AI English Translation, Pages 76-100
Rabbi Sasson Khedouri
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad, November 20, 1949
Honorable Member of the General Council
After greetings and respect
The current term of the Lay Council ended on October 30, 1949
Therefore, I invite you to kindly attend the headquarters of the Community Presidency at four-thirty
in the afternoon on Sunday, November 27, 1949, to hold an extraordinary meeting
for the purpose of electing a President and a new Lay Council.
Please accept our highest respect.
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President of the Community
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
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Date: 27 / 11 / 1949
To the Honorable Member of the General Council
After greetings and respect
Due to the receipt of a letter from His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri requesting
to submit his resignation to the esteemed General Council, I kindly ask you to attend
to the headquarters of the Presidency of the Jewish Community at four-thirty P.M.
on the afternoon of Sunday, November 27, 1949, to hold
an extraordinary meeting for the purpose of considering the aforementioned resignation.
Please accept our highest respect,
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On behalf of the President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Attendees at the (Extraordinary) Meeting
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22 - Shamoun Sion Sofer | 1 - Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir
23 - Saleh Shaul Basri | 2 - Ishaq Sassoon Mukammal
24 - Saleh Shlomo Abdullah | 3 - Asher Hay
25 - Saleh Faraj Hayyim | 4 - Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq
26 - Lawyer Sion Shougha Jahji | 5 - Lawyer Anwar Zilkha
27 - Lawyer Abboudi Sabti | 6 - Lawyer Anwar Shaul
28 - Abdullah Shaul Ovedia | 7 - Lawyer Anwar Yantoub
29 - Lawyer Abdullah Sion Shena | 8 - Lawyer Hesqel Yaqub Murad
30 - Gurji Yaqub Mallon | 9 - Daoud Hesqel Shammash
31 - Moshi Hakham Nassim | 10 - Daoud Salman Yehuda
32 - Menashi Shaul Shashua | 11 - Rabbi Daoud Ezra Masfi
33 - Meir Shaul Basri | 12 - Rabbi Daoud Shaul Shammash
34 - Naim Ishaq Shammash | 13 - Reuben Yehuda Zelouf
35 - Yamin Murad | 14 - Lawyer Sassoon Bibars Rashti
36 - Yaqub Balbol | 15 - Sassoon Sion Abed
37 - Yaqub Ezra Abdullah | 16 - Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishayek
38 - Rabbi Yehoshua Moshi Hesqel | 17 - Sassoon Abboudi Yishi
39 - Rabbi Yusuf Eliyahu Rabbih | 18 - Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi
40 - Yusuf Daoud Ishaq | 19 - Lawyer Salman Saleh Al-Kabir
41 - Yusuf Naaman | 20 - Salman Ezra Salman Shahrabani
| 21 - Salim Menachem Qahtan
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Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
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His Excellency ⟦illegible⟧ respected
Greetings and respect
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Ezra Salim
I am returning to you a copy of the minutes, and slight amendments have been made to it
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For filing
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The First Session
Minutes of the Secular Council meeting held on 11/27/1949
Based on the invitation of His Eminence the Head of the Community – Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri – to hold a meeting of this council
for the purpose of electing a new President of the Secular Council at four-thirty in the evening of Sunday,
November 27, 1949, and in view of the end of the term of the current Secular Council on October 30, 1949.
And in view of the receipt of three letters from His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri dated 20, 22, and 27
November 1949, in which he requests to submit his resignation from the General Council, the respected Mr. Tawfiq,
President of the Secular Council (according to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article Six of the Law of the Jewish
Community No. 77 of 1931), has called the General Council to hold a meeting at the Community House at four
and a half post-meridiem on Sunday, November 27, 1949, for the purpose of
considering the aforementioned resignation.
At the appointed time, twenty-one members of the General Council were present, whose names are
recorded elsewhere in this register. Since a quorum was reached, the respected Mr. Tawfiq,
President of the Secular Council, opened the session with a welcoming speech under his chairmanship and directed the secretary to read the minutes
of the previous session. They were read, and he then asked if anyone had an objection to their content, and no
objection was raised. Then, he placed the first item of the agenda up for discussion, which is the election of a new President
for the Secular Council. Mr. Mir Basri, Vice President of the Secular Council, put forward a proposal
to postpone the election of a new President of the Secular Council <del>because of</del> ⟦illegible⟧ until the reading
of the (current) clarification. The President put this proposal to a vote and it was accepted.
