AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
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His Excellency, the Respectful Minister of Justice
The current term of the Israeli General Council ends on the
fifth day of the coming month of November, therefore I ask your Excellency to kindly
appoint a body to supervise the elections provided for in Article (2)
of the Israeli Community Regulation No. 36 of 1931, in order to fulfill
what is necessary to conduct the General Council elections for the next term.
Please accept my respect;
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Head of the Community
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Pri⟦v⟧ate Office
Meeting of the Election Committee
In Dhu al-Qi'dah ⟦...⟧ / 13
September / 1948 AD
The Honorable Rabbi Salman Huqi Abboudi
Mr. Ibrahim Abboudi Hazoum, Lawyer
" Anwar Zalkha, Lawyer
" Kurji Yusuf Suhayq
With reference to the Ministry of Justice letter No. A 19 / 1 / 7 dated 9 / 16 / 48,
Please be present at the Ministry of Justice office at ten o'clock
on the morning of Friday, 10 / 1 / 1948, for preliminary deliberation on matters
of the election.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
for the Israeli Elections
Copy to :-
Ministry of Justice }
Presidency of the Israeli Community } for information.
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Dhu al-Qi'dah / 67
September / 48
His Excellency Mr. Sabih Mumtaz
Director General of Justice
1- We have designated your appointment as President of the Electoral Commission which we have formed from the individuals listed
below, for the purpose of supervising the elections of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
I hope you will take the necessary steps to convene the commission and commence the tasks entrusted to it according to
the prevailing legal and regulatory provisions.
2- Mr. Kamil al-Samarrai, Observer of the Special Office, and Yaqoub Abdullah Ezra, Accountant of the Ministry,
shall serve as the secretariat for the mentioned commission.
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Minister of Justice
Copy to:-
The Honorable Judge Salman Hoki Aboudi }
Mr. Ibrahim Aboudi Hazoum, Lawyer } We have designated your appointment as members of the aforementioned
" Anwar Zalkha, Lawyer ⟦line⟧ } electoral commission, hoping for your immediate commencement.
" Korgi Youssef Sahique ⟦line⟧ }
Ministry of the Interior ⟦line⟧ } For review and information
Directorate General of Police ⟦line⟧ }
Headship of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - For review, with reference to its letter No. 763
dated 15 / 9 / 1948.
The Supervisory Body
for the Jewish Elections
Baghdad
Number: A / 1 / 7 / 5
Date: 1 / 10 / 1948
The Distinguished Al-Zaman Newspaper
The Distinguished Al-Akhbar Newspaper
Attached is a copy of an announcement regarding the Jewish General Council elections, requesting
its urgent publication in your newspaper, provided it is issued tomorrow, Saturday (2 / 10 / 1948)
and to contact the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad regarding the necessary fees.
Secretary of the Supervisory Committee
for the Jewish Elections
A copy to: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - with a copy of the announcement for review
and information.
