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Ministry of Justice
Department of Personnel Matters
Date 11/24/1953
Ministry of Justice Order No. (1944)
With reference to Ministerial Order No. 1746 dated 10/31/1953 and after consulting with the Acting Head of the Community
We have decided to form a committee to manage what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of
1931, consisting of the following individuals, provided they elect one of them to assume its presidency.
1 - Frank Yasmine
2 - Farid Daoud Samra
3 - Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
4 - Menashi Ibrahim Kashi
5 - Yaqoub Ezra Abdullah
Jamil al-Orfali
Minister of Justice
A copy to:
Presidency of the Cabinet of the Council of Ministers
All Ministries
Presidency of the Legal Drafting Bureau
Governorate of Baghdad District - Directorate of General Police
All Banks
General Directorate of Propaganda - for publication in the Official Gazette
Courts and Judicial Departments
Administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Accounts Audit Office
⟦stamp with portrait and text: 10 Fils⟧
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Ministry of Justice
Department of Personnel Matters
Date ⟦line⟧ 11/24/1953
Ministry of Justice Order No. (1944).
With reference to Ministerial Order No. 1746 dated 10/31/1953 and after consulting the Acting Head of the Community,
we have decided to form a committee to manage what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of
1931, consisting of the following named individuals, provided they elect one of them to assume its chairmanship.
1 - Frank Y⟦line⟧en
2 - Farid Dawood S⟦line⟧mouh
3 - Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
4 - Munshi Ibrahim Kashi
5 - Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
Jamil al-Orfali
Minister of Justi⟦line⟧ce
A copy to:
Presidency of the Cabinet Office
All Ministri⟦line⟧es
Presidency of the Legal Codification Bureau
Governorate of Baghdad Province - General Police Directorate
All Ban⟦line⟧ks
General Directorate of Propaganda - for publication in the Official Gazette
Courts and Judicial Departments
Administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Accounts Directorate
⟦stamp with portrait and numeral 10⟧
⟦circular ink stamp, illegible text⟧
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Ministry of Justice
Personnel Affairs Division
Date: 11/24/1953
Ministerial Order No. (1944)
With reference to Ministerial Order No. 1746 dated 10/31/1953 and following the resignation of the Acting Head of the Community,
We have decided to form a committee to manage the affairs of the Temporary Lay Council in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of
1931, consisting of the following individuals, provided they elect one of them to assume its chairmanship.
1 - Faraid Yassin
2 - Farid Daoud Samira
3 - Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
4 - Menashi Ibrahim Kashi
5 - Yaqoub Ezra Abdullah
Jamil al-Orfali
Minister of Justice
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to -
Presidency of the Council of Ministers Cabinet
All Ministries
Presidency of the Legal Codification Department
Baghdad Province Governorate - Directorate of General Police
All Banks
Directorate of General Propaganda - for publication in the Official Gazette
Courts and Judicial Departments
Administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Accounts Directorate
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Number T/ 53/3240
Date 30/11/1953
Subject: Administrative Committee ⟦...⟧
To: The Distinguished Ministry of Justice ⟦...⟧
After greetings
With reference to your distinguished ministry's order number 1944 dated 24/11/1953.
The Administrative Committee formed pursuant to the ministerial order referred to above met on the evening of 29/11/1953 and decided
the following:-
1 - Election of Mr. Farid Dawood Samra as Chairman of the Committee
2 - Election of Mr. Frank Yameen as Vice Chairman
3 - Election of Mr. Yaqoub Ezra Abdullah as Secretary
Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to -
The Administrative Committee - for information
True copy
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number T / 53 / 3240
Date 30 / 11 / 1953
Subject: Administrative Committee
To -
The Venerable Ministry of Justice
Greetings,
With reference to the order of your venerable Ministry No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 1953
The Administrative Committee formed pursuant to the ministerial order referred to above met on the evening of 29 / 11 / 1953 and decided
as follows -
1 - | Election of Mr. Farid Daoud Samra as Chairman of the Committee
2 - | Election of Mr. Frank Yamin as Vice-Chairman
3 - | Election of Mr. Yaqoub Ezra Abdullah as Secretary
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to -
The Administrative Committee - for information
A true copy
Presidency of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community
⟦in Baghdad⟧
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
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Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M /: 58
Date :: 23 / 3 / 1958
Subject Summary
His Excellency the Respectable Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 19 / 12 / 1957
to purchase the plot sequence 149 / 6 from District No. 11, Hamdi al-Pachachi Farm, with an area of 798/75 m2 from
Mr. Frank El-Eini at a price of four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils per square meter, totaling 3794/062
dinars, provided it is registered in the name of the Haskel Menachem Daniel Endowment and that the amount is paid from the yield of the mentioned endowment.
