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8/9/1947
The Honorable Mr. Shaul Shlomo Daoud, Respectfully
After greetings,
I attach herewith the revenues and expenditures of the Hadiya Munshi Saleh Endowment for Girls
under our trusteeship for the year 1947/1948, with the request to settle the deficit amounting to
(70.830 Dinars) as quickly as possible according to the attached list to enable us
to pay the teachers' salaries.
Please accept our respects.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Hadiya Munshi Saleh School for Girls
From ⟦illegible⟧
5 / 3 / 947
Request for a map copy for property sequence 94 Tauraat
⟦...⟧
for girls
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of the Baghdad District, Respected
I request that you kindly order the provision of a map copy for the house with sequence 94
Tauraat, from which seven shops were unofficially partitioned, which are numbered with door numbers
50 C and 50 E and 50 D and 50 G and 50 H and 50 I / 126.
This, and the matter is yours ⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧
on behalf of
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
The Trustee of the Menashi Saleh Endowments
Shlomo Daoud
For filing
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Request for copies of property maps sequence 92 and 94 No.
18/2/1947
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For the files
To the Honorable Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province
I request that you kindly order to provide us with two copies of each of the following property maps: -
1- The house with sequence 92 Torah, from which two shops were unofficially subdivided, numbered
with door numbers 50/139 A and 50/139 B.
2- The house with sequence 94 Torah, from which seven shops were unofficially subdivided,
which are numbered with door numbers 50 C, 50 D, 50 E, 50 F, 50 G, 50 H
and 50 I / 139.
This is for your command ⟦line⟧
On behalf of
Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri
The Trustee of the Menashi Saleh Endowments
Shlomo Daoud
For filing
Deeds
Fils | Dinar
639 | 72
Only seventy-two Dinars ⟦and nine hundred and thirty⟧ Fils.
⟦Munshi Saleh School for Girls⟧
I hereby certify that I have received from Mrs. Masouda, widow of the late
Mr. Munshi Saleh Shlomo Dawood, a sum of seventy-two Dinars and six hundred
and thirty-nine Fils, to cover the deficit incurred in paying the salaries
of the Hebrew language teachers at the Hadiya Munshi Saleh School for Girls, and for this reason I have issued
this receipt.
Baghdad on 12 / 2 / 1947
⟦Telephone⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
17 / 2 / 1948
Fils: 830
Dinar: 34
Only thirty-four dinars and eight hundred and thirty fils, nothing else
I hereby certify that I have received from Mr. Shaul Saleh, the brother of the late
of blessed memory, Mr. Menashi Saleh Shlomo Daoud, a sum of thirty-four
dinars and eight hundred and thirty fils, and that is to cover the deficit occurring in the payment of the salaries
of the Hebrew language teachers at the Menashi Saleh Gift School for Girls, and for that reason I have written
this receipt.
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Head of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Department Copy
16 / 1 / 947
Menashi Saleh Share
for Girls
for the year 46 / 47
The Honorable Mr. Shaul Shlomo Daoud, Respected
After greetings and respect,
I attach herewith the revenues and expenditures of the Menashi Saleh Endowment for Girls under your trusteeship.
Please settle the deficit amounting to (72.639 Dinars) as quickly as possible according to
the attached list to enable us to pay the teachers' salaries.
