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.
Legal Codification Election for the Lay Council 7/10/19 7 Rabi' al-Awwal 1357 7 May 1938 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦To your letter No. ⟦illegible⟧ dated 7/1/1938⟧ In response to your letter No. 4870 dated 4/27/1938 Information has been obtained regarding the result of the aforementioned election. ⟦illegible⟧ Minister of Justice Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Number 2424 Date 8 / 5 / 938 M M 4 For filing
Khedhouri Meir Lawee Baghdad The Preservation His Eminence, President of the Jewish Community, Respected Baghdad . Greetings and respect Due to compelling reasons, I find myself unable, with great regret, to continue hereafter in the membership of the esteemed Lay Council, therefore I submit my resignation herewith, requesting its acceptance with my sincere wishes for the success of all of you in carrying out the mission entrusted to you - and please accept, Your Eminence, my highest respect ; ⟦Meir Lawee⟧ Baghdad 25 / 12 / 1938
542 3 March 1939 His Eminence Rabbi David Shaul, the respected After greetings, I am very pleased to inform you that the esteemed General Council, in its meeting held on 22 February 939, has elected you as a member of the Spiritual Council to fill the vacant membership. Therefore, I offer my congratulations on this confidence that the General Council has placed in your person, wishing you continued progress and success. May you remain well. ⟦On behalf of⟧ Head of the Community
142 3 March 939 Ministry of Justice ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad We request that you note that the Israeli General Council met on 2/23/939 and elected Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq as President of the Lay Council in place of the resigned President Mr. Khedhouri Mashlawi; likewise, His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Shaul was elected as a member of the Spiritual Council to fill the vacancy left by the death of the late Rabbi Shlomo ⟦Hay⟧ Laniado; End ⟦...⟧ on behalf of Head of the Community
544 3 March 939 His Eminence the President of the Spiritual Council, the Respected After greetings, I request that you note that the esteemed General Assembly has elected, in its meeting held on 23 February 939, His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Shaul to fill the vacant membership in your Spiritual Council. May you remain in peace. Haroun Head of the Community
5 245 3 March 939 The Honorable and Distinguished Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, Respectfully After greetings and respect, I have the honor to inform you that the esteemed General Council has elected you in its meeting held on 27 February 939 as President of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad. Please accept my sincere congratulations on this precious trust that the General Council has placed in your noble person, hoping that your assumption of the presidency of the Lay Council will be the beginning of a happy era. Please accept my highest respects. ⟦Sassoon⟧ Head of the Community
5249 2 March 1939 9 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected We submit herewith for your information a copy of the minutes of each of the two sessions of the esteemed General Council held on February 13, 939 and February 23, 939. Respectfully yours, ⟦On behalf of⟧ Head of the Community
5574 19 July 939 The Honorable Ministry of Justice Baghdad The term of the Lay Council ended on June 6, 939, and accordingly, I invited the Israeli General Assembly to convene in an extraordinary session on Sunday evening corresponding to June 25, 939, to elect a new Lay Council. Due to the lack of a quorum in the aforementioned meeting, I invited the Assembly to convene a second time at six thirty in the evening on Sunday, July 16, 939. Attached is a copy of the minutes of the aforementioned meeting for your information. Both the president and members of the Lay Council elected for the next term possess the required legal qualifications. ⟦Ezra⟧ Head of the Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number 531 Number :: 5569 Date :: 18 July 1939 Subject :: The Honorable Notables, Gentlemen President Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq Members Israel Nassim Hay Eliyahu Gori Ezra Heskel Bahar Ezra Munir Mashatah Gurji Salem Abdo Munir Hayyim Moshi Doctor Munir Shaul Shoshua Menashe Heskel Doctor President and Members of the Lay Council Respected After greetings and respect In view of the expiration of the term of the Lay Council on 9 June 1939, the venerable General Council met on 16 July 1939 and elected you as President and members of the Lay Council for the next term. Therefore, I offer you my sincere wishes and my hope for your continued success in serving the public interest. Please accept my highest respects. Sincerely ⟦signature⟧ President of the Community
5746 28 November 936 Honorable and Distinguished Gentlemen Israel Nissim Hay Daoud Twig Saleh Faraj Hayyim The esteemed General Council, in its meeting held on 23 / 2 / 936, had elected you as a committee to audit the accounts of the General Council for the years 36/937 and 37/938 And in view of the intention of the Lay Council to submit its annual budget to the General Council soon, we request you to kindly audit the aforementioned accounts so that we may attach the report that your esteemed committee will submit with the budget, and we thank you; Sassoon Head of the Community
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad, January 10, 1941 To the Honorable Notable Member of the General Council After greetings and respect As the term for the election of the President of the Community ends on the eighteenth day of the coming month of February, I invite the esteemed General Council to an extraordinary meeting at the Community Administration at four thirty in the afternoon on Wednesday, corresponding to the fifteenth day of the month of January 1941, to elect a President for the Community in accordance with Article Three of the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of the year 1931. With respect, <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> President of the Community
1229 19 January 941 Ministry of Justice Baghdad Since the term of my election to the presidency of the community ends on 18 February 941, I have invited the General Council to hold an extraordinary meeting to elect a president for the next term, at four-thirty in the afternoon on Wednesday, 15 January 941. The Council met at the appointed time and voted to elect me as president of the community for the next four years starting on 19 February 941. Enclosed I submit to your esteemed ministry the minutes of the aforementioned meeting, requesting the favor of mediating to issue the obeyed Royal Decree in this regard; Sassoon Head of the Community
