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Israeli Property Committee Name of Institution :: Hospitals Committee Register Sequence Number :: 208 Land Registry Sequence :: 212 Door Number :: 192 / 94 Torah Property Type :: Trustee ::
IJA 3735
Documents about Property Owned by the Jewish Community; Endowments; Personal Will; Blueprints
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These 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.
AI English Translation, Pages 26-50
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75 Fils 20 Fils 4968 1608 24 Public Road 64 / 791 64 / 792 64 / 794 64 / 795 Addition Rotation 45 / 662 129 / 71 4 / 214 Public Road North N E W S Organized according to the inspection report Dated 2 / 6 / 1949 Scale 1/200 In view of the liquidation of this map, the area of the property is nine hundred and sixty-six square meters and forty-five square decimeters only Land Registry 12996 Drawn from the original map numbered 1000 Baghdad, Land Registry Department, Baghdad Province Draftsman ⟦signature⟧ Date 9 / 6 / 1949 Survey Auditor Engineer ⟦signature⟧ Land Registry Officer ⟦signature⟧ Chief Engineer ⟦signature⟧ 11/8/1949
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Rifka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary Report No. (20) File Number: 207 and 208 Type of Endowment: A house informally divided into two houses Neighborhood: Torah Sequence Number: 312 Door Numbers: 94/393 and 139/73 Name of the Endower: The late Ezra Menahem Daniel Entity for which the property is endowed: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Rifka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary Endowment Deed: Pursuant to the endowment deed issued by the Judge of the Personal Status Court in Baghdad, numbered File 67 / 1944. Guardianship and the Endower's Conditions The late Ezra Menahem Daniel endowed the house described above, which is informally divided into two houses, according to the following conditions. First The aforementioned endower has endowed this house as an endowment for the soul of his late mother, Rifka daughter of Abdullah Shlomo, provided that it be used as a dispensary for the medication and treatment of the sick among the poor of the Mosaic community, and that this dispensary be named - Rifka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary - and the guardian has the right to use the entire endowed property as a dispensary or a part of it, and the revenue obtained from it, he may lease it and spend the revenue obtained from it on the following: A - On taxes, maintenance, and necessary reconstruction for the endowment. B - On the medication and treatment of patients who visit that dispensary, and in the absence of poor visitors to the said dispensary, it shall be spent on poor Israeli patients in Baghdad. Second In addition to that, the aforementioned endower has endowed and delivered into the hands of the guardian of this endowment an amount of three thousand dinars to be spent on building the endowed dispensary and preparing it to be suitable for the mentioned purpose, as detailed in the same mentioned endowment deed. Third The guardianship is assigned to the Lay Council of the Israeli community in Baghdad, and in the absence of such a council at any time, the guardianship shall then transfer to the authority that takes its place. The guardian must entrust the management and operation of this dispensary to the person or body that manages the Meir Elias Hospital. Note This endowed house originally belonged to the late Menahem Salih Daniel and is registered in his name, and it passed by inheritance to his son, the late Ezra. However, until now, the transfer transaction has not been carried out in the name of his son Ezra, who endowed it, and it has not been registered in the Land Registry (Tapu) as an endowment. Written on 4 / 4 / 954 Lawyer Ibrahim Hazoum Lawyer Daoud ⟦Samra⟧
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Iraqi Government Ministry of Finance Directorate General of Revenues Tax Department Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 26 / 5 / 1370 AH 3 / 4 / 1951 AD Subject / Property Vacancy To - The Trustee of the Waqf of the Rifqa Menahem Daniel Dispensary With reference to your letter numbered 640 / 51 and dated 10 / 1 / 51 We inform you that the property numbered 393 / 94 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood has had its assessment cancelled as of 1 / 9 / 1950 for being considered a charitable dispensary and it was not in debt for property tax for the period preceding its exemption as it has an exemption process for the period from 5 / 6 / 949 until 31 / 8 / 1951. Director General of Revenues ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant: For information and then to be filed in the property file ⟦signature⟧ 11 / 4 / 1951 S / 3
