Baghdadi Jewish Community Elections, Budgets, Meeting Minutes, Reforms in Organizations; Frank Iny School Chemistry Notes
View interactive document pageThese are assorted documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They include documents pertaining to elections held within the Baghdadi Jewish Community, budgetary and financial records, and minutes of meetings. Also included is an extensive report about reforms needed in Jewish hospitals, schools, and other organizations and associations. The item also contains chemistry notes from the Frank Iny School from 1959-1960.
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Number Date September 9, 940 The Distinguished Newspaper We request the publication of the attached advertisement in the issue of your newspaper published on Wednesday morning, September 11, 940. Sincerely; ⟦illegible signature⟧ Secretary Al-Bilad Al-Iraq Al-Zaman Al-Istiqlal Al-Ahwal Al-Alam Al-Arabi Al-Rai Al-Aam Sawt Al-Shaab
Iraqi Government Ministry of Justice Please refer to the general number Legal Codification Department General Number 7/1/126 Telegraphic Address: Adliya Date 6 Sha'ban / 1359 8 September / 940 Subject Summary: Register of Rabbis Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad The Supervisory Committee for the Jewish Elections decided in its preliminary session held on 5/9/1940 to request your presidency to send a register containing the names of all persons holding the status of Rabbi residing in Baghdad, as required by the provisions of Article (10) of the Jewish Community Regulations. Therefore, please send the requested register to this office as quickly as possible to facilitate the election. ⟦signature⟧ Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for the Jewish Elections 2711 9/9/94 8/T/1
⟦687⟧ 9 September 940 Urgent His Eminence the President of the Jewish Spiritual Council, the Respected Baghdad We transmit below the letter of the Ministry of Justice No. 7/1/191 dated 8 September 940 to respond to its content as quickly as possible; ⟦illegible⟧ p.p. Head of the Community The Supervisory Committee for the Jewish Elections decided in its preliminary session held on 5 / 9 / 1940 to request your presidency to send a register containing the names of all persons possessing the status of Rabbinate and residing in Baghdad, as required by the provisions of Article (10) of the Jewish Community Regulation. Therefore, please send the requested register to this office as quickly as possible for the success of the election. President of the Supervisory Committee for the Jewish Elections True Copy ⟦illegible⟧
Chief Rabbi of the City In Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI BAGHDAD Number 927 Date 18 September 940 From the wise and honorable Hakham Sassoon Kadoorie, may his light shine, ritual slaughterer and examiner Head of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad For the sake of the Lord we shall live Our beloved, the honorable and exalted Head of the Council, on 9/9/1940 The manager Mr. Hezekiah Al-Hakham entered the Midrashah Al-Kwayr-Kur And requested from him the keys to the rooms of the aforementioned Midrashah and took them to his house in Baghdad Therefore we inform your honor of this, and you shall do what is good and right in your eyes May the Lord strengthen you and bolster your power, Amen Benjamin ⟦illegible⟧
From.. Mr. Sasson Kadoorie ( 1 ) Mr. Nissim Kadoorie. ( 2 ) Mr. Avraham Hugi Ovadia ( 3 ) Mr. Avraham Yosef Hayim ( 4 ) Mr. Rafael Yitzhak Hayim ( 5 ) Mr. Ezra Sasson Hamayek ( 2 ) Mr. Avraham Albert " Yitzhak Salem Levy " A. L. Sofer " A. L. Avraham ( 3 ) Mr. Binyamin Mr. Shaul ( 6 ) Mr. Meir Mr. Yaakov " Meir Ezra Ovadia " Meir Eliyahu Avraham ( 12 ) Mr. Yehoshua Shimon Yehezkel " Yosef Avraham Ovadia " Yosef A. L. Sofer " Yosef Hayim Ben Yitzhak " Yosef Salem Levy " Yehezkel Hugi Ovadia Chief Rabbi in Basra " Yehezkel Ezra David Kadoorie " Yehezkel Salem Matuk " Yaakov Ezra Ovadia " Yaakov Shaul Kadoorie ( 8 ) Mr. Ezra Yosef " Shimon Avraham " Shimon Mr. Yehezkel Binyamin Mr. ⟦illegible signature⟧
6092 13 September 1940 Presidency of the Supervisory Body for the Israeli Elections Ministry of Justice — Baghdad Reference to your letter No. A/1/7 dated 8 September 1940 Enclosed you will find the list we received from the Chief Rabbinate containing the names of the rabbis employed by the community in Baghdad, totaling twenty-seven rabbis. ⟦illegible⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Head of the Community
