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.
Baghdad Presidency of the Civil Court of Rights ⟦872⟧ Number: 105 / 1936 Date: 21 Jumada al-Ula 1355 AH 8 August 1936 AD To the Head of the Jewish Community In Baghdad Please inform us of the person you nominate to be a guardian for the minors among the children of the deceased Daoud bin Ilya We would like to receive the answer as quickly as possible. ⟦illegible⟧ The Judge Presidency of the Jewish Community: Special Number: 2884 Date: 12 / 8 / 36
2895 14 August 936 17 His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Jewish Religious Court We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Court of First Instance of Rights No. 105 / 1936 dated 8 August 936 to respond to its content; ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of The Head of the Community ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Court of First Instance of Rights Number 105 / 1936 Date 8 August 936 ( Copy ) To The Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We request that you inform us of the person you nominate to be a guardian over the minors among the children of the deceased Daoud bin Ilya, and we would like the answer to reach us as quickly as possible. The Judge ⟦faint red stamp⟧
The Religious Court of the Holy Community Baghdad, May God Protect It The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: ⟦illegible⟧ Year: ⟦585⟧ Date: 5 Adar ⟦26⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 2895 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 717 ⟦illegible⟧ Ezra ⟦illegible⟧ Hazan ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Record Number 2006 Date 27/8/25
2912 25 August 936 Court of First Instance of Rights Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 2973 dated 8 August 936 The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to appoint Maatouk bin Ilya as guardian over the minors from the children of his deceased brother Daoud bin Ilya for on behalf of Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community In Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: 26 Year: 569 Date: 9 Adar 569 Before us The unique Mrs. Rebecca daughter of David Mr. Sassoon Today the unique Mrs. Esther daughter of Mr. Sassoon In the presence of (May God protect them) ⟦...⟧ We, the undersigned Court of Justice in Baghdad, here in Baghdad, certify how the aforementioned Mrs. Rebecca daughter of David Mr. Sassoon came with a bill of divorce in her hand according to the law of Moses and Israel, by which she was divorced from her previous husband Meir and Said Abraham Mr. Sassoon - from the 1st day of the month of Adar 5669 here in Baghdad, and she requested from us permission to marry whomever she wishes because the waiting days (so) of three months from the time of the divorce aforementioned have passed, and we have seen and also investigated the matter and found that indeed the aforementioned days have passed therefore we have given her permission to marry anyone she desires according to the law of Moses and Israel In Baghdad on the 9th day of the month of Adar in the year 5669 of the creation Ezra Sassoon Hugi Aboudi Presidency of the Israeli Community: Record Number: 2011 Date: 27/2/28
General Form (12) Number: 34/51 Sh / 1627 Date: 12 Safar 1353 05/26/1934 From: Judge of Personal Status for the Mousawi Sect in Baghdad To: Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Memorandum: Please inform us whether a marriage contract was conducted in the Rabbinate for the plaintiff Zubaida daughter of Eliyahu, a resident of Abbas Effendi quarter, to a person named Naeem and whether the contract was conducted officially, and whether the aforementioned Zubaida is now considered a wife to the said Naeem, making him liable for her alimony before the delivery of the dowry (dotah) stipulated to be delivered to him, or if her alimony is the responsibility of someone else until the stipulated dowry is delivered to him. Therefore, please inform us about this in detail. ⟦signature⟧ Judge of Personal Status for the Mousawi Sect in Baghdad ⟦signature⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Private Number 2344 Date 6/2/934
276 6 June 934 His Eminence the President of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court Based on the request of the Judge of Personal Status for the Mosaic Community in Baghdad No. 51/34/Sh/1927 dated 12 Safar 353 and 26-30/5/934 Please inform us whether a marriage contract was conducted in the Rabbinate for the woman named Zubaida daughter of Eliyahu, a resident of the Abaiji Effendi neighborhood, to a person named Naeem, and whether the contract was conducted in an official manner, and whether the aforementioned Zubaida is now considered a wife to the said Naeem, making him liable for her alimony before the delivery of the dowry (dot) stipulated to be delivered to him, or whether her alimony is the responsibility of someone else until the stipulated dowry is delivered to him. Therefore, please inform us about this in detail. ⟦illegible⟧ Harun Head of the Community