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G / 640 / 51 10 / 1 / 1951 General Directorate of Revenues Greetings, With reference to your letter No. 312 dated 6 / 1 / 1951 (Taxes). We have noted with thanks your decision regarding the house numbered 393 / 94, Al-Tawrat quarter, as a charitable endowment exempt from tax as of 1 / 9 / 1950. As for the tax due on the aforementioned house for the period prior to 1 / 9 / 950, we state that the house in question has been vacant since 5 / 6 / 949, and we have previously informed you via our letter No. 310 dated 19 / 6 / 949, a copy of which is attached herewith. Please accept our respect; The Trustee of the Rifka Menahem Daniel Dispensary Endowment President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 1 The Accountant ⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 1 For filing Dispensary file Ibrahim
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Iraqi Government Ministry of Finance General Directorate of Revenues Section ⟦line⟧ Taxes ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦2000⟧ Date 28 / 3 / 1370 AH 1 / 1 / 1951 AD Administration of the Lay Council in Baghdad Number ⟦14/J/11⟧ Date 7 / 1 / 51 File Number ⟦line⟧ Subject: Property Tax To: Presidency of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We have considered the house numbered 94/393 in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood, which was established as a valid endowment by Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel and used as a charitable clinic, to be exempt from tax starting from 1 / 9 / 1950, which is the date the aforementioned clinic was opened. We have deducted the ⟦imposed⟧ tax realized on it from 1 / 9 / 1950 until March / 1951; however, there are arrears on this house amounting to (24/166) Dinars according to the statement below for the period preceding 1 / 9 / 1950. Please submit it. ⟦signature⟧ Director General of Revenues Statement Dinar | Fils Previous | 10/000 Increase | 2/500 Current from 1 / 4 / 1950 until 31 / 8 / 1950 | 8/333 Increase | 3/333 | 24/166 A copy to - Tax Director - for follow-up. Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel - with the original endowment deed. M.A. / 3
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Department Copy T / 574 / 50 28 / 10 / 1950 His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected (Directorate of Property Tax) After greetings, We wish to inform you that the house located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood, numbered 3 / 94, is endowed by the benefactor Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel to be used as a clinic for the poor of the Jewish community. Since the mentioned property is actually used as a charitable institute under the name (Rifqa Menachem Daniel Clinic) for treating poor patients, we request your Excellency to order its exemption from property tax in accordance with paragraph (f) of Article 3 of the Property Tax Law No. (17) of the year 1940. Please accept our respect; ⟦signature⟧ 28 / 10 Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 27 / 10 To be filed / 521 1 / 12 / 10
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His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, Respected After offering respect On 7 / ⟦11⟧ / 1950, we were notified of the assessment notice No. 2 / 26 dated 30 / 10 / 1950 Which included the assessment of the property numbered 94 / 393 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood as a rental house for an amount of 300 Dinars. We refer you in this regard to the petition of His Excellency Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel dated November 20, 1950, in which he requested the exemption of the mentioned property as it is an endowment to be used as a clinic for the treatment of the poor and needy, and that the mentioned property is actually used for the purpose for which it was endowed. Therefore, we request the favor of exempting it from tax according to the law. Please accept our respect ⟦line⟧ The Trustee President of the Lay Council
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Department Copy G/ 622 / 50 5 / 12 / 1950 His Excellency the Director General of Revenues, respected After offering respects On 7 / 12 / 1950, we were notified of the assessment note No. 2 / 56 dated 30 / 10 / 1950, which included the assessment of Property No. 94 / 393 in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood as a rental house in the amount of 300 Dinars. In this regard, we refer you to the petition of His Excellency Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel dated November 20, 1950, in which he requested the exemption of the aforementioned property as it is an endowment (waqf) to be used as a clinic for treating the poor and needy. As the aforementioned property is actually being used for the purpose for which it was endowed, we request the favor of exempting it from tax according to the law. Please accept our respects ; ; ⟦illegible⟧ 14 / 12 ⟦signature⟧ The Trustee President of the Lay Council For filing / Special file of ⟦Ezra Daniel⟧ 14 / 12 Ibrahim / 14