As this purchase is beneficial to the endowment, we hope for your esteemed court's approval of this and authorization for the purchase and registration
of the mentioned plot in the name of the mentioned endowment.
Respectfully yours,
Farid Daoud Samra
President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad (Acting
on behalf of the Lay Council of the mentioned community) in addition to this
Committee in charge of the Ezra Menachem Daniel endowment, known as the endowments of
Haskel Menachem Daniel.
⟦illegible⟧
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The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 581
Date: 4/9/1958
Summary of the matter:
His Excellency the Director of Tabu for Baghdad Province - Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Respected
After greetings
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 3/24/1958 according to
Resolution No. (18) to authorize Mr. Farid Dawood Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee, in addition to his position, to register at the Tabu Department
the four plots sequences 147/6, 148/6, 138/6, and 139/6 of district No. 11, Farm of Hamdi Al-Pachachi Al-Waziriya
in the name of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, acting in place of the Lay Council of the aforementioned community.
Please accept our highest respect
Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
Secretary of the Administrative Committee
For lack of registration in the Tabu Department of Karrada Al-Sharqiya
Dated 4/9/58
⟦signature⟧
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Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 581
Date: 4/9/1958
Subject Summary:
His Excellency the Land Registry Director of Baghdad District - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Respected
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 3/24/1958 according to
Resolution No. (18) to authorize Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee, in addition to his position, to register in the Land Registry Office
the four plots sequences 6/147, 6/148, 6/138, and 6/139 from District No. 11, Hamdi Al-Pachachi Farm, Al-Waziriyah
in the name of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, acting in place of the Lay Council of the aforementioned community.
Please accept our highest respect.
Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
Secretary of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 580
Date: 9 / 4 / 1958
Subject Summary:
His Excellency, the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Respected
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 24 / 3 / 1958 per
Resolution No. (18) to authorize Mr. Farid Dawood Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee, in addition to his post, to register in the Land Registry Office
the four plots sequences 6 / 147, 6 / 148, 6 / 138, and 6 / 139 of District No. 11, Hamdi Al-Pachachi Farm, Al-Waziriyah
in the name of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, acting as the Lay Council of the aforementioned community.
Please accept our utmost respect.
Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
Secretary of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 582
Date: 4/9/1958
Subject Summary ⟦line⟧
His Excellency, Director of Land Registry (Tapu) of Baghdad Governorate - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Respected
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 3/24/1958, pursuant to
Resolution No. (18), to authorize Mr. Farid Dawood Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee, in addition to his post, to register in the Land Registry Department
the four plots numbered 6/147, 6/148, 6/138, and 6/139 of District No. 11, Hamdi Al-Pachachi Farm, Al-Waziriyah
in the name of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, acting in place of the Lay Council of the aforementioned community.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦signature⟧
Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
Secretary of the Administrative Committee
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The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: 582
Date: 4/9/1958
Subject Summary:
His Excellency, the Director of Tapu for Baghdad Governorate - Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Respected
After greetings,
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 3/24/1958 according to
Resolution No. (18) to authorize Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, President of the Administrative Committee, in addition to his position, to register in the Tapu Department
the four plots sequences 147/6, 148/6, 138/6, and 139/6 from District No. 11, the Endowment Farm of Hamdi Al-Pachachi,
in the name of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the community acting in place of the Spiritual Council of the mentioned community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
Secretary of the Administrative Committee
⟦faint circular stamp⟧
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In Dinars
8690/455
Only eight thousand six hundred and ninety Dinars and four hundred and fifty-five Fils, no more
I, Salman Daniel the younger, have received from the Presidency of the Jewish Community the amount numbered above, only eight thousand
six hundred and ninety Dinars and 455 Fils, no more, and that is on account of installments with Tabu fees and stamps for the eight
plots adjacent to the Rima Khedouri School ⟦located⟧ in Al-Midan according to the agreement concluded on the date
And that is as follows
In Dinars
1000/000 check on Ottoman Bank No. 270164 dated 29 / 12 / 957
7690/455 " " " " " " 1728 " 28 / 1 / 958
8690/455 Baghdad 28 / 1 / 958
⟦Revenue stamp: 10 fils, portrait of King Faisal II⟧
10 Fils
Salman Daniel the younger
Salman Daniel
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The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
No: 586 / M
Date: 23 / 3 / 1958
Subject Summary:
His Excellency, the Respectable Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad
After Greetings
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad decided in its session held on 19 / 12 / 1958;
To purchase the plot sequence 141 / 6 from District No. 11 Hamdi Al-Pachachi Farm, which has a total area of 829.25 m2
From Mr. Frank El-Eini at a price of four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils per square meter to build a school on it in the name of
the late Ezra Menachem Daniel, provided that the purchase amount of 3938.937 dinars is paid from the proceeds of the late Ezra
Menachem Daniel endowments and registered in the name of the mentioned endowment. Since this purchase is beneficial to the endowment, please provide your respected court's approval
of this and authorize us to make the purchase.
