AI English Translation, Pages 451-475
Baghdad 25 / 7 / 1951
Your Excellency the President
About two weeks ago, a person named Ali bin Hussein informed me, ⟦claiming⟧ that he is a worker in the brick factory belonging
to Mr. Saleh Hammoudi near the cemetery area, and he explained to me that the wall of the Jewish cemetery on Sheikh Omar Street is threatened with disappearance
as the windows of the iron fence belonging to the fortified and demolished cemetery are being emptied as a result of opening the connecting street in a basin between
Ghazi Street and Sheikh Omar Street.
I immediately contacted Mr. Haykou Adad, the person in charge of endowment affairs at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, inquiring about the truth of this
news, and he confirmed it with details regarding the behavior of the two mentioned guards. The accountant also visited the cemetery to investigate the mentioned windows which
were previously deposited with the two mentioned guards, and he found only about five windows. Upon his inquiry about the rest of the windows from
the two mentioned guards and from the respected head Mr. Shmoul Habib, they claimed that all the windows are present in scattered ruins in
the outskirts of the cemetery. After two days, Mr. Shmoul informed us that all the windows had been pulled near the room of the mentioned guard and requested they be inspected.
So I went accompanied by the accountant and the respected head Mr. Shmoul due to extreme necessity, and it was noticed that some windows had been collected
near the guard's room, some of which were broken, and the fortified cemetery, while the rest had been torn from the iron fence of the large cemetery. It was also noticed
that the cemetery is in a state of neglect for a large community, as many trespassers live next to it on the cemetery grounds; some of them store dates
in some of its parts, some use it for drying animal waste, and some steal soil from inside it. Therefore, we objected to
the Ministry that the community spent last year 250/- Dinars to bury the remaining debris in the mentioned cemetery, and it was also officially
determined that some people frequent the cemetery at night under the guise of guards to gamble and engage in some reprehensible acts.
Upon explaining the matter to Your Excellency and to the Vice President, you ordered our presence and the necessity of informing the police of the situation to take
the necessary measures for the ongoing matters in the cemetery and to deter the two mentioned guards from the above actions. So I contacted the Assistant Police Chief of Bani Said
and he explained to me in person that he had once contacted us to expel the two mentioned guards due to the many complaints received about the two
mentioned guards from the residents of the area.
We replied with a letter at the time under number 88 dated 20 / 8 / 1951 to the mentioned area assistant regarding the necessity of conducting the necessary
investigations and taking appropriate measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. On 22 / 7 / 1951, the officer of Bani Said station contacted me
stating that both of the mentioned guards had been detained and requested the accountant and the person in charge of endowment affairs be sent to testify. We decided that we
went on the mentioned day and a written statement was prepared by us for the Public Prosecutor above; however, the person in charge of endowment affairs, Mr. Haykou
Adad, refused to attend the police station despite our multiple summons due to hints from some of the mentioned persons
they have; however, the officer of Bani Said station summoned him on Monday, 23 / 7 / 1951, but he refused to confirm what was recorded in our letter
addressed to the Assistant Police of Bani Said, which caused the station officer to be frustrated with him and he asked me to attend again for an estimated inspection of the cemetery.
Indeed, I went to the cemetery accompanied by the officer of Abu Saifayn station with the person in charge of endowment affairs, Mr. Haykou Adad. During this visit of ours,
we saw a lorry truck transporting soil from the inside illegally, and they claimed they were transporting soil with the provision of the two mentioned guards. We also found traces of
deep excavations inside the cemetery to dig up soil recently in the same spot that was buried by the community about
last year again. The storage areas surrounding some graves appeared as if they were open. It was also noticed that the iron fence connecting
to the cemetery from the side of the railway appears to affect the cemetery due to the lack of usual visits for their regular duty and maintenance, as was decided.
For filing
The Assistant
General Meeting Minutes (Extraordinary)
Held on June 3, 950
The General Assembly of the Alliance Alumni Club held a general meeting (extraordinary) at
six-thirty in the evening on Saturday, June 3, 1950, in the building of the former Al-Taraf Club
in Al-Alwiyah. The meeting was chaired by President Flora Hay, and attended by 24 members out of
91 (fourteen of whom were traveling outside Iraq). This meeting took place as a result of the failure
to hold it on Tuesday, May 30, 950, due to the lack of attendance by one-third of the club members.
