Baghdadi Jewish Community Correspondence from Schools, Citizenship Laws, Employee Information
View interactive document pageThese are different kinds of documents related to the Baghdadi Jewish Community, including letters from the Frank Iny School and the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, and other correspondence. Items include: a letter from the dean of New York University congratulating parents in Baghdad on their son making the honor list; announcements regarding school curriculum; a request from the Frank Iny School for renovations; negotiations with engineering contractors; budgets for several Jewish community organizations; information about new laws regarding citizenship and property rights; new employee contracts; a birth certificate; an auction house ledger; meeting agendas; official newspapers (Al-Waqā’i‘ Al-‘Irāqiyah) announcing new laws, and records related to the disbursement of financial assistance to members of the Baghdadi Jewish community.
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number: Date: 1961/1/13 Subject: Agenda of the Thirty-Seventh Session 1 - Deliberation regarding the Khabila 2 - " " lease of the Al-Sayegh building 3 - " " long-term lease of the Al-Kifah Street vacant lot 4 - " " other matters concerning the community.
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number :: Date :: 5 / 1 / 1961 Subject :: Agenda of the Thirty-Sixth Session 1 - Discussion regarding the Al-Sayegh building and the construction of the third floor 2 - " " " Al-Abiliya 3 - Handover and takeover of the Administrative Committee 4 - Discussion regarding the cemetery 5 - Frank Iny School 6 - Expenses of the Administrative Committee 7 - Discussion regarding the endowment of Emil Saleh Shlomo 8 - Discussion regarding the appointment of a slaughterer in Basra 35 27
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Number: Telephone Number: 5452 Date: 1/5/1961 Subject: Agenda for the Thirty-Sixth Session 1 - Discussion regarding the Al-Sayegh building and the construction of the third floor 2 - " " Al-Ghabala 3 - The handover and receipt of the Administrative Committee 4 - Discussion regarding the cemetery 5 - Frank Iny School 6 - Expenses of the Administrative Committee 7 - Discussion regarding the endowment of Emil Saleh Shlomo 8 - Discussion regarding the appointment of a slaughterer in Basra.
The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number :: Date :: 1/5/1961 Subject :: Agenda of the Thirty-Sixth Session 1 - Discussion regarding the Al-Sayegh building and the construction of the third floor 2 - " " The midwife 3 - Handover and takeover of the Administrative Committee 4 - Discussion regarding the cemetery 5 - Frank Iny School 6 - Expenses of the Administrative Committee 7 - Discussion regarding the endowment (Waqf) of Emil Saleh Shlomo 8 - Discussion regarding the appointment of a slaughterer in Basra.
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number :: Date :: 1/5/1961 Subject :: Agenda for the Thirty-Sixth Session 1 - Discussion regarding the Al-Sayegh building and the construction of the third floor 2 - " " " The Midwife 3 - Handover and takeover for the Administrative Committee 4 - Discussion regarding the cemetery 5 - Frank Iny School 6 - Administrative Committee expenses 7 - Discussion regarding the endowment of Emil Saleh Shlomo 8 - Discussion regarding the appointment of a slaughterer in Basra
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number :: Date :: 1/5/1961 Subject : Agenda of the thirty-sixth session ⟦line⟧ 1 - Discussion regarding the Al-Mate' building, construction of the third floor 2 - " " " the midwife ⟦...⟧ 3 - Handover and takeover of the Administrative Committee 4 - Discussion regarding the cemetery 5 - Frank Iny School 6 - Expenses of the Administrative Committee 7 - Discussion regarding the endowment of Asl Salih Shlomo 8 - Discussion regarding the appointment of a slaughterer in Basra .