⟦272⟧ ⟦2/8/100⟧ 272 369 N Committee 2 His Eminence the Chief Rabbi, President of the Honorable Spiritual Courts Based on the lawsuit numbered 369 N Committee 2 filed by us in person and by proxy, and based on the decision issued therein on 20/5/967 under number 656 in paragraph 21 in the text and 7651 on 15/3/967 we have decided to withdraw the aforementioned lawsuit from the consideration of your esteemed committee due to the lack of need for it and because there are no heirs other than my client in this lawsuit as their deaths have not been proven by the competent courts Therefore, we request the acceptance of our waiver of the aforementioned lawsuit and to annotate your aforementioned decision to the effect of our waiver and to consider the lawsuit closed due to the lack of follow-up by the concerned parties and the request to continue it by us and by the other persons mentioned therein because their deaths have not been proven legally or lawfully, hoping for the acceptance of this request of ours with highest respect Third Copy ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of Attorney's Agent
2765 29 Safar 353 and 12 June 934 Judge of Personal Status Matters for the Jewish Community Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 34/51 Sh / 1627 dated 13 Safar 353 and 5/30/834 The person named Eliyahu Naeem has legally betrothed the woman named Zubaida daughter of Eliyahu, and she is considered his fiancée, and he is not obligated to spend on her except after he marries her, ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧ Head of the Community 58
The Religious Court of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Date: 28 Cheshvan Year: 5694 We, the undersigned witnesses, testify. That on the day ⟦...⟧ Today ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ It was brought before us that the applicant ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Her late husband ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ And during their lifetime she conceived from him and bore him two daughters ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Menachem and that the aforementioned deceased left no heir ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ or ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Hugi Aboud Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad No. 2495 Date 28 / 7 / 934
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Date: 28 ⟦June⟧ year 5694 No: 63 Fils | Dinar | 1 | Carriage fees, porters, and washers on the day of her death in the hospital 500 | 2 | Mourners for seven days, and they are three | 2 | Shroud and burial fees to the official specialized association 500 | | Carriage fees for burial after she was moved from the house to the cemetery | 2 | Fees for those who read for the soul of the deceased for seven days and seven nights 200 | | Value of wax for the lamps 450 | 2 | To the coffee maker for seven days in the customary manner 500 | | Marble for the grave in the name of the deceased with the tiles | 6 | Value of food and bread for the poor and the readers for seven days 050 | 19 | Value of the printed prayer books in her name according to the rules with the auction 500 | 2 | And the fee for transporting the Torah scrolls 500 | 7 | Value of the burial plot | 1 | Service fee for seven days for Aboud 750 | | Cook's fee for the families of the poor | 1 | Value of wax for the entire year according to the rules 500 | 1 | Fees for the poor and expenses until the end of the month of death 150 | 19 | Expenses of the deceased spent until the end of the year for the soul of the deceased 450 | 52 | Only fifty-two dinars and four hundred and fifty fils and nothing else Murad Madrasa Haroun Madrasa Inspected officially and printed in The liability of the Sheikh ⟦for God⟧
30 Rabi' al-Awwal 353 and 12 July 934 Fils | Dinar | ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Carriage hire, porters, and the ⟦peaceful ones⟧ on the day of her death in the hospital ⟦line⟧ | 3 | " Three wailing women for seven days ⟦line⟧ | 2 | " Shrouding and burial at the official private mat ⟦line⟧ | 2 | " Carriages for burial after she was moved from the house to the cemetery ⟦line⟧ | 3 | " For those who recite for the soul of the deceased for seven days and seven nights 300 | 0 | Value of oil for the lamps 250 | 2 | To the coffee maker for seven continuous days ⟦line⟧ | 0 | Marble for the chamber in the name of the deceased, Mother of Al-Kashi ⟦line⟧ | 6 | Value of food and provisions for the poor and the reciters for