AI en Translation, Pages 151-175
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To His Eminence, the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
(19)
In the name of God and in the name of the Jewish people in Kirkuk
My Respected Master
It is not hidden from Your Eminence that all of us Jews in Kirkuk, regarding the one called Naji Shahin since his appointment as Rabbi
for the community, and his issues against the members of the Jewish community repeatedly, the community's measures were taken against him
and petitions and reports were taken, but due to his situation, very great and powerful forces intervened, and the members of the community
became afraid of his actions and movements which are contrary to religious and legal rulings: (1) operating a clock
on the Sabbath in the synagogue and the presence of those responsible and a hundred of them, and insulting whenever he finds someone in front of him (2)
if a woman enters into a partnership with a person, he accepts an amount of money from him and delivers a certificate
of clearance for her even if she were an adulteress. Because of these behaviors, corruption arises and the fabrication of
problems between members of the community and illegal movements in matters of civil status registration
And despite the decision of the community in Kirkuk, he did not act in the right of the entire Jewish community in Kirkuk
according to the decision of the Community Council dated 4/20/950 rejecting him as a rabbi for all members of the community
based on his aforementioned behaviors and the recording of the article, and it has not been processed
Accordingly, we request Your Eminence to put an end to this person urgently, otherwise we entrust
ourselves to God in Kirkuk, and this is our plea to your Creator, may God bless you and may you remain with respect
Rabbi of Kirkuk
Rabbi ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
7/27
1951
President of the Jewish Community
Registrar of Engagement Contracts
For the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Honorable Israelite Community
After greetings and respect
Based on the investigations conducted by me, I hereby confirm
that ⟦line⟧
is not engaged or married and has no record in the relevant registers.
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
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His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After kissing your noble hands
Our community in Fallujah includes residences and only a very small number of them remain
Furniture by number, which are copper pots numbering ⟦14⟧ and various plates in the amount of ⟦...⟧
And large pots numbering ⟦10⟧ and rugs numbering ⟦18⟧ and large empty drawers except for the summer ones
And the repairs and our reaching the conclusion of our letter, what we informed the religious allowance, we hope you provide assistance
⟦...⟧ leaders, that you take such a permit from Baghdad and send cars
With the people whom you trust so that they may send your belongings because it is not possible
For them to remain in this state and the remaining community members are on the verge of traveling, and may you remain [well]
12/20/1950
Sincerely
Ibrahim Hay Rahmin
President of the Jewish Community
In Fallujah
President of the Jewish Community
Ibrahim Hay Rahmin
Fallujah
The items are to be placed in the shop, there is no point in shipping
⟦...⟧
- This document was endorsed by Al-Bahir Yusuf, sources of the Kirkuk region
⟦illegible text visible as blue bleed-through from the reverse side of the page⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
54
27/4
Hassouna Ghazzawi
Kirkuk region
In the name of Siddiq Ahmed
President
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(21)
Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Baghdad 12 / 4 / 950
His Excellency the President
His Eminence the President of the Spiritual Council has informed me that
the matter of transferring the furniture of the synagogues in the districts and provinces
to Baghdad requires an urgent solution, as
many of the residents of these synagogues are insisting on
handing over these remains belonging to the synagogues
to the competent authorities in Baghdad, noting that
one of the applicants from Al-Kifl was stopped on the road
while he was transporting the (Torah scrolls) belonging to Murad
Gouri, and the (Torah scrolls) have been seized in one of
the police stations.
They are also inquiring regarding the liquidation of
the synagogue buildings and how to sell them or hand them over
to the community.
⟦signature⟧
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DAOOD HESKEL JOORI
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
" ALJOURI "
Telephone Nos. { Office 02-452
Residence 02-332
Daood Heskel Joori - Basrah Ashar
Telegraphically: Al-Jouri, Basrah
Telephone numbers { Shop 02-452
Residence 02-332
Basrah, 29/2/19<del>4</del>50
IRAQ
To the Honorable Acting President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings and respect
With reference to your letter dated 19/2/50.
