Documents from the Jewish Religious Court, Baghdad
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item contains records from the Jewish Religious Courts and the Iraqi and the Baghdad Court of Appeals. The court records concern family matters such as marriage, divorce, custody of children, and inheritance issues.
To the Honorable Judge of Personal Status Matters in the Baghdad Court of First Instance Pursuant to ⟦...⟧ numbered 700 in ⟦...⟧ dated ⟦...⟧ 922 ⟦...⟧ disclosure of ⟦capability⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ that he earns monthly ⟦...⟧ on the occasion of the lawsuit filed against him ⟦...⟧ and as for ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ liquidation ⟦...⟧ the young children ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ and his name is ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Court of Justice for the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number Before us ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 45 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 20 / 12 / 1922 ⟦...⟧ # ⟦illegible⟧
CPS1...106...153...1,000 Pads...25-5-22, G. F. 11. General Form 11 FROM: From the Judge of Personal Status Matters in the Baghdad Court of First Instance To: To: The Honorable President of the Board of Directors of the Mosaic Community No.: 704 Number: Dated: the: 192: Date: 192 Corresponding to: Memorandum. Memorandum Let it be ⟦known⟧ to you that Rabbi Daoud Naji has resigned from the membership of the court in the ⟦Matters⟧ Court, and what remains of his liability for the minor children Saida and Isaac, who are the dependents of the plaintiff, from the monthly alimony; this is to be ⟦known⟧ to you. Judge of Personal Status Matters 9 / ⟦22⟧ / 11 ⟦...⟧
CPS1...106...153...1,000 Pads...25-5-22, G. F. 11. General Form 11 FROM: Judge of Personal Status for the Israelite Community in Baghdad To: The Honorable President of the Israelite Spiritual Council No.: 1228 / 281 Dated: 22 / 12 / 11 Memorandum. Please inform us whether, if the mother is of bad character, it is permissible to hand over the children to the paternal grandmother in the presence of the maternal grandmother according to the Israelite personal law or not. Please accept our highest respects; ⟦signature⟧ ⟦COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE BAGHDAD⟧
8 CPS1...106...153...1,000 Pads...25-5-22, G. F. 11. General Form 11 FROM: Israeli Personal Status Court From: Presidency of the Baghdad Court of First Instance To: The Honorable President of the Israeli Spiritual Council To :: No.: 326 Number: Dated: 5 / 12 / 22 the: 192: Date: Corresponding to: 192: Memorandum. Memorandum After greetings, please inform us of the date of marriage of Farha daughter of Daoud Hesqail Hayyim as mentioned in (Sefer Torah Midrash Beit Gawi) and whether the date of death shown in the mentioned (Sefer Torah) is considered a true date according to the rituals of the Israelis or not With our utmost respect; COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE BAGHDAD 10 DEC 1922 Court of First Instance Baghdad with Sassoon Moshe Dallal and the date of his death The Honorable Judge of Personal Status After greetings and presentation, we received your letter on 12/22 number 229 H, which was marginalized on Tuesday by the applicant before the courts, it appears that Farha daughter of Daoud Haqqiyu Hayyim married Sassoon Moshe Dallal on February 14, 5650 Hebrew, and upon looking into the Sefer Torah
The book ⟦...⟧ the work does not ⟦...⟧ except ⟦...⟧ June 14 of the current year 1926 ⟦...⟧ the editor's obstacle ⟦...⟧ has estimated it <del>As for the (travel) entry, it is considered ⟦...⟧ an economical meal is ⟦...⟧ dignity</del> <del>This ⟦...⟧ is considered true</del> ⟦illegible⟧ 21/1/27 222 ⟦illegible⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: ⟦616⟧ Before us in the court, the undersigned, entered Mr. Raphael son of Isaac Berakhia, may God protect him, here in Baghdad, may the Master of Heaven be upon it, and in his hand an olive tree, and he volunteered to give of its fruits for the benefit of the orphanage (Peti) in Baghdad in the month of Tishrei ⟦63⟧ May he have an inheritance and his portion in good life and peace, Amen, as the soul of the one who blesses here in Baghdad, may God protect it, on the fifth day of the week, ⟦11th⟧ of the month of Elul, the year 5 ⟦thousand and seven hundred⟧ and sixteen ⟦since the creation of the world⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ He
