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IJA 2632

Legal Materials and Correspondence Related to the Daniel Family Endowment

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Description

This is archival material in from the Baghdadi Jewish Community containing documents related to a legal case dealing with the disbursement and management of an endowment from the Daniel family. It includes court testimony, correspondence with the local endowment administrating official, the Jewish Lay Council, the President of the Jewish Community, school administrators; and the transfer of management of the waqf. There are original title property deeds dated 1924-1931.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2632
Item Number
12735
Date
Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Chart, Court of Cassation, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Illustration, Legal Document, Revenue Stamp, Ministry of Justice, Ledger, Deed, Form, Court of Baghdad, Contract, Typed, Ezra Menahem Daniel, Iraqi Government, Endowment, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Crown Crest, Legal, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Torah, British Consulate, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Jewish Law, Court of Personal Property, Letterhead, Mayor of Baghdad, Jewish Lay Council, Fragment, Heskel Menahem Daniel, President of the Jewish Community, Waqf, Property, Receipt, Budget, Correspondence, Architectural Plans, Annotation, Schools, Handwritten, Printed Text, Land Registry, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee

AI English Translation, Pages 176-200

Archival unit 176

North
Rescue
Palestine
10 Fils
Al-Harithi Main Road
166/2
Planting
929/00
220
166/1
Baghdad Province
Al-Sinak Neighborhood
Scale
1/400
Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province
75 Fils
Organized according to the inspection report dated
7/20/925
⟦line⟧
Due to the status of this map, the area of sequence 166/2 equals
nine hundred and twenty-nine square meters only.
Drawn from the original map numbered 8 Baghdad at the Land Registry Engineering Department of Baghdad Province
Draftsman | Date | Engineer | Inspection Officer | Chief Engineer
Muhammad | 2/14/952 | Sayyid Hashim | Abdullah Shafiq | ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 177

North
⟦line⟧
Al-Harith Public Road
37 242
166/2
166/1
Meter
855/00
Public Road
20
21
Baghdad Province
Al-Sinak Neighborhood
Scale
1/400
⟦signature⟧
Director of Land Registry, Baghdad Province
⟦stamp with portrait⟧
⟦stamp: Rescue Palestine 10 Fils⟧
⟦circular stamp: Baghdad Province⟧
Organized according to ⟦illegible⟧
20/7/945
⟦line⟧
1/400
⟦line⟧
This map was organized for the area with sequence 166/1 equal to
eight hundred and fifty-five square meters only.
Drawn from the original map deposited in Baghdad at the Land Registry Engineering Department, Baghdad Province
Draftsman: ⟦signature⟧
Date: 14/2/45
Engineer: ⟦signature⟧
Inspection Officer: Abdullah Shafiq
Chief Engineer: ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 178

Equivalent weight of a ten-rupee stamp and gold by weight only
By Al-Ja'far
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Clarifications of the mortgage and its release that are carried out on this bond
Mortgage and its release | Mortgage and its release
Registry date | Registry number | Registry volume | Transaction type | Director's signature | Registry date | Registry number | Registry volume | Transaction type | Director's signature

Archival unit 179

Deed
Tapu
Iraqi Government
Record Date: 845 ⟦illegible⟧
Record Number: 1
Volume Number: 66
Record Page Number: 1
Tapu Portfolio Number: 166
Modern Door Number: ÷
Old Door Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Werko Book Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Liwa | Qada | Nahiyah | Village | Location | Quarter | Street | Remarks
Baghdad | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | - | Sinak | Qanadira | ⟦illegible⟧
Type and Contents: Contains buildings of old Sarf category and old brick
Type: Sarf
Boundaries and Benefits: Side of the public mountain road regarding the endowment of Sayyid Alwan, the endowment of Sayyid Abdullah Effendi Al-Barzanji, the old Babanid property, the incident and restoration of the mentioned plot belonging to the deed holder ⟦illegible⟧ back street and window property of ⟦illegible⟧
Area:
Allocations:
First Owner:
The building formerly numbered and previously bounded by a side and door of the public road at Mina Lebanon, endowment of Sayyid Alwan
Which is behind the building of the endowment of Hajj Khalil Amoushi according to the Tapu deed numbered 98 and dated ⟦illegible⟧
Which was Sarf property under the ownership and disposal of Manhal Effendi bin Menachem Aqsa Li Daniel and assigned to him through construction
and repairs in the mentioned building itself ⟦illegible⟧ and the plot itself ⟦illegible⟧ and its surroundings itself
⟦illegible⟧ and requested the necessary transaction according to the knowledge and transfer dated 51 June ⟦illegible⟧ appended by the order of the officer
of inspection and the engineer, the subdivision transaction was carried out and each property was given a deed from the subdivision
Transferred to the name of Manhal Effendi bin Menachem Aqsa Li Daniel from the buyer
Consideration | Value | Equivalent and Auction Consideration | Price of Luqiya | Registration Fee | Fee | Allocations | Total
10000 | - | 2 | 5 | 40 | - | - | 47
The house whose boundaries and subdivision transaction image are described above has been registered in the Baghdad Tapu Department in the name of Manhal
Effendi bin Menachem Effendi Saleh Daniel - therefore this deed was granted to him to be ownership and organized and this Tapu deed was given
on 17 September year 927 Baghdad
Director of Tapu for Baghdad Region
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 180

