Description
These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They include correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad to Jewish community presidents in Sulaymaniyah, Irbil, Mosul, Basrah, Kirkuk, Fallujah, regarding condolences, regulations, hospitals, permits, religious dietary laws, smallpox, distributions to the poor, employment and unemployment, financial settlements, legal settlements, charitable donations and requests for documentation. There is also correspondence with various government and community organizations including the Office of Information – Mosul; National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iraq; The British Bank of Iran; Office of the Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain; Chevrolet; Iraqi Red Crescent Society; The Society for Improving the Conditions of the Blind in Iraq; French Ambassador in Iraq; The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; The Great Synagogue of Baghdad; and the President of the Catholic Diaspora. The item also includes the newspapers: الزمان (Al-Zamān), Issue #4764 from May 1, 1953; and الحوادث (Al-Ḥawādth), Issue #3096 from 1953.
AI en Translation, Pages 201-225
Page 201
815/7/7/8
1/5/1/16
22
Number
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
On the occasion of your election as President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, we are pleased to send to you,
on our behalf and on behalf of the Jewish Community Committee in Basra, our warmest congratulations and sincerest
wishes, wishing you success and prosperity in your lofty mission to serve the community
and its members.
Please accept our highest respect.
President of the Jewish Community Committee
In Basra
Page 202
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Amarah
Subject:
Number: -
Date: 24 / 2 / 1951
Honorable President of the Jewish Community ⟦in Baghdad⟧,
After greetings,
Due to my inability to carry out the duties of the Jewish community in Amarah
in view of the revocation of my Iraqi citizenship, I request you to kindly accept my resignation from this
position. Since I wish to leave Amarah soon, and our reliance is on Mr. Hashi Ephraim
Cohen, and since his Iraqi citizenship has not been revoked, I request you to kindly instruct
the handover of the community's accounts, funds, official books, and everything related to community affairs
and the management of our dear master's properties, and authorizing him to issue receipts for property rents and manage
them as time requires, and to send a copy of the authorization letter to His Excellency
the Governor of the Amarah Province for information. Finally, with highest respect ⟦...⟧
Acting
for the Jewish Community in Amarah
Ephraim Hanin Hashi
Presidency of the Jewish Community
T / 202 / 51
20 / 2 / 1951
⟦illegible stamp with signature and date 25/2/51⟧
Page 203
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Amarah
Subject:
Number -
Date - 14 / 2 / 1951
The Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
I request your kind approval to authorize Mr. Munshi Ephraim Cohen ⟦pursuant to⟧ your consent
to take over the affairs of the Jewish community in Amarah by receiving the rent of the school leased
to the Directorate of Education of the Amarah Province under the name Al-Khansa School for Girls at an annual rent
of twenty Dinars starting from 1/4/951 until 31/3/952 for a full year and according to
disbursement order No. ⟦...⟧ in the amount of twenty-two Dinars and as per the request of the Directorate of Education
of the Amarah Province to hand over the rent to Mr. Munshi Ephraim Cohen instead of Mr. Ephraim Haboush Bashi
the former acting head of the Jewish community, and the appointment of Mr. Munshi Ephraim Cohen to carry out
the affairs of the Jewish community in Amarah. Finally, with highest respect.
Acting Head
of the Jewish Community in Amarah
Ephraim Haboush Bashi
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
No. 51/120/T
Date 20 / 2 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Amarah
⟦illegible signature⟧
Page 204
T / 51/1728
1951/3/14
⟦mark⟧
To --
The Honorable Mr. Yaqub Munshi Khamara
Head of the Israelite Community in Basra
After greetings,
I have reviewed your letter numbered ( -- ) and dated ⟦1951/2/8⟧
While we regret the assault that occurred against you, we are working to prepare
the necessary means to assist you, and success comes from God.
Please accept our highest respect,
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
⟦Jawad Kabana⟧
Ibrahim / 11
Page 205
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number: 51/1/68
Date: 1/1/1951
Subject:
Announcement
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad announces its need for a person to reside in the Synagogue of Our Master Al-Aziz to be in charge
of the matters required by this temple, noting that the salary will be according to the agreement with it. Whoever finds in themselves
the readiness to perform this job should contact this Presidency.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Page 206
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number :: 1807/51
Date :: 7/8/1951
69
Subject:
Announcement
To
All members of the Jewish community who have not had their Iraqi citizenship revoked
The Presidency of the Community announces its need for a number of persons to be trained to perform the religious matters listed
below, and after completing the training period, they will be appointed to perform these duties
Type of Job
1 - Sheep slaughterers (Shochtim)
2 - Chicken slaughterers (Shochtim)
3 - Mohelim (Those who perform circumcision)
Those who find in themselves the necessary ability and competence to perform these duties should contact the Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Page 207
⟦illegible⟧
70
1824 / 51
8 / 4 / 1951
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Basra
After greetings
We request that you provide us with a certificate proving that Mr. Moshe Hai Agha Baba died in Basra in
the year 1945, we hope to receive the answer as quickly as possible.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Page 208
A
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Amarah
Subject:
Number -
Date - 1/22/1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
File No. T / ⟦144⟧ / 57
Date 1/27/51
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Enclosed with this letter of ours, you will find a paper signed by the people of Amarah and certified by
us, including the certification of marriages and divorces, old and new, for a number of persons in the name of
Kashi, a request for the expenses spent on the poor of Amarah, and the remaining dirhams to be spent on the shelters
in your community. In conclusion, with highest respect.
