Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community; Correspondence between a School and the Government
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly financial documents such as bills and receipts. Also within the item is correspondence between a Girl's School and the Iraqi government.
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Disbursement Voucher ⟦226⟧ Fund Page Number: Date: 22 / 2 / 1969 Fils: — Dinar: 29 1 Masood Haqqi Zilkha 2 Akram Hayim 3 Ibrahim Akram Hayim Saleh 4 Salim Akram Hayim 5 Munir Munir Shatwi 6 Latif Haqqi Namirdi 7 Dawood Ghali 8 Dawood Haqqi 9 Sabah Hayim 10 Nassim Khedhouri 11 Fouad Kabbay 12 Haqqi Saleh 13 Douri Shoua ⟦Bashar⟧ Recipient ⟦signature⟧ 22 / 2 / 1969
⟦illegible header⟧ 815 / D / 85 6 / 1 / 1953 61 The Honorable ⟦...⟧ Subject: - ⟦...⟧ The list of Mr. Yusuf ⟦...⟧ Greetings and respect We attach herewith the list submitted by Mr. ⟦...⟧ The amount of which is ⟦...⟧ Dinars ⟦...⟧ Fils, as the price for ⟦...⟧ Hoping you would kindly approve the disbursement of the amount ⟦...⟧ Due to the school's need for it. With appreciation. Director Shamash Secondary School ⟦illegible rectangular stamp⟧ To be disbursed ⟦...⟧
58 / 21 / 51 2 / 11 / 1951 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 12 / To - The Respected Headmistress of the Hadiya Munshi Saleh School for Girls Subject / Petty Expenses. After Greetings Since the expenses of this school, including publications and renovations, must be fulfilled from the rental fees of the shops adjacent to it according to the condition of the waqf; and since these shops are closed and unrented, which has led us to cut off the petty allocations for your school. This, and please accept the highest respect. ⟦Please⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
The Iraqi Government Department ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦line⟧ No. ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Hadiya Munshi Saleh Official School for Girls Telephone No. 86659 Subject ⟦line⟧ The Honorable Accountant of the Israelite Community, respected We have not received the building results yet, so how and who will the committee bring? Also, I was unable to contact by telephone because the school telephone ⟦...⟧ has a malfunction Please contact the switchboard to repair it, and I also request a reply via the messenger, and thank you in advance. Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad General No. 1521 / 51 Date 27 / 8 / 951 ⟦signature⟧ 26 / 8 / 951
⟦Department Copy⟧ T / 51/1766 14 / 3 / 1951 Administration of Hadiya Mashi Saleh School for Girls After greetings, Reference to your letter No. 4 dated 12 / 3 / 1951. We hereby confirm that the glass of the upper floor, numbering 548 panes, has been sold along with its debris, and the proceeds were spent on what was spent for the construction of the new wing in your school; thus, the administration's liability is no longer responsible for it. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 13
M ⟦illegible⟧ Number 5 / 1 / 256 10/4/1936 ⟦illegible rectangular stamp⟧ To - The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject: ⟦illegible⟧ Reference to your letter ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧ under number 2167/1521 ⟦illegible⟧ that the Ministry of Education has approved on ⟦illegible⟧ and ⟦illegible⟧ please ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Minister of Education Director General of Education ⟦illegible⟧ 12 ⟦illegible⟧
9 Department Copy T / 51 / 8756 3 / / 1951 To - The Headmistress of Hadia Munshi Saleh School for Girls Greetings, Mrs. Habouba Daoud, a teacher at your school, has submitted a petition requesting to be granted a regular leave of three days starting from the morning of 6/3/1951 for family matters. We hope her request will be fulfilled. Please accept the assurances of our highest respect, ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 6 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Iraqi Government Hadiya Munshi Salih Official School for Girls Telephone No. 86659 Number: 200 Date: 7 / 2 / 1951 Subject: Rejection of regular leave Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We regret to inform you of our disapproval regarding the request of the teacher Solange for a regular leave for a period of (10-12), therefore we request to deduct her salary for the period of absence And many thanks to you T / 57475 1951/2/7 School Principal ⟦signature⟧ 951/2/6 Telephone from School Principal 8 6
Baghdad on 2 / 2 / 1951 \ His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the respected After greetings I, the undersigned, Habou Daoud, the teacher at Laura Kadoorie School for Girls, request your kind approval to grant me a regular leave of three days, starting from this morning, 2 / 2 / 1951, for family reasons. With greatest respect The Petitioner Habou Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad Number H / 254 / 51 Date 2 / 2 / 1951 File Number
The Iraqi Government Department: Hadiya Munshi Salih Jewish School for Girls Telephone No.: 86659 Number: (1) Date: 4 / 2 / 1951 Subject: Appointment of a teacher To the Respected Presidency of the Jewish Community With reference to the telephone conversation, please ⟦nominate⟧ a teacher to replace the resigned teacher Sabha Yusuf, and with thanks ⟦signature⟧ School Principal Presidency of the Jewish Community T / 24 / 57 4 / 2 / 1951 No objection to the appointment and I record ⟦...⟧ 4 / 2 / 951 46 ⟦illegible⟧
School Hadiya Munshi Saleh Official for Girls in Baghdad Number 4 Date 4 / 2 / 1951 ⟦red arrow and checkmark markings⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community I have no objection to the appointment of the teacher Rachel Haroun for dictation and poetry, and our thanks in advance ⟦Felix Zebeda⟧ School Principal T / 51 / 1225 4 / 2 / 1951
