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21 - 12 - 25 Dear Mr. Meyers. Herewith a cheque of £ 100. Please send a receipt in the name of J. & H. David. Sincerely yours Menahem S. Daniel
IJA 3787
School Documents and Test Administration Instructions, Student Rosters, Teacher Issues, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item includes fundraising letters for the establishment of the Jewish Lay Council’s School Relief Committee, invoices for construction materials for repairs and utilities; budget estimates, guides for school administrators, test administration instructions, student rosters, and documents pertaining to teachers and employment issues. Correspondence is in Arabic, English, and French, and comes from Switzerland, Bombay, England, and Shanghai. There is one birth certificate from 1946.
AI English Translation, Pages 26-50
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Naoroji Mansions, 31 Wodehouse Road, Fort, Bombay. 3rd December 1925. The President & The Secretary, Jewish Lay Council, School Relief Committee, BAGDAD. Gentlemen, Mrs. Kate J. E. Judah has asked me to acknowledge your letter dated the 12th Ultimo addressed to Mr. J. E. Judah and to enclose herewith a draft for Rs. 100/- on Mr. Shaoul Shashoua of Bagdad as a donation to the fund being raised by your committee. Mrs. Judah much regrets that she is unable to promise a yearly subscription towards the good work your committee has undertaken. I remain, Yours faithfully, E. Judah. Enclo. ⟦illegible⟧
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ANGLO-JEWISH ASSOCIATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLIANCE ISRAÉLITE UNIVERSELLE. Blomfield House, 85, London Wall, E.C.2. London 15 December 1925 The Rosenfeld, Jewish Schools Relief Committee, Baghdad. Dear Sir, I am in receipt of your letter of November 25th and in reply thereto have to state: 1. There is nothing in my letter of October 12th last to warrant your assump- tion that this Association will send your Committee any monies that may be collected. 2. We do not intend to apply to your Committee in any of the countries named by you in your letter under reply. Yours faithfully ⟦M. L. Lany⟧ Secretary ⟦illegible blue stamp text⟧ ⟦illegible text on left margin near stain⟧
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(2) completed and certifying contractors payment certificates ⟦line⟧ 4 1/2% The latter service would of course be entirely at the dis- cretion of your committee i.e. If they decide to accept direct respon sability for the contractors work there is no need to employ us in the above capacity. Assuring you of our best attention, We are, Yours truly, COTTERELL & GREIG LIMITED ⟦illegible⟧ Managing Director
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COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD BAGHDAD, BASRA & LONDON. Telegraphic Addresses: "CONCRETE, BAGHDAD" "KNEEBRUSH, LONDON" Telephone Nos CENTRAL ⟦line⟧ 76 FORD WORKSHOPS, LEFT BANK 56. POST BOX NO 1 BAGHDAD. Codes used: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. BENTLEYS. 24/32 El Rewa, <del>⟦illegible⟧ Maidan Street</del> Baghdad. 24th. December, 1925. 2/10/2/300 M. Myers Esq. The African & Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd., BAGHDAD. Dear Sir, Reference your interview regarding the proposed alteration to the Nouriel School. We confirm that we are prepared to undertake the preparation of plans quantities and estimate for the above work on the following conditions. (1) In the event of your Committee accepting our estimate and entrusting us with the work, our estimate will be considered inclusive of all the above services. (2) In the event of your Committee deciding to call for tenders from various contractors and giving the contract to another firm of contractors we shall require as reimbursement for our plans and other services a fee based as follows on the succes- sful estimate:- For design and detailed drawings ⟦line⟧ 4% (2) For supervising the construction from the point of view of quality of material and work and verifying the amount of work
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GOURDJI RAHMIN MASRI & DAOUD SHLOMO DAVID Telegraphic Address MASRI Code Used: Bentley's HAMADAN, ⟦...⟧ 192⟦...⟧ Hamadan, on 25 Rabi' ⟦al-Thani⟧ 1925 The Honorable Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld Secretary of the Israelite Schools Relief Committee in Baghdad Greetings and respect. We were honored to read your letter regarding the establishment of the Schools Relief Committee, and may the Creator crown your efforts with success. Enclosed you will find a draft for ⟦100⟧ Rupees; please inform us of its arrival. This is all, and may you remain well. Please accept our most sincere greetings. Sincerely, Daoud Shlomo Daoud