With respect,
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
For filing
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Account of Income and Expenses of the Hadiya Munshi Saleh School for Girls for the Financial Year 47 / 48
Income | Fils | Dinar | Expenses | Fils | Dinar
Rent of five shops at a price of
44/500 Dinars annually | 500 | 112 | Value of stamps and promissory note papers | 850 |
Rent of one shop with two doors | 500 | 32 | Property tax for one year | 200 | 16
Rent of two shops at a price of
17/500 Dinars annually | 000 | 35 | Repair of a door | 750 |
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Total Income | 000 | 180 | Salaries of three female teachers for
six months at a rate of six Dinars
monthly until the end of September 947 | 000 | 108
Deficit for the Financial Year 47 / 48 | 830 | 34 | Salaries of two female teachers for six months
until the end of March 1948 | 000 | 72
| ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | School sundries for one year
until the end of March 948 at a rate of
one Dinar monthly | 000 | 12
| 830 | 214 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
| ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Total Expenses | 830 | 214
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Accountant
Account of revenues and expenditures for Hadia Munshi Saleh School for Girls for the fiscal year 47 / 48
Expenditures | Revenues
Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils
Value of stamps and promissory note papers | 830 | Rent of five shops at a price of 112 | 500
Property tax for one year | 16 | 200 | 22/500 Dinars annually
Repair of a door | 750 | Rent of one shop with two doors | 32 | 500
Clerical work wages | 5 | 000 | Rent of two shops at a price of 35 | 000
Salaries of three teachers for a period of | 108 | 000 | 17/500 Dinars annually
six months at a rate of six Dinars | Total revenues | 180 | 000
monthly until the end of September 947 | Deficit for the fiscal year 47 / 48 | 34 | 830
Salaries of two teachers for six months | 72 | 000 | 214 | 830
until the end of March 1948
School sundries for one year | 12 | 000
until the end of March 948 at a rate of
one Dinar monthly
Total expenses | 214 | 830 | 214 | 830
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The Accountant
To the Presidency of the Respected Israelite Community
Subject: The School Building
Reference to the letter of His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad Province No. 4269 dated 1/2/⟦...⟧
The danger mentioned in your letter and referred to above is not within
the school property, but rather it is on the ground floor consisting of warehouses
belonging to Messrs. Khedhouri and Reuben, sons of Salman Alika - we request
directing the mentioned warning to them to remove the danger and carry out the necessary
repairs - and in the event of their non-agreement to carry out these repairs
we are prepared to spend half of the necessary cost for that to facilitate
the removal of the danger, provided that the supervision of the work is by the specialized
engineer in your department
A copy of it to His Excellency the Director of Education of Baghdad
Shaul Salih Shlomo Daoud
Shaul Salih Shlomo Daoud
Baghdad on 21 / 1 / 1948
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the respected
Religion
Mosaic
in Baghdad
After greetings
I would like to present to your Excellency the following regarding the Madya Munshi Salih School for Girls. We have been accustomed
in past years to employ in the staff of the aforementioned school three teachers for teaching the Hebrew language
provided that the teachers' salaries are paid from the revenues of the shops endowed for this school, considering that His Eminence the Head of the
Community is the trustee of this endowment. However, these shops' revenues were not sufficient for the teachers' salaries,
so we used to submit, before the end of the fiscal year, a budget of revenues and expenses to the family of the late Munshi Salih ⟦to obtain⟧
⟦approval⟧ and they would pay us. However, in this year, Mr. Shaul Salih Shlomo Daoud informed us of the impossibility of paying
the deficit this year and advised us to increase the rents of the shops. We were able to increase them for the tenants
by an amount of -/25 Dinars annually, but this amount was not enough to cover the deficit despite the efforts made. We informed
the Munshi Salih family of the matter, and they advised us to terminate the services of one teacher and keep two teachers in the school.
It is not hidden from your Excellency that the matter of terminating a teacher's services cannot be done without the approval of the venerable Ministry of Education.
Through the efforts made by His Eminence the Head of the Community, the services of one teacher were terminated and another was appointed in her place
by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province, in the middle of the current fiscal year, i.e., at the end of the 46 / 47
academic year. Consequently, the deficit this year has reached the amount of 34/835 Dinars. We have repeatedly contacted the family
of the deceased, but they have not paid the amount until now and are insisting on not paying it. Given the approaching end of
the current month and the necessity of paying the salaries of the two teachers, I submit herewith a copy of the aforementioned budget, noting that this
deficit will not recur in the coming years after the termination of the services of one of the teachers.
