AI en Translation, Pages 401-425
Page 401
Date: September 23, 1931
Number: 10
Subject: "Regarding salary reductions"
His Excellency, the Honorable President of the Lay Council
We have informed the teachers of your letter No. 1340 dated 9/18/31 and we told the teachers
whose salaries were reduced during the past year 30/31 to consult the Director to implement the reduction
on their salaries after restoring them to what they were before the aforementioned reduction. Sincerely.
⟦A. Kony⟧
On behalf of the Secretary of the Teachers Committee
Copy to: "Shamash Directorate
" " Shahmoun
" " Al-Karam
" " Al-Wataniya
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad:
Number: 1106
Date: 9/27/931
File Number:
Teachers Committee
Page 402
1245
9/24/1931
To the Secretary of the Teachers' Committee
Reference to your letter No. 10 dated 9/22/1931
The decision of our Physical Council communicated to your committee in our letter No. 1340 dated
9/18/1931 is explicit, stating that the decided reduction applies to all salaries
listed in the previous year's budget, because the reductions previously made were based
either on the reduction of teachers' lessons or in view of their competence and so forth
Therefore, we draw the attention of the esteemed committee that what was stated in your letter mentioned
above is not applicable, and we request correcting the news and notifying the teachers of that and informing us of their agreement
to remove the misunderstanding
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
The President
Page 403
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number: 12805
Date: 14 Oct
931
Attendance of school principals to meet the Council
Directorate of ⟦Shamash⟧ School
⟦Kanza⟧
⟦National⟧
⟦Laura⟧
Please attend this office at eleven o'clock Arabic time in the evening
to deliberate with our council on some matters
⟦illegible⟧
The President
Page 404
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community: Baghdad
Number: 1381
Date: 15 / 10 / 1931
The Respected Teachers Committee
Reference to the deliberation that took place between your committee and our council in its session held
on October 14, 1931
1) Our council shall provide your committee by paying the necessary allocations month by month
to the schools and recommends the directors the necessity of paying the teachers' salaries at the end of each month as well
2) The council confirms its previous decision to cover the schools' deficit for the past year
in four installments starting from November 1931, the first installment of which shall be paid after
six and a half months, the second after nine and a half months, the third after twelve and a half months
and the fourth after eighteen and a half months
⟦Salman⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The President
A copy of it to the school directorates for information
Page 405
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Number: 1382
Date: 15 / 10 / 931
Subject: Circular to all school directorates
Directorate of Alliance Schools
" Shamash School
" Al-Saadoun School
" National School
" Al-Karkh School
Our council, in its session held on 14 / 10 / 1931, decided
to notify you to pay the teachers' salaries for the month of October 1931 during this
week from the total revenue of student fees, as well as to pay the salaries for the month of November
the year 1931 at its beginning.
We hope that the distribution of the amounts to the teachers will be in proportion to their salaries.
⟦Executed⟧
⟦signature⟧
The President
A copy of it to the Teachers Committee for information
Page 406
KEREM YELADIM SCHOOL
Kerem HaYeladim School - Baghdad
Masouda Salman Al-Karam School
Number (194)
Baghdad 192
Baghdad February 17, 1942
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect
Commenting on the attached letter from the teachers, we draw the attention of your esteemed council that we have not
been able to pay but a small portion of the teachers' salaries for the month of January 1942
The reason for this is due to the delay in the payment of our monthly allocations for the months of December
and January 1942, so we hope that you will look upon this request of theirs with kindness
and compassion for this, and remain with respect, sir
Director of Masouda Salman and Al-Karam Schools
⟦illegible⟧
Page 407
Baghdad, February 7, 1942
To the respected Director of Masouda Salman School
Greetings and respect,
We, the undersigned, directors of Masouda Salman and Al-Karkh schools, request your mediation
with the esteemed Lay Council to fulfill the promises it made to the Israeli Schools Committee in its letter
No. 1281 dated 15 / 7 / 1941 regarding the payment of monthly salaries month by month. It is no secret
to you that we are all heads of large families and our salaries are very meager, barely meeting our
essential needs. Respectfully yours:
Teacher ⟦illegible⟧ | Teacher ⟦illegible⟧
" ⟦illegible⟧ | " ⟦illegible⟧
" ⟦illegible⟧ | " ⟦illegible⟧
" ⟦illegible⟧ | " ⟦illegible⟧
" ⟦illegible⟧ | " ⟦illegible⟧
" Haron Heskel | " ⟦illegible⟧
Page 408
WATANIYAH SCHOOL
Al-Wataniyah School
National School - Baghdad
Baghdad 193
Baghdad on February 14, 1932
Number: 148
The Honorable
President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
It is not hidden from you that matters were estimated in the budget
of this year in a manner that does not align with the general economic situation on one hand,
and the delay occurring on the part of your esteemed council in paying the allocations for the month
of last January on the other hand. We were forced not to pay the teachers
except for a portion of the January salaries, and the second portion remained as a debt of the school
to the teachers. The employees met and submitted a written protest against this delay
and presented us with the enclosed petition requesting the payment of the second part of the January salaries,
otherwise they will leave teaching on Tuesday the 16th of this month. We have exerted
all our efforts to convince them to postpone the strike until Thursday.