1 | Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri | 15 | Rabbi Saleh Yosef Hayyim 2 | Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan | 16 | " Moshe Ibrahim 3 | " Eliyahu Ibrahim | 17 | " Moshe Rabbi Heskel 4 | " Eliya Yehoshua | 18 | " Michael Yermia 5 | " Benjamin Rabbi Moshe | 19 | " Nassim Khedhouri 6 | Heskel Hooki Aboudi | 20 | " Haron Saleh Dori 7 | Heskel Ezra Daoud Bekhor | 21 | " Yaqub Shaul Balbool 8 | Heskel Saleh | 22 | " Yaqub Ezra Musfi 9 | Daoud Shaul | 23 | " Yehoshua Moshe Heskel 10 | Daoud Ezra Musfi | 24 | " Yosef Ibrahim Anbar 11 | Daoud Rabbi Yaqub | 25 | " Yosef Hayyim Moallem Ezra 12 | Raphael Ishaq Hayyim | 26 | " Yosef Eliyahu Rabie 13 | Sassoon Ezra Ishaq | 27 | " Yosef Saleh Dori 14 | Salman Hooki Aboudi | | ⟦line⟧ Rabbinate Presidency Letter Number 6092 Dated 2 / September 940
Announcement Further to the previous announcement regarding the election of the Jewish community 1 - The Electoral Commission has decided that the number of members to be elected from each district, in view of its population, shall be as follows: First District - Tatran and its dependencies - (10) ten members - Second District - Al-Sitt Hadia and its dependencies - (6) six members - (Third District - Al-Tawrat and its dependencies - (5) <del>members</del> five members Fourth District - Hanoun Al-Kabir and its dependencies - (4) four members - Fifth District - Taht Al-Takiya and its dependencies - (2) two members - Sixth District - Jadid Hassan Pasha and its dependencies - (5) five members - Seventh District - Ras Al-Qarya and its dependencies - (17) seventeen members - Eighth District - Faraj Allah and its dependencies - (4) four members. 2 - The Commission has decided that the election of the seven spiritual members for the General Council shall be on Friday corresponding to 20 / 9 / 940 at eight o'clock in the morning at the headquarters of the community leadership. ⟦signature⟧ Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for the Jewish Elections Baghdad 15 September 940 Al-Gharra' Newspaper Please publish the announcement listed above in the issue of your newspaper published tomorrow morning, 16 September 940 ⟦signature⟧ Secretary of the Jewish Community Administration Baghdad -
9 September 940 To the Honorable Secretary of the Laura Kadoorie Club After greetings and respect, The Israeli Election Supervision Committee, formed by order of the Ministry of Justice, has decided to hold the elections for the Seventh District at the Laura Kadoorie Club on Sunday, September 29, 940, from eight o'clock Arabic time until sunset. We request that you kindly allow the posting of the voters' names at the entrance of the club and give instructions to open the club for the elections on the designated day. We thank you in advance. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦On behalf of⟧ The Head of the Community.
Laura Kadourie Club Baghdad Telephone: 97 LAURA KADOURIE CLUB BAGHDAD TELEPHONE 97 Baghdad, September 8, 1940 Baghdad, To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community Greetings and respect, With reference to your letter dated September 8, 40, I am pleased to inform you that the Administrative Committee has decided to accept your proposal and has taken the necessary measures to open the club on Sunday, corresponding to September 9, 40, to conduct the required elections, from three o'clock in the afternoon until five-thirty in the afternoon. With highest respect, ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary For filing
6092 15 September 940 His Excellency the Police Director of Baghdad Province, Respected Based on the decision of the Supervisory Committee for the Jewish Elections in Baghdad, elections will take place in the locations and times specified in the attached schedule. We request Your Excellency to instruct the presence of a number of police officers at the mentioned locations and times to maintain order. With respect. Sassoon Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
✓ Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri ✓ <del>Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan</del> ✓ Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim ✓ - Eliyahu Ibrahim ✓ - Moshe Ibrahim ✓ - Eliya Yehoshua ✓ - Moshe Rabbi Heskel ✓ - Benjamin Rabbi Moshe ✓ - Michael Jeremiah ✓ - Heskel Hooki Aboudi X - Nadim Khedouri ✓ - Heskel Ezra Daoud Bechor X - Haron Saleh Dori X - Heskel Saleh ✓ - Yaqub Shaul Balbul ✓ - Daoud Shaul ✓ - Yaqub Ezra Masfi ✓ - Daoud Ezra Masfi ✓ - Yehoshua Moshe Heskel X - Daoud Rabbi Yaqub ✓ - Yusuf Ibrahim Amir ✓ - Raphael Isaac Hayyim ✓ - Yusuf Hayyim Moallem Ezra ✓ - Sassoon Ezra Isaac X - Yusuf Eliyahu Rabie ✓ - Salman Hooki Aboudi ✓ - Yusuf Saleh Dori ⟦illegible⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri | Rabbi Saleh Yosef Hayyim Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan | - Moshe Ibrahim - Eliyahu Ibrahim | - Moshe Hakham Heskel - Eliya Yehoshua | - Michael Yermia - Binyamin Hakham Moshe | - Nassim Khedhouri - Heskel Hoki Abboudi | - Haron Saleh Dori - Heskel Ezra Daoud Bikhor | - Yaqub Shaul Balbul - Heskel Saleh | - Yaqub Ezra Masfi - Daoud Shaul | - Yehoshua Moshe Heskel - Daoud Ezra Masfi | - Yosef Ibrahim Anbar - Daoud Hakham Yaqub | - Yosef Hayyim Moallem Ezra - Raphael Isaac Hayyim | - Yosef Eliyahu Rabia - Sassoon Ezra Ishaq | - Yosef Saleh Dori - Salman Hoki Abboudi | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