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number :: Date :: 1/3/1961 Subject :: ⟦illegible⟧ To - Honorable Member ⟦Sadiq⟧ Surani Greetings, Based on the request of the President of the Administrative Committee, please attend at ten o'clock on the morning of Thursday, January 5, 1961, to hold the thirty-sixth session of the Administrative Committee meetings. Please accept our highest respect ⟦signature⟧ Secretary
Office S. J. IBRAHIM Engineer Saleh Yousef 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad 34/10 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 Telephone 83012 Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews No. 174 Date 12 / 6 / 1967 ⟦line⟧ 9 / 6 / 1967 448 Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Subject: Returning the insurance deposits of the contractor Mr. Taha Mohammad regarding building property 2/29 Ras al-Qarya In view of Mr. Taha Mohammad's completion of the construction on property 2/29 Ras al-Qarya Therefore, I suggest returning the insurance deposits paid by the contractor upon signing the contract with the Administrative Committee at a rate of 5% of the amount. With highest respect to your Excellency Engineer Saleh 29/6/67 Please ⟦...⟧ 29/6/67 To be archived For payment
EZRA M. DANIEL'S SPORTS GROUND COMMITTEE Baghdad: Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground Committee Baghdad: No.: 175 Date: 12 / 11 / 61 Tel :: 85267 Number: Date: 29 / 10 / 1960 Telephone :: 85267 449 To the Honorable President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad Greetings, We enclose herewith a copy of the income and expenditure account realized for the Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground from October 1, 1959 to September 30, 1960. We also enclose a copy of the playground's financial position as of September 30, 1960, both copied from the playground's books which have been audited by the committee members. Salaries and workers' wages constitute the largest part of the playground's payments, and during the above year alone they reached (1465.650) Dinars. The playground activities were seven days a week, as students of the Frank Iny School were trained as part of their school sports curriculum. The fees for pure water in the above year reached 151.270 Dinars, as the playground administration was forced to irrigate the gardens with pure water after the raw water was cut off from the playground. Now that raw water has been connected via pipes from the Water Board to the playground in May 1960, the pure water fees for the coming year will be normal. The amount of 150.607 Dinars (carpentry and blacksmithing) includes the values of the pipes necessary for the new basketball court whose lighting was recently completed. The amount of 54.025 Dinars includes the values of cups distributed to winners in races and the value of basketballs and volleyballs. As for what came under the section (Renovations and various fees for garden and court materials), which is 193.505 Dinars, it includes the values of fertilizers for the gardens, seeds, flowers, repairing the cooler and the slide, gypsum for marking the courts, pipe installation fees, and various expenses during the year. The amount of 32.692 Dinars includes what was paid for transporting Frank Iny School students to and from the playground. The playground still needs much furniture, sports equipment, and lighting for the courts. We have previously taken precautions for this aspect in our estimated budget for last year, as we allocated the necessary amounts, knowing they were not all spent, and we must keep this reserve for next year; it will only be spent if necessity dictates and the committee is able to devote itself to this aspect. The Playground Committee had borrowed during the year ending September 30, 1960, an amount of 2000/- Dinars which was added to 484.090 Dinars remaining from last year, making the total 2484.090 Dinars. The revenues during the year reached 231.218 Dinars, while the expenses reached 2214.745 Dinars, thus the deficit is only 1983.527 Dinars, which is requested to be charged to the endowment of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel. It is also requested to add to it an amount of 163/- Dinars, the value of furniture purchased during the past year (19/9/58) as stated in the copy of the playground's financial position for last year (attached to our letter dated 15/12/959). - To be continued - Committee of Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground
EZRA M. DANIEL'S Committee
SPORTS GROUND COMMITTEE Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground
Baghdad Baghdad
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Furthermore, we are pleased to have been able to perform what work we could for the sake of the public interest in implementation of the
spirit of the endowment of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel. Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah Obadia⟧
President
Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground Committee
Account of revenues and expenses incurred for Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium from 1/10/1959 to 30/September/1960 Revenues | Expenses Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar 400 88 Students' subscriptions | 500 535 Managers 000 30 Graduates' subscriptions | 500 312 Secretary 818 112 Bar revenues | 000 150 Gardens and courts worker 218 231 Dinars | 000 125 Guard 527 1983 Deficit covered by the late Ezra Menachem Daniel Waqf | 000 125 Bar worker | 650 217 Wages for extra work and seasonal workers | 1465 650 | 270 151 Pure water | 422 49 Telephone | 844 47 Electricity | 607 150 Carpentry and smithery | 730 69 Electrical expenses | 025 54 Sports expenses | 692 32 Transportation | 505 193 Renovations and various wages/materials for gardens and courts | 749 095 745 2214 Dinars | 745 2214 Dinars ⟦Salim Ibrahim⟧ Chairman Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium Committee
