AI English Translation, Pages 526-550
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November 28, 1932
Regarding the admission of students without transfer certificates
Directorate of Rachel Shahmoon School
Directorate of the National School
With reference to the oral conversation that took place between us regarding what reached you that
the Alliance and Shamash schools have accepted some students from your two schools without transfer certificates
I have requested the necessary clarifications from the two aforementioned schools if this
news is correct. The Directorate of the Alliance Schools replied that no such matter has occurred.
As for the Directorate of the Shamash School, it replied that all students transferring to its school from
other schools were not accepted before obtaining a transfer certificate from their school. As for the students
transferring to it from the sixth grades, the school directorate was satisfied with their certificates of
success only, given that the regulation issued in this regard - as the school directorate says -
did not include at the time anything but primary school students, and the number of students
transferring to Shamash from your two schools this year was very small;
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Jewish Community
ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE
A. D. SASSOON COLLEGE
Direction:
Baghdad, the: November 25, 1932
No.:
1227
⟦illegible⟧/cv
Mr. President of
the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Mr. President
I hasten to reply to your letter of yesterday
No. 2077 which I have just this moment received.
School Fees - You are not unaware, Mr. President,
that by taking on the great fatigue of ⟦illegible⟧
to its students an increase in the
school fees, Mrs. Sassoon is ultimately working
for the Consistory.
The girls' school has more than 600 girls
free of charge. It is only a portion of these students
who have been taxed half a dinar, or
about one rupee per month, in school fees.
And, I repeat, that Mrs. Sassoon takes perfectly
into consideration the state of very poor parents
to exempt their children from this small
tax. Of our 600 free students, it is
barely 300 who will pay this amount. You
will also kindly note that ⟦illegible⟧
number some already pay 3 to 4 Rs per
semester. This is to say that their school fees
will ultimately have been increased only
by 2 to 3 Rs per ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number: 19580
Date: 20 October 1932
To all School Directorates
This Presidency finds it necessary to hang schedules in all classrooms containing
the amounts of student fees; therefore, please take the initiative to organize these schedules in your schools and hang them
before the start of teaching.
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Acting Head of the Jewish Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 2062
Date 27 December 932
Directorate of Alliance Schools
Directorate of Shamash School
Directorate of Rachel Shahmoon School
Directorate of the National School
Directorate of Masouda Salman School
We confirm our circular No. 1958 dated 20 October 932 in which we explained
the necessity of hanging schedules in all classrooms containing the amounts of student fees
to be acted upon immediately
⟦Heskel⟧
Acting President of the Jewish Community
ALLIANCE ISRAÉLITE UNIVERSELLE
A. D. SASSOON COLLEGE
Direction:
Baghdad, on: Dec 28, 1932
No.:
The contract was not completed and the expulsion list of the ⟦classes⟧ by decision of the
Schools Committee. And if you wrote anything else to this effect
2/12/22
Mr. President of the
Jewish Community
Baghdad
Mr. President
We acknowledge receipt of your letter
of the 27th current No 2062 of which we have
taken note.
Although this principle is hardly
very moral to post in the classes
the school fees of the students which, inevitably,
establishes a kind of hierarchy between
comrades, in the same class,
we are, however, complying with
your instructions and will post in
each class the list of its students
with the respective amount of their
school fees.
If we had not done this
until now, it is because we thought that the
teachers and students should be unaware of
the individual retribution of each
student to maintain in the class an
atmosphere of good camaraderie between
the students, and perfect impartiality on the
part of the teachers for all. You ask
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1509
2/12/22
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number: 2072
Date: 3 / 1 / 933
To the School Directorates
Further to the circular of this Presidency No. 2062 dated 27 / 12 / 932
The intent of the circular was for the schedules to be posted in the school courtyard to be viewed
by visitors and applicants, and there is no benefit in posting them inside the classrooms, as is not hidden
So please note that with you
⟦Habib Salman⟧
Acting Head of the Jewish Community
ALLIANCE ISRAÉLITE UNIVERSELLE
V. D. SASSOON COLLEGE
Direction
⟦illegible⟧ to this principle.
We accede to your desire in order
not to upset you.
