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IJA 3782

Correspondence between Iraqi Government and President of the Jewish Community about Jewish Citizens

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This item contains requests from the Iraqi government to the President of the Jewish Community about Baghdadi Jewish community members that have passed away or abrogated their citizenship. Correspondence also confirms citizenship, religion, and marriages. There is legal paperwork regarding the endowment of Ezra Menahem Daniel. Included is an unrelated part of a book with commentary on the Talmud.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3782
Item Number
13067
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Hebrew, Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Revenue Stamp, Yoma, Typed, Annotion, Commentary on Talmud, Citizenship Laws, Endowment, Department of Goods, President of the Mosaic Community, Sun Crest, Office of Public Security – Frozen Assets, Legal, Ink Stamp, Office of Citizenship - Abrogation Branch, Jewish Law, Court of Personal Property, Letterhead, Rosh Ha-Shanah, Abrogation of Citizenship, Inheritance, President of the Jewish Community, Betsah, Yom Kipur, Waqf, Sukah, Eagle Crest, Office of Identification Affairs, Printed Text, Pesaḥim

AI en Translation, Pages 126-150

Page 126

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat / Rights
Number /
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 7/14406
Date 5 / 9 / 1976
4 / 125
144
6 / 7 / 21
Directorate General of Nationality / IDs
Subject / The Jewess Toba Eliyahu Ishaq Nouriel
Please inform us about the heirs of the above-named Jewess who died in
Baghdad (on 24 / 6 / 1925) as quickly as possible.
p.p. Secretary General
⟦illegible signature⟧
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Please confirm that the stripped Jewess (Noam
Eliyahu Ishaq Nouriel) is the sister of the aforementioned as quickly
as possible.
Frozen Assets in Babylon / Your letter No. 2742 on 14 / 8 / 971 related
to lawsuit 25 / 975 Al-Mahawil Court of First Instance
Rights / Lawsuits / Your margin dated 25 / 8 / 976 and we return to you
the correspondence papers with the file of the two consolidated lawsuits No. 156 / Hilla
and 125 - Hilla.
- Stripping / His report (278 T) for filing please
- Companies / For information and follow-up
Mr. Hikmat Hussein / For follow-up please.
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Fanam 9/1

Page 127

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Number T/: 167 / 76
Date: 7 / 1 / 1976
File Number ⟦8452⟧
President 83531
61 20
Subject /
General Secretariat of Civil Status, Respected
The Deletion
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 27906 and dated 20 / 10 / 1976, please
note our letter numbered T / 160 / 76 and dated 12 / 10 / 1976 regarding Saleh
Sion Yousef.
And please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:
General Directorate of Nationality, Respected - IDs - for your information, please.

Page 128

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat of Frozen Assets
Rights / Revocation
Number / ⟦illegible⟧ / 909
Date / 20 / 10 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 647
Date 21 / 10 / 1976
4/124
Directorate of General Nationality / Investigations
Subject / Nationality of the Jew Saleh Sion Youssef
Your letter numbered Account / 8773 on 11 / 10 / 1976
Your response does not help us freeze his assets, as he may have died before the enforcement of the revocation and freezing laws.
It is well known that we cannot freeze his assets unless your directorate determines definitively whether the aforementioned person
is considered revoked or not.
We hope to obtain your opinion on the matter and your cooperation with us in this field so that we can take the necessary actions
regarding the subject.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / We confirm for the second time our letter 5027 on 30 / 8 / 1976, hoping for a response
as soon as possible.
Provincial Estates / Property Titling / Following up on our letter 24234 on 9 / 9 / 1976, please.
Secretariat of Rights / Revocation / File ( 1331 )
General Papers
Mr. Nouri Mahmoud / For follow-up please
⟦illegible⟧ Mr. Mansour walked as requested and the required documents
Regarding archiving
Saad 10/18
We responded with our letter 1600 on 12 / 10 / 1976

Page 129

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
Secre ⟦illegible⟧
Number T /: 1064 / 76
Date: 13 / 10 / 1976
4/122
Subject / Dropping
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter No. 25798 dated 2 / 10 / 1976, if
the person intended is Heskel Menachem Daniel, of Iraqi nationality, he passed away on 14 / 1 /
1942; otherwise, please inform us of the full triple name so we can respond to
your aforementioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:-
General Directorate of Nationality - IDs, for your information please.

