AI English Translation, Pages 51-75
JEWISH HOSPITALS COMMITTEE
BAGHDAD
Established. 1884
Telephones 3006 7480
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital
Refouah Pharmacy
Jewish Hospitals Committee
Baghdad
Established in 1884
Telephone No. 3006 7480 Baghdad
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital
Dar Al-Shifa Pharmacy
Administration of the Lay Council in Baghdad
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14 / 9 / 1949
Incoming Number
No. Number: L / 729
Date: 12 / 9 / 1949
Presidency of the Lay Council
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 352 and dated 29 / 8 / 1949.
We request a decision authorizing our committee to undertake the renovation of the Rifka
Menahem Daniel Dispensary on behalf of your council. We will submit an account of the expenses upon
completion of the renovation. Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
President
Approved
14 / 9
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A. A.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 28 / 8 / 929
My dear respected Abu Emil
Please be so kind as to review this garden
and clarify what Ezra Effendi or those who attended
on his behalf have paid (mentioning the number and date of the power of attorney)
Due to the need to copy what resembles a map and deed
of the dispensary, as the old deed and map
were sent to the Secretariat of the Capital.
Please accept my highest thanks and respect
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad on 26 / 8 / 1949
His Excellency the Director of Tapu for Baghdad Province, respected
After greetings,
I request you to kindly provide me with a certified copy of the registration and a map for the property sequence 312 number ⟦line⟧
393 / 94 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood.
Please accept my respects;
⟦signature⟧
Ezra Menachem Daniel
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in Basra with
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Baghdad on 26 / 8 / 1949
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province, Respected
After greetings,
I kindly request you to provide me with a certified copy of the registration and a map for the property sequence 312 number
393 / 194 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood.
Please accept my respect;
Ezra Menachem Daniel
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8/22/1949
Department Copy
Respected Mr. Gurji Heskel
After greetings,
With reference to your letter dated 8/12/1949.
We enclose herewith check number 405147 dated 8/21/1949
on the National Bank in Baghdad to your order for the amount of (22.040 Dinars), and that is
in settlement of your invoice dated 8/13/1949, which includes fees, expenses,
and professional fees for obtaining a map and a copy of the registration for the two properties numbered 73/139
and 393/94 sequence 312, endowed by the benefactor Mr. Ezra Menachem
Daniel to be used as a clinic for the Israelite community.
Please inform us of your receipt of the mentioned check. Sincerely,
Vice President
Copy to -
Head of the Hospitals Committee - for information - this
amount has been recorded against the account of the mentioned endowment.
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12/8/1949
Land Registry Office ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
Number 372
Date 15 / 8 / 1949
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Obtaining a map and a copy of the registration
Al-Tawrat Dispensary
His Excellency the President of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, the Respected
After greetings
Based on the request of the Israeli Hospitals Committee in its letter numbered L/487 and dated
1/6/1949, the requirements for the map and the registration copy for the mentioned dispensary have been completed. Many difficulties
arose regarding the request, considering that the map previously obtained during the year 1922, which included
two properties with two door numbers and two sequence numbers, contradicts the dispensary's registration which indicates one property with two courtyards
and a guest room (Diwaniya) that are actually partitioned unofficially, and there is a wall standing between them. Accordingly, the inspection
officer was instructed to pay extra attention to applying the property registration locally. It was found that the boundaries recorded in the registration match
the status of the two properties perfectly. Therefore, a door and sequence number were deleted from the previous map, and the
newly organized map was limited to one door and sequence number, which is 393/94 sequence 312 and the index of
the previous map. For these reasons, the property inspection included repetitions to ensure the validity of the transaction, as understood
from the attached list containing the expenses, fees, and labor costs required for the transaction. The completion of
this transaction took a long time before reaching the truth, and it is difficult to imagine the labor and costs
expended for the progress of the case, its fulfillment, and its final stage. The requested fees do not equal the actual labor
of the transaction. Therefore, I request you to kindly approve the list of expenses and settle its contents. You will find attached
a copy of the map and the registration copy. As for the second copy of the obtained map, it will be submitted to
Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel as requested.
Please accept my respects ⟦line⟧
Lawyer
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Anwar Moshi
Copy to —
The Israeli Hospitals Committee — with reference to the letter mentioned above.