Baghdad / 11 / 3 / 1945
Excellency, Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province, Respected
Subject: Sequence 1 / 166 and 3 / 166 Sinak
⟦line⟧
Greetings and respect,
I request your order to provide me with a map of the two properties with sequence 1 / 166 and 3 / 166
located in the Sinak neighborhood, and I am ready to pay the required fee.
Please accept the assurance of my highest respect;
Saleh Shlomo
Agent for the Trustee of the Ezra Daniel Endowments
Presidency
Number ⟦illegible⟧ / 9251
Map Sequence Number
1 / 166 | 27222
3 / 166 | 27218
The fee was paid according to receipt
number ⟦illegible⟧ dated ⟦illegible⟧
on 12 / 3 / 1945

Archival unit 181

Mr. Jaber
Please request a map
and a registration copy of the house
of Zion School
from us with the form
for the purpose of requesting an urgent
building permit
Saleh
⟦line⟧
10/6

Archival unit 182

1341 Dhu al-Hijjah 6
In the name of the Almighty ⟦illegible⟧ O King, the Almighty sends
to the women ⟦illegible⟧ 172 to the Muslim woman
⟦line⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
And by that ⟦illegible⟧ I received one day to the north ⟦illegible⟧ the mentioned sample in this apartment ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
No inheritance ⟦line⟧ 12 papers ⟦illegible⟧ attached
To us ⟦illegible⟧ I was relieved by the winds, its relief in its winds
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 183

June 2, 1948
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province, Respected
Sequence (6/1) Al-Sinak District
⟦line⟧
Subject
I request your order to provide me with a copy of the registration and a map of the property mentioned in the sequence above, and I
am ready to pay the required fee.
Please accept the highest respect;
The agent for the trustee of the Heskel Menachem Daniel Endowments
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 184

Nazim Naeem
10 / 8 / 54
The Mail
⟦line⟧
In the name of the kiss ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 8 / 54
Request from Mr.
⟦illegible⟧
7 / ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 185

Al-Rashid Street
It is the scale
15/8/51
⟦illegible signature⟧
15/8/51
Storekeeper
⟦illegible signature⟧
True copy
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Measurement
⟦illegible signature⟧
Voucher number ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 186

Tabu Form / 24
This copy was organized based on Al-Karkh Tabu transaction paper No. 8 / 8 / 931
Government Press 930 - 10 - 46
Entry Number | Entry Date | District | Quarter or Village | Tabu Portfolio Number | New Door Number | Old Door Number | Street and Door Number | Type and Gender | Boundaries and Area | Map Number | From which book transferred | How the deed was given | Possessor | Value and Price | Remarks
⟦945⟧ / 10 / 476 | ⟦November⟧ | Baghdad | Tabariba Quarter | ⟦illegible⟧ / 202 | / | / | / | Freehold Property of the Will | North: Al-Rawda 502 map no., South: 512 and 513 map no., East: 509 and 517, West-South: Al-Rawda 501 map no., Total Area: ⟦illegible⟧ children 40 / 10 | / | Number ⟦illegible⟧ ownership 40 page ⟦illegible⟧ | Based on the transaction dated 8 / 8 / 931, devolving to the heirs of Alam Laqa Kulat together with this to the Linduar of the family and the inheritance was also distributed | Waqf of Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel | Dinar - Value 412 / 440 | Previous Value
This copy is identical to its entry in the Damascus register, extracted from ⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the District Tabu Director, written on the date 8 / 8 / 931
On behalf of the Baghdad Province Tabu Director
⟦illegible stamp⟧
947 / 8 / 12