Your remittance in the amount of 1201 Dinars has arrived, and as per your request, we consulted the committee you appointed
in your aforementioned letter. It is not hidden from your Eminence that we do not have experience in
knowing the people of Basrah, therefore we appointed a trusted member on our behalf, Mr. Ezra Gabbay
and we tasked them with the work. Thereupon they consulted us and requested that one third of the remittance be
for the teachers on account of their overdue salaries. We did not agree to that except after
consulting you, and indeed we telegraphed you regarding the committee's preference and received the reply with approval.
Accordingly, we handed it over to them to distribute the mentioned amount.
May you remain in further gratitude and respect.
⟦signature⟧
⟦stamp: Daood Heskel Joori - Basrah⟧
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Department Copy
T/1255/50
14 / 4 / 1950
The Honorable and Distinguished Mr. Daoud Heskel Jouri, Respectfully
Basra
After greetings,
I hope that you and the members of the Jewish community are well.
Furthermore, we have received with great thanks your letter dated 29 / 3 / 1950, and I wish
to record my appreciation and gratitude for the efforts you have undertaken to complete this
humanitarian mission, which is the distribution of the aid sent to the poor members of the Jewish community in
Basra, as I assigned you to carry out this humanitarian mission in view of what I perceive in
your noble person of zeal and sacrifice for the sake of the public interest.
Please accept my wishes for your continued success and prosperity, with
my greetings and respect ⟦line⟧.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Communities in Iraq
4 / 14 / A
DAOUD HESKEL TOOKI
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
"ALJOUARI"
Telephone Nos.
Office 25-423
Residence 23-332
Daoud Heskel Tooki - General Trade and Commission
Baghdad - P.O. Box 10 : Telegraphic: Al-Jouari
Telephone { Office 25423 / Residence 23332 } in Baghdad and Karrada
Baghdad, 5 / 7 / 1953
To the Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Greetings and Respect
With reference to your letter No. 8/1/500 dated July 14, 1953, regarding
the late Zakia Hakkak, who passed away in London, we kindly ask you to inform us if there was
anything mentioned in her will regarding her eligible heirs, as we have received a letter from London requesting
us to inquire about how to disburse the share of her minor daughter, Alima, noting that we were informed
about a year ago that the aforementioned amount was decided to be handed over to her father in his capacity as legal guardian ⟦and transferred⟧
however, we have not confirmed the accuracy of that. We kindly ask you to inform us of any information you have
on this subject so that we can inform the competent authorities in London for the purpose of facilitating
our mission. Thank you very much and appreciation in advance.
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Please accept our highest respect and appreciation
⟦Daoud Heskel Tooki⟧
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His Excellency the Minister of Justice
(22)
Presented to Your Excellency
That my daughter named Rosa, daughter of Haskeel Mashal, aged
eleven years, had left the house on the afternoon of last Saturday
corresponding to 8 / 4 / 950 and did not return until evening. Upon visiting the police station of
Souq al-Dajaj in Basra on the same evening of that day, I was informed and learned
that the person named Abdullah Askar, residing in our same neighborhood in the house
numbered 2 / 6 / 17, Souq al-Dajaj neighborhood in Basra, had brought her
to the aforementioned police station, claiming that he had found her on the road.
The police station officer informed me that the girl had been placed with the Mukhtar
by order of His Excellency the Investigating Judge in Basra, and added that he would decide
on the matter the following day. Consequently, I visited the Investigating Judge
immediately and explained to him that my daughter is young and her age does not exceed eleven
years ⟦the stopped⟧ according to the civil status rank, and that the named Abdullah Askar had
kidnapped her <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> His Excellency the Judge did not pay attention to my words and refused
my examinations, stating that my aforementioned daughter is a young child
and cannot have a will in marriage, and that the aforementioned person had
kidnapped her, just as he did not allow me or her mother to meet her from the hour of her disappearance
until now. Accordingly, all procedures taken regarding this marriage
are illegal and void, in addition to what the aforementioned person committed
under
a form of ⟦deception⟧ as it is a crime punishable by the Baghdad Penal
Code.
Therefore, I beg Your Excellency to issue your order to those concerned to hand over my aforementioned daughter to us.
Haskeel Mashal Haskeel Mashal
In Souq al-Dajaj neighborhood in Basra
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⟦Department Copy⟧
T / 50/1256
14/4/1950
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Basra
Greetings,
The individual named Heskel Shaul Sheth has approached us stating that his daughter,
eleven years of age, named Rosa, has been kidnapped by a resident of the neighborhood
named Abdullah Askar with the intent of marrying her. He also stated that he approached you to mediate
with the competent authorities to return his young daughter to him.
