AI en Translation, Pages 551-575
Page 551
What the deceased Shahin Abradi needed at the time of his death of the necessities ⟦that are indispensable⟧
Statement | Dinar | Fils
Shroud and preparation | 4 | .
The grave with its construction | 8 | .
A marble plaque engraved with the name of the deceased on the grave | - | 500
Electric lamps in the Shamash Church for one year, day and night, at a rate of half a dinar per month | 6 | .
Fee for the Rabbi's reading in the house of the deceased (Hazkara) for a full year with preaching | 1 | 500
Fee for two readers for the soul during the days of mourning, day and night, at a rate of one hundred fils for each one daily | 1 | 400
Fee for readers for the soul in the corners every month of the year (Erev Rosh Chodesh) for a full year at a rate of one dinar per month | 12 | .
Various prayer books for merit (Talmud Torah) | 3 | .
Black mourning clothes purchased for the family <del>⟦entirely⟧</del> with their tailoring | 7 | .
Distribution of alms (Qubba) for the soul of the deceased | 3 | .
Fee for a coffee maker with coffee during the days of mourning | 1 | 500
Fee for a cook and a servant during the days of mourning | 2 | .
Value of various food items for the soul of the deceased during the days of mourning (cooking utensils, fruits ... etc. and other necessities) | 7 | .
Donation to the wheel on the Feast of Tabernacles for the soul of the deceased | 1 | .
Total | 57 | 900
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| Dinar | Fils
Preparation of a shroud | 4 | 〃
Construction of the grave | 8 | 〃
Writing on a marble piece | 〃 | 500
Rent for an electric lamp in Shamash School for the soul of the deceased | 6 | 〃
Fees for Quran reciters for a full year with the preacher | 1 | 500
Fees for reciters for the soul of the deceased during the seven days of mourning | 1 | 400
Fees for reciters for the soul of the deceased at the beginning of every month at a rate of one dinar per month | 12 | 〃
Prayer books | 3 | 〃
Winter black clothing for the family including tailoring | 7 | 〃
Kleicha for the soul of the deceased | 3 | 〃
Fees for the coffee maker with coffee during the seven days of mourning | 1 | 500
Fees for a cook and a servant during the seven days of mourning | 2 | 〃
Value of various food items during the seven days of mourning | 7 | 〃
Etrog and Lulav for the Sukkot holiday | 1 | 〃
Only fifty-seven dinars and nine hundred fils | 57 | 900
True copy of the original
⟦signature⟧
Fils Dinar
Page 553
2219
20 May 1937
His Excellency the Governor of Personal Status Matters for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
After conducting the necessary investigations, the Israeli Religious Court
in Baghdad has certified that the attached list is the total of what Hanini Isaac
Shouheid spent as funeral expenses for her husband Menachem Ibrahim Aboudi, and that these expenses
listed in the aforementioned list are appropriate for the status of the deceased; therefore, it decided to submit it
to Your Excellency to disburse the amount of fifty-seven Dinars and nine hundred Fils from the estate
of the deceased.
4
Lu
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Page 554
The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Book: V
Batch: 569
No.:
Date: 9 Sivan ⟦1953⟧
Attributed to Mrs. Hannah wife of Pinhas L. Shweik
Daughter of Haviva L. Abraham H. Kadouri
Regarding L. Nahayek
By general power of attorney dated ⟦8th⟧ Iyar 1953 ⟦at the office of⟧ the Tabu
The aforementioned sells all the share due to her in the inheritance of her late father Abraham H. Kadouri
From the house located in Bab al-Agha No. ⟦24/126⟧ on Al-Rashid St. to Isaac and Abraham sons of H. Kadouri