Archival unit 187

Tabu Form / 74
Certified copy based on the request of the interested party from the renewed Tabu register for the year 1348 AH
Government Press - 935 - 10 - 46
Notes | Value and Fee | Disposal | Method of Issuing the Deed | Map Number | Any Transfer Book Record | Boundaries and Area | Type and Nature | House or Shop Number | Street | Number of Doors and Shops | Number of Rooms and Alcoves | Quarter or Village | District | Registration | Number
 | Fee 826 | According to the legal division dated 24 Jan 1934 issued by the Baghdad Sharia Court | Based on the legal notice dated 24 Jan 1934 issued by the Baghdad Sharia Court regarding the death of the legator Ezra bin Daniel and the limitation of his inheritance to his wife Rima bint Shaul and his children Salim, Saleh, Menashe, and Dawood, and the limitation of their inheritance to ⟦...⟧ | No. 45 Sequence 458 | Book 45 P 458 | Boundaries ⟦...⟧ | Type: Waqf and Nature: House | No. ⟦...⟧ | Street ⟦...⟧ | Number ⟦...⟧ | Number ⟦...⟧ | Taht Al-Takiya Quarter | Baghdad | Date ⟦...⟧ | Number ⟦...⟧
947
8
11
12
947
24 / 9 / ⟦...⟧
This copy is identical to its original register kept in the Baghdad Tabu Department (1) on 8 / 1 / 936
Director of Baghdad Tabu
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad Tabu Directorate

Archival unit 188

Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject:
Property belonging to:
Liwa (Province):
Door Number:
Qadaa (District):
Sequence:
Mahalla (Neighborhood):
Property Category:
Street:
Property Type:
Notes:
SGPs...687...1071......750...7-12-25.

Archival unit 189

Baghdad
Gender
and Contents
Share of ⟦illegible⟧
1- Share of Benjamin
Bani Salman Anbar
Three only
Property
Type
Pure Property (Mulk Sirf)
Map Boundaries
Benjamin Salman bin Salman bin Salem
According to deed ⟦illegible⟧
No. 2/220 on 2/22/1948
The share belonging to Salman bin Salman
Half of Salman bin Salman
No. 227 on 2/22/1948
According to the Royal High Order No. 282
on 2/22/1948
According to the decision issued by the Committee for the Liquidation
of the assets of Jews whose citizenship has been revoked
belonging to the owners of the property above
on 2/22/1951
North ⟦illegible⟧
East ⟦illegible⟧
South ⟦illegible⟧
West ⟦illegible⟧
Area: six [units] or [illegible] and fourteen meters and forty centimeters
Shares
First Owner
That the orchard numbered 2 with ⟦illegible⟧ previously bounded on the right side north by the public road, south by the pedestrian path and belonging to the municipality
[balad] east by the public road, west by the orchard of the heirs of Mr. Salem [Babidh] and on the left side north by the orchard of Mr. Salman Al-Naqib
[balad] south by the public road, west by the orchard of the heirs of Mr. Salem and all of it was completed according to the Tapu deeds numbered with the numbers 229, 228,
227, 226, 225, 224, 223, 222, 221, 220, 219, 218, 217, 216, 215, 214, 213, 212, 211, 210, 209, 208, 207, 206, 205, 204, 203, 202, 201, 200, 199, 198, 197, 196, 195, 194, 193, 192, 191, 190, 189, 188, 187, 186, 185, 184, 183, 182, 181, 180, 179, 178, 177, 176, 175, 174, 173, 172, 171, 170, 169, 168, 167, 166, 165, 164, 163, 162, 161, 160, 159, 158, 157, 156, 155, 154, 153, 152, 151, 150, 149, 148, 147, 146, 145, 144, 143, 142, 141, 140, 139, 138, 137, 136, 135, 134, 133, 132, 131, 130, 129, 128, 127, 126, 125, 124, 123, 122, 121, 120, 119, 118, 117, 116, 115, 114, 113, 112, 111, 110, 109, 108, 107, 106, 105, 104, 103, 102, 101, 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74, 73, 72, 71, 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 190

It has been replaced and a 5 Rupee denomination stamp has been affixed
to the control ledger ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible red stamp⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 1/20
⟦...⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Clarifications of the mortgage and its release carried out on this deed
Mortgage and its release | Mortgage and its release
Registry date | Registry number | Registry location | Transaction type | Director's signature | Registry date | Registry number | Registry location | Transaction type | Director's signature

