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North Rusafa Investigation Magistrate:
Number
Date 2/27 / 947
To the President of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 250 dated 2/27 / 947 addressed
to His Honor the Magistrate regarding the attendance of the Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
concerning the complaint arising between Juliet Yusuf Sofer and Ibrahim
Ezra Sofer —
We send herewith the original petition submitted to this court
by Mr. Ibrahim Ezra Sofer, requesting you to kindly, after ⟦reviewing⟧,
kindly respond to what was stated in the first paragraph of it and return the petition
with the answer, please, as soon as possible to enable the settlement of the case
criminal case arising between the two mentioned parties
The Magistrate
Incoming Number — 1002
Date — 2/28
Page 702
The Israeli Religious Court
in Baghdad
Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number :: 1226
Date :: 8/7/947
File Number:
To His Excellency the Honorable Prime Minister
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Based on the letter from the North Rusafa Investigation Court
dated 7/7/947 under number 2 (a copy of which is attached
herewith) regarding the petition of the applicant Ibrahim Sharaf (attached
herewith)
Please answer the questions in the letter of your esteemed court
above as follows:-
"The Jewish law does not specifically prohibit a man
from marrying more than one woman, but the custom and habit
prevailing among the Iraqi Jewish community ⟦prohibit⟧ prohibit ⟦but⟧
combining or marrying a second one without the consent of the first
wife or without the availability of reasons that convince the Religious Court
to license the fiancé or the husband to marry over his first
wife." Please return it to the Investigation Court.
Attachments
1- The original petition of the applicant
2- A copy of the letter from the Rusafa Investigation Court dated 7/7/947
The President
Daoud Sassoon Khedhouri
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad
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Department Copy
Inquiry
947/1/⟦...⟧
His Excellency, the Honorable North Rusafa Investigating Judge
Reference to your letter numbered 2 and dated 1/7/1947 addressed to the Jewish
Religious Court in Baghdad.
The aforementioned Religious Court has answered our question as follows:-
(( Jewish law does not prevent a man from marrying more than one woman, however,
the current custom and practice among the Iraqi Jewish community prevents the fiancé or husband
from marrying a second time without the consent of the first wife or without the availability of reasons relied upon by
the Religious Court in licensing the fiancé or husband to marry on top of his first wife )).
We hereby return to you the original petition submitted by the person named Ibrahim Sofer
which was referred to the aforementioned court.
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
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The Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Please refer to the general number
⟦Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Iraq⟧
Editing Department: ⟦illegible⟧
General Number: 9 / 100 / 1
Telegraphic Address: Adliya
Date: 22 July / 1946
Subject Summary: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦278⟧
Date ⟦27 / 7 / 46⟧
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We are sending you herewith a copy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter No. Q / 247 / 247 / 100 / 8141
dated 17 / 7 / 1946, along with a copy of its attachments, the letter from the Iraqi Legation in Damascus and the petition
of Miss Sabiha Yaqub Kamara, to state your opinion on the matter and inform us.
Minister of Justice
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Copy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter No. Q / 247 / 247 / 100 / 8141 dated July 17 / 46
Addressed to the Ministry of Justice
We enclose herewith a copy of the letter from the Royal Iraqi Legation in Damascus
No. 135 / 6 / 4 dated 6 / 18 / 1946 with a copy of the petition of Miss
Sabiha Yaqoub Kamara, requesting that you provide us with your opinion on this matter as soon as possible.
Signature / Minister of Foreign Affairs
⟦illegible⟧
Red ink
Page 706
Copy of the letter from the Royal Iraqi Legation in Damascus No. 4 / 6 / 135 dated June 18 / 46
We enclose herewith a copy of the petition of Miss Sabiha Yaqoub Kamara, which includes a request to provide her
with a certificate to the Judge of the Sharia Court stating that there is no objection to her marriage. The aforementioned
is a teacher in Damascus and is 27 years old - please take the necessary action and inform us.
Minister Plenipotentiary
⟦The Presidency⟧
⟦Marriage Certificate⟧
⟦illegible⟧
23/ April/ 71 in register 8 / 131 / 1001 / 7306 / 736 in the Sharia Courts record in Al-Shamiya
In the Sharia Courts register in ⟦Al-Musayyib⟧
According to the power of attorney document organized in Karbala on October 25, 1968 and certified
by the Notary Public of Karbala under number 81 / 3 / 3631 on April 25 / 1968 and certified
by us in the general power of attorney register under number ⟦11⟧ on November 28, 1970, this court
voucher has been withdrawn or nullified.
⟦signature⟧
⟦...⟧
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Copy of the petition
To the Royal Iraqi Legation in Damascus
I am Sabiha Yaqub Kamara, an Iraqi national, and I hold passport No. 850 issued in Baghdad
on May 13, 1944, and my profession is a teacher in Damascus for two years with my mother in the Siki III district, and since
I wish to marry the Syrian merchant Mr. Muhammad Fattali, and based on the request of the Syrian Sharia courts
for a certificate of no objection to my marriage, noting that I was born in 1919, and thank you.