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S. S. ZELOUF P.O. BOX No. 153 4, RUE HIPPOLYTE-LEBAS (9th) ⟦line⟧ Paris, December 15, 1925 Mr. President of the "Jewish Lay Council Baghdad Sir, I am enclosing herewith a check for 500 francs, the receipt of which please acknowledge. Please accept, Mr. President, my distinguished greetings SS Zelouf
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Baghdad To the Secretary Schools' Relief Committee Baghdad Dear Sir, Owing to private occupation, I regret I am unable to attend to the regular meetings of the Committee & I hereby beg to tender my resignation which I shall be obliged if you will accept. Yours faithfully, ⟦illegible⟧
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ISRAELITE CONSISTORY BAGHDAD Lay Council of the Mosaic Community Baghdad Number 211 Baghdad on 20 Rabi' II 925 To the Honorable School Relief Committee Greetings and respect, and following up on our letter dated ⟦10⟧ of this month, we hope that your esteemed committee has begun organizing a special register containing the names of the school students and stating, after conducting investigations, the school fees they are able to pay. Please complete this as soon as possible so it can be applied at the beginning of the year ⟦1925⟧. Furthermore, the Council has reviewed the account received from you and thanks you very much for your efforts and assistance to the public, wishing you success and prosperity. With high regards, and may you remain so. The Secretary ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible handwriting in French/Latin script⟧ 20/12/25
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E. D. SASSOON BUILDING, BALLARD ESTATE, BOMBAY. 30th November 1925. The Secretary, Jewish Lay Council, Baghdad. Dear Sir, Your letter of the 4th instant addressed to Sir Victor Sassoon has been handed to me as Secretary of Sir Jacob Sassoon's Charity Trusts and in reply I regret to inform you that all the Funds at our disposal are concentrated on Local Charities, which are insufficient to meet the constant and urgent demands made on them. We have had more than once to appeal ourselves for help, so that you will readily see that we have no surplus in hand to extend help to Foreign Countries. Yours faithfully, ⟦Benjamin⟧ Secretary, Sir Jacob Sassoon's Charity Trusts. M.
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To the presence of the Honorable President of the Schools Relief Association After greetings, I present to your presence, according to what I have heard, that your respected association is in need of an employee in your office, and therefore I have written this petition to your presence as I wish to be employed in your holy association. Before this, I was employed in the Eastern Bank office and the African & Eastern Company Limited according to the certificates in my hand, and you can obtain information about my circumstances from the gentlemen Menashi and Haron Kouji, and I am ready to occupy any position you entrust to me, and the hope is that you will note this and provide me with an answer. Please accept my highest respects, and may you remain. Baghdad, June 11, 1946 Your loyal servant Yousef Saleh Shahrabani President of the Relief Committee Having learned that your honorable Committee is looking for needs an employee, I am addressing this present request to you, desiring to employ myself <del>serve</del> in your holy Committee. Previously I had been employed at the Eastern Bank and African & East Soc Ltd according to the certificate I have in hand and you can have references about me from Mr. Menashi and Ezra Kourji; and I am capable of occupying any job you wish to entrust to me. Waiting for a favorable response, I beg you to accept Yousaf Saleh charbani
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ISRAELITE CONSISTORY BAGHDAD Lay Council of the Mosaic Community Baghdad Number 212 Baghdad 5 January 926 To the Most Honorable Chairman of the School Relief Committee, Respected Greetings and respect, and in response to your letter number dated regarding holding a joint session with your respected body for certain specific matters, this is under consideration by the Council. However, the Council at the present time is busy with matters important and urgent. We will inform you in the near future of the time that the Council will appoint to hold the aforementioned session. Please accept our utmost respect and remain The Secretary ⟦illegible⟧ In response to your honored letter of today concerning the joint meeting with your Committee for specific matters, our Council is also considering it, but the latter is currently occupied with urgent and important matters and we will inform you very soon of the time it will set for this meeting; please receive our distinguished salutations.