The President moved to the second item of the agenda, which is the consideration of the letters of resignation of
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri from the leadership of the community, copies of which are recorded below –
Copy of the letter dated 11/20/1949
Excellency the President of the respected Secular Council
Greetings,
Due to the decline in my health for some time, I have begun to feel unable to carry out my duties.
Therefore, I hope you will submit my resignation to the General Council, and I thank you.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Copy of the letter dated 11/22/1949
His Excellency the respected Minister of Justice
Greetings and respect,
Due to the decline in my health for some time, I have begun to feel unable to perform
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due to my patriotism, therefore I hope for the acceptance of my resignation.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest respect.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Copy to:
His Excellency, the President of the Jewish Spiritual Council <del>in Baghdad</del>, Respectfully
Copy of the letter dated 11/27/1949
His Excellency, the President of the Spiritual Council, Respectfully
Greetings and respect,
Further to my letter dated 11/20/49 in which I requested you to present my resignation
to the honorable General Council, and further to my letter dated 11/27/1949 addressed to His Excellency the Minister of
Justice, Respectfully, and a copy of it to you, in which I insisted on the acceptance of my resignation from the presidency of
the community.
Out of concern for the interest of the community, I have seen it as my duty to repeat this request of mine to present my resignation
⟦...⟧ to the esteemed General Council with my hope for its acceptance at the earliest opportunity, and to set your directions and invite the General
Council for this purpose as quickly as possible.
In conclusion, I hope you accept my highest respect and I pray to the Almighty to direct the efforts
and the community, and may the Creator, Exalted be He, grant you success in all that is for the good and happiness of the community.
Sincerely,
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Then the President instructed the Secretary to read the resignation letters, and they were read. Then he proceeded with the deliberation
for the sake of speaking, so Mr. Naim Zilkha, Vice President of the Spiritual Council, spoke and submitted a proposal to endorse
the resignation while submitting a petition to His Excellency the Minister of Justice to accept it, and he read the draft of the telegram that
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri suggests and presented it for the benefit of the community. Then His Excellency
Salman Merka Aboudi spoke and requested the reading of the annexed article of the community law regarding the acceptance of
the resignation of the head of the community, so Article Four of the community law was read, then followed by Mr.
Ezra Y. Isaac, who mentioned that there is no explicit article in the law authorizing the General Council
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Considering the acceptance or rejection of the resignation of the head of the community, rather the decision on such a matter belongs to
that the Council ⟦convened⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> His Excellency the Minister of Interior, and therefore he sees that considering this matter is outside the jurisdiction of the Community Council. He was followed by
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in the life of his community and that he is discussing this subject ⟦illegible⟧ the usual and ⟦illegible⟧ for the public interest, the opinion of Mr. Ibrahim
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Then Mr. Tawfiq Al-Mukhtar spoke and clarified that a consensus appeared among the members of
the community <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> that most of the community does not show a definitive indication of an overwhelming desire in most
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Despite this article being one of the essential core articles and despite all other manifestations
of his competence and behind it his status as a community, and that
he regrets that ⟦illegible⟧ the resignation of the head of the community has been linked to the issue of meat consumption
which he sees that there is no relation to the desire of a community to obtain ⟦illegible⟧ meat
On the other hand, he mentioned that the resignation must be viewed from two aspects: the first is legal
and the second is practical. From the legal side, there is no explicit authorization for the Community Council to accept it
but from the practical side, all persons know the circumstances and capabilities, and he has knowledge and experience in
the affairs of his community
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recommending the venerable Ministry of Interior to accept it. He is a member of the Council and he is the one who elected the head of the community
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the poor only, but unfortunately from some ungrateful and ignorant circles. If we did not appreciate
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that the competent authorities
by accepting it and at
the same time I hope
that the community will continue to have
suitable circumstances to benefit from the talents
and this is his sovereignty
Al-Kubaisi that he appreciates what he exerts personally in the necessity of supporting the acceptance of the resignation while informing
the Ministry of Interior of that
Then Mr. Khudair Murad spoke and supported Mr. Ibrahim Al-Kubaisi in the clarifications he went into
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In general, however, he sees that there is no scope from a legal standpoint ⟦in the availability of⟧ the General Council
in the matter of accepting or rejecting the resignation, although it cannot be denied that the matter of accepting the resignation
and the matter of the midwife's progress are interconnected and inseparable at the present time.