Financial status of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium as of September 30, 1960 ⟦Attached to our letter No. ⟦...⟧ dated ⟦...⟧⟧ Fils | Dinar | | Fils | Dinar | 398 | 242 | Deposited at the Eastern Bank on 9/30/1960 | 090 | 484 | Claim of the endowment of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel, carried forward from last year 283 | ⟦...⟧ | Cash on hand | ... | 2000 | Paid to us during the year ending 9/30/60 784 | 207 | Various insurances | 090 | 2484 | 218 | 20 | Value of 71 sports pants | 527 | 1983 | The deficit covered by the endowment of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel 880 | 1 | Bar assets | | | 563 | 500 | | 563 | 500 | ⟦...⟧ The President Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Baghdad 4 / 1 / 1961 His Eminence the Head of the Mosaic Community, Rabbi Sasson Khadhuri, the Respected After greetings: The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Number 176 Date 12 / 1 / 1961 We, the undersigned, Shaul Hayyim, Dawood Nassim, and Aziz Rahmiyin, appeal to Your Eminence to intercede with the Committee to grant us a gratuity in exchange for our service in transferring the bones of the dead from the old cemetery to the new cemetery for a period of four months. Please help us. The Petitioners 25 Shaul Hayyim Aziz Rahmin Dawood Nassim Above The Secretary Please return the petitioners therein based on what I knew in the committee Cemeteries ⟦dated⟧ 9 / 1 / 961 To the Honorable members of the Cemeteries Committee Please look into this case and decide on it 9 / 1 / 961 S. Khadhuri Honorable Chairman of the Committee Since the tasks entrusted to the signatories were temporary works for which they received daily wages at a high rate of 2.500 Dinars, noting that the daily wage of an ordinary worker is 400 fils, and in view of the exhaustion of the budget which is in our committee's possession, there is no scope or justification for granting them a gratuity 10 / 1 / 961
BAGHDAD MAIN OFFICE TEL. 85168 - 85169 - 85160 ORFALI BRANCH TEL. 88331 TELEGRAMS : MERCANIRAQ Iraq Mercantile Limited (Incorporated in Britain) IRAQ MERCANTILE LIMITED INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND LONDON, BAGHDAD AND BASRAH DIRECTORS W. M. MAYNARD A. C. A. A. PETHER W. H. PETERS O. B. E. LORD JOHN CHOLMONDELEY P. O. Box 11, BAGHDAD Date : 17/1/1961 Our Ref. : Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Number 177 Date 17 / 1 / 1961 251 To the Presidency of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Iraq Baghdad . Subject: Rent amount We attach herewith check number 29653 dated 16/1/1961 drawn on Eastern Bank in the amount of 4750/- Dinars (Only four thousand seven hundred and fifty Dinars and nothing else) Which is for the rent of the building located in the Al-Sinak district numbered 34 and 39 / 189 for the year Starting on 20/1/1961 and ending on 19/1/1962, so please send your official receipt confirming the receipt. With thanks. Sincerly, Iraq Mercantile Limited Manager I received the aforementioned check and sent it to the bank On the date of 18 / 1 / 1961 and issued the necessary receipt acknowledging receipt ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 1 / 61
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number: ⟦/⟧ Date: 12 / 26 / 1960 Subject: 452 To Mr. Naji Yaqoub Bashiri Employee at the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Previously, your three sons Albert, Munir, and Bashir engaged on various occasions in improper acts toward the teachers and the principal of the Frank Iny School during the last academic year, which compelled the Teachers' Council of the mentioned school to impose the penalty of expulsion from that school for a full academic year on Bashir. Also, another penalty was imposed on Maysar, an attendee at the College of Engineering, by the deanship of that college at the time for his bad behavior and conduct. Undoubtedly, you are aware of what these three did on Saturday, 12 / 24 / 1960, and at other times before that date, in terms of using foul language toward the principal of the Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah Obeidia, without there being any justifiable reason for that. And as such disgraceful acts touch upon the dignity of our community in general and disrupt the administrative system in our institutions in particular, the Administrative Committee has decided to warn you as the primary person responsible for your sons who are still under your care and guidance. For the Committee considers the occurrence of such reprehensible behavior from your sons as being issued with your consent as their guardian. And it requests you to guide your sons to refrain from such reprehensible behaviors in the future. Furthermore, the Administrative Committee, in conjunction with others responsible for the administration of the community's institutions, will be compelled to take necessary measures with the relevant official authorities against whichever of your sons performs any disruptive act of this kind in the future, out of concern for the interests of the community members and its institutions. Vice President ⟦signature⟧ A copy to / His Eminence the President of the Community for his kind information. The administration of the Frank Iny School - to be kept in the files of the students whose names are mentioned above. ⟦School Committee⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 26 / 12 / 1960 Subject: To Mr. Naji Yaqub Bashiri Employee at the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Your three sons, Albert, Munir, and Bashir, have previously on various occasions