AI English Translation, Pages 101-125
Jewish Cemeteries Association in Baghdad
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Jewish Property Committee
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26 / 7 / 948
Baghdad
Baghdad on July 26, 1948
Number - 295
Honorable Chairman of the Jewish Property Committee
Baghdad
After greetings
With reference to your letter No. 37 dated 16 / 7 / 48
We attach herewith a copy of the registration of the Khan located in the old cemetery with sequence
278 Kawlat and numbered 60 / 9 / 205 certified by the Land Registry Directorate
as per your request.
Please accept our respects
President
Cemeteries Association
Jewish in Baghdad
1942
Y / S 26
Baghdad on June 9, 1948
Neighborhood | Door Number | Type of Property: Private or Endowment | Is it registered in the Land Registry | Current use
Kolat | - | Private Property | Registered under No. 324 ⟦158⟧ | Cemetery
" | - | " " | " " 322 ⟦157⟧ | "
" | - | " " | " " 287 ⟦152⟧ | "
" | - | " " | " " 267 ⟦156⟧ | "
" | - | " " | " " 275 ⟦152⟧ | "
" | - | " " | " " 317 ⟦X⟧ | "
" | <del>205/9/60</del> ⟦X⟧ | " " | <del>Registered under No. 471</del> ⟦X⟧ | Vacant
" | - | Miri (State) | Registered under No. 326/124 ⟦154⟧ | Cemetery
Al-Waziriyah, Hikmat Sulayman Farm | - | Private Property | Registered under No. 393 ⟦X⟧ | Modern Cemetery
Committee of Al-Maha
Y/S/9
150 274
151 276/1
155 221
159 222
⟦X⟧ 456
Number 27
16 / 7 / 1948
Honorable Chairman of the Israeli Cemeteries Committee
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter dated 2 / 7 / 948
We kindly request you to send a copy of the ⟦certificate⟧ certified by the
Land Registry Department for the Khan located in the old cemetery numbered 60 / 9 / 205 Kawlat
which is at the disposal of your committee, to be kept by us and to enter its records in the
Community Property Register.
Please accept our respects.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
Y /
Jewish Cemeteries Association in Baghdad
Jewish Property Committee
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5 / 7 / 948
Baghdad
Baghdad on: July 2, 1948
To the Honorable Chairman of the Jewish Community Property Committee
Baghdad
After greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 30 dated 6/24/48,
We would like to inform you that our association does not have properties or endowments registered in its name
at the Land Registry Office except for the Khan located in the old cemetery, numbered
60 / 9 / 205 Kawlat, for which we have previously sent you a copy of its deed.
Therefore, we are unable to send you the copies of the land registry records that you requested
us to send in your aforementioned letter.
Please accept our respects.
⟦signature⟧
President
Y/S
Number 20
22 / 6 / 1948
The Israeli Burial Society
After greetings,
We would be pleased if you would kindly send certified copies of the records from the Land Registry Department
for the three plots with Land Registry sequence numbers 278, 317, and 393 to be kept by
this committee. We have noticed from reviewing the records and archives of this committee that
there are two cemetery plots registered in the name of Rabbi Ezra Reuben Dangoor, one dated
September 924 (Permanent) with Land Registry sequence number 275, and the second dated March 326
(Permanent) with Land Registry sequence number 979, known as Qaddo Orchard. If these
two plots are under the management of your committee, please kindly send their deeds or copies
of their records to be kept by this committee.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
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Jewish Cemeteries Association in Baghdad
Baghdad, December 26, 1947
To the Honorable Chairman of the Jewish Community Property Committee
Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 3 dated December 23, 1947,
I would like to inform you that our association does not have any properties or endowments registered in its name
at the Land Registry Department (Tapu). Furthermore, the new cemetery located near the brick
factories is registered in the name of the Jewish Community. For clarification, you will find enclosed
a copy of the deed for the aforementioned cemetery.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦signature⟧
The President
Y. S. / 26
Note:
The copy of the deed is ⟦kept⟧
The file is in Area No. 160
Sequence Number: 182
Neighborhood: Tauraat
Gender: Junior Chief
Door Numbers: 75 / 127
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Tapu Form - (27)
1957 - 7 - 3106 Government Press
Special form for copies of records
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Area | Name of Area | Name and Number of District | Plot Number | Door or House Number | Number of Apartments | Street | Neighborhood or Village | Sub-district | District | Province | Details of Tapu Records
Donum Olk Square Meter | | | 125 | | | | Baghdad | | | Baghdad | Registration Date Volume Registration Number
| | | | | | | | | | | 1/26/1929 ⟦illegible⟧ 5
Boundaries | Abstract Rights and Aqar | Type | Category | Column of Disposal
North ⟦illegible⟧ 222
South ⟦illegible⟧ 222
East ⟦illegible⟧ 222
West ⟦illegible⟧ 222 | | Pure Ownership | House | The Israelite Community in Baghdad
To Transfer Ledger | Land Class | Map Number | Deed Number | From which Transfer Ledger | Descriptions
Registration Date Volume Registration Number | | | | | Registration Date Volume Registration Number
| | | | | 1/26/1929 ⟦illegible⟧ 6
Remarks | Consideration | Value | Manner of Disposal
| Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils |
| | 2800 - | Correction
This copy is identical to its record and an amount of 2800 fils has been collected for the inspection and registration fee and recorded as revenue under number 576 and date 11/27/1957 from the Baghdad Tapu daily ledger.