950/256/4 2/20/1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 7/41 pm Presidency of the Schools Committee Greetings, The Council decided in its eleventh session held on 2/16/950 to refer the case regarding the status of the old building of the Hadia Munshi Saleh Girls' School (endowed to be used as a school for the community by the late Munshi Saleh) to your committee for the purpose of studying this matter and providing your views thereon as quickly as possible. Sincerely. Vice President ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/20 Attachments A copy of the Secretary's report dated 2/8/950 regarding the school building under discussion. For filing Munshi Saleh School Directorate 4/25/2 ⟦signature⟧
Department of ⟦illegible⟧ T / 51 / 1278 4 / 1 / 1951 Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited Greetings, In view of the completion of electrical repairs at the Hadia Munshi Saleh School for Girls located in the Al-Tawrat district, No. 50/139, please kindly restore the electrical current to the aforementioned school. Yours faithfully, ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Chairman of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ For execution ⟦Moussa⟧ Saleh Ibrahim / 3
(1) Department Copy T / 25 / 8 / 950 12 / 1 / 1950 To Ms. Habra Daoud, Religion Teacher at the Hadiya Munshi Saleh Official School for Girls Baghdad Warning Based on your absence from work at the school at various times, which causes disruption in the course of instruction, it has become necessary to warn you of the need not to repeat this in the future. ⟦illegible signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council I have reviewed it, please proceed for signature ⟦illegible signature⟧ Copy to - Principal of Hadiya Munshi Saleh School for Girls - please kindly direct the religion teachers on the necessity of supporting their sick leaves with a certificate from the community schools' doctor. Personal File. A / For filing ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
On the occasion of discussing the general situation ⟦...⟧ of the Hadiya Munshi Saleh School, I submit some information regarding this school for the Council's review. 1 - This school was established around the year 1929. 2 - The late Munshi Saleh endowed his two properties numbered 50 and 52 / 139 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood to be used as headquarters for the aforementioned school in the year 1938. 3 - This school is managed by the Ministry of Education, which pays the administrative costs. This school includes fifteen classes in which five hundred and twenty female students study (including twelve Muslim female students from among the relatives of the teaching staff). 4 - The Community pays the salaries of two religion teachers from the revenue of eight shops attached to the school whose annual rent amounts to (240/-) dinars, and an annual deficit usually occurs in the salary budget amounting to 30/- dinars. 5 - It has cost the Community the restoration of this school from time to time (about 3500/- dinars) (from 27 / 12 / 1948 to 31 / 1 / 1950) noting that the family of the late Munshi Saleh previously used to cover the deficit in the budget of this school (i.e., the religious section only) in addition to the restoration costs. 389/548 dinars have been spent to date from the Community fund for the account of this school and this amount was recorded as a debt on the mentioned school in the hope of being able to recover it from the owner's family. 6 - There was an idea by the wife of the late Munshi Saleh and his brothers to rebuild this school anew according to maps (held by the engineer Mr. Naim Lawi) prepared for this purpose, and preliminary approval from the Ministry of Education was obtained regarding it, as the mentioned engineer informed me. 7 - The current building of the school contains two sections: a newly constructed section containing three classrooms with rooms for administration and sanitary facilities, and an old section prone to collapse containing twelve classrooms. We receive from time to time a warning from the school principal regarding the danger to the safety of the students, and the ground floor classrooms are extremely damp and do not meet the minimum health requirements. Baghdad on 8 / 2 / 1950. The Secretary A / 21 / 2
⟦Department Copy⟧ G/5-4/949 27/12/1949 To the respected Headmistress of the Hadiya Munshi Saleh Official School for Girls After greetings, The Council has considered your letter No. 206 dated 14/12/949 in its session held on 22/12/1949 and decided to approve the increase of the petty cash allowance for your school from 1/- Dinar to 1/500 Dinars (one and a half Dinars) per month, effective from the first of January 1950. Vice President Copy to - The Accountant - to act accordingly - these allowances are to be paid from the mentioned ⟦line⟧ school's budget. 14 To be filed Hadiya Munshi Saleh School
⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community ⟦in Baghdad⟧ Number 879 Date 14 / 12 / 949 Subject: Increasing the school publication allowance To the Presidency of the Jewish Community Since the school publication allowance does not cover the needs of the classes, we therefore request increasing it to one and a half Dinars so that each <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> section is allocated one hundred Fils, and this is also little compared to the needs of the classes, and we hope that the increase will be effective from the current month. Thank you School Principal 15 Sections Badia Hadia Manshi Saleh Girls ⟦illegible⟧
