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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⟧
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⟧
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⟧
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⟧
RAHEL SHAHMOON SCHOOL
Rahel Shahmoon School
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No.:
Number: 82
Baghdad:
19:
Baghdad on: February 15, 1922
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect
We submit herewith the letter received from this school, and the matter is yours, sir
On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧
Nissim
The Director
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
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The Teacher
M. Zakka
⟦signature⟧
Salim Rabie
⟦signature⟧
Salim Manouri
⟦signature⟧
Yousef Yaqoub Munawar
⟦signature⟧
Naji Sayat
⟦signature⟧
Eliyahu Lawi
14/2/32
⟦signature⟧
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⟦signature⟧
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⟦signature⟧
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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⟧
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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 /
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
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
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
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⟧
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
Presidency
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number: 1634
Date: 25 June 932
Circular regarding teachers' requests and accumulated allocations
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Director of the Alliance Schools
Director of the Shamash School
Director of the Rachel Shahmoon School
Director of the National School
Director of the Masouda Salman School
I have been instructed by His Excellency the President of the Community to request the submission of:
1) A list detailing the requests of your school's 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 aforementioned month
3) What you have paid to your employees on account of the salaries for April and May 32 (in total)
And that as quickly as possible
⟦signature⟧
Director of Editorials
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
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
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The Director
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
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National School
National School—Baghdad
WATANIYAH SCHOOL
Baghdad 193
Baghdad on 193
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- 2 - Total amount paid on account for the months of April and May 1934
Fils | Dinar
218 | 875
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Director of the National School
KEREM YELADIM SCHOOL
Kerem Yeladim School - Baghdad
Photo for the file
Al-Karam School
Number: 198
Baghdad 192 192 Baghdad June 27, 1924
Subject: Regarding teachers' requests and accumulated allocations
His Excellency, the respected President of the Israelite Community
Greetings and respect
In response to your Excellency's instruction letter No. 1624 dated the 26th of it to the Director of Editorials of your administration, we submit herewith:
1) A list detailing the requests of our school employees until the end of March 1924
2) That 146.925 (one hundred forty-six dinars and nine hundred twenty-five fils) is the total of our school's accumulated allocations from the community fund until the end of this month, for the three months of April, May, and June 1924
3) That the total monthly salaries of our school employees for April and May 1924 amount to 180 (one hundred eighty) dinars, of which 161.112.5 (one hundred sixty-one dinars and one hundred twelve and a half fils) has been paid.
With respect, sir
The Director
⟦Mishal⟧
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad:
Number: 1096
Date: 27 / 6 / 1924
File Number:
KEREM YELADIM SCHOOL
Kerem HaYeladim School - Baghdad
Al-Karam School
Hamouda Salman
Baghdad:
192:
Baghdad: 27 June 922
192:
List of Accumulated Requests
Employee Name | Monthly Requests | Total Accumulated
Rupees | Anna | July 21 Anna | Aug 21 Anna | Sept 21 Anna | Rupees | Anna
The Director | - | 190 | - | 190 | 42 | 2 | 284
Naji Effendi Jinyat | - | 120 | - | 120 | 45 | - | 285
Daoud S. Saqil | - | 100 | - | 100 | 20 | - | 220
Salim ~ Ephraim | - | 80 | - | 80 | 20 | - | 180
Eliyahu S. Shua | - | 70 | - | 70 | 25 | - | 165
Saqil ~ Ibrahim | - | 75 | - | 75 | 25 | - | 175
Hayya ~ Meir | - | 120 | - | 100 | ⟦...⟧ | - | 220
Saqir ~ Ezra | - | 90 | - | 90 | 30 | - | 210
Baruch ~ Shalom | - | 65 | - | 65 | 25 | - | 155
Aaron ~ Saqil | - | 80 | - | 80 | 30 | - | 190
Ibrahim Hayyim ~ Haham Yosef | - | 70 | - | 70 | 25 | - | 165
Salouma ~ Khedhouri | - | 65 | - | 65 | 25 | - | 155
Reuben ~ Yehuda | - | 60 | - | 60 | 25 | - | 145
Servants | | | | | | |
Gurji Aaron | - | 35 | - | 35 | 10 | - | 80
Gurji Zion | - | 30 | - | 30 | 10 | - | 70
Husni Saqil | - | 30 | - | 30 | 10 | - | 70
| | | | | | 2 | 2879
Two hundred and fifteen Dinars and nine hundred and seventy Fils
Thirty-four
A. F.
215 974
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The National School
National School - Baghdad
WATANIYAH SCHOOL
Baghdad June 27, 1932
Baghdad 193
Number: 175
The Honorable
President of the Jewish Community
Greetings and respect
Further to our letter No. 170 dated the 27th of this month
I request to correct the second paragraph of our report as follows:
2 - Total accumulated allocations owed to the school administration by the community fund
Allocated funds 1108 x 12 = 13296
Received by us during the year 9787/6
3508/400
The following amounts received on the school account are also deducted
January 7, 1932 240/-
Transfer to Soki Bushay April 19, 1932 Dinars 126/800
By the hand of Saleh Atudj Jim June 2, 1932 Dinars 133/600
The amount owed by the Council 500/-
Meaning Dinars 2008/800
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Director of the National School
1100
1/7/932
KEREM YELADIM SCHOOL
Kerem Yeladim School - Baghdad
Al-Karam School
Baghdad, August 21, 1932
Baghdad 192
Subject: Regarding the inquiry about accumulated salaries
To the Honorable Secretary of the Schools Committee
Greetings and respect:
We, the teachers of Masouda Salman and Al-Karam schools, had received word last year from the President of the Lay Council
that he holds official letters stipulating the payment of accumulated salaries in four installments, each installment to be paid
at a specific time. Based on this, we continued teaching with all diligence and sincerity.
Since the second installment, amounting to approximately fifty dinars, became due on August 15,
1932, and only ten dinars of it have been paid, we have become suspicious of this matter!
If the venerable President relied on reducing the accumulated salary of former teachers of the Hayya school
from the due second installment, that is inappropriate because the letters state the payment of the accumulated salary
to each teacher individually, not based on the salaries of departing teachers.
Therefore, we ask you to take the necessary measures and negotiate with the venerable Head of the Community
regarding this matter and inform us with the utmost speed, and we thank you in advance!!
The group of teachers for the schools of
Masouda Salman
and Al-Karam
A copy of it to the respected Deputy Head of the Jewish Community
School Administration ⟦...⟧
Number 1254
Date 8/21/932
File Number
Committee of Teachers of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Date: August 22, 1932
Number - 20
His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community, Respected
Greetings and respect.
Enclosed you will find a copy of the letter from the teachers of Rachel Shahmoon and Masouda Salman schools who
request us to mediate with you regarding their salaries, according to the petition submitted to the Lay Council in
our letter No. 8 dated 17 / 9 / 931
The decision of the Lay Council taken on 14 / 10 / 31 is explicit that the Council undertakes
to cover the schools' deficit for the year 30 / 31 in four equal installments, and this decision was issued based on
the Committee's desire to settle the accounts of the past year. Therefore, the schools' debts are not the allowances alone
but the entire deficit incurred in the school until the opening day.
We do not know the reason that made the directors pay the teachers less than
their entitlement this time after they had received the first installment in full according to the decision.
Therefore, we request Your Excellency to look into the Council's decision and then settle the teachers' requests according to
the Council's promise, out of respect for promises and for the interest of the teachers who were promised equality with the rest of the
community's employees.
May you remain in respect, my Lord.
⟦A. Hour⟧
Secretary
A copy of it to the Director of Rachel Shahmoon School
" " to the Director of Masouda Salman School
⟦Mr. Secretary⟧
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Copy of a letter from the teachers of Rachel Shahmoon School
To the Honorable Chairman of the Teachers' Committee
Greetings and respect.
We, the teachers of Rachel Shahmoon School for the year 1930/1931, have not received the second installment
of the accumulated salaries for that year, contrary to what was stated in the agreement concluded between the esteemed
Lay Council and your honorable committee. Therefore, we request that you mediate with the school principal and the head of the community to pay the remainder of
the installment like other schools, as this is one of the mandatory duties upon you since the formation of the committee. Please accept our utmost
respect.
Signatures of the teachers
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Copy of a letter from the teachers of Masouda Salman Schools
To the Honorable Secretary of the Teachers' Committee
Greetings and respect.
We, the teachers of Masouda Salman and Karam schools, had received official letters last year from
the former head of the Lay Council stating the installment of accumulated salaries into four installments,
each installment to be paid at a specific time. Based on that, we persevered in teaching with all diligence
and sincerity.
As the second installment, amounting to approximately fifty dinars, became due on August 15, 1932,
and only ten dinars and 85 fils were paid, we remained suspicious of this matter.
Therefore, we have come to inform you to take the necessary measures and negotiate with the head of the community in this regard and notify us
with the utmost speed, and we thank you in advance.
Signatures of the teachers