Please kindly provide us with the details available to you in this regard.
Please accept our highest respect;
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦initials⟧
4/14
Communities Abroad 4/14
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Basra
Number: 146
Date: 20 / 4 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Outgoing No. T / 897 / 950
Date 22 / 4 / 950
Subject: - Inquiry
To: The Honorable Sunni Judge
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad requested from us in its letter numbered T / 1356 / 50
and dated 14 / 4 / 1950 details of the marriage of the Jewish girl named Rosa daughter of Heskel
Shaul Shebath, as her age - as shown in her civil status record - is eleven years old.
Furthermore, her father claims that she was kidnapped by a resident of the neighborhood named Abdullah
Askar. We request your Eminence to provide us with the details of the case.
With respect to your Eminence.
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
A copy to: -
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, with reference to its aforementioned letter.
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Presidency
The Israelite Community - Basra
Number: 148
Date: 24 / 4 / 1950
No. 950/1002/T
Date 950/4/26
To
Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered T / 1356 / 50 dated 14 / 4 / 1950.
We transmit to you a copy of the letter from the Judge of the Sunni Sharia Court in Basra numbered 278 and dated 22 / 4 / 1950 regarding
the marriage of the woman named Rosa Haskel Shaul Sheth.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Copy of the letter
The Sunni Sharia Court
in Basra
Number 278
Date 4 Rajab Year ⟦1⟧369
Corresponding to 22 / 4 / 1950
To / Presidency of the Israelite Community in Basra
Reference to your letter dated 20 / 4 / 1950 number 146.
The aforementioned Rosa daughter of Haskel visited this court and submitted a petition dated 9 / 4 / 1950 in which she stated that
she is eighteen years of age and that she wishes to embrace the Islamic religion and requested the necessary ceremonies to be performed
for that. Then the aforementioned Rosa herself appeared before this court, identified herself legally, and confirmed her aforementioned request
and requested its registration, so her conversion to Islam was registered according to her request. As for the details of her marriage, her marriage contract was performed with the man
named Abdullah bin Askar based on the statement requesting permission for marriage submitted to this court and the mutual agreement of both parties
and this was completed according to the procedures.
Signature
The Judge
Stamp
To be filed
Endowment Communities
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Tuz Khurmatu
5 / 2 / 1950
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Greetings and respect!
Sir - Our purpose with this letter that we submit to your presence is to present to you our bad situation
in which we, the members of the community in this sub-district, live, and the severe persecution we endure
from the townspeople and government officials who do not care about our affairs or our fate, and as we see and believe that
in the future, persecutions against us will increase, as the people of the sub-district threaten us with woe, destruction, and revenge
in the near future, especially after the implementation of the Law of Denaturalization.
Therefore, we ask you, sir, to mediate with the responsible authorities and the specialized government departments
to put an end to these actions carried out against us in secret, to eliminate the hopes of the wicked,
and to protect our lives and our children. For the situation has reached the point where a Jewish child is beaten and insulted without
cause, and his father cannot speak, and likewise our women and daughters are subject to mockery and assault
and to hearing obscene words, and no girl is safe from being exposed to these acts.
Therefore, we, the men of the community who are concerned with the matter, have addressed this letter to inform you of all
what we hope for: to take the necessary measures and ensure our comfort and our lives. Many thanks and respect to you.
Note: We ask, excuse us, not to reveal our names because there is danger and harm to us in that. Peace!
Member | Member | Member | President of the Jewish Community
Yousef Abed Munshi | Ishaq Mardai | Yaqub Hay | in Tuz Khurmatu
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Rabbi Naji Daoud Khalaf
⟦Hebrew signature⟧ | ⟦Hebrew signature⟧ | ⟦Hebrew signature⟧ | ⟦Hebrew signature⟧
Member | Member
Haroun Shlomo Cohen | Eliyahu Saleh
⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧
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To His Excellency the Deputy Head of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
We are a delegation from the Jewish community in Kirkuk, addressing your Excellency in the name of the community and requesting
that you grant us your attention and mediate with the officials to put an end to the assaults carried out by
individuals and police officers alike.