Acting
Head of the Jewish Community in Amarah
Ephraim Habib Kashi
Inform us
of what must be done in this beginning as in
⟦...⟧
1/22/1951
Page 209
In Amara
Subject:
Number -
Date 10 / 1 / 1951
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings and respect
We, the undersigned residents of Amara
Regarding the lists sent to Baghdad to the committee in charge of the affairs of the Jewish community in Amara, Mr. ⟦Edward⟧
Hussein Kashi, pertaining to the ⟦districts⟧ of Amara, please certify them and disburse the amounts to the deserving poor of Amara
on the occasion of the two holidays only. In closing, please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Yehuda
Yosef Moallem Yaqub
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Ibrahim Shaul
Yosef Cohen
Salman Al-Hindi
Shaul Levi Mansour
Salim Ibrahim Shaul
⟦Yehuda⟧ Saleh Loui
Shaul Zion Levi
Saleh Ezra Loui
Hassim Ibrahim Hassim
Munshi Yosef
Ezra Ayed
Habib Ayed Cohen
Naji Salman
Mazal Ayed
I certify the signatures listed above for the persons remaining in Amara. Please do what is necessary to certify the lists and pay the money that
was spent in Baghdad for the poor of Amara to the person Rahmin Kashi, and if anything remains from the cost of their certification,
then spend it on the shelters in your area. With further respect,
Administrative Committee for the Assets of the Jewish Community in Amara
JEWISH COMMUNITY - AMARA
⟦signature⟧
Page 210
Baghdad
To the ⟦Honorable⟧ Head of the Jewish Community
The Head of the Community
Iraqi Post
2 FILS
BAGHDAD
⟦...⟧ JAN
Page 211
List of Expenses
Receipt No. | Amount | Fils | Dinar
1 | Amount spent on food by the economy department paid by them | | 93
2 | Amount spent on food account by the economy department paid by them | | 12
3 | Repair fee for bathroom water pipes as per receipt | 250 |
4 | Fee for food and drinks | 750 | 4
5 | Fee for bathroom and funeral service | 250 | 2
Only one hundred and twelve dinars and two hundred and fifty fils
112 / 250
Advance revenue receipt
Remaining amount only two dinars and two hundred and fifty
I certify the correctness of this
⟦Signature⟧
The person in charge of the affairs of
The Sulaymaniyah Community
1952/2/28
To be spent from the funds of ⟦...⟧
In the name of ⟦...⟧
28/2/1952
Yes
⟦Large red cross mark⟧
Page 212
Announcement
The administration of the Heskel Menachem Daniel Vocational School for Girls is pleased to announce to the honorable public
that it has decided to open courses to teach the following professions:-
A - A course for teaching cutting (Coupe).
B - A course for teaching the sewing of undergarments, including brassieres and
sleepwear (Lingerie).
C - A course for teaching the tailoring and sewing of women's suits (Tailleur).
The conditions are as follows:-
1 - The duration of the course is three months, with attendance twice a week for two hours each time.
2 - The fees are six dinars for the course, to be paid in advance, and no free students will be accepted.
3 - The student is responsible for all sewing supplies, including raw materials, fabrics, etc... and the school
administration is not responsible for any of that.
4 - Ladies and misses can join this course, as no consideration will be given to
the student's age or her educational or professional qualifications.
The number of students will be limited, and the school administration hopes that by providing this opportunity to women
and girls who seek to learn an honorable profession for gainful employment, they will find this a
favorable opportunity that must be seized, especially since the teaching will be handled by the most capable specialized teachers graduated
from the largest sewing institutes in Paris and London.
Those wishing to join one of these courses should hurry to register at the school administration
daily from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, and the final deadline for registration is
October 10, 1950.
Administration of the
Heskel Menachem Daniel Vocational School for Girls
Registration of Regular School Students
The registration period for regular school students has been extended until October 2, 1950
for the purpose of accepting a limited number of students only. Those interested should visit the school administration and fill out
the necessary form without delay.