Archival unit 191

The reason for drafting this paper is that
we, the undersigned, Abd al-Latif and Abd al-Hamid, sons of Muhammad Nasr, acknowledge that the orchard located in the Sinak district,
numbered 212 and shared between us and Hasil Effendi Daniel, we have by this installment sold our entitlement that we have in
the Tabu to the aforementioned Hasil Effendi Daniel, and we have received the price from the hand of his agent, Salih Effendi Shlomo, and we no longer have any claim
for anything against the aforementioned, neither regarding the price nor regarding the rent for the entire past period, i.e., from the date of his purchase of the said orchard,
since all the structures erected on the said orchard and intended for exploitation, the cost of their construction was paid
entirely from the private funds of the aforementioned Hasil Effendi, and therefore we are not entitled to any of the rent obtained from them for the past period.
As for the rent for our entitlement from the plots on which the building is constructed and from the fruit of the orchard, we have received it in full and complete as part of
the price of selling our shares to the aforementioned, and we have cleared the aforementioned Hasil Effendi of all claims related to the rent in
all aspects and rights, a general clearance and a complete waiver. Written
Upon the acknowledgment of
Abd al-Hamid bin Muhammad
Upon the acknowledgment of
Abd al-Latif bin Muhammad
REVENUE
Finance
1R
IRAQ
REVENUE
Finance
1R
IRAQ
REVENUE
Kadhim bin Ali
Witness to that
Ibrahim bin Muhammad
Witness to that
⟦illegible seal⟧
⟦illegible seal⟧

Archival unit 192

Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject: Baghdad Real Estate (Bustan al-Baqar Property)
Property belonging to: Heskel Effendi son of Nessim Effendi Daniel
Province: Baghdad
District: ⟦line⟧
Neighborhood: Sinak
Street: ⟦line⟧
Door Numbers:
Sequence: 212/4
Property Type: Orchard land containing commercial rooms
Ownership Type: Absolute ownership
Notes:
SGPS...687...1071...750...7-12-25.

Archival unit 193

Adjacent <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> to the house of Ibrahim Nasser
I have audited the file belonging to the property of "Benjamin Eliyahu" with sequence 4 / 212 located in Al-Sammak neighborhood and belonging
Endowments
to ⟦Fadel⟧ Effendi Daniel and I found:
1- Deeds :: Deed number 2 exists in the file matching the real estate register
2- Maps :: One map exists ⟦not present⟧ in the file
3- Property Register :: Registered in the real estate register under page (102) ⟦in the name of⟧ <del>in the name of</del> the Endowment
⟦signature⟧
12 / 9 / 51
The Auditor

Archival unit 194

Title Deed (Tapu)
Iraqi Government
Record Date: 21/7/1935
Record Number: 2
Volume Number: 2
Page: 94
Tapu Portfolio Number: 21/7/1935
Modern Door Number: —
Old Door Number: —
Liwa | Qada | Nahiyah | Village | Mahalla | Street | Remarks
Baghdad | Baghdad | ⟦illegible⟧ | — | Bustan Kubba | — | —
Property Category: Land which is a valid Waqf according to what is contained in the Sharia deeds and High Firmans
Type: Pure Ownership (Mulk Sirf)
Current Boundaries: North: The road passing to the material and the area
East: The railway belonging to the government
South: ⟦illegible⟧ and the Hawashi water
West: The public road leading to the station
Area: Thirty-five thousand and twenty-two square meters and twenty-six decimeters
Allocations:
International Shares:
According to the Title Deed numbered 18 and dated 21/7/1935, and since the land registered in the name of ⟦illegible⟧ and previously descending from the lands
which belonged to the Private Royal Sovereignty to the owners of the property 21/7/1935 East: residents and expenses of the Sawad belonging
to Sultan Abdul Hamid II and it was transferred to King Fuad according to a Tapu issued by the Directorate of Lands and Properties
based on what was stated in the request, and since the trustee (Mutawalli) has obtained the permission of the Director General of Tapu in Baghdad, and the
lands were registered under numbers 21 and 22 of this month in the record, and as for the mentioned Waqf, it was registered in the name of ⟦illegible⟧ and his children
as shown in the record
Consideration | Value | Equivalent Value and Increase | Deed Price | Miscellaneous Fees | Fee | Annual Revenue | Total
Anna Rupee | Anna Rupee | Rupee | Anna Rupee | Anna Rupee | Anna Rupee | Anna Rupee | Anna Rupee
— | 2711 | — | — | — | — | — | —
The copy written as a record and image in the above register book has been registered in the Baghdad Tapu Department in the name of Khedhouri Ishaq bin Menahem Effendi, registered
on 21 July 1935, so this Title Deed was organized and given on 21 July 1935
Director of Baghdad Area Tapu
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 195

