Correspondence, Court Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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."
( 2 ) Fils | Number 50 | | Hazza' Manahi 50 | | Hazza' Falih 50 | 1 | Hazza' Abdullah 512 | 7 | ⟦line⟧ 112 | 1 | Murar Sayyid Salman 100 | 1 | Murar Wuhaib 100 | 1 | Murar Mahdi 50 | 1 | Hazza' Abbas 50 | 1 | Hazza' Manahi 50 | 1 | Hazza' Falih 50 | 1 | Hazza' Abdullah 512 | 7 | ⟦line⟧ 512 x 5 = 2/560 | | 560 | 3 | ⟦line⟧ 6 December 1935 Cost of Tawfiq's medals Three Dinars and five hundred and sixty Fils only. Tawfiq
96 / ⟦illegible⟧ Maatuk and Cohen for Ezra, for Nissim, for Isaac In the city for the Holy After seeking your peace and welfare, dear ones Your letter from Tuesday entered the system and after review and understanding From the fear of the rabbis, the righteous teacher Redemption money 276 1189 Entry tax 276 1249 We return to inform you that we sent to you on Tuesday and after the review You must send us ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1206 5226 120 And after you Your letter testifies regarding the holy ruling for Ezra of blessed memory as receiving money for his family from the Bank of England for Ezra of blessed memory And the cash did not enter here and was delayed, and the bank learned according to this it seems as truly spoken, but it did not find A place in the bank and the matter was explained to the manager and they did not refuse him but rather sent for clarification of the estate matter and it is for Ezra, for Nissim, for In this there was no delay Benjamin Moshe Righteous Teacher Baghdad 1206 5226 120 Farasat
No.: 471 Date: 11/1/⟦illegible⟧ Court of Appeal of the Jewish Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Court of Cassation Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Account of expenses regarding the matter of ⟦estate⟧ 26/6/47 Francs | Fils Examination | 1 | 110 Sages' fee | | 250 Commission and registration of sale | | 240 Travel expenses to the court | | 180 Brokers' fee | | 640 Total: two francs and five hundred and fifty francs | 2 | 550 Benjamin ⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 5 Tishrei 5690 To the honor of the High Priest, Rishon LeZion 26 Silver dirhams Silk 200 Tzamra 200 Mrauma 500 And until 300 Lira 250 Marble five hundred 260 Qurans and Dinars 280 ⟦line⟧ Total 1890 We turned to the court and gave silver dirhams by the beadle Hazzen Tov ⟦illegible signature⟧
The Court of Appeal of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Court of Cassation Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number 454 Date 17/10/926 Account of expenses in file 926/5/23 Francs | Fils 285 | Stamps 750 | Notification of the Hakham 220 | Stamp travel/messenger 280 | Stationery 64 | Bank commission 680 | Ledger fee 2289 Francs Total: Two thousand two hundred and eighty-nine francs Binyamin H.Y. ⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: 1410 Date: 17 Sivan Year: 5690 Estate of the deceased Eliyahu Hayyim ⟦...⟧ Collection fees Shemuel Levi 160 Ezra Moshe 290 Qadima 150 Murad Levi 350 ⟦line⟧ From this was paid to Rabbi Avraham HaLevi 950 Charity Treasurer Hazzan Ovadia
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 ⟦line⟧ Number: 454 Date: 26/10/47 To the Excellency of Mr. Ezra, Mr. Nissim, Mr. Isaac Kasher, may God protect them Your letter from the 5th day of Hanukkah has arrived, we have come to inform you that on 29/10/47, 2000 Rahma were sent to you and also we sent you 400 K' Rahma by mail, and peace from us Benjamin H. Moshi Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad Number 2962 Date 27 / 10 / 9 File Number ⟦blank⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
The Chief Rabbi of Iraq Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 471 Date: 11 / 1 / 1926 Considered, and they are 1. Ezra 1. Nissim 1. Saleh In the name of the Living God Before this, we considered in our eyes the business of 1. Abdallah son of Menashe And we gave him a deed of acquisition and possession with our signature upon it, and it became lawful 1. for him in all his services and others Benjamin ⟦illegible⟧ 4 / 415 Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad Number 2969 Date 12 / 1 / 26 File Number For preservation
