Documents about Property Owned by the Jewish Community; Endowments; Personal Will; Blueprints
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community and include rent contracts, documents of properties owned by the Jewish community, endowments of the Midrash Talmud Torah School, a personal will from a community member, and architectural blueprints.
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Merge with file ⟦1781⟧ File number 166 Committee: Portfolio number: - Registry number: - Subject: Province: Sequence number: District: Door numbers: Sub-district: Property type: Locality and street: Property gender: Land registry map number: Notes TO FROM NAME 1/1/1949 ⟦illegible⟧ The shop ⟦...⟧ T 224 / 54
DIV. & TAB NO. TO FROM NAME Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Committee for ⟦Management of Minors' Funds⟧ Portfolio Number: 272 Register Number: Subject: Province: Baghdad Serial Number: District: Door Number: Sub-district: Property Type: Neighborhood and Street: Hanouni Al-Kabir Property Category: Land Registry Map Number: Notes 1/1/1949
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Committee of ⟦Mr. Oriel⟧ School Portfolio Number - (2) Register Number - Subject: Shop in the name of the Jewish Community Province: Baghdad Sequence Number: 159 District: Door Numbers: 224 94 Sub-district: / Property Type: Freehold property Neighborhood and Street: Al-Souq Al-Kabir Property Category: Shop Land Registry Map Number: Notes: 1/1/1949 DIV. & TAB NO. TO FROM NAME Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Committee: List showing the contents of file number: For the owner: Page | Nature of paper and its contents | Number | Date | Observations | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ General Observations: This list was organized by: On the date / / 19:
DIV. & TAB NO. TO FROM NAME Lease Deed Serial Number: Door Number: A contract has been concluded between ⟦Al-Maward Yan⟧, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor And Shalom Daniel Ghannawi, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee On the following: First — The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and viewing, the house Located in Baghdad in the Hanoun Al-Sayyid neighborhood, numbered 222/223 town ⟦under number⟧ From the beginning of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD To the end of April one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. For a rent amount of only forty Iraqi Dinars, and the Lessor has received for the year an amount of Ten Dinars in cash ⟦and receipt⟧ and the remainder to be paid according to three maturity receipts, each for An amount of ten and twenty Dinars and no more. Third — The Lessee has the right of residence in the leased property for the duration of the lease ⟦only⟧ and has no right to ⟦vacate⟧ the leased property ⟦from the status of the house being⟧ Fourth — Property tax is on the Lessor or the owner of the house, while water, electricity, and security fees are on the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly — Written in two copies In the hands of each of the two parties one copy on May 11, 1949 Note: Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor Aziz Salman | ⟦Nassif⟧ | Shalom Daniel Ghannawi | Meir ⟦Yaqub⟧ ⟦Dayan⟧ Kingdom of Iraq Stamp Duty 40 Fils Kingdom of Iraq Stamp Duty 20 Fils ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Lease Document Serial Number: Door Number: The contract has been concluded between Meir Simon Dayan, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor And Shalom Daniel Garnadi, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee On the following: First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review, the shops Located in Baghdad in the Hanoun Al-Kabir neighborhood, numbered 94/226, 94/227, his property From the beginning of May 1, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD To the end of April, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD For a rental amount of only forty-eight Iraqi Dinars, and the Lessor has received from the Lessee an amount of Twenty-five Dinars in cash and in advance, and the remaining twenty-three Dinars for a period of four and a half months, due on September 15, 948 Third - The Lessee has the right of residence in the leased property for the duration of the lease Fourth - The property tax is on the Lessor or the owner of the house, while the water, electricity, and security fees are on The Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly Full commitment to pay the entire rent if he delays evacuation The leased property, being obliged to pay a daily rent of eight Dinars Written in two copies In the hand of each of the two parties is one copy on May 1, year 1949 Note: Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor Aziz Sallan | | Shalom Daniel Ghanadi | Meir Simon Dayan ⟦signature⟧ | | | ⟦signature⟧ DIV. & TAB NO. TO FROM NAME 140 927/1 Statement of Obligations Cash What was received - 594 from ⟦...