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: ⟦illegible⟧: ⟦illegible⟧ Before us, the undersigned witnesses, who testify to the truth of the matter and the justice and integrity, may His Name be blessed, etc. Since on Wednesday, the eighth of our count, in the year five thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight of the creation, here in Baghdad There stood before us ⟦the young man⟧ Isaac Hazan Katab, holding a will written in the handwriting of his late father, Eliyahu Hazan, of blessed memory, and requested its confirmation Witnesses whose signatures are below came before me, these witnesses who saw and signed this will written by the late Eliyahu Hazan In person, and he commanded that all his assets and everything he has in the world shall belong to his aforementioned son Isaac Hazan, and no one else has any right to his assets And afterwards, the aforementioned late Eliyahu Hazan passed away and left behind his aforementioned son Isaac, and his daughter Yaffa Hazan, and his wife Farha, and they all admit and confirm that all the words of this will are truth and justice and they have no claim against the aforementioned Isaac Hazan And upon this we have signed here in Baghdad on the day mentioned above, and everything is valid, clear, and established // ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ In the court of ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ by gift The plaintiff Suleiman bin Shaul ⟦illegible⟧ The Presentation I have above a contract for my daughter Helwa bint Saleh on the condition that I pay him six thousand rupees and for the plaintiff three rupees, and according to this decision and condition and its preservation for her, but he married another, and in our law if the man leaves the wife without cash, he pays a third of the stipulated amount. When we met, the rabbis ruled that he must pay in their Aleppo currency ⟦illegible⟧ and the judgment was issued against him according to our law, and the matter is yours, sir ⟦illegible⟧ 28 Rabi' al-Thani ⟦illegible⟧ the plaintiff ⟦illegible⟧ Kahla bint ⟦illegible⟧ To the Honorable President of the Israeli Spiritual Council Based on the petition appealed to us in your Spiritual Council, this request is submitted for you to perform the duty of hearing the case according to the provisions of the law ⟦illegible⟧ giving a way to the aforementioned petitioner regarding what she should do or ⟦illegible⟧ and with our highest respect 24 / 11 / 24 ⟦illegible⟧
The Rabbinical Court of the City Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Number: Before us ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ In response to your letter number 18 for the year 1922 number We have reviewed the custody matter existing between Yusuf Ishaq ⟦...⟧ and his wife Lulu daughter of Yusuf Zilkha and we saw the children Salim and Naji, and it has been verified that the circumstances of both parties did not enable them <del>⟦...⟧</del> good and as for custody for these circumstances, it is forfeited according to the provisions of Jewish law and it is necessary to return the distribution of the children to the father 1922 1122 214
⟦illegible blue text⟧ CPS1...106...153...1,000 Pads...25-5-22, G. F. 11. General Form 11 FROM: The Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad To: The Honorable President of the Israeli Spiritual Council No.: 1122 Dated the 192: Date: 18 November corresponding to 22-9-192 Memorandum. Memorandum After greetings, As a result of the ongoing trial between Yusuf Ishaq Al-Tutunji in Souq Al-Saray, residing in the Al-Tatran neighborhood, and his wife Lulu daughter of Yusuf Zilkha, residing in the aforementioned neighborhood in the house numbered 181 ⟦140⟧ regarding the termination of custody of the children Salim and Naji, the court has decided first that the children be seen by your esteemed council and to investigate the conditions of both parties and the family circumstances between the spouses, and to look into the defense of the wife Lulu regarding keeping the children with her and the husband's claim requesting the joining of the children to him, and to provide an opinion regarding the Israeli legal outcome without giving an opportunity to the two parties. Please provide the full details regarding the mentioned points as soon as possible, and with my utmost respect. ⟦signature⟧ A/J 1 ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