The President opened the session, and the Secretary, Suleiman Suhayq, presented a statement on the club's situation resulting from
the accumulation of debts to the Awqaf and debts to members who loaned the club, such that these debts reached
approximately one thousand dinars. In view of the maturity of a promissory note for member Saleh Shaash in the amount of 250/- dinars
last April, and the aforementioned member's insistence on collecting the debt, he accepted a portion of the club's furniture
in exchange for a discount of one hundred dinars from the debt. The Administrative Committee had thought that it
could collect enough from member subscriptions to cover a significant portion of the debts and the rent of
the plots and avoid dissolving the club. However, it was forced, with great regret, in view of the members' refusal
to pay the requests due from them because they were unable to benefit from the club building, to
take a decision on May 27, 950, to dissolve the club and submit this proposal for discussion in the general meeting
as stipulated in the club's internal bylaws.
Member Habib Rahmim proposed taking a decision to dissolve the club, and Nora Battat supported him in that.
Member Ibrahim Shamtob opposed the proposal, so member Selim Khabbaza answered him that this decision
is not considered effective unless it is confirmed in another general meeting, according to the wording of Article 22b of
the club's internal bylaws; therefore, this decision can be reversed if approval is not obtained
for it in the second general meeting. After conducting the vote, 22 members out of 24 members approved
the proposal to dissolve the club. The meeting adjourned at exactly seven-thirty.
President
Flora Hay
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to dissolve the club, and the General Assembly decided to transfer the club's assets to the Presidency of the Jewish
Community in Baghdad to decide which charitable entity to hand them over to, according to the wording of Article 22 of
the club's internal bylaws, and to deposit the club's papers and records at the community presidency headquarters.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Provisional President
Dr. Ezra Nissan
Minutes of the General Assembly Meeting (Extraordinary)
Held on August 5, 950
⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community
The General Assembly of the Alliance Alumni Club in Baghdad held an (extraordinary) meeting at
seven o'clock on the evening of Saturday, August 5, 950, at the Al-Taraf Club square in Al-Alwiyah, after failing to achieve
a quorum for the aforementioned meeting on July 22, 950. 22 members attended.
In view of the resignation of the President, Flora Hay, and her travel to the United States, and the absence of the Vice President,
Yaqub Balbul, the General Assembly elected member Dr. Ezra Nissan to chair the general meeting.
The minutes of the previous (extraordinary) general meeting held on June 3, 1950,
and signed by the President, Flora Hay, were read. Since there were no objections, the temporary President announced
its ratification. Then the Treasurer and Acting Secretary, Salim Khabbaza, came forward and explained to the members that the club
had reached a situation where it could not continue, as seen by the committee and supported by the General Assembly in its decision taken
on June 3, 950, which called for the dissolution of the club. The Treasurer explained that the members who lent
the club money to complete its building are still demanding from the club amounts totaling 545 Dinars, and these, unfortunately,
cannot be paid. The committee tried to pay part of the debt that the club borrowed
under a promissory note, as the creditor accepted part of the club's furniture in exchange for a discount of one hundred Dinars from the original
note of 250 Dinars. There is a portion of the furniture still remaining for you to decide upon. However,
what remains of it is not enough to cover any significant portion of the club's liabilities. As for the club's assets, they are as follows:-
Dinar/Fils
179/015 | In the cash box
470/001 | In the Iranian Bank
350/001 | Deposits with the Baghdad Municipality (Supply of raw water)
000/061 | Deposits with the Baghdad Waqf Directorate
000/003 | Deposits with the Electricity Department
000/012 | Deposits with the Telephone Department
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93/999 Total: Only ninety-three Dinars and nine hundred and ninety-nine Fils, no more.
After a discussion in which members Akram Nissan, Madeline Jweila, and Moshe Sofer participated,
the members present decided to support the decision of the seventh General Assembly taken on June 3, 1950,
calling for the dissolution of the club. The General Assembly decided to transfer the club's assets to the Presidency of the
Jewish Community in Baghdad to decide which charitable entity to hand them over to, according to the wording of Article 22 of
the club's internal bylaws, and to deposit the club's papers and records at the headquarters of the Community Presidency.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Approved by
Temporary President
Dr. Ezra Nissan
Alliance Alumni Club (Dissolved)
Baghdad
Date 17 / 8 / 950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special No. T / 1061 / 42 / 50
Date 17 / 8 / 50
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Greetings,
Based on what was decided by the General Assembly of the Alliance Alumni Club (Dissolved) on August 5,
1950, regarding the transfer of papers, records, and assets of the club, which it decided to dissolve, to your Presidency,
we submit herewith the club's records and papers, and we list below a record of the club's assets delivered
to you accordingly. ⟦line⟧
1 - Cash Assets
⟦illegible⟧ from the transfer of papers, records, and assets of the club whose dissolution was decided, which ⟦illegible⟧
we submit herewith the club's records and papers, and we list below a record of the club's assets delivered
to you accordingly. 0 -
1 - Cash Assets
15/179
Fils/Dinar
In the safe | 15/179
" Iranian Bank | 1/470
Deposits with the Secretariat of the Capital (Raw water supply) | 1/350
" " Baghdad Awqaf Directorate | 61/000
" " Electricity Department | 3/000
" " Telephones | 12/000
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93/999 Only ninety-three dinars and nine hundred and ninety-nine fils, nothing else.