Baghdad 20 September 940 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings and respect, I nominate the two Rabbis mentioned below to be the spiritual members of the Jewish General Council, which is currently being elected for the 1940-1944 term. Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri - Benjamin Hakham Moshe - Daoud Ezra Musafi - Raphael Isaac Hayyim - Sassoon Ezra Ishaq - Salman Hoki Abboudi - Yehoshua Moshe Hesqel With highest respect to your Eminence; ⟦Ezra Sassoon Dangoor⟧ ⟦S.T.⟧
Baghdad 20 September 940 The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings and respect I nominate the two Rabbis mentioned below to be the spiritual members in the Jewish General Council which is being elected now for the 940 / 1944 session. Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri - Benjamin Hakham Moshe - Daoud Ezra Musafi - Raphael Isaac Hayyim - Sassoon Ezra Ishaq - Salman Hoki Abboudi - Yehoshua Moshe Hesqel With highest respect to your Excellency; ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ Daoud Sassoon David Sassoon 20/9 ⟦illegible⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan | Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim - Eliyahu Ibrahim | - Moshe Ibrahim - Eliya Yehoshua | - Moshe Rabbi Heskel - Benjamin Rabbi Moshe | - Michael Jeremiah - Heskel Hoki Aboudi | - Nadim Khedhouri - Heskel Ezra Daoud Bikhor | - Aaron Saleh Dori - Heskel Saleh | - Yaqub Shaul Balbul - Daoud Shaul | - Yaqub Ezra Musfi - Daoud Ezra Musfi | - Yehoshua Moshe Heskel - Daoud Rabbi Yaqub | - Yusuf Ibrahim Amber - Raphael Isaac Hayyim | - Yusuf Hayyim Moallem Ezra - Sassoon Ezra Ishaq | - Yusuf Eliyahu Rabia - Salman Hoki Aboudi | - Yusuf Saleh Dori ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
Names of the winners in the seventh district for the General Council elections for the 1940 - 1944 term Ibrahim Hayyim Moallem Nassim Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir Ibrahim Daoud Nahoum Eliyahu Meir Daoud Khedhouri Meir Lawi Khedhouri Murad Shukur Reuben Ezra Daoud Saleh Faraj Hayyim Ezra Eliyahu Al-Ani Ezra Menachem Danhal Ezra Nassim Al-Ruya Gurji Ibrahim Hayyim Hakham Ishaq Gurji Shalom Lawi Meir Hakham Moshi Dankour Moise Ita Yosef Saleh Al-Kabir Yosef Nassim Aboudi
Names of the winners in the sixth district for the General Council Israeli for the session 1940 - 1944 Ezra Haskel Bahar Dr. Ezra Korine Salman Saleh Al-Kabir Dr. Gurji Rabie Munir Shaul Shamshua ⟦line⟧
Names of the winners in the elections of the fifth district for the Israeli General Council for the 1940 - 1944 term Moshe Shaul Sofer Saleh Shlomo Abdullah ⟦line⟧
Names of the winners in the fourth district for the General Council for the 1940 - 1944 session Sion Shuaa Gege Sion Ezra Nissan Abdullah Sion Sheina Dr. Selim Koubi ⟦line⟧
Names of the winners in the first district for membership of the Israeli General Council in Baghdad for the 1940 - 1944 term Sassoon Hakham Nissim Cohen Salman Sion Sheina Aboudi Setti Menashe Ibrahim Karchi Yamin Murad Reuben Yehuda Zeloof Nunu Mukammal Heskel Yaqub Murad Menashe Heskel Dankour Doctor Nurallah Musa Names of the winners in the second district Doctor Daoud Moallem Nissim Daoud Shaul Tweig Sassoon Murad Sassoon Ibrahim Aboudi Khadhoum Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq Eliyahu Heskel Al-Ani Names of the winners in the third district Israel Nissim Hai Anwar Shaul Heskel Daoud Shattub Daoud Samra Selim Ishaq
Names of the winners in the first district for membership of the Israeli General Council in Baghdad for the 1940 - 1944 term Sassoon Hakham Nissim Cohen Salman Zion Sheina Aboudi Seiki Menashe Ibrahim Karhi Yamin Murad Reuben Yehuda Zalouf Nunu Mukammal Heskel Yaqub Murad Menashe Heskel Dangour Dr. Nurallah Musa ⟦line⟧ Names of the winners in the second district Dr. Daoud Moallem Nissim Daoud Shaul Tweig Sassoon Murad Sassoon Ibrahim Aboudi Khazoum Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq Eliyahu Heskel Al-Ani