In the name of His Majesty King Faisal II the Great The Expanded Sharia Court of Cassation Presidency of the Mosaic Community 257 1/18/1953 Based on the appeal request submitted by the lawyer Zakia Shaoul on behalf of her client Munira daughter of Daoud Shaoul to annul the decision of the Expanded Sharia Court of Cassation numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated ⟦...⟧ and ruling to ratify the decision of the Expanded Sharia Court of Cassation numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated ⟦...⟧ In the name of His Majesty King Faisal II the Great ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
CPSI ..12/4...1856...1.000 Pads...13-1-22 G. F. 11 (Pads of 100). General Form 11 Notebook Page (100) FROM: Personal Status Courts in Basra To: His Excellency the Hakham Bashi of the Jewish Community No.: 724 Dated: 24 ⟦Tishreen⟧ 1331 corresponding to 21 ⟦September⟧ 922 Memorandum: Evidence: Raiha daughter of Haroun Nassim claimed in Basra, requesting to obligate her uncles, the defendants Ezekiel, Saleh, and Shahoul, sons of Nassim Cohen, merchants in Baghdad, to provide for her maintenance due to her entitlement. When she was asked for personal evidence regarding the financial capability of the aforementioned defendants, she was unable to provide it, stating that there is no one in Basra who is aware of their capability and financial status, for the purpose of it became necessary to ask them about the condition of the defendants and their financial capability. Please investigate this and provide an answer upon receipt of this to resolve the matter. October 922. In conclusion, please accept our respects. The Judge ⟦signature⟧ COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Court of First Instance in Basra BASRA in Baghdad, Respected
CPSI...1494...2194...1,000 Pads 30-1-22 G. F. 12. General Form (12) FROM: Judge of Personal Matters at the Baghdad Court of First Instance To: His Eminence the Mufti, Acting Hakham Bashi of Baghdad, Respected No.: Dated: the: 192: Memorandum. Greetings and respect, Based on your decision dated ⟦illegible⟧ regarding the request for assistance in the administration of liquidation and lifting the seizure on the disputed items between Lulu bint Yamin and Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ It is presented that the mentioned matter is within the functions of the Islamic Sharia Court according to Article 77 of the Governance System, and that these ⟦medicines⟧ testify to what you applied in your mentioned letter. Consultations have been held with the Assistant Advisor to the Ministry of Justice in this regard concerning the delegation of the Sharia Court for a certain matter. It has been witnessed that, according to general rules, a judgment must exist for distribution as justice ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ to the hearing position, accompanied by the approval of the Ministry of Justice in the matter to resolve this dispute. It was asked that the weight ⟦...⟧ by the consensus of the Shura members in the interrogation department, in view of the interference and information that occurred, it is regrettable that the court is unable to answer ⟦...⟧ that the class's purpose is to be administrative, as they are actual cases presented to you - the previous petition submitted by Lulu bint Yamin remains, and for you ⟦...⟧ in the aforementioned Sharia Court. This is what was necessary to clarify, and to you further respect | ⟦illegible⟧ COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Baghdad Court of First Instance Judge of Personal Matters ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦...⟧ a dispute occurred between Lulu bint Yamin and Daoud ⟦...⟧
