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This item includes documents detailing internal administrative matters of the Baghdadi Jewish community such as employment actions, resignations, letters of recommendation, property management, and decisions of the organization. There are also requests for financial assistance and other personal matters, letters from members of the Baghdadi Jewish community to the Jewish Lay Council about increasingly harsh treatment by the government, and reports of individuals being arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned. Other documents include correspondence to the British government to organize a Passover Seder for Jewish soldiers, scholarships to study in British schools, Baghdadi Jews abrogating their citizenship and emigrating abroad, the collection of donations for Palestinian refugees and wounded soldiers, lists of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community in detention facilities, and financial documents such as income tax reports and receipts.
AI en Translation, Pages 576-600
Page 576
Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Telephone 85267
Number: 4-54
Date: 5 / 6 / 1954
To the Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Subject: Advance of an amount of (200) Dinars
Please assist us with an amount of (200) two hundred Dinars on
account of the stadium budget for the year 1953 / 1954 and thus
the total amount advanced becomes (1400) one thousand four hundred
Dinars. Please accept our highest respect.
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee
The President
⟦illegible⟧
By order of the President
Please disburse the mentioned amount
from the budget as a Council advance
provided that the Stadium Committee is requested to submit
a statement of their previous expenses
⟦illegible⟧
5 / 5
Mr. President
I request approval for the disbursement
⟦illegible⟧
5 / 5
Page 577
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M/ 541
Date :: 8 / 10 / 1954
Subject Summary:
His Excellency the Mutasarrif of Baghdad Province, Respected
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 26703 and dated 19 / 9 / 954, which was notified to us on
3 / 10 / 54, we have elected Mr. Abbas Helmy as a member of the Assessment Committee pursuant to your letter
referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Farid Samira
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Page 578
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦...⟧
Date: 8 / 11 / 1954
Subject Summary: Advance
Honorable President of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee, in its session held on 7 / 11 / 1954, approved an advance to
the stadium of one hundred dinars only,
Please accept our highest respect.
The President
Copy to:-
Secretary of the Community - for information
Assistant Trustee of the Ezra Menahem Endowments, Mr. Meir Ben-Kur, to draw a check for the amount of 100 dinars
to the order of Mr. Yusuf Masri from the revenues of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel's endowments.
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Page 582
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / ⟦7⟧ / 540
Date: 12 / 8 / 1954
Subject Summary: Advancing an amount of 300 Dinars
To:-
The Respected Chairman of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee approved in its session held on 9 / 8 / 1954 to advance the
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium an amount of three hundred Dinars on account of the estimated budget for the year 54 - 55.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
A copy to:-
Secretary of the Community Presidency - to act accordingly
Assistant Trustee of the Endowments of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel to draw a check for the mentioned amount
in the name of Mr. Abdullah Obadiah.
Page 583
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 3/13/54
Date: 12 / 8 / 1954
Subject Summary: Advancing an amount of 300 Dinars
To -
The Respected Chairman of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee approved in its session held on 9 / 8 / 1954 to advance the
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium an amount of three hundred Dinars against the estimated budget for the year 54 - 55.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
A copy to :-
Secretary of the Community Presidency - to act accordingly
Assistant Trustee of the Endowments of the late Ezra Menahem Daniel to draw a check for the mentioned amount
in the name of Mr. Abdullah Ovadia.
Page 584
Date: 8/12/54
To
The Honorable Chairman of the ⟦Khim⟧ Daniel Land Liquidation Committee
Greetings,
The Administrative Committee approved in its session held on 8/9/54
<del>to</del> advance the department official Hashim Daniel an amount of thirty Dinars
<del>on account of his salary</del> on account of his salary
estimated for the year 1954 - 1955. Please accept
highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Secretary of the Community, to act accordingly
and the responsibility of the trustee of the department's endowments Hashim Daniel
A check for the mentioned amount in the name of Mr. ⟦Hamid Juwaida⟧
Page 585
Committee
Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Number :: 7 — 54
Date :: 9 / 8 / 1954
Telephone 85267
To the Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
Greetings.