Clarifications of mortgage, release, insurances, extension, and transfer taking place on the property tied to this deed
Mortgage, insurances, release, extension, and transfer | Mortgage, insurances, release, extension, and transfer
Registry Date | Registry Number | Registry Volume | Transaction Type | Manager's Signature | Registry Date | Registry Number | Registry Volume | Transaction Type | Manager's Signature
Transaction compliant with the regulations | Authorization and stamp in the value of — Rupees | It has been decided to accept and consider the Sharia law recorded in the proceeds book
Registration Officer | Affixed to the record book | Its stamp is in the value of — Rupees since —
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Officer in the record book | 2
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 196

Baghdad / 4 March 1945
Excellency, Director of the Land Registry (Tapu) of Baghdad Governorate, respected
Greetings and respect
I request an order to provide me with a registration copy and a map of property sequence 1 / 1 / 212
Located in the Al-Sinak district, and I am ready to pay the required fee.
Please accept my highest respect,
Agent for Ezra Menachem Daniel
Trustee of the Endowments of the late Heskel Daniel
(Saleh Cohen)
Fee registered according to a payment document
According to receipt No. 722500 dated 5 / 3 / 1945
Recorded for review on Thursday morning 8 / 3 / 1945
⟦illegible signature⟧
5 / 3 / 1945
Mr. Officer
Please provide the above-mentioned fee with a special statement
In the name of (Ezra Menachem Daniel) sequence 1/1/212 Al-Sinak
In accordance with the procedures, with the return of the transaction please
⟦illegible signature⟧
6 / 3 / 1945
Same
6 / 3 / 45
I checked on 8 / 3 / 1945 and the transaction had not arrived from review
Sunday 11 / 3 / 1945 ⟦illegible signature⟧ 11 / 3 / 1945
I inform you that I have received the registration
On his behalf
⟦illegible signature⟧
15 / 3 / 1945

Archival unit 198

Volume Number 7667
Receipts for Due Dirhams
Serial Number: 55
Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils/Dinar: 4500
Received from: Ezra Saleh
Amount: Dinar and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 5 / 2 / 945
212/7/8
28
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title

Archival unit 199

Capital Secretariat
Receipt Authorization
Volume: 1876
Number: 8921
Fils: 500
Dinar: 772
Payer Name: Mr. Ezra Masahim Daish Manzili
Type of Revenue: Apartment rent
Chapter:
Article:
To the Treasurer
The amount written above, seven hundred and seventy-two dinars
and five hundred fils, must be received and recorded as revenue
for the price of the sidewalk inspection area located
in front of property number ⟦221/1/1⟧ neighborhood
On 5 / 5 / 1952 Revenue Clerk Accounts Manager
I have received the amount and recorded it as revenue under number ⟦...⟧ and date 5 / 5
Year 52 / 53
Signature ⟦...⟧ 80 / 11 Treasurer
Aqeel Endowments
According to the distribution numbered ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 200

Baghdad / February 25, 1945
His Excellency the Mayor of the Capital, the Respected
Subject
I wish to purchase an addition to the endowments of the late Heskel Daniel, which are under my trusteeship
The roofing of the sidewalk in front of the property located in the Al-Sinak district on Al-Rashid Street, sequence 1/1/212
And numbered with door numbers <del>443</del> 443Y. <del>443</del> 443JH. <del>443</del> 443JH2.
This is for your Excellency's respect, sir,
Ezra Menachem Daniel
Trustee of the endowments of the late Heskel Daniel
Submitted on 2/22/1945
Attachments | Number
Copy of the property registration | 1
Land registry map | 1
Certified copy of the property's endowment deed | 1
Inheritance distribution of the late Heskel Menachem Daniel | 1
⟦line⟧
4
Payment of the purchase price amounting to 180 Dinars
With two receipts, the first 12/500 Dinars and the total
With a total of 180/000 Dinars according to the text
Dated 9/1921 and approved 5/5/1945
Written
5/5/1945