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.
T / 277 / 52 20 / 10 / 1952 Leasing a playground ⟦81⟧ To -" Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Greetings, With reference to your letter numbered 20620 and dated 15 / 10 / 1952, The address of Mr. Saleh Shlomo Abdullah is as follows:" (( Mr. Saleh Shlomo Abdullah - Ezra Menachem Daniel's shop located on Al-Mustansir Street ) Please accept our highest respect. ⟦Remember⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
Iraqi Government Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Accounts Department Number 20620 Date 10/10/1952 Very Urgent Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 2012 Dated 10/29/1952 Subject: Renting the playground area Presidency of the Jewish Community With reference to your letter numbered Z 52 and dated 10/6/1952, please inform us of the address of Mr. Saleh Shlomo Abdullah so that we may contact him regarding the rental of the area in question as soon as possible. Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to: Department Accountant - for follow-up Sadiq / 13
T / 756 / 52 6 / 10 / 1952 Leasing a playground ⟦illegible⟧ To - Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Greetings, With reference to your letter No. 18521 dated 28 / 8 / 1952 Upon reviewing the endowment (waqf) deed for this playground, the subject of your above-mentioned letter, it appears that the guardianship over it belongs to Mr. Saleh Shlomo Abdullah; therefore, please consult him regarding the matter of leasing. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council ⟦handwritten mark⟧ ⟦handwritten mark⟧
Iraqi Government: Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province: Accounts Department: Number: 1852 Date: 9 / 10 / 1952 Subject: Renting a sports field Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 2001 Date 6 / 11 / 1952 To - Presidency of the Jewish Community This directorate has a desire to rent the field located in the Al-Bataween neighborhood adjacent to the Young Men's Christian Association, which used to be a playground for the Jewish community schools, for the purpose of making it a sports field for the schools of that area. Therefore, please inform us of your opinion in case of your agreement to rent it and the amount of annual rent you request for it so that we may take the necessary action. ⟦illegible⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to - Department Accountant - with the original letter from the General Directorate of Education Number 26682 dated 24 / 8 / 52 - for follow-up. Incoming / 25
⟦The Lay Council⟧ ⟦of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ 7 September 943 His Excellency Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel, Respected His Excellency Mr. Saleh Shlomo, Respected The trustees of the endowments of the late Menahem Saleh Daniel After greetings and respect Reference to your letter dated 6 September 943 Our Lay Council agrees with you that it is impossible under current war conditions to spend the surplus arising from the yield of the late Menahem Saleh Daniel's endowments, amounting to one thousand and five hundred dinars, on repairs and constructions as required by paragraph (d) of the second article of the clarification decree of the aforementioned endowment decrees, and it also agrees with you that utilizing the mentioned amount by purchasing shares in one of the following holdings and keeping them in a bank in London is more beneficial for the endowment. 7% Preference Shares of Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd. 3% War Loan. Accordingly, it was decided in its meeting held on 6 September 943 to support your viewpoint by utilizing the surplus to purchase shares in one of the holdings mentioned above and keeping them in one of the banks in London. ⟦signature⟧ President of the Lay Council
Signatures of those present from: Members of the Israeli General Council In the meeting held on ⟦line⟧ Names of Members | Signatures | Names of Members | Signatures The President | | S | Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri | | Saleh Shlomo Abdullah | Members | | Saleh Faraj Hayyim | A | | Sion Shoa Gigi | Ibrahim Hayyim Moallem Nissim | | Sion Ezra Nissan | Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir | | A | Lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Khazzoum | | Abdullah Sion Sheina | Ibrahim Daoud Nahoum | | Lawyer Abboudi Setty | Israel Nissim Hai | | Ezra Eliyahu Al-Ani | Eliyahu Heskel Al-Ani | | Ezra Heskel Bahar | Eliyahu Meir Daoud | | Dr. Ezra Qaraeen | Lawyer Anwar Shaul | | Ezra Menachem Daniel | B | | Ezra Nissim Al-Wiyah | Rabbi Benjamin Hakham Moshe | | K | H | | Gurji Ibrahim Hayyim Hakham Ishaq | Heskel Daoud Shamtoob | | Dr. Gurji Meir Rabie | Lawyer Heskel Yaqub Murad | | Gurji Shalom Lawi | Kh | | M | Khedhouri Meir Lawi | | Meir Shaul Menashi Shooshua | Khedhouri Murad Shukur | | Meir Menachem Mahab | D | | Meir Hakham Moshe Dankoor | Daoud Samra | | Menashi Ibrahim Gurji | Daoud Shaul Tweig | | Menashi Saleh Shlomo Daoud | Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi | | Moise Ita | Dr. Daoud Moallem Nissim | | Moshe Shaul Sofer | Daoud Yusuf Moallem Saleh | | Dr. Nur Allah Musa | R | | Nunu Mukammal | Rabbi Raphael Ishaq Hayyim | | H | Ruben Ezra Daoud | | Haron Heskel Smouha | S | | Y | Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq | | Yamin Murad | Sassoon Murad Hajak | | Yehuda Saleh Zeloof | Sassoon Hakham Nissim Cohen | | Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Heskel | Lawyer Salman Saleh Al-Kabir | | Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld | Lawyer Salman Sion Sheina | | Joseph Saleh Al-Kabir | Rabbi Salman Hooki Abboudi | | | Lawyer Selim Ishaq | | | Selim Razi | | |