Then Mr. Daoud Salman, the Honorary Secretary of the Schools Committee, spoke and supported Mr. Ibrahim Al-Kabir,
passing through all the directions he had taken, emphasizing that the recommendation to the competent authorities
or the citation of the answers contained in the law, then alerts the General Council that it is very
necessary to speed up the matter of saving the midwife problem, otherwise the Schools Committee will not continue,
with great regret, to bear the responsibility for closing some schools, especially those that bear the burdens of
the poor class, such as the Munshi Saleh School, for example, which receives a subsidy of 5,500 dinars annually,
and the midwife administrations and other schools. The Schools Committee, in its capacity as the one responsible
for the operation of these schools, believes that it is duty-bound to report the seriousness of the situation and the Council's opinion
to the competent authorities.
Then he was followed by Mr. Meir Youssef, Vice President of the General Council, who mentioned that he thanks
the brothers who provided the opportunity for the General Council to study the subject with all clarity,
but he ⟦believes⟧ that the subject does not need these clarifications and that, in his capacity as Vice President of
the Lay Council, he clarifies to the General Council that the Lay Council faces extremely difficult and serious duties,
knowing that the current Lay Council's term has ended, but it is forced to continue
bearing responsibility, and that he personally, as many agree with him, does not see a link between the matter of
the midwife and the matter of the resignation of the head of the community, but in order to address the situation, one must look at
reality, and the realistic aspect must be given its value regardless of the purely legal
aspect. The Lay Council ⟦is not⟧ able to carry out its work if the midwife problem does not end,
⟦illegible⟧ that it might be difficult for the Council to send the ⟦necessary⟧ ships for safety,
and he emphasized that the Lay Council believes it is necessary to inform the competent authorities of the General Council's opinion
regarding the acceptance or rejection of the resignation.
Then Mr. Saleh Faraj Haitham spoke and presented a detailed picture of how the midwife's revenues
are distributed to schools, hospitals, and charitable institutions.
Then Mr. Salman Al-Kabir concluded with a ⟦practical⟧ proposal ⟦in the name of⟧ the assistant to His Eminence the Rabbi ⟦according to⟧ the rules.
Then he was followed by Mr. Saleh Gilead, who expressed his fear of the Council being hindered in such a
matter, lest it be considered a precedent that binds the General Council in the future.
Then he was followed by Mr. Meir Youssef, who reiterated that it is difficult for the Council to be forced to
forget or decide to close a school or stop the work of a hospital or clinic, and he believes
it is the duty of the General Council to state its opinion clearly on the matter of the resignation, just as the Lay Council
wants before the competent authorities ⟦and departments⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ to decide that there must be a ⟦solution⟧
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from the General Council to decide on the issues that ⟦illegible⟧ the financial matter that must be decided.
Then he was followed by Mr. Sahyoun Hayyim, a member of the Lay Council, who supported Mr. Murad in what
he went towards and requested the Council's approval to express its opinion on accepting or rejecting the resignation.
He was followed by Mr. Ibrahim Al-Kabir, stating that the Rabbinical <del>Committee</del> had given importance
more than the matter requires, and facts must be looked at as they are, and he repeated that the present context
constitutes sufficient reasons that gave him the right to request, and it was repeated by the General Council to express its opinion
frankly on accepting the resignation. Then Mr. Ibrahim Al-Kabir supported the words of Mr. Anwar
Nakhla and Salman Al-Kabir, as Mr. Saqr Murad explained that in view of what the honorable
members presented of clarification, he is changing his opinion regarding the illegality of the General Council's right
in the matter of the resignation, and confirming with them that the interest requires notifying the esteemed Ministry
of Justice of the Council's opinion in this regard.
Then Mr. Murad Yusuf submitted the following proposal:
"In view of the resignation of His Eminence the Hakham Bashi
"And the enlightenment of the Council in view of the reasons he presented
"And out of concern for the interest of the community, to petition His Excellency
"The Minister of Justice to accept the resignation."
The President put this proposal to a vote, and the approval was fourteen out of
forty-one members.
Then Mr. Murad Yusuf submitted a proposal to adjourn the meeting until four-thirty
on the evening of Sunday, December 4, 1949, for the purpose of considering the issue of electing
a president and a new Lay Council. This proposal was put to a vote and accepted, and thus the
session was concluded.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: 1191
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Date: 1 December 1949
To the Honorable Member of the General Council
After greetings and respect
I request you to kindly attend at the headquarters of the Community Presidency at
four-thirty in the afternoon on Sunday, December 4,
1949, to continue the adjourned meeting of the General Council to consider the
remaining items from the agenda of the meeting of November 27, 1949, which are the election of a President
and a new Lay Council.