It has become forbidden for a Jew to travel outside of Kirkuk except after appearing at the Criminal Investigation
Department accompanied by the Mukhtar - to state that the person is of good conduct - and he also needs a guarantor to guarantee that
he will return to Kirkuk - and how many times have individuals been arrested while traveling to Erbil or Mosul for business
matters - this greatly hinders commercial business, for a merchant traveling to Baghdad needs three
his business a day before and visits the police directorate, and it has happened that people were detained from dawn for several days simply
because they did not give a "bribe".
The police in Kirkuk, deployed in the Jewish quarter, search everywhere for strangers - and
many relatives of Jews who come to Kirkuk have been arrested, as well as businessmen who come
to conduct their commercial business - the police are ready to torture strangers and treat their families strictly without
reason - and we know all this
We appeal to you, Your Excellency the President, to strive with the officials to put an end to these
illegal acts carried out by police officers and members of the public, as we fear that
things might happen that we can do without - for the Jewish youth in Kirkuk are reckless and cannot tolerate the continuation
of this behavior, and they will respond in kind if an end is not put to it.
Know, Your Excellency the President, that we will suffer much if an end is not put to the actions of the police and individuals
as it is today -
We have firm hope that Your Excellency will mediate with the officials and save us from the difficulties and problems
that may destroy us materially and morally
Kirkuk Delegation
⟦illegible⟧
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Place | Date | Place
Teacher Saleh | 1950/2/22 | Mandali
In the handwriting of Al-Mosuli
Teacher Saleh also called by telephone from Mandali explaining that a family
from Mandali, one of the members of the community in Mandali among them,
it is not permissible for them to move to and from the district and that the director of
the district will not allow him to return. He explained that this matter
has greatly distressed the members of the community in their livelihood as their work requires traveling outside the district
The director explains that it is impossible for members of the community in Amarah to move
outside the lands of the brigade.
Youssef Shabi | 50/2/16 | Amarah
⟦illegible⟧ Khanaqin | 50/2/16 | Khanaqin
The director explains that it is very difficult for members of the community to move
to and from Khanaqin
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No. 152
Incoming internal telegram Karkh
Number
Telegram type: Ordinary
In our favor at the time of its recording 11/10
⟦illegible⟧
Arrived at 11:05 minutes
From Basra, received by K
Word count: 62
Administrative instructions:
Date: 24
Issuing office: Mandali
To Baghdad, His Eminence the Head of the Israeli Community, Respected
We are four persons from the Jews of Mandali, we intend to go
to Baghdad for commercial reasons, and the District Governor is preventing us
from traveling, which leads to a halt in our interests. We request
contacting the Governorate of the Provinces / Teacher Saleh Mir
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⟦illegible⟧
4/15/950
S Kirkuk descended
Balad }
Tuz Khurmatu }
Fallujah
⟦illegible symbol⟧
Mandali
Note
Based on the President's instructions, I have conducted
assistance to the General Director of the Interior in this regard
by telephone, a good appointment, on the date of 2/25/950
⟦illegible signature⟧
2/27
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Zakho on 12 / 4 / 1950
His Eminence, the respected Head of the Israelite Community
In Baghdad
After offering plenty of greetings and respect.
I would like to inquire from Your Eminence regarding how
to transport the members of the Israelite community present in Zakho and how
the registration process will be, the method of travel, and the designated route for their transport, as
we are far from Baghdad and know nothing about this matter, noting
that in the Zakho district there are approximately one thousand five hundred people waiting for
your guidance and instructions regarding this, while mentioning that most members of this
community are poor and own nothing but their residential homes, for which there is no
willing buyer in these difficult times. Therefore, we hope that
Your Eminence will provide us with your instructions regarding this subject, and we ask you to convey
our greetings to the respected Senator Ezra Menachem, and we also hope that you will present
this matter to His Excellency for a response if possible. Please
accept our greetings and respect to Your Eminence, and may you remain well.
