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Hevra Kadisha Association
Established in 1954
President: 83531
Headquarters Phone: 5452
Guard: 83456
No. ⟦49⟧
Date 10/23/1959
Subject
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Respectfully
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered M/233 dated 9/21/59, we inform your Excellency that the decision of the previous committee
to grant the revenues of the abolished Cemeteries Association to our association has forced us to pay the guard fees for the new cemetery, which
the Cemeteries Association used to pay previously to the guards. The total amount our association paid to the guards from October
1955 until the end of September 1959 reached 493.500 Dinars. Please settle this amount to us, and please issue an order
to pay the guard fees for the new cemetery in the future by your respected committee, starting from 10/1/1959.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦S. Sassoon⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Hevra Kadisha Association
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: M/246/59
Date: 11/12/1959
251
Subject:
To: Mr. Kate' Al-Hajj Musa Jawad, Respectfully
Greetings
With reference to your letter dated 10/29/1959, please note the following:
First - Upon studying the subject of the letter referred to above, it became clear that the reasons mentioned therein regarding the exorbitant rise in sheep prices and the lack of supply are exaggerated; rather, the reality is the opposite. The wise policy followed by the High Supply Committee in banning the export of sheep outside of Iraq has led to an abundance that we have not witnessed in such a season in previous years, in addition to the fact that there is nothing preventing the transport of sheep from one province to another at the present time.
The commitment contract is binding on both contracting parties to implement its clauses as stated therein, and there is no legal justification that allows either of them to release themselves from their legal obligations by their individual will under the pretext of changing circumstances or new circumstances arising, as confirmed by Article Eight of the contract.
Second - If there has been a simple rise in prices at the present time, it is something always expected at such a time every year. In fact, this rise is something that every contractor of the slaughterhouse ⟦khabila⟧ from this committee has taken into account when signing the commitment contract, based on the fact that the sufficient profits earned in the first nine or eight months of the commitment year compensate for their scarcity in the remaining period of the year.
Accordingly, the Committee considers that what was stated in your letter being responded to is inadmissible.
With highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
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The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M/⟦246/59⟧
Date :: 11/12/1959
Subject ::
To "-"
Honorable Mr. Qate' Al-Hajj Mousa Jawad
Greetings
With reference to your letter dated 10/29/959, please note the following "-"
First - Upon studying the subject of the aforementioned letter, it became clear that the reasons stated therein regarding the exorbitant rise in sheep prices
and the scarcity of their supply are exaggerated; rather, the reality is the opposite. The wise policy followed by the Higher Supply Committee
by banning the export of sheep outside Iraq has led to their availability in abundance not witnessed in such a season in previous years,
in addition to there being nothing to prevent the transfer of sheep from one province to another at the present time.
The commitment contract is binding on both contracting parties to implement its terms as stated therein, and there is no legal justification
permitting either of them to dissolve their legal obligations by their individual will under the pretext of changing circumstances or new circumstances
that have arisen, as confirmed by Article Eight of the ⟦line⟧ contract.
Second - If a slight rise in prices has occurred at the present time, it is something always expected at such a time of every
year. In fact, this rise is something that every contractor for the Khabila from this committee has taken into account when signing
the commitment contract, based on the fact that the sufficient profits earned in the first nine or eight months of the
commitment year are subject to decrease in the remaining period of the year.
Accordingly, the committee considers what was stated in your letter being responded to as irrelevant.
With our utmost ⟦line⟧ respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / 597
Date: 13 / 11 / 1959
Subject: ⟦line⟧
To the honorable Mr. Kate' Al-Hajj Musa Al-Jawad
Respected Ghabila Contractor
After greetings
The community secretary has informed us that you warned him (today, Friday noon, dated 13 / 11 / 1959) by telephone of your refusal to supply community members with meat starting from Sunday, 15 / 11 / 1959.
