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50/147
8/6/1950
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
After greetings
With reference to the letter of Mr. Heskel Dawood Shemtob numbered T/1463 and dated
8/2/1950 addressed to you, and a copy of it to the presidency of the Lay Council in Baghdad.
I have the honor to inform you of the text of the resolution taken at the meeting of the Lay Council held
on 8/3/1950. Please accept the highest expressions of respect;
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
8/6
Copy of the Resolution
The Council met under the chairmanship of the Vice President Mr. Meer Basri and the attendance of members Messrs. Ibrahim
El-Kabir, Yaqoub Shlomo, Gurji Mathalon, Sassoon Bashi, and Abdullah Shina, and considered the letter of the President of the Council
the Lay Council Mr. Heskel Dawood Shemtob numbered T/1463/50 and dated 8/2/1950 addressed
to His Excellency the Minister of Justice with a copy to the Council. After deliberation on the subject, the Council decided to cherish
the presidency of Mr. Heskel Dawood Shemtob and to entreat him to withdraw his resignation and continue presiding over the Council
and to delegate the Vice President Mr. Meer Basri and the member Mr. Yaqoub Shlomo to meet him immediately accompanied by some
notables whom they choose and to inform him of this resolution.
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8/6/A
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The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: G/ 5010
Date: 8 / 8 / 1950
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Summary of the Subject:
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
After greetings
Further to our letter numbered G/ ⟦547⟧ / 50 and dated ⟦line⟧
6 / 8 / 1950 .
We have the honor to inform you that Mr. Heskel Daoud Shemtob has ⟦line⟧
agreed to withdraw his resignation from the presidency of the Lay Council and the presidency of the community
acting.
Please accept our highest respect;
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
Copy to -
Mr. Heskel Daoud Shemtob - President of the Jewish Lay Council
in Baghdad and Acting President of the Jewish Community
acting.
P / 8 / 8
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For filing
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Number: 1493
Date: 10 / 8 / 1950
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number 542
Date 13 / 8 / 50
File Number
Subject:
His Excellency the Acting Minister of Justice, the Honorable
Your Excellency
Further to our letter numbered T 14939 / 50 dated 2 / 8 / 1950 and in reference to the
first letter numbered J / 1499 / 50 dated 6 / 8 / 1950 and the second letter numbered J / 547 / 50
dated 8 / 8 / 1950 to the Presidency of the Lay Council and the text of this council's decision
⟦line⟧
The subject concerns my resignation from the "Acting Presidency of the Community" and from the presidency of the Lay Council
and membership in this council due to my upcoming travel to Europe for health reasons. Recently, the desire of
both this council and the delegation it appointed, as well as the community notables around the departments, emerged regarding accepting the mission in the community
Therefore, in compliance with the desire of the Government, may God support it, to implement cooperation regarding governmental and communal matters
and to implement the aforementioned desires, it was necessary to state the following observations: -
Acting Presidency of the Community.
What requires drawing attention is that the resignation letter clarifies with the utmost clarity the extreme necessity
which was created by the known difficult circumstances for everyone regarding filling the position of the Presidency of the
Community in an acting capacity by reconciling paragraph (2) of Article (6) of the Jewish Community
Law No. (77) of 1931 with a special erroneous interpretation in the event of a "vacancy in the position of the
Head of the Community," such that the matter led to performing honorary service for a period of (8) months past, and the
mentioned vacancy followed the issuance of the High Royal Decree No. 700 on 4 / 12 / 1941
by implementing the prior resignation.
Speed of electing a new Head of the Community according to Article (11) of the Bylaws.
There is now a vacancy in the position of the Head of the Community, which calls for the application of Article
(11) of the Jewish Community Bylaws No. 36 of 1931 immediately. Because Article (6) paragraph
(2) of the Community Law discussed in the previous paragraph is limited in application to
special cases where there is a "Head of the Community," not in the case of a vacancy in the position of the Head of the Community. Interpretation
to the contrary is considered erroneous from a legal perspective, requiring that the error not be repeated, neither by the council
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the Lay Council nor from the General Council.