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Copy to ⟦illegible⟧ G / 576 / 50 17 / 9 / 1950 Presidency of the Hospitals Committee After greetings We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from His Excellency the virtuous benefactor, Senator Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel dated September 14, 1950, to act accordingly, please. Vice President Copy of the Letter His Excellency the President of the Lay Council of the Israelite Community, Respected Baghdad After greetings and respect Reference to your letter No. G / 562 / 50 dated 11 / 9 / 1950. I have taken note of the decision of your esteemed council taken at its twenty-sixth session held on 10 / 9 / 1950, which includes separating the proceeds of the leased house attached to the Rifka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary from the budget of the Israelite hospitals and the dispensary attached to them, and withholding it as it accumulates year after year to be spent, after paying taxes, on the purposes of restoration or reconstruction of the aforementioned dispensary and the house attached to it. I am pleased to enclose herewith a check on the Eastern Bank in Baghdad No. 190075 dated 14 / 9 / 950 for the amount of (1090/756) Dinars (One thousand and ninety Dinars and seven hundred and fifty-six Fils) to cover the deficit arising from the cost of building the dispensary in addition to the movable and immovable property I have endowed according to the endowment notification registered with the Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad under file number 67 / 944 Th and dated 30 / 4 / 1944. Please inform me of receipt. And please accept my respect; Sincerely Ezra Menahem Daniel ⟦illegible signature⟧ 9 / 17 / ⟦illegible⟧
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C 5 / 501 On 9 / 1950 ⟦(16)⟧ Capacity of the Department His Excellency the Virtuous Benefactor, Senator Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel, Respectfully After greetings and respect, Reference to your Excellency's letter dated 14 / 9 / 1950. We have received with much gratitude the check numbered 190075 and dated 14 / 9 / 950 for the amount of 1090.756 Dinars (One thousand and ninety Dinars and seven hundred and fifty-six Fils) drawn on the Eastern Bank in Baghdad to cover the deficit arising from the cost of building the clinic of Rifqa Menahem Salih Daniel. While we pray to God Almighty to preserve you as a treasure for the community and humanitarian projects, we ask Him, the Mighty and Sublime, to guide your hands to what is good and blessed. Please accept our highest respects; Vice President 2 / 15 / 9
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Ezra Menachem Daniel
12/3 Al-Mustansir Street
Baghdad on September 14, 1950
Telephone Number { 3044
6367
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
5 / 560 / 5
15 / 9 / 50
File Number ⟦line⟧
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community, Respected
Baghdad
After greetings and respect
Reference to your letter No. G/562/50 dated 11/9/1950.
I have taken note of the decision of your esteemed council taken at its twenty-sixth session held
on 10/9/1950, which includes isolating the proceeds of the rented house attached to the Rifka Menachem Salih Daniel Dispensary
from the budget of the Jewish hospitals and the dispensary attached to them, and setting it aside with its accumulation year after year
to be spent after paying taxes on the purposes of restoring or reconstructing the mentioned dispensary and the house attached to it.
I am pleased to enclose herewith a check on the Eastern Bank in Baghdad No. 190075 dated
14/9/1950 in the amount of (1090/756) Dinars (One thousand and ninety Dinars and seven hundred fifty-six Fils)
to cover the deficit resulting from the cost of building the dispensary in addition to the movable and immovable property I endowed according to
the Endowment Deed registered with the Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad under file number 67/944 Sh and dated 30/4/944
Please inform me of the receipt. Please accept my respect;;
Sincere
Ezra Menachem
Daniel
⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ G 524 / 501 11 / 9 / 1950 His Excellency the virtuous benefactor, the notable Ezra Menachem Daniel, Respected After greetings and respect, We have received with much gratitude your Excellency's letter dated August 9, 1950, regarding the deficit arising from the cost of the Rifka Menachem Salih Daniel Dispensary building, amounting to 1090.756 Dinars. The Council wishes to clarify to your Excellency that <del>the intended</del> in its twenty-sixth session held on September 10, 1950, it approved your proposal contained in your aforementioned letter, which includes setting aside the proceeds of the rented house from the budget of the Israeli hospitals and the dispensary attached to them, and withholding it as it accumulates year after year to be spent, after paying taxes, on the purposes of restoration or reconstruction of the said dispensary and the house attached to it, as you noted your Excellency in your aforementioned letter. The Council presents with great pride to your Excellency its abundant thanks and gratitude for your agreement to donate the aforementioned deficit amounting to 1090.756 Dinars, praying to the Almighty to protect you with His eternal care and preserve you as an asset to the community. Please accept our highest respect; Vice President ⟦signature⟧ 1 / 11 / 9 ⟦signature⟧