Representative of the Israelite Community
In Zakho
⟦illegible signature⟧
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17 / 6 / 950
His Excellency, the Respected President of the Israelite Community
Presented to Your Excellency:
Our brother David came to your service with our son Zion and a group with them, and they
will inform Your Excellency of our current situation, and thus we request of them
from your presence, and this is without commanding Your Excellency, and this is a great matter
from God, and we have no one to turn to except your position to fulfill
our duty, and by that we shall always be praying before the Lord of the Worlds,
Mighty and Sublime, for Your Excellency's success, and may you remain in glory and honor.
Head of the Community, Ana District
Nassim Elia David
The youth Nassim
Elia David
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In the morning, the Torah servant went to the center to give them breakfast
one of them was lying on the ground crying. The servant approached him inquiring about
the reason for his crying, so the Jew stood up and explained to him what happened to him last night by
the police officers. The servant rushed and explained to us what he witnessed, so I went and saw with my own eyes
the heinous act. After that, I went with a broad report to the investigating judge, explaining to him
the matter as it occurred. Upon investigation and medical examination, it was found that the Jew had been sodomized
and the investigation was conducted by the judge, where the charge was assigned to the perpetrators without justification.
After that, the Jew was immediately sent to the Baqubah Brigade to undergo an examination by
the Health Presidency of Diyala Brigade.
When we learned that mediation from influential people and notables began to pour in on the investigating judge
and the Brigade Governor to prevent the proof of the charge against the perpetrators, we collected a sum of money
that is not insignificant and we appointed a lawyer from our community for him to defend him in court,
and the Jew is a resident of our community's neighborhood in the house numbered 148/64 and his name is Isaac Gabriel.
The owner of the house is named Hakima Umm Sabri and he is a lodger in her house. We hope to contact them
and inform them of what happened, perhaps they will be able to send him some aid through us.
We inform you that the aforementioned was transferred from Baqubah to Baghdad to the Royal Hospital to confirm
the examination on him. We hope to contact the competent authorities at the mentioned hospital and observe
the case with all interest. Also, the lawyer appointed by us is Mr. Khalaf al-Naqib,
but he does not have a law degree for the major courts. We hope that you direct a capable lawyer to us
to take over the lawsuit. If the sanctity of your community cannot bear the expenses and fees of the lawyer
in such a matter, we are ready to pay all the necessary amount.
We hope for your attention with us.
The Petitioner
Rabbi Saleh Hayy
⟦illegible signature⟧
Note
The Jew was taken to the Forensic Medicine Hospital
and not to the Royal Hospital, and we are waiting for the lawyer.
Mandali, ⟦5/5/53⟧
His Eminence, the Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
Confirming our previous telegrams sent to your Eminence, in addition to the repeated
telephone calls made by us explaining to you the poor conditions suffered by the members of our community
in the Mandali district, and that this situation has been worsening day by day as the owners
of commercial interests have taken up a new profession, which is unemployment in cafes all day long <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
instead of the markets, as the government is preventing everyone coming to Mandali under the pretext of escaping
and after that, it prevented everyone leaving or coming from and to Mandali, whether they were its residents or from
outside. Under these bad circumstances, every person has become bewildered about his livelihood, neither selling nor
buying. This prevention is unofficial, and thus you must find us a way out
of this severe predicament. Furthermore, we do not know from where we receive injustice; sometimes from
the government and other times from the locals. Each individual among us can no longer move away from the area of
his house for fear of being assaulted, whether secretly or publicly. The Jewish community
in Mandali has become a stain of shame and is vanishing from existence if you do not remedy our situation.
All this while we are patient, waiting for the measures you will take towards us; however, with all
regret, all our communications and attempts were ink on paper, with no response or answer to
⟦regard⟧ your actions towards us. An incident occurred which we describe to you in the following text:
On last Wednesday night, corresponding to 4/28/53, three Jews from Baghdad were arrested in
the outskirts of Mandali after midnight in a (taxi) car. In the morning, we learned about them
and contacted them, where we were able to send them bedding for sleep and Kosher food three times
daily. On Friday night, corresponding to 5/1/53, at eleven o'clock at night after midnight,
one of the policemen, a sergeant, went to the detention center where he was able to
take one of them out of detention, who was the youngest of them, not exceeding twenty years of age,
under the pretext that the station officer wanted to interrogate him. The detainee went with him, submitting to his orders.