14 / 8 / 49
Property Assessment Committee
Number 2772
Dated 8 / 3 / 949
8 / 3 / 1949
Submitted on 15 / 4 / 49
Petition for reconsideration of the rental value assessment
Property No. 94 / 393 Torah
General Revenue Directorate
Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to the property tax assessment ticket numbered 83 (Volume 1).
It was stated in the aforementioned ticket, which we received on February 26, 1949,
that the house at street number 94, door number 393, located in the Torah neighborhood, which belongs to the endowments
of the Free Dispensary affiliated with the administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, that the esteemed committee for property
assessment has decided the rental value of the mentioned house to be two hundred dinars annually, while the mentioned house
is leased to Mr. Salman Ishaq Khamara for a rental value of only one hundred and ten dinars according to the
official lease contract kept in the records of the Community Presidency, a copy of which is attached herewith, given that the tenant
is adhering to the Rent Control Law.
And since the yield of the mentioned house is spent on humanitarian purposes, as is not hidden from your esteemed
directorate, and in view of the injustice caused to the endowment as a result of this assessment, we hope for a reconsideration of
this assessment and its reduction to the actual rental value. Sincerely;
Sassoon
Head of the Community
Dear Vice President
For your kind review and request for deliberation
On behalf of the Secretary
Approved
14 / 4 / 49
Interested Party
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Lease Paper
Serial Number ⟦line⟧
Door Number 393/94
The contract has been concluded between Mr. Eliyahu Habib Tawfiq, President of the Israeli Lay Council in Baghdad, referred to
hereafter as the Lessor, and Mr. Salman Ishaq Khamara, referred to hereafter as the Lessee, as follows:
First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and review, the house located
in Baghdad in the Taura neighborhood, numbered 393/94, for a period of one full year starting
from the beginning of 1 Iyar, year 5708 Hebrew
to the end of Nisan, year 5709 Hebrew
for a rental amount of only one hundred and ten Dinars and no more.
Second - The Lessor has received from the Lessee the sum of ninety Dinars in cash and in advance, and the remainder, amounting to twenty Dinars,
shall be paid by a promissory note for a period of four months, due for payment on the tenth day of September 1948.
Third - The Lessee has the right to reside 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. If he delays in doing so, he shall be obliged
to pay for the period of delay a daily rent of 500/- Fils without the need for a formal notice.
Fourth - The property tax is on the Lessor (the house owner), while the water, electricity, and security fees are on
the Lessee, and he is obliged to pay them regularly. Written in two copies, one in the hand of each of the two parties, on 1 Iyar
year 5708 Hebrew.
Witness | Witness | The Lessee | The Lessor
| | Salman Ishaq Khamara | Eliyahu Habib Tawfiq
| | | President of the Israeli Lay Council
| | | in Baghdad
(True Copy)
Secretary
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
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Imports / 18
Property Tax Assessment Ticket
Volume 1
Ticket Number 83
Quarter | Street No. | Door No. | Property Type | Name of Taxpayer | Annual Revenue Assessment | Tax Amount | Remarks
Tawrat | 94 | 393 | Rental House | Head of the Jewish Community | 000 Fils 200 Dinars | 000 Fils 25 Dinars |
We inform you that the property belonging to you has been assessed as listed above and the tax has reached twenty-five dinars
only on 1 / 1949
Head of the Property Assessment Committee
26 / 2 / 1949
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Imports / 18
Property Tax Assessment Ticket
Volume 1
Ticket Number 83
Neighborhood | Street No. | Door No. | Property Type | Taxpayer Name | Annual Revenue Assessment | Tax Amount
Tauraat | 94 | 393 | Rental House | Head of the Jewish Community | 200 Dinars 000 Fils | 25 Dinars 000 Fils
Annex
We inform you that the property belonging to you has been assessed as listed above and the tax has reached twenty-five dinars
only on 1 / 1 / 1949
Chairman of the Property Assessment Committee
26 / 2 / 1949
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February 2, 1949
The Honorable Mr. Salman Khabbaza, respected
Greetings and respect,
It is not hidden from you that the house occupied by you, numbered 393/94
and located in the Torah neighborhood, was previously endowed to be a clinic where the poor and needy receive medical treatment.