To the Honorable Governor of Personal Matters in the city of Hillah After greetings Due to a dispute that occurred between Luluit Yamin and her husband Cohen Meir regarding the dowry This wife has temporarily taken, under the dowry, in a room in the house of Habib Al-Oud In the Dabbaghat Shawa neighborhood, the items belonging to the aforementioned wife, which are listed in detail In the attached list under number ⟦1⟧ - and since the local commission is suspended For administrative reasons, and it became necessary to extend the safekeeping of the mentioned items Please - if possible by your identity - order the establishment of their safekeeping by placing The dowry by your esteemed court as well, as a result of the judgment, to prevent the husband from Smuggling the items, along with sealing the items recorded in paper number (2) Which also belong to the wife. With much gratitude and respect.. Community Administration 922
⟦illegible⟧ Plaintiff :: Musa bin Abdullah Residing in: Qanbar Ali neighborhood, House No. - Defendant :: Farha bint Musa Tadarji Residing in: The aforementioned neighborhood, House No. - Type of Lawsuit: I have married the defendant, my wife, and she agreed with her father Musa Ezra Tadarji and he brought her to Baghdad And the aforementioned is preventing the meeting between us, and whenever I asked him to give me my wife, he was stubborn, so this is against my constitutional right and contrary to the Sharia It requires summoning the aforementioned to answer for the defendant and giving her to me to be united with me and preventing the opposition of her aforementioned father, and the matter is yours, sir Plaintiff Musa bin Abdullah 17 January 934 To the Honorable President of the Israeli Spiritual Council After greetings: Since the matter belongs to your council, accordingly We submit this petition to carry out the legal requirement With our utmost respect Lawyer ⟦illegible⟧ COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Court of First Instance Baghdad BAGHDAD 20/1/34
CPS1...106...153...1,000 Pads...25-5-22, G. F. 11. General Form 11 FROM: Judge of Personal Status, Baghdad Court of First Instance To: The Honorable President of the Spiritual Council of the Armenian Catholics No.: 620 Dated: 185 Corresponding to: 192: 2 Memorandum. Greetings: Please inform us regarding the marriage contract of Karjiya daughter of Kojiya, residing in the Al-Bushibl neighborhood ⟦185⟧ to Ishaq son of Eliyahu, residing in the Nahid neighborhood, at the end of January 920, and the lineage of the daughter born to the wife Karjiya named Na'ima, as a matter of urgency. With our utmost respect. ⟦10⟧ June 922 Judge of Personal Status ⟦signature⟧ COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Court of First Instance Baghdad No. 51 July 922 No. 625 With reference to your letter No. 620 dated 2 June 922 Upon investigation into the lineage of the daughter of Kojiya named Na'ima, it has become clear to us that Kojiya daughter of Yaqub gave birth resulting from the marriage of the aforementioned Kojiya to Ishaq son of ⟦Eliyahu⟧ mentioned
The Religious Court of the Holy City Baghdad Jewish Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD # Before us in the Religious Court on Thursday, the 5th of the month of ⟦Tammuz⟧ in the year ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 682 ⟦line⟧ ⟦...⟧ 1957
Number 225 True copy 27 942 To the Honorable Judge of Personal Status Matters at the Baghdad First Instance Court, respected After greetings and honors, and in response to your report dated June 11, 942, we state that it had been claimed that his wife ⟦was liberated⟧ ⟦in the name of⟧ the girl by way of the land, the project of Salman Khan Al-Sabbagh, and that he ⟦traveled⟧ in ⟦his cabinet⟧ and arrived ⟦now⟧ in Basra during the flood, so they agreed that the Sharia Court ⟦should assist him⟧ between them, and not the aforementioned marriage ⟦that⟧ ⟦the section⟧ ⟦the actual⟧ is not ⟦accurate⟧ regarding ⟦a letter⟧ entirely: this