Accordingly, it is necessary to apply the mentioned regulation in its entirety and elect a head for the community
immediately.
With our utmost respect to Your Excellency.
⟦signature⟧
President of the Lay Council
Heskel Dawood Shamtob
A copy to:
The Presidency of the Lay Council in Baghdad - in response to its letter numbered J / 547 / 50 and dated
8 / 8 / 1950. And for the prompt implementation of Article (19) of the Jewish Community Regulation
No. (36) of the year 1931.
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G/55/551
16/8/1950
Honorable members of the Lay Council,
After greetings,
I request you to kindly attend the headquarters of the Community Presidency at
five o'clock on the evening of Wednesday, August 16, 1950, to consider the letter of the Council
President, Mr. Heskel Shemtob, dated August 10, 1950, addressed to the
Ministry of Justice, a copy of which was sent to the Council regarding the election of a permanent head for the community,
and to deliberate on general issues arising from the travel of the Council President
outside of Iraq.
Please accept our res⟦line⟧pect,
Vice President
⟦signature⟧
Attachments
⟦line⟧
A copy of the correspondence ending with the Council President's letter dated
August 10, 1950, regarding the election of a permanent head for the community.
16/8/M
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
17
Number: 50 / 1515
Subject:
Date: 17 / 8 / 1950
To the Honorable Member of the General Council
After greetings and respect
We request your presence at the headquarters of the Community Presidency at six o'clock
on the evening of Tuesday, 22 / 8 / 1950, to hold an extraordinary meeting
to elect a permanent President for the community in accordance with Article 19 of the Jewish
Community Regulations No. 36 of the year 1931.
Please accept our highest respects
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On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
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Those present on 27 / 7 / 1950
1- Lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Khazzoum
2- Salim Shaia the Lawyer
3- Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi
4- Rabbi Daoud Shaul Shamash
5- Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaiaq
6- Saleh Salman Shapiro
7- Saleh Shaul Basri
8- Saleh Faraj Haym
9- Lawyer Abdullah Sion Sheina
10- Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Haskel
11- Rabbi Yousef Eliyahu Rabi
For filing
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Those present on 7/30/1950
The President - Heskel Dawood Shohet
1- Ibrahim Hayim Muallim Nassim | 23- Lawyer Abdullah Sayyoun Sheena
2- Lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Khadouri | 24- Gurji Yusuf Ishaq
3- Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir | 25- Moshi Hakham Nassim
4- Ishaq Sasson Mukammal | 26- Meer Shaul Basri
5- Selim Shaya the Lawyer | 27- Na'im Ishaq Shamash
6- Lawyer Anwar Zilkha | 28- Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Heskel
7- Lawyer Anwar Shaul | 29- Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
8- Lawyer Anwar Yantoub | 30- Rabbi Yusuf Eliyahu Rabie
9- Dawood Heskel Shamash | 31- Yusuf Dawood Ishaq
10- Rabbi Dawood Ezra Masfi |
11- Rabbi Dawood Shaul Shamash |
12- Rabbi Sasson Ezra Ishaq |
13- Sasson Abboudi Beshi |
14- Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi |
15- Salman Debi |
16- Lawyer Salman Saleh Al-Kabir |
17- Salman Ezra Salman Shahrabani |
18- Selim Zafir Abboudi |
19- Selim Menahim Qahtan |
20- Saleh Salman Shehu |
21- Saleh Faraj Hayim |
22- Lawyer Abboudi Sitti |
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The election was held, and the votes were cast under the supervision of the mentioned committee, and the results appeared as follows:
Sharia Court of Cassation
Name | Number of Votes | In Writing
President - Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi | 31 | Thirty-one
Original Member - Rabbi Nassim Khadouri | 31 | Thirty-one
Original Member - Rabbi Daoud Masfi | - 26 - | Twenty-six
Reserve Member - Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim | 31 | Thirty-one
Reserve Member - Rabbi Salman Meir | 27 | Twenty-seven
Original Member - Rabbi Eliya Yehoshua | 1 | One
Reserve Member - Rabbi Moshi Haskel | 5 | Five
Reserve Member - Rabbi Yousef Danay | 2 | Two
Total | 154 | One hundred and fifty-four votes
The Communal Court