As there is a total need to open and organize this clinic at the present time due to the large number of applicants
from the poor patients living in the neighborhoods adjacent to the aforementioned house, and because of what these patients endure
of troubles and expenses by going to the hospital every day, which has forced us to take measures
decisive in order to reach the commencement of opening the clinic at the earliest possible opportunity. Therefore, we ask you to ⟦take⟧
take measures to vacate this house and hand it over to us at the end of the lease term, i.e., at the end of
Hebrew Nisan, year 5709. We have firm hope that you will take the initiative to support us in achieving this
humanitarian project, which every individual of our honorable community takes pride in.
We ask you to provide us with an answer at the earliest possible opportunity.
Please accept our utmost respect.
Sincerely,
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President of the Lay Council
In his capacity as the trustee of the endowment
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1/8/1946
Department Copy
His Excellency Senator Mr. Ezra Menahem Daniel, Respected
Greetings and respect,
Further to this, we have received with much gratitude the three documents listed
in detail below regarding the endowment of the Rifqa Daniel Clinic.
Please accept our highest respect.
The Documents
1 - A Tabu deed for the two houses <del>mentioned above</del> with sequence 312 and door numbers
139/73 Haram and 94/393 Salamlek dated June 323 Permanent.
2 - A certified copy of the endowment deed for the two houses mentioned above under number 67/1944.
and dated 30 / 4 / 1944.
3 - A map numbered 1457 and dated 13 / 6 / 22.
Kept in the treasury
These attachments were sent
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Sincerely,
Vice President
Property Committee for the preservation of the mentioned documents.
Copy to " -
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Ezra Menachem Daniel
12/34 Al-Mustansir Street
Telephone Number { 3044
6367
⟦Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad⟧
⟦Number 274⟧
⟦Date 21 / 1 / 1949⟧
⟦File Number⟧
Baghdad on January 31, 1949
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
Greetings and respect,
Enclosed please find a certified copy of the endowment deed (Waqfiyah) for the two houses, sequence 312 in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood, numbered
67 / 1944 Sh and dated 4/30/944, along with the original title deed (Tabu) and the map for the mentioned property. Please
inform us of their receipt.
With highest respect to you,
Agent for Mr. Ezra Daniel
Attachments:-
Number | Details
1 | Title deed for the two aforementioned houses with sequence 312 and door numbers 73/139 (Haram) and 94/393 (Salamlek) dated June 323 permanent.
1 | A certified copy of the endowment deed for the two aforementioned houses under number 67 / 1944 Sh and dated 4/30/1944.
1 | A map numbered 1457 and dated 6/13/22.
D / Z
JEWISH HOSPITALS COMMITTEE
BAGHDAD
Established. 1884
Telephones 3006 / 7480
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital
Refouah Pharmacy
Jewish Hospitals Committee
Baghdad
Established in 1884
Telephone Number 3006 / 7480 Baghdad
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eye Hospital
Dar Al-Shifa Pharmacy
No. / Number: ⟦287/1⟧
Date / Date: 1 / 1 / 1949
Very Urgent
To the Honorable Mr. Gurji Heskel, Lawyer
We request that you obtain copies of the deeds and maps for the two properties numbered 73/139 and 393/99, sequence
312, which were endowed by the benefactor Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel under the guardianship of the Lay Council to be used as a clinic
for the community. We hope you will do this very urgently, and please submit the list of expenses and fees related
to this to the Lay Council.
Honorary Secretary
Copy to -
Presidency of the Lay Council - requesting payment of the list related to this.
Sh/⟦.⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Property Committee (Schools)
Portfolio Number: 122
Register Number:
Subject: Annual map of (Alice Kadoorie) school
⟦line⟧: (formerly Al-Taawun School for Girls)
Province: Baghdad
Sequence Number: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
District: /
Door Numbers: 66
Sub-district:
Property Type: Waqf
Neighborhood and Street: Qanbar Ali
Property Category: School
Land Registry Map Number:
Notes
1/1/1949
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Committee:
A list showing the contents of folder number:
Property of:
Page | Nature of the paper and its contents | Number | Date | Remarks
| No | | |
General remarks:
This list was organized by:
On the date / / 19:
Israeli Property Committee
Name of the Institution: Schools Committee
Registry Sequence Number: 122
Cabinet Number:
Type of Property: School
Trustee: His Excellency Ezra Menachem Daniel and Saleh Shlomo Abdullah
Land Registry Sequence: 66/6, 66/7, 66/8, 66/9, 66/10
66/11 and 210/1 Al-Bataween District
Saleh Shlomo
12 Al-Mustansir Street
Telephone Number: 44
Baghdad on 24 / 12 / 1953
D /
His Excellency the Acting Head of the Community, President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Respected
After greetings and respect
Subject / Menahem Daniel School Playground
With reference to your letter No. 1031 / 52 dated 22 / 12 / 1952 regarding the re-
handover of the Menahem Daniel School playground located in the Al-Bataween neighborhood.
