has absorbed all the public resources of the Community and
necessitated a call forfunds from private sources.
In view of the extensive needs involved our Committee has been cons-
tituted with the special object of putting forth what efforts are possible
to readjust the financial situation of the Schools and to procure the means
of extending them in proportion to the urgent need of the Jewish population
Subscriptions have been opened and all members of the Community resident
here or abroad were asked to extend to us a helping hand and materially
assist us in the attainment of the ideals that we are forming for this Com-
munity's progress through efficient and widely diffused education.
We beg now to turn our call to you as one of the members of this Com-
munity of whom we have reason to be most proud. Though absent from this
country for a long time, your memory is always alive among us, kept up as it
is by the news which we constantly receive of your extensive plilanthropic
works abroad. We venture
⟦to hope that this Country may of its renovation⟧
⟦way ... way⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
The Israeli Lay Council
School relief Committee
School Relief Committee
BAGHDAD
Baghdad (Iraq)
[ Iraq ]
Baghdad,:
192:
Total income at end of April 13543/5
Total expenses " " 3491/11
10.051/10
Balance in Eastern Bank 7350
" with Abood 2000.
Balance with Mr Chouker 701/10 - 10051/10
to deduct balance of ⟦New⟧ subsidy 3000.
Balance available for construction
7051/10.
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Baghdad May 24, 1926
The Honorable and Respected President of the Esteemed Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
This committee wishes to deliberate with your esteemed council regarding some matters related
to its work. Accordingly, we request that you designate the day and time that suits you for this and inform us
for some members of the committee or a few of them. With highest respect,
Doctor
⟦Ruben⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
Jewish Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, May 5, 1926.
Mr. M. Myers
President of the Schools Relief Committee
In town,
Dear Sir,
Our Committee, in its meeting of April 26
last, in agreement with Mr. Menachi Gandji who attended
and who represented the Consistory, has decided to begin
the construction of the Nouril School with the money currently
in hand, while waiting for the formalities of the
Daof Legacy to be completed or for other sums of money
to reach us. It was decided to this effect to make
withdrawals of two thousand rupees from the Eastern Bank
and to deposit them with a Saraf at the disposal of the Construction
Committee for the settlement of material purchases
and the daily payment of workers.
We enclose herewith a check for 2000 R.
to be signed to the order of Mr. Levi Abood to whom the
Construction Commission will apply for small payments.
We also inform you with pleasure that the work has already
begun since the 3rd current under the supervision
of the Architect Engineer Mr. ⟦Domb⟧ and the control
of Mr. Menachi Gandji.
Please accept, dear Sir, our greetings
Signed: J Elkabir K Khouki ⟦illegible⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Israeli Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad,: 5 May
192:
Mr. Levi Aboody
Banker
In town
Sir,
I have the honor to send you herewith
a check to your order for two thousand rupees
on the Eastern Bank from the Relief Committee
for schools. You will open for this purpose a current
account without interest in the collective name of Messrs.
Khedoory, M. Shohet and M. A. S. ⟦Rosmper⟧, who
will have the right to make withdrawals from this amount and
from any other sum that will be paid in the future
for this same account.
Please note that this money is allocated for the
reconstruction of the Nouriel School. and after
With our thanks in advance, our best regards
For the Committee
The secretary
⟦illegible⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Israelite Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad,: 14 May 1926
To the Honorable and Respected President of the Esteemed Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
This committee wishes to consult with your esteemed council regarding some matters related to the schools.
Therefore, we request that you appoint the day and time that suits you for this and inform us so that the committee members
or some of them may attend. With highest respect,
Daoud
⟦illegible⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Israeli Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, May 20, 1926.
Mr. D. Sassoon
Director of the Alliance School
In town
Sir,
Our Committee instructs me to
inform you that you have been ⟦...⟧
⟦offered to be a⟧ member of the Commission for the
Construction of the ⟦Kourel⟧ School, and we request you
consequently to be present at the meetings
that the said Commission will hold according to
notice that you will receive.
Please accept, Sir, our
distinguished salutations
The Secretary
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June 3 6
Mr. President of the School Committee,
In Town .
Dear Sir,
Our Relief Committee has learned that a sum
of money (about 500 Rs.) is deposited at the Central Committee of
the Alliance Israélite by the School Committee, intended for the purchase of a
plot of land for the construction of a School.
You are not unaware of the great difficulties we are encoun-
tering at this moment to obtain the necessary funds for the reconstruction, even
partial, of the Nouriel School.
We ask you to please make a decision so
that this money may be allocated to the said construction and to write to the Al-
liance to this effect.
