AI en Translation, Pages 201-225
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52 / 822 / J
5/7/1952
Request for Meeting
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Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Respected Gentlemen
- 1 | Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida | Vice President
- 2 | Sassoon Khedhouri Bashi | Member
- 3 | Attorney Abboud Nessim | "
- 4 | Saleh Levi Hayyim | "
- 5 | Menashi Shaul Shemesh | "
- 6 | Yaqub Ezra Abdullah | "
- 7 | Yusuf Yehuda Zilouf | "
Please attend on Friday morning, 5/9/1952, at ten o'clock in the morning at the
headquarters of the Community Presidency to attend a session of the Lay Council.
Please accept our highest respects
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Chairman of the Lay Council
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
In Baghdad
BAGHDAD
Telephone No. 5452
TELEPHONE No. 5452
Office Copy
No.: J / 927 / 52
Date: 13 / 8 / 1952
Subject Summary: Holding a meeting
To " --
Respected Members of the Lay Council
Greetings,
Please attend the headquarters of this community on Friday morning, 15 / 8 / 1952, at ten o'clock AM
for the purpose of holding a meeting to consider some urgent matters.
We request members who will be unable to attend to sign below.
Please accept our highest respect ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Signatures of members who will not attend the meeting | Signatures of members who will attend the meeting
1 -- I am sorry I cannot attend on the mentioned day because I am busy ⟦signature⟧ 13/8/1952 | 1 -- ⟦signature⟧
2 -- | 2 -- Saleh ⟦illegible⟧
3 -- | 3 -- ⟦signature⟧
4 -- | 4 --
5 -- | 5 --
6 -- | 6 --
7 -- | 7 --
8 -- | 8 --
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Baghdad on September 5, 1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
No. T/1072/5
Date 6/9/1950
40
His Excellency the respected President of the Israelite Community.
After respects,
I submit my resignation from the General Council in protest against the deplorable events that took place
at the community headquarters during the last meeting, which received the support of some elements in the community.
Sincerely,
Ibrahim El-Kabir
⟦signature⟧
Reservation
Elections
To be presented to the General Council
⟦signature⟧
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T / 2691 / 52
1952/8/18
To -
Ottoman Bank Baghdad
Greetings
Further to our letter No. T/1598/54 dated 1950/11/8.
The Lay Council decided in its session held on 1952/8/15 to exempt Mr. Naeem
Ibrahim Zubaida from the vice-presidency and assign it to the lawyer Aboudi Sitty.
Accordingly, please rely on his signature for drawing checks on the Lay Council's account
and financial transactions between the Council and your bank instead of the signature of Mr. Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida.
You will find below a sample signature of the lawyer Aboudi Sitty (Vice President of the Lay Council)
This is it, and please accept our utmost respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Sample signature of the Vice President
Lawyer Aboudi Sitty
⟦signature⟧
Archive
Accounts Notification
⟦signature⟧
18/8/52
⟦illegible⟧
Leave it
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J / 52/951
11/9/1952
Your election as Vice President of the Secular Council
42
The Honorable Lawyer Aboudi Sitti
Honorable Member of the Secular Council
After greetings,
The Secular Council decided in its session held on 15 / 8 / 1952 to elect you as Vice President.
Therefore, we hope you will commence this task.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦N. K⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Secular Council
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G / 952 / 52
11/9/1952
Your exemption from the Vice Presidency of the Lay Council
To Mr. Naim Ibrahim Zubaida, Respectfully
Member of the Lay Council
Greetings,
In view of your non-attendance at several meetings held by the Lay Council due to your many private engagements,
The Council decided in its session held on 15/8/1952 to exempt you from your position as Vice President.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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52/ 952
1952/9/8
45
To -
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
After greetings
In view of our necessity to travel outside Iraq, we have decided, after obtaining the approval of the Lay Council,
that the Vice President, Attorney Aboudi Sethi, shall carry out the duties of the presidency of this sect throughout the period of our absence outside Iraq.
Below is a copy of the signature of the attorney Aboudi Sethi, Vice President of the Lay Council.
Please accept the assurances of our highest respect.
A copy of the signature of the attorney Aboudi Sethi
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦Aboudi⟧
Acting Head of the Sect
President of the Lay Council
A copy of it to -
To the attorney Aboudi Sethi, Vice President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T / 53/2146
Date: 30 / 8 / 1953
Subject: 46
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
Greetings,
With reference to the third paragraph of our letter No. T / 53/3105 dated
28 / 7 / 1953.
Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article (13) of the Jewish Community Law,
we inform you that we have elected Messrs. Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi and Ibrahim Yaqub Al-Ani as members of
the Lay Council, for the purpose of filling some existing vacancies in it.
Please accept, Your Excellency, our highest respects.