However, the aforementioned policeman took him to the stable belonging to the mounted police, where he
sodomised him (committed an act with him). Whenever this poor soul tried to resist by pleading with him, it did not
avail, so he returned him to the detention center after an hour and a half had passed since his departure.
⟦illegible⟧
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From Baqubah
To my dear respected mother Rafika
My inquiry about your health and my hope that it is good ⟦and⟧ fine
I have been ⟦sentenced⟧ in absentia ⟦...⟧ for a period of three months and I am now in
Baqubah Central Prison and there is a second case against me and the sentence for escaping has been issued
and the second case remains, therefore I hope you come to my side as soon as possible
⟦Bring⟧ with you ten dinars, you come with brother Siltour and my greetings
⟦...⟧ with the house of Ruth with the son of Rafika, this little Tahya
And I am now very sick, and may you remain well
Your son
Heskiel Isaac
Note
We sent you a telegram on the date of 20 / 7 / 953
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Personal Summons
From the Grand Criminal Court
To both Saleh Mir Basri and Eliyahu Haqeel of
the residents of Baghdad
Your presence is required at the Mounted Police Station
Al-Uquba to answer the charge brought against you
according to Article 157 of the B.P.C. and that is
on the morning of 25 / 4 / 950
Judicial Investigator
22 / 4 / 950
Saleh Mir Basri Eliyahu Haqeel
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Incoming receipt number 256
Telegram type: NG
Registration time 17/25
Arrived at 17:25 minutes ⟦blank⟧ from Baqubah received by Kassa
Word count 24 Administrative instructions 2 Date 22 Issuing office Baqubah
To Baghdad Aviation House 62 accompanied by Haym
128
⟦Baghdad⟧
23 APR 50
L
BAGHDAD
I was sentenced to three months in Baqubah prison
Meet me quickly I want ten dinars
To hire a lawyer for another lawsuit against me
Haqir
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To His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Presented to your Excellency:
The girl Marcelle daughter of Shalom Levi has claimed before us - that her fiancé, the conscripted soldier
Naji Abdullah Safi Tara in the Kirkuk Brigade, Work Company, and his residence is in ⟦Bijar⟧
And we were informed that he intends to travel alone against the mentioned girl, and we request your assistance in providing his name
to the travel departments in Baghdad and the specific corners of the Kirkuk Brigade, and we request from His Excellency
the Community to assist this orphaned girl who has no provider.
Note:
From the date of 24 Rabi' in the year 1950, a letter was previously presented to you regarding the alimony issues
belonging to Simha daughter of Yusuf and her children, and you did not give her (five dinars) and we obtained
a right and transferred her notification from the Fallujah Execution Office to the Mosul Execution Office and her companion Saleh Muhammad
Saleh Shaul married before the Fallujah Court because he was unable to release his wife
And also we pray to God and to your respected Excellency that you prevent the registration of the newborn whose father is
Shaul Yaqub and his son Saleh Shaul Yaqub when he took his wife while she was in his hands
named Simha daughter of Yusuf and her three children, and may you remain.
And there is also in Fallujah the young man Hayawi Shahn and he wants to travel alone and we request
an investigation be conducted on him to prevent him from registering, and his name is Hayawi Yusuf ⟦Ayal⟧ and his mother-in-law is
Mahla daughter of Salim, and to you much thanks and respect.
And we ask God to grant you success in all your deeds.
Agent of the Labay
⟦Yatim Kabeh⟧
Hezekiah Saleh
Marcelle
Rabbi of Fallujah
⟦illegible⟧
1- The case of Marcelle Shalom and her fiancé Naji Abdullah Safi
2- Preventing the registration of Shaul Yaqub and Saleh Yaqub
3- Stopping the travel of Hayawi Yusuf Shahn.
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T 7/126/55
4/22/1955
Mr. Khedhouri Salman, the respected
Teacher of the Jewish Community in Fallujah
After greetings
⟦Undated⟧
With reference to your letter regarding:
A - The case of Marcelle Shalom and her fiancé Naji Abdullah Haskel
B - Shaul Yaqub and Saleh Yaqub
C - Hayawi Yusuf Shmeil
We wish to inform you that a person cannot be prevented unless a decision
is issued by the competent religious court to stay their travel.
Please accept our respects;
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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