This is for your Excellency's command
Farid Daoud Samra
President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
(Acting as the Lay Council of the aforementioned community)
In addition to this committee being the trustee over the endowments of Ezra
Menachem Daniel.
⟦handwritten signature/scribble⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
No: T / 53/3240
Date: 1953/11/30
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Subject: Administrative Committee ⟦line⟧
To -
The Honorable Ministry of Justice ⟦line⟧
Greetings
With reference to your honorable Ministry's order No. 1944 dated 11/24/1953
The Administrative Committee, formed pursuant to the ministerial order referred to above, met on the evening of 11/29/1953 and decided
as follows: -
1 - | Election of Mr. Farid Daoud Samra as Chairman of the Committee
2 - | Election of Mr. Frank Yamin as Vice-Chairman
3 - | Election of Mr. Yaqoub Ezra Abdullah as Secretary
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to -
Administrative Committee - for information
True Copy
⟦Revenue stamp with portrait of King Faisal II, 10 Fils⟧
⟦Circular ink stamp, mostly faded, mentions Baghdad⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 53/3240
Date: 30 / 11 / 1953
Subject: Administrative Committee
To -
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Greetings,
With reference to the order of your honorable Ministry No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 1953,
the Administrative Committee formed pursuant to the ministerial order referred to above met on the evening of 29 / 11 / 1953 and decided
the following:-
1 - Election of Mr. Farid Daoud Samwa as Chairman of the Committee
2 - Election of Mr. Frank Yameen as Vice-Chairman
3 - Election of Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abdullah as Secretary
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to -
Administrative Committee - for information
True copy
⟦illegible stamp with portrait and 10 fils value⟧
⟦circular ink stamp⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number: T / 53 / 3240
Date: 30 / 11 / 1953
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Subject: Administrative Committee
To -
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
After greetings
With reference to the order of your honorable ministry numbered 1144 and dated 24 / 11 / 1953
The Administrative Committee, formed according to the ministerial order referred to above, met on the evening of 29 / 11 / 1953 and decided
the following: -
1 - | Election of Mr. Farid Dawood Samra as Chairman of the Committee
2 - | Election of Mr. Frank Yameen as Vice Chairman
3 - | Election of Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abdullah as Secretary
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to -
The Administrative Committee - for information
True copy
⟦illegible stamp with portrait and 10 fils value⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
1953
Baghdad
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 53/3240
Date: 11/30/1953
Subject: The Administrative Committee ⟦line⟧
To ⟦line⟧
The Honorable Ministry of Justice ⟦line⟧
After greetings
With reference to your honorable ministry's order number 1944 dated 11/24/1953
The Administrative Committee, formed according to the ministerial order referred to above, met on the evening of 11/29/1953 and decided
the following: ⟦line⟧
1 - | Election of Mr. Farid Daoud Samah as Chairman of the Committee
2 - | Election of Mr. Fouad Yameen as Vice Chairman
3 - | Election of Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abdullah as Secretary
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to ⟦line⟧
The Administrative Committee - for information
True copy
10 Fils
Presidency of the Jewish Community
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Dossier 156
There appeared before this Sharia Court Menahem Effendi Saleh Daniel, residing in the Ras al-Qariya quarter
of the districts of Baghdad, whose identity was verified by the testimony of two witnesses: Juki Anbar Effendi from Jadid Hassan Pasha quarter
and Ibrahim Ishaq from Qanbar Ali quarter, and he repeated the contents of his petition to this court dated 1 June 1924
and registered under number 156-1924, stating: I, being in a state of sound mind and health and of my own full free will and consent, have removed
from my ownership and established as a valid, legal, and perpetual endowment (waqf) my common half of the pharmacy numbered with door numbers
246-158 located in the Souq al-Ghazal quarter on Al-Attarin Street, which currently comprises
three adjacent units containing the apothecary shop numbered 246-158, the tea house numbered