The Israelite Community in Baghdad Register of Immovable Property Serial Number 128 Name of the institution to which the property belongs or for which it is endowed: Meir Twig School (Annex Section) 1 Type of property | School | 11 Date of the endowment deed | 21 / 10 / 944 2 Neighborhood and street | Bataween | 12 Authority that issued the endowment deed | Personal Status Court in Baghdad 3 Modern door number | | 13 Name of the current trustee and method of appointment | Ezra bin Hayim Daniel and Saleh Shlomo by virtue of Article 3 of its endowment. After them, the trusteeship passes to the eldest of the children and grandchildren who is more fit than them, and in the event of the extinction of the lineage, the trusteeship passes to the Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad 4 Type of property, i.e., is it absolute ownership or endowment | Endowment endowed by Her Excellency Lady Mazli Hatem Daniel | 14 Conditions of trusteeship | To be utilized for the school 5 Is it registered in the Land Registry Department or not? | Yes | 15 The entity for which the property is endowed | (Meir Twig) School in Baghdad 6 In whose name is it registered? | Her Excellency Lady Mazli Hatem Daniel | 16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how? | / 7 Date of the Land Registry deed | | 17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal over it, and if so, state its nature, date, and number | / 8 Land Registry serial number | 66/2, 66/7, 66/8 66/9, 66/10, 66/11 210 / 12 | 18 How is it used at present? | Buildings attached to the Meir Twig Israelite School in Baghdad and currently utilized as a school 9 Value recorded in the Land Registry deed | | 19 The entity to which the revenues are spent | Meir Twig School 10 Endowment number | 68 / Personal Status | 20 Is there any dispute regarding it? | Notes: - This form was organized on 25 / 12 / 949
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Property Documents Register Number ⟦124⟧ Committee: Properties (Schools) Subject: Map of the Alliance School building (Aleph Al-Mahi) (Helium) Mine This copy was received on / / 19 and was removed on / / 19 Notes Signature
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Committee: List showing the contents of file number: For the property: Page | Nature of the document and its contents | Number | Date | Notes General notes: This list was organized by: On date: / / 19
Tapu Form - (27) Special form for copies of records Government Press 3106 - 6 - 1957 100 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ Registration Number: 79 Volume: 22 Registration Date: 22 September 924 Province (Liwa): Baghdad District (Qadaa): Sub-district (Nahiyah): Neighborhood or Village: Kawlat Street: Portfolio Number: Door Number: 287 Plot Number: Section Number: Section Name: Area Name: Area - Donum: - Area - Olak: 15 Area - Square Meter: 85.76 Disposal Column: Rabbi Moshe Shlomo David Al-Ibrani Type of Property: Torah Place Category: Waqf (Endowed) Boundaries - Southern: Public Road Boundaries - Right: Torah place belonging to the Minna Israeli Endowment Boundaries - Left: Torah place belonging to the House of Menachem Boundaries - Rear: Torah place belonging to Abdul Razzaq Anwar and partners Transferred from which register - Registration Number: 79 Transferred from which register - Volume: 22 Transferred from which register - Registration Date: 22 September 924 Method of Disposal: Sale Value - Dinar: 515 Value - Fils: - Consideration - Dinar: 700 Consideration - Fils: - Rupees: 700 Remarks: The property has been endowed as a valid, legal, and perpetual waqf, and the guardianship shall be for the Chief Rabbi of the Mosaic community according to the letter issued by the Israeli Personal Status Courts in the Baghdad Court dated 19 September 927 and number 264 This copy is identical to its record, and an amount of 50 fils has been collected for the examination and recording fee, and it was recorded as revenue under number 576 and date 22 / 11 / 957 from the daily register of the Hindiya Tapu Officer of Registers and Records ⟦signature⟧ Director of Rusafa Tapu Qasim Abdul Latif
The inspection was carried out on the house ⟦in the district of⟧ Kulaben ⟦pursuant to⟧ inspection number <del>2708</del> The boundaries and contents were listed in its specific report and the value was estimated and eight hundred Dinars, and for this reason the report was organized 11/16/955 Expert Expert The Mukhtar Inspection Officer ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Daoud Youssef Naji Tobia Notary Public In Baghdad 88