Name | Number of Votes | In Writing
President - Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Haskel | 30 | Thirty
Original Member - Rabbi Saleh Yousef Hayyim | 30 | Thirty
Original Member - Rabbi Eliya Yehoshua | 29 | Twenty-nine
Reserve Member - Isaac Eliyahu | 31 | Thirty-one
Reserve Member - Rabbi Haskel Isaac | 29 | Twenty-nine
Original Member - Rabbi Moshi Haskel | 3 | Three
Original Member - Rabbi Salman Meir | 1 | One
Original - Rabbi Daoud Masfi | 4 | Four
Total | 157 | One hundred and fifty-seven votes
Accordingly, the President announced that the nominations for the Court of Cassation appeared as follows:
President - Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi
Original Member - Rabbi Nassim Khadouri
Original Member - Rabbi Daoud Masfi
Reserve Member - Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim
Reserve Member - Rabbi Salman Meir
He also announced that the nominations for the Communal Court appeared as follows:
President - Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Haskel
Original Member - Rabbi Saleh Yousef Hayyim
Original Member - Rabbi Eliya Yehoshua
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Subject ⟦line⟧
Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the General Council
Held on August 22, 1950
Based on what was stated in the letter of Mr. Heskel Shetoob, President of the Lay Council, dated
August 10, 1950, addressed to the Ministry of Justice with a copy to the Lay Council regarding the necessity
of electing a permanent President for the community in accordance with Article (19) of the Jewish Community Bylaws, the Vice
President of the Lay Council, Mr. Meer Basri, called the General Council to meet at six o'clock
on the evening of Tuesday, August 22, 1950, to elect a permanent President for the community. At the appointed time,
(31) members attended, whose names are recorded elsewhere in this register, and since a legal quorum was
not reached, the session was adjourned.
True Copy
Baghdad on November 22, 1950
A / 22 / 11
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Minutes of the Extraordinary General Council Meeting
Held on 1950/8/22
Based on what was stated in the letter of Mr. Heskel Shetub, President of the Lay Council, dated
1950/8/10 addressed to the Ministry of Justice, with a copy to the Lay Council regarding the necessity
of electing a permanent President for the community in accordance with Article (16) of the Jewish Community Bylaws, the Vice
President of the Lay Council, Mr. Meer Basri, called the General Council to convene at six o'clock
on the evening of Tuesday 1950/8/22 to elect a permanent President for the community. At the appointed time,
(31) members attended, whose names are recorded elsewhere in this register, and due to the lack of a legal
quorum, the session was adjourned.
⟦signature⟧
8/22
A true copy of the original
Baghdad on 22 / 11 / 1950
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Alternate Member - Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu
Alternate Member - Rabbi Hesqel Isaac
Then the President moved to the fourth item of the agenda, which is the nomination of a member for the Communal Court to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the member
Rabbi Daoud Shaul, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article Six of the Law for Organizing Religious Courts and according to the request of the Ministry of Justice received
in its letter numbered Dh / 3 / 3 / 1711 and dated 12 / 7 / 1950. The President announced the start of the election by secret ballot. After
sorting the votes under the supervision of the aforementioned committee, the result was as follows:
Name | Number of Votes | In Writing
Alternate Member - Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim | 29 | Twenty-nine
Alternate Member - Rabbi Hesqel Isaac | 31 | Thirty-one
Alternate Member - Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu | 2 | Two
Total | 62 | Sixty-two
The President announced that the Council has nominated Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim to be an original member of the Communal Court, and in view of the vacancy
of the alternate membership in the aforementioned Religious Court as a result of this nomination, since Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim currently holds it,
the Council ⟦elected⟧ Rabbi Hesqel Isaac to be an alternate member in the aforementioned Communal Court.