committed improper acts toward the teachers and the principal of the Frank Iny School during the last academic year, which forced the Teachers' Council of the aforementioned school to impose the penalty of expulsion from that school for a full academic year on Bashir. Another penalty was also imposed on Munir, who is attending the College of Engineering, by the deanship of that college at the time for his bad behavior and conduct. There is no doubt that you are aware of what these three did on Saturday, 24 / 12 / 1960, and at other times before that date, regarding verbal harassment on the road toward the principal of the Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah Obadia, without there being any justifiable reason for that. As such shameful acts affect the dignity of our community in general and disrupt the administrative order in our institutions in particular, the Administrative Committee has decided to warn you as the primary person responsible for your children who are still under your care and guidance. The Committee considers the occurrence of reprehensible behavior from your children as being issued with your consent as their guardian. It requests you to guide your children to refrain from such reprehensible behavior in the future. Furthermore, the Administrative Committee, in participation with other officials responsible for managing the community's institutions, will be forced to take the necessary measures with the responsible official authorities against whichever of your children performs any disruptive act of this kind in the future, out of concern for the interest of the community members and its institutions. Vice President ⟦signature⟧ A copy to / His Eminence the President of the Community for his kind information. Administration of the Frank Iny School - to be kept in the files of the students whose names are mentioned above. ⟦signature⟧
The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 No :: M / ⟦774⟧ / 61 Date :: 24 / 1 / 1961 Subject : 454 Administrative Order The Committee agreed in its session held on 13 / 1 / 961 to increase the salaries of the janitors whose names are listed below and make them fifteen dinars per month starting from 1 / 1 / 1961 . 1 - Ephraim Shohet 2 - Khalifa Dia'a 3 - Khedhouri Rahmin 4 - Aziz Saleh President ⟦Salman⟧ A copy of it to :- The Accountant - to act accordingly Personal File The aforementioned
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number: ⟦274 / 61⟧ Date: ⟦1961/1/24⟧ Subject: ⟦line⟧ Administrative Order The committee approved in its session held on 1961/1/13 to increase the salaries of the servants whose names are listed below and make them fifteen dinars monthly starting from 1961/1/1. 1 - Ephraim Shua 2 - Khalifa Da'i 3 - Khedhouri Rahmin 4 - Aziz Saleh The President ⟦illegible⟧ A copy to: The Accountant - to act accordingly Personal File The aforementioned persons
Presidency of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 60 /
Date: 27 / 11 / 1960
Subject:
455
To -
The Honorable Mr. Heskel Sion Zilkha, Respectfully
After greetings
We send herewith check number 621251 dated 22 / 11 / 960 for the amount of -/60
dinars (sixty dinars) drawn on the Ottoman Bank to your order, which is the decided advance
for the brothers in Basra for the month of November year 1960. Please send the necessary receipt for this
check.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect
Vice President of the Administrative Committee
Copy to -
The Accountant - for information
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number: 78 / 61 Date: 31 / 1 / 1961 Subject: His Excellency the Manager of the Eastern Bank, Respected Greetings, We would be grateful if you would provide directly to our auditors, Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co., a certificate confirming all balances and other assets shown in your records for our account as at the close of business on 30 / 9 / 1960, and in particular: 20 / 9 / 1962 456 1 - Current account balances 2 - Deposit account balances 3 - Loan account balances 4 - Balance of discounted bills 5 - List of bills deposited for collection 6 - List of outstanding documentary credits 7 - List of promissory notes 8 - Details of any liabilities against commitments, guarantees, etc. 9 - A list of securities and other documents of value in your possession on that date, indicating whether they were deposited for safekeeping or as collateral against advances or in any other form. At the same time, please confirm that there are no charges or liens relating to the above-mentioned accounts as of that date. Sincerely, Salman Daniel Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Telephone Number 5452 Number: 779 / 61 Date: 23 / 1 / 1961 Subject: ⟦line⟧ Honorable Manager of the Pakistani Bank Greetings, We would be grateful if you would provide directly to our auditors, Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co., a certificate confirming all balances and other assets shown in your records for our account as at the close of business on 30 / 9 / 1960 and specifically: 1 - Current account balances 2 - Deposit account balances 3 - Loan account balances 4 - Discounted bills balance 5 - List of bills deposited for collection 6 - List of outstanding documentary credits 7 - List of payment bonds 8 - Details of any liabilities against obligations, guarantees, and others 9 - List of securities and other valuable documents in your possession on that date, indicating whether these were deposited for safekeeping or as collateral against advances or in any other form. At the same time, please confirm that there are no charges or liens relating to the accounts mentioned above as of that date ⟦line⟧ Sincerely, Salman Daniel Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews 457