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5402
Number :: T / 551
Date :: 16 / 11 / 1955
Subject:
His Excellency Mr. Yusuf al-Kabir, former liquidator of the Jewish Cemeteries Association in Baghdad, respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter dated 10 / 11 / 1955, we confirm our receipt from your Excellency of:
1 - The Association's membership register
2 - The register of its meeting minutes
3 - Its account book
4 - A quantity of notices and receipt books
Furthermore, we have consulted the Baghdad Land Registry Directorate to register the plot sequence 278 located in the neighborhood of
Al-Koulat in the name of the Presidency of the Community, and the inspection has been carried out by the aforementioned Directorate. We also consulted the Presidency of
the Regular Execution regarding the procedural transaction to vacate the mentioned plot.
This Presidency offers its profound thanks to your Excellency for the troubles you have undertaken to liquidate the dissolved Jewish
Cemeteries Association in Baghdad.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to -
Baghdad Court of First Instance, with reference to its letter No. 1258 dated 3 / 11 / 1955, for your kind information.
Baghdad, November 10, 1955 His Eminence, the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respected Greetings and respect, On the occasion of the completion of the liquidation of the Jewish Cemeteries Association in Baghdad, I submit the papers belonging to the aforementioned association, which have now returned to the community according to the specific article of the association's internal bylaws, requesting they be preserved in view of an official transaction related to them. These papers are: The association's membership register The register of its meeting minutes Its account book A quantity of files and receipt books. I kindly request you to inform me of the receipt of these papers. 2. The association owns a plot of land located in the Kawlat neighborhood, sequence 278. This has also returned to the community by virtue of the association's internal bylaws. The Baghdad Court of First Instance has informed the Land Registry Office of Baghdad Province of the necessity of registering it in the name of the community, pursuant to its letter to them numbered 9081 dated 10/30/55. Please follow up on this transaction at the Land Registry Office and obtain the new deed as a result. This transaction is exempt from fees under Article 28 of the Associations Decree of 1954. 3. Regarding the aforementioned plot, there is an eviction notice currently in the Execution Department in file number 521068. The court has written to the Baghdad Execution Presidency regarding the necessity of continuing the implementation of the notice mentioned ⟦adding⟧ the status to the community. I request that the necessary steps be taken to follow up on the execution in the aforementioned department. Please accept the highest respect. Former Liquidator of the Jewish Cemeteries Association in Baghdad Copy to: Baghdad Court of First Instance, with reference to its letter numbered 9258 dated 11/3/55 Your Excellency the President, 1- The transaction for registering the property is verified in the Land Registry Office and the inspection has been conducted. 2- The execution transaction regarding the eviction of ⟦the property⟧ requires the presence of the lawyer to carry out the request. ⟦illegible⟧
Mr. President Mr. Yusuf al-Kabir has approved this letter after studying the note submitted by the lawyer Salman al-Kabir attached to the letter to the Ministry of Justice regarding the exemption from the registration fee for the plot formerly belonging to ⟦Habashi⟧ of the cemeteries. Noting that the article is explicit in exempting charitable societies. Your order 22 H 12/8 ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad, 6 December 1955 Baghdad, Mustansir Street Mustansir Street, Telephone 4939 The Lawyer Salman Elkabir Salman S. Elkabir ADVOCATE Telephone : 4939 To the Honorable Secretary of the Jewish Community Baghdad . After greetings. I suggest adding the following paragraph to the enclosed letter, with highest respect ⟦signature⟧ "The community did not own the plot of land in question as a result of a contract between it and the dissolved association, and it cannot be considered as having purchased it in principle. Originally, the transfer of ownership took place as presented based on the decision of the competent court, considering that this transaction is one of the complementary liquidation acts imposed by law. If the liquidation acts themselves are not subject to court fees based on the provisions of the Decree, it is inconceivable that the registration process, which is part of the liquidation acts, would be subject to the fee - this is from one side, and from the other side, the requested registration fee will in fact be paid, given the reality of the situation, from the association's funds transferred to the community by law, and its payment in this case would be contrary to the provisions of the Decree from the aforementioned aspect."