2 - Other Assets
A bookcase with about 600 books
12/000 " " " Telephones " " "
93/999 Only ninety-three dinars and nine hundred and ninety-nine fils, nothing else.
2- Other Assets
A bookcase with about 600 books
One tubular chair with three broken chairs
A two-piece teak kitchen board
A volleyball net and a badminton net
An announcement board and 3 wall pictures
The cash available in the safe will be handed over to you by the treasurer, while regarding
the other assets, they are located in the old Al-Taraf Club building in Al-Alwiyah. The
building guard has been informed that the Community Presidency has become the disposer of the mentioned assets.
We send you herewith a copy of the minutes of the General Meeting (Extraordinary) held
on August 5, 950, for your information.
On behalf of the Alliance Alumni Club (Dissolved)
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For filing
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Copy to -
Ministry of Interior ⟦line⟧ following our letter dated
" Social Affairs ⟦line⟧ } August 12, 950
199
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51 / 1960
4 / 6 / 1951
To
Mr. Jack Sawyer Al-Hassan
Tenant of the commercial shop located in Arsat Al-Taawun
Numbered 112/154 belonging to the presidency of this community
After greetings
Since your lease for the mentioned warehouse ended on 29 / 5 / 1951, please
refer to us to decide on a new rent.
Please accept the highest respect.
On behalf of the Head of the Representative Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
51 / 1967
4 / 6 / 1951
⟦...⟧ Department
To
The Authorized Manager of the Iraqi Company for Industry and Trade
Limited
Greetings,
With reference to the lease agreement concluded between you on behalf of the Iraqi Company for Industry
and Trade Limited and the leadership of this community, which expired on 22 / 7 / 1951, and the follow-up
by the secretary of this community with you on 28 / 5 / 1951.
In view of the passage of more than two months since the expiration of the lease period without renewing the contract
referred to above, I request that you visit us to finalize this matter.
Please accept our highest respects.
Shaul ⟦...⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
101
House Copy
51 / 1974
8 / 6 / 1954
To
Mr. Jack Sassoon, Respectfully
Tenant of the commercial shop located in Al-Ta'awun village, numbered
154/113, belonging to the Presidency of this Community.
After greetings,
We confirm our letter No. 1665/51 dated 4/6/954, requesting you to expedite
visiting us to finalize the matter of renewing the lease contract.
Waiting for your reply, hoping that you will not force us to write again.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
102
Department Copy
51 / 1975
8 / 6 / 1951
To
The Authorized Manager of the Iraqi Company for Industry and Trade Limited
Greetings,
We confirm our letter No. 51 / 1967 dated 4 / 6 / 951, requesting you to hasten
to visit us for a final decision regarding the renewal of the lease contract.
Waiting for your reply, hoping that you will not force us to write again.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
51 / 2057
8/2/1951
Department Copy
102
Missing Girl
To
Directorate of General Propaganda
Greetings,
We request you to issue your order to broadcast the announcement written below via the wireless radio in Baghdad.
Please accept our highest respect.
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On behalf of the Head of the Jewish Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Announcement
The girl named Simil daughter of Kaji Ishaq Sassoon left her family's home located in Al-Bataween on
Friday, 7/13/1951, and has not returned until now. Her description is as follows:
Short stature, black eyes, wheat-colored skin, about 14 years old, she was wearing a dress made of colored
chintz with an abaya. Her Iraqi nationality has been revoked under revocation number 26134 pertaining to her father.
Anyone who finds her is requested to inform the nearest police station.