⟧ 23/3/27 by the hand of the value ⟦...⟧ According to receipt vouchers from the School Building Committee mentioned regarding the school building dues from the residents' donations allocated for the construction of the mentioned school ⟦...⟧ until ⟦...⟧ Lira ⟦...⟧ Accountant of the School Building Committee ⟦signature⟧ Deadline 11/1 ⟦faded pink stamp⟧ ⟦faded green stamp⟧ ⟦faded green stamp⟧ 1280 927/1
Lease Document Serial Number: Door Number: The contract has been concluded between Mr. Maurice Lido, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor And Salem Daniel Ghaznawi, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee On the following terms:- First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review, the premises located in Baghdad in the Hanoun neighborhood, numbered 226, for a full year from the beginning of May, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight to the end of April, the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD for a rental amount of only thirty Iraqi Dinars and no more Second - The Lessor has leased the shop belonging to him to the aforementioned Lessee for a rental amount of thirty Iraqi Dinars of which twenty Dinars are paid in cash, and the remainder is paid in two installments Promissory note: the first, amounting to ten Dinars, is due on 21 July 1948, and the second The second, amounting to ten Dinars, is due on 1 September 1948 Third - The Lessee has the right to occupy the leased premises for the duration of the lease, one full year, and at the end of the lease period, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased premises and hand them over to the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so, he shall be obliged to pay for the period of delay a daily rent of one hundred Fils without the need for a formal notice. Fourth - Property tax is on the Lessor or the owner of the house, while water, electricity, and security fees are on the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly. Written in two copies, in the hands of each of the two parties, one copy on 1 May 1948 Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor Shaul Shasha | | ⟦illegible⟧ | On behalf of the Manager: Shamoun Revenue Stamp 14 DIV. & TAB NO. TO FROM NAME
DIV. & TAB NO. TO FROM NAME Al-Ilyas Private School Albert David Sassoon for Boys Intermediate and Primary Number: 2167 Baghdad on: 16 / 5 / 1949 Subject: His Excellency the Respected Chairman of the Schools Committee Greetings and Respect The two shops numbered ⟦244⟧ and ⟦246⟧ located in the Hanoun Kabtar neighborhood have been registered in the name of the Community Presidency, and since the proceeds of the two mentioned properties belong to the Albert David Sassoon School, please contact the Lay Council to take a decision to make the proceeds of the two mentioned properties belong to this school. With much respect. The Director: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Property Documents Register Number ⟦illegible⟧ Committee: Page Number: 44 Subject: Volume Number (644) Number and date of the entry's wording Number Date Volume 44 24 March 949 644 | Boundaries: - North East Public Road. East West House of the heirs of Ibrahim Moshi and South West 94 / 157 West East Shop of Isaac Bulbul 94 / 161 | Iraqi Government Tabu Deed | Method of issuing the deed: - Based on the statement dated 9 / 4 / 948 and the inspection report dated 2 / 4 / 949 and the decision of the Baghdad Tabu Administration Board numbered 885 and dated 17 / 2 / 949 and the order issued regarding it, the renewal transaction for this garden, ownership, and descriptions was registered on its due dates. Number and date of the entry from which it was transferred