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JEWISH HOSPITALS COMMITTEE BAGHDAD Established. 1884 Telephones 3006 7480 ⟦line⟧ Meir Elias Hospital Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital Refouah Pharmacy Jewish Hospitals Committee Baghdad Established in 1884 Telephone Number 3006 7480 Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Meir Elias Hospital Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital Dar Al-Shifa Pharmacy Administration ⟦illegible⟧ Number ⟦illegible⟧ / 8 / 50 Date ⟦illegible⟧ / 8 / 1950 No. Number: L / 817 Date: 5 / 8 / 1950 Presidency of the Lay Coun⟦line⟧cil After greetings, We wish to inform you that the Rifka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary has been constructed, and we enclose herewith: A - A table containing the account of revenues and expenditures of the aforementioned endowment, prepared by the accountant of the Lay Council. B - A table showing the construction costs of the dispensary, amounting to 5206/247 Dinars. It appears from these two tables that there is a deficit of 1090/756 Dinars that must be paid according to the attach⟦line⟧ed table (C). The construction was carried out under the supervision of the sub-committee of the Hospitals Committee. The said committee did its best to avoid this deficit, but it found it necessary to spend these amounts to achieve the intended purpose o⟦line⟧f its construction, taking into account the latest health and architectural systems, noting that the mentioned deficit resu⟦line⟧lted from the renovation of the old part of the building and the use of the piling method in the foundations, while the sub-committee had not taken into account the costs of these two works when starting the renovation. The sub-committee, during the period of construction, kept His Excellency the benefactor, Senator M⟦line⟧r. Ezra Menahem Dani⟦line⟧el, informed. Therefore, we request you to kindly mediate with His Excellency and present the matter to him in order to request him to consider the possibility of covering this deficit, as the budget of the Lay Council or the budget of the Hospitals Committee cannot be⟦line⟧ar this deficit at the present time, and we believe that His Excellency will agree to add this charity to his numerous charit⟦line⟧ies. Please accept our resp⟦line⟧ect; ⟦signature⟧ The Presid⟦line⟧ent For filing News of the Dispensary Committee 1 / 7 / 8
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Baghdad Greetings and respect, With reference to your letter No. J/1499/50 dated 8/6/1950 and its attachments, the final account tables for the cost of the "Rifqa Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary" building, which indicate the existence of a deficit amounting to (1090/756) Dinars. While duty prompts me to donate that amount, reflection leads me to believe that the continuous maintenance of the dispensary building and the adjacent endowed and utilized house, and their reconstruction, is a necessary and vital matter to ensure the continued existence of the dispensary. Therefore, the idea arose to propose to your esteemed council that it agree to separate the revenue of the rented house from the dispensary budget or any other budget of the community's institutions, and to set it aside so that it accumulates year after year to be spent, after paying taxes, on the purposes of restoring or reconstructing the dispensary and the house attached to it. If you approve this proposal and establish it in a resolution binding upon your esteemed council and the councils that follow it, I shall be very grateful to donate the amount of (1090/756) Dinars to cover the deficit arising from the cost of building the dispensary year after year to be spent, after paying taxes, on the purposes of restoring or reconstructing the dispensary and the house attached to it. If you approve this proposal and establish it in a resolution binding upon your esteemed council and the councils that follow it, I shall be very grateful to donate the amount of (1090/756) Dinars to cover the deficit arising from the cost of building the dispensary in addition to the movable and immovable property I have endowed according to the endowment deed registered with the Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad under file number 67/1944 Sh and dated 4/30/1944. Please accept my respect,, Ezra Menahem Daniel Ezra Menahem Daniel ⟦line⟧ Urgent The opinion of the Hospitals Committee is requested and it shall be presented to the Council immediately thereafter 2/15 ⟦illegible⟧ Honorable Vice President I have no objection to resuming from taking the decision proposed by the committee regarding keeping Miss ⟦...⟧ and the department increased its awareness of the situation ⟦illegible⟧ 2/16