seven days ⟦line⟧ | 3 | Value of printed prayer books in her name according to the customs with the Psalms and the cost of transporting the Torah scroll ⟦line⟧ | 7 | Value of the cemetery plot ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Wages for three servants for seven days ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Value of oil until the end of the year 750 | 0 | Cook's wages for the food of the poor 500 | 1 | Required expenses until the end of the month with distribution to the poor 150 | 19 | Expected expenses to be spent until the end of the year for the soul of the deceased 450 | 52 | Only fifty-two dinars and four hundred and fifty fils and no more His Excellency the Honorable Judge of Personal Status Baghdad This list was submitted to the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad by the person named Murad Yusuf, and it contains the details of what he spent as funeral expenses for his wife Habiba daughter of Haskel Tobna, amounting to fifty-two dinars and four hundred and fifty fils. After conducting the investigation, the court certified the legitimacy of the mentioned expenditure and its appropriateness to the status of the deceased, and accordingly decided to grant him this document; Sassoon Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ 934 ⟦illegible⟧ 59
369 Registered 21 P 686 on 14 S 06 Fils | Dinar 000 | 1 | Form for the Treasury and intelligence fee receipt for the value of 000 | 6 | Sharia Court certification fee 000 | 6 | British Consulate certification fee in Baghdad 000 | 6 | Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification fee in Baghdad 000 | 6 | Iraqi Consulate certification fee in Beirut 050 | 0 | Transport fee 050 | 6 | Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification fee 000 | 0 | Stamp duty 000 | 2 | British Consulate certification fee in Beirut 000 | 3 | British Foreign Office certification fee in London 000 | 7 | High Court certification fee in London 000 | 1 | Translation fee 000 | 1 | Legal power of attorney fee 000 | 1 | Consulate certification fee 050 | 0 | Ecclesiastical Court certification fee 000 | 1 | British Consulate certification fee in Baghdad 050 | 1 | Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification fee in Baghdad 000 | 21 | British Consulate certification fee in London 050 | 65 | Total sum of expenses spent for the purpose of obtaining the deed And the details of its receipt in Dinars are as follows: Statement Sixty-four Dinars and five hundred Fils I received from you in cash, and for the remainder a receipt I received for me from the respected Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri according to his letter dated 22-1-57 As I have received from him the amount of sixty-five Dinars and five hundred Fils according to the receipt received from him, these expenses, their value and the receipt on behalf of Yousef Salman Sweih ⟦illegible⟧ 1/24/1957 35
2825 13 Rabi' al-Thani 353 and 25 July 934 To The Judge of Personal Status Matters In Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 2361 dated 25 / 7 / 934 We have appointed Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Isaac to represent us during the inventory of the estate and we have notified him to attend at the time and place designated in your aforementioned letter; On behalf of The Head of the Community
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected ⟦Presidency of the Baghdad Court of Appeal⟧ Judge of Personal Status Matters ⟦illegible⟧ After greetings: The Civil Judge has tasked me ⟦personally⟧ to contact you regarding the urgency of sending information about the ⟦appointment⟧ of a guardian for an urgent matter. I hope there is no delay, and if possible, to send the required documents now. I am awaiting your response at the court for notification. With respect. 22 July 1944 ⟦Ja'far⟧
⟦12 Rabi' al-Thani 353 25 July 934⟧ Form No. (11) From: Judge of Personal Status Matters at the Baghdad Court Number: To: Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Date: 22 Rabi' al-Thani 354 / 24 July 934 Secret Memorandum: Since it has become clear to me that the guardian manager Sadid al-Wahbi, appointed by this court over the minor Daoud Zaki Salman, has violated the Sharia and legal provisions in his actions and conduct and neglected the duties assigned to him, therefore I wish to suspend his hand from what was entrusted to him regarding the aforementioned minor. Accordingly, I request you to nominate for me a person of competence, good standing, and integrity so that one of them may be selected. Presidency of the Jewish Community Number ⟦2419⟧ Date 25 / 7 / 934 The Judge Baghdad Court of ⟦Personal Status Matters⟧
