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Department Copy
On 1/8/1948
To the honorable and virtuous notable, Mr. Mir Abdullah Yehuda, respected
Tehran
After greetings and respect
I hope you are in good health and prosperity. Furthermore, I would be most grateful
if you would kindly provide your valuable assistance regarding the settlement of the partnership account
between you and our friend, Mr. Abdul Redha Al-Jazaeri.
While I may have troubled you with this request of mine, please accept
thanks in advance with my fragrant greetings.
Witnessed
Sincerely
⟦Sincerely⟧
Head of the Community
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1948/7/6
His Excellency the Consul of the Iranian State
In Iraq, the Respected
Miss Mary Shaul Moallem is engaged to Mr. Jamal Khoura
⟦residing⟧ in the city of Tehran, and she wishes to travel to Tehran for the purpose of
marriage, accompanied by her father, Mr. Shaul Moallem Nassim, and her mother, who is
known to us for her good reputation and conduct. I request Your Excellency to endorse
her passport for entry into Iran on a temporary basis.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurance of my highest gratitude.
⟦Marzouq⟧
Sincerely,
Head of the Community
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To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community
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My dear and the crown of our head.
I request from your presence that you order someone from the association
to come to us in order to inspect the condition of the house
and it is my house for you as its status. My dear, the situation has become
very difficult. In fact, we are fasting and
no one knows about our situation. The rest we know
full well that it is Uzri's portion and did not ⟦benefit⟧
people like us do not lie. And you may remember
that we owe monthly house rent which is six dinars
⟦...⟧ we do not have a single penny to pay them and we will be
waiting for your great kindness and God is the helper
Nassim Tuwaiga
And he presented a plea for his image and condition at times
And we wish you success and victory and may He not weary you in ⟦...⟧
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Mr Edward H. Sheena,
c/o David ⟦Soomaikh⟧ Somekh,
93 Henry St.,
Brooklyn, New York
U. S. A.
Al-Nahda News
⟦signature⟧
8/20
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10th August 8.
Professor H.R. Hamley,
Institute of Education,
London University,
London.
Dear Professor Hamley,
It is a great pleasure to me to have the chance of writing
you for the first time since your departure. I hope that both Mrs.
Hamley and you are keeping well.
This letter is to introduce to you my daughter Mrs. Victoria
M. Nessim whom you have probably met in Baghdad. She is coming along
to England to enroll her son in one of the English schools. I belie⟦ve⟧
that by consulting you and asking you for your assistance in the
matter, she is in the safest hands while she is in foreighn country.
I rely on your noble character that everything possible will be done
for her.
I take the opportunity of writing you this letter to send
you my blessings and best regards.
Thanking you in anticipation.
⟦Sassoon Khedouri⟧
⟦President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
The Haham Bashi
Head of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
RABBI SASSOON KHEDOURI
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY
Yours sincerely,
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Chief Rabbi Sassoon Khedoury,
President of the Jewish Community
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TELEPHONE:
3531
5452
President of the Jewish Community
BAGHDAD
No.
BAGHDAD 10th August, 194 8
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to introduce my daughter, Mrs. Victoria
M. Nasim, who is on her way to England to fix up her s⟦...⟧
in one of the British Schools. As she is travelling with
only a young boy, I shall be very obliged for any assist-
ance rendered or courtesy shown to her.
Thanking you in Anticipation,
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
Chief Rabbi Sasson Khadhouri,
President of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad.
President of the Community ⟦...⟧
The Haham Bashi
President of the Israelite Community
SASSOON KHADHOURI
BAGHDAD
1932
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
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The President
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On 10 / 8 / 1948
His Excellency, the Chairman of the Israeli Hospitals Committee, Respected
After greetings,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly exempt Mrs. Simha
Abdullah Al-Saleh from the childbirth fees in the second class of
Meir Elias Hospital, given that her financial situation warrants sympathy
and assistance.
With my thanks in advance, please accept my respects.
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
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On August 24, 1948
His Excellency Mr. Hashim Al-Alusi, the respected
Director of General Primary Education
My dear Hashim Bey
I would be most grateful if Your Excellency would kindly provide your
valuable assistance to the bearer of this letter, the teacher Eliza Manshi Mukammal, regarding the case
which she will explain to Your Excellency.
Provided that I have not troubled Your Excellency, please accept my utmost thanks
with abundant res⟦line⟧pect;
Sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 29
Head of the Community
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On June 30, 1948
To the distinguished and brilliant man of letters, Mr. Meer Basri, respected
Greetings and respect. I have received with great pleasure and gratitude your precious gift
represented by a copy of your valuable book "Studies in the Iraqi Economy"
And as I offer you my sincere thanks for your gift, I congratulate you heartily on the
success you have achieved in your literary and economic efforts, and I wish you continued success
in the service of science and literature, and for your valuable work the reception it deserves. May God increase
the likes of you among our active and educated men.