The Chief Rabbi of the Holy Congregation Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ His servant L' and His mercy L' Señora ⟦stain⟧ daughter of ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ 27/4/5 And my purity by power of L' Señora ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦stain⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Fils His servant L' and His mercy | 76 | 038 Gift given by Señora to her daughter L' Rahma | 10 | 27 ⟦illegible⟧ | 75 | 11 Price of 24 gold cubits for L' Fils for L' Señora daughter of Rahma | 21 | 295 ⟦illegible⟧ 24 gold cubits for L' Señora daughter of Rahma ⟦illegible⟧ | 43 | 716 ⟦illegible⟧ 24 gold cubits for L' Señora daughter of Rahma ⟦illegible⟧ | 5 | 250 ⟦illegible⟧ 24 gold cubits for L' Señora daughter of Rahma ⟦illegible⟧ | 38 | 466 ⟦illegible⟧ | 14 | 000 Total that Señora gave to her daughter Rahma ⟦illegible⟧ | 24 | 465 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ gold for L' Señora daughter of Rahma for L' Rahma daughter of Señora daughter of Saoud for L' Rahma Benjamin H' ⟦illegible⟧ The Court
The Chief Rabbi of the community Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 502 Date: 26/10/1946 To the excellence of the honorable Rabbis, peace be upon them, may God preserve them In the city of ⟦...⟧ may it be ? Peace and blessing, for my intention is that orphan women entered before me For they remained from the deceased Mr. ⟦...⟧ Hazak ve-Ematz Menachem Cohen, of blessed memory So I ask of you, may God preserve you, that you do kindness with these two maidservants And act according to your wisdom Benjamin M. ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 16 April 936 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, respected After greetings and respect I hope to draw your Excellency's attention: 1 - To the fact that the commitment for chicken slaughter fees ended on 31 March 936 and no measures have been taken regarding it until now 2 - Also, the lease of the gut factory ended on 31 March 936 and it was received by the new Gabelle contractor, and it is necessary to take the required measures in this regard ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant The Share 1936 Presented to the Council 21 May Hadar 9 The Secretary Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad: Number: 2949 Date: 16 / 4 / 936 File Number: On 4 May 946 I wrote a letter to the Gabelle Governorate ⟦illegible⟧ regarding a claim for the amount of the lease of the gut factory ( 2002 ) 27 August 946 ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 6 August 936 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected Today, the clerk of the Court of Cassation, Rabbi Daoud Shaul, deposited in the bank the sum of twenty dinars He informed me that this amount is for the account of the revenues from chicken slaughtering. Therefore, I request of your esteemed council to issue the order to the Spiritual Council to submit a list detailing these revenues as soon as possible, so that the entries are completed by 15 September 936 This is for your order, sir ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant Administration of the Lay Council ⟦line⟧ Baghdad Number 2978 Date 8 / 8 File Number Note: The 20 was entered, totaling a second installment of 1/295 fils dinars, so the total is 21/295 fils dinars 15 September 936 ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
The Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 50 Date: 26/11/1947 Amran Raham L. Ezra L. Nissim L. Sahayik Kosher L. Nahayik The strength of the knakos L. Aba Salem L. Isaac 26/8/47 Sidra al-Ma'rufus in the account of blood for the writing L. Nahayik from 26/8/47 And I wrote my letter L. Abadi L. Ezra from 26/8/47 L. Rahamim L. Hezek Isaac Sidra 1540/ Sidra Isaac account. And I wrote Isaac Sidra 2250/ Sidra Isaac Sidra 2250/ L. Nahayik Isaac Sidra 2240/ Sidra Isaac Sidra 2200/ L. Nahayik Apprentice Kwanala and Rahamim Sahayik Benjamin ⟦illegible⟧
The Chief Rabbi of the city Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 482 Date: 16 / 8 / 92 Mu'tadaq Raham L. Ezra L. Nissim L. Simha In the name of God, we shall do and succeed Entered into the systems on the day ⟦illegible⟧ of Tishrei, year 5657 And stood by me on Sabbath 248 and passed away on the Holy Sabbath and was supported and required 6 Dirhams and this Or considered as printed and trampled song for the deceased Benjamin ⟦illegible⟧ Attached for action