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Announcement
Regarding the Elections for the Israeli General Council
1- The Election Supervision Committee for the Israeli General Council has met
and divided the neighborhoods into electoral districts and designated the voting location for each district and the days
of election therein as follows:-
District | Neighborhoods | Voting Location | Day and Time
- First | Taht al-Takiya and Al-Bu Shibl | Torah Ghannawi 3 | Sunday 10/10/48 at (9) AM
Second | Ras al-Qarya - Al-Sinak / Al-Murabba'a - ⟦Al-Aal Mosque⟧ / Al-Bataween (including Bab al-Sharqi and Al-Orfaliya) and Al-Karrada (Al-Sharqiya and Maryam) | Mas'ouda Shentoub School | Sunday 10/10/1948 at (3) PM
- Third | Al-Torah and Al-Qishla | Torah Al-Alliance 3 | Monday 11/10/48 at (9) AM
← Fourth | Qanbar Ali - Bani Said / Souq al-Ghazl and Al-Dahana | Torah Shukr | Monday 11/10/48 at (3) PM
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District | Neighborhoods | Polling Station | Day and Time
Fifth | Al-Sitt Hadiya X
Qanbar Ali X
Bab al-Agha X
Jadid Hassan Pasha ✓
Haydar Khana ✓
Aqouliya ✓
Al-Midan ✓
Al-Dashti ✓
Imam Taha ✓
Al-Khalidiya ✓
Al-Adhamiya ✓ | Torah Hakham
⟦Hezekiah⟧ | Thursday 10/14/1948
At 3:00 PM
Sixth | Tatran ✓
Abu Seifein
Hanoun Al-Kabir ✓
Hanoun Al-Saghir
Al-Koulat ✓ | Torah Munshi Saleh | Friday 10/15/48
At 9:00 AM
The voter lists containing the names of the Israelites
who are entitled to vote have been posted in the designated polling stations
starting from yesterday's date (10/8/1948), and they will remain posted
for a period of eight days. Whoever has an objection should contact ⟦the sessions⟧ of the committee
assigned to it and submit their objection during the aforementioned eight days.
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2- The Electoral Commission decided that the number of members to be elected from each region in view
of its population shall be as follows :-
The first region (Taht al-Takiya and its environs) | (2) Two members
The second region (Ras al-Qarya and its environs) | (18) Members
The third region (Tawrat and its environs) | (5) Members
The fourth region (Qambar Ali and its environs) | (8) Members
The fifth region (Al-Sett Hadiyya and its environs) | (8) "
The sixth region (Tatran and its environs) | (12) Members
3- The election of the seven spiritual members for the General Council shall take place at 10:00 AM
on the morning of Thursday, 14/10/1948, at the headquarters of the Community Presidency.
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Chairman of the Supervisory Board
for the Election of the Israeli General Council
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Please refer to the general number
Special Office Division
(( Very Urgent ))
Subject Summary: Elections of the Israelite Community
General Number 7/1/19
Telegraphic Address: Adliyah
Date: 28 Dhu al-Qi'dah / 1367 AH
2 October / 1948 AD
Presidency of the Israelite Community
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Directorate of General Police
Further to our letter numbered 7/1/19 and dated 30/9/1948
The elections for the Israelite General Council will be held in the places, days, and hours
listed below. Since the matter requires the presence of a police force to maintain order
in the electoral districts, we request the issuance of an order to dispatch a sufficient force of police officers to
the mentioned locations at least half an hour before the election time.
Election Venue | Election Day | Time
1- Torah Ghanawi | Sunday 10/10/1948 | 9 AM
2- Masouda Shemtob School | Sunday 10/10/1948 | 3 PM
3- Torah Alliance | Monday 11/10/948 | 9 AM
4- Torah Shukr | Monday 11/10/948 | 3 PM
5- Torah Hakham Heskel | Thursday 14/10/948 | 3 PM
6- Torah Menashi Saleh | Friday 15/10/948 | 9 AM
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Minister of Justice
A copy to:
Directorate of Baghdad District Police
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
For information.
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2 / 10 / 1948
Presidency of the Israeli Spiritual Council
Baghdad
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We transmit to you below a copy of the Ministry of Justice letter No. 7/1/191 dated
2 / 10 / 1948 to respond to its content very urgently
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Head of the Community
For filing
Finished with
Copy of the letter
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Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
The Supervisory Committee for the Israeli Elections has decided to request you to send
a register containing the names of all persons holding the status of Rabbinate and residing
in Baghdad, as stipulated in Article (10) of the Israeli Community Regulation
No. 36 of 1931. Please provide us with it as soon as possible to complete the elections.
