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From the Investigating Magistrate of Baghdad District, Rusafa
To
The Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Number 884
Date 26 / 2 / 21
With reference to your letter No. 82 dated 26 / 2 / 21
We requested in our marginal note dated 26 / 2 / 21 and numbered 85
on the petition of Khedhouri Sassoon Hayaki to send what you have of the documents
for review along with the return of the aforementioned petition, so please
send us the mentioned petition with whatever papers you have
as soon as possible, and then we will return them to you.
⟦signature⟧
Investigating Magistrate of Rusafa District, Baghdad
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 2850
Date ⟦illegible⟧
7 / 8 / 7
362 T in 76
To
The Presidency of the Sharia Court in Baghdad
Respectfully
Based on your letter 362 T in 71, we send you herewith a certified copy of the decision
No. 66 on July 17, 1947, issued by
this court of ours, ruling to annul the marriage contract of the plaintiff Maryam daughter of Ibrahim from the defendant
Salim son of Yaqub for his failure to spend on her and according to Article 63 of the Personal Status Law
amended by Law No. 63 of 1946, and the decision has acquired final status upon the expiration of the
legal objection period against it.
President of the Sharia Court
in Baghdad
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⟦Based on your letter 362 T in 71, we send you herewith a certified copy of the decision⟧
⟦No. 66 on July 17, 1947, issued by⟧
⟦this court of ours, ruling to annul the marriage contract of the plaintiff Maryam daughter of Ibrahim from the defendant⟧
⟦Salim son of Yaqub for his failure to spend on her and according to Article 63 of the Personal Status Law⟧
⟦amended by Law No. 63 of 1946, and the decision has acquired final status upon the expiration of the⟧
⟦legal objection period against it.⟧
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2 April 936
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court, the Respected
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Rusafa Investigating Magistrate No. 884 dated 31 / 3 / 936
to respond to its content;
On behalf of
The President of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community
⟦line⟧
From the Investigating Magistrate of Baghdad Province - Rusafa | Number 884
| Date 31 / 3 / 936
To
The President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 3683 dated 27 / 3 / 936
We requested in our marginal note dated 23 / 3 / 936 and numbered 85
on the petition of Khedhouri Sassoon Bakhsh to send whatever documents you have for review along with
returning the aforementioned petition, so please send us the said petition along with whatever
papers you have as quickly as possible, and then we shall return them to you;
Investigating Magistrate of the Rusafa District in Baghdad
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The Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.:
Year: 569
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Special Number 2969
Date 27 / 4 / 42
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General Form 16
Iraqi Government
Department: Investigating Magistrate of the Rusafa District for the Baghdad Province
Number: 185
Date: 11/4/925
To: Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Please respond to the letter of this department
Number 85, 162, and 884 dated 2/22, 2/21, and 18/4/926
Regarding sending ⟦the petition⟧ with the placed remains
Sent to us and do not require us to send another confirmation
Signature:
Position: Investigating Magistrate of the Rusafa District in Baghdad
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General Form 16
Iraqi Government
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 2894
Date 22 / 4 / 26
Department: Investigating Judge of the Rusafa District in Baghdad
Number: 162 / 55 / 27
Date: 18 / 4 / 26
To: Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Please respond to the letter of this department
Numbered: 884
Dated: 21 / 2 / 26
Regarding: The case of ⟦Khedhouri⟧ Sassoon Nahashi
Signature ⟦signature⟧
Position: Investigating Judge of the Rusafa District in Baghdad
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262 N of the year 86
Please
⟦Department⟧ ⟦of Investigations⟧ ⟦in Baghdad⟧
262 / 7 / 16 in book 388 in ⟦referral⟧ please ⟦department⟧
Be it known that ⟦the plaintiff⟧ ⟦Rashida⟧ ⟦daughter of⟧ ⟦Falih⟧ ⟦residing⟧ ⟦in Baghdad⟧ ⟦has⟧ ⟦obtained⟧ ⟦a⟧ ⟦judgment⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦this⟧
⟦court⟧ ⟦for her divorce⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦her husband⟧
Please
Deputy
⟦President of⟧ ⟦the Sharia⟧ ⟦Courts⟧
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His Eminence, the President of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, the Respected
Based on the request of the Rusafa Investigation Judge in his letter numbered 1221 and dated 5/5/936, we return
to you the two papers sent to us to be kept with you, and please order their translation into Arabic and send
the translation to us after certifying it as a true copy by the responsible official in your department so that
we may send it to the Investigation Judge;
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
501 M
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The Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.:
Year: 569
Date: ⟦10/18/1948⟧
Our Master, Most High, Honorable L. Sassoon
Head of the Council for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Our standing and our supplication
Please supplicate with this request to the government of the U.S.A.