⟦Sabiha⟧
⟦Kamara⟧
Signature
September 25, 930, according to receipt No. 31561, we received from the Poor Relief Committee the sum of five hundred fils
as car fare for transporting the body of the late Yaqub Haskil Taskhirah from his night and residence
to the National Hospital, and from the hospital to his house, and from there he was returned to the hospital for the benefit of the General Judicial Inspection men
and from there to the washhouse according to order 76, according to the receipt of the Poor Relief Committee
The car driver
⟦1/14⟧
⟦...⟧
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Number
Date July 29, 946
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court
We send you below a copy of the Ministry of Justice letter No. 9/10/9 dated 7/21/946 with a copy of its attachments
to respond to its content as quickly as possible.
Head of the Community
Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
We send you herewith the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter No. Q/247/247/100/8141 dated 7/17/946
and its attachments, the letter from the Iraqi Legation in Damascus and the petition of Ms. Sabiha Yaqoub Khamara, to state your opinion
on the subject and inform us.
On behalf of the Minister of Justice
Copy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter No. Q/247/247/100/8141 dated
7/17/946 addressed to the Ministry of Justice.
We send you herewith a copy of the letter from the Royal Iraqi Legation in Damascus No. 4/6/135 dated
6/18/946 with a copy of the petition of Ms. Sabiha Yaqoub Khamara, requesting that you provide us with your opinion on this matter
as quickly as possible.
Signature Minister of Foreign Affairs
Copy of the letter from the Royal Iraqi Legation in Damascus No. 4/6/135
Dated 6/18/946
We send herewith a copy of the petition of Ms. Sabiha Yaqoub Khamara, which includes a request to provide her with a certificate to the Judge
of the Sharia Court stating that there is no objection to her marriage. The aforementioned is a teacher in Damascus and is
27 years old. Please take the necessary action and inform us.
Minister Plenipotentiary
Copy of the Petition
To the Royal Iraqi Legation in Damascus
I am Sabiha Yaqoub Khamara, of Iraqi nationality, and I hold passport No. 850 issued in Baghdad on
10/19/1945, and my profession is a teacher in Damascus for two years with my mother in the Third Sabki neighborhood. Since I am
engaged to the Syrian merchant Muhammad Fattal, and based on the request of the Syrian Sharia courts for a certificate of non-
objection to my marriage, noting that I was born in 1919. Thank you.
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⟦Copy for the Department⟧
⟦809⟧
10/20/1946
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Reference to your margin numbered A / 405 / 46 and dated 10 / 10 / 46.
We return to your honorable ministry the original petition submitted by Salman bin Zada
which was referred to us by your aforementioned margin for our opinion. Due to the lack of
any prior records regarding its subject matter, we were unable to provide any observations on it.
Attachments (Petition)
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Page 710
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Number 9001
Date 10 / November / 946
Section <del>Editing</del>
Subject Summary ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We confirm our letter numbered A / 910 and dated 21 / 7 / 946 regarding the petition of Miss
Sabiha Yaqub Kamara, requesting a response to it as soon as possible.
On behalf of the Minister of Justice ⟦Lise⟧
A copy of it to —
Ministry of Foreign Affairs with reference to its letter numbered Q 247 / 247 / 100
and dated 3 / 11 / 1946 for information
⟦illegible⟧
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House Copy
9112
Very Urgent
11/18/946
His Eminence, the Honorable President of the Jewish Religious Court
Further to our letter No. 935 AH dated July 29, 946.
We transmit to you below a copy of the Ministry of Justice letter No. A/9/10 dated
November 12, 946, requesting an urgent response to it.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
Copy of the Letter
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We confirm our letter No. A/9/10 dated 7/11/946 regarding the petition of Ms. Sabiha
Yaqub Kamara, requesting a response as soon as possible.
On behalf of the Minister of Justice
A copy of this to
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs with reference to its letter No. Q 247/247/100
dated 11/3/1946 for information.
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1 / 1 / 947
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
After greetings
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad had submitted a request to the Directorate of Telegraph
and General Post through this Presidency according to our letter No. 8956 dated
12 / 8 / 1946 to install a telephone set in its building located in front of the Laura Kadoorie School
for girls in the Torah neighborhood, and since the aforementioned request has not been fulfilled yet, we hope from
your honorable ministry to support the necessity of installing a telephone device in the administration of the Jewish Religious
Court.
With our thanks.
⟦Handled⟧
Head of the Community
For filing
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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The Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Number 10080
Date 23 / December / 46
Editing Department
Subject Summary
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
We are sending you herewith a copy of the memorandum of the Syrian Legation in Baghdad numbered
179 ( 119 / 41 / - ) and dated 11 / 12 / 946, requesting your observations
regarding its contents and informing us as soon as possible.