Page 130

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights / Revocation
No. /: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 2 / 10 / 1976
No. ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 12 / 10 / 1976
4/122
Directorate of General Nationality / Identification
Subject / Nationality of Haskeel Menachem
Please inform us about the nationality status of the above-named person and specify the date of revocation of
Iraqi nationality if it has been revoked, noting that he owns property sequence 347 Mishraq / Basra
⟦signature⟧
For/ General Secretary
A copy to /-
Secretariat of Governorate Properties / Verification of Ownership, your letter No. 25104 dated
18 / 9 / 1976 regarding the above property, please await the reply
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / For the same purpose above, please
Rights / File (6 / IQ 2) for follow-up
Mr. Nuri Mahmoud / to follow up on sending the reply, please
General Papers
If the aforementioned is among those whose nationality was revoked and in which batch it was revoked
⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 10 / 1976
Inform us of the triple name of his person, Abdul Wahab Issa
Halima 9/29
Your letter referred to above

Page 131

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T/ ⟦line⟧ / 76
Date 10 / 13 / 1976
President's Phone Number 83531
Secretary ⟦80457⟧
Subject /
4/122
General Secretariat of Frozen Assets, Respected
Dropping
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 25309 and dated 9 / 20 / 1976, we have not found
the date of death of Yaqub Moallem Eliyahu Ishaq in our records from the year 1949 until now.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Jewish Community

Page 132

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
No. /
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Date: 20 / 9 / 79
4/122 Rights / Revocation
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming No. ⟦1441⟧
Date: 23 / 9 / 1979
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Date of Death
Please inform us of the date of death of the Jew (Yacoub Moallem Eliyahu Ishaq) with a statement
of the names of his heirs and provide us with his specific legal inheritance document.
Hoping for a prompt response.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / Secretary General
A copy to / -
Rights Secretariat / Claims / Your margin on 13/9/1976. As for the Jew
Sasson Moallem Eliyahu Ishaq, he passed away on 1/1/1958
and his inheritance was restricted to the following:
1- His son Ezzat / revoked on 10/5/71
2- Saleh / = = 15/2/71
3- Louisa / revoked on 3/1/72
And that is according to the legal inheritance document No. 1/58 on
26/2/958.
= / Revocation / File (1182).
Mr. Nouri Mahmoud Hadi / For follow-up, please.
General Papers ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Khaled / 18/9/76
For observation
No entry was found regarding Yacoub
in our records, with high regards
24 / 9 / 1979
He has no record in the death register

Page 133

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Number ⟦...⟧
President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 162 / 76
Date: 4 / 12 / 197
Subject /
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respectfully
Requirements
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 19186 and dated 22/7/1976, it is not possible
to determine the religion of Louis Shرويز .
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 134

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat of Frozen Assets
Number /
Liquidation / Applications
Date: 27 / 7 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 6414
Date: 29 / 7 / 1977
4 / 121
The Mosaic Community
Subject / The debtor Louis Suarez
Please inform us about the religion of the aforementioned debtor, please.
⟦signature⟧
Tariq Taha Darwish
p.p. / General Secretary
A copy to /
Frozen Assets Observation in <del>Kirkuk</del> Al-Ta'mim Governorate / For information, please
Applications / 114 / For follow-up
Ms. Nahla Al-Urs / =
General Papers
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Halima 7/25
⟦illegible blue text⟧

Page 135

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Reference No. T/: 161 / 76
Date: 12 / 10 / 1976
Incoming No. 83531
Date ⟦804⟧
4/10
Subject /
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respectfully
The Cancellation
After Greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 25363 and dated 21 / 9 / 1976, Masouda
Hayyim Shantoub is a member of our community and we have no information about her.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Presidency of the Jewish Community
Copy to :-
Directorate of General Nationality - Identity Cards - For your information please.

Page 136

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Dropped Rights
Number /:
Date /:
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number ⟦1454⟧
Date ⟦29 / 9 / 976⟧
⟦4 / 12⟧
General Directorate of Nationality / Identification Cards
Subject / Jewish Nationality
Reference to your letter numbered 7966/31 on 12 / 9 / 1976
Please re-audit regarding the Jew (Masouda Hayyim Shantoob) and inform us. Noting that she has
property sequence 36 Yahya Zakariya / Basra, file 1005 T
⟦Signature⟧
p.p. Secretary General
Copy to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Please provide us with all available information
you have about the aforementioned person, indicating whether she is a member of
your community or not.
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Property Verification / Follow-up to our letter numbered 22383 on
2 / 9 / 976 related to the property mentioned above, to await
the result please
Secretariat of Rights / Dropped Rights / File 6 / AK 2
Mr. Nouri Mahmoud Hammadi / For follow-up please
General Papers
Chairman of the Committee ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Fawzia 9/19
⟦12 / 9 / 76⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 137