246-158, and the shop numbered 244-158. The entire property is bounded on the front by the public road and meets the shop of
Abbas bin Hussein Jarjafji and partners 248-158; it meets the shops belonging to Aisha Khatun daughter of Sayyid
Abdullah and her partners 250/158 and 252/158; on the left the pharmacy of Muhammad bin Sayyid Kazim Zaki and partners
256/158; and it meets the furnace of the bathhouse belonging to Sayyid Yahya and partners 264/158; on the right the shop of the heirs of
Abdul Razzaq al-Khudairi 244/158; and it meets the house of the heirs of Heskel Alieka 176/50; and it meets the house of Shaul bin Ibrahim
and partners 48/179; on the back the furnace of the aforementioned bathhouse 64/2/158, which belongs to me according to the Title Deed
dated January 922 permanent and serial 35 in this installment. I have removed it from my ownership and endowed it for the pleasure of God
Almighty and have appointed for it two trustees, namely my son Ezra Effendi and Saleh Effendi Shlomo Abdullah, and after
them the trusteeship passes to the eldest of my children and the children of my male children as they propagate and succeed, generation after generation
and layer after layer, jointly with the eldest of the children of the second trustee Saleh Shlomo Abdullah and his male grandchildren
as they propagate and succeed, generation after generation and layer after layer. Upon the extinction of the lineage of one of the trustees, the trusteeship is restricted
to the second trustee or whoever takes his place, and upon the extinction of both lineages, the trusteeship then passes to the Spiritual Council
of the Israelite community in Baghdad. If one of the trustees travels, he has the right to appoint the second trustee or someone else
in his stead, provided that the common half of the aforementioned pharmacy is leased at a fair rent with the knowledge of the trustees, and the amount
obtained from the rent shall have ten percent deducted for the trustees in exchange for their services and what is required for the aforementioned endowment
regarding the collection and gathering of revenues, overseeing repairs and restorations as necessary, spending the revenues on
the designated purposes, and keeping the books, and in general everything that leads to the benefit of the aforementioned endowment. After
that, a portion shall be given for the necessary construction and restoration of the mentioned endowed property, and the surplus that remains after that
shall be spent on the construction and restoration required for the (Gan Yeladim) school site named after me. If there is no need
for that and a surplus remains from the yield, it shall be spent on charitable and benevolent deeds, and shall not be restricted to the opinion and designation of one
of the trustees only, namely my aforementioned son Ezra Effendi, regarding the remaining matters; the two aforementioned trustees
have the right to participate together in implementing them in accordance with and within the conditions explained above. After them, the condition
pertaining to spending the surplus yield after the cessation of the need for construction and necessary restoration for the pharmacy and the aforementioned
(Gan Yeladim) school site on charitable and benevolent deeds shall be nullified, and instead it shall be spent to meet the needs of the (Gan Yeladim) school
named after me. If there is no necessity for that and a surplus remains from the yield, it shall be spent on the poor Israelite children
who attend one of the Israelite schools in Baghdad or among the group of schools designated by the
trustees present at that time for the purpose of improving their education and teaching. After the present trustees, it is required...
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⟦In the Name of God the Almighty⟧
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Those who act as their deputies must submit an annual account every year to the management association of (Khan Heldbism) school
marked with my name, and a copy of it to the Lay Council of the Mosaic community in Baghdad. Furthermore, I have authorized the two trustees
to change or exchange the common half of the aforementioned pharmacy and replace it with something else if it is more beneficial for the endowment
in terms of growth and preservation of funds. I have also authorized them, if they see fit for the interest of the endowment, to purchase properties adjacent to the property of the aforementioned pharmacy
or outside of it, using the surplus revenue, and to annex them to the aforementioned endowment under and within the conditions listed
in the declaration of this endowment deed.