If this warning is correct and you actually insist on not slaughtering and supplying community members with meat, we will take the necessary and immediate measures to secure and provide the community with the required meat regardless of the cost, and you will be responsible for all damages that result from your failure to provide the community members with the necessary meat, in accordance with what was stated in the texts of the Ghabila agreement concluded between us and you. The committee also regrets this unexpected surprise.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible⟧
Copy to :-
A copy of our letter addressed to you dated
12 / 11 / 59 in response to your letter dated 29 / 8 / 59
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
No.: 1/2/56
Date: 13 / 11 / 1956
Subject:
To the honorable Mr. Kate' Al-Haj Musa Al-Jawad
Respectable Virtuous Contractor
After greetings
The Secretary of the Community has informed us that you warned him (today, Friday at noon, dated
13 / 11 / 1956) verbally of your refusal to supply the members of the community with meat starting from
Sunday, falling on 15 / 11 / 1956.
If this warning is true and you indeed persist in it by not slaughtering and supplying the
community members with meat, then necessary and essential measures will be taken to secure and provide the community with the
necessary meat regardless of the cost, and you will be held responsible for all damages that will result from your
failure to supply the community members with the necessary meat, in accordance with what was stated in the texts of the Virtue Agreement concluded
between us and you. Furthermore, the committee regrets this unexpected surprise.
Please accept our utmost respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Note: -
A copy of our letter addressed to you on
12 / 11 / 56 in response to your letter dated 26 / 9 / 56
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦M / 51⟧
Date :: 11/13/1959
Subject:
The Honorable Mr. Katea Al-Haj Moussa Al-Jawad
The Respected Al-Khabila Contractor
After greetings
The Secretary of the community has informed us that you warned him (today, Friday afternoon, dated 11/13/1959) by telephone of your refusal to supply members of the community with meat starting from Sunday, 11/15/1959.
If this warning is correct and you indeed persist in not slaughtering and supplying the members of the community with meat, we will take the necessary and immediate measures to secure and provide the community with the required meat regardless of the cost. You will be held responsible for all damages resulting from your failure to provide the community members with the necessary meat, in accordance with the provisions of the Khabila agreement concluded between us and you. The Committee also regrets this unexpected surprise.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Enclosed: -
A copy of our letter addressed to you dated
11/12/59 in response to your letter dated 8/29/59
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number :: M/ ⟦591⟧
Date :: 13 / 11 / 1959
Telephone Number 5452
Subject ::
Honorable Director General of Revenues
After greetings
It was stated in the assessment memo No. 75, Vol. 2, notified to us on 7 / 11 / 1959
that the rental value of the property, House No. Doors 1 / 2 / 10 / B 4 Ruwaf, that the rental value of the property
aforesaid is -/500 Dinars, and the truth is that the value according to the contract attached herewith is -/220
Dinars, so please reassess and deduct the tax according to the contract.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦signature⟧
Honorable Director ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone number: 5452
Number :: M / 591
Date :: 13 / 11 / 1959
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Excellency the Director General of Revenues, respected
After greetings
We were notified on 5 / 11 / 59 of the property tax assessment memorandum No. 223 and volume 5
attached herewith, stating that the rental value of the property for house No. doors 10 B 4 is 500/- Dinars
and the truth is that it is leased for 234/- Dinars (attached is a true copy of the contract) for the years
1957 and 1958, and accordingly please reassess and collect the property tax based on the contract
from the date of the first assessment.
This, and please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦A. Sassoon⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Mr. Yusuf Zaluf, respected⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: ⟦2⟧ / 59
Date: 11 / 13 / 1959
Subject:
Honorable Director General of Imports
Greetings,
With reference to the property tax assessment memorandum No. 124, Vol. 3, attached herewith, notified
to us on 11 / 7 / 59, the estimated rental value for property No. doors 1 / 2 / 2 Ruwaf is
- / 300 Dinars, whereas in reality, the rental value is - / 200 Dinars only, as stated in the contract,
a copy of which is attached. We request an order to re-assess based on the facts and settle the tax accordingly.