In view of the above, I have come with this letter of mine, hoping you will kindly inform me on the matter, and please accept
respect.
⟦Signature⟧
Accountant
Copy to -
His Eminence the Head of the Community - For kind information
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad:
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 24 / 1 / 948
File Number:
⟦illegible handwritten notes⟧
Baghdad on 21 / 1 / 1948
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Special Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date 21 / 1 / 48
His Excellency the President of the Honorable Lay Counc⟦line⟧il
After greetings
I would like to present to your Excellency the following regarding the Hediye Menashi Saleh School for Girls. We have been accustomed
in past years to employ on the staff of the aforementioned school three teachers to teach the Hebrew language
provided that the salaries of the teachers are paid from the revenues of the shops endowed to this school, considering that His Eminence the President of
the community is the trustee of this endowment. However, the revenues of these shops were not sufficient for the teachers' salaries,
so before the end of the fiscal year, we used to submit the budget of revenues and expenditures to the family of the late Menashi Saleh <del>Shlomo</del>
Lalola, and they would pay us. However, this year Mr. Shaul Saleh Shlomo Daoud informed us of the impossibility of paying
the deficit this year and advised us to increase the rents of the shops. We were able to increase them for the tenants
by an amount of 20/- Dinars annually, but this amount was not sufficient to cover the deficit despite the efforts made. We informed
the Menashi Saleh family of the matter, and they advised us to terminate the services of one teacher and keep two teachers in the school.
It is not hidden from your Excellency that the matter of terminating a teacher's services cannot be done without the approval of the venerable Ministry of Education.
Through the efforts made by His Eminence the President of the community, the services of one teacher were terminated and another was appointed in her place
through the Baghdad Province Directorate of Education, in the middle of the current fiscal year, i.e., at the end of the 46 / 47 school
year. Accordingly, the deficit this year reached an amount of 34/830 Dinars. We have repeatedly contacted the family of
the deceased, but they have not complied with paying the amount until now and are insistent on not paying it. In view of the approaching end of
the current month and the necessity of paying the teachers' salaries, I submit herewith a copy of the aforementioned budget, noting that this
deficit will not recur in coming years after the termination of the services of one of the teachers.
In view of the above, I have written this letter hoping for your kindness in informing me on the subject. Please accep⟦line⟧t
our respec⟦line⟧t.
⟦signature⟧
The Accountan⟦line⟧t
Copy to:-
His Excellency the President of the Community - for your kind informatio⟦line⟧n
A. Khadduri
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: 558
Subject: Sick Leave
Date: 18 / 8 / 948
To the Honorable Principal of Laura Kadoorie Saleh School for Girls
Respectfully,
We have no objection to granting the teacher Georgette
sick leave for a period of five days in addition to the
previous leave according to the presented medical report, and stay well
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
⟦illegible⟧
(The presented medical report)
Ministry of Supply
Department of Licenses and Cards
Import
Number / -
Date
⟦illegible⟧
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Subject - Request for an import license
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Reference to your petition numbered 540 and dated 24 / 12 / 1947.
Please submit an application on the special form for requesting an import license (which can be obtained
from this Ministry) regarding the import of special furniture for the laboratory in the amount of 300 Dinars only
for a decision to be made.
Priorities
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of
Minister of Supply
To be filed
⟦illegible⟧
12/ ⟦...⟧ /1947
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School Furniture Import License
His Excellency, the Honorable Minister of Supply
After greetings and respect,
We wish to present to Your Excellency that the notable benefactor Mr. Edward Abboudi has recently
constructed a large secondary school for girls accommodating about five hundred students, and the purpose of constructing
this school is to serve the public interest and assist the esteemed Ministry of Education in spreading culture in the country.