Please accept my deepest appreciation and respect;
From the sincere
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Jewish Community
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On August 30, 1948
His Excellency Mr. Yahya Awni al-Safi, the respected
Acting Dean of the College of Pharmacy
Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
Furthermore, I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance
to the bearer of this letter regarding the matter he will explain to your Excellency.
With my thanks in advance, please accept the highest respect from
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Sincerely,
Head of the Community
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The National School
Baghdad
Telephone Number: 4468
Number:
Date:
Subject:
To His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, President of the Mosaic Community
The Respected
After greetings and respect
I have the great honor and immense pleasure to present to Your Excellency a copy
of the third edition of the book "ABC" which we have recently finished printing
hoping you will kindly accept it
And on the occasion of the approaching New Year, I am honored to offer
to Your Excellency my congratulations and blessings, and I ask Him, Blessed and Exalted be His Majesty, to
make the New Year a beginning of goodness and blessing for Your Excellency and all members of your honorable family
and to crown your deeds with success and prosperity for the good of the sons of the Iraqi nation in general
and the members of the community that is honored by your presidency in particular. And may He grant you health
guidance and direction from His Almighty presence
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurance of my highest respect
From the sincere
⟦Murad⟧
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On 8 / 10 / 1948
The honorable and virtuous teacher, Mr. Ezra Haddad, the respected
My dear teacher Ezra
I received with great gratitude a copy of the third edition of the book (Alphabetha) which you gifted to me along with your kind letter dated October 2, 1948. While I thank you for your precious gift and the kind sentiments contained in your letter, let me congratulate you on your good work which deserves all appreciation and admiration. I am confident that your effort will have a great impact on the education of the students in whose hands this book will be placed, and which our schools have long been in need of.
In conclusion, please accept my respect with my wishes to you for permanent success ⟦line⟧
Sincerely
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Head of the Community
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R. S. DeSouza.
186/48 Ras-el-Karyah.
Baghdad, 1st Sept,1948.
To His Beatitude, The Chief Rabi.,
Baghdad.
Your Beatitude,
The purpose of my request for an interview, is to seek
Your Beatitude's assistance over a simple and yet a pretty delicate
matter and I hope that it will not be denied to me. In that hope I beg
to state that:-
1. In the year 1927, after considerable amount of trouble and expense
I had secured the Sole Agency of the Black and White cigarettes for
Iraq and Iran on most favoured terms and took <del>with</del> Mr Menashi Sofair
as a partner and Sole Distributor.
2. In the same year, however, myself and Muhami Yousif Elias Effendy
had decided to open a drapery store jointly, for which purpose I had
purchased a considerable amount of goods from that ill-fated Dalton
Vase and Coy., As my misfortune would have it he suddenly died of
heat stroke, leaving me alone to carry on this work independant⟦ly⟧
3. All the hard cash that I had was utilised in getting fresh supplies
and thus was unable to shoulder the two burdens, and just at this
time as Mr Soffair well knows that my two local brother-in-laws had
been giving me considerable amount of trouble for making the said Mr
"Soffair Sole Distributor."
4. Having been worried over the death of Yousif Elias, and having
been engaged by the court to complete the accounts of Bankrupt Co
of Dalton Vase, and other domestic reasons, I asked Mr Soffair to
take over this Agency in his name free of charge and at that time
it did not occur to me to reatain at least some % of interest.
5. After a period of three years, due to acute market conditions
and due to untold misery and trouble caused by my brother-in-laws
for giving away the agency to Mr Soffair I was reluctantly com-
pelled to close down my business with complete loss of capital. All
these troubles were caused to me due to weakness of my wife and her
brothers' influence over her.
6. To establish this Agency, I have lost over three thousand Rs, the
first 2 consignments were simply distributed free for propaganda
purposes and in addition I had spent large sums of moneys for news
paper advertising and all this money has been a waste and no gain.
7. Mr Soffair will definitely realise that but for me he would not
have had this agency, 2 and but for my friendship with him, also he
would not have had it.
8. My approach to your beatitude is not a complaint, but I beg to
point out that this agency is paying a return like that of the Oil
and it is only fair that in view of the circumstances explained, Mr
Soffair should annually pay me a bonus from the actual nett profits
of this Iraqi/Iranian Agency. I have myself not approached Mr Soffair
on this subject, this being a delicate subject I considered it most
wise to seek the present channel.
