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WHO'S IMPORTANT IN RELIGION
An Authentic Record of Religious Leaders,
Educators and Church Officials
[A Division of the BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WORLD]
320 Broadway New York 7, N. Y.
Compiled and published by
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(Incorporated 1934)
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WHO'S IMPORTANT IN MEDICINE
WHO'S IMPORTANT IN MUSIC
WHO'S IMPORTANT IN RELIGION
WHO'S IMPORTANT IN SCIENCE
June 24, 1946.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhoori, Pres.
Jewish Community
Bagdad, Iraq.
Dear Rabbi Khedhoori:
I have the honor to inform you that your name is
included in our compilation for 1947 of WHO'S
IMPORTANT IN RELIGION.
Please fill out and return the enclosed brief
questionnaire. If time permits, I shall be glad
to mail a proof of your edited biography before
going to press.
There is, of course, no obligation of any kind.
Faithfully yours,
⟦S. A. Kaye⟧
S. A. Kaye.
P.S. You may also send us one of your photographs.
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11 August 946
The Honorable Mr. Ezra Meir David, Respectfully
Greetings and respect
I have received with thanks the invitation card to attend the wedding ceremony of
your chaste daughter Camille, and on this occasion I hasten to offer my sincerest congratulations
with best wishes for the permanent happiness of the newlyweds
And I hope you will convey my heartfelt wishes to the dear newlyweds for a life full of
glory and prosperity.
Please accept my fragrant greetings.
Sincerely,
Head of the Community
By Air Mail
Address
Mr E. M. David.
49, Montague St.
Edinburgh
England
Private File
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11 August 946
My dear Dr. Jalal
Peace and greetings
And thereafter, I hope that the Almighty Creator guides your steps and grants you success in serving the sons of
your homeland. I have received your dear letter, that letter which you insisted on sending
despite your preoccupation with study and achievement, and I was very pleased when I learned
from the content of your letter that you are exerting your effort to benefit, and this is not
too much to expect of you.
Please accept my sincere wishes for your steady success and prosperity, along with my fragrant
greetings.
Sincerely
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
⟦Private File⟧
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BY AIR MAIL
AIR LETTER
IF ANYTHING IS ENCLOSED
THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT
BY ORDINARY MAIL.
6D
POSTAGE
PUTNEY
5 30PM
25 JUN
1946
S.W.15
5 - PM
27 JNE
1946
BAGHDAD
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected
Head of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Iraq
Sender's name and address :-
Oliver ⟦illegible⟧
Queen Mary's Hospital
Roehampton
S.W.15 London
My respected Sir
I kiss your noble hands
And I do not forget the kindness you have shown me
Nor do I forget your favor and encouragement. I work
at Queen Mary's Hospital, which belongs to the Ministry
of Pensions and is for those with disabilities
resulting from this war. Do not be surprised
if I say that the hospital director himself has
a wooden artificial leg.
Painful sights, but the spirit present
among the English people cannot be
described. And if I recall one day ⟦illegible⟧
First fold here
Second fold here
To open cut here
To open cut here
August 23, 1962
By God, my Lord, Shakir, may He grant him success
Greetings and peace
I hope you are in full health and wellness. Regarding your letter dated August 18, 1962, we hope you have received
the letter we sent you recently, in which we informed you that the family has approved your request regarding the monthly assistance.
Accordingly, we have sent you the amount of five dinars for the current month of August. Please inform us
upon your receipt of the aforementioned amount so that we may send you five dinars at the beginning of each month, praying to God
to grant you success and protect you.
On the occasion of the approaching Jewish New Year, we send you and your honorable family our warmest congratulations.
Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Israelite Community
⟦illegible⟧
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London on October 22, 942
To His Eminence our respected dear Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, may God preserve him, Amen
May God bless your times with life, goodness, and joy
We thank your Eminence for your letter of the 11th of it, which included the precious blessings and wishes that you bestowed upon us and the two families
on the occasion of your receipt of the invitation card for the marriage contract of our daughter Najla, so we all offer your Eminence our many thanks
and we pray to the Almighty Creator for you to sustain you for us and for our beloved community in perfect health and wellness, Amen. And please accept
our heartfelt greetings, and regarding the newlyweds, they kiss your blessed hands. May you remain respected, sir.
