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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 226-250

Archival unit 226

Construction Map:
Belonging to license sequence: ⟦illegible⟧
Volume: ⟦illegible⟧
Urban Area: ⟦illegible⟧
Municipal: ⟦illegible⟧
Engineer of the Second Technical Division
⟦illegible⟧
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Archival unit 227

Scale
1/500
Number in the register
Baghdad
Side
The abandoned road belonging to the municipality
and the remainder to the shareholders of Rashid
Public road
Area ⟦1789⟧ m2
Public road
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Public road
Scale
⟦line⟧
Drawn from the general map at the Central Land Registry Engineering Department, Baghdad
20-10-1947
Draftsman

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334
no 1
371
4925/--
4880
4600
2925
487
497
Area
818.7
4
487
2200
2925
725

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A 020
Public Road
No.
90 / 127
88 / 127
91 / 127
94 / 127
95 / 127
295 / 127
296 / 127
22 / 128
21 / 128
20 / 128
Public Road
Province: Baghdad
District: Baghdad
Neighborhood: Torah
Scale: 1 / 500
According to the appeal decision numbered
72 / 959
Scale ⟦line⟧ 500
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The ground of this map confirms that the area of the shop with sequence 512 Bab al-Sheikh is occupied
in an angular form only
Copied from the original map numbered [1163] at the Municipal Engineering Department
Baghdad (Rusafa)
Drawn by the Engineer
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18 / 8 / 959
Date
Chief Engineer
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First Engineer
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Archival unit 230

The file belonging to the shop that was occupied by Sassoon ⟦...⟧ Haqqal, adjacent to the Al-Huwayjah market, front door number ⟦...⟧
and belonging to Ezra Effendi Daniel, was reviewed and found:
1- Deeds: A deed of covenant exists in the file, matching the real estate register
2- Maps: Not present in the file
3- Registered or not?: Registered under page number (28) of the real estate register
Auditor

Archival unit 231

Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject: Real Estate: House (Shop) of Saber Mansha Loay Khan Jaffal adjacent to ⟦illegible⟧
Property belonging to: Ezra Ahmed Daniel
Governorate: Baghdad
Door Numbers: 9
District: Baghdad
Sequence: 47
Neighborhood: Bab Al-Agha
Property Type: Shop
Street: ⟦illegible⟧
Ownership Type: Pure Property
Notes:
SGPS...687...1071.......750...7-12-25.

Archival unit 233

Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject: Baghdad Real Estate (Shop) issued by the executor for the Ministry of ⟦illegible⟧
Property belonging to: Ezra Anwar Nassim Anwar Rael
Governorate: Baghdad
Door Numbers:
District: As such
Sequence: 1174
Neighborhood: Bab al-Agha
Property Type: Shop
Street: Al-Khaffafin Market
Ownership Type: Private property and endowment
Notes:
SGPS.587.1071.750.7-12-25.

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Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject: Baghdad Real Estate (Rusafa) Khan Jaghan houses adjacent to the Customs Market
Property belonging to Ezra Andre Daniel |
Governorate: Baghdad | Door Numbers: 9/41
District: Baghdad | Sequence: 1190
Neighborhood: Bab al-Agha | Property Type: Shop land with its building
Street: Al-Khaffafin Market | Ownership Type: Pure ownership
Notes |
SGPS...687...1071...750...7-12-25.

Archival unit 236

The Page
The file belonging to the shop <del>in</del> in Khan Jaffal adjacent to the Customs Market in the Shoemakers Market in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood has been audited.
Door numbers 9/41 sequence 1190 belonging to Ezra Effendi Daniel, and it was found:
1- Deeds: A new deed exists in the file matching the real estate register.
2- Maps: Not present in the file.
3- Property Register: Registered under page (27) of the real estate register.
⟦signature⟧
2/9/57
The Employee

Archival unit 237

Original shares of the shops located in Bab al-Agha
No. 29/9 and 41/9
Endowment | Share
Al-Hajj Abdul Ghafour and Al-Hajj Abdul Karim | 2267
Fatuma daughter of Abdul Ali | 1995
Five daughters of Al-Hajj Muhammad Baqir at 200 shares each | 420
Saleh Effendi Qahtan | 1050
Masouda daughter of Roubil | 748
Rahma and Khatoun at 352 shares each | 528
Norushi each | 704
⟦line⟧ | 528
 | 9240
Method of reaching 26960
9240 x 4 = 26960
Endowment shares | Share
14068 = 2267 | 26960
8712 | 2178
22780 | ⟦line⟧
Ezra Effendi | 21780
 | 15180
 | 36960
Original shares belonging to
Shares purchased for ⟦illegible⟧
Shares purchased for ⟦illegible⟧ = 504
15180 / 26960 = 2795 / 504