And the sold share is ⟦1/12⟧ of the entire house
⟦Isaac⟧ ⟦Moshe⟧
Hazani Tuvia
S. D.
Page 556
Notebook ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Dirhams | New
⟦line⟧ | 2 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | In ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧ | 9 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
250 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
250 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
687 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
250 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
150 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
254 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧ | 2 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
500 | 1 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
400 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
750 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
800 | 2 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
580 | 2 | From it ⟦...⟧
500 | 1 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
200 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
500 | 2 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
750 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
700 | 2 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
500 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
591
52
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Dinar | Fils
" | 2 | Shrouding expenses
" | 9 | Building the grave
250 | " | Writing the marble on the grave
350 | " | Wages for grave digging workers
687 | 14 | Expenses for the seven days of Al-Fatiha
250 | " | Wages for lighting the road with oil lamps on the night of the deceased's burial
150 | " | Wages for transporting the body from the Royal Hospital
354 | " | Value of prayer books
" | 2 | Wages for two cooks
555 | 1 | Wages for reciters during the seven days of Al-Fatiha
300 | " | Wages for carrying carpets during the seven days of Al-Fatiha
750 | 14 | Tikkun Karet for the full year with some religious ceremonies
855 | 3 | Monthly Hashkaba with reciters' wages
580 | 3 | Seherg for the year
555 | 1 | Wages for two people who distributed prayer books throughout the full year
350 | " | Rose water, myrtle, and basil throughout the year
555 | 2 | For Sefer Torah honors
755 | " | Purchase of Talmud Torah books
575 | 2 | Value of Kleeja
500 | " | Wages for reciting Al-Fatiha by reciters at the grave
591 | 56 |
Only fifty-six dinars and five hundred and ninety-one fils
Page 558
4216
19 May 937
His Excellency the Governor of Personal Status Matters for the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
After conducting the necessary investigations, the Israeli Religious Court
in Baghdad has certified that the attached list is the total of what Hakouli Habib spent
as funeral expenses for his wife Regina Eliyahu Moshi, and that these expenses listed
in the aforementioned list are appropriate for the status of the deceased; therefore, it was decided to direct it to
Your Excellency to disburse the amount of fifty-six Dinars and five hundred and ninety-one Fils
from the estate of the deceased;
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
Page 559
927
From: - President of the Kirkuk Court of First Instance
927
Number: 2
Date: 14 May 927
To: - Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Based on the lawsuit filed by the plaintiff Salima bint Yusuf from the Al-Baryadi quarter
in Kirkuk against the defendant Harun Koji Yusuf Bashi residing in Baghdad regarding
the claim for imposing alimony for his minor daughter from his aforementioned wife Harun Koji who
is in the custody of the named Baniya, wife of the person called Salim Salton, the agent for the aforementioned defendant
that his work has cost the wife ⟦illegible⟧ and she claimed and holds a certificate
in the handwriting of the Mosaic community showing what was ruled against the defendant on May 27, 927 and number 785
so please inform the body and the authority to notify the mentioned handwriting of the mentioned community
and was it truly organized that ⟦illegible⟧ against him before him and if there is a record of the occurrence of
notification and refusal, then answer with an urgent copy of it and inform us of the sufficient
clarifications regarding that, shown with the humble respect for the community.
3 June 927
⟦illegible⟧
The President
Number 2292
Referred to His Eminence the President of the Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad to answer
it as quickly as possible 15 May 1927
Head of the Community
Page 560
The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may G-d protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No: 254
Year: 5697
Date: 24 Adar ⟦5697⟧
Appointment of a ⟦guardian⟧ from the ⟦Religious Court⟧ of Baghdad
As appointed for a ⟦guardian⟧ in the ⟦Religious Court⟧ of Baghdad
In the name of the Lord (Life)
Members of the Religious Court of Baghdad, may G-d protect it, gathered
And the ⟦undersigned⟧ people appeared before us
Son of ⟦Ezra⟧ to ⟦Isaac⟧ from ⟦Hebron⟧ and gave ⟦his portion⟧ to ⟦Ezra⟧ in the ⟦Religious Court⟧ of the community
In which ⟦the heirs⟧ (the sons) ⟦decided⟧ ⟦that they shall appoint⟧ a ⟦guardian⟧ over the assets of ⟦Ezra⟧ son of ⟦Isaac⟧
On the day ⟦Tuesday⟧ ⟦24th⟧ ⟦Adar⟧ ⟦year⟧ ⟦5697⟧ ⟦before us⟧ ⟦the Religious⟧ ⟦Court⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦the congregation⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦the Jews⟧ ⟦in Baghdad⟧
And ⟦this⟧ ⟦matter⟧ ⟦was⟧ ⟦concerning⟧ ⟦the assets⟧ ⟦which⟧ ⟦the deceased⟧ ⟦left behind⟧
And ⟦thus far⟧ ⟦the heirs⟧ ⟦mentioned⟧ ⟦above⟧ ⟦came⟧ ⟦before us⟧ ⟦and appointed⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦son of⟧ ⟦Isaac⟧
And until ⟦the heirs⟧ ⟦finish⟧ ⟦the division⟧ of ⟦the assets⟧ ⟦between them⟧ ⟦and each⟧ ⟦one receives⟧ ⟦his portion⟧
⟦according⟧ to ⟦Torah law⟧
⟦And behold⟧ ⟦we hereby⟧ ⟦appoint⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦son of⟧ ⟦Isaac⟧ ⟦for this⟧ ⟦to be⟧ ⟦a guardian⟧ ⟦over⟧ ⟦all⟧ ⟦the assets⟧
⟦of⟧ ⟦the heirs⟧ ⟦until⟧ ⟦they reach⟧ ⟦a final⟧ ⟦division⟧ ⟦between them⟧ ⟦according to law and custom⟧
⟦In witness whereof⟧ ⟦we have signed⟧ ⟦here⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦on the day⟧ ⟦mentioned⟧ ⟦above⟧ ⟦and everything⟧ ⟦is valid⟧ ⟦and clear⟧ ⟦and established⟧
⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Salman⟧
⟦Judge⟧ ⟦in the Religious⟧ ⟦Court⟧
⟦...⟧
Page 561
⟦428⟧
6 May 937
To
The Presidency of the Kirkuk Court of First Instance
Kirkuk
Reference to your letter No. 937/2 dated 3 May 937
We have referred your letter to the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, and it replied
that Haron Yusuf Bashi had filed a divorce lawsuit in the Religious Court against his wife
Salima (Khatun) daughter of Yusuf on 4 Hebrew Tishrei 5693 corresponding to 4 October
1932. Consequently, the court decided to divorce her from her husband based on proof that the husband
plaintiff had a previous legal wife. The decision was issued in person and announced publicly.