Court of Appeal of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Court of Cassation in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Known account in ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 26/7/22 Francs | Fils Share of the value of the inheritance of Ephraim, As'ad, and David | 2 | 625 Pension | 1 | 085 Rafidain Bank commission | 1 | 200 Free fees | | 270 Fee for a letter from Al-Fawz Company | | 250 Transportation and others | | 80 Known money from Mordechai | | 920 Total amount of Dinars and five hundred and thirty fils 6 530 In Baghdad ⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: 14246 Date: 16 Kislev Year: 5696 ⟦line⟧ Masrouf Cohen ⟦Elazar⟧ minor ⟦...⟧ 560 ⟦...⟧ 1000 ⟦...⟧ 225 ⟦...⟧ 650 ⟦...⟧ 200 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 2635 ⟦...⟧ Ezra ⟦...⟧ Hazan Ezra
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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 ⟦line⟧ Number: 496 Date: 27 Feb 1950 To the attention of the Master, the Hakham, the Isaac Na'ar the Nahai We are certifying regarding the masters of the house of detention in the year 1948/49 and they approached the amount of eighty-eight Dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils for that detention, your service, and peace be upon you, the detention Benjamin H. M. ⟦signature⟧ Attached for filing
Court of Appeal of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Court of Cassation in Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 96/⟦illegible⟧/10 Expenses accounted for 1st of May 2000 ⟦illegible⟧ 26/8/26 Dirham | Fils Rent | 1 | 110 Dirham fees | | 250 K. and we the D.D. A. accounted | | 420 Stamp duty | | 200 Gramophone/Fees | | 180 Dirham expenses | | 640 Difference of we and half monthly Dirham | 2 | 900 For the eye of free/Hur ⟦illegible signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy Community Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No. 1448 Date 2.4.31 Year 1931 Estate of the deceased Eliyahu David 26/7 Dirham and Dinar 200 ⟦...⟧ 2 rooms with ⟦...⟧ and final rent 400 ⟦...⟧ 250 ⟦...⟧ 280 ⟦...⟧ 500 ⟦...⟧ 326 ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ 1956 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Hazaq Ezra ⟦...⟧
27/9/10 M...hadan Cohen 6 Shalom 6 Dafidan 6 Ezra Kam...un ⟦illegible⟧ 1926 September Salman has received 6 the ⟦illegible⟧ today after ⟦illegible⟧ the servant ⟦illegible⟧ Statement of that: Wages for the 11 days 675 In the account of the ⟦illegible⟧ 525 In the account of ⟦illegible⟧ 90 ⟦illegible⟧ 70 In the account of Joseph 2 150 ⟦line⟧ 1 510 In the account of 6 Cohen 1 925 In the account of 6 the ⟦illegible⟧ 1 710 ⟦line⟧ This is all that was received ⟦illegible⟧ 5 222 The servant ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Salman ⟦illegible⟧
The Chief Rabbi of the City Baghdad, may God protect it Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi CHIEF RABBI BENJAMIN H. MOSHI Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Number: 545 Date: 8 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 97 Information for the honor of H' Ezra H' Nissim H' Simah Honor of H' Nissim Opposite ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ your honor in the name of the enlightened sages Arrived ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ In ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Benjamin ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
27 Mansur Aswad ⟦...⟧ For the blood of the residents ⟦...⟧ Baghdad 6 Ramadan ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Dirham | Dinar 675 | ⟦line⟧ 562 | ⟦line⟧ 240 | ⟦line⟧ 240 | ⟦line⟧ 403 | ⟦line⟧ 450 | ⟦line⟧ And I ⟦...⟧ 2 ⟦...⟧ Dirham 6 Din[ar] ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Mansur Aswad ⟦...⟧ Ahmad al-Muhammad
⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 22 ⟦illegible⟧ 27 To the Honorable Director of the Al-Rashidiya Jewish School in Baghdad After greetings and salutations We request that you hand over to those whose names are mentioned below: 6 75 Adler Hazan Avraham 5 65 Adler Na'im Levi Yosef 2 00 ⟦deleted X⟧ Robert ⟦illegible⟧ 15 60 ⟦deleted X⟧ Abd al-Nabi Avraham 0 20 School supplies sector ⟦line⟧ 30 20 This is what we hope (continued) success and with great thanks to you and the school, and may God prolong your existence 25-6-921 Baghdad Sincerely ⟦illegible⟧ 2571 ⟦line⟧ 788 Delegation of the Transferred