1) We have delegated Mr. Ibrahim Khalaschi to carry this letter to take delivery of the aforementioned
playground free of occupants.
2) Your statement that the use of the mentioned playground ended as of 1 / 10 / 1952 is a matter
that concerns you and we were not aware of it; it was the duty to hand over the playground to us free of occupants at that time. As for
your claim against us for the amount of (136/336) Dinars for the guard's wages and electricity expenses for the period that will
end on 31 / 12 / 1953, we are not responsible for it and I see no justification for your claim, especially since the mentioned
playground was used by you on a loan basis according to the correspondence exchanged between us more than ten years
ago and without any compensation other than service and assistance to the students of the community's schools, nothing more. I do not know now what is the reason
that prompted you to claim expenses from us for the playground during the period of its occupation by you and before its delivery to us, for which
you are obligated and committed to spend on. Do you have any assignment from us of any kind that authorizes you
to carry out such matters in which we have no purpose? Therefore, in this case, I request you to give your orders to hand over
the playground to our representative Mr. Ibrahim Khalaschi free of occupants and the guard as soon as possible for the purpose of
receiving it and commencing repairs on it, and you have our duty of thanks and gratitude.
Saleh Shlomo
Trustee of the Menahem
Daniel Endowments
Personnel
For records and archives
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The shelter was handed over to Mr.
Saleh Shlomo according to
a final report on
1 / 1 / 1954
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4 / 1
T/ 21-10/ 52
22 /12/ 1952
Menahem Salih Daniel School Playground
To "-
The Respected Mr. Salih Shlomo
After greetings,
With reference to your letter dated 12/15/1952;
1- We have no objection to your taking over the Menahem Salih Daniel School playground located in Battaween,
and therefore we request you to send one of your employees to the Community Administration to receive it.
2- Since the use of the mentioned playground for sports purposes has ended as of
10/1/1952, this Presidency has spent on it from that date until
12/31/1952 an amount of 136/336 Dinars for the guard's wages and electricity
expenses.
We kindly request you to send the amount to this Presidency.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Baghdad on 15 / 12 / 1952
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1018
16 / 12 / 1952
File Number
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the Respected
After offering respects
In view of the lack of need of the Jewish community schools in Baghdad for the playground
of the Menahem Salih Daniel School located in the Battaween neighborhood, which is occupied on loan by the community's
school students, and because we need it at the present time for the purpose of establishing a school, we request you to kindly issue your orders
to hand it over to us as soon as possible, vacant of any occupants. In this regard, we wish to inform you that the Property
Tax Department is demanding payment of a tax for the mentioned playground in the amount of (393/750) Dinars for the period
from the beginning of October 1948 to the end of March 1953, based on an annual assessment of
(75/000) Dinars. We are seeking a request for its exemption from paying that tax given that it is occupied
as an educational institute for school students. Thus far, we have not yet obtained the final decision of the Property Tax
Department in this regard,
With highest respects to Your Excellency
⟦signature⟧
Trustee of the Menahem Daniel Waqf
Personnel
Registration and Properties
16 / 12 / 52
The Accountant
To state the amount of tax paid
by the Community Presidency for the mentioned
playground
⟦signature⟧
17 / 12 / 52
The Accountant
The total amounts paid by the Community Presidency for the mentioned
playground is 29/226 Dinars, up until December of the year
1952, which covers the salary of the playground guard, water and electricity fees
for the playground, and other miscellaneous expenses.
The Accountant
⟦signature⟧
17 / 12 / 1952
On behalf of / M
T / 2772 / 52
10/20/1952
Playground Intelligence
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To -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 20620 dated 10/15/1952,
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.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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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
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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.
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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.
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