Number Date Volume - - - | | | The disposer and his securities: - In the name of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. Liwa | Baghdad | Donum | Meter | Olak | Dirham District | Baghdad | | | | Sub-district | | Name | | | Neighborhood or Village | Hanoud Kabir | Title | Measurement | Map Size | Street or Road | | Property Descriptions | Tabu Map | 1 | 1000 Property Sequence | 159 / 94 | | Military Map | 1 | 1000 New Door Number | 94 / 224 | | Technical Map | 1 | 1000 Old Door Number | | | Archaeological Map | 1 | 1000 Parcel Number | | | Aerial Map | 1 | 1000 District Number | | | Tabu Map | | District Name | | | | | Explanation of Descriptions: - Type (Category): - Pure Ownership Abstract Rights and Documents: - Seizure Mark | Waqf Mark | Remarks: - The roof of the shop at a height of 1.67 meters belongs to house 94 / 157 | Baghdad on the first of Safar, year 1368 Hijri Corresponding to 2 / 1 / 949 Director of the Royal Tabu Department Registration Officer Fee | Deed | Value | Journal Fee | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Number Date Registration Fee | 750 | Total | 829 / 4 / 29 Stamp Duty | 100 | 750 | 19 / 1 / 00 Official | Register | Assistant | Director | Registration Director 20 / 4 / 1949 | 24 / 4 / 1949 | 24 / 4 / 1949 | 24 / 4 / 1949 | 24 / 4 / 1949 This copy was duplicated on / / 19 and signed by / / 19 on / / 19 Signature Remarks Presidency of the Jewish Community
Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Property Committee (Midrash) Portfolio Number -: 76 Record Number -: Subject: A house from the endowments of the Midrash School Province: Baghdad Sequence Number: 95/2 District: - Door Numbers: 57/ 128/22 Sub-district: - Property Type: <del>Private Property</del> Endowment Neighborhood and Street: Taht al-Takiya Property Category: House Land Registry Map Number: 4698/11448 dated 2/7/948 Notes: 1/1/1949 DIV & TAR NO.
Israeli Property Committee Name of the Institution :: Al-Midrash Committee Register Sequence Number :: 76 Land Registry Sequence :: 95/2 Door Numbers :: 22a Under the Takiyya / 128 Property Type :: House Trustee :: ⟦Head of the Israeli Community in Baghdad⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Committee: List showing the contents of file number: For the property: Page | Nature of the paper and its contents | Number | Date | Remarks General remarks: This list was organized by: On the date of / / 19:
Naeem Rabie Al-Qaysariya Building, Al-Samawal Street Baghdad Baghdad on 11/28/22 Number 4/1033 ⟦Committee⟧ of the Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Department Copy 1147 10/21/1949 1 Baghdad Peace Court To the President of the Israelite Community We are sending herewith three summonses, please notify them and answer us on the 21st of it 2474 2475 2473 ⟦illegible⟧ 14 Number 1 From the Personal Status Court in Baghdad The plaintiff did not attach to the lawsuit papers a copy of the endowment deed issued by the Personal Status Court on 12/4/46, nor was it included in the copies of the property records submitted to the court - except for form number 2494 in 46 - the name of the trustee of the endowment after the death of the waqif (to whom the endowments of Midrash Talmud Torah School relate). (To be continued) -1- 1/49 1524 Midrash Torah 8001 Dinars 10/17/49 10/2/49
Baghdad on 22 / 11 / 49 Number 4 / 1023 Naim Rabia Al-Qaysariya Building on Al-Samawal Street Baghdad Council of the Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 1147 21 / 10 / 1949 Baghdad Peace Court With reference to your letter numbered 3474, 3475, 3473/49 And dated 18 / 10 / 1949. We return herewith the three summonses since the guardianship of the mentioned endowment is, according to the text of the two endowment deeds numbered 174/46 and 175/46 Sh. And dated 2 / 12 / 1946, belongs to Aziza daughter of Ephraim Abdullah Yusuf as long as she is alive, and after her death, the guardianship passes to the Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. Therefore, we return these summonses to be served to the guardian the aforementioned Aziza. Sincerely; ⟦illegible⟧ p.p. Head of the Community 2/49 Sh L 152 Midrash School Talmud Torah From the Personal Status Court in Baghdad The plaintiff did not attach to the lawsuit papers copies of the endowment deeds issued by the Personal Status Court on 2 / 12 / 46, nor was it included in the copies of the property records submitted to the court - except for form No. 3474/49 - the name of the guardian of the endowment after the death of the endower (which relates to the endowments of Midrash Talmud Torah School). (To be continued) - 6 -