2826 26 July 934 ⟦Urgent⟧ Immediate His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Attached to this letter is a true copy of the letter from the Judge of Jewish Personal Status Matters in Baghdad No. 25/34 dated 24 July 934 for the nomination of the required persons; ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
From the Judge of Personal Status in the Baghdad Court of First Instance To the Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Number 34/25 Date - 13 Rabi' al-Thani 353 24 July 934 Since it has become clear to me that Meir Ibrahim Badid, the guardian appointed by this court over the minor Daoud bin Manshi Salman, has violated the Sharia and legal provisions in his actions and conduct and neglected his mandatory duties, I therefore wish to appoint a guardian in his place over the aforementioned minor. Accordingly, I request you to nominate competent persons of good standing and integrity so that we may select one of them. The Judge Let the original be recorded ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ D 8 R 362 Year 36 In the Name The case of Ibrahim Daoud Mir Mana vs. Sarah Simon Masloub On Appeal The case of Ibrahim Daoud Mir Mana vs. Sarah Simon Masloub on appeal No. 121 of the year 1936, filed by the appellant against the judgment issued by the Court of Personal Status for Mosaicists in Baghdad on 27 / 5 / 36 in the lawsuit No. 362 Year 36 Regarding The Mosaic Court of Appeal ⟦illegible⟧
Form No. 12 Number 85 / 24 Sh. M. ⟦2017⟧ Date 25 Rabi' al-Thani 1353 6 August 1934 From the Judge of Personal Status for the Mosaic Community in Baghdad To the Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Memorandum: This court has decided the necessity of inventorying the estate of the deceased Eliyahu bin Salman, a resident of Faraj Allah neighborhood. It has delegated its chief clerk, Abdul Jabbar Effendi al-Ayyash, to carry this out. Therefore, please notify someone to represent you and to attend on August 7, 934 at the office of the Baghdad Court of First Instance at four o'clock in the afternoon. To go with the court committee to execute the aforementioned decision. Judge of Personal Status for the Mosaic Community in Baghdad ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Outgoing Number 2444 Date 7 / 8 / 934
2861 26 Rabi' al-Thani 53 and 7 August 934 To The Judge of Personal Status Matters In Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 34/85/2513 dated 6 August 934 We have appointed Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq to represent us during the inventory of the estate under discussion, ⟦...⟧ Head of the Community A copy of it to His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq to attend at four o'clock in the afternoon today at the office of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
2891 July 29, 934 Respected Director of the Mespress Company After greetings and respect The bearer of this letter, Salha daughter of Shlomo, wishes to travel to Amarah In view of my certainty of her difficult circumstances, I would be extremely grateful if you would kindly transport her free of charge With respect Sadoq Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible text visible through paper from reverse side⟧ 1385 360 B 2 J 65 Riyals 26 Interest We recorded it in the name of Ibrahim Not received 369 B 2 J Invoices 6156 / 581364 in a transfer of such-and-such Riyals Notice: We recorded the above amount in your name due to your absence from the shop; we credited it to your name, and thus it was necessary to inform you From the shop Interest from it, recorded According to our entry in Ibrahim's section, we have received an amount of Riyals, which we credited to your name, and thus it was necessary to inform you Not received 194 East, his person, and the date of mail arrival
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28 22 18 Rabi' al-Thani 353 and 30 July 934 Seen ⟦Urgent⟧ His Excellency the Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad Reference to your letter No. 34/25 dated 17 Rabi' al-Thani 353 and 29 July 934 Each of the gentlemen lawyers Aboudi Effendi Sabti, Salman Effendi Shina, and Yusuf Effendi Zilkha is competent, trustworthy, and worthy of guardianship over the minor Daoud bin Salman Munshi; Harun Head of the Community
12 / 5 369 weight 6 m 656 riyals and from 71 riyals and from 81 Number ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ With goodness it concerns us all, Amen, he said it 369 weight 6 m 656 riyals and from 71 in liter 36 \ 56 in complete riyals q l a We divided that in these forty for the house in the year of the king and it was due in a hundred riyals Zaid for descriptions or for us that because a a received it n for the king Zaid with containers so it is separated a riyal already for him by mail its value is collected or sold a ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ He said it for the Sin