That
The Jewish Community in Baghdad
Number 877
Date 19 / 6 / 52
Notes ⟦line⟧
Baghdad on 19 / 6 / 1952
Karim Abdullah Shamash
Baghdad - Bataween
House Number 1 M / 20
To His Excellency the President of the Respected Israelite Community
Baghdad
After greetings
I submit to your Excellency that I, Karim Abdullah Shamash, born in Baghdad in the year 1933, have a good knowledge
of the English, French, and Arabic languages. I hold a Matriculation certificate in English and a Brevet certificate
in French, and I participated in the government exam for preparatory studies for the year 1950 - 1951 in the Scientific
branch, and I passed, ranking first in my school - Shamash Preparatory School - and I was among
the top five students in Iraq. I have a strong desire to complete my studies abroad in the branch of
Mechanical Engineering, and since my father is an employee who cannot afford to spend on me to complete my education, and I have learned
that the great benefactor, the late Ezra Menahem Daniel, has allocated an amount of money to be spent on students
who cannot complete their studies abroad at their own expense, and since I find myself worthy
of such assistance, I have come to you with this petition of mine, requesting your Excellency to look with an eye of pity and kindness
upon this request of mine, and the matter is for your Excellency, sir.
The Petitioner
Karim Abdullah Shamash
50 Fils
Karim
19 / 6
Now
The administration is to be questioned
⟦signature⟧
19 / 6 / 52
Since the general poverty in sending scientific missions
abroad has directed the intention to stop the implementation
of the current facilities to the scientific apparatuses
and since this facility has not yet been completed, so
apologize for this request
⟦signature⟧
1 / 7 / 52
Now
To be filed
5 / 7 / 52
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His Excellency the Head of the Israelite Community, respected
Sir, my engineer in the Capital Secretariat was named Gurji, and that engineer was
the reason for my livelihood and the livelihood of my children ⟦look⟧. When the Iraqi citizenship was revoked from that engineer,
they dismissed me from work, meaning the Secretariat work, without any offense. Therefore, I have submitted my petition,
hoping for my appointment in your department as a synagogue servant or a guard in one of the properties
that belong to you. This is the matter for you, sir.
The Applicant
Abdul Redha Saleh, resident of Abu Saifayn
Ab- ⟦...⟧
Personnel
To be kept for the Statistics Department
⟦...⟧
22 / 5 / 52
FOLD SIDES ⟦line⟧ UP AND SEAL
NO OTHER ⟦line⟧ SHOULD BE USED.
675 E 5th So.
Salt Lake City - Utah. U.S.A.
Naim E. Abbudy
Sir, Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad,
I, Naim Elia Abbudy, left Iraq last year
1951, and I forgot to bring my birth certificate with me.
Since my future depends on it, as I cannot
enter school except with its presence, I have come to you with my request that
you organize a birth certificate for me, as I was born in
1920, and the town where I was born is
Al-Hindiya District, belonging to the Hilla Governorate. Thus, I will
be [grateful] for your favor, as the opportunity to enter
one of the American universities will be facilitated for me. To you belongs the credit and thanks
in advance.
Sincerely,
Naim Elia Abbudy
5 / 5 / 52
Personnel
For assignment and action
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Archived
No action is taken on a handwritten request
due to the failure to send the stamp fee
14 / 6 / 52
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3431 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T / 2107 / 51
Date: 21 / 9 / 951
Subject: Transfer of carpets and furniture from Hillah to Baghdad.
Administrative Order
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It has been decided to assign the secretary of this community, lawyer Shaul Moussa, to supervise the task
of transferring the carpets and furniture belonging to the synagogue and the school in Hillah to the presidency of this community
in Baghdad.
On behalf of the Acting President of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
675 E 5th So.
Salt Lake City - U.S.A.
NAIM E. ABBUD
SALT LAKE CITY
MAY 16
4 PM
1952
UTAH
AIR MAIL
10¢
U.S. POSTAGE
AIR LETTER
VIA AIR MAIL
PAR AVION
Iraq - Baghdad
To His Eminence the Rabbi of
the Jewish Community in Baghdad
BAGDAD - IRAQ
President of the Jewish
Community.
IF ANYTHING IS ENCLOSED, THIS LETTER
WILL BE SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.
25 MAY 52
8 30 AM
DELY.
BAGHDAD
FIRST FOLD
SECOND FOLD
<del>T</del> / 2407 / 51
9/21/1951
Transfer of carpets and furniture from Hillah to Baghdad.