11 Before us, the undersigned Beth Din, here in Baghdad (may God protect it), on Wednesday, the 24th of the month of Shevat, the year 5689 The woman Rachel, daughter of Abraham, [widow] of the late Solomon son of Abraham from Baghdad, came before us and said to us Since my husband Elijah son of Isaac, known as Abu al-Ezra ~ and my sister Habiba daughter of the aforementioned Abraham Had differences of opinion, quarrels, and disputes between them regarding the husband's debts And now they have reached a compromise between them through so-and-so and so-and-so, and both agreed that the aforementioned husband shall give my aforementioned sister The sum of twenty English gold pounds, and this is for all his debt and all her claims that she has against him, and for this Both of them accepted from the aforementioned supervisors and agreed to this with a whole heart and a willing soul And on this we have signed here in Baghdad on the day mentioned above, and everything is valid, clear, and established Isaac Abraham Sasson ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2.6 151 ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
CPS1...106...153...1,000 Pads...25-5-22, G. F. 11. General Form 11 From: Judge of Personal Status in the Baghdad Court of First Instance To: The Presidency of the Respected Israelite Spiritual Council No.: Dated the 192: Memorandum. Memorandum After greetings: The court has decided to inquire whether the papers of Saha daughter of Nassim, residing in the ⟦...⟧ neighborhood, had requested a divorce from her first husband Munshi ⟦...⟧ Shasha, and whether her moral corruption was proven, and whether her marriage to her new husband Siman Hay Sayaj was in accordance with legal principles and tied to the principles of (the Ketubah) or not. Please enlighten us on this point, graciously, and upon your receipt of this, with much respect. 11 / ⟦...⟧ / 922 Judge of Personal Status COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE BAGHDAD Baghdad Court of First Instance
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad We hereby inform your excellency that the young man Abraham son of Eliyahu Cohen and his wife Mrs. Rachel daughter of Isaac Sassoon were divorced in this our court on the 26th of Adar I in the year 5692 And they requested from us to give them a divorce certificate and we gave it to them according to the law of Moses and Israel To this we have signed here in Baghdad on the 26th day of Adar I, 5692 Deputy Hakham Bashi of Baghdad Moshe Hayyim Shlomo David BAGHDAD To the honor of your excellency's court here, may it be established, we hereby send you a copy of the divorce certificate of Abraham son of Eliyahu Cohen and his wife Rachel daughter of Isaac Sassoon We hereby inform your excellency that the young man Abraham son of Eliyahu Cohen and his wife Mrs. Rachel daughter of Isaac Sassoon were divorced in this our court on the 26th of Adar I in the year 5692 And they requested from us to give them a divorce certificate and we gave it to them according to the law of Moses and Israel ⟦line⟧ here in Baghdad on the 26th day of Adar I, 5692 Reference to your report No. 222 dated 22/5/32, the contract may be executed with a woman until Baniya agrees, provided that the mother Baniya is free from any moral blemish affecting the girl's reputation June 12, 32
From the Vice President ( 100 ) No.: 224 To: His Excellency the Hakham Bashi of the respected Jewish community In: Baghdad : Dated the 192 Date: 20 Nisan corresponding to 18 April 1927 Memorandum. Memorandum After greetings: It is necessary to inquire from you regarding the financial capability of the defendant Sassoon Meir Shasha, the contractor in Baqubah, as he is assessed for alimony for the children of his deceased brother Yamin Meir Shasha. We request an investigation into this and to inform us before the arrival of the twelfth day of the month of May 927. Best regards. -21- Vice President of the Court of First Instance ⟦illegible signature⟧ COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Court of First Instance in Basra BASRA Registered under number 819 on 21 April 927
CPSI—1264—1856—1,000 Pads—13-1-22 G. F. 11 (Pads of 100. General Form 11 Sheet for Booklet (100) FROM: From the Vice President of the Basra Court of First Instance To: To: The Honorable Haham Bashi of Baghdad No.: 407 Dated: Corresponding to 22 June 922 Memorandum.: Memorandum After greetings: - Confirming our letter dated 24 May 922 number 201 We request you inform us about the financial capability of ⟦the wealthy Meir Shasha Al-Qultrani⟧ in Baqubah, and that is before the nineteenth day of the current month Vice President Basra Court of First Instance ⟦signature⟧ COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE Court of First Instance Basra BASRA.