AI English Translation, Pages 26-50
The National School
Baghdad
Telephone Number: 4468
Number:
Date: December 12, 945
Subject:
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the Respected Israelite Community
My Dear Sir,
On the occasion of the conclusion of the mourning period for my late mother, I extend to your Eminence, on behalf of
myself and on behalf of my father, my brothers, and all family members, my sincere thanks for the
kindness you have shown us in our painful loss. Your condolences were the best balm for our wounded hearts.
We can only ask the Almighty, may He be glorified and exalted, to reward you well on our behalf and to grant us your continued health,
well-being, and long, happy life, and to protect you and all the members of your family from all evil. We also
request your Eminence to kindly convey our thanks to the respected Rabbis
for their kind sentiments toward us.
I pray to the Creator, the Almighty, in whose hand is the soul of every living thing, to take care of you and us with His mercy. Please,
Your Eminence, accept my highest respect.
From the sincere,
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Iraqi Red Crescent Society
General Headquarters
Baghdad
Number: 608
Date: 5 / 12 / 945
Telephone: 3847
To the Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
The General Assembly of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society will meet at five o'clock in the evening
on Friday, 14 / 12 / 945, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of the Basic Law.
Please attend at the appointed time at the General Headquarters. With respect.
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President of the Administrative Board
Rabbinate of Egypt
Office of the Chief Rabbi
The Honorable and Distinguished Khedouri Sassoon
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Greetings and respect. We are honored to introduce to you Mr. Simon
Mani, former president of the B'nai B'rith Lodge and one of the well-known men of our community
who loves charitable work. We hope that you will assist him in the service requested
from you, if possible.
Please accept our highest respect;
Cairo, October 18, 1945
The Chief Rabbi
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8528
10 December 945
To the Honorable Secretary of the Office of the Chief Rabbi,
Chief Rabbinate of Egypt
Cairo
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After greetings and respect,
I am pleased to inform you that the letter dated 18 October 945 and signed by
His Eminence the Chief Rabbi of the honorable Jewish community in Egypt has arrived
to the President of the community here, and His Eminence was kind enough to provide all
necessary assistance to the recommended person, Mr. Simon Mani. It has come to my attention that
the aforementioned letter was addressed to (The Honorable Notable Khedouri Sassoon,
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad). It appears that the name of the
President of the community did not reach you correctly, as the President of our community is His Eminence
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, who has held this venerable position for more than thirteen
years, so I wanted you to be aware of that.
I hope to remain sincerely yours, please accept my highest respect.
Sincerely,
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Secretary
His Eminence the Director of the Midrash Schools, respected
After greetings and respect,
I request that you provide possible assistance to the bearer of my letter, named Nassim Hillel,
to accept his son into the Midrash for free. I thank you in advance and may you remain [well].
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Baghdad 22 / 11 / 945
January 28, 1946
To the Honorable President of the Girls' Charitable Sewing Association, Respected
Baghdad
After greetings,
I visited your school on Sunday morning and my delight was great at what I witnessed in
your school in terms of good order, the level of study, and cleanliness. The work of
the students in embroidery, silk work, sewing, knitting, and their good character
and pleasant speech were a cause for my admiration and full praise for the students,
the teachers, the principal, and the members of the association, especially its president, the honorable Mr.
Israel Nassim Hay.
At the same time that I seize this opportunity to congratulate you and the members of
your respected association for your continuous vigilance over this charitable institution which does
everything in its power to rescue poor girls from the clutches of misery and ignorance, I look forward with confidence
to a prosperous future for your charitable institution.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
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Signature
Head of the Community
Baghdad ⟦line⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Israeli Charitable Hospitals Committee, respected
At Meir Elias Hospital
Baghdad
After greetings and respect,
I request to be considered a subscriber to your respected committee for a monthly fee of ⟦line⟧ fils,
to be paid every ⟦line⟧ year ⟦line⟧ once. May you remain successful in serving charitable projects.
