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IJA 3717

Correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item contains correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Justice and the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community. The Iraqi government informs the Jewish Community that it is giving the Spiritual Council permission to carry out its responsibilities in accordance with the law.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3717
Item Number
6617
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Correspondence, President of the Jewish Community, Annotation, Ministry of Justice, Legal, Ink Stamp, Spiritual Council, Typed, Iraqi Government

AI English Translation, Pages 1-25

Archival unit 1

Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Bureau of Legal Codification
Number: 10/19/1/7
Date: 4 / 10 / 1952
Subject: Rabbi Daoud Yaqoub performing religious matters
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Your letter number T/ 2702 / 52 dated 10 / 9 / 1952, there is no objection to the Rabbi in question performing the matters mentioned
in your above letter.
Minister of Justice
Copy
True copy
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
2 / 10 / 952

Archival unit 2

Ministry of Justice
Legal Drafting Department
Number 1/19/1/7
Date 4 / 10 / 1952
Subject "Rabbi Daoud Yaqoub practicing religious matters"
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Your letter No. T/2702/52 dated 9/10/1952, there is no objection to the Rabbi in question performing the matters mentioned
in your above letter.
Minister of Justice
⟦illegible⟧
Copy
True to the original
⟦illegible signature⟧
2 / 10 / 52

Archival unit 3

Your performance of the religious matters stipulated in Article
29 of the Community Regulation No. 36 of 1931
His Eminence Rabbi Daoud son of Rabbi Yaqub, the respected
After greetings
We attach herewith a copy of the letter from the Community Presidency No. 52/2702 dated 9/10/1952 sent to the Ministry of Justice
The venerable, regarding the request for its approval for you to perform the duties of the Spiritual Council stipulated in Article twenty-nine of the Community Regulation
No. 36 of 1931 on an honorary basis, and a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Justice No. 7/1/19/1 regarding its approval of the aforementioned request
For your kind review and to take the necessary action.
The Community Presidency can only thank you for your great services that you have performed - and still do - from father to grandfather on an honorary basis
in this field.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