⟦illegible⟧
Heskel Dawood Shetoob
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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T/ 53/2146
08/30/1953
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
Greetings,
With reference to the third paragraph of our letter No. T/ 53/2105 dated
07/28/1953.
Based on the fourth paragraph of Article (13) of the Law of the Jewish Community,
We inform you that we have elected Mr. Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi and Mr. Ibrahim Yaqub Al-Ani as members of
the Lay Council, for the purpose of filling some existing vacancies therein.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Heskel Daoud Shetoub
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number | 3531 President
| 5452 Secretary
Number T/2147/53
Date 30/8/1953
73
Subject
⟦line⟧
To -
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Greetings,
Due to my necessity to travel outside Iraq, I have appointed as my deputy the lawyer
Aboudi Seiti (Vice President of the Lay Council) to perform the duties of the Presidency of the Community and the Presidency of the Council
Lay Council during the entire period of my absence from Iraq.
Below are two specimens of his signature for your information.
Please accept the assurance of my highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Dawood Shetoub
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Specimen of the signature of the lawyer Aboudi Seiti
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T/53/2151
Date: 30/8/1953
Subject:
⟦marginalia: K⟧
To -
The Ottoman Bank - Baghdad
After greetings
In view of my travel outside of Iraq, please rely on both Messrs.
Aboudi Seeti (Vice President of the Lay Council) and Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi (Member of the Lay
Council) in signing checks and financial transactions related to this Council.
Below are specimens of their signatures.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Daoud Shohet
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Specimen of the signature of the lawyer Aboudi Seeti
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature: Khalaschi⟧
Specimen of the signature of Mr. Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
Member of the Lay Council
I certify their signatures.
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Daoud Shohet
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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T / 53/2147
1953/8/30
⟦illegible⟧
To -
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Greetings,
In view of my forced travel outside of Iraq, I have authorized the attorney
Aboudi Siti (Vice President of the Lay Council) to perform the duties of the presidency of the community and the presidency of the
Lay Council throughout the duration of my absence from Iraq.
Below is a sample of his signature for your information.
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect.
A copy of the signature of the attorney Aboudi Siti
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Heskel Daoud Shemtob
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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T/151/2/53
1953/8/30
To -
Ottoman Bank - Baghdad
Greetings
In view of my travel outside of Iraq, please rely on each of the gentlemen
Aboudi Seeti (Vice President of the Lay Council) and Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi (Member of the
Lay Council) for signing checks and financial transactions related to this council.
Below are samples of their signatures.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Dawood Shetoub
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Sample signature of the lawyer Aboudi Seeti
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Sample signature of Mr. Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
Member of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
I certify their signatures.
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Dawood Shetoub
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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T/2227/53
11/24/1953
Specimen Signa⟦line⟧ture
To "-
The Honorable Ministry of Justi⟦line⟧ce
Greetings,
With reference to your ministerial order No. 1746 dated 10/31/1953
We list below a specimen signature of His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Acting President of the Communi⟦line⟧ty
For the purpose of review and reli⟦line⟧ance upon it.
Please accept our highest respe⟦line⟧ct
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Communi⟦line⟧ty
Sassoon Khedhouri
Specimen Signature of
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Communi⟦line⟧ty
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 / 5452
Number: T/58/22
Date: 5/19/1958
Subject:
To -
Ottoman Bank
After greetings
Further to our letter No. T/53/3251 dated 12/16/1953
The Administrative Committee acting in place of the Lay Council, according to the Ministerial Order No. ⟦419⟧ dated as attached No.
2/19/1/7 dated 5/15/1958, has decided that checks and financial transactions related to
the endowments of the late Menachem Daniel shall be signed by the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu, or his deputy Mr.
Hayoun Haqqi Sofer, along with the member Mr. Heskel Youssef Sayhi. From this date, checks and financial transactions
by the mentioned individuals are cancelled.
Therefore, we list below a sample of the signatures of the Chairman of the Committee Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu, the Vice-Chairman
Mr. Hayoun Haqqi Sofer, and the member Mr. Heskel Youssef Sayhi. We also include a copy of the seal used in
all financial transactions.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
Papers of ⟦illegible⟧
The President
Sample Seal | Sample of Member Signature | Sample of Vice-President Signature | Sample of President Signature
| ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧
| Mr. Heskel Youssef Sayhi | Mr. Hayoun Haqqi Sofer | Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu
We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the President, Vice-President, the member, and the seal used in financial transactions.