Upon inquiry from the Land Registry Office (Tapu) of the Baghdad region, it was understood from the written appendix received under number 2962
dated June 3, 1924, that the Imperial Title Deed (Khaqani) dated January 24, 1922, registered in February 1922 as permanent,
under number 28, representing the entirety of the pharmacy located in the Souq al-Ghazl neighborhood, numbered 158-246, by Menahem
Effendi and Sassoon Effendi Saleh Daniel on a half-and-half basis, has been found to match its record, and is neither mortgaged nor seized,
nor has any transfer occurred upon it.
After reviewing the aforementioned conditions, it appeared that they comply with the legal rulings of the endowment, and thus a judgment was issued for the validity
of the mentioned endowment and for its binding nature and implementation. it was entered into the court register under file number 117, and this endowment deed
was issued accordingly. Notification was sent to the Land Registry Office in Baghdad for registration, and that was on the first day of the month of
Dhu al-Qi'dah 1342, corresponding to June 3, 1924.
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Pharmacy Copy
File 156
The person named Menachem Effendi Saleh Daniel, residing in Ras al-Qarya neighborhood
of Baghdad, appeared before this court, identified by the testimony of two witnesses: Hezqee Anbar Effendi from Hadid Hassan Pasha neighborhood
and Ibrahim Ishaq from Qanbar Ali neighborhood, and reiterated the contents of his petition to this court dated June 1, 1924, registered
under number 156 - 1924, saying: In my state of legal maturity and health, and with my full will and consent, I have removed from my property
and established as a valid, legal, and perpetual endowment (waqf) my undivided half of the pharmacy numbered 246 - 158, located
in Souq al-Ghazal neighborhood and Al-Attarin Street, which currently consists of three adjacent pieces
comprising the dispensary numbered 246 - 158, the tea house numbered 246 T - 158, and the shop numbered
244 - 158. The entire premises are bordered: Front: Public road, ending with the shop of Abbas Hussein Jawahji and partners
248 - 158; also ending with shops belonging to Aisha Khatun daughter of Sayyid Abdullah and her partners 250 / 158
and 252 / 158. Left: Pharmacy of Muhammad bin Sayyid Kazim Zarki and partners 256 / 158; ending with the furnace of the bathhouse
belonging to Sayyid Yahya and partners 64 / 158. Right: Shop of the heirs of Abdul Razzaq al-Hasiri 244 / 158; ending
with the house of the heirs of Haqqi Alaka 50 / 179; ending with the house of Shaoul bin Ibrahim and partners 48 / 176. Rear: The furnace
of the aforementioned bathhouse 64 / 158. These properties, belonging to me according to the permanent Tabu deed dated January 1922 and serial
35 in this register, I have removed from my ownership and endowed for the sake of God Almighty. I have appointed two persons as trustees (mutawallis),
namely my son Ezra Effendi and Saleh Effendi Shlomo Abdullah. After them, the trusteeship shall pass to the eldest of the male children and male
grandchildren, generation after generation and layer after layer, jointly with the eldest of the children of the second trustee
Saleh Shlomo Abdullah and his male grandchildren, generation after generation and layer after layer. Upon the extinction of the lineage of one of the trustees, the trusteeship shall be restricted to the second trustee or his successor. Upon the extinction
of both lineages, the trusteeship shall then pass to the Spiritual Council of the Israelite community in Baghdad. If one of the trustees travels,
he has the right to appoint the second trustee or someone else as a proxy in his stead. The undivided half of the mentioned pharmacy shall be leased
at the market rate with the knowledge of the trustees. From the rental proceeds obtained, ten percent shall be allocated to the trustees as a commission
for their services and for what they must provide to the mentioned endowment in terms of collecting and harvesting revenues and overseeing repairs and restorations
as appropriate, spending revenues on the designated channels, keeping registers, and in short, everything that leads to the
benefit of the mentioned endowment. After that, a portion shall be given for the necessary repairs and restoration of the endowed property.
The surplus remaining after that shall be spent on the necessary repairs and restoration of the (Gan Yeladim) school site
bearing my name. If there is no need for that and a surplus remains from the yield, it shall be spent on charities and good deeds.