With respect;
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the 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: 1191
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Date: December 1, 1949
The Honorable Member of the Lay Council
After greetings and respect,
We request your kind attendance at the headquarters of the Community Presidency at
four-thirty in the afternoon of Sunday, December 4,
1949, to participate in the postponed meeting of the Lay Council to see the final
approval of the agenda of the November 27, 1949 meeting and to elect a
new Lay President and Vice-President.
Sincerely yours,
Lay Council
1930
The Jewish Community
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For the Head of the Community
and President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
No.: 1191
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Date: December 1, 1949
To the honorable member of the General Council
After greetings and respect
We kindly request your presence at the Community Headquarters at
four-thirty in the afternoon on Sunday, December 4,
1949, to continue the adjourned meeting of the General Council to review
the remaining items from the agenda of the November 27, 1949 meeting and to elect
a new President and Lay Council.
With our continued respect
⟦illegible signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦The Lay Council⟧
⟦1930⟧
⟦The Jewish Community⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: <del>1191</del>
Subject:
Date: 1 December 1949
Honorable Member of the General Council
After greetings and respect
We request your kind presence at the headquarters of the Community Presidency at
four-thirty in the afternoon of Sunday, December 4,
1949, to continue the adjourned meeting of the General Council to look into the
remaining item from the agenda of the November 27, 1949 meeting, which is the election of a president
and a new Secular Council.
Respectfully yours,
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Secular Council
⟦Secular Council⟧
⟦1949⟧
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Attendees at the Extraordinary Meeting (Postponed)
Held on 4/12/1949
1 - Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir ⟦line⟧ 24 - Salim Menachem Qahtan
2 - Lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Khazam ⟦line⟧ 25 - Shimon Sion Sofer
3 - Ishaq Sassoon Mukammal ⟦line⟧ 26 - Saleh Salman Shabbo
4 - Asher Hai ⟦line⟧ 27 - Saleh Shaul Basri
5 - Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq ⟦line⟧ 28 - Saleh Faraj Hayyim
6 - Eliyahu Daoud Shohet ⟦line⟧ 29 - Lawyer Sion Shufa Gigi
7 - Lawyer Anwar Zilkha ⟦line⟧ 30 - Lawyer Abboudi Suhayy
8 - Lawyer Anwar Shaul ⟦line⟧ 31 - Abdullah Shaul Owaydia
9 - Lawyer Anwar Yantob ⟦line⟧ 32 - Lawyer Abdullah Sion Shahina
10 - Lawyer Heskel Yaqub Murad ⟦line⟧ 33 - Ezra Shaul Babahol
11 - Heskel Shohet ⟦line⟧ 34 - Gurji Yaqub Mathlon
12 - Daoud Heskel Shammash ⟦line⟧ 35 - Gurji Yusuf Ishaq
13 - Daoud Salman Yehuda ⟦line⟧ 36 - Moshe Hakham Nassim
14 - Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi ⟦line⟧ 37 - Menashi Shaul Shashua
15 - Rabbi Daoud Shaul Shammash ⟦line⟧ 38 - Meir Shaul Basri
16 - Lawyer Sassoon Peress Rashti ⟦line⟧ 39 - Naim Ishaq Shammash
17 - Sassoon Sion Abed ⟦line⟧ 40 - Yamin Murad
18 - Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq ⟦line⟧ 41 - Yaqub Babahol
19 - Sassoon Abboudi Bashi ⟦line⟧ 42 - Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Heskel
20 - Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi ⟦line⟧ 43 - Rabbi Yusuf Eliyahu Rabia
21 - Salman Dabbie ⟦line⟧ 44 - Yusuf Daoud Ishaq
22 - Lawyer Salman Saleh Al-Kabir ⟦line⟧ 45 - Yusuf Naim
23 - Salman Ezra Salman Shahrabani
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Minutes of the election of the President and members of the Lay Council for the year 1950 - 1951
Name | Number of Votes | In Figures | In Writing
Mansour Shatoub | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 41 | Forty-one
Ezra Menachem | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Albert Ibrahim Al-Kabir | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Ibrahim Al-Kabir | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 43 | Forty-three
Munir Youssef | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 39 | Thirty-nine
Menashe Shaqoum | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 39 | Thirty-nine
Yaqub Shlomo | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 37 | Thirty-seven
Salman Bani | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 39 | Thirty-nine
Karmi Shlomo | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 40 | Forty
Abdullah Shaya | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 38 | Thirty-eight
Naim Zubaida | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 31 | Thirty-one
Daoud Samra | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Ibrahim Khadhoum | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Eliyahu Shomat | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 3 | Three
Salman Shaya | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Mabrouk Sitti | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Hezekiah Barad | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Hezekiah Shomat | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Yaqub Balbul | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 5 | Five