He desires to furnish this school with special furniture available in the United States of America
due to its durable quality, suitable cost, and its superiority over the quality of local furniture and furniture available in other
foreign countries, noting that the cost of this furniture will amount to approximately (3000 Dinars) as follows:
| Fils | Dinar
Cost of 500 desks for students | ... | 2500
Desks for teachers | ... | 100
Special furniture for the laboratory | ... | 300
Special taps for drinking water | ... | ..
Three thousand Dinars | ... | 3000
The aforementioned benefactor has requested us to mediate with Your Excellency regarding the approval for
the importation of this furniture, and given the public benefits intended from the construction of this school, which we lack
at the present time in every way, we request Your Excellency to kindly approve granting the aforementioned donor the necessary
license for the amount of $12,000 to enable him to purchase the required furniture from the United States of America.
And since the construction of this school is nearing completion and the school will open its doors
at the beginning of the next academic year, we request Your Excellency to consider this request as an urgent one and to
decide on it as quickly as possible.
Hoping that our request will receive Your Excellency's approval, please accept our abundant thanks and respect.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
p
1/22/1948
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Supply
Greetings and respect,
With reference to your letter No. 132 dated 1/4/1948.
We present to Your Excellency that the institution which the benefactor Mr. Edward Abboudi began establishing,
and which will accommodate about (500) male and female students, is undoubtedly considered an assistance to the venerable Ministry of Education
and a service to the public interest for educating the children of Iraqis. We wish from the bottom of our hearts to encourage these benefactors
to complete their charitable cultural projects as much as possible. Based on what was stated in your letter referred to above,
the aforementioned benefactor has requested us to import the necessary furniture for his school from places with Sterling
currency or locally if possible. However, he has informed us that he needs to equip this institution
with technical apparatus for laboratories and various technical tools as detailed in the attached list. Since
these materials are not available in Iraq and it is necessary to bring them from abroad, we hope Your Excellency will kindly
approve their import from America. We estimate the prices of the necessary materials only at 3,000 Dinars,
which is about 12,000 Dollars, although their total price according to the items reaches about 5,000 Dinars.
We have firm hope that this request of ours will receive Your Excellency's approval as an encouragement to the
mentioned benefactor in completing his charitable work in service of the public interest.
Please accept our deepest thanks and respect.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
For the Committee
In the name of Edward Abboudi
⟦illegible⟧
Agent of Mr. Edward Abboudi
Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
( 2 )
Flasks and various tools for the laboratory
Anatomy tools
Complete anatomical skeleton of a human in plastic
Anatomical skeletons of some major animals in plastic
One mechanical electric microscope
4 - Number of (4) small sewing machines for training
5 - Piano for training and some musical instruments
6 - Pictures and statues for drawing
7 - Arabic and English typing machines for training and school use with (2) calculating machines
8 - Various geographical and historical maps and physical and astronomical globes
9 - Various tools for sports and games
10 - Various scientific and cultural books for laboratories and the school library to be used as sources
11 - Two iron cabinets for the administration
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Adour Abboudi College
1 - Tools required in the Physics laboratory
Various lenses, mirrors, etc.
Glassware, tubes, bottles, etc.