Six months
Sincerely
23 Rajab 1367 AH
1 June 1948 AD
His Eminence the Respected Hakham Bashi
Baghdad
Greetings and respect, thereafter:
We wish to inform your Eminence that, based on Article 12 of the Mosaic Community
Law No. 77 of 1931, the Spiritual Council met in its session held
on Tuesday, May 25, 1948, and decided unanimously to elect Hakham
Shaoul Heskel as President of the aforementioned Spiritual Council instead of Hakham Sassoon Khedhouri
who resigned from the presidency of the aforementioned council in the session held on May 18, 1948
and the Council has approved this resignation.
Therefore, we request your Eminence to kindly issue your order to the competent official authorities
to authorize the signature of Hakham Shaoul Heskel in his capacity as President of the aforementioned Spiritual Council
in all official transactions that require it, based on the article mentioned above
of the Mosaic Community Law No. 77 of 1931.
Please accept our highest respect and appreciation
Secretary
The Spiritual Council
Girl's Sewing Charitable Society
Baghdad
Established in 1929
Location: Under the Tekkiye 101/133
Telephone Number 3146
GIRL'S SEWING CHARITABLE SOCIETY
BAGHDAD
ESTABLISHED
1929
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number 154
Date 4 / 2 / 1946
Number:
Date: 1 / 2 / 1946
There are about 400 female students in the society
75 of whom are orphans and all of them are from
the poor class
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No tuition fees are collected from the students
rather, they are provided with cash
gratuities and clothing on
some occasions
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The students receive lessons in:-
1 - Sewing and embroidery
2 - Technical cutting
3 - Reading, writing, and arithmetic
4 - General information
5 - Education and refinement
6 - Health and hygiene
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His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the Jewish Community, Respected
After greetings and respect
I received your letter numbered 8606 and dated 28 / 1 / 946 and
your precious words had a beautiful impact on all our souls. Also,
your visit to our institution and checking on its conditions had a great echo in our hearts
and the hearts of its students. I hope to present to your Eminence some words that
the students of our society wrote in joy of your honor and the deep impact that was left
in their souls during your kind visit. I am sending them as they are, requesting
their return after reading them to be kept in our records.
I also hope to offer your Eminence my sincere greetings and thanks along with
the administrative body for the kindness and encouragement we always receive from your Eminence
to continue serving the poor class. May God grant you success and keep you as a treasure
for the service of the public good.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Honorary President
The society sews women's clothing, dresses, and embroidery, and has a special branch for sewing
men's suits, and it is also ready to accept contracts for various types of sewing.
Association for the Relief of the Poor
Number: 299
Date: 5/2/946
To all brothers ⟦...⟧ attendance
Due to the lack of a quorum for the meeting of the Administrative Board
of the Association for the Relief of the Poor on Thursday, 31/12/945
it has been decided to hold the meeting on Wednesday, 6/2/946 in
the office of the General Director of Agriculture at ten o'clock in the morning, requesting
your kind attendance.
The Authorized Representative
17 February 946
The Honorable Professor Meir Zakaria, Respectfully
Director of the National Preparatory School - Baghdad
After greetings,
I request your assistance for the bearer of this letter, named Moshe Isaac, a student in the
fifth preparatory class in your school, and to provide possible facilities regarding the school
fees, in view of his poverty.
Please accept my highest respect.
Sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
2/17
16 Head of the Community
101 Number ⟦line⟧
Inland Telegram "A"
Telegram Type ⟦line⟧ Sent to ⟦line⟧
Time ⟦line⟧ Hour ⟦line⟧ Minute ⟦line⟧
Issuing Office ⟦line⟧ Signature of Sending Clerk ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ Word Count ⟦line⟧ Fee ⟦line⟧
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Administrative Instructions ::
Nothing to be written by sender above this line. .: Nothing to be written by sender above this line.
To : To.: His Excellency Sheikh Abd al-Salam Basha Ayan
Basra:
⟦line⟧ Your misfortune in the loss of your late father, of good memory, pained me greatly. I offer my sincere condolences
praying to the Creator to cover the dear deceased with His mercy and pleasure.