This shall be restricted to the opinion and discretion of only one of the trustees, namely my aforementioned son Ezra Effendi, regarding
the remaining matters. Both aforementioned trustees shall have the right to act jointly in executing them according to and within the conditions
listed above. After them, the condition regarding spending the surplus of the yield—after the completion of the needs for
repairs and restoration required for the pharmacy and the aforementioned (Gan Yeladim) school site—on charities and good deeds shall be void.
Instead, it shall be spent to meet the needs of the (Gan Yeladim) school bearing my name. If there is no such need
and a surplus remains from the yield, it shall be spent on the children of poor Israelites who attend one of the Israelite schools
in Baghdad or any of the schools designated by the trustees present at that time, for the purpose of improving their education
and teaching. After the current trustees, those who succeed them must submit an annual account year by year.
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To the Management Association of the (Kahn Heldim) School, designated by his name and image, to the Corporeal Council of the Mosaic
Community in Baghdad. Furthermore, I have authorized the trustees to change and replace the common half of the
aforementioned pharmacy and replace it with others if it is more beneficial for the endowment in terms of growth and preservation of assets, and I have also authorized them,
if they see an interest for the endowment, to purchase properties adjacent to the property of the aforementioned pharmacy or outside of it, using the revenue
of the proceeds and annexing them to the aforementioned endowment within and according to the conditions listed in the notification of this endowment deed.
Upon inquiry from the Land Registry Office (Tabu) of the Baghdad region, it was understood from the written postscript received under number 2962
dated June 3, 924, that the Imperial Title Deed dated January 24, 922, registered February / 1622
permanently and under number 28, regarding the entirety of the pharmacy located in the Suq al-Ghazl quarter, numbered 246 - 158, on
behalf of Menahem Effendi and Sassoon Effendi Saleh Daniel in equal halves, has been found to match its record and is not mortgaged
nor seized, and no transaction has been conducted upon it.
After reviewing the aforementioned conditions, it appeared that they are in accordance with the Sharia rulings for endowments, and therefore the validity
of the aforementioned endowment was ruled, along with its necessity and enforcement, and it was entered into the court register under file number 117, and this endowment
deed was issued, and notification was sent to the Land Registry Office in Baghdad for registration, and that was on the first day of the month of
Dhu al-Qi'dah 1342, corresponding to June 3, 924.
Asal Sabbagh ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
True copy of the original
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Menahem Effendi son of Salih Daniel attended the Sharia Council held in the court of the city of Baghdad,
residing in Ras al-Qariya district, one of the districts of the aforementioned city, and declared, while in a state of sound mind and legal capacity,
saying: I have previously endowed the house, the shops, the price of Khan Jighan, and twenty-four shares out of
a total of one hundred and five shares of the aforementioned Khan as well, located in Bab al-Agha district in Baghdad, of known
boundaries and borders. The endowment was according to the endowment deed issued by this court on the eighth day of
Shawwal for the year one thousand three hundred and thirty-six Hijri. I had appointed the guardianship to each of my son Ezra Effendi and the son of
my brother Sassoon Effendi, namely Salih Effendi, and after them to the eldest of my children and my children's children and male descendants
as long as they reproduce, and the children of my aforementioned brother Sassoon Effendi and his children's male descendants as long as they reproduce. I stipulated that
the guardianship, after the extinction of all of them, shall pass to the Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad. I allowed one of the two guardians to appoint
the other or someone else as a proxy in the event of travel to act on his behalf until his return. Due to the occurrence of the death of one of the two guardians, the
aforementioned Salih Effendi, I have appointed in his place Salih Effendi Shlomo Abdullah as a guardian, while the aforementioned Ezra Effendi remains
as he is, according to the conditions mentioned in the aforementioned deed, provided that the guardianship entrusted to
Salih Effendi Shlomo Abdullah shall pass after him to the eldest of his children and his children's male descendants, reproducing and succeeding layer
after layer and generation after generation, just as the guardianship entrusted to Ezra Effendi follows the condition included
in the endowment deed. Upon the extinction of the lineage of one of the two aforementioned guardians, Ezra Effendi or Salih Effendi Shlomo, the
guardianship shall transfer and be restricted to the lineage of the second guardian according to the condition, provided that whoever is entitled to succeed his predecessor
is not prevented from doing so by the existence of a guardian of a higher rank than him in the share of his partner in the guardianship. Following the extinction of their lineage,
the guardianship transfers to the Israelite Physical Community Council in the city of Baghdad. I request the recording of this declaration of mine
to preserve the statement. Accordingly, it was written and registered on the fourteenth day of Dhu al-Qi'dah for the year one thousand three hundred and forty-two
Hijri 1342 AH.