Please accept our highest respects.
Head of the Administrative Committee
⟦Sultan⟧
Mr. Yusuf Zilkha and ⟦for execution⟧
⟦11 / 17⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number :: M / 591
Date :: 23 / 11 / 1959
Telephone Number 5452
Subject:
Honorable Director General of Revenues
After greetings
Reference to property tax assessment notice No. 125, Volume 3, notified to us on
7 / 11 / 1959, stating that the rental value of the property house number doors 2 / 2 / 3 Rawaf is - / 300
dinars, and the truth is that the rental value is 144 / 500 dinars only, according to the contract, a copy of
which is attached. Please order a new assessment and settle the tax according to the actual rental value
from the date of the first assessment.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible⟧
The Chairman ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
11/24
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 1959/11/10
Subject: Settlement of accounts
⟦line⟧
Based on the remarks submitted by the Whinney Murray Company, which is tasked with auditing the accounts of the Administrative Committee and its endowments.
And based on what the interest requires, for the settlement of outstanding accounts and putting matters in their correct place, we have decided the following based on the transfer
issued to us by the Administrative Committee in its session held on 10/30/1959 -
First - Remaining uncollectible debts -
It appeared to us from reviewing the written remarks submitted by the auditing company that there are debts that are uncollectible
either factually or legally, therefore rolling them over is considered a confusing matter for the accounts, which requires writing them off from the accounting
books, provided they are reviewed and steps must be taken to make the write-off legal, which are as follows -
Dinar Fils | Details | Paragraph number in the list of remarks
130 / 125 | Amanat Al-Asima electricity fees | 1
000 / 5 | (Iraqi Company) expenses (for industry) | 2
000 / 130 | Lawyer Omar Jalal advance on lawsuits | 4
000 / 30 | " Nouri Abdul Wahab " " " " | 5
750 / 15 | Rents carried over from the year 1951 | 17
000 / 200 | Victor Suleiman payment voucher from the year 1954 | ⟦illegible⟧
Second - Transferring endowment balances to community revenues -
⟦line⟧
Since the yield of all endowments is allocated to one of two things: education or treating patients, or both together, and since the Administrative Committee
is currently the one spending what is required to be spent in fulfillment of the first and second purposes, in addition to the fact that the last Communal Council
had allocated all revenues coming from endowments allocated for educational purposes, whatever they may be, to be spent
on the Frank Iny and Shamash schools, therefore it was necessary to transfer the balances of various endowments and consider them revenue for the Administrative Committee
and accordingly, the balances are considered revenue for the Administrative Committee, and they are -
Dinar Fils | Details | Its number in the list of remarks
651 / 1654 | Balance of the Muwasat Al-Umyan school | 9
924 / 1799 | Revenue of the Saleh Sassoon Daniel school | 10
000 / 829 | Khan of the former Cemetery Association | 19
4 - All revenues of the endowments dedicated to the Meir Elias Hospital, and the following amounts are considered within the committee's expenses and transferred to it.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number:
Date:
Subject:
Dinar Fils | Details | Number in Remarks List
71/876 | Sassoon Saleh Daniel Endowments | 62
283/004 | Naeem Eliyahu Nouriel Endowments (House of Lawyer |
| Shaul Al-Aswad) | 13
503/050 | Registration transaction for Laura Kadoorie School | 15
120/000 | Advances to the Sect Secretary regarding various lawsuits | 3
- | All necessary expenses for the endowments dedicated to Meir Elias Hospital |
Third "-
The following amount shall be recorded as an expense on the Ezra Menachem Daniel Endowments account after its liquidation
Dinar Fils | Details | Number in Remarks List
1500/000 | Advance to Ezra Menachem Daniel Playground | 8
Fourth "- Advances still pending "-
1 - The advance granted to the lawyer Shaul Musa shall remain pending as it relates to numerous lawsuits still being considered by the courts.