Life... and his right in Baghdad ⟦and the right⟧ of grace from the King L. in Baghdad in this and the coming year
Nissim Melamed
Hugi Abda
N.Y.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special Number 2887
Date 10 / 24 / 48
7172
262 ⟦August⟧ 957
Reply
To the Honorable Judge of the Baghdad Court of First Instance
Under number 5/5/362 and date 1621, we send herewith a true copy of the decision of this court
In the lawsuit numbered 411 filed by the plaintiff Naima Isaac against the defendant
Youssef Isaac regarding the matter of legal alimony for the purpose of its execution according to the rules
Please accept the highest respect
On behalf of
President of the Spiritual Court
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10/5
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The Religious Court of the Holy City:
Baghdad, May G-d Protect It:
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad:
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD:
No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Year: 569
To the Honor of His Eminence the Rabbi
Chief of Baghdad
To the Honor of His Eminence the Chief Rabbi of Baghdad, May G-d Protect It
Peace and blessing from Heaven as is proper
Since a letter has reached us from Your Honor (may he be spared) dated ⟦...⟧ in which he informs
That a letter reached him from the Government in which they inform that a letter reached them from
The honorable Priest of the Jewish community in which he requests that permission be given to him
To arrange a divorce. Therefore, we are hereby informing Your Honor that the order of this divorce was arranged
Before us in the Religious Court, and in it we gave permission to the aforementioned Rabbi to arrange the divorce
Aforementioned, and may there be peace and blessing from now and forever, Amen, Netzach, Selah
And all that is right in the eyes of G-d and man, may it be the will that G-d fulfills the wishes of your heart for good
Amen and Amen.
Nissim Isaac | Eliyahu son of Joseph | Meir Salman
(Second Judge) | Head of the Court | Member of the Court
The Religious Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, May G-d Protect It
The
Religious
Jewish Court
Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Copy of the letter
That was sent to the Rabbi
To the Honor of His Eminence
The Hakham Bashi
The Honorable and Exalted
May G-d live upon him
In Baghdad
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The Court of Justice of the Holy Congregation
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.:
Date:
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Year 569
Mahzaron Ltd. ⟦...⟧
Hakham Sassoon Kadoorie ⟦...⟧
For ⟦...⟧
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The Israeli Religious Court in Damascus, Syria
(Copy)
Damascus, Syria 3 Nisan Hebrew 94
To the presence of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad
After greetings and respect
We inform your presence that we have received your letter attached with a copy of the divorce decree and the powers of attorney and we have acted
according to your order because the right is with you and you will find enclosed the divorce decree and the powers of attorney and everything was done in our presence
and enclosed you will find the divorce decree and the powers of attorney in the mail as your presence will expect and since there was a slight
doubt in the divorce decree and the powers of attorney, however this does not matter legally as your presence knows the name of
the first agent Nathaniel nicknamed Shahdia Rima and the name of the second agent on your side Suleiman bin Mordechai
and the name of the fiancé Khedouri bin Sasson and the name of the fiancée Marcelle nicknamed Nona as shown enclosed
And for clarification we have written and sealed our names in Damascus, Syria and everything is correct and we ask for your health.
Nissim Isaac Nadado Elazar Isaac Eliyahu Shlomo Hares
Cohen Cohen
Seal of the Religious Court in
Damascus, Syria
⟦signature⟧
True copy
Baghdad / 19 / 5 / 1936
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(Copy) The Israeli Religious Court in Damascus, Syria
Damascus, Syria 1 Tevet 96 Hebrew
His Excellency the President of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
After greetings and respect
Reference to your letter dated December 20, 935, via the Secretary of the Sharia Court of Cassation
in Baghdad, Rabbi Daoud Shaul, regarding the divorce of the fiancé Khedhouri Sassoon Bakhash from his fiancée
Marcelle Al-Ta'ifa Nouna daughter of Nassim Aqoub, whom he divorced in our court via the agent Nathaniel
nicknamed Shehadeh Riba. Before the delivery of the divorce document, a crowd of men was present, including
five men from the people of Baghdad who know the husband, that he is the aforementioned Khedhouri Sassoon Bakhash.