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ISRAELITE CONSISTORY BAGHDAD Lay Council of the Mosaic Community Baghdad Number 214 Baghdad on June 15, ⟦926⟧ To the Honorable Chairman of the School Relief Committee After greetings, please appoint two members from your esteemed committee to attend the session that will be held Tuesday the 19th of this month at ten o'clock in the evening in the Council room to discuss with them the renovation of the Rawdat Nouriel School. With highest respect, and may you remain well. The Secretary ⟦illegible⟧ Please delegate two members of your honorable committee to attend the meeting which will take place on Friday the 19th current at 10 o'clock Arabic time, at the Consistory premises to deliberate with the Council on the construction of the Nouriel school. Please accept etc. The Secretary of the Consistory
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ISRAELITE CONSISTORY BAGHDAD Spiritual Council of the Mosaic Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Arabic 215 Baghdad (19 January 926 To the Honorable Chairman of the School Relief Committee After greetings, the President of the Council has instructed me to inform you that the meeting intended to be held today has been postponed until next Tuesday the 26th of this month. With much respect, and may you remain well. Secretary ⟦signature⟧ The meeting of this evening will take place on the next Tuesday 26th inst. ⟦line⟧
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL Schools relief Committee BAGHDAD [ Iraq ] The Israeli Lay Council Schools Relief Committee Baghdad (Iraq) Baghdad, 25/1/ 1926 Mr Myers President of the Relief Committee to Jewish schools. In Town My dear President I have the honor to confirm my letter of resignation and send you by the bearer the register of the Minutes of the meetings, which I have updated with an extract from the last meeting for the delegation that will represent the Committee at the joint meeting of the Council. You will kindly let me know the person who is in charge of taking over the secretariat so that I may hand over the Committee's file to them. Please acknowledge receipt of my two letters and believe in my devoted sentiments, ⟦H Rosenfeld⟧
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Abr. A. Bashi - Hamadan - 1926 22 Dhu al-Qi'dah 86 7 June The honored, the most magnificent, the most glorious, the most perfect, the respected Khawaja Sassoon Saleh Othman, the respected After greetings According to your high order, we have credited the amount of ⟦four hundred⟧ rupees by a periodic transfer that we paid It went to the hand of Khawaja Ibrahim Sassoon and Co. in Basra for your transfer to us according to On last March 27 ⟦1926⟧, however, we have not received permission from you to take a periodic payment for the children In the amount of 3000 rupees, and we have papers confirming the receipt of ⟦1000⟧ rupees in your name From Khawaja Sassoon Ghouri on last March 26, and thus the total became 4000 rupees For your transfer Sincerely ⟦Hanna⟧ 10 Roube Mr Abraham Bashi & Hamadan
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Baghdad 28th January 26 Dear Mr Myers, A gentleman of London sent me Rs. '500' for the Relief Committee but he wants to remain anonymus. I forward it with the bearer. You may send the receipt to be forwarded through me Yours faithfully ⟦E M Daniel⟧
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ANGLO-JEWISH ASSOCIATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE. 2, Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn, W.C.1. London 14 Jany 1926 Dear Sir. I am in re- ceipt of your letter of December 30th. The letter to which I referred in mine to you of 15th December was dated 12th November. There was no ambiguity therein. We are taking steps here, but are confining our action to London; so far ⟦...⟧
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98 Great Tower Street London E C 3 January 20th 1926 President, The Jewish Lay Council, Schools Relief Committee Bagdad Sir, I beg to enclose a cheque No 5246 from the Eastern Bank, London, on its branch in Bombay for Rs 250/- a contribution towards your Schools Relief fund. Kindly acknowledge receipt Yours faithfully Menashi Isaac Bekhor