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Head of the Jewish Community
Name Name: Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Signature Signature: Sassoon
Address Address: Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The sender of the telegram must observe the conditions
Thirdly listed on the back of this form
Not to be This telegram is sent according
telegraphed to conditions on reverse.
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Mr. (Mahmoud Raouf Al-Asfour, Director of Revenues for Mosul Province)
had submitted a request regarding the installation of a telephone in his house, and that
request was referred to the Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs by the letter of the Presidency
of Mosul Telephones No. 1812/T/12 dated 7/5/1945
enclosed is a copy of the reply
In addition to the above, the Governorate of Mosul Province formed
a committee under the chairmanship of the Governor and considered the requests
submitted regarding the installation of telephones and selected from
the applicants about 40 people, and the name of the aforementioned person was
included in the list submitted by the Governorate to the Directorate of Posts
and Telegraphs General by its letter No. 49 dated 1/1/1946
and approval has also not been received until now.
Therefore, we request to persist with ⟦Salim Tarzi⟧
the ⟦General⟧ Inspector of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones in Baghdad to issue
the approval order to the Mosul telephone engineer to install it
Summary of the conditions under which inland telegrams are accepted
1 - This telegram is sent in accordance with the inland telegraph regulations published in the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide.
2 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration shall not be responsible for delay, error, loss, or damage that may occur to the telegram from its non-transmission or non-delivery ⟦illegible⟧
transmission or distribution.
3 - The sender of the telegram must write in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form the indication he wishes to send the telegram ⟦illegible⟧
as urgent, or that the fee for its reply is prepaid - but if the telegram is in the interest of the Iraqi government, the word (Official) is written.
4 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration has the right to refuse to register the telegram, and it also has the right not to send it even if it has been registered for transmission or distribution - ⟦illegible⟧
in this case, its fee is returned to the sender upon his submission of a request for that.
5 - Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams are submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
6 - To prevent errors, this telegram should be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Inland Telegrams are accepted.
1. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the Inland Telegraph Rules, published in the 'Iraq Post
and Telegraph Guide.
2. The Administration of Posts and Telegraphs, 'Iraq, shall not be liable to make compensation for any delay,
error, loss, injury or damage arising from omission, non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram.
3. The sender may write the instructions in the space provided at the left side of the address, on the face of this
form, such as Urgent, Reply Paid, or State of on 'Iraq Government Service.
4. The Administration of Posts and Telegraphs, 'Iraq, may decline to accept the telegram. It may also decline
to forward it although it has been booked. In such case the amount paid for transmission shall be refunded
to the sender on application.
5. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs,
Baghdad.
6. To prevent mistakes this telegram must be legibly written.
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864
12 February 946
His Excellency Salim Bey Tarzi, the Respected
General Inspector of Telegraphs, Posts, and Telephones
My dear Salim Bey,
I offer to your Excellency my sincerest wishes and best greetings. Furthermore, Mr. Muhammad
Rafiq al-Ghadanfari, Director of Revenues for the Mosul Province, had submitted a request regarding the installation
of a telephone in his house. His request was referred to the General Directorate of Telegraphs and Posts by a letter
from the telephone engineer in Mosul, numbered 12 / 8 / 136 and dated 5 / 7 / 945.
Also, the Governorate of Mosul formed a committee chaired by His Excellency the Governor to look into
the requests, and it nominated a number of requests, among which was the request of the aforementioned
Director of Revenues, according to the Governorate's letter to the General Directorate of Telegraphs and Posts, numbered 49
and dated 1 / 1 / 946.
What I know of your immense kindness encouraged me to write this letter of mine, requesting
your Excellency to kindly provide possible assistance to the Director of Revenues of Mosul
in this matter of his.
Hoping that I have not troubled you with this request of mine, I remain sincerely yours.
⟦illegible⟧
2/12
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Sincerely
11 February 946
The Honorable Mr. Heskel Yaqub Murad, the respected lawyer
President of the Jewish Society for Aiding Poor Girls to Marry
After greetings,
I request assistance for the girl named Tuffaha, daughter of Shaul ⟦Yaqub⟧ Abu al-Abyad, who
was previously engaged two years ago, by registering her in your society and providing the
possible assistance to her.