Head of the Supervisory Committee
for the Israeli Elections
Kingdom of Iraq
Ministry of Education
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Presidency of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community
Respectfully,
We send you herewith a ⟦copy⟧ of our letter No. 501 dated January 17, 1944, containing the approval
of the budget of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community under No. 8331 / 101 / 4
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President of the Communal Council
To be archived
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Presidency of the Communal Council
Presidency of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community
Based on the authority vested in us under Article (17) of the Law for the Administration of the Jewish Community No. (77)
for the year 1931, we have decided to approve the budget of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community for the year 1944 as it appeared in your letter
No. 501 dated January 17, 1944 (501), provided that the provisions of Article (18) of the aforementioned Law
and Article (16) of the Regulation for the Administration of the Jewish Community No. (36) for the year 1931 are observed in its expenditure.
President of the Communal Council
Presidency of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community
Mr. President
A list was sent to the Presidency of the Jewish Election Supervisory Committee on August 31, 1944,
containing the names of the rabbis employed by the Jewish community in Baghdad, totaling 25 rabbis,
based on the request of the aforementioned committee.
Below is a true copy of the submitted list.
1- Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
2- Rabbi Ibrahim Aslan
3- Rabbi Haron Saleh Nouri
4- Rabbi Elia Yehoshua
5- Rabbi Eliahu Ibrahim
6- Rabbi Daoud Hakham Yaqoub
7- Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musafi
8- Rabbi Daoud Shaul Shammash
9- Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Haskel
10- Rabbi Youssef Ibrahim Abbar
11- Rabbi Youssef Eliahu Rabia
12- Rabbi Youssef Hayyim Selim Ezra
13- Rabbi Youssef Saleh Nouri
14- Rabbi Yaqoub Ezra Musafi
15- Rabbi Yaqoub Shaul Balbol
16- Rabbi Michael Yermia
17- Rabbi Moshi Ibrahim
18- Rabbi Moshi Hakham Haskel
19- Rabbi Nissim Khedhouri
20- Rabbi Salman Hooki Abboudi
21- Rabbi Saleh Youssef Hayyim
22- Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishayek
23- Rabbi Benjamin Hakham Moshi }
24- Rabbi Haskel Ezra Daoud Bekhor } (Deceased)
25- Rabbi Raphael Ishaq Hayyim }
Corrections
Outgoing
⟦Also Ishaq Eliahu⟧
Also Haron Hakham Salman
Also Abboudi Saleh
Rabbi Salman Mounir
Also Youssef Hay Hakham Haskel Ezra
- 19 Rabbi Salman Mounir
20- Rabbi Eliahu Hay
21- Youssef Hay Haskel Ezra
22- Haron Hakham Salman
23- Abboudi M Saleh
The Rabbi
Names that were not mentioned in
Transfer the letter in the name of the community
Receipt Number
47959
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Receipt:
Fils:
Dinar:
Received from:
The above-mentioned amount:
Dinar and:
Fils:
Position:
Signature:
1- Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
2- Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu
3- Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim
4- Rabbi Elijah Joseph
5- Rabbi David Moallem Jacob
6- Rabbi David Shlomo Dabbas
7- Rabbi David Ezra Musli
8- Rabbi Sassoon Hakham Salman
9- Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Isaac
10- Rabbi Salman Moshe Ovadia
