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IJA 3100

Newspaper Clippings; Correspondence about the Kosher Meat Tax; Financial Records of Kosher Butchers

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Description

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included are: a collection of newspaper clippings about Iraqi Jewish emigration to Israel; correspondence between the Jewish Lay Council, Chief Rabbi, and Ministry of Justice regarding the kosher meat tax; an inventory, financial records, and a list of approved Jewish butchers.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3100
Item Number
9899
Date
Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Abrogation of Citizenship, Annotation, Chief Rabbi, Clippings, Kosher, Ministry of Justice, Handwritten, Newspaper, Israel, Emigration, Iran, Anti-Jewish, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 76-100

Page 77

To the honorable investigator in the Criminal Investigations Department
Mister
Reference to your letter No. ⟦107⟧, 0 56 and 12/4/6
The articles published in the newspaper
Al-Inqilab regarding the "Rabbinate" had a great impact on the disturbance
and agitation of the Jews <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>. As for the testimony of the sellers
by wholesale that you mentioned, it was denied by both
Ezra Marwan and Isaac Hubi and ⟦line⟧
Sincerely
Head of the Community
The Midwife and the Election of the Council