Naeem Rabie Al-Qaysariya Building, Al-Samawal Street Baghdad Baghdad on 11/22/48 Number 4 / 1135 Secretary of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Respected Sir, After greetings, We attach herewith the notification papers for the three lawsuits filed 48 / 2473, 49 / 2474, and 49 / 2475 filed in Baghdad Conciliation Court by the plaintiff Mazli Hesqel Moussa Shaker Mardoud With our notes on the result of auditing the files of the mentioned lawsuits In addition to what was stated in our letter dated 7/29/48 Lawsuit Numbered | 48 / 2473 | 49 / 2474 | 49 / 2475 The subject of the lawsuit is the removal of joint ownership of the house numbered from the locality located in Taht al-Takiya locality | 138 / 222 sequence 2 / 95 | 115 / 57 sequence 8 / 95 | 22 sequence 1538 Beneficiary of the endowment | Hospital, Midrash Talmud Torah School | Midrash Talmud Torah School, Rima Khedouri Hospital | Midrash Talmud Torah School The endowment's share percentage of the receipt amounting to ⟦...⟧ | 72 / 8 | 72 / 8 | 72 / 8 Property value according to the Land Registry estimate | 1600 / 000 Dinars | 900 / 000 Dinars | 800 / 000 Dinars The endowment's reliance on the numbered endowment deed and the endowment issued by the Personal Status Court in Baghdad | Sh 172 / 49 on 12/2/46 | Sh 175 / 19 on 11/2/46 | Sh 174 / 44 on 12/2/46 The plaintiff did not attach to the lawsuit papers copies of all the endowments Issued by the Personal Status Court on 12/2/46, and it was also not listed In the copies of the property records submitted to the court - except for the endowment numbered 48 / 2473 - The name of the trustee of the endowment after the death of the endower (Bani Shamlo in the endowments of Midrash Talmud Torah School). (To be continued) - 1 - ⟦illegible⟧
Please: First - It is advisable to review the copies of the endowment deeds dated 12/2/46 to identify the name of the trustee of the endowment after the death of the endower - except for what concerns the numbered wills 29/2974, as the trustee of the endowment is the head of the Jewish community, and therefore there is no objection to signing a ⟦receipt⟧ for the amount of these shares by His Excellency the President. As for the first endowment - in the event that it appears that the trustee of the endowment is His Excellency the head of the community then the amount must be signed by him; but if the trustee is another person - it is advisable to write to the Court of First Instance and explain the facts of the matter ⟦It is necessary⟧ <del>to send the amounts to the Court of First Instance for delivery</del> Second - There is no need to send an agent to the court in the name of the community unless there is a desire to obtain it through bidding regarding the above, and in these houses, the houses are put up for bidding and are subject to removal by law. In the event of selling the houses ⟦pursuant to⟧ the sale mentioned in our letter, what pertains to the endowment shares will be obtained at the Land Registry Department to be replaced with another endowment. Please accept the assurances of my highest respect Lawyer ⟦...⟧ 46
46981 Private road 151 22 / 128 25.25 95/2 22 / 128 13.90 The yard 303.36 204.26 95/1 57 / 115 10.00 92 55 / 115 5.00 91 54 / 115 3.40 82 45 / 115 0.70 0.75 1.40 0.60 1.00 2.00 North E — W S Baghdad Under the Tekkiyeh Scale 1/200 75 Fils Organized according to the inspection book Dated ⟦...⟧ 946 Scale (1:200) According to this map, the total area equals Three hundred and three square meters and thirty-six square decimeters 303.36 12418 Drawn from the original map numbered 260 Baghdad at the Tapu Engineering Department Baghdad Province The Engineer and Draftsman The Inspector The Auditor First Chief Engineer 25 / 5 / 946
Baghdad on 4/4/⟦20⟧ 4/5/948 His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province, respected After greetings I request to be provided with a unified map <del>of the properties</del> for the Karkh side 95/2, 95/3, 1524 under Al-Takiya and Al-Arna'utiya Head of the Community The numbered lands Opposite Harun and Bashi for the hospital