2 - The advance paid to the engineer Saleh Youssef shall be deducted from the monthly allocations designated for him.
3 - Regarding the amount charged to the lawyer Hassan Abdullah, as the aforementioned person has submitted some lists containing expenses for part of the lawsuits along with attorney fees, it was necessary to liquidate the aforementioned amount of 1438/369 Dinars.
Fifth "-
Fixing the remainder of the amount adjudicated against this committee in favor of the Ministry of Health regarding the rent deficiency for the Meir Elias Hospital building for the period from the date of expropriation until the year in which it occurred, and received in cash from the previous committee, amounting to 3663/971 Dinars, provided that it is recorded after payment as part of the expropriation expenses of the hospital building.
Sixth "-
Fixing the interest due until the date of 9/30/1959 by recording it as revenue for the past year, and the interest that becomes due to the Committee shall be considered revenue for the coming year.
Seventh "-
Liquidation of the depreciation allowances account for the Meir Elias Hospital building "-
Since the hospital depreciation allowances are of two types "-
A - Allowances for what is absolute property of it, and these must be set aside in a special account.
B - Allowances for what is an endowment (Waqf) of it, and these must be set aside in a special account as they may not be disposed of except through replacement.
Eighth "- We approve the following expenses "-
Dinar Fils | Details | List Number
⟦illegible⟧
To be continued
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The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number ::
Date ::
Subject ::
Fils Dinar | Details | List Number
18/500 | Paid to Dr. Salman Darwish | 5/21
52/500 | " " " Salaries | 6/21
77/340 | " " Union Pharmacy | 7/21
148/340 | Total |
Ninth - " A stamp shall be made for the following - "
1 - The amount of the check approved for disbursement.
2 - The check number and its date.
3 - The resolution number and its date.
4 - The entry page number in the journal.
Tenth - " Confirms what was stated in the second paragraph of this order regarding the necessity of considering all revenues of the various endowments (except for the Ezra and Heskel Menachem Daniel endowments) as general revenues for this committee and its expenditures as general expenditures.
The President
⟦signature⟧
A copy thereof to the Secretary of the Community for necessary action
" " " " Community Accountant for the same purpose
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To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Subject: Extraction of a Tapu map and deed
Registration for the property numbered 142/1
Based on the planning records for the property area numbered 27/142 Tal Ruma
(Postal Transport Company), I found that to complete the site map, I need
the map for the land numbered 1/142 (which I believe belongs to the
Mosaic community as well), keeping in mind that it is currently included within property
27/142 (i.e., the Postal Transport Company)
Engineer
⟦signature⟧
Saleh Yusuf
12 / 11 / 1959
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number :: M / ⟦582⟧
Date :: 16 / 11 / 1959
Telephone Number 5452
Subject ::
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry Baghdad - Rusafa - Respectfully
After Greetings
Reference to our letter numbered M / 59/239 dated 23 / 10 / 1959
Please provide us with an official copy of the inspection being conducted on the properties sequence 246, 245, and 244
encroached upon by the owner of properties sequence 243 and 241.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible⟧
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⟦...⟧ Administrative for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 10/59
Date: 3 / 11 / 1959
Subject: Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 10/30/1959 to allocate a school
grant from the proceeds of the Heskel Menahem Daniel endowments in the amount of one hundred and fifty Dinars annually for a period
of two years to the student Ibrahim (Saadi) Munshi Ibrahim who is currently studying in the United
States of America, starting from the academic year 59-60, provided that the student submits a school
certificate to the directorate of the Frank Iny School confirming his continuation and success in his studies.
The President
⟦...⟧
A copy of it to:
1 - Chairman of the Schools Committee based on your recommendation in your marginal note
dated 10/15/1959.
2 - Directorate of Frank Iny School - to act accordingly
3 - The Accountant - to act accordingly
4 - The student Ibrahim (Saadi) Munshi Ibrahim through his father Mr. Munshi
Ibrahim Isaac.