Subject — Disbursement of an amount of (300/000) Dinars
Please provide us with an advance of (300/000) three hundred Dinars on account of the stadium's estimated
budget for the year 1954 / 1955 to cover stadium expenses including salaries, furniture, and costs.
Please accept our highest respect.
Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium Committee
On behalf of the President
⟦Abdullah Gharib⟧
Secretary
Page 586
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 514
Date :: 28 / 6 / 1954
Subject Summary:
Respected Mr. Director, Trustee of the Endowments of the late Heskel and Ezra Menahim
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 27/6/54, the Administrative Committee decided in its session held
on 28/6/54 to delegate Mr. Shawqi Dallal to audit your accounts; please submit them to him
and then present them to the Administrative Committee for approval.
Please accept our highest respect
The President
Copy to the auditor Mr. Shawqi Dallal - to proceed with defining and auditing the accounts of the endowments of the late
Heskel and Ezra Menahim and to present your report to the Administrative Committee.
28/6
Page 587
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M / 54
Date :: 2 / 7 / 1954
Subject Summary ::
Mr. Mazkour
Respected Assistant Trustee of the Endowments of the late Heskel and Ezra Menachem
Greetings
With reference to your letter dated 27 / 6 / 54, please submit the final accounts
for the revenues of the late Heskel and Ezra Menachem's endowments for auditing and approval.
Please accept our highest respect
The President
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 28 / 6 / 54
to delegate Mr. Shumi Dallal to audit your accounts to verify
the truth, so please submit them to him and then present them to the Committee
Administrative for the purpose of approving them. Please accept
highest respect
The President ⟦illegible⟧
Copy: To the investigator Mr. Shumi Dallal to carry out the audit of the endowments
of the late Heskel and Ezra Menachem and present them to the Committee
by your decision ⟦illegible⟧ the Administrative Committee
Page 588
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦m⟧ / 54
Date :: 2 / 7 / 1954
Subject Summary ::
Honorable Assistant Trustee of the Endowments of the late Heskel and Ezra Menachem
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 54/6/27, please submit the final accounts
for the revenues of the endowments of the late Heskel and Ezra Menachem for auditing and approval.
Please accept our highest respect
The President
Page 591
His Excellency the President of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, the Respected
After greetings
Based on the ⟦recommendation⟧ of the late endower Ezra Menachem Daniel in the endowment deed in the third clause
Paragraph C, Article 2 (The trustee has the right to appoint an agent who is granted the necessary powers for
managing the endowed properties, exploiting them, developing them, and restoring them
in exchange for a lump sum or proportional fee as required, and it is mandatory for the committee in this case
to supervise the agent's work, hold him accountable, and certify his final accounts
at the end of each year)
I request your esteemed committee to audit me and certify them in accordance with the procedures and according to
the wording of the endowment deed, and I would be grateful for this kindness
Baghdad on June 27, 1952
Sincerely
Assistant Trustee of the Family Endowments
and Ezra Menachem Daniel
Administration
A letter is to be written to the Assistant Trustee
regarding the submission of his annual accounts
⟦illegible⟧
Page 593
Baghdad on 25 / 2 / 1951
His Excellency the President of the Honorable Lay Council
Baghdad
Presented to your Excellency:
I, Gurji Sassoon Wasfi, have served the Israelite community in Baghdad
for a period exceeding thirty years, during which I received my salaries from the fund of the Israelite community
in Baghdad. Since approximately three years ago, I was transferred to the staff of the esteemed Ministry of Justice
where I work as a process server in the Court of the Israelite Community in Baghdad. And
throughout the duration of my employment, I have come to have a large family for whom I provide. It is not hidden from
your esteemed council ⟦...⟧ my diligence in service with honesty and sincerity throughout
this long period of years and gaining your satisfaction. In view of the arrival of my travel date
and my necessity to leave the service in which I spent my life, and my urgent need to equip
myself and my large family for travel, especially since my son is still a prisoner and he
must serve the remainder of his sentence amounting to a year and a half, and in light of what
has been presented and based on the difficult circumstance that I am passing through now with bitterness, which is not hidden
from your esteemed council, my condition and the situation of my hand are painful, so I beg for your sympathy
and to present this case of mine to your esteemed council to assist me in this regard.