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Number T/103/76
Date 7 / 10 / 1976
Subject / ⟦line⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respectfully
Drop
Greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 26091 and dated 10/4/1976, because
the triple names or surname for both (Simha Tarim) and (Masouda Ibrahim) were not
mentioned, we cannot provide information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Naji Jijik
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Copy to: -
General Nationality Directorate - Identities - for your information please.
83531
80452
Incoming
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧

Page 139

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
No. T/148/76
Date: 23 / 9 / 1976
President's Phone No. 83531
Secretary 80452
4/127
Subject /
General Secretariat of Frozen Assets - Respected
Drop
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 25326 dated 20 / 6 / 1976, it is not possible
to verify the religion of the person named Saleh Abdullah Fathi.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 140

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
President's telephone number: 83531
Secretary: 80452
No. T /: 148 / 76
Date: 23 / 9 / 1976
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respectable General Secretariat of Frozen Assets
The Drop
After greetings
With reference to your letter No. 25326 dated 20 / 9 / 1976, it is not possible
to determine the religion of the person named Saleh Abdullah Fathi.
Please accept our highest respects.
For the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 141

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat / Dropping
Number / 1
Date / 21 / 9 / 1979
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1452
Date 21 / 9 / 979
4/827
Presidency of Observers of Frozen Assets in Diyala Governorate
Subject / Statement of a person's religion
Further to our letter No. 22313 on ⟦...⟧ / 8 / 1979
Please investigate the religion of the person named Saleh Abdullah Fathi, owner of the plot
Numbered 74, District 48, located in the village of Al-Sada in your governorate, and inform us.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / To state whether the person mentioned above is a member of
your community and any other information available to you about him
Rights Secretariat / Dropping / File (637)
General papers.
Ghanam 9/21
Please take the necessary action and inform us as soon as possible
⟦signature⟧

Page 142

Presidency of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
No. T/138/76
Date 9/10/1976
Telephone No. { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Subject / 4/126
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Write-off
After greetings
With reference to your letter No. 21664 dated 8/21/1976, Naji
Mir Pasha is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Jewish Community

Page 143

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
The Secretariat ⟦illegible⟧
Number / 41261
Date 21 / 8 / 1971
⟦illegible⟧ Frozen Funds
Rights / Revocation
General Nationality Directorate / IDs
Subject / Inquiry about a person's nationality
Please inform us about the nationality status of the individual (Naji Meir Shasha) and specify
the date his Iraqi nationality was revoked, if it has been revoked.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Please provide us with all available information
you have regarding the above-mentioned individual, stating whether he is
a member of your community. Hoping for a prompt response.
Liquidation Secretariat / Your margin on 16/8/76 regarding file 2131 / ⟦illegible⟧
As for the Jewish woman (Najia Abdullah), her nationality was revoked
in Sulaymaniyah under form number 63 ⟦illegible⟧ and her assets were migrated
starting from 10 / 3 / 1951. Regarding the other name, please
await the arrival of the reply.
Rights Secretariat / Revocation / File 6/1
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ Nouri Mahmoud Hammadi / For follow-up please
General Papers
Halima 8/18
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 144

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: L / 76 / 171
Date: 22 / 3 / 1976
4/100
Subject:
Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Center Properties / Confirmation of Ownership
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 2331 and dated 1 / 2 / 1976 and your letter numbered 5713
and dated 3 / 3 / 1976, the mentioned property sequence 66 / 8 is an endowment from the endowments of Ezra
Menachem Daniel according to the endowment deed number 68 / 48 and dated 20 / 4 / 1944 and it is from
the share of the endowments managed by the Special Committee for Ezra Menachem Daniel Endowments according to
the Revolutionary Command Council decision.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Roubin Naji Elias
Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦illegible⟧
Copy to:
Ministry of Justice - Special Committee for Ezra Menachem Daniel Endowments - for information please.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 145

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Confirmation
Number / 222
Date / 2 / 1 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1465
Date 2 / 5 / 1970
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Subject / Property sequence 8/66 Bataween
4/100
Please inform us of all current actions regarding the surface rights of the property described
above from the record registered under number 22 June 1966, volume 366, until now.
Hoping for a speedy response.
⟦signature⟧
Lawand ⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of / The Secretary-General
A copy to /
Center Properties / Title Confirmation / with attachments (File 56)
General Papers / for archiving
The Honorable Secretary-General of Frozen Assets
Center Properties
Based on your letter numbered ⟦...⟧ the mentioned property sequence 8/66 is an endowment
from the pillars of Ezra Shayea and its proof according to the endowment deed number ⟦...⟧ in ⟦...⟧ and dated 2/2/44
recorded in the Endowment Volume 33, which is managed by the Community Council for Endowments ⟦...⟧
pursuant to the decision of the esteemed Community Council
Halima 2/10
Attached is a copy of the legal will
Copy to: Ministry of Justice (General Directorate of Endowments) Jabara