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544 bis C / <del>299</del> 50 / 6 / 8 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ His Excellency the virtuous benefactor, Senator Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel, Respected After greetings and respect We are very pleased to inform you that the dispensary endowed by your Excellency has been constructed under the name "Rifka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary" and we submit herewith A - A table containing the account of revenues and expenditures of the aforementioned endowment from 8 / 5 / 944 to 31 / 7 / 50 B - A table showing the construction costs of the aforementioned dispensary amounting to 5206.247 Dinars, and it appears from these two tables that there is a deficit of 1090.756 Dinars that must be paid according to table (C) attached ⟦line⟧ . The construction was carried out on behalf of the Council under the supervision of the subcommittee of the Hospitals Committee, and the said committee did its best to avoid this deficit, but it found it necessary to spend these amounts to achieve the intended purpose of constructing this dispensary, taking into account the latest health and architectural systems. This deficit resulted from the renovation of the old section of the building and the use of the piling method in the foundations, whereas the aforementioned subcommittee had not taken into account the costs of these two works at the start of construction ⟦line⟧ . It is not hidden from your Excellency that both the budget of the Lay Council and the Hospitals Committee cannot bear covering this deficit, and therefore the Council decided to present the matter to your Excellency to request your consideration of the possibility of providing aid to cover this deficit, and we have firm hope that you will agree to add this charity to your extensive charities. May the Lord preserve you as a treasure for the community and for humanitarian projects. Please accept our highest respect ⟦line⟧ ; ⟦signature⟧ Vice President A 6 / 8
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Speech of Dr. Albert Sabri (on behalf of the Hospitals Committee) Delivered at the opening ceremony of the Rivka Menahem Daniel Dispensary on 4/8/950 His Excellency, Distinguished Gentlemen, On behalf of the Hospitals Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, I have the honor to welcome you, thanking your kindness in attending this ceremony which we are holding today to inaugurate a humanitarian institute and a house of charity and benevolence in this dear homeland, namely the Rivka Menahem Salih Daniel Dispensary, which was built, renovated, and dedicated as an endowment to serve the poor among the sick and a clinic for the needy ⟦upright ones⟧ in this country by His Excellency the great philanthropist and humanitarian, the respected Senator Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel, in memory of his late mother of blessed and good memory, Rivka, may God encompass her ⟦with his vast⟧ vast mercy. Gentlemen, The most important concern of the Hospitals Committee in Baghdad for a long time has been to make available to members of the poor class an outpatient clinic close to their neighborhoods and places of residence, to which they could refer to its doctor whenever illness befell them, whenever they needed medical consultation, and whenever they lacked medicine to alleviate the pains of sickness. Gentlemen, The first outpatient clinic in Baghdad was established in 1882 thanks to the efforts exerted at that time by the Society of the Founders of Dar al-Shifa. This society established a dispensary in the house opposite the Albert Sassoon School (Alliance), and attached to it in the same building the Dar al-Shifa pharmacy. It appointed a doctor for it, to whom the poor referred for consultation and to receive treatment free of charge, just as he used to visit the sick in their homes when necessary without compensation. All this took place at a time when Meir Elias Hospital had not yet been established, and at a time when members of the poor class rarely understood the meaning of medical care; indeed, health organizations in Baghdad in general were only in a primitive state or almost non-existent at all. Therefore, the services provided by that dispensary and its attached pharmacy were magnificent and priceless. The effect of the services provided by that health institute to suffering humanity was that it became an incentive for those with sensitive hearts, which prompted the great philanthropist, the late Meir Elias, to establish the hospital known by his name in 1908. Thus, the responsibilities of the Society of the Founders of Dar al-Shifa expanded, and it was not long before the dispensary and its pharmacy were attached to the administration of the aforementioned hospital. But the building occupied by the dispensary soon began to be affected by the passage of time after it became old, and the dispensary and pharmacy became without a shelter worthy of a health institute fulfilling all the necessary required conditions. Finally, the society approached His Excellency our great philanthropist, Senator Ezra Menahem Daniel, and his renowned zeal drove him to sponsor every educational or health institute dedicated to serving members of the poor class. He stepped forward to aid the Hospitals Committee with his well-known keenness to continue the legacy of his noble family in extending <del>white</del> white hands to charitable institutions of various purposes and differing goals. It was not long before His Excellency presented to our committee this house belonging to his noble family and his birthplace to be an endowment for the administration of Jewish hospitals in Baghdad. Then his zeal and enthusiasm for humanitarian projects drove him to renovate this house and establish this - to be continued -