Salman Al-Kabir | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 3 | Three
Youssef Mahboubi | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Mahmoud Barouf | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Youssef Daoud Cohen | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Hassoun Gigi | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Salman Shahrabani | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Daoud Salman | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 3 | Three
Shlomo Ayed | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 2 | Two
Menashe Shatoub | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
Youssef Hesqel | ⟦tally marks⟧ | 1 | One
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Honorable Gentlemen
Ezekiel Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ (President)
Ibrahim Saleh Al-⟦illegible⟧
Sassoon Aboudi Y⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Sion Sha⟦illegible⟧
Gurji Yaqub Bal⟦illegible⟧
Meir Shaul Y⟦illegible⟧
Munshi Shaul Sh⟦illegible⟧
Naim Zubai⟦line⟧da
Yaqub Shlomo Abdul-L⟦line⟧ah
President and Members of the Respected Lay Council
Greetings and Respect,
I am pleased to inform you that the esteemed General Council has elected you in its meeting held
on December 4, 1949, as the Lay Council for the community for the next two years starting on the same
dat⟦line⟧e.
I take this opportunity to offer you my congratulations on the precious trust placed by
the General Council in your honorable persons, praying to the Almighty to make the term of your esteemed council an era
of prosperity and well-being for the community and its institutions.
May the Creator grant you success in all that is for the public good.
Please accept my highest res⟦line⟧pect
Sincerely,
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On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council
Elections
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5/12/1949
Honorable Gentlemen
1 - Heskel Daoud Shuttob (President)
2 - Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir
3 - Sassoon Aboudi Batti
4 - Abdullah Sayon Sheena
5 - Gurji Yaqub Toon
6 - Meer Shaul Basri
7 - Menashi Shaul Shashua
8 - Naim Zubeida
9 - Yaqub Shlomo Abdullah
The Respected President and Members of the Lay Council
Greetings and Respect,
Further to the above, I am pleased to inform you that the Venerable General Assembly has elected you in its meeting held on December 4,
1949 as the Lay Council for the community for the next two years starting from the same date.
I take this opportunity to offer you my congratulations on the precious trust placed by the General Assembly
in your noble persons, praying to the Almighty to make the term of your esteemed council an era of prosperity and welfare for the community and its institutions.
May the Creator grant you success in all that is for the public good.
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect.
Sincerely,
On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Minutes of the Extraordinary General Council Meeting (Postponed)
Held on December 24, 1944
Upon the invitation of Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, President of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad (according to
the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 6 of the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931), there attended
at the community administration headquarters at 4:30 PM on Sunday, December 24, 1944, forty-
five members whose names are recorded elsewhere in this register to hold the postponed meeting for the election of a President
and a new Lay Council due to the expiration of the current Lay Council's term.
Since a quorum was present, the President opened the meeting and instructed the Secretary to read the minutes of the
previous meeting, then asked if anyone had an objection to the minutes; no objection was raised. Then the President instructed
the distribution of papers to the members to elect a President and members of the Lay Council, and requested His Eminence Rabbi
Salman Huqi Aboudi and Messrs. Daoud Salman and Yamin Murad to supervise the election. After classifying
the opinions by the aforementioned committee, the following result appeared:-
Name | Votes
For the Presidency - |
Heskel Daoud Shemtob | 41 forty-one
Ibrahim Saleh El-Kabir | 2 two
Ezra Menachem Daniel | 1 one
For Membership - |
Ibrahim Saleh El-Kabir | 43 forty-three
Gurji Ya'qub Mash'aloon | 40 forty
Meir Shaul Basri | 39 thirty-nine
Menashi Shaul Shashoua | 39 thirty-nine
Sassoon Aboudi Bashi | 39 thirty-nine
Abdullah Sion Shifa | 38 thirty-eight
Ya'qub Shlomo Abdullah | 37 thirty-seven
Naim Zubaida | 31 thirty-one
Ya'qub Balbool | 5 five
Total | 355 three hundred and fifty-five
Messrs. Eliyahu Shohet, Daoud Salman, and Salman El-Kabir each received three votes, and
Messrs. Daoud Samra, Ibrahim Khazzoum, Salman Shina, Aboudi Sehayek, Heskel Shohet, Yusuf
Daoud Ishaq, Sassoon Abed, and Heskel Shemtob each received two votes. Also, Messrs. Heskel Murad,
Yusuf Aboudi, Shimon Sion Sofer, Sion Hijji, Salman Shahrabani, Gurji Ishaq, and Israel Hai each received
one vote. Eighteen missing votes appeared in the election papers.