Accordingly, the divorce document was drafted on the mentioned date, but the wife has not
received it until now. The court notified her through the Rabbi of Kirkuk of the necessity to attend
to Baghdad to receive the divorce document, but she did not attend.
Note: After the husband writes the divorce document, he is legally prohibited from meeting
with his wife, who becomes forbidden to him, even if she has not received her divorce document, which remains
in the court until she takes it. 4
⟦Haron⟧
Head of the Community
⟦L⟧
Page 562
Baghdad
Presidency of the Civil Court of Rights
Number: <del>1022</del> 24
Date: 21 Safar 1356 AH
2 / 5 / 37 AD
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Enclosed we send you a copy of the petition submitted by Ezra son of Yusuf Saleh, requesting your comments regarding it.
⟦illegible⟧
The Judge
The petition is not present with the letter
4 / 5 / 37
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
762/S/2
In the name of ⟦illegible⟧
Dated May 24, 1954
235
62/S/54 on November 6 / 762 in the Baghdad Court of First Instance
It was decided in this lawsuit to appoint Mr. Ibrahim Hayim Meir as a temporary guardian to manage the property of the minor
Mansour bin Yusuf Hayim Meir and to manage his share in the real estate numbered 4/1/34 in the Al-Bataween neighborhood
And on April 21, 1954, the aforementioned guardian approached us and requested the sale of the aforementioned minor's share in the real estate
mentioned above, and based on the request, an inspection was carried out by the appraisal committee in this court on 6/21
of the year 1954, and it was found that the value of the mentioned share amounts to 500 Dinars according to the committee's report dated
6/21/1954, and since the sale is being conducted for the benefit of the mentioned minor and his share is undivided
in the mentioned real estate, and the mentioned minor's share constitutes only one part out of 12 parts of the real estate
And since the sale is being conducted for the benefit of the mentioned minor and for a suitable price
Accordingly, this court decided to authorize the mentioned guardian to sell the mentioned minor's share in the above real estate
and register it in the name of the buyer for a price not less than the amount estimated by the appraisal committee in this court
In the Baghdad Court of First Instance
Judge
Personal Status Court
Page 563
Petition of Ezra bin Yusuf Saleh
4200
5 May 937
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 1544 dated 2 / 5 / 937
We did not find the mentioned petition attached to your letter being answered;
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
Page 564
Baghdad
Presidency of the Court of First Instance of Rights
Number 1937/16 1227
Date 27 Muharram 1356 AH
8 / 4 / 1937 AD
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 4240 dated 18 - 22 March 037
Based on the refusal of Ma'touq bin Ilya to accept the guardianship over the children of his deceased brother Yaqub, Matana, Juliet, and Habiba
the children of Daoud bin Ilya, please inform us of the person who can be appointed as a guardian for the aforementioned minors.
⟦illegible⟧
The Judge
Page 565
4264
11 April 937
His Eminence, the President of the Respected Jewish Religious Court
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance No. 1227
dated 8 / 4 / 937 to be informed of its contents;
⟦To⟧
⟦Salwa⟧
Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance Date 8 / 4 / 937
Baghdad Number 1227
(Copy)
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to your letter numbered 4240 and dated 18 / 3 / 937
Based on the refusal of Ma'tuq bin Eliya to accept the guardianship over the children of his deceased brother Yaqub
and Matana, Juliet, and Habiba, the children of Daoud bin Eliya, we request that you inform us of the person who can
be appointed as a guardian for the aforementioned minors;
The Judge
True copy
⟦Salwa⟧
Page 566
The Religious Court of the Holy Community
In Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: ⟦25⟧
Year: 569
Date: 25 Adar
Mike H.M. ⟦illegible⟧
In the name of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 567
4204
9 May 937
Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 1227 dated 8 / 4 / 937
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has decided that the person named Ezra bin
Eliyahu is fit to be a guardian over the minor children of his brother, ⟦Lu⟧
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Page 568
Baghdad
Presidency of the Civil Court of Rights
Number: 1587
Date: 24 / 5 / 1937
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
Based on what was stated in the medical committee report numbered 2360 and dated 15 / 5 / 1937, which includes
that the medical committee examined the woman named Tuffaha daughter of Yusuf and found her to be lacking her mental faculties, which necessitates
appointing a guardian over her. Based on the necessity of appointing a guardian over her, we request the nomination of whom you see fit from among her relatives for that purpose
to take the decision of appointing a guardian over her.