Yours devotedly
⟦signature⟧
10/7/29
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 2100
Date January 18, 933
Circular to all Jewish schools
Please provide us with the following information as quickly as possible:
1) What is the number of free students who are completely exempt from fees in your school?
2) What is the number of students who pay school fees not exceeding 300 fils in
six months?
3) Are there any in your school who pay the Petit Sou, and what is the amount for each student and how is it collected?
⟦Khouri⟧
Acting Head of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
MASOODA SALMAN SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Masooda Salman School
Baghdad
No.:
Date:
Subject:
Number :: 224
Date :: 24 January 952
Subject ::
His Excellency the Acting Head of the Jewish Community, Respected
Greetings and respect
With reference to your Excellency's letter No. 100 dated 22 January 952, we provide the following
information
1. The number of students completely exempted from fees is (122) students out of a total of (700) students
for the Masooda Salman and Al-Akram schools
2. The number of students who pay school fees not exceeding 200 fils for six
months is (212) students
3. We do not have anyone who pays for the orphan, and this is all, with respect ⟦Mr.⟧
The Director
⟦Meshaal⟧
⟦Jan⟧ 24/1/54
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number 1952
Date 24/1/54
File Number
The National School
National School - Baghdad
WATANIYAH SCHOOL
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Baghdad 22 January 1934
Baghdad 193
Number: 16
Excellency
The Respected President of the Jewish Community
In response to your letter No. 200 dated the 22nd of this month
You will find below the information requested therein
1- Number of those completely free of charge 115
2- " Those who pay a fee ⟦below⟧ 200 fils 194
3- " " " taken 208
4- The free student used to pay one rupee every 4 months under the name
of "Tissu" and this matter has evolved and the fee paid by the student
free of charge has become between 150 and 200 fils every 4 months. There are among the students
mentioned in the second paragraph approximately 25 students who pay 150 fils
annually.
With sincere regards
⟦illegible⟧
Director of the National School
Council Administration ⟦...⟧
Number 1946
Date 24 / 1 / 34
RAHEL SHAHMOON SCHOOL
Rahel Shahmoon School
No.:
Number: 120
Baghdad:
Baghdad on: January 22, 1952
To His Excellency the Acting Head of the Honorable Israelite Community
Greetings and respect
Reference to your circular No. 100 dated the 18th of this month
1 - The number of free students completely exempted from fees is 66 students, of which
22 are children of community employees and 44 of them due to their inability according to
investigations.
2 - The number of students who pay school fees not exceeding 200 fils
only per year is 25 students.
3 - Regarding the Petit Sou, it was not mentioned because whenever the salary was increased for them according to the decisions of the councils
it was added to the fees without naming it Petit Sou or otherwise. This
is for your order, sir
⟦Menashe Moallem⟧
The Director
Administration of the Physical Council - Baghdad
Number 1951
Date 1/24/52
File Number
⟦Printed⟧
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Shamash School
Baghdad
Shamash School
Baghdad
No. 268
Date: 22 January 944
Subject: Regarding school fees
His Excellency, the Acting President of the Jewish Community, Respected
Greetings. With reference to your circular No. 2000 dated the 22nd of it, we wish to
submit the following statistics:
1 - The number of those who pay full tuition in our school is 245 students
2 - And the number of those completely exempt from tuition is 34 students, who are children of the school
and others whose inability to pay has been verified by the administration
3 - Every student who does not pay school fees must pay 250 fils for six
months, and this is what we call "Petit Sou", and their number in our school is 110 students
Accordingly, our school students are divided as follows:
| Number
Those who pay full tuition | 245
Those who pay a quarter of a dinar (Petit Sou) | 110
Those who do not pay anything | 34
Total | 479
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Administration of the Physical Council
Number 1852
Date 24/1/44
File Number
The trust is received and it sends ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Assistant School Principal
⟦illegible⟧
H 22/1
914
26 January 1933
Names of students
Directorate of Shamash School
Reference to your letter No. 368 dated 14 January 1933
Please send the names of these 34 students who are completely exempt from fees. Note that the
names should be in full
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⟦H⟧
Acting Head of the Jewish Community
ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE
A. D. Sassoon College
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Direction ⟦line⟧
Baghdad, January 25, 1933
Mr. President
of the Jewish
Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Mr. President
I am sending you herewith
in accordance with your request,
the list that you asked of me
regarding the school fees of our
students in our 4 schools.