Therefore, I hope your esteemed council will decide urgently to have the fund pay
our school the January allocations so that we can return matters to
their natural course.
May ⟦the Supporter⟧ of respect preserve you,
⟦H. Bar⟧
Page 409
Baghdad on 10 / 5 / 1942
Respected Sir
Director of the National School
Respectfully
The National School
148
Dated February 12, 1942
Greetings, and thereafter
The delay in our salaries fell like a thunderbolt upon our heads this
month, because this delay came in violation of the promise made by the
Honorable Physical Council to the Teachers' Committee. It fell like a thunderbolt because some of last year's
salaries remain unknown and the building's color is still based on the initial advances.
We are people of the third class - neither rich nor of middle status - by the sweat
of our brows we eat our bread, with families on our shoulders, and before us a future fraught with every
anger and danger.
And after waiting on hot coals for a period of eleven days, we received only
half of the salary, and this was not expected to happen ⟦line⟧
We do not want to receive the past debts - we are the most obedient seconds to all rights
We want to take decisive measures ⟦line⟧
We inform you with great regret that we will stop working at the school next Tuesday
if we do not receive the other half of our salary for the month of last June during
this period.
And all our hope is that you will mediate for us with the Honorable Council
to obtain our rights so that things may return to their natural course
With much respect and appreciation from us
Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Salim ⟦illegible⟧ | Baruch ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher
| Muhammad Salih | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
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RAHEL SHAHMOON SCHOOL
No. 82
Baghdad February 15, 1922
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
We enclose herewith the letter received from the teacher, and the matter is yours, sir.
⟦signature⟧
The Director
Page 411
Baghdad / 14 February 1932
To the Honorable Director of the Rachel Shahmoon School
After greetings:
We have approached you orally many times regarding the delay of our salaries, a matter which has come
contrary to the promise of the Physical Council which stipulates the payment of salaries in full at the end of each month, but we
deeply regret the continuation of [the violation of] our rights and the tampering with them.
Therefore, we have decided not to give up any part of our salary and to refrain from teaching altogether
if our salaries are not paid in full by the evening of Wednesday, 17 February 1932, because we refuse
to be a mockery and for the role of last year to be played with our heads, and he who warns is excused, and to you
further respect
⟦signature⟧
The Teacher
Ibrahim Habib Nwaina
⟦signature⟧
The Teacher
M. Zakka
⟦signature⟧
Salim Rabie
⟦signature⟧
Salim Manouri
⟦signature⟧
Yousef Yaqoub Munawar
⟦signature⟧
Naji Sayat
⟦signature⟧
Eliyahu Lawi
14/2/32
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 413
1627
16 / 2 / 1932
To - "
Principals of schools: Rachel Shahmoon "Al-Wataniya" Masouda Salman
With reference to the reports of your school teachers regarding the delay of their salaries, our Lay Council ⟦decided⟧
in its session held on 15 / 2 / 1932 ⟦to disburse⟧ to you the allocations for the month of January on
next Tuesday (23 / 2 / 1932). We request that you inform the teachers of this and let them know that
the Lay Council is exerting its effort to remedy the causes of their complaint;
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
The President ⟦signature⟧
A copy of it to " Principal of Rachel Shahmoon School with reference to her letter No. 28 dated 15 / 2 /
" " " Al-Wataniya School with reference to her letter No. 148 dated 14 / 2 /
" " " Masouda Salman School " " " " 194 " " 7 / 2 /
Page 415
Committee of the Schools of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Number 15
Date March 21, 1942
Subject: Regarding the payment of accumulated salaries
His Excellency, the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect
With reference to your promises made to the committee orally and in writing as indicated
in your letter No. 1229 dated 9/18/21 and confirmed by your letter No. 1281 dated
10/15/21 that you would pay the debts owed by your council to the schools' fund
and in view of the urgent need due to the approaching holidays, we request you to pay what you can
of the aforementioned installments.