Please accept, dear Sir, the assurance of our best
regards.
The secretary.
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4th June 6.
J.S.R. Wright Esqr.
Manager Imperial Bank of Persia,
B A G H D A D.
Dear Sir,
We have received through Mr. M. Myers a list of contributions
in aid of this Committee for the sum of Rs. 160/--. Please accept our best
thanks for the kind assistance which you have lent in this matter.
We desire also to express our hearty thanks to the members of
your staff who are among the contributors.
We are, Dear Sir
Yours Faithfully,
Secretary.
⟦illegible⟧
3\
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Israelite Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, June 7, 1924.
Messrs. Sion Aboudi
Baghdad
42
E.V.
Gentlemen
We have the honor to send you
attached a check No. 659254 on the Eastern Bank
for 2000 Rs. which you will please credit
to the account of the Schools Relief Committee.
Please take note that for any withdrawal from this
account your ⟦signature⟧ and that of Mr. K. Shallo
must ⟦sign⟧ jointly the ⟦payment⟧ checks
please accept
The President
⟦illegible signature⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Jewish Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, 10th June 192 6.
To:-
Sir Victor Sassoon
B O M B A Y.
Dear Sir,
On the 4th November last this Committee instructed me to address
to you an appeal for contributions in support of our Schools. A reply was
received from the Secretary of Sir Jacob Sassoon's Charities Trust to the
effect that all funds at the disposal of the Trust were concentrated on
local charities. We beg to state that we meant our letter as a personal
appeal to you which we now venture to reiterate. The financial situation of
our Schools is now particularly critical and this Committee finds itself
compelled to make every effort to meet the necessary payments. Among other
works of importance, a school which has fallen into ruin is now being
reconstructed and for this immediate purpose a sum of about Rs. 9000/- is
required. We hope that you will kindly give sympathetic attention to our
appeal and that you will contribute a generous share in this humanitarian
work.
We are, Dear Sir,
Yours Faithfully
Secretary.
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29th June 6.
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valuable time to the hard work involved. They do not expect at any
<del>time</del> any thanks. They are contented to work in that modest way
which is the trait of all disinterested and sincere men. Yet, when
an opportunity occurs to show your appreciation of my Committee,
by asking them to meet distinguished visitors to the Schools, you
have grossly slighted these honourable gentlemen, and made them
suffer an indignity which they do not deserve. It is a poor way
of thanking them for what they have done, and proves that you hold
them in no esteem.
Therefore as President of the Schools Relief Committee
I demand an explanation of this lack, not only politeness, but
courtesy towards my Committee.
I am not sure if the Presidents of the Consistoire
and Schools Inspection Committee condone such a remissness, and in
order to bring the matter to their notice I am sending them a copy
of this letter, also a copy to the Chief Rabbi.
Yours faithfully,
⟦A. J. Myers⟧
Schools Relief Committee
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
The Lay Council
Relief Committee
Schools
BAGHDAD
Baghdad
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Copy for information
29th June 6.
Jewish Lay Council
The Lay Council
The Israeli in Baghdad
BAGHDAD
Relief Committee
Schools
Schools Relief Committee
The Manager ,
The Alliance Schools ,
B A G H D A D.
Dear Sir ,
At a meeting of my Committee held Monday 28th June ,
I was requested to write and ask you to state in writing the
reason why my Committee was not asked to meet the High Commission⟦er⟧
when he paid an official visit to the Alliance Schools lately.
After due enquiry I learn that strangers were invi-
ted to meet His Excellency, also representatives of the Consis-
toire, The Inspection Committee and others, and yet my Committee
was entirely disregarded.
I am to point out to you that My Committee feel this
affront very keenly, and I myself think that an explanation is
due as to the reason why they should have been so disparaged.
My Committee is a properly constituted body, duly
appointed by the Consistoire, and recognised by the Community.
The Alliance Israelite, whose servant you are, the Consistoire,
and the Schools Committee, look to my Committee to help them out
of financial difficulties, and I flatter my Committee so far as
to say that they have helped the Community very much.
The gentlemen serving on my Committee give a lot of
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To the honorable and virtuous benefactor, Habib Effendi Nataiel, respected
Greetings,
After greetings,
We offer you our sincere thanks for your donation of an amount to the school
to assist in the construction of the Zuqaq Nuriel school, and we pray to the Almighty Creator
to crown all your endeavors with success <del>⟦brilliant⟧</del> and grant you success in charitable
works and forms of benevolence, and we hope that <del>⟦always⟧</del> our schools will receive
from you in the future the attention and assistance for which we would be ⟦grateful⟧
in their reform and advancement.