Officer of Registers and Records
⟦illegible signature⟧
Director of Baghdad Tapu
Qasim Muhammad Ali
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Director of Tabu ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Records and Restrictions
This copy is identical to its record, and an amount of 250 fils has been collected for the examination and registration fee, and was recorded as revenue under number 256 and date 1/1/1961 from the Tabu daily ledger ⟦illegible⟧
Notes | Type of disposal | Value | Consideration | Land category | Descriptions
| According to ⟦illegible⟧ | 2800 Dinars Fils | Dinars Fils | | ⟦illegible⟧
To which ledger transferred | Map number | Deed ruling | From which ledger transferred
Registration number | Volume | Registration date | | | Registration number | Volume | Registration date
| | | | | 219 | 956 | ⟦illegible⟧
Boundaries | Type | Gender | Abstract and established rights | Disposal boundaries
North: Property of the heirs ⟦illegible⟧ | Private property | House | The Israelite community in Baghdad |
South: Property of the heirs ⟦illegible⟧ | | | |
East: Property of the heirs ⟦illegible⟧ | | | |
West: Property of the heirs ⟦illegible⟧ | | | |
Area | Area Name | District Name | Plot Number | Door or Neighborhood Number | Filing Number | Sections | Neighborhood or Village | Sub-district | District | Province | Tabu Record Details
Donum | Olk | Square Meter | | | | | | | Kulat | | Baghdad | Baghdad | Registration Date | Volume | Registration Number
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | 956 | 219
1282-11-1960 Iraqi Republic Government Press
Special form for record copies
Tabu - Form (27)
Fils 100 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Iraqi Republic
The Israelite Community in Baghdad
Register of Immovable Property
Serial Number 14
Name of the institution to which the property belongs or for which it is endowed: Cemetery Association
1 Type of property: House land with its building
11 Date of the endowment deed: /
2 Neighborhood and street: Kawlat
12 Authority that issued the endowment deed: /
3 Modern door number: 205 / 9 / 60
13 Name of the current trustee and method of appointment: /
4 Type of property, i.e., is it absolute ownership or endowment: Yes, absolute ownership
14 Conditions of trusteeship: /
5 Is it registered in the Land Registry Department or not?: Yes, registered
15 The entity for which the property is endowed: /
6 In whose name is it registered?: The Israelite Cemetery Association in Baghdad, and the right to manage it belongs to Sayyid Nakum
16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how so?: /
7 Date of the Land Registry deed: March 945
17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal over it? If so, state its nature, date, and number: /
8 Land Registry serial number: 278
18 How is it used at present?: /
9 Value recorded in the Land Registry deed: 1000 Dinars
19 The entity to which the revenues are spent: /
10 Endowment deed number: /
20 Is there any dispute regarding it?: /
Notes: -
Page Number ( 60 )
Number and date of this entry: 6 4 March 945
Number Date Volume: 474 945 6
Number and date of the entry transferred from: 5 4 March 945
Number Date Volume: 472 945 5
Number and date of the entry transferred to:
Number Date Volume:
⟦Emblem of the Kingdom of Iraq⟧
Category: Residential house built with bricks
Type: Absolute ownership
Area: 183 square meters
Bank and its affiliation: ⟦illegible⟧
According to the Sharia distribution dated ⟦illegible⟧
Consideration | Value | Registration Fees | Stamps | Total | Remarks
916 | 1000 | 20 950 | 5 | 25 950 | 191
Method of issuing the deed: Based on the statement dated 4 / 2 / 945 and the Sharia
decree, this sale transaction for the mentioned house was registered in the name of the minors' share
Baghdad, which is located in Al-Saray, and its property boundaries and descriptions are in the deed
Governorate: Baghdad
District:
Sub-district:
Neighborhood or Village: Kawlat
Street or Location:
Portfolio Sequence: 278
Modern Door Number: 9 / 205
Explanation of acknowledgment: According to the request, I went out on 4 / 2 / 945
and in the presence of the two witnesses, who are the Mukhtar of Kawlat, Al-Haj Aliwi Al-Salman, and the witness
Faraj Allah, the guard of the Jewish cemetery, Hammouri bin Mubarak, they acknowledged the confession and the
transaction was completed
Official Seal | Registrar Clerk | Assistant | Tapu Director Officer | Auditor | Execution Director
4 / 2 / 945 | 4 / 2 / 945 | 7 / 2 / 945 | 7 / 2 / 945 | 7 / 2 / 945
NAME:
FROM:
TO:
DIV. & TAB NO.:
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Committee ⟦line⟧
Annex with property ⟦illegible⟧
File Number 166
Portfolio Number:
Register Number:
Subject:
Governorate:
Sequence Number:
District:
Door Number:
Sub-district:
Property Type:
Neighborhood and Street:
Property Category:
Land Registry Map Number:
Notes
1/1/1949
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the shop . . T . ⟦illegible⟧ / 94 B.C.