Identification Witnesses
Heskel Naji Effendi son of Yehuda son of Yusuf from the district of
Al-Haydarkhana and Salman Effendi son of Zion, teacher of Heskel Safi
from the Torah district.
Registered and processed
Number | Page | Register | Useful | First Clerk
151 | 4 | [Seal] | [Seal] |
80 Rupees Deed Fee
Eighty rupees paid on its date, no more. 28 June 924
Signature of the First Clerk
Hussein Fawzi
⟦Became⟧ a guardian over the house
and the shops and the price of Khan Jighan and 24
shares of 105 shares of the aforementioned Khan,
replacing the original guardian Salih Daniel,
deceased, following the deed issued by
the Sharia Court in Baghdad dated
8 Shawwal 1336
Naim Salih
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Menachem Effendi son of Saleh Daniel, residing in Ras al-Qarya neighborhood, one of the neighborhoods of the aforementioned city,
attended the Council of the Noble Sharia convened in the court of the city of Baghdad, and declared, while in a state of sound legal capacity,
saying: Before this, I had endowed (waqf) the house, the shops, one-eighth of Khan Jaghan, and twenty-four shares out of
a total of one hundred and five shares of the aforementioned Khan as well, located in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood of Baghdad, known
by boundaries and descriptions. The waqf was established according to the endowment deed issued by this court on the eighth day of
Shawwal for the year one thousand three hundred and thirty-six Hijri. I had assigned the trusteeship (Tawliya) to each of my son Ezra Effendi and my
nephew Sassoon Effendi's son, namely Saleh Effendi, and after them to the eldest of my male children and grandchildren,
successively, and to the male children and grandchildren of my aforementioned nephew Sassoon Effendi, successively. I stipulated that the
trusteeship, after the extinction of all of them, shall pass to the Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad. I granted each of the two trustees the power to appoint
the other or someone else as a proxy in case of travel to act in his place until his return. Due to the occurrence of the death of one of the trustees, the
aforementioned Saleh Effendi, I have appointed in his stead Saleh Effendi son of Shlomo Abdullah as a trustee, while the aforementioned Ezra Effendi remains
in his position according to the conditions mentioned in the aforementioned deed, provided that the trusteeship held by
Saleh Effendi Shlomo Abdullah shall pass after him to the eldest of his male children and grandchildren, successively and following one another, layer
after layer and generation after generation, just as the trusteeship held by Ezra Effendi follows the condition specified
in the endowment deed. In the event of the extinction of the lineage of one of the aforementioned trustees, Ezra Effendi or Saleh Effendi Shlomo, the
trusteeship shall transfer and be restricted to the lineage of the second trustee according to the condition, provided that whoever is entitled to succeed his predecessor
is not prevented from doing so by the existence of a trustee of a higher generation than him in his partner's share of the trusteeship. Upon the extinction of both their lineages,
the trusteeship shall transfer to the Israelite Spiritual Community Council in the city of Baghdad. I request the recording of this declaration of mine
to preserve the statement. Accordingly, it was written and registered on the fourteenth day of Dhu al-Qi'dah for the year one thousand three hundred and forty-two
Hijri 1342.
Identification Witnesses
Heskel Naji Effendi son of Yehuda son of Yusuf from the neighborhood of
Al-Haydarkhana, and Salman Effendi son of Zion, the teacher of Heskel ⟦correct⟧
from the Torah neighborhood.
Recorded and Compared
Number | Page | Registered Register | First Clerk
151 | 4 | Stamp | Stamp
80 Rupees fee for the deed
Delivered on its date, eighty rupees only, June 28, 924
1- The house in Bab al-Agha, Al-Aquliya Street
2- Shop in Bab al-Agha
3- One-eighth of Khan Jaghan
4- 24 shares out of 105 shares of Khan Jaghan
Signature of the First Clerk
Hussein Fawzi
Appointment of Saleh Shlomo as a trustee over the house, the shops,
one-eighth of Khan Jaghan, and 24 shares out of
105 shares of Khan Jaghan, in place
of the previous deceased trustee Saleh Effendi.