Before the divorce document was handed to the aforementioned agent, he was wearing a ghutra covering his head and neck. At that
time, we told him he must lift the ghutra so that all those standing could identify him with certainty. Then he lifted
the ghutra and all those standing verified him. After that, the divorce document was handed to the aforementioned agent according
to religious law and the law. Now, the aforementioned Rabbi Daoud Shaul has come to us and informed us that the aforementioned Khedhouri Sassoon
Sassoon denies his presence in Damascus and his failure to deliver the divorce document to his aforementioned fiancée. When
we heard this, we remained disturbed by how such a thing could happen among Israelis. In the end, it became clear that his intention
with the ghutra on his head and neck was to deny what happened. We asked the aforementioned Rabbi Daoud if
he had a photograph of the aforementioned Khedhouri, and then he presented his photograph to us, and we recognized it as the photograph of the aforementioned Khedhouri
who divorced his aforementioned fiancée Marcelle before us. The photograph he presented is inside
the letter and stamped with the seal of our city's court, Damascus, Syria, to serve as verified testimony that everything
the aforementioned Khedhouri said about not coming to Damascus and not divorcing his fiancée is a lie, and his intention
thereby is to imprison the aforementioned Marcelle without cause, and the Lord will not accept to forgive him. Your Excellency is wise,
likewise the Lord, to stand in support of the aforementioned poor woman and break the teeth of falsehood so that he cannot complete any
evil deed, and bring him to ruin, and your reward is double from the Lord of the Worlds.
Nassim Ishaq Nadado Youssef Yehuda Danka Yehuda Ibrahim Ma'ari
Hallaq
Seal of the Religious Court
in Damascus, Syria
⟦signature⟧
True Copy
Baghdad 19 May 1936
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31 May 936
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Investigating Judge of the Rusafa District
Baghdad Province
Reference your letter No. 1221 dated 5/5/936
Enclosed you will find a certified translation of the two mentioned letters, provided as per your request,
On behalf of
Head of the Community
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Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
H. Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
Telephone Number: 531
Number: 7048
Subject:
Date: Sunday ⟦1st of Shevat⟧ 5716
14.1.56
To the Honorable
The Great Rabbi, Chief of the Rabbinical Court of the Holy Community, may God protect him, of the city of Damascus, may God establish it
Damascus
.R.M.N.
I have received your letter dated Friday, 8th of Tevet of this year. And I cannot restrain my feelings
from thanking you from the bottom of my heart for the warm welcome with which you received Mr. David Shaul, may his light shine,
Secretary of the Hebrew Court of Appeals in Baghdad, and the assistance you provided to him.
And on this occasion, I thank you again for your efforts in providing this precious help
which helped to uphold truth and justice and to strike down violence and wickedness.
Please accept my heartfelt blessings to you and to your entire congregation.
With great respect and admiration
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President of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
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20 December 1935
His Eminence, the President of the Israelite Religious Court in Damascus, the Respected
After greetings
The bearer of this letter, Rabbi David Shaul, Secretary of the Israelite
Sharia Court of Cassation in Baghdad, is sent by us to explain to your Eminence an important matter, so I hope you will provide him
all possible facilities, and to your Eminence further respect;
By hand
Sassoon
Head of the Community
Najib
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General Form (11)
Number: 2102
Date: 20 / 9 / 32
Memorandum: Based on the lawsuit filed in this court by the person named Anwar Effendi against the person named
Meir Pinhas regarding the guardianship assigned by the plaintiff recently that his father
when he died on the date 22 / 4 / 24 left a registered will with the Rabbinate
Please send the mentioned register to this court for review because of
reviewing it and returning it to you provided that you inform us ⟦...⟧ 25 / 9
Court of ⟦...⟧
Baghdad
President
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Please refer to the general number
Iraqi Government:
Ministry of Justice:
Division: Bureau of Legal Codification
General Number: 11 / 276
Special Number:
Telegraphic Address: Adliya
Date: 18 November / 1935
21 Sha'ban / 1354
Subject Summary: Attestation of a certificate regarding the status of a ⟦?⟧ sect
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
With reference to your two letters numbered 3423 and 3431 and dated 10 November
year 1935.