Note
I hope to convey my greetings to the President of the Lay Council and its esteemed members
Thank you in advance
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
Salman ⟦illegible⟧
Salman ⟦illegible⟧
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August 27, 946
His Excellency Mr. Daoud Al-Qasir, the respected
Dean of the College of Engineering in Baghdad
My dear Daoud Bey
I present to your Excellency the bearer of this letter, the student Eliyahu Munshi Cohen, one of
the graduates of the preparatory studies for this year, and I have sent with him my fragrant greetings
to your noble person. I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance
regarding his admission to your college.
With my thanks in advance, please accept my highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
8/27
Sincerely
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Delivered to ⟦...⟧
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Baghdad ⟦...⟧ September ⟦...⟧
To: ⟦His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri⟧ the respected.
Greetings and respect.
Afterwards, about two months have passed since sending the question sent to you for the second time,
its copy is enclosed with our letter, and your response has not been received, neither negatively nor positively. Fearing that there is a possibility
that the question did not reach you or that the response did not reach us due to a postal error, we have sent
this, requesting a reply as quickly as possible because the specific book we intended to
publish is about to have its drafts submitted for printing. Please accept our highest respect.
Sincerely
Abdullah Al-Kumait
P.O. Box No. 74
Baghdad
For filing
⟦S⟧
7/10
Enclosures (2)
⟦Special file⟧
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School
Midrash
Midrash Talmud Torah
Talmud Torah
Baghdad
Baghdad
Number:
Date:
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the Jewish Community, Respected
After greetings
The administration of the Midrash schools is honored to invite your eminence to the examination
of the students of this school in religious studies on Sunday, September 8,
the year 1946, at 8:30 AM in the central Midrash branch
Please accept our highest respect
Administration of the Midrash Schools
⟦illegible⟧
For the Charitable Society
Personal
5/6
⟦Special file⟧
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9 September 946
His Excellency Mr. Salim Tarazi, the respected
After greetings and respect
I present to you Mr. Abdullah Hayyim, who carries to your Excellencies my
good wishes, with the hope that you will provide him with possible assistance in the matter
which he will explain to your Excellencies
With my thanks in advance, please accept my abundant respect.
Sincerely
Sassoon
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Fund
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September 15, 946
His Excellency the respected Dr. Majeed Abbas
Greetings and respect,
Furthermore, I would like to introduce to your Excellency the student Abboudi Ezra Munshi
I have entrusted him with my sincere greetings to your Excellency, and I would be most grateful
if you would be so kind as to assist him as much as possible regarding his admission to the College of Law.
Please accept my highest thanks and respect.
Sincerely,
⟦Sassoon Khadhuri⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
8/15
To be filed
⟦illegible⟧
8/15
Private file
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September 19, 946
His Excellency Professor Hussein Ali Al-Adhami, the respected
Greetings and respect,
Furthermore, I would like to introduce to your Excellency the student Abboudi Ezra Munshi, and I have entrusted him with
my sincere greetings to your Excellency. I would be extremely grateful if you would kindly assist him
as much as possible regarding the matter of his admission to the College of Law.
Please accept my highest gratitude and respect.
⟦illegible⟧
9/12
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
Private File
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Nasser Kirkuk
⟦Accounts Manager of the Ministry of Finance⟧
The Royal Court
Presidency of Royal Ceremonies
Baghdad, October 3, 1946
My dear Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, respected,
After offering the duties of greeting and respect, I present to your Eminence that
the bearer, the student Moshe Ibrahim, wishes to enroll in
the Frank Iny Intermediate School, and since the aforementioned
is poor and has no means, he was refused admission
to the said school. Therefore, by this letter of mine, I beseech your Eminence
to use your personal influence in this matter and facilitate
the matter of this poor person's admission, and I thank you in advance.
And please, sir, accept my respect.