Minister of Justice
Presidency of the Jewish Community:
Baghdad:
Incoming Number: ⟦141⟧
Date: ⟦24 / 12 / 46⟧
Kadhim Ash
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1124
Based on your letter numbered (414 / 1 / 3) on July 27, 951, we are sending you herewith a list in ⟦...⟧
8 / 3 / 952 / 61 / 11
We have sent to you in our letter numbered above, in agreement with the Fundraising Committee, an amount of 2000 Dinars
to be deducted from the balance of the Hindiya Barrage Irrigation Workers Committee. For explanation, please credit it to the above trust account for the purpose of
covering the amounts due to the Hindiya Barrage irrigation workers for their wages for their work on the Hindiya Barrage according to the lists
attached to our letter numbered 01 / 1 / 66 on 10 / 3 / 952 and dated 6 / 3 / 952
Therefore, please take the necessary action to record this, and we thank you, requesting that you inform us when the amounts are credited to your account.
Enclosed 2000 Dinars only, nothing else.
⟦...⟧ after the
⟦...⟧
With a copy
Note
The Court
in it and
If it was
Souls ⟦...⟧
3613
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Department: Editing
General Number:
Telegraphic Address: Adliya
Date: 2 / 3 / 1947
Please refer to the general number
Subject Summary: ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 54 dated 30 / 1 / 1947
What is required to be investigated is the marriage of (Yousef Khadouri Bibi to Maryam Marie Shatah)
And not from (Simha Maryam Marie Shatah) as stated in your above letter by mistake, as the mentioned
Simha is the mother of Maryam, whose marriage is to be investigated. Therefore, we request a re-investigation
of the case and to inform us
Minister of Justice
A copy to - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - your letter No. Q / 7 / 7 / 100 / 1450
Dated 22 / 2 / 1947
12172
List of names of female teachers who have
under ⟦26/6/1362⟧ and on ⟦8 Shawwal 1380⟧ and below is a table showing the subject
and the service they have from the period of their employment in the Alliance School for Girls, as the section allocated to them under
in the budget of the Alliance School for Girls has been transferred to the budget of the Mixed Israeli School starting
from the year 1950 and according to the budget of the aforementioned school, and for this reason their salaries from the Alliance School budget were stopped
and therefore it was written.
⟦line⟧
Schools Committee
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Urgent
⟦3/1947/⟧
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Jewish Religious Court
Greetings
With reference to your letter No. 1144 dated 1/29/1947.
We list below for you a copy of the letter from the venerable Ministry of Justice No. A / 9 / 10
dated 2/25/1947, to kindly respond to its content very
urgently.
Head of the Community
Copy of the letter
To
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 54 dated 1/30/1947.
The matter to be investigated is the marriage of (Simha Yusuf Khadouri Bibi to Maryam Marie
Shattah) and not from (Simha Maryam Marie Shattah) as stated in your letter above by mistake, as
the aforementioned Simha is the mother of Maryam, whose marriage is to be investigated, so please
re-investigate the case and inform us.
Minister of Justice
A copy of it to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - your letter No. Q / 7 / 2 / 100 / 1455 dated
2/22/1947.
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2/20/947
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
After greetings
We provide below a sample of the new seal of the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Requesting it be kept with you for the purpose of verification when necessary.
Furthermore, we attach three other samples of the new seal in question for the purpose of notifying
the relevant departments thereof.
Please accept our respects
President of the Community
Sample of the new seal
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
RABBI
SASSOON KHEDHOURI
BAGHDAD
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
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18 / 4 / 947
His Excellency Mr. Shaker Mahmoud Al-Ani, the respected
Judge of the Baghdad Criminal Court
After greetings,
With reference to your request for the attendance of His Eminence Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi, President of the
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, to your esteemed court for the purpose of directing some questions
to him.
In view of the many duties of His Eminence Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi in his capacity as
President of the aforementioned Religious Court, which makes it difficult for him to attend your court,
I would be grateful for your kindness if you would be so good as to provide him with the required questions in writing.
Please accept my highest respects.
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
⟦Signature⟧
⟦Judicial⟧ Correspondence
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32 / 4 / 81
To the Honorable Haham Bashi
At the Mosaic Religious Court in Baghdad
Greetings and respect
The person named ⟦Youssef⟧ son of Isaac has come to us and informed us that he has been afflicted with an ⟦incurable⟧ disease and that he is in the most severe
medical conditions, and nothing separates him from death except ⟦hours⟧, and he continues to state that he had married
a woman named ⟦Habiba⟧, who is of his same origin, and he took her before the religious judiciary, and since the religious
judiciary at our present time does not allow us other than to refer to the courts in Baghdad, therefore for this reason
we have sent this paper to you so that you may know that he has married her legally and that she is his legal wife
And God does not waste the reward of those who do good
Signature of Rabbi ⟦Isaac⟧
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5/⟦...⟧/947
The Honorable Ministry of Justice
Greetings,
With reference to the petition of Heskel Murad Shatoub submitted to your honorable ministry and referred
to the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad by your marginal note numbered A/16/945 and dated
5/14/947 for observation.
We return to you herewith the original petition in question along with the response of the aforementioned
Religious Court regarding it. Respectfully.
⟦illegible⟧
5/22
⟦illegible⟧
5/24
Head of the Community
Attachments
1- Petition of Heskel Murad Shatoub
2- Letter of the Jewish Religious Court No. 1232 dated 5/21/1947