You will please
see from this list that:
1st The total number of our
students is 2730, of which,
633 enjoy absolute
freeness and,
749 pay a minimal
school fee of 100 to 300 fils
(per semester) and
1348, pay a school fee
exceeding 300 fils.
Your devoted
⟦illegible⟧
Alliance Schools (Winter Semester 1932-33)
Baghdad
| Number of absolute free students | Number of paying students from 100 to 300 fils per semester | Number of paying students over 300 fils per semester | Total
A. D. Sassoon College | 61 | 198 | 303 | 562
Nouriel School | 50 | 65 | 19 | 134
Noam School | 103 | 273 | 151 | 527
Laura Kadoorie School | 119 | 213 | 875 |
Sewing Workshop | { 300 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | { 1507
Total | 633 | 749 | 1348 | 2730
The students of the College and Nouriel pay 2 Rs per semester for
"Petit Sou". They pay this small sum along with the school fees.
⟦Levy⟧
2027
November 24, 1932
Directorate of Alliance Schools
1) While you had opposed the school directors on the grounds that current conditions do not allow for imposing
increases on student fees, I see that you are demanding even from widows and the miserable these spoils, which
we emphasized to you in our circular No. 1952 dated 10/14/32 the necessity of considering circumstances in applying
these decisions. Therefore, I ask for the utmost possible precision and care in this matter so that
you do not leave room for complaints from the destitute poor ⟦and thank you, and he is the notable of the Shamoun and National school⟧
2) I have understood that some students who left the Rachel Shamoun and National School have been accepted
into your school and the Shamash school without a transfer certificate.
I do not know if this news is correct, and if that is the case, please inform me if
you have anything to present regarding this matter. I have written a similar inquiry to the directorate of the
Shamash school to reach the truth.
Acting Head of the Jewish Community
Administration of the Physical Council
Baghdad
Number 2282
Date May 16, 1933
To
All School Directorates
Subject: Students' Names
It has become necessary for you to submit to us lists of the names of all students in your school, categorized by
classes and including the following information:
1) Father's name, grandfather's name, and surname
2) The amount of fees paid by the student (based on the fee assessment for the current academic year)
⟦signature⟧
Vice President of the Physical Council
Administration of the Physical Council
Baghdad.
Number - 2169
Date - July 11, 1933.
Subject - Fees Committee.
To all school principals.
I request your attendance at five o'clock next Thursday afternoon to deliberate on the formation of
a committee to estimate the fees for your school students.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President of the Physical Council.
Fees Committee
⟦illegible⟧
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Number 2227
Date October 16, 1933
Circular to all schools
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
We received some complaints in the past school year regarding the method of collecting student fees
and therefore we draw the attention of your directorates to the following:
1 - There is no reason to send home any student who is late in paying school fees and refusing to
admit them to school; rather, you must first notify their guardian in writing to inform them of the need to pay the
fees due within a suitable period. If the period expires and they have not done so, they must be notified again with a final
notice. If the final notice period expires and the due fees are not paid, then your administration may
refuse to admit the student to the school.
For this purpose, a special notification form must be printed. It is worth mentioning here
that it is not appropriate to send the notice via the student himself, as he may not deliver it to his guardian intentionally
or inadvertently; rather, it must be sent by any other means.
2 - A list of the names of the students in the class and the amount of school fees collected from them shall be posted on the door of each class.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President of the Lay Council
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⟦illegible⟧
112
Shamash School
Shamash School
Baghdad
Baghdad
No.: 452
No.:
Date: 22 / 10 / 1932
Date:
Subject: Regarding school fees
Subject:
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Date 24 / 10 / 1932
File Number 114
His Excellency, the Respected President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
With reference to your instructions regarding student fees and their collection, we hope that
you will note the following points:
We do not agree with your esteemed council that it is not advisable to send
the notice with the student because:
First: - It will require employing a person specifically for this purpose.
Second: - Is it not advisable to train the student in honesty, duty,
and responsibility, especially since modern education requires giving students
extracurricular tasks to train them for worldly affairs.