I must remind you that your promise was certain to pay the debt before its due date if the
community fund allowed it, as stated in the last paragraph of your letter No. 1229, which is as follows:
"Our council considers the above arrangement the maximum period for debt repayment
and it promises your committee to pay it as quickly as the community fund allows."
Therefore, we request you to fulfill your promise. Sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary of the Schools Committee
Page 416
Committee of Teachers of the Israelite Community
Number 16
Date May 9, 1932
Subject: Regarding the first installment of the outstanding debts
His Excellency, the Honorable President of the Lay Council
The Teachers' Committee has tasked me to inform Your Excellency that the first installment of the teachers' debt
owed by the Council is due exactly on May 15, 1932, in accordance with the resolution agreed upon between your Council
and our committee, taken on 9/17/31 and confirmed on 10/14/31, and communicated to us in your letter
numbered 1339 and confirmed by letter number 1381.
We hope that you will fulfill your promise toward the teachers. Respectfully yours, sir,
⟦illegible signature⟧
The Secretary
A copy to:
Principal of Rachel Shahmoon School
Principal of Masouda Salman School
Principal of the Main School
Principal of Shamash School
Page 417
Committee of Teachers of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Number: 17
Date: May 16, 1933
Subject - Regarding the first installment of teachers' debts
His Excellency, the Respected President of the Lay Council
Further to our letter No. 16 dated May 9, 1933
We inform Your Excellency that the debt we reminded you of in the previous letter is an official debt, and the letters
issued by your council's administration are considered official instruments that must be respected and paid on the scheduled day. The
settlement of these debts only occurred after violent discussions and arguments took place between your council and our committee, then between our committee
and the teachers. The teachers would not have even accepted this settlement, but we stood as a strong barrier to prevent the occurrence of
anything that would disturb the peace of the schools, and we convinced the teachers to accept this settlement out of love for facilitating the community's interests.
We wish to inform Your Excellency that these debts were the result of the Lay Council's neglect of the schools,
as it distributed the money it had to all other community employees and left the teachers without salaries. Therefore,
the community employees are only claiming one month, while our claims are close to three months, and we do not know the reason
that made the Council differentiate between us and the rest of the employees when all employees should be equal in the eyes of
the Council.
The teachers who entrusted their salary matters to us remained waiting for an answer, and we had hoped
that the first installment of the debt would be paid on May 15, 1933, but the appointed day has passed and they have not
received their debts, so they began accusing us of betrayal and collusion with the Council, and we do not know what answer would convince them
and make them listen to it other than the ringing of the money they are demanding.
Sir. The teachers sacrificed much of what they had out of love for the community's interests.
First - Their debts were delayed for a long time and they are not reassured about them.
Second - Their salaries were reduced by approximately 20%, which burdened them and increased their debts (and it would have been better if the reduction
had been carried out equally. For classification and villages).
Third - They did not achieve the equality promised by the Council with the rest of the community employees, neither in the reduction nor
in the accumulated salaries, nor in receiving salaries on time as promised by the Council.
All these matters that occurred - unfortunately - were not satisfactory, so if the delay of the
due debt is added to them, it would be adding insult to injury, and this is what is not desirable to happen.
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We hope your Excellency will give this matter serious attention and fulfill your promises
so that the teachers may be reassured about their debts.
And remain with respect, sir.
⟦illegible⟧
The Secretary
A copy of it to the principal of Rachel Shahmoon School
" " " the principal of the National School
" " " the principal of Masouda Salman School
" " " the principal of Shamash School
Page 419
Committee of the Israelite Community Schools
Number: 18
Date: May 19, 1932
Subject: Regarding the first installment of debts
His Excellency, the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Based on your oral discussions with our committee secretary regarding the payment of the first installment due on May 15,
1932, considering the maximum limit according to the decision of the esteemed Lay Council with the committee taken on 17/9/31
and communicated to us in your letter No. 1331, the committee has decided to wait until the end of this month in view of the situation
of the newly formed council.