Based on the invitation issued by the Presidency of the Community, there gathered at the administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad at four-thirty in the afternoon on Wednesday, January 15, 1941, all members of the Jewish General Council except for the member Mr. Israel Nassim Hay, who was outside the capital. Their number was fifty-nine members, for the purpose of electing a President of the Community in accordance with Article Three of the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, given that the term of the election of the current President of the Community ends on February 18, 1941. The member Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, President of the Lay Council, was invited to chair the meeting, so he presided over it. Each of the members, Messrs. Reuben Yehuda Zilouf, Sassoon Heskel Baher, and Menashi Heskel Dangour, were elected to classify the votes. The election was conducted by secret ballot, then the votes were classified by this committee, and the result was that His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri received fifty-nine votes, which is a consensus of the opinions of the members present. Thus, His Eminence has become President of the Community for the four years starting on February 19, 1941, and with that, the meeting was concluded. Member of the Supervisory Body | Member of the Supervisory Body | Member of the Supervisory Body | Chairman of the Meeting Menashi Heskel Dangour | Sassoon Heskel Baher | Reuben Yehuda Zilouf | Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Dangour Baher Zilouf Tawfiq ⟦...⟧ the Community ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ the Community ⟦...⟧
Rabbi ⟦Sassoon Khedhouri⟧ President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad, January 10, 1941 To the Honorable and Distinguished Member of the General Council After greetings and respect As the term for the election of the President of the Community ends on the eighteenth day of the coming month of February, I invite the esteemed General Council to meet at the Community Administration in an extraordinary session at four thirty in the afternoon on Wednesday, corresponding to the fifteenth day of the month of January 1941, to elect a President for the Community in accordance with Article Three of the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 With respect, President of the Community
Rabbi ⟦Sassoon Khedouri⟧ President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad, January 10, 1941 To the honorable and distinguished member of the General Council After greetings and respect As the term for the election of the President of the Community ends on the eighteenth day of the coming month of February, I invite the esteemed General Council to meet at the Community Administration in an extraordinary session at four thirty in the afternoon on Wednesday, corresponding to the fifteenth day of the month of January 1941, to elect a President for the Community in accordance with Article Three of the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of the year 1931. Yours respectfully, President of the Community
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad, January 20, 1941 To the Honorable Distinguished Member of the General Council After greetings and respect, The consensus of the esteemed General Council on electing me as President of the community for the third time makes me very happy, because the precious trust placed in my person is what encourages me to undertake the burdens of the important duties placed upon my shoulders. While I pray to the Almighty Creator to grant me success in serving my noble community and my dear homeland, I offer to you my sincere thanks and my utmost respects. ? Sincerely, <del>⟦S. Khedhouri⟧</del> President of the Community
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration Internal Telegram Baghdad Telegraph 19 JAN 41 TELS. BAGHDAD Office Telegram Type: ⟦illegible⟧ Number: Time of registration: 8:45 Arrived at hour: 8 Minute: 48 From: Kirkuk Received by: ⟦illegible⟧ Words | Remarks | Date | Office of Issue 15 | | 19 | Kirkuk To Baghdad, His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community I congratulate you on your nomination for the presidency of the community and wish Your Eminence success for life I thank your nomination and wish Your Eminence permanent happiness Head of the Community Yousef Ezra
Telegraph 9 Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration Internal Telegram Telegram Type: ⟦signature⟧ Time of Registration: 12/25 ⟦signature⟧ Number: Arrived at Hour: 6 Minute: 54 From: 16 / 2 Received by: ⟦signature⟧ Office Stamp 18 TELS. BAGHDAD Baghdad Words | Remarks | Date | Office of Origin 10 | | 18 | Basra To His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Baghdad We congratulate you on your re-election Dr. Darwish The answer: I thank you and wish you success wt
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GIRL'S SEWING CHARITABLE SOCIETY GIRL'S SEWING CHARITABLE SOCIETY BAGHDAD BAGHDAD ESTABLISHED Location: 1929 Established in the year 1929 Number: Date: Baghdad on January 17, 1941 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, Respected. Greetings and respect, We are very pleased to seize the opportunity of your re-election for the third time to the presidency of the community to offer your eminence our sincere congratulations. The absolute majority of the members of the General Council who elected you has confirmed that you are now, as you were before, worthy of this position which you have long occupied with all merit and desert. We pray to God Almighty to preserve you as an asset to the community and to crown your deeds with goodness and success. We reiterate to your eminence our sincere congratulations, and please accept our highest respect. ⟦illegible⟧ The President 4
January 26, 941 The Honorable President of the Girls' Charitable Sewing Association, Respected After greetings and respect, I was very pleased with your kind letter dated January 17, 941, so please accept my thanks for your generous sentiments towards me, and kindly convey my sincere respects to the honorable members of your esteemed association, with the hope that the Creator directs all our steps toward the public good. May you remain in respect; On behalf of The Head of the Community