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Committee ⟦...⟧ for Iraqi Jews:
Number: 591 / ⟦...⟧
Date: 3 / 11 / 1959
Telephone Number: 5452
Subject:
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 30 / 10 / 1959 to allocate a scholarship
grant from the endowment yields of Heskel Menachem Daniel in the amount of one hundred and fifty Dinars annually for a period
of two years to the student Ibrahim (Saadi) Munshi Ibrahim, who is currently studying in the United
States of America, starting from the academic year 59 - 60, provided that the student submits a school
certificate to the management of the Frank Iny School confirming his continuation and success in his studies.
The President
⟦...⟧
Copy to: -
1 - Chairman of the Schools Committee based on your recommendation attached
dated 15 / 10 / 1959.
2 - Management of the Frank Iny School - to act accordingly
3 - The Accountant - to act accordingly
4 - The student Ibrahim (Saadi) Munshi Ibrahim via his father Mr. Munshi
Ibrahim Ishaq.
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Baghdad on 31 / 8 / 1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Musawiyah Schools Committee
Baghdad
The Presentation
I am Munshi Ibrahim, I have two sons studying outside Iraq - Eliyahu in England
to study engineering (B.S.C) and Ibrahim (Saadi) in America to obtain a (B.A) degree
in sciences. I also have a third son (Fawzi) who passed to the fifth preparatory grade, and it is hoped that
he too will travel to study this year to obtain the (Advanced G.C.E.)
in England, and another daughter (Nadira) who will enter the College of Pharmacy in Baghdad in the academic year
coming. All my children have been among the advanced in all stages of their studies and achieved top ranks
more than once. Also, Eliyahu and Saadi were the first in their respective years in the preparatory study examination -
(the Baccalaureate) and Saadi obtained a total of 652 out of 700 and was the first in Iraq in
the mentioned exam for the year 57 - 58. Since I am a simple employee, I cannot afford the
studies for all of them, and since my son Saadi deserves to be sent ⟦for study⟧ for study at the expense of
the community, I hope you would kindly include him in one of the grants designated for this purpose. With
the presentation that I did not submit this request of mine in the past year due to the unsuitability of the circumstances then.
And thank you.
The Petitioner
Munshi Ibrahim Isaac
Based on the approval of the Administrative Committee
By its decision taken today, it was decided to grant financial aid
amounting to one hundred and fifty Dinars
to the student Saadi Munshi Ibrahim
regarding ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦...⟧
Date: 3 / 11 / 1959
Subject:
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 30 / 10 / 1959,
to increase the salary of Moshe Menashi, the cook at the slaughterhouse, to ten dinars per month, including
cost of living allowances, effective from the first of November 1959.
President
⟦...⟧
A copy to: -
1 - His Excellency the Head of the Community - for kind information with reference
to his recommendation.
2 - The Accountant - to act accordingly.
3 - The File.
4 - The Personal File.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦14⟧
Date: ⟦1959/11/3⟧
Subject:
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided at its session held on 10/30/1959:
To increase the salary of Moshe Menashe, the cook at the slaughterhouse, to ten dinars per month, including
cost-of-living allowances, effective from the first of November 1959.
The President
⟦Salman⟧
A copy to: -
1 - His Eminence the Head of the Community - for your kind information, with reference
to his recommendation.
2 - The Accountant - to act accordingly.
3 - The File.
4 - The Personal File.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
No.: 80
Date: 11/3/1951
Subject:
Administrative Order
⟦line⟧
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 10/30/1951:
To increase the salary of Moshe Menashe, the cook in the slaughterhouse, to ten dinars per month including
cost of living allowances, effective from the first of November 1951.
President
⟦illegible⟧
Copy to: -
1- His Excellency the Head of the Community - for your kind information with reference
to his recommendation.
2- The Accountant - for action accordingly.
3- Filed to him.
4- Personal file.