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL Schools relief Committee BAGHDAD [ Iraq ] Jewish Lay Council Schools Relief Committee Baghdad (Iraq) Translation Baghdad, 192 Copy of 2 decisions taken by the Communal Council in agreement with the Schools Relief Committee and the Inspection Committee for schools regarding the Rivka Nouriel School. Sunday, November 15, 1925 Following the notice from the Municipality addressed to the Management of the School Rivka Nouriel <del>seeing that</del> to close the School which was in danger of collapsing and they found the streets, seeing that the income allocated to the said school from the Nouriel Wakf is not sufficient to ensure its operation - were present at the meeting 2 members of the Relief Committee and two others from the Schools Inspection Committee - After deliberation, it was decided, in view of art 8. of the statutes of the Relief Committee, to pay progressively from the funds of the said Committee up to the amount of 6000 Rs. for the payment of the rent of the building serving as the Nouriel school and for other improvements of the schools, Nouriel and Haron Saleh. Tuesday, January 26. It was decided that the current assets of the Relief Committee and the other 6000 Rs. which a previous decision had allocated for future purposes dated November 15 - <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> to the Nouriel School will be allocated to the reconstruction of the Rivka Nouriel School - and to the reopening of classes at the beginning of next winter if it appears that the construction is not favored and that it is impossible to be fully accomplished, this decision will be examined again. Certified copy of the original 7/2/26
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Hamad Kawlan Jadeed Not Whispering Fish Allah Sira TAAY CACDAB CONSISTOIRE ISRAELITE BAGDAD The Body Council of the Al-Moussawiyya Community Baghdad Image of the two decisions taken in agreement with the Council and the Relief and School Supervision Committees regarding Rafqa Nourel School: - 950 Al-Bahr in 8 Hawara and either Novir 15 CA - Upon notification from the Municipality Department issued by the Director of Rafqa Nourel School to close the school because its girls are inclined to collapse and its students wander in the streets, and also the revenues allocated to that school from the yield of the Nourel Endowment are not sufficient to secure its management. Our meeting was attended by two members of the School Relief Committee and two other members of the School Supervision and Review Committee Muhammad in agreement and according to Article Eight of the School Relief Committee system to pay the follow-up from the fund of the deceased in the school, the rupees to settle the rent allowance for the Nourel School and until the two Nortel schools And Harun Salih... Promised 907 Tuesday in Al-Mashat M W / January 26, 25, the amount of six thousand rupees 60,000 It was decided that the assets of the current and independent schools relief committee, except for what was previously decided to allocate the Nooril School on the 28th of Khawsa, shall be allocated to rebuilding the school site, and according to Nooril: And upon the opening of the school in the first winter of this year, if it becomes clear that the building is not suitable and that it is not likely to be completed, then this decision shall be reconsidered... 957 identical to the original. Edited 7 Fururi 15
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ISRAELITE CONSISTORY BAGHDAD Lay Council of the Mosaic Community Baghdad Number 218 Baghdad June 10, 926 To the Honorable School Relief Committee After greetings, enclosed you will find a copy of the decision of the Honorable Council in agreement with your honorable committee and the school supervision committee regarding the Rivka Nourriel School. With respect, and may you remain so. The Secretary ⟦signature⟧ Enclosed you will find a copy of the decision given by the Communal Council in agreement with your honorable Committee and that of the school inspection regarding the Rivka Nourriel School. The secretary, ⟦signature⟧
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The Lawyer Yosef Elkabir J. S. ELKABIR ADVOCATE Baghdad, 21. 2. 26 Baghdad My dear Doctor I am leaving for Hillah tonight and I will not return until Tuesday morning. I will therefore not be able to attend tomorrow's session. I ask you to place my excuses before the Committee. Very cordially yours JSElkabir
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Dear Doctor, I have another ⟦illegible⟧ at six o'clock sharp and as our meetings do not begin until 15 or 20 minutes after the indicated time I regret that I cannot attend tonight. Would you replace me? Yours truly. W. Myers. 22-2-76
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CPSI...575...870...30,000...14-11-23 Post Office Post Office. S. F. Progs.—28.: No.: G.21/26 Number: FROM THE: Postmaster, Head Post Office, Baghdad. From: To THE: Secretary, Jewish Lay Council, Schools Relief Committee, Baghdad. To: Number of enclosures.: Number of enclosures: Dated Baghdad, the: 19-2-26 19 Dated: 19 SIR, Greetings and respect With reference to your letter of the 9/2/26, I have the honour to inform you that renewed instruc- -tions have been issued to all concerned on the <del>subject</del> subject. I have, etc., ⟦illegible⟧ POSTMASTER.