We have firm hope that Your Excellency will take the special measures according to your oral promises to implement what
you promised, and with much thanks to you, sir.
A. Cohen
On behalf of the Committee
The Secretary
A copy to:
Director of Rachel Shahmoon School
Director of the National School
Director of Masouda Salman School
Director of Shamash School
For filing
⟦10/5/22⟧
Page 420
Committee of Teachers of the Israelite Community
Number: 19
Date: 2 / June / 1932
Subject - Regarding the first installment of debts
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the Respected
Greetings and respect.
Two days have passed since the period we promised the teachers for receiving the debt. We are waiting for your decisive answer so that we may reassure the teachers regarding the receipt of the first installment of the debts and the payment of current and future salaries in a regular manner.
We hope you will clarify this for us, and with much gratitude to you.
⟦illegible⟧
The Secretary
A copy of it to:
Director of Rachel Shahmoon School
Director of the National School
Director of Shamash School
Director of Masouda Salman School
Page 421
Presidency
The Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number: 1624
Date: 26 June 932
Circular regarding teachers' requests and accumulated allocations
Directorate of Alliance Schools
Directorate of Shamash School
Directorate of Rachel Shahmoon School
Directorate of the National School
Directorate of Masouda Salman School
His Excellency the President of the Community has instructed me to request the submission of:
1) A list with details of the requests of your school employees until the end of March 32 (individually)
2) The total accumulated allocations owed to your administration by the Community Fund until the end of
the mentioned month
3) What you have paid to your employees on account of the April and May 32 salaries (in total)
And that as soon as possible
⟦signature⟧
Director of Editing
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Page 422
RAHEL SHAHMOON SCHOOL
Rahel Shahmoon School
No.:
Number: 86
Baghdad:
19:
Baghdad on: June 27, 1922
Subject: Submitting a list of accumulated claims to the school.
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
With reference to your circular No. 1624 dated the 26th of this month.
I hereby submit a list showing the net claim of our school against the esteemed Council until the end of
the year 1922, along with a statement of the teachers' claims (individually) regarding the accumulated
allowances owed by the esteemed Council to our school until the end of the academic year 20/21.
This is for your consideration, sir.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
Page 423
Rachel Shahmoon School
School's claim against the esteemed Physical Council
Fils | Dinar
| | Claim of teachers who left |
| 11/250 | Abd al-Qadir Effendi al-Qa'im | Left
| 21/375 | Mahmoud Zuhdi Effendi Darwish | "
| 15/750 | Salman Effendi Darwish | "
| 18/000 | Sabri Effendi al-Dhuwaybi |
250 | 77 | 10/875 ⟦Mu'ayyad⟧ Effendi Ghayrah |
| | Claim of our school's teachers |
| 41/400 | The Director Shmuel Haqqi |
| 27/000 | Yaqub Effendi Salim Nassim |
| 28/875 | Rashid Effendi Rushdi |
| 6/750 | Salim Effendi Rabi' |
| 18/500 | Salman Effendi Khidr |
| 21/375 | Ibrahim Effendi Tunisna |
| 20/625 | " " Bano |
| 13/500 | Saif Effendi Ishaq |
275 | 187 | 8/250 Na'im Effendi Balbul |
478 | Upon calculating the school's claim against the esteemed Council according to the budget submitted on 24/8/944
002 | 265 | that
072 | 217 | The original remaining amount from the school's allocations for 21/20 from the esteemed Council
242 | 15 | The expenditure that must be sent from the esteemed Council because it was spent on sundries
489 | 32 | The deficit that occurred in the school according to the budget submitted to the esteemed Council on 24/8/944
003 | 265 | Only two hundred and sixty-five dinars and three fils, nothing else
24/1/947
⟦signature⟧
The Director
Page 424
The National School
National School - Baghdad
WATANIYAH SCHOOL
Baghdad June 27, 1932
Baghdad 193
Number 870
To the Honorable
President of the Jewish Community
Greetings and Respect
In response to your notification No. 1624 dated June 26
We enclose herewith the lists requested in your aforementioned letter
With respect to you
⟦signature⟧
Director of the National School
⟦illegible⟧
1095
27 / 6 / 32