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to -
Presidency of the Administrative Committee ⟦line⟧ for your kind information
Custodian of the late Menachem Daniel's endowments ⟦line⟧ for information
Accountant ⟦line⟧ for information
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
{ 5452
No. T/⟦400⟧/58
Date 19/ 5 /1958
Subject : ⟦line⟧
To - Ottoman Bank
" Eastern Bank
" Rafidain Bank
Reference to the ministerial order, a copy of which is attached, numbered A/7/1/19 and fifty 15/ 5 /1958
concerning the formation of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, acting in place of the Lay Council, we inform you that the committee has been formed by
the President Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu, his deputy Mr. Hayawi Mashi Suda'i, and the members Messrs. Heskel Yosef Setti,
Rahim Yehuda Masri, and Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi. The committee decided in its session held on 19/ 5 /1958 that
the signing of checks and financial transactions of the aforementioned committee shall be done by the President of the Committee, Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu
or his deputy Mr. Hayawi Mashi Suda'i, in addition to the signature of the member Mr. Heskel Yosef Setti, and therefore from this date
all financial transactions and checks shall be signed by the individuals referred to.
Therefore, we list below a sample of the signature of the Committee President Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu, the Vice President Mr. Hayawi
Mashi Suda'i, and the member Mr. Heskel Yosef Setti, and we also list a sample of the seal used in all transactions
financial ⟦line⟧ .
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
1958
Seal Sample | Sample Member's Signature | Sample Vice President's Signature | Sample President's Signature
| ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧
| Mr. Heskel Yosef Setti | Mr. Hayawi Mashi Suda'i | Mr. Salman Daniel Eliyahu
We certify the authenticity of the signatures of the President, Vice President, and member, and the seal used in financial transactions.
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to "
Presidency of the Administrative Committee - for your information
Accounts
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Baghdad on 2 / 9 / 35 ⟦...⟧
To His Excellency ⟦...⟧ the Respected
Greetings,
In view of ⟦...⟧ the Spiritual Council ⟦...⟧
The dissolved council ⟦...⟧ of ⟦...⟧ the individuals
whose names are below
Therefore, I suggest since ⟦...⟧ your Excellency's opinion is
of ⟦...⟧ appointing the individuals listed below
as members of the Spiritual Council that was elected
on them, and please accept the highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Agreed on the appointment listed above
⟦signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 12 / 582
Date: 9 / 2 / 1958
Subject:
His Excellency the Minister of Justice, Respected
Greetings,
Further to our letter numbered T / 9 / 58 and dated 2 / 2 / 1958
On 4 / 2 / 58, the notables of the community met at the community headquarters in our presence to seek their views on the nomination of the new administrative committee
replacing the resigned committee. It was agreed to nominate the individuals whose names follow, and they are the gentlemen:
- 1 - Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
- 2 - Heskel Yusuf Setti
- 3 - Hayawi Menashi Ezra Sawda'i
- 4 - Sasson Aboudi Bashi
- 5 - Salman Daniel Eliyahu
- 6 - Naim Benjamin Masri
- 7 - Yaqub Eliyahu Harun Shalom
Therefore, I suggest, if your Excellency's opinion agrees, to issue your ministerial order forming the administrative committee of the Jewish community
in Baghdad from the seven persons who were agreed upon.
With highest respect to your Excellency,
Rabbi Sasson Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number: T / 12 / 58
Date: 9 / 2 / 1958
Subject:
His Excellency the Respectable Minister of Justice
Greetings
In reference to our letter numbered T / 9 / 58 dated 2 / 2 / 1958
On 4 / 2 / 58, the prominent figures of the community met at the headquarters of the community presidency in our presence to consult their opinions regarding the nomination of the new administrative committee in place of the resigned committee, and it was agreed to nominate the following named individuals, who are the gentlemen:
1 - | Eliyahu Ezra Khalaschi
2 - | Heskel Yousif Setty
3 - | Hiawi Munshi Ezra Sawda'i
4 - | Sasson Abboudi Bashi
5 - | Salman Daniel Eliyahu
6 - | Naim Yameen Masri
7 - | Yaqub Eliyahu Haron Shalom
Therefore, I suggest, if your Excellency's opinion agrees to this, to issue your ministerial order to form the administrative committee for the Jewish community in Baghdad from the seven persons who were agreed upon.
With highest respect to your Excellency
⟦Date⟧
Rabbi Sasson Khidouri
Acting President of the Community
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His Excellency the Minister of Justice, the Respected
Greetings and respect.
I have the honor to present to Your Excellency a copy of the letter dated 1/30/1958 received
by me from Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee formed by your ministerial order numbered
1944 and dated 11/24/1953, and the members of the committee, containing their resignation. I have tried to convince them
to continue the work, but they did not agree. Therefore, I hope you will kindly agree to accept the resignation
with thanks to the respected members for the services they performed during their tenure of work, provided that I present
to Your Excellency the names of some individuals to reconstitute the committee.
And please accept the highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting Head of the Community