Before the conclusion of the session, the member Mr. Ibrahim Hayyim Muallim Nassim spoke on the occasion of the first session of the General Council after the death
of the late Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, one of the active members of this Council, and recorded his deep regret for the loss the community suffered by his passing,
due to the commendable qualities he possessed, the certain concern for the interests of the community, and the great services he provided in the difficult circumstances
that the community went through since he held the presidency of the Lay Council for nearly thirteen years, and proposed that the Council record its regret and share
the grief and sorrow with the family of the deceased for his loss. Then the meeting was adjourned.
⟦signature⟧
For the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Election Supervision Committee
Salman Hooki Aboudi Salman Shahrabani S. Dabby
Rabbi Salman Hooki Aboudi Salman Ezra Shahrabani Salman Dabby
⟦signature⟧
1 / 28 / 8
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Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Lay Council
Held on 22/8/1950
Based on what was stated in the letter of Mr. Heskel Shemtob, President of the Lay Council, dated 10/8/1950, addressed to the Ministry of Justice,
and a copy thereof to the Lay Council regarding the necessity of electing a substantive President for the community in accordance with Article (19) of the Israelite Community Regulation, the
Vice President of the Lay Council, Mr. Meer Basri, called the General Council to meet at six o'clock on the evening of Tuesday 22/8/1950
to elect a President for the community. At the appointed time, (31) members attended, whose names are recorded elsewhere in this register, and due to the lack of
a legal quorum, the session was adjourned.
Attendees of the session of 22/8/1950 ⟦line⟧
28- Yamin Murad | 1- Ibrahim Hayyim Muallim Nassim
29- Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Heskel | 2- Ibrahim Salih al-Kabir
30- Yusuf Daoud Ishaq | 3- Lawyer Ibrahim Aboudi Hazim
31- Lawyer Aboudi Sabti | 4- Ishaq Sasson Mukammal
| 5- ⟦Sassai⟧
| 6- Eliyahu Daoud Shua
| 7- Lawyer Anwar Zakhma
| 8- Lawyer Anwar Shaul
| 9- Lawyer Anwar Yaqub
| 10- Heskel Shemtob
| 11- Daoud Heskel Shamash
| 12- Rabbi Daoud Shaul Shamash
| 13- Reuben Yehuda Zeloof
| 14- Sasson Sion Abid
| 15- Rabbi Sasson Ezra Ishaq
| 16- Sasson Aboudi Yetti
| 17- Rabbi Salman Hooki Aboudi
| 18- Salman Debbi
| 19- Lawyer Salman Salih al-Kabir
| 20- Shimon Sion Sofair
| 21- Salih Salman Sheena
| 22- Salih Shaul Basri
| 23- Gurji Yaqub Talias
| 24- Gurji Yusuf Ishaq
| 25- Moshi Hakham Nassim
| 26- Meer Shaul Basri
| 27- Naim Ishaq Shamash
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting President of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A/28/1
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number } 3531
5452
Number: 42 - 51 /
Date: 30 / 7 / 1951
Inbound to the Lay Council - Baghdad
No. 722 / 51
Date 30 / 7 / 951
File No. ⟦line⟧
21
Subject:
To the honorable Mr. Munshi Shashou
Member of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Reference to your letter dated 26 / 7 / 1951.
The Lay Council considered, in its session held on 26 / 7 / 1951, your resignation letter referred
to above, and while it appreciates the reasons that led you to submit it, it decided to reject it and requests that you
wait in the matter until His Excellency the President returns from outside Iraq, as your resignation while His Excellency the President is
outside Iraq would result in the dissolution of the Lay Council, which is the body managing the affairs of the Community presidency at the same time, which would result
in the suspension of all work of the Community Presidency and the Lay Council.