Various devices for the subject of mechanics
Various devices for the subject of electricity and magnetism
Various devices for the subject of light
Various devices for the subject of heat
Various devices for the subject of sound
Model pictures of some tools and machines
A number of small batteries for use in various devices
Number of scales, quantity (2)
2 - Tools required in the Chemistry laboratory
Glass tubes
Gas lamps, quantity 50
Various and diverse bottles and basins
Various salts, acids, and compounds
Electrical devices for analysis
Various special devices for preparing some materials
Apparatus for gas preparation
Various hand tools used with the devices
Rubber tubes and equipment
Large scale, quantity (2)
3 - Tools required for the Animal and Plant Laboratory
Compound microscopes, quantity 20
Simple microscopes, quantity 50
Pictures of animal and plant systems
Specimens of preserved animals
Magic lantern
Samples of animal and plant tissues placed on glass slides
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⟦Adour Abboudi College⟧
Income and Expenses account of Hadiyah Munshi Saleh School for Girls for the financial year 1947 / 1948
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Expenses | Fils | Dinar | Income | Fils | Dinar
| Fils | Dinar | | Fils | Dinar
Value of stamps and promissory note papers | 880 | | Rent for five shops at a rate of | 550 | 112
Property tax for one year | 200 | 16 | 22/500 Dinars annually | |
Repair of a door | 750 | | Rent for one shop with two doors | 500 | 32
Writing receipt fees | 500 | 5 | Rent for two shops at a rate of | 500 | 35
Salaries for three teachers for a period of | 500 | 108 | 17/500 Dinars annually | |
six months at a rate of six Dinars | | | | |
monthly until the end of September 947 | | | Total Income | 550 | 180
Salaries for two teachers for six months | 000 | 72 | Deficit for the financial year 47 / 948 | 830 | 34
until the end of March 1948 | | | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
School sundries for one year | 500 | 12 | | 830 | 214
until the end of March 48 at a rate of | | | | |
one Dinar monthly | | | | |
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Total Expenses | 830 | 214 | | 830 | 214
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Accountant
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Budget of Munshi Saleh School for Girls for the year 47 / 948
Expenses | Fils | Dinar | Revenues | Fils | Dinar
Salaries of three teachers for a | | | Rent of five shops | |
year at six dinars | | | at a value of 22/500 ⟦...⟧ | |
per teacher monthly | ... | 216 | dinars per shop | ... | 112
School sundries for a year | | | Rent of two shops at a value | |
at one dinar monthly | ... | 12 | of 17/500 per shop | ... | 35
Value of stamps and lease bonds | 880 | | Rent of a double-bay shop | |
| | | at a value of 32/500 dinars | ... | 32
Property tax | 200 | 16 | | |
Clerical labor wages | ... | 5 | | |
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| 580 | 250 | | ... | 180
| | | Deficit | 580 | 70
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| 580 | 250 | | 580 | 250
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Accountant
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1- ⟦illegible⟧ Muharram for the year 1949
2- The heirs of the late Munshi Saleh own ⟦illegible⟧
This school is still vacant ⟦illegible⟧
3- This school is managed by the Ministry of Education, which sets the curricula and administration
and the system of this school, as it has been allocated ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ (The statement of the school's name)
4- The community pays the salaries of the religion and theology teachers, maintenance, and furniture attached to the school
mentioned in the amount of its annual rent (240) dinars and a cost-of-living allowance for employees in
salaries in the amount of 200 dinars.
5- The community used to renovate this school from time to time (about 10-25 dinars)
(from 12/27/47 to 1/21/950) noting that the family of the late Munshi Saleh
previously handled the repairs in the building of this school (i.e., the religious section only) in addition
to its old costs.
6- ⟦illegible⟧ 489/588 dinars have been spent to date from the fund of
the community for the account of this school, and this amount is considered a debt on the school for expenses with the hope
of the possibility of obtaining it from the family of the school owner.
7- There is an idea by the wife of the late Munshi Saleh and his daughter to rebuild
this school anew through the efforts of Frank (available with the President Mr. Naeem Zilkha)
prepared for this purpose, and the approval of the Ministry of Education was obtained through the efforts of ⟦illegible⟧
the aforementioned deceased.
8- The current building of the school contains nine classrooms currently occupied
by three classes belonging to the Ministry of Education and the rest ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ and its students are from the first to the sixth primary grade
Seen
Corrected as above ⟦illegible⟧
2/20
Management of Hadia Sheikha School
Official for Girls
The Honorable Secretary of the Israelite Community
We very much regret not responding to your request, and this was
among what we have done now during the interview: and if your work was delayed
from you, and thank you in advance
Fatina Zubaida
School Principal
Note: If Fouad Al-Banna does not answer
nothing can be done?
For filing
Edward Abood Bank
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