11- Rabbi Salman Meir
12- Rabbi Saleh Joseph Hayyim
13- Rabbi Oudi Saleh
14- Rabbi Moshe Hakham Hezkiel
15- Rabbi Michael Yuma
16- Rabbi Nissim Khedhouri
17- Rabbi Aaron Saleh Mahwi
18- Rabbi Jacob Ezra ⟦...⟧
19- Rabbi Jacob Shaul Balbool
20- Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Hezkiel
21- Rabbi Joseph Eliyahu Rabee
22- Rabbi Joseph Hayyim Moallem Ezra
23- Rabbi Joseph Hai Hakham Hezkiel Ezra
1 - Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
2 - Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu
3 - Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim
4 - Rabbi Ilya Yehoshua
5 - Rabbi David Hakham Yaqub
6 - Rabbi David Shaul Shammash
7 - Rabbi David Ezra Musaffi
8 - Rabbi Sassoon Hakham Salman
9 - Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Isaac
10 - Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi
11 - Rabbi Salman Meir
12 - Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim
13 - Rabbi Aboudi Saleh
14 - Rabbi Moshe Hakham Heskel
15 - Rabbi Michael Yeremiah
16 - Rabbi Nessim Khedhouri
17 - Rabbi Aaron Saleh Duri
18 - Rabbi Yaqub Ezra Musaffi
19 - Rabbi Yaqub Shaul Balbul
20 - Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Heskel
21 - Rabbi Yusuf Eliyahu Rabi'
22 - Rabbi Yusuf Hayyim Moallem Ezra
23 - Rabbi Yusuf Hay Hakham Heskel Ezra
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1 - Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
2 - Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu
3 - Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim
4 - Rabbi Eliya Yehoshua
5 - Rabbi Daoud Hakham Yaqoub
6 - Rabbi Daoud Shaoul Shamash
7 - Rabbi Daoud Ezra Safsi
8 - Rabbi Sassoon Hakham Salman
9 - Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Isaac
10 - Rabbi Salman Houki Abboudi
11 - Rabbi Salman Mansheer
12 - Rabbi Saleh Yousef Hoim
13 - Rabbi Abboudi Saleh
14 - Rabbi Moshi Hakham Hezkiel
15 - Rabbi Michael Youda
16 - Rabbi Nissim Khedhouri
17 - Rabbi Haron Saleh Dori
18 - Rabbi Yaqoub Ezra Safi
19 - Rabbi Yaqoub Shaoul Balbool
20 - Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Hezkiel
21 - Rabbi Yousef Eliyahu Rabih
22 - Rabbi Yousef Hayim Moallem Ezra
23 - Rabbi Yousef Hai Hakham Hezkiel Ezra
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Names of the Rabbis who have the right to participate in the election
of the spiritual members of the General Council
The election of the seven spiritual members of the General Council will take place at ten o'clock
in the morning on Thursday, 10/14/1948, at the headquarters of the Israeli Community Presidency
in Baghdad.
1- Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
2- Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu
3- Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim
4- Rabbi Elia Yehoshua
5- Rabbi Daoud Hakham Yaqub
6- Rabbi Daoud Shaul Shemesh
7- Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi
8- Rabbi Sassoon Hakham Salman
9- Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq
10- Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi
11- Rabbi Salman Munir
12- Rabbi Saleh Yusuf Hayyim
13- Rabbi Abboudi Saleh
14- Rabbi Moshe Hakham Hesqel
15- Rabbi Michael Bruila
16- Rabbi Nissim Khedhouri
17- Rabbi Haron Saleh Dori
18- Rabbi Yaqub Ezra Musfi
19- Rabbi Yaqub Shloul Balbul
20- Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Hesqel
21- Rabbi Yusuf Eliyahu Rabia
22- Rabbi Yusuf Hayyim Muallim Ezra
23- Rabbi Yusuf Hay Hakham Hesqel Ezra.