Page 147

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Baghdad Civil Court
Judge - Mr. Abbas Shakara
Endower - Ezra Menachem Daniel
Case Number 44 / ⟦illegible⟧ 19
Date 30 / 4 / 1944
On this day, Ezra Menachem Daniel, whose identity was verified by the identifying witnesses
Meir Hakham Moshe Doctor and Ezra Meir Baruch, appeared and stated the following: -
I, of my own free will and choice, and in full mental capacity and maturity, have agreed to remove the properties belonging
to me located in the Al-Bataween neighborhood, numbered serial 6/66, 7/66, 8/66, 9/66, 10/66,
11/66, and 1/310, from my private ownership and to dedicate them as a valid, final, and perpetual endowment (waqf), and to annex them
to the (Gan Yeldim) Menachem Salih Daniel school, which was endowed by my late father Menachem Salih
Daniel according to the endowment deed issued by the Baghdad Civil Court dated July 28, 1924, numbered
serial 233 and dossier 197, and to make them an endowment among its endowments, provided that all provisions
and conditions of the endowment deed under discussion apply without restriction or condition and without exception to the properties requested
to be endowed in this petition. I have established the trusteeship (Tawliya) over it under the same conditions, provisions, and manner stipulated
in the endowment deed discussed for myself and for Salih Shlomo Abdullah, and after us, the trusteeship shall transfer
to the eldest of my sons and my sons' male children, as they proliferate and succeed generation after generation and layer after layer,
jointly with the eldest of the children of the second trustee Salih Shlomo Abdullah and his sons' male children,
as they proliferate and succeed generation after generation and layer after layer. Upon the extinction of the lineage of one of the two trustees, the trusteeship is limited
to the second trustee or whoever takes his place, and upon the extinction of both lineages, the trusteeship then transfers to the Lay Council
of the Jewish community in Baghdad. If one of the trustees travels, he has the right to appoint the second trustee or someone else
as a proxy on his behalf.
He requested the issuance of an endowment deed for the properties described above.
Decision - In view of the above, the endowment has been completed and become binding, and its validity has been ruled upon according to the conditions listed above, and it has become
a valid legal endowment. What occurred by request was recorded on 30 / 4 / 1944 AD.
Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad
Registered
4 / 5 / 944
22
Republic of Iraq
100 One Hundred Fils
Revenue Stamp
Republic of Iraq
National Defense
20 Revenue Stamp Fils
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 148

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80
Number T/ 44 / 76
Date 18 / 3 / 1976
⟦Not sent by order of the Secretary⟧
⟦4/99⟧
Subject / Decision
Confirmation of Ownership
To the Respectable General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 364 dated 1/8/1976 and your decision No. 2275
dated 2/1/1976 regarding the release of the property sequence 37/41 Abwab 3/46 Bataween,
please grant your order to hand over the file of the aforementioned property and the collected rental fees.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:
Rentals / 1 for information, please.
Accounts Secretariat / Center Master / for information, please.

Page 149

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Number T / .... / 44 / 76
Date 18 / 3 / 1976
Telephone Number {
President 83531
Secretary ⟦80501⟧
Subject / Decision
⟦line⟧
Respectable General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Confirmation of Ownership
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 364 on 8 / 1 / 1976 and your decision numbered 2275
on 1 / 2 / 1976 regarding the release of property sequence 41 / 37 Abwab 46 / 3 Bitaryen
Please order the delivery of the mentioned property file and the collected rental fees to us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
Copy to:
Rentals / For your information, please.
Accounts Secretariat / Center Master / For your information, please.

Page 150

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary ⟦80452⟧
Number T / ....44.... / ....76....
Date 18 / 3 / 1976
Subject / Decision
The Honorable General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Confirmation of Ownership
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 364 dated 1/8/1976 and your decision No. 2275
dated 2/1/1976 regarding the release of the property sequence 27/41 Doors 3/46 as security
Please order the delivery of the mentioned property file and the collected rental fees to us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Rouben Naji Elias
Acting President of the Jewish Community
Copy to:
Rentals / For your information please.
Accounts Secretariat / Center Professor / For your information please.