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
Ceremonies Observer
⟦On his private sovereignty⟧
⟦red pencil mark⟧
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His Excellency the Respected
⟦May He grant you success⟧
His Eminence the Rabbi ⟦Pasha⟧
Greetings and longings ⟦...⟧
in your deeds, and may He bless you with happiness and prosperity
⟦...⟧ always a help to the weak and the needy, may God reward
you with goodness
I hope you will be kind enough to assist the bearer of this note
because he is one of the friends, and to you many
thanks
Your sincere
Fuad ⟦...⟧ Al-Khayyat
Assistant of the Kindergarten
29 / 9 / 92
⟦Assistant of the Kindergarten⟧
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Sadiq Allawi
General Medical Clinic
His Eminence the Honorable Sassoon
Khedhouri, Respectfully
After greetings, I hope you are
in full health. Perhaps my letter
this ⟦reaches you⟧ ⟦by hand of⟧ ⟦Afad⟧ will be
⟦agreeable⟧ ⟦to the gift⟧ with ⟦thanks⟧
Sincerely,
Sadiq Allawi
10 / 1 / 1946
London
Residence South 350 Telephone Numbers Clinic 7995
Sincerely,
Sadiq Allawi
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⟦illegible⟧
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6472 Sabry Tu'aymah Residence
6158 " Shop
7421 " Chamber of Commerce
In case he is not at the shop
please contact him at the Chamber of Commerce
Telephone 7421
Avraham Tzahik
Menachem Katan
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Number 9
Incoming Internal Telegram
BAGHDAD
11 November ⟦1946⟧
Department Stamp
Number:
Telegram Type:
Registration Time:
Arrived at hour: 12
Minute: 15
From: AC
Received by: ⟦illegible⟧
Word count: 10
Administrative Instructions:
Date: 11/11
Issuing Office: Basra
To the Head of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
We congratulate you on the happy holiday
Daoud Nassim
Alliance School - Basra
I thank you for your congratulations, wishing you happy holidays
The Answer
12 / 11
Chief Rabbi
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⟦illegible⟧
Daoud Nassim
Alliance School in Basra
I thank you for your congratulations, wishing you happy holidays
⟦illegible⟧
⟦1/14⟧
Sassoon
Head of the Community
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
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Telegram 9
Incoming Internal Telegram
BAGHDAD
10 ⟦illegible⟧ 46
Department Stamp
Number:
Type of Telegram:
Time of Registration: 16/5
Arrived at hour: ⟦11⟧
Minute: 55
From: Kirkuk
Received by: ⟦illegible⟧
Word Count: 11
Administrative Instructions: —
Date: 10
Issuing Office: Kirkuk
To: Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Baghdad
I offer your excellency the holiest congratulations and greetings
on the occasion of the holiday
Daniel Isaac Kirkuk
The Answer
Head of the Community
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Daniel Isaac - Kirkuk
I thank you for your congratulations, wishing you happy holidays
Sassoon
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
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17 September 946
His Excellency Mr. Moshe Shochet, the respected
After greetings and respect
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance to the bearer
of this letter of mine, Mr. Abdul Jabbar Jarjis. With my thanks in advance, please
accept my highest respect.
Sincerely
Head of the Community
Private
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17 September 946
The Honorable Mr. Edward Nari, respected
After greetings and respect,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance to the bearer
of this letter, Miss Eliza Ephraim. With my thanks in advance, please accept
the highest respect.
Sincerely,
Head of the Community
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Fakhr al-Din Al Jamil
Baghdad
Telephone 3046
Date 10 / 7 / 1946
400
To His Eminence Sassoon Khedouri, the respected
After greetings and honors
The bearer of my letter wishes to enroll his daughter in the Noam school and he is a poor man, and at the same time I hope you will excuse me
for bothering you from time to time because G⟦od⟧ knows what ⟦is between us of⟧ friendship, especially those who are marked, and may you remain protected
Fakhr al-Din Al Jamil
Executor
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10/28/1946
The Honorable Mr. Salim Daoud Tawfiq, respected
After greetings
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance for the admission of the student
Karim Munshi Balbul at half-tuition in the Munir Ibrahim Tuwayq kindergarten.
Please accept my greetings with thanks in advance.
Sincerely
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
⟦To his Excellency to S⟧
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10 / 28 / 1946
The Honorable Dr. Stewart,
Director of the American School for Boys, Baghdad
Greetings,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance to the student
⟦Salim⟧ ⟦Ephraim⟧ regarding the matter he will explain to you.
With my thanks in advance, please accept my respects.
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
10/28
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10/28
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His Eminence Rabbi Suleiman
Head of the Jewish Community Mosul
Their Eminences Rabbis Salman Hoki Abboudi and Daoud
Ezra Masrafi are heading to your side this evening by train
Repeat
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
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29/1
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21 / 10 / 946
⟦...⟧ Department ⟦...⟧
To the honorable Monsieur Laredo, Director of the Alliance School,
After greetings,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly reconsider the three
attached school fee papers, and kindly collect the fees as per the
previous grant if possible.
With my thanks in advance,
Please accept my respects.
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
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