We return to you herewith the attested certificate along with all the papers.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Acting Minister of Justice
Asr / 16
5631 on November 11, 1948
5531 on November 11, 1948
His Excellency the Honorable Prime Minister
Baghdad
On the occasion of ⟦illegible⟧ No. 6636 and 6637 dated ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 5631 and 5531
⟦illegible⟧ the issue and the search for the truth ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ about ⟦illegible⟧
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10/12
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Iraq
Ministry of Interior
Baghdad
Directorate of Rights
Date: 12 / Sha'ban / 54 AH . 9 / November / 35
Number: 23972
Head of the Jewish Community
Subject: - Raising the Iraqi flag on the building of the
Rima Khedouri Eye Hospital.
Reference to your letter numbered 3424 and dated 3 / 11 / 1935.
Based on Article Ten of the Iraqi Flag Usage Regulation No.
29 of 1930, we authorize the installation of the flagpole and the raising of the Iraqi flag
on the building of the Rima Khedouri Eye Hospital;
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Interior
Copy for information to
Directorate of Public Health
Governorate of Baghdad Brigade
M. Y.
The Sharia Court in Baghdad
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Corresponding to ⟦...⟧
Sharia Notification
Based on the lawsuit numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Judge
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The Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Please refer to the general number
Department: Legal Codification Bureau
General Number: A / 119 / 26
Subject Summary: The case of Nouri Ephraim and his wife Khatoun Sassoon Shabi
Private Number:
Telegraphic Address: Adliya
Date: 9 / 1 / 1355 Hijri
31 / March Year 1936
Presidency of the Israelite Community
In Baghdad
Based on the petition submitted to this Ministry on 8 / 3 / 1936 by
the petitioner Nouri Ephraim, the case of the alimony imposed on him for his wife Khatoun Sassoon
Shabi by the Religious Court was examined, and it was found:-
That the Religious Court, in its judgment issued on August 12, 1935, under number 209 / 1318,
imposed an alimony on the petitioner for his wife Khatoun in the amount of five dinars and eight hundred fils
per month. In its second judgment, issued one month after the date of the first judgment, numbered
216 / 1325 and dated September 13, 1935, it increased the alimony and raised it to (8.750)
eight dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils, justifying this based on the petitioner marrying
another woman. This judgment was upheld on appeal.
Upon careful consideration of the above, we find it necessary to point out that increasing alimony
can only be based on legitimate reasons such as rising prices or the improvement of the man's financial status.
As for increasing it as a punishment for one who marries a second wife, as occurred in the petitioner's case <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>, we
do not see it as possible or legitimate. Since alimony assessment rulings are matters that can be reviewed from
time to time for legitimate reasons, we see no objection to re-examining the assessment. If the
petitioner's capability is verified, the assessment shall be adjusted and his hardship removed.
Acting Minister of Justice
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31 / 3 / 36
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3 April 936
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Jewish Religious Court ⟦line⟧
We enclose herewith a copy of the Ministry of Justice letter No. A / 119 / 36 dated 31 March 936
regarding the case of Nouri Ephraim and his wife Khatoun Sassoon Shabi to respond to its content;
⟦L.W.A.⟧
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Please refer to the general number
Section: Editing
General Number:
Special Number: 26/119/A
Telegraphic Address: Adliya
Date: 27 Rabi' al-Awwal 1355
16 June 1936
Subject Summary: The case of Nouri Ephraim and his wife Khatoun Sassoon Shabi.
To -
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
We confirm our letter numbered A/119/26 and dated 31 March 1936 and request an expedited
response regarding what the Spiritual Court has decided after reviewing its contents, and an explanation
of the reasons that led to the delay in sending the expected reply.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Minister of Justice
Confirmed to the Court
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Special Number 2928
Date 22 / 6
T R M R
262 N for the year 6
⟦By virtue of⟧ our decision dated July 17, 951, we have decided the following :-
262 N / 51 in Liter 36 / 211 / 9 and by analogy to what is in the type with its wording Zaid, we decided to ratify it
By virtue of this and accordingly, whenever anything is found in these records crossed out or added, it has been upgraded in the correctness of its rank
Ha
On behalf of
Judge of the Sharia Court
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Administration of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Department :: Presidency of the Community
Number :: 3791
Date :: 16 June 936
To the President of the Israelite Religious Court
We request a prompt response to the letter of this department
Number :: 3696
Dated :: 3 April 936
Subject :: The case of Nouri Ephraim and his wife Khatoun Sassoon Shabi
With respect
Signature :: For ⟦signature⟧
Position :: President of the Community
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