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The first region
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1 - Ibrahim Hayyim Moallem Nassim
2 - Saleh Faraj Hayyim
Elections
Second District
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1 - Ibrahim Saleh El Kabir
2 - Yusuf Nassim Aboudi
3 - Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
4 - Saleh Salman Shbeiru
⟦5⟧ - Lawyer Ibrahim Aboudi Khazoum
6 - Ishaq Sassoon Mukammal
7 - Israel Nassim Hai
8 - Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq
9 - Lawyer Anwar Zilkha
10 - Lawyer Heskel Yaqub Murad
11 - Dawood Salman Yehuda
12 - Dawood Samra
⟦13⟧ - Dawood Shaul Tweig
⟦14⟧ - Sassoon Aboudi Bashi
15 - Salman Ezra Salman Shahrabani
16 - Lawyer Salman Saleh El Kabir
17 - Lawyer Salman Sayon Sheena
18 - Saleh Shlomo Abdullah
The Third District
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1 - Lawyer Sion Shoa Heggy
2 - Lawyer Abdullah Sion Sheina
3 - Ezra Menachem Daniel
4 - Meir Shaul Basri
5 - Saleh Daoud Saleh
The Fourth District
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1 - Lawyer Anwar Shaul
2 - Lawyer Sassoon Peress Rashti
⟦3⟧ - Lawyer Aboudi Siti
⟦4⟧ - Lawyer Salim Saltoon
5 - Yamin Murad
6 - Asher Hai
7 - Abdullah Shaul Ovadia
8 - Eliyahu Daoud Shochet
The Fifth District
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1 - Menashi Shaoul Shashoua
2 - Yaqub Bulbul
3 - Gurji Yaqub Mathlon
4 - Ezra Shaoul Bulbul
5 - Gurji Yusuf Ishaq
6 - Yusuf Dawud Ishaq
7 - Lawyer Anwar Yantoub
8 - Shimon Sion Sofair
Sixth District
1 - Salim Zghair Abdiya
2 - Roubin Yehuda Zalouf
3 - Sasson Sion Abed
4 - Heskel Shohet
5 - Daoud Heskel Shamash
6 - Naim Ishaq Shamash
7 - Saleh Heskel Hindi
8 - Salim Menahem Qahtan
9 - Joseph Nathan
10 - Moshe Hakham Nassim
11 - Salman Dabi
12 - Saleh Shaoul Basri
Supervisory Committee
for the Jewish Elections
in Baghdad
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Number 7/1/19
Date October 7 / 1948
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The Honorable Ministry of Justice
In response to your letter No. 7/1/19 dated 9/30/1948.
The elections for the Jewish General Council were held under our supervision
in accordance with the provisions of the law, and the persons whose names are recorded in the special
minutes and the general minutes, a copy of which is attached herewith, won the results and were considered members
of the Jewish General Council according to the provisions of the law. Please kindly notify the Presidency
of the Jewish Community of the matter.
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Chairman of the Supervisory Committee
for the Jewish Elections
A copy to " -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad { with a copy of the special minutes
and the general minutes. For information.
Rabbinic Elections
Name of the Elected Rabbi | Number of Votes
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri | 18
Rabbi Salman Herki Shouri | 18
Rabbi Meir Shua Marshi Khedhouri | 18
Rabbi Daoud Shaul | 18
Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musafi | 16
Rabbi Yosef Al-Basri | 15
Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Samih | 14
Rabbi Sassoon Rabbi Salman | 7
Rabbi Yaqub Musafi | 3
Based on the decision of the Supervisory Committee for the election of the Israeli General Council
in Baghdad, the committee attended under the chairmanship of the President Mr. Sabih Mumtaz al-Daftari, Director General of Justice,
and the membership of Rabbi Salman Huqi Abboudi, the lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Khazam,
the lawyer Anwar Zalkha, and Gurji Yosef Sahayek at ten o'clock in the morning on
Thursday, 10/14/1948, at the headquarters of the Israeli community. The ballot box
prepared for the election was brought, and after being viewed by the attending Rabbis, it was closed in due form, and the election began
until 10:20, when the end of the election was announced and the box was opened, and the
election ballots were taken out, numbering (eighteen) ballots. Then the names written in them were read
publicly and classified in due form. As a result of the classification, the persons whose names are written above received the votes
according to the numbers mentioned next to their names. In view of that, the majority of votes were won
by each of the Rabbis:
⟦{⟧ Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Rabbi Salman Herki Shouri, Rabbi Meir Shua Marshi Khedhouri,
Rabbi Daoud Shaul, Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musafi, and Rabbi Yosef Al-Basri,
and Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Samih ⟦}⟧
Therefore, they have become members in due form. For this purpose, this report was organized in three copies and signed
by us. Written on 10/14/1948.
Member Member Member Member President
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Secretary Secretary
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