⟦illegible⟧
The Judge
A. K. M
Page 569
Baghdad
Presidency of the Civil Rights Court
Number 1787
Date 5/24/937
(Copy)
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on what was stated in the report of the Medical Committee No. 2360 dated 5/15/937
Which includes that the Medical Committee ⟦illegible⟧ examined the woman named Tuffaha daughter of Yusuf and found her to have lost
her mental faculties, which necessitates the appointment of a guardian over her, and based on the necessity of appointing a guardian over her
we request the nomination of whomever you see fit from among her relatives for that purpose to take the decision to appoint a guardian over her;
The Judge
A true copy
5/28/937
⟦illegible⟧
Page 570
8242
28 May 937
⟦illegible⟧ / 2
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court
We attach herewith a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Court of First Instance of Rights No. 1787 dated
24 / 5 / 937 regarding the nomination of a guardian for the mentally incompetent Tuffaha daughter of Yusuf to perform
the acceptance;
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Page 571
Baghdad
Presidency of the Civil Court of Rights
Number: 817
Date: 5/25/937
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on what was stated in the medical committee report numbered 2507 and dated ⟦5 / 22 / 937⟧ which includes
that the committee examined the woman named Victoria daughter of Salman and found that she is suffering from infantile cerebral wasting, so
she cannot manage her own private affairs, and based on the necessity of appointing a guardian for her, we request the nomination of whom you see from
her relatives as fit for that to take the decision to appoint a guardian for her.
⟦signature⟧
The Judge
⟦Image for the file⟧
A K M
Page 572
Baghdad
Presidency of the Civil Court of Rights
Number 1817
Date 25 / 5 / 937
(Copy)
To - <del>The Honorable</del> Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Based on what was stated in the medical committee report number 2507 dated 19 / 22 / 5 / 937
which includes that the committee has examined the woman named Victoria daughter of Salman and found that she is suffering
from infantile cerebral wasting, so she cannot manage her own private affairs by herself, and based on
the necessity of appointing a guardian for her, we request the nomination of whom you see from her relatives fit for that to take the decision
to appoint a guardian for her;
The Judge
A true copy
28 May 937
⟦signature⟧
Page 573
⟦4244⟧
28 May 937
⟦2⟧
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Jewish Religious Court
We attach herewith a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Civil Court of First Instance No. 1817 dated
25 / 5 / 937 regarding a ⟦guardian⟧ for the woman named Victoria daughter of Salman to take the necessary action;
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Page 574
Account of what I paid for L. Masuda wife of L. Abraham Eliyahu Menashe
in Baghdad
| Dinar | Fils
Agur Menachem Eliyahu - Mohel - for her son Nissim | 2 | 500
Fee for the hospital | 2 |
Fee for the Torah study hall | 5 |
Redemption | 2 |
Week | 4 | 650
To my mother A. Joseph | | 270
Pants | | 296
Menachem (⟦Abaya⟧) | 1 |
Mouthpiece for my mother from Menachem for Nissim | | 200
Kharaj (Fee) to Abraham - Mohel - for | | 220
Pants and jacket Menachem ⟦Faraj⟧ L. Moshe | 10 |
| 29 | 296
The above is paid and cleared of all claims between us and them -
for ⟦receipt⟧
Hezi Abbo
7
Moshe Joseph
Grandson
Page 575
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: 278
Year: 5697
Date: 8 ⟦Kislev⟧ 5697
Appeared Mrs. Habiba daughter of Isaac Levi
and Yom Tov Habib son of Isaac Levi and Mrs. Habiba daughter of Isaac
Regarding the matter of Mrs. Habiba
Thus and so ⟦everything⟧ ⟦in a manner⟧ ⟦that shall be⟧ ⟦according to the law⟧ ⟦of Moses⟧ ⟦and Israel⟧ ⟦without⟧ ⟦any⟧ ⟦claim⟧ ⟦or response⟧
⟦On the day⟧ ⟦mentioned⟧ ⟦above⟧ ⟦appeared⟧ ⟦before us⟧ ⟦those mentioned⟧ ⟦above⟧ ⟦and confessed⟧ ⟦before us⟧ ⟦to all⟧ ⟦mentioned⟧ ⟦above⟧
⟦And everything⟧ ⟦is valid⟧ ⟦and clear⟧ ⟦and established⟧
⟦Ezra Dangoor⟧
Hazan Ovadia