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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are letters in Judeo-Arabic from Chief Rabbi Benjamin Moshi, the Jewish Religious Court, and the Jewish Appeals Court; a letter from a Jewish war prisoner, presumably British, asking to remain in Iraq; verification of a community member’s profession and birth place; representatives of the Jewish community to the British Advisory Council; Arabic court documents concerning marital and financial matters; a request to the Iraqi government for permission to allow students to present Moliere's play, "The Doctor, in Spite of Himself."
AI en Translation, Pages 51-75
Page 51
Number 555
Date 26 / 1 / <del>19</del>937
Chief Rabbi of the City
Baghdad May God Protect It
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
Baghdad
I believe 4 dirhams and 4 and a half dirhams 4 its price
Kosher ⟦for Passover⟧
The names of the participants in the Passover holiday present at the Ashkenaz school
26/1/937 Baghdad and the amount is ⟦and⟧ four hundred and twenty-nine dirhams 4
And they have been delivered as recorded and written by Hamda
Benjamin
⟦H. Moshi⟧
⟦...⟧
The Court
21/1/937
Page 52
Rabbinical Court of Appeals
Baghdad
Israeli Court of Cassation
in Baghdad
Number: 555
Date: 26 / 8 / 97
Letter from customs on the date 21 Av 1947
Customs fees |
⟦...⟧ fees | 1 672
⟦...⟧ fees | 486
Letter ⟦...⟧ fees | 685
Must pay and also ⟦...⟧ and also ⟦...⟧ | 2 844
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 53
House of Justice of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may G-d protect it
No. 1511
Date 16 Shevat Year 5697
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
| Expenses on Al-Aswad Street in the name of so-and-so 27/1
| so-and-so Dinar
220 | ⟦illegible⟧
400 | Abd al-Karim Amin
300 | Official Correspondence Ledger
400 | Price of the inquiry response letter
200 | Stationery for the Correspondence Ledger
1520 | From this amount of 2000 Al-Aswad so-and-so which remains
Abd al-Karim
Hezekiah
⟦illegible⟧
Page 54
The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
Baghdad
Number: 585
Date: June 24, 927
Ma'tuq Nissim l' Ezra l' Nissim l' Hanoch
Kasher l' Nahum
Entered 34 Parasya judges in the court to the Sharia Court
⟦...⟧ 927 in Baghdad and they received from the shop of the house Hayi Rupees and Dirhams
And it was correct for the payment to the women likewise and in the name of the deceased
Benjamin H.
Moshe
For preservation
Court expenses
Page 57
Chief Rabbi of the City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
Baghdad
Number: 600
Date: 8 / ⟦Iyar⟧ / 97
Mu'tadaqan Kha P' Ezra P' Nissim P' Hakkak
After greetings
We request that you be so kind as to give the bearer of this letter of ours the amount of
927/5 nine hundred twenty-seven rupees and five annas only and no more from our account
And please accept our highest respect
Benjamin H. M.
⟦illegible⟧
For disbursement
Page 58
The Rabbinical Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Court of Cassation
in Baghdad
602
⟦illegible⟧ 97
At our Court of Cassation in Baghdad 27/5/⟦illegible⟧
Order fee | 750
Order notification | 600
Two copies of the order | 240
Court of Cassation | 680
| 2270
| 2480
| 4/740
The difference of the above-mentioned fee was received by us
By our knowledge
⟦signature⟧
Page 61
The Chief Rabbi of the City of
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
Baghdad
Number 649
Date 12 / 8 / 57
12/8/57
Plaintiff: Naha L. Iraq L. Rahman L. Hakim
Much kindness
We request the aforementioned plaintiffs to the judge
And the year 1/1/1927 Baghdad, a letter of cleanliness and sent to me for cleaning and a half
Continuous for our L. Rahman, his service and a half
Benjamin H. M.
For filing
Page 62
The R⟦e⟧⟦ligious Court⟧ of the Holy Community
in Baghdad may God protect it
The Israelite Court of Appeals
in Baghdad
100 / ⟦...⟧ / 97
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 1927/7/⟦...⟧
Silver Dirham | 225
Synagogue | 150
Kaddish for all | 120
Tenth and perpetual current ⟦...⟧ | 220
Their total | 870
Difference Silver Dirham ⟦...⟧ 2 615
⟦illegible⟧
To the archive
Page 63
The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: 451
Date: 24 Adar
Year: 5697
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦Menachem⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧ ⟦Sassoon⟧ ⟦Kahila⟧ 27 |
Silver Dirhams |
Dowry for a Virgin | 200
Addition of half, a quarter, and a quarter of a quarter of the total | 280
Sanctifications from Heaven | 500
Gift | 700
Dowry Assets | 200
Total: One thousand eight hundred and eighty silver Dirhams | 1880
Ezra D. Sassoon
Court Scribe
Released for archiving
Page 64
The Chief Rabbi of the city
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
Baghdad
Number 642
Date 7 / July / 927
Those detained, the honorable Mr. Ezra Mr. Raphael Mr. Nissim
Kosher Mr. Nissim
Entered here the Kosher court on the day of ⟦Monday⟧ for detention from today's date 27/6/27
With a monthly wage of one Majidi Rial and four Dirhams for each individual
And they signed and in their hand is their letter
Benjamin H.
File for storage
Page 68
Charity Gabbaim 1927
For Menachem Avraham
Rent money
675 " debt from 4 months
562 " from debt of 50 rupees
240 " from debt
⟦line⟧
1/477
240
1/237
From the apartment remains with us 2.400 rupees
Avraham Avraham
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD
An amount of 240 must be deducted from the total since a mistake occurred above, so the amount remains
one dinar and 237 out of a thousand
The President
Page 73
The Jewish Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No. 848
Date: 19 Tammuz, Year 5698
⟦illegible⟧ 47
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 220
⟦illegible⟧ 550
⟦illegible⟧ 480
⟦illegible⟧ 270
⟦illegible⟧ 1420
⟦illegible⟧
Page 74
The Chief Rabbi of Iraq
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
Baghdad
Number 646
Date 28/12/98
28 Kislev 98
To the honorable teacher, Mrs. Rachel Al-Samrah
After greetings
We request that you be so kind as to appoint the girl ⟦Habiba⟧ daughter of Menashe
who was previously a student with you and who is poor and needs assistance
And that is in your esteemed school, and may you remain well
Benjamin H. M.
⟦illegible⟧
To the file