This, and may your Excellency and your honorable council remain with my further thanks and gratitude
Mr. President with
May you remain for the matter
The Petitioner
Gurji Sassoon Wasfi
Process Server
in the Court of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
To be presented to the Lay Council in its next meeting
To be presented to the Lay Council if they agree
Assistance
25/2/1951
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number / 345/51
Date / 26 / 2 / 1951
File Number
Reference to notification
Review
4/28
Page 594
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the respected
After greetings
Mr. Gurji Hamon ⟦Mughni⟧ met me
on March 7, 1951, and stated that he is prepared
to travel on this day, and requested me to send
the amount decided by the esteemed Council to his son
named Eliyahu Gurji Mughni, the prisoner
in Baghdad Central Prison.
I submit this information
And to your Excellency, the highest respect?
The Accountant
⟦illegible⟧
8 / 3 / 951
Page 596
Baghdad 9 / 2 / 1951
12
To His Excellency the President of the Honorable Israeli Lay Council
After greetings and respect
I, Yaqub Ezra Musfi, submit my resignation from all my duties
related to the community due to my travel outside Iraq. Please accept it
With much thanks and respect
Yaqub Ezra Musfi
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number J / 573 / 51
Date 9 / 2 / 51
Receipt Number
Accountant
Please inform me of the salaries that
the aforementioned usually receives, stating
the sources
⟦illegible signature⟧
8/2/1951
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance
1- From the Spiritual Council | 22/000 | ⟦illegible⟧
2- From the Slaughterhouse | 9/750 | 6/250
31/750 | 21/750
To be presented to the Council
9/2
Accountant
It is customary to pay the salary
for the entire month in the event that
the employee leaves before the end of the month, especially
in such circumstances. Therefore,
I request to pay his salary for the whole month and take
his signature for it.
8/2/1951
Accountant
21/750
6/250
28/000
Only twenty-eight dinars and nothing else
Paid 9 / 2 / 51
Page 597
⟦G/ 79/ 51⟧
4/24/1951
⟦Presidency of the Community⟧
To
The Respected Mr. Koji Hazqeel
After greetings
The Lay Council decided in its session held on 4/18/1951, after considering
your request dated 5/17/1950, to pay an amount of 15 Dinars as legal fees for your representation
of the Presidency of the Community in the lawsuit numbered 1325 / 948 filed against it by the Ministry of Finance regarding
the encroachment occurring in the cemetery
Please accept the highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
"A copy of it"
To the Accountant of the Presidency of the Community to pay an amount of fifteen Dinars to the aforementioned person.
Miscellaneous
Page 598
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C / 648 / 51
20 / 1 / 1951
His Excellency the virtuous benefactor Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel, the respected
Greetings and respect
Afterwards, the Council was honored to receive your letter dated December 10, 1950
regarding the (Ezra Menachem Daniel Playground) building, and it decided to delegate its Vice President, Mr. Naeem Zilkha
and the two members, Mr. Aboudi Sethi and Mr. Sassoon Bashi, to have the honor of meeting Your Excellency at the time
that you deem appropriate to offer your noble person the duty of thanks for what your hands have provided of
deeds for the children of this community and to deliberate with Your Excellency regarding the remaining points mentioned in
your letter referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect, praying to the Almighty Creator to preserve you
as a treasure for goodness and benevolence.
20 / 1 / ⟦illegible⟧
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
The President
Ibrahim / 20
Page 600
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable President of the Physical Council
We send you herewith a copy of the medical report regarding Mr.
⟦illegible⟧ in view of the lack of need for the aforementioned report
This is for your order, with highest respect
Head of the Committee
Administration of the Physical Council - Baghdad:
Number: ⟦875⟧
Date: ⟦20 / 3 / 1950⟧
File Number: ⟦line⟧