With highest respect.
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To the Honorable President of the Physical Council
Greetings and respect
This committee wishes to collaborate with your esteemed council regarding the construction of the Tawfiq
School, so we request a joint session be held <del>with</del> with an invitation to <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> two members from the other
community committee to participate, and to inform us of the appointed time for that as soon as possible
With highest respect
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Schools relief Committee
BAGHDAD
[ Iraq ]
The Israelite Lay Council
Schools Relief Committee
Baghdad (Iraq)
Baghdad, July 12, 1926.
To the Director of the Establishments
Orosdi-Back.
In town
Sir,
On behalf of the Relief Committee for
schools, we send you our most sincere thanks
for the subscription of one hundred rupees made
by your Establishments in favor of our
communal schools.
Please find the receipt enclosed
and accept our grateful greetings
The Vice-President and
secretary
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His Excellency Menachem Effendi En-Ra'el, the respected
Greetings and respect,
This committee has seen fit to seize the opportunity of your visit to the city of ⟦...⟧ which
your Excellency's attention to a matter related to assisting schools, relying in that on the lack of ⟦...⟧
and on the encouragement previously given by you to this committee and to scientific institutes / and general charitable works, as it is too famous to be mentioned.
That is because we had, at the beginning of our work, sent along with the invitation letters we sent
sectarian
several invitations to our brothers / residing in Iran among the wealthy
abroad, requesting relief for the state of our schools in their distress and what they lack in terms of ⟦...⟧ and weakness
And these ⟦...⟧ as if they are sending to our schools ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
a helping hand to revive them, but no answer has come to us from any of them until now, despite repeated requests and continuous
invitations. And since in your generosity ⟦...⟧ and we know that a significant group of merchants and people of
wealth among those who used to study in our schools due to their success in life ⟦...⟧ and since it is hoped from them
a non-negligible assistance if ⟦...⟧ they turned their attention to the matter we brought to them
and knew the truth of the case as your Excellency is able to inform them
to assist us in it, we have seen fit to request from your Excellency to take under your patronage
the formation of a committee during your stay in Tehran and Kermin ⟦...⟧ with ⟦...⟧ making the matter this time ⟦...⟧
to undertake ⟦...⟧ our invitation from our wealthy brothers of our sect and collecting donations from them as is expected from
their zeal and their recognition of what they owe to our schools, and by that you would have rendered
to this committee a great assistance and added to ⟦...⟧ a great deed ⟦...⟧ your glorious deeds
And accept our utmost thanks and sincere respect, sir
⟦...⟧
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ISRAELITE CONSISTORY
BAGHDAD
Lay Council of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Baghdad, July 8, 1926
Number
259
To the Honorable President of the School Relief Committee
After greetings,
In response to your letter dated the 6th of this month, it has been decided to hold a mixed party on Tuesday evening, the 13th,
at ⟦9⟧ o'clock Arabic time at the Al-Akram School located in the Attarin Market.
We received a letter from Monsieur D. Maskon, Director of the Alliance Schools, explaining his urgent need to pay the salaries
of the teachers for the Nuriel and Haron Saleh schools. Please pay him three thousand rupees as payment
of the fee ⟦6000/000⟧ decided to be paid to the administration of the two aforementioned schools from your esteemed committee's fund.
With highest respect, and may you remain well.
Secretary
⟦illegible⟧
ISRAELITE CONSISTORY
BAGHDAD
Lay Council
Jewish Nation
Baghdad
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To the Honorable President of the Physical Council
Greetings and respect
We present for the esteemed Council's review a copy of the income and expenditure account of this committee up to
this date, which shows <del>that the total income has reached</del> ⟦illegible⟧ school, from which we have spent
on the construction of Laurel School 7446 Rupees <del>as we have spent on the construction of four rooms</del> and we are determined
to complete six rooms, three on the lower floor and three on the upper floor, with a room for the principal
We have completed the construction of the three below ⟦and we are allowed⟧ now on the endowment land to build the three
upper rooms and the principal's room so that this section of the road will be ready to accept
students in the coming year, and since it was estimated now, given the circumstances, to secure
these funds with the necessary speed, and given the necessity of completing the construction, it was decided
the detailed study ⟦requesting⟧ that from the availability of a year's rent for Laurel School and it was obtained
We hope the esteemed Council will agree to lend us four thousand Rupees to continue the construction
without delay, and we pledge to repay this amount gradually from the first income that comes
to the committee without any other expenditure.
With highest respect
The Director