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- 2 - The dispensary, with its health and medical facilities, has thus succeeded in filling the gap that our committee used to complain about regarding the lack of a permanent headquarters for its outpatient clinic. Thanks to this benevolence, we have been able to expand the purposes of this dispensary, as it now contains two sections: one for internal diseases and the second for surgical diseases, along with a minor operations room and two dressing rooms for men and women separately, in addition to the pharmacy. When necessary, patients are referred to a specialist doctor and the institute for pathological analysis and X-rays at the Mir Elias Hospital or the Royal Hospital. Thus, with God's help, the desired goal of having such a health institute in the heart of the poor neighborhoods of the capital has been achieved. The health service provided by this dispensary has become so important that the number of its visitors from the poor class has reached 200 - 250 daily throughout the seasons of the year. In this regard, we can only extend our sincere thanks to the health departments attached to the Ministry of Social Affairs for the encouragement and aid that this committee received from them, and what His Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs, Mr. Tawfiq Wahbi, bestowed by including this ceremony under his patronage, as well as the kindness of His Excellency the Deputy Director of General Health by honoring this ceremony with their presence, which is but a shining proof of the interest of our health authorities and their care for such institutes that cooperate with them as much as possible to combat disease in the capital and facilitate medical consultation for members of the poor class. Gentlemen, Nothing is closer to the pleasure of God Almighty than for a person to feel the need of his fellow human being and rise to his aid and relieve his need in cases of ailment and illness. This institute, established by His Excellency the generous benefactor, Senator Ezra Menahem Daniel, is worthy of remaining through the generations as a living, speaking monument to the virtue of the righteous man of humanity and his sympathy for the afflicted, and an incentive for everyone who carries in his heart a feeling of sympathy and benevolence to follow his example and make his deeds a beacon and a good model. And God Almighty does not waste the reward of those who do good. In conclusion, I pray to God Almighty to guard with His watchful eye His Majesty our Master and King Faisal II the Great and His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Ilah, the Regent and Great Crown Prince, and to support with His victory and success our esteemed government for the good of the nation and the homeland. Peace be upon you. Baghdad on 4 / 8 / 1950 F / 11 / 8
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File Number 67 / 1944 Sh Judge ⟦line⟧ Mr. Abbas Shikara. Endower ⟦line⟧ Ezra Menachem Daniel. On this day, Ezra Menachem Daniel appeared, and after being identified by the identification witnesses Meir Hakham Moshe Doctor and Ezra Meir Baruch, he stated the following:- I, of my own free will and choice, and in full mental capacity and maturity, have agreed to remove the house located in the Torah neighborhood in Baghdad, which is unofficially partitioned into two houses and numbered with door numbers 73 / 139 and 39 / 94 according to the Tabu deed dated June 323 and sequence 312, registered in the name of my late father Menachem Salih Daniel and transferred to me by inheritance according to the two inheritance distributions issued by the Judge of Personal Matters under No. 136 / 4 Sh dated 11 / 12 / 40 and 34 / 4 Sh dated 29 / 3 / 43, from my private property, and I have endowed it as a valid and perpetual endowment for the rest of the soul of my late mother Rifka daughter of Abdullah Shlomo, provided that it be used as a dispensary for the medication and treatment of the sick among the poor of the Mosaic community, and that this dispensary be named after my late mother Rifka Menachem Salih Daniel. The trustee of this endowment shall have full rights and absolute discretion in what he deems appropriate regarding the use of the entire endowed property as a dispensary or a part of it, and any surplus obtained may be leased, and the revenue obtained therefrom shall be spent first on paying taxes, maintenance, and necessary construction for the endowed property, and secondly on the medication and treatment of the patients who visit that dispensary. In the absence of poor visitors to the aforementioned dispensary, it shall be spent on poor Israeli patients in Baghdad. Furthermore, I have endowed, restricted, and delivered into the hands of the trustee of this endowment a sum of money amounting to three thousand dinars, of which two thousand five hundred dinars are for spending on the construction of the dispensary <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> endowed by this endowment deed, and furnishing it and preparing it to be fit for the aforementioned purpose at the earliest time the trustee deems appropriate and until the commencement of construction. The