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number :: 580
Date :: 25 / 1 / 1955
Subject ::
His Excellency the Minister of Justice, Respected
After greetings and respect
The Baghdad Court of First Instance previously liquidated the Jewish Cemeteries Association and issued its ruling to return the properties of this
association to the Presidency of the Community, and requested in its letter No. 9081 dated 30 / 10 / 1955 addressed to the Directorate of
Land Registry of the Baghdad Liwa to register the plot belonging to the local Cemeteries Association in the name of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
Upon our review with the Land Registry Directorate to register this plot in the name of the Presidency of the Community, it requested ⟦the necessity⟧ of paying a fee for this
registration on the grounds that Article 28 of the Decree exempted associations only and did not exempt other institutions, and if we examined
the matter closely, we would find: -
1 - That the legislator, when enacting the exemption article of the Associations Decree of 1954, intended to exempt dissolved associations and associations
established according to this decree, in order not to charge these associations amounts they were not responsible for, therefore Article
28 was enacted.
2 - Article 28 stipulated (exemption of the association) and the word exemption came absolute, meaning the dissolved association and the
established association, and since the dissolved Cemeteries Association's properties devolve by court decision to the Presidency of the Community, charging it
registration fees is contrary to the spirit of the decree, as the decree would have charged a dissolved association amounts it was not
obliged to spend, even if these properties returned to another institution. On this basis, the Baghdad Court of First Instance proceeded, as
it liquidated this association without charging it any fee, knowing that the properties of this association, as a result of liquidation, would devolve
to a certain party.
3 - Upon the liquidation of the mentioned association and before the decision was issued, its properties were seized, and at that time all its funds and properties became
the Presidency of the Community's, so not taking a fee in the courts means that the Presidency of the Community is exempt from this fee as a result
of the dissolution of the association.
4 - Since the responsible authorities found a deficiency in the Associations Law, they enacted the Associations Decree of 1954 to avoid previous
deficiencies, and according to it, some associations were liquidated and their properties were transferred to a certain party without the consent of both parties, i.e., the
dissolved association and the party to which these properties devolved. It is unreasonable in this case to impose a fee and tax on methods that
the law required to bear the responsibility of the dissolved association.
To be continued
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
File No. { 3531 / 5452
Number ::
Date ::
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Subject :
Accordingly, and based on the spirit of the decree and the legislator's intent not to charge associations with any amount, please issue your orders
to the Director of Land Registry (Tapu) not to collect any tax or fee for registering the plot of land under discussion.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Your Excellency the President This disclosure is for the entire correspondence and its value is 2800 Dinars And Mr. Yusuf al-Kabir informed us that the registration shall be without fee According to Article 28 of the Associations Decree of 1954. And when he consulted the Baghdad District Land Registry Directorate, they requested full payment of the fee Since the decree, according to Article 28, exempted the association from the fee And did not exempt other institutions, and since the Presidency of the Community Is not an association, it was not exempted from the fee. We went directly with Mr. Yusuf al-Kabir regarding the matter and he acknowledged the observation However, he <del>noticed</del> noticed that the intent and philosophy of the decree require exempting The Presidency from the fee and requested corresponding with the Ministry of Justice regarding that And the required notes were placed for Mr. Yusuf al-Kabir However, I believe that this correspondence is of no use and that The ⟦proposal⟧ that you are pausing will take a very long time And will be rejected in the end. Your orders ⟦signature⟧ 11/22 Enclosed: The notes I submitted as per your request