9. In conclusion I must admit that when I was in financial trouble
many times he and his son Elias have helped me, and I have no doubt
they will respond to this appeal of mine, especially taking into
consideration, the complete ruination wrought on me by my two bro-
ther-in-laws on account of loosing this agency. ⟦...⟧ Soffair knows.
10. The famous Oil me⟦...⟧ was given ⟦...⟧ the A.I.O.C a
5% interest for ⟦...⟧ concession and has it upto an
indefinite time.
⟦...⟧ for any ⟦...⟧ stance ⟦...⟧ rence ⟦...⟧ thank your beatitude
⟦...⟧ + your ⟦...⟧ ads.
Your Beatitude's most humble obedient servant
Ray de Souza
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His Eminence the Rabbi
His Excellency Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
Greetings and respect:
⟦Regarding⟧ the person I spoke to you about yesterday, named Ibrahim Munshi. He graduated in the year
from secondary school and I believe you promised him well, as he is an educated young man and wishes for
this work. I ask you to help him, and with respect to you.
Sincerely,
⟦Abdul Latif⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧
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His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon
Khedhouri, the respected
I hope you are in good health and happiness
The bearer of this, the person named
Rahim Sion, wishes to work
as a servant in the community court, so I hope
for him to be included in your kindness and assistance
With thanks
Sincerely
President Mustafa
⟦Hanna Al-Rawi⟧
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Department Copy
On 4 / 1 / 1949
His Eminence, the Chairman of the Midrash Committee, respected
Greetings and respect,
Further to the above, I request that you provide possible assistance regarding Mr. Sasson
Haddad, the teacher whose services were terminated at the Midrash school, regarding the determination
of a pension for him that suits his long service which is nearly fifty years
at the aforementioned school.
Hoping that your respected committee will consider this request with kindness.
Please accept our respect ⟦line⟧
Sincerely,
Sasson
Head of the Community
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Dear owner of the ⟦...⟧
The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, respected
Greetings with abundant respect
Furthermore, I present that I am a target for what your directives require, which are among the necessities
of orders to participate in the charitable works that you have seen fit. Therefore, believe
that I do not approach your verification except when necessity urges me to seek mercy
and to step forward to be the first response in doing good. For the one who points
towards good is like the one who does it. Therefore, my friend Mr. Khedhouri was
previously authorized in the appointment to the commander and worked and was first employed in his time
he has a case specific to him and his children, may God be pleased with them, and of course you are more aware and know
more and older than it, like one Baba Shalom, as you are for some of the people of my religion
of health, wellness, and success in your work, and may you remain under God the Merciful
Sincere ⟦Muhammad⟧
11 / 1 / (42)
Assistant to Saeed
Affairs
A letter of recommendation is to be drafted ⟦...⟧
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28th, January, 9.
Mr. W.A. Shoane,
12 Hollywood Rd.,
London, S.W.10.
Dear
My daughter Victoria has been telling me how nice
you and Mrs. Shoane have been to her and her son all the
time and of the great assistance you have rendered to her
on various occasions. I am writing this letter mainly to
thank you and Mrs. Shoane for the grand spirit you have
shown her and for the generous hospitality you have exten-
ded to her.
I shall be very pleased if both of you will always
consider my home opened to you and your friends and to reme-
mber always that you have a home in Baghdad. Victoria has
written to me often about your sweet baby Alexander who
resembles one of my grandsons. May God preserve him for you
and preserve you for him.
Sending you my fatherly blessings and thanks, and
wishing you all the best,
Yours
Rabbi Sasson Khadhouri.
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ABDULLA S. SHINA
ADVOCATE
BAGHDAD
(IRAQ)
Telephones { Office 3909
{ Res. 6408
Abdulla Shina
Advocate
Baghdad
Telephone Number { Office 3909
{ Residence 6408
Baghdad on 20 / 1 / 949
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, may God Almighty protect him
After offering my greetings and respects.
The bearer of this letter (Hayim Sassoon) has four children and has been licensed for
12 years and is in need of working in the interest - if that is possible -
And I learned that he met with your successor, your eminence, and you referred him to
Rabbi Daoud Masfi. I wanted to petition Rabbi Daoud
myself for his sake to give him some job in the interest, but I feared that
you might be upset with me if I petitioned someone other than your eminence
I would be very grateful to your eminence if it is possible to arrange something
for this man and help him in his request as much as possible: and I continue
to pray to God for you always and from the bottom of my heart for long life
success, honor, and glory. And please, your eminence, accept my highest
respects.
Sincerely
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