Please accept the highest respect
For the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Copy to: -
To the Lay Council - with reference to its decision taken in the session held on 26 / 7 / 1951
⟦Issued fully⟧
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Baghdad on September 5, 1950
⟦Administration of the Lay Council⟧
D. / DPC / D
6 / 9 / 1950
His Excellency the respected President of the Lay Council.
With respect,
I submit my resignation from your esteemed council due to the negative stance taken by the council towards recent
events, particularly the meat boycott at a time when the community needed the solidarity of <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> all its
loyal and active members to address its important issues during its current ordeal.
Sincerely,
Ibrahim El-Kabir
⟦signature⟧
To be presented to the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Rejected
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Legal Drafting Division
Number A / 19 / 7 / 7
Date 26 / 9 / 1950
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
No. 72 / 1 / 50
Date 27 / 9 / 50
Subject Summary: Election of a Community
President
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Your letter dated 10 / 8 / 1950.
There is no legal obstacle to conducting an election for a president for your community.
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Justice
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Seen
For filing
Elections
To be placed before the council
2/10
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J / 564 / 50
12 / 9 / 1950
⟦Department Copy⟧
His Excellency Ibrahim El-Kabir, Respected
Member of the Lay Council
Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
The Council has noted with great regret your letter dated September 5, 50,
containing your resignation from its membership, and has decided to reject this resignation in appreciation of your honorable person
and as a plea for the continuation of your services, which our council has never needed more than at any time in the past, given
the difficult circumstances this community is going through, which call for solidarity
and cooperation in public service.
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
⟦For filing⟧
⟦...⟧
A / 14 / 9
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His Excellency the Chairman of the Spiritual Council, the respected
Greetings and respect
Due to the abundance of my duties and the lack of time available
to work in the respected council, I hope you will kindly accept
my resignation from the vice-presidency and membership, wishing
you and the honorable brothers all success and achievement.
Sincerely
Raouf
9 / 10 / 1950
Vice-Chairman of the Spiritual Council
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To the presence of the Honorable President of the Lay Council
After greetings.
For personal reasons, I submit my resignation from the membership of the esteemed Lay Council; I hope it is accepted.
I also wish you and the honorable members of the Council success and peace.
Sincerely,
Yaqub Shlomo
⟦signature⟧
October 1, 1950
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Baghdad, October 17, 1950
His Excellency, President of the Lay Council, Respected.
After greetings,
I had submitted my resignation from the Lay Council based on the reasons I explained,
and I have received with great joy your letter dated September 14. While I appreciate the Council's sentiments toward me,
I see no reason to withdraw the resignation, so I ask that it be accepted.
Ibrahim Al-Kabir.
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C / 588 / 501
2 / 10 / 1950
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Honorable Gentlemen
Attorney Selim Shaaya
Saleh Fani Hayyim
Attorney Aboudi City
After greetings and respect
I am pleased to inform you that the Council decided in its session held on
29 / 10 / 1950 to elect you as members to fill the vacant memberships in the Lay Council
pursuant to Article 23 of the Community Regulations.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on the Council's confidence in your persons
wishing you luck and success.
Please accept our highest respects,
Sincerely
⟦signature⟧
The President
30 / 10 / 1
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Copy of Department 24
T / 598 / 50
8 / 11 / 1950
Ottoman Bank
Baghdad
Greetings
Further to our letter No. 1197 dated 5 / 12 / 1950.
In view of the resignation of Mr. Meer Shaoul Basri from the Vice Presidency of the Lay Council,
the Council decided in its meeting held on 6 / 11 / 1950 to elect Mr. Naeem Ibrahim
Zubaida as Vice President of the Lay Council. Therefore, please rely on his signature for drawing
checks on the Council's account instead of Mr. Meer Basri's signature.
Below you will find a specimen of Mr. Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida's signature for your endorsement. With regards.
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8 / 11
Specimen signature of
Mr. Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida
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Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
For filing / Elections
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