Iraqi Government 15081 Baghdad Province Education Directorate Number D / 33 / Personnel Office Date 11 / 10 / 49 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Outgoing Number 812 Date 17 / 10 / 949 Subject To - Presidency of the Jewish Community Due to the Hadiya Munshi Saleh School for Girls' need for an additional cleaner and the lack of a vacant position available to us to add her, we request your approval to appoint a cleaner for the mentioned school to ensure its cleanliness. Director of Education of Baghdad Province Note The Council has seen the impossibility of fulfilling the request ⟦signature⟧ 21/10 There are no allocations in the budget ⟦signature⟧ 14/10 E Akh / 10
227 1/21/1949 Department Copy Administrative Order ⟦line⟧ It has been decided to grant the two religion teachers at the Hadia Munshi Saleh Official School for Girls Miss Sabiha Yusuf and Hassiba Daoud cost-of-living allowances in the amount of (2/500) Two and a half dinars per month each, consistent with religion teachers in the district schools, provided that these allowances are recorded as a debt against the endowment of the aforementioned school, effective from the first of January 1949. Vice President ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/21 Copy to - The Headmistress of Hadia Munshi Saleh Official School for Girls, with reference to her letter Numbered 1 and dated November 30, 1948 The Head of the Schools Committee, with reference to the letter numbered 9/1/383 and dated 12 / 16 / 1948. Teacher Sabiha Yusuf Teacher Hassiba Daoud The Accountant - for action accordingly Personal File To be archived 12
Jewish Schools Committee Jewish Schools Committee BAGHDAD BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ Number 91/1/282 Date 12/16/48 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected After greetings. Upon studying the case of the two teachers appointed to teach religion at the Hadya Munshi Saleh School, this committee found in its meeting held on 12/12/48 that their salary of six dinars without high cost of living is very low. Therefore, we recommend creating high cost of living allowances similar to those of school teachers at a minimum, which is two and a half dinars per month. We suggest that this addition be paid from the Council's fund as a debt against the endowment revenues allocated for these salaries, and even in case of insufficiency of these revenues to settle what accumulates to the Council as debt for this reason, then our committee believes it is fair to pay these allowances from the fund of the Council itself. With high respect to your Excellency. On behalf of the Vice President Yousif ⟦...⟧ Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad: Number: 260 Date: 12/17/948 File number: Effective from 10/1/1948.
Administration of Hadiya Fetish Saleh Al-Zakia School for Girls No. ⟦illegible⟧ Date 20 / 11 / 1948 27 Muharram 1368 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community Since the teacher appointed to our school's account by you is performing her duties and work in the best manner, and she has begun teaching the Jewish religion in this school satisfactorily, we therefore hope she will be included in your kindness and have her salary raised because she deserves promotion. This, and many thanks to you in advance. Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Private No. 571 Date 1 / 12 / 1948 Number: 847 Date: 12/2/1948 Referred to the Schools Committee for expressing an opinion, please. ⟦signature⟧ For the Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ Principal of Hadiya Fetish Saleh Al-Zakia School for Girls Referred to the Committee ⟦signature⟧
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province Accounts Department Number: 12165 Date: 2/11/1948 22 Muharram 1368 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Number 566 Date 28/11/948 Subject - Renovations To the Presidency of the Jewish Community The administration of the Hadia Munshi Saleh Girls' School has informed us that its school building requires the renovations and repairs listed below. Please proceed with them as quickly as possible in view of the onset of the winter season. Director of Education, Baghdad Province A copy to:- The administration of the Hadia Munshi Saleh Girls' School - with reference to its letter Numbered 326 and dated 2/11/1948 Repairs 1 - Convert the balcony on the ground floor into a glass-enclosed room to be used for one of the classes. 2 - Change all the mesh/wire netting placed on all the windows. 3 - Repair the doors of the fourth-grade classroom. 4 - Repair the water taps and level the school yard. 5 - Repair the electrical wiring. ⟦illegible⟧
212 11/2/1948 ⟦Department Copy⟧ His Excellency, the virtuous benefactor, Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel, the Respected Greetings and respect, Thereafter, we have received with great thanks the sum of twenty-five Dinars from Your Excellency as a contribution from you towards the costs of renovating the Manshi Saleh School for girls. We take this opportunity to express to Your Excellency our deepest gratitude and appreciation for this generosity of yours; may you remain a supporter of humanitarian projects. Please accept our highest respect; Sincerely, ⟦signature⟧ Vice President ⟦signature⟧ 11/28 To be filed Manshi Saleh School A. A.
⟦Department Copy⟧ 842 11/29/1948 Renovations in Hadya Meshi Saleh School for Girls His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad Province, Respected After greetings With reference to your letter numbered 16165 and dated 11/24/1948 regarding carrying out the required repairs in the Hadya Meshi Saleh school building. We are pleased to inform you that we have previously carried out all the repairs requested and mentioned in your aforementioned letter. Please accept our highest respect! ⟦illegible signature⟧ Head of the Community Copy to - Administration of Hadya Meshi Saleh School for Girls. 11/28 To be archived ⟦Hadya School⟧ ⟦Meshi Saleh⟧