Therefore, we suggest sending the first and second notices via the students, provided
that this notice consists of two parts, one of which the student's guardian signs and returns to the administration.
With respect,
Director of the National School
Director of Rachel Shahmoon School
Director of the German School
Director of Shamash School
⟦illegible⟧
Yaqub Mukhlis
H. Kallay
Director of Al-Karam School
Director of Masouda Salman School
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number 2252
Date 27 October 933
Regarding school fees
To all school directorates
Reference to your letter No. 453 dated 23 / 10 / 933
We have no objection to approving your proposal.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
112
RAHEL SHAHMOON SCHOOL
Rahel Shahmoon School
⟦line⟧
Number: 795
Baghdad on: February 22, 1924
No.:
Baghdad: 19
Collection of Student Fees
To the Honorable Chairman of the Jewish Schools Committee
Greetings and respect,
On October 18, 923, under number 2222, we received a letter
from the administration of the former Lay Council requesting the necessity of collecting the second installment
for the current year from the students at the beginning of March 924. Since we found that
we were only able to collect the first installment in a few days due to the current crisis,
what will be the case if we start collecting the second installment while special exams are being held
for the mid-term? Therefore, we request your opinion, and the matter is for those in authority.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
Approved, I hope this letter is presented to the committee at the first meeting to be shown to
the Charity Committee and to obtain permission to postpone the collection of these amounts from the female teachers,
which appears to be a difficult task ⟦illegible⟧
2/26/924
112
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number 2624
Date October 18, 933
Assessment of School Fees
Circular to all school directorates
1- It has come to the attention of our council that a significant number of school students pay fees that do not suit
the financial capacity of their guardians; among the capable are those who pay a meager fee, and among the poor are those forced
to pay what they cannot afford. Our council was determined to form a committee to reconsider the
fees in observance of justice, however, the lack of time and the abundance of work prevented the implementation of this idea in
the current year. It is certain that it will be put into effect in the following year. In any
case, this year must not pass without your administration conducting the possible investigation into the capacity of the students' guardians
by scrutinizing them, even if that leads to some delay in collecting the fees.
2- It has appeared to our council that some students leave the school before the end of the school year
(at the due date of the second installment of fees) to escape paying it. Besides depriving
the pupils of taking the final examination, it deprives your administration of some of its revenues. Therefore, our council
has decided that the due date for the second installment of fees shall be the first of March of every year, which is the middle
of the school year.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President of the Lay Council
112
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number: 2884
Date: 25 March 935
To all school directorates
⟦line⟧
It has become necessary to notify you that no reduction or exemption may be granted on
student fees for the second half of the current academic year,
⟦illegible⟧
The President
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Third Scientific A
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Third Scientific B
Presidency of the Courts of Appeal in Baghdad
Felony Case - 17 of 1951
Majida
Number ⟦illegible⟧
221 J / 17 / April / 81 in Baghdad
Criminal Court Decision
President of the Court Mr. Kamal and the Deputy of the Court
In the session of April 17, 51, and in the presence of the Deputy Public Prosecutor, the civil claimant, and the complainant ⟦illegible⟧
With the assistance of his lawyer, Mr. Raouf Al-Chadirji, and in the presence of the detained defendants Youssef Qahwaji and the heirs of Haj Qassim
With the assistance of his lawyer, Mr. Rashad Arif, and after the court heard what each of them said and what
The court saw through the discussions of the case and the investigations that were conducted, and based on Article 17
Of the Baghdad Penal Code, the court decided the following: First - Imprisonment of the mentioned defendants
Under Article 111, Haj Qassim and his companion, the second defendant Youssef Qahwaji, for a period of one year from the date of their arrest
Pursuant to the mentioned article and in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of the Baghdad Penal Code
Second - Obligating the mentioned defendants jointly to pay an amount to the civil claimant in the amount of 60
Dinars for the material and moral damage he suffered (pursuant to Article 11 of the Baghdad Penal Code)
Third - Confiscation of the amounts deposited at Rafidain Bank amounting to ⟦illegible⟧ dinars by the defendants
Mentioned and handing them over to the state treasury pursuant to Article 17 of the aforementioned Baghdad Penal Code
The decision was issued publicly and explained on April 17, 1951.
President of the Criminal Court in Baghdad
Ard