Archival unit 238

Tapu Engineering Photography Division * Baghdad:
Date of Photography: 15 April 1939
Director of Tapu Engineering:

Archival unit 239

Title Deed
Area | Boundaries | Type | Location | Neighborhood | Alley | House
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The house bounded above located in ⟦illegible⟧
Which was registered in the name of ⟦illegible⟧
Has been transferred to ⟦illegible⟧ according to ⟦illegible⟧
Dated ⟦illegible⟧ for the year ⟦illegible⟧
Accordingly, this deed has been given ⟦illegible⟧
Method of issuing the deed:
This deed is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Land Registry Law ⟦illegible⟧
And it is considered an official document ⟦illegible⟧ unless proven otherwise ⟦illegible⟧
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Revenue Stamps
Kingdom of Iraq
Notes: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Director of Baghdad Land Registry: ⟦signature⟧
Registered on page ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 240

Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject: Baghdad Real Estate (Shop) issued from the share of Lufa Khan Jaffal Al-Hayawi, Lufa the Elder
Property belonging to: Ezra Anwar Daniel
Province: Baghdad
Door Numbers: 49 / 9
District: Baghdad
Sequence: 1188
Neighborhood: Bab Al-Agha
Property Type: Shop land with its building
Street: Souq Al-Khaffafin
Ownership Type: Pure Property
Notes:
SGPS...687...1071......750...7-12-25.

Archival unit 241

The file belonging to the shop that became an entrance to the Khan Jaghal market adjacent to the Customs market in the Al-Khaffafin market in the Bab
Al-Agha neighborhood, door number 29/9, sequence 1188, belonging to Ezra Effendi Daniel, has been audited and I found:
1- Deeds: 2 deeds present in the file matching the real estate register
2- Maps: Not present in the file
3- Property Register: A certified copy (7) from the real estate register
⟦signature⟧
20/9/57
The Auditor

Archival unit 242

Portfolio Number:
Record Number:
Subject: Baghdad Real Estate (Shop) issued by the Department of Endowments during the evacuation and the government market
Property belonging to: Ezra Aslan Shalom Daniel
Governorate: Baghdad
Door Numbers: 7/8
District: As such
Sequence: 49
Neighborhood: Bab Al-Agha
Property Type: Shop
Street: Bakrak
Ownership Type: Private property and Endowment
Notes:
SGPS...687...1071...750...7-12-25.

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Tapu Engineering Photography Division - Baghdad
Date of Photography September 14, 1931
Director of Tapu Engineering

Archival unit 244

Photography Division of the Tapu Engineering in Baghdad
Photography Date: May 4, 1931
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Tapu Engineering

Archival unit 245

Directorate of General Security - Technical Division
Number / 4 / 4 / 2331
Date / / 1977
Via the Authorized Representative

Archival unit 246

Uzair Dawood Shubbar
Request to grant him a permit
Beside the designated road
11 / 5 / 24
H - 10 - 16
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Archival unit 247

Baghdad / 12 April 1943
His Excellency the Mayor of the Capital, the Respected
After greetings and respect,
Your respected municipal council approved on 3 March 1931 the
adjustment of the road passage located in my client's properties situated in the Sinak district on Menachem
Daniel Street, as shown in the map attached with the copy of the decision. And since it is now my intention
to implement this plan, I request the order to grant me the necessary permit to erect walls on each
side of the road scheduled for adjustment.
This is for your Excellency to decide, Sir;
Attorney for Mr. Ezra Daniel
⟦illegible⟧
Registered on 11 / 4 / 943

Archival unit 248

Number 296
Under the patronage of His Ex-
The athletic race for the schools
and its suburbs which will take place
at three o'clock in the afternoon on
19 - 3 - 1943
First position (50) Fils

Archival unit 249

Amanat al-Asima (Capital Secretariat)
Engineering Department
Number 1/35/929
Date 11 March 1931
To -
Saleh Effendi Shlomo
Agent for Heskel Effendi Daniel
Reference to your petition dated February 15, 1931
The Secretariat Council approved on March 3, 1931, the modification of the road passage marked
in red ink to the shape marked in green ink as shown in the map of
the properties belonging to your client located in the Al-Sinak district sent to you herewith with the map
received with your petition, and we have sent a copy of the mentioned map - via the Mayor of
the Capital - to the Land Registry Department to carry out the correction accordingly as you requested.
Signature
Ali Raouf
Secretariat Engineer

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