With much gratitude to you.
Sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
11/2
On behalf of the Head of the Community
February 27, 946
To the honorable Mr. Salim Korji, respected
Railway Directorate
After greetings and respect,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance to the bearer
of this letter, Mr. Daoud Ibrahim, in the matter which he will explain to you.
Please accept my thanks in advance.
27/2
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
To the honorable and distinguished Mr. Heskel Yaqub Murad, the respected lawyer
President of the Society for Aiding Poor Girls
After greetings and respect
I would be most grateful if you would kindly assist the bearer of this letter, Yehuda
Youssef Rashti, in the matter of his daughter's marriage
Please accept my thanks
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of / President of the Community
Baghdad 8 / 2 / 946
To the honorable Mr. Heskel Murad, the respected lawyer,
President of the Society for Aiding Poor Girls
After greetings
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide whatever
possible assistance to the bearer of this letter, Shaul Saleh al-Shamma,
regarding ⟦all that he explains⟧ concerning the marriage of his daughter.
Please accept my thanks in advance. ⟦.⟧
⟦...⟧
2/6
Sincerely
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Baghdad 6th March 1946.
Controller of Programing & Licensing
D. G. I.
Baghdad.
Dear Sir,
I have been asked by the Controller of Foreign
Exchange through the Ottoman Bank Baghdad to approach
you with view to obtain the necessary Import Licence
in respect of the transfer of $19.50. for purchasing
one copy of the Biographical Ecyclopedia of the World,
form the U.S.A. for my personal use.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours faithfully.
Sassoon
President
The Jewish Community
Baghdad.
Controller of Programming and Imports
Directorate General of Imported Goods
I have been requested by the Foreign Exchange Controller
through the Ottoman Bank to contact your
esteemed Directorate to obtain the necessary import license to purchase a copy of
the book "Biographical Encyclopedia" from the United States. Please grant me
the necessary license, with my thanks in advance.
President of the Community
The Honorable Mr. Heskel Murad, the Respected Lawyer
President of the Society for Aiding Poor Girls
After greetings,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly provide possible assistance
to the bearer of this letter of mine, ⟦Ajwa⟧ Masrania.
Please accept my thanks in advance with the highest respect.
Hamleh
2/6
Sincerely,
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
1 / 5 / 1946
To His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected
After greetings,
I thank your noble sentiments and your kind feelings for consoling us
on the loss of our brother Abdul Aziz al-Farsi, asking the Lord
Almighty not to show you any harm nor to grieve you with a loved one.
Please accept my respects.
Sincerely,
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Al-Farsi
His Excellency Mr. Mustafa Al-Umari, the respected
Minister of Interior - Baghdad
After greetings and respect
Mr. Daoud Munshi has been proven to be suffering from a disease that requires traveling to
outside Iraq for medical treatment, and therefore I have come requesting Your Excellency to provide
the possible assistance to him to facilitate his mission.
With further thanks to Your Excellency and abundant respect.
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
Baghdad 13 / 11 / 945
His Excellency the Governor
For notification ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
12 / 11
⟦illegible⟧
2 December 945
Headquarters of the Army of Iraq and Iran
Baghdad
After greetings,
I am pleased to inform you that His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the
Jewish Community in Baghdad, has received your invitation card to watch the military parade that will be held
at the Scouts Square in Baghdad at ten o'clock on the morning of Tuesday
corresponding to 4 / 11 / 945, and I am pleased to inform you that he will attend this parade.
Please accept my highest respects.
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
S. Kh. / M.
Private
After greetings and respect,
I request to be considered a member of your esteemed committee with a monthly fee of ⟦...⟧ fils,
which I will pay once every ⟦year⟧. May you remain successful in serving charitable projects.
Baghdad
At Meir Elias Hospital
His Excellency, the Chairman of the Israelite Charitable Hospitals Committee, Respected
Baghdad