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⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Sasson⟧ ⟦Isaac⟧
⟦Ezekiel⟧ ⟦Isaac⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Committee ⟦line⟧
List showing the contents of file number:
For the property:
Page | Nature of the paper and its contents | Number | Date | Remarks
General remarks ⟦line⟧
This list was organized from ⟦line⟧ on / / 19
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:
Lease Agreement
Serial Number:
Door Number:
The contract has been concluded between: Monsieur Dayan
hereinafter referred to as the Lessor:
And: Shalom Daniel Gharnawi
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 house⟧ located
situated in ⟦Baghdad⟧ in the Hanoun al-Kabir neighborhood, numbered ⟦222/94⟧ in the town of ⟦Rusafa⟧
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 rental amount of only ⟦forty⟧ Iraqi Dinars, and the Lessor has received from the Lessee an amount of
ten Dinars in cash and upon ⟦receipt⟧, and the remainder is a promissory note ⟦in the name of the Lessee⟧ and its maturity is ⟦in⟧ ⟦1949⟧
for the amount of twenty-five Dinars and no more.
Third — The Lessee has the right to reside in the leased property for the duration of the lease only ⟦and he has no⟧ right to ⟦sublease⟧ to ⟦others⟧ ⟦on his behalf⟧ ⟦in any⟧ ⟦form⟧
⟦whatsoever⟧ ⟦without⟧ ⟦the written⟧ ⟦permission⟧ ⟦of the Lessor⟧ ⟦for that⟧
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 ⟦written in two copies⟧
in the hands of each of the two parties, one copy on May 1, 1949
Note:
Witness
Aziz Salman
⟦signature⟧
Witness
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
The Lessee
Shalom Daniel Gharnawi
The Lessor
Moussa Yaqoub Dayan
⟦signature⟧
⟦Postage Stamp 10 Fils⟧
⟦Postage Stamp 40 Fils⟧
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 | Notes
General notes
This list was organized from ⟦line⟧ on / / 19
Lease Document
Serial Number:
Door Number:
The contract was concluded between: Monsieur Ryan
Hereinafter referred to as the Lessor:
And: Shalom Daniel Qarnawi
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 two shops
Located in Baghdad in the Hanoun Al-Kabir neighborhood, numbered ⟦226/92⟧ and ⟦227/92⟧ in the town of ⟦Baghdad⟧
From the beginning of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD
To the end of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD
For a rental amount of only twenty-four Iraqi Dinars, to be paid to the Lessor by the Lessee in the amount of
Twelve Dinars in cash and good funds, and the remaining twenty-five Dinars for a period of four and a half months, due on
15 September 949
Third - The Lessee has the right of residence: in the leased property for the duration of the lease
⟦Undertaking⟧ upon the conclusion of the lease that in case of vacating
the leased property, a daily rent of eight hundred Fils shall be paid for non-payment
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 ⟦line⟧ Written in two copies
In the hands of each of the two parties, one copy on 1 May 1949
Note:
Witness
⟦illegible⟧
Witness
Lessee
Shalom Daniel Ghannawi
Lessor
Monsieur Ryan
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Lease Deed
Serial Number:
Door Number:
The contract has been concluded between Mr. Maurice Lardot, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor
and Shalom Daniel Ghaznawi, 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 shop located
in Baghdad, in the Hanoun Al-Maraq neighborhood, No. 446, 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 thirty Iraqi Dinars only.
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 July 21, 1948
The second, also amounting to ten Dinars, on September 21, 1948
Third - The Lessee has the right of occupancy in the leased property for the lease term of one full year, and at the end of the
lease term, the Lessee is obliged to vacate the leased property and hand it 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 May 1, 1948
Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor
Shaker Shamash | | Shalom Daniel Ghaznawi | ⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Manager: Shamoun ⟦illegible⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
Stamp Duty
14 Fils