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IJA 3733

Correspondence from the Jewish Lay Council; Newspaper Article about Emigrating to Israel

Description

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are correspondence, receipts, and bills pertaining to the finances of the Jewish Lay Council. The item also contains a newspaper article advising Iraqi Jews seeking to emigrate to Israel on what luggage to take or not to take with them.

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 3733
Item Number: 6624
Date: Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages: Multiple Languages
Keywords: Financial, Marriage Relief Society, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Judeo-Arabic, Jewish Religious Court, Annotation, Chief Rabbi, Alliance Israélite Universelle, Revenue Stamp, Electricity Bill, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, File Folder, Receipts, Typed, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 126-150

Page 126

To the honor of the eminent Rabbi Sasson K. Tzadka, may his light shine
Baghdad
We received the letter you sent us via the boy Naim H. Houri and we saw that you wrote that you sent us
A Torah scroll and a Haftarah book and also a Shofar and also a Tallit and also a ⟦kerchief⟧ for the Torah scroll
And these are the details
1. A Torah scroll with its case and a mantle and a kerchief ⟦...⟧
2. ⟦...⟧ Haftarah
3. One large Shofar
4. One Tallit
We received them and signed below
Signature of the recipients, peace and blessing
The Committee of the Hebrew Community in Baghdad
The Sage Rabbi Shalom Ben Ish
May God protect him and grant him life
Gabbai of Charity and Kindness
Baghdad
By His grace, I shall be grateful
To the local Spiritual Council body
I hope you will look into this
Request because it seems that ⟦...⟧
Transfer ⟦...⟧
His signature
1927
His Excellency the President of the
Respected Lay Council
After greetings, there is no objection to paying the amount mentioned above
Fifteen Rupees, and may you remain in respect, the 20th of it
⟦...⟧ belonging to the family of ⟦...⟧
The Accountant

Page 127

Expense List
Administration of the Israelite Community
Rupees | Anna | Description
6 |  | Charcoal
7 | 8 | Water allowance for three months ⟦22/2/28⟧
1 | 4 | Wood and matches
| 12 | Porterage of palm fronds from the hand of the usher Yaqub
15 | 8 | ⟦line⟧
3 |  | Guarding allowance for three months ⟦22/2/28⟧
10 | 3 | Stationery
28 | 11 | To the Electricity Department for lighting the administration from 2/9/27 to 5/1/28 (note that this period begins before our transfer here)
57 | 6 | ⟦line⟧
To the Honorable Council
15 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Approved by the Council in its decision ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