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
For the surroundings
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(Previously)
Accordingly, Mr. Heskel Daoud Shatoub has become - President - and Messrs. Ibrahim Saleh
Al-Kabir - Gurji Yaqub Matalon - Meir Shaul Basri - Menashe Shaul Shashoua - Sassoon Abboudi
Bashi - Abdullah Sion Sheena - Naeem Zubaida - Yaqub Shlomo Abdullah - members of the
Lay Council for the next two years, and after the President announced this result at the meeting.
Election Supervision Committee
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Abboudi | |
Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi | Daoud Salman Yehuda | Yamin Murad
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The President
On behalf of the Community Leader
President of the Lay Council
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1196
5 / 12 / 1949
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
After greetings,
I submit herewith a copy of the minutes of the General Council meeting held on
4 / 12 / 1949, in which the election of a president and a new Lay Council took place
for the next two years, noting that the council body fulfills the legal conditions
required by Article Six, paragraph (1), and paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article
Twelve of the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931.
You will find enclosed a specimen signature of Mr. Heskel Daoud Shohet, President of
the new Lay Council, along with a specimen of the Lay Council's seal for your kind
endorsement.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
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On behalf of the Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
(Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq)
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Accomplished
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Legal Codification Bureau Division
Number ⟦10/1/81⟧
Date 22 / 12 / 1949
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
No. T/8887/949
Date 22/12/949
Subject Summary: Regarding the election
of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. 1196 dated 5/12/1949.
We noted, upon auditing the minutes of the General Council meeting and the election
of the new Lay Council and its president held on 4/12/949, that it was conducted in accordance with paragraph (1) of
Article 6 and paragraphs (1 and 2) of Article 18.
We noted that you overlooked paragraph three of Article 18 when referring
to the fulfillment of the election for the first and second paragraphs, and regarding the non-affiliation of the elected President
of the Lay Council with any foreign body.
We request clarification on this as soon as possible.
Minister of Justice
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Jalal 24/12
Department Copy
T/1212/949
1949/12/27
Election of the Lay Council
The Illustrious Ministry of Justice
With reference to your letter numbered A/7/1/19 and dated 21/12/949
We hereby confirm that the provisions of the third paragraph of Article Twelve of the Law of
the Jewish Community are fulfilled in the current Lay Council body elected
recently, and we also confirm that the President of the aforementioned council does not belong to any foreign body.
Please accept our highest respects;
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Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
14 Vacations
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 5 / 12 / 1949
Specimen of the signature of Mr. Heskel
Daoud Shemtob, President of the Jewish
Lay Council in Baghdad, with a specimen of
the seal of the aforementioned Council.
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The Lay Council
1930
The Jewish Community Baghdad
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
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Al-Faraa Newspaper
After greetings
I request the publication of the following news on the pages of your esteemed newspaper, with respect
Secretary
Election of the Israelite Lay Council in Baghdad
The Israelite General Council held its extraordinary session at
four-thirty in the evening on Sunday 4/12/1949 at the headquarters of the Israelite
Community administration to elect the Lay Council. As a result of the election, Mr.
Heskel Dawood Shemtob became President, and Messrs. Ibrahim El-Kabir, Sassoon Bashi,
Abdullah Shina, Gurji Shaloah, Mir Basri, Menashi Shamshoon, Naim
Zubaida, and Yaqoub Shaloah became members of the new Lay Council.
Elections
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number } 3531 President
} 5452 Secretary
No: 1194
Date: 12/5/1949
Subject:
Al-Zahra Newspaper
Greetings,
Please publish the following news on the pages of your esteemed newspaper, with respect.
Secretary
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Election of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad
The Jewish General Council held an extraordinary session at
four-thirty on the evening of Sunday, 12/4/1949, at the headquarters of the Jewish
Community administration to elect the Lay Council. As a result of the election, Mr.
Heskel Daoud Shemshub became President, and Messrs. Ibrahim Al-Kabir, Sassoon Yamni,
Abdullah Shina (the lawyer), Gurji Dhallon, Mir Basri, Menashi Sha'shua,
Na'im Zubeida, and Ya'qub Shlomo members of the new Lay Council.
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