Refer to the deed issued by the Sharia Court
dated 8 Shawwal 1336.
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Number | Page | Register | Endowment Deed Copy
176 | 66 | 1 |
The legal council convened at the Sharia Court in the city of Baghdad was attended by the sane and mature man
Menahem Effendi son of Salih Daniel, residing in the Torah neighborhood in Baghdad, and he brought with him for the purpose of registration the trustee,
his biological son Ezra Effendi, and declared, saying: In my full health, by my own volition, choice, and maturity, I declare a valid
legal declaration, free from compulsion and coercion, that I have endowed, consecrated, and perpetuated for the sake of God Almighty what is my property
and under my disposal and possession until the issuance of this endowment, and that is the house located in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood in Baghdad
on the Minaret of the Dyehouse Street, bordered from the front and the right by the public road, and from the left by the partitioned house belonging
to me, and from the rear by the house of Yaqub, according to the Ottoman Title Deed dated in the month of February of the year twelve
and three hundred and one thousand Rumi, number one hundred and forty-three; and the shop located in the aforementioned Bab al-Agha neighborhood in the market
of the Coppersmiths, bordered from the front by the public road, and from the right by the shop of the seller Mustafa son of Sheikh Salih,
and from the left and the rear by the shop and khan of Yusuf Gurji, according to the Ottoman Title Deed dated in the month of May of the year
twenty-eight and three hundred and one thousand Rumi, number eighty-two; and the shop located in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood
and in the Coppersmiths' market, bordered from the front by the public road, and from the right by my aforementioned endowed shop,
and from the left by the shop of the heirs of Al-Hajj Khalil bin Armoush, and from the rear by the khan of Yusuf Gurji, according to the Ottoman Title Deed
dated in the month of May of the year twenty-eight and three hundred and one thousand Rumi, number eighty-three; and one-eighth of the whole
famous Khan Jighal located in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood in the Customs Market, bordered first by the Al-Sun, second by the Market of
the Cloth Merchants, third by the Market of the Cobblers (also called the Spahia Market), and fourth by the Customs Street. The house, the shops,
and the eighth of the aforementioned Khan, with all that these boundaries encompass and these restrictions include, have been made a valid,
legal, perpetual endowment and a clear, eternal consecration forever and ever until God inherits the earth and those
upon it until the Day of Judgment, provided that the aforementioned endowed properties are leased for a fair rent, and the amount obtained from
the rent is first spent on the necessary restoration and construction of the aforementioned properties, and ten Ottoman gold liras are set aside each year
to be kept as a reserve for the expenses of the restoration planned for the place that is made into a school (Kahn Hieldim)
named after Menahem Salih Daniel, and what remains after that shall be spent on feeding the poor Israelite students
who attend the aforementioned school, and their number is from one hundred to one hundred and fifty, depending on the capacity of
the revenues. The aforementioned poor students shall be fed every day of the teaching days, except for Fridays, a meal
appropriate to the aforementioned revenues. If the revenues permit, it shall be spent on the clothing of the aforementioned poor children.
Then I endowed, consecrated, and perpetuated also for the sake of God Almighty what is my property and under my disposal until the issuance of this endowment
from me, and that is twenty-four shares out of a total of one hundred and five shares of the entirety of the aforementioned Khan Jighal according to
the Ottoman Title Deed dated in the month of July of the year twenty-four and three hundred and one thousand Rumi, and according to the legal deed of gift
issued by this court dated the eighth day of the month of Shawwal for the year thirty-six and three hundred
and one thousand Hijri, as a valid, legal, perpetual endowment and a clear, eternal consecration forever and ever, on the condition
that the aforementioned shares be leased for a fair price by the knowledge of the trustee, and the amount obtained from the lease shall be given from it
The Endowed Property
Number 1 House in Bab al-Agha
Minaret of the Dyehouse
1 Shop in Bab al-Agha
1 Shop in Bab al-Agha
Eighth of Khan Jighal
24 shares from
The entirety of Khan Jighal
Daughter
The Rear
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