Administrative Order
It has been decided to assign the secretary of this community, the lawyer Shaul Moussa, to supervise the task
of transferring the carpets and furniture belonging to the synagogue and the school in Hillah to the leadership of this community
in Baghdad.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
3531 President
Telephone Number {
5452 Secretary
Number: 52 / ⟦...⟧
Subject:
Date: 10 / 1 / 1952
⟦red mark⟧
The Honorable Benefactor Mr. Daoud Abboudi
After greetings
The presidency of this community extends its sincere thanks for your donation of one hundred and ten dinars
May God grant you success in doing good and charity.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
1 /
T / 87 / 22 / 52
23 / 1 / 1952
109
To -
The Iranian Embassy - Supervision of Iranian Schools in Iraq
Greetings,
We have previously supplied the Iranian Sharafat School with (25 desks) at a price
of (750 seven hundred and fifty fils) each, and you have not yet paid the amount of (18/750)
eighteen dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils only, despite our repeated requests to your accountant.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Spiritual Council
T / 2281 / 52
18 / 1 / 1952
To -
Iraqi Tourism Company (Iraqtours)
- Baghdad
Greetings,
Since the employees of the Deportation Committee at the Mas'uda Shemtob Synagogue have handed over the key
to the iron cabinet to Mr. Nari, the employee at your company, therefore - and due to our urgent need for this
safe - we request that the key be sent to the Presidency of the Community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting President of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
We received the key and handed it over
to the synagogue custodians
⟦signature⟧
20 / 1 / 52
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52/ ⟦...⟧
1952/3/30
To "-
The respected Miss Habiba Nathan
After greetings
With reference to your letter dated 1952/3/5.
As soon as your above-mentioned letter arrived, we took the necessary steps to alleviate the misfortune of your brother Fouad, but we
could not do so because it was too late.
However, on the other hand, we have provided material assistance in the form of money and clothing to your brother
and this assistance will continue to be provided to him.
Therefore, we hope that you will be reassured about him in this regard and wait for the mercy of the Almighty Creator, may He grant him relief, for He is
All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
BY AIR MAIL
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LONDON, E.
No 5080
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Mr. H. Shemtob.
President of the Jewish
Community,
Baghdad - Iraq.
Mr. Samuel Shemtob
President of the Jewish Community
Taht al-Takiya - Baghdad - Iraq.
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Preparation of His Highness
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Sir
This sad letter is written to you by a girl whom God has made miserable with a grave
misfortune, which is the imprisonment of her brother for a period of 5 years.
Sir. All I ask of you is mercy, compassion, and kindness for a
lonely stranger who has no relatives or family in Baghdad, as
everyone has emigrated, and in addition to that, he is crippled. I swear
to you by all the sanctities on the face of the earth that this prisoner is
as innocent as the wolf was of the blood of Jacob's son, and that he is the only one
among all the defendants in this case whose name was not found
in any record whatsoever, and that his case is nothing but a case of mistaken
identity only. But as you know, he is a lonely stranger who has no
parent, guardian, or helper to appoint a lawyer to defend him or
to request his acquittal, and thus he was ⟦correctly⟧ sent to prison for a period of
5 years of hard labor. And now I kneel before you
and kiss your feet ⟦appealing for help⟧, asking you for mercy and compassion
for him from such a large prison as well. If you want to know about me
anything, then both Naeem Zubaida and Dr. Maurice
Sultan at Meir Elias Hospital know me well, as
I was in this hospital shortly before my trip to London.
My brother's name is (Fuad Akram Nathan, 24 years old, formerly an employee at the
Electricity Company for about one year. A graduate of Shamash High School)
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EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE
5 MAR
52
Baghdad
Northern
11 MAR 52
DELY.
BAGHDAD
⟦...⟧ I am writing to you now more than this ⟦...⟧ that I
⟦...⟧ regarding the issue of this case until now because I do not want to
disturb you, but I ask for your forgiveness as the officials and some
personalities here advised me to contact you in your capacity as the head
of the community, so I ask for forgiveness once again and I hope that God
will help you to contribute to such humanity that no human can
reward you for except God alone. I am writing to you now because
it is not too late yet and the papers are in the Court of Cassation, so you find me
appealing <del>to</del> to God first and to you second for sympathy for an innocent,
oppressed, lonely, displaced orphan, and to you ⟦in⟧ the best reward from God,
and may you remain for your lover, my lord.
My address:-
Nurse. H. Nathan,
London Jewish Hospital,
Stepney Green.
London. E. 1.
England.
⟦...⟧
To Mr. ⟦Ezra Dwek⟧
⟦25 / 4 / 52⟧
I am counting the duty of the hours waiting for an answer from you, so have mercy,
my lord, on the one who awaits your kindness and compassion.
Your servant
⟦Habiba⟧
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POSTAGE REVENUE
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Mr. H. Shemtob,
President of the Jewish
Community,
Baghdad
IRAQ
Mr. Heskel Shemtob, the respected
Acting President of the Jewish Community
Taht al-Takiya - Baghdad - Iraq