trustee may invest the aforementioned amount by purchasing government loan bonds or similar guaranteed methods, and the interest obtained from those funds shall be added to the endowed amount and used for the same purpose of construction. As for the remaining five hundred dinars, they shall be spent on the necessary maintenance of the endowed property from time to time until the commencement of the construction of the dispensary required by its endowment. I have assigned the trusteeship of this endowment to the Lay Council of the Israeli Community in Baghdad, and in the absence of such a council at any time, the trusteeship shall then transfer to the authority that takes its place. The trustee must entrust the management and operation of this dispensary, ⟦including⟧ the spending of the endowed amount for the purposes for which it was endowed, to the person or body that manages the Meir Elias Hospital within the limits he sets for it. The person named Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, the current president of the Israeli Lay Council in Baghdad at the present time, appeared <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> according to the presented certificate stating that he is the president of the Israeli Lay Council in Baghdad at the present time, issued by the Presidency of the Israeli Community on 26 / 4 / 944. After being identified by the two identification witnesses mentioned above, he stated: I have received in full and complete the endowed amount of three thousand dinars from the endower, the aforementioned Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel, and I pledge to preserve it and spend it according to the conditions set forth in the endowment deed listed above. Based on the above, they requested the issuance of a deed for the aforementioned endowment. The Decision ⟦line⟧ In view of the above, the endowment has been completed and become binding, and it is ruled upon according to the conditions listed above. It has become a valid and legal endowment. This was written as requested on 30 / 4 / 944 AD. Judge of Personal Matters In Baghdad Presidency of the Israeli Community True Copy Secretary
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310 1949/6/19 General Revenue Directorate Property Tax Greetings, We request to inform you that the house numbered 393 / 94 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood has become vacant without a tenant as of the date 1949 / 6 / 5, so we request our exemption from the property tax incurred on it for the period it remains vacant. Best regards. The President The Trustee of the Waqf (True copy of the original) ⟦illegible⟧
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208 Intelligence T / 1442 / 50 20 / 2 / 1950 ⟦Department Record⟧ Baghdad City Lighting and Electric Power Company After greetings, We request the restoration of the electrical current to the building numbered 74/393 belonging to the Community. Please accept our respects; ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council For filing Note regarding the number ⟦of the connection⟧ A / 6/30
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210 1949/6/19 General Revenue Directorate Property Tax Greetings, We wish to inform you that the house numbered 94/293 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood has become vacant without a tenant as of the date 6/5/1949, so we request our exemption from the property tax accrued on it for the period it remains vacant. Sincerely. On their behalf Tawfiq The President The Trustee of the Endowment For filing ⟦line⟧ Sh /
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H / 411 / 950 2 / 1 / 1950 ⟦Presidency of the Department⟧ The Honorable Mr. Shua Zalouf, Respectfully Rawaq - Baghdad After greetings, With reference to the contract concluded between you and Mr. Heskel Daoud Samhoub, President of the Lay Council in addition to his position, dated 29 / 12 / 1949 regarding the renovation of the Rifka Menahem Daniel Dispensary located in Al-Tawrat neighborhood, door numbers 393 / 94. Please be informed that we have authorized Mr. Selim Menahem Qahtan, member of the Hospitals Committee, to supervise the execution of this contract, and you are authorized to agree with him regarding all details concerning the construction under discussion. Please accept our respects; Vice President ⟦Signature⟧ 2 / 1 Copy to - The Sub-committee for the renovation of the Rifka Menahem Daniel Dispensary The Honorable Mr. Selim Menahem Qahtan, Respectfully For filing / ⟦illegible⟧ The relevant file A / 1
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264 18/9/1949 ⟦Data Copy⟧ Presidency of the Hospitals Committee With reference to your letter No. L/739 dated 14/9/1949 The Council has decided to authorize your committee to carry out the renovation of the Rifka Menahem Daniel Clinic on his behalf, while assigning the community's chief accountant to maintain the renovation accounts. It also decided to assign the aforementioned accountant to maintain the accounts for the renovation of the National School and may you remain in wellness; ⟦signature⟧ Vice President ⟦signature⟧ Copy to - The Accountant - to act accordingly 14 ⟦illegible⟧