School Administration
Page 213
Baghdad on 2/28/1951
5
Fils | Dinar
250 | 2
I, Jaafar ⟦Murad⟧, have received
from the Administrator of the Jewish Community
the respected, an amount of two Dinars
and two hundred and fifty Fils
for the ⟦loading⟧ fee of a radio
and accordingly I have given this receipt
Recipient
2/28/51
Jaafar ⟦Murad⟧
Page 214
Baghdad - ⟦...⟧
Only four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
I, Nassim ⟦Yehuda⟧ Saqr, have received the amount mentioned
above, four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
only, from Mr. Ephraim Habba, and it is
for my share in the rent of Yehuda the Goldsmith and from
my share of the portion granted in the name of Kadaiel
and for this I have signed below on 19 / 4 / ⟦53⟧
Nassim Kadaiel - Regina Yehuda the Goldsmith and Nassim Saqr
Gurji Yehuda ⟦the Goldsmith⟧
⟦Nassim Saqr⟧
⟦Ephraim Habba⟧
⟦...⟧
Page 215
2
⟦Receipt No.⟧ 250
Dinar
Only one dinar and eight hundred and fifty fils and no more
I, the undersigned, Nassim Robin Al-Mutawaffa, testify
that I have received from Mr. Ephraim Hayyim Bashi, the Acting Head of the
Jewish Community in Basra, the amount written above
which is one dinar and eight hundred and fifty fils and no more
and that is for the fees of my travel to and from Basra
to contact the ⟦District⟧ Intelligence Directorate
at the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police in Baghdad and by explaining
to the Police Directorate of the Basra Province, and accordingly I have signed
11/2/1951
Nassim Robin Al-Mutawaffa
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
Murad Robin
Page 216
Baghdad
Only for the purpose of the Statistics Department
Number ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧
We, the undersigned, have received all the shares of the children of Sahyun Ibrahim Shamash, the Acting
Head of the Israeli Community in Basra, who were born in the city of Baghdad
Birth and upbringing year 1910/1/22
On the date 1951/1/22 we received all shares and a profound impact
In the name of Hani Fawzi bin Safwat al-Chalabi in birth and upbringing 1951/1/22
Full Name | Artistic Name | Name and Surname
Sahyun Shamash | Sahyun Shamash | Sahyun Ibrahim Shamash
Khadouri Rahim | Rahim Ladour | Ladour Shamash
Saleh Shamash | Rahim Yehuda | Saleh Shamash
Saleh Shamash | Sahyun Ibrahim | Daoud Ibrahim
Fawzi bin Safwat | Ibrahim Shamash | Sahyun Ibrahim
Fawzi bin Safwat al-Chalabi
Page 217
Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧ 81
Only eighty-one Dinars and no more
We, the undersigned, acknowledge and confirm that we have received the above-mentioned amount of eighty-one
Dinars and no more from Mr. Ephraim Hayyim Kashi, the Acting Head of the Jewish Community in Basra
and that was in Baghdad for the purpose of our livelihood and the livelihood of our children according to various daily payments
from the date 12/29/1950 until the day 1/20/1951, which reached the above-mentioned amount
meaning eighty-one Dinars, and in recognition of that, we have signed below
Nissim Reuben Sammo (1) Mansour Ibrahim Hayyim Haroun Daoud Salman
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Daoud Ibrahim Khedhouri Sassoon Selim Shmuel Hakim Isaac Levy Meshi
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Subhi Yaqub Omran Reuben Jamil Ephraim Moshe Yusuf Yaqub Mansour
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Naim Kamil Korji Yehuda Suleiman Khalil Isaac
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Naim Haroun Saleh Khedhouri Hanif Saleh Salman Hayqo
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Haroun Hayyim Michael Hayyimoun
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
For filing
Secretary General
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820
Telegram type <del>Urgent</del> Repeated
Station number 209
Arrived at hour ⟦illegible⟧ minute ⟦illegible⟧
Received by ⟦illegible⟧
Word count ⟦illegible⟧ Administrative instructions ⟦illegible⟧ Date 22 Issuing office Amarah
To Baghdad Karradat Maryam ⟦illegible⟧ Ephraim Kashi
Please remove the Torah-related items in Labisha and read
The Amarah Al-Fatiha for Yaqub
⟦illegible⟧
22 JAN ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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8/2
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 51/1251
Date 4/24/951
Lawyer
Salim Khabbaza
Baghdad on: 4/24/951
His Excellency the President of the Mosaic Community, Respected
Greetings and respect
I would be most grateful if you would kindly
provide me with two copies of the (Nationality Certificate) belonging
to me, and please accept my highest respect
Sincerely
⟦Salim Khabbaza⟧
Salim Yusuf Khabbaza
Lawyer
A certificate is to be given
⟦illegible⟧
4/25/951
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75
51/2124/T
5 / 10 / 1951
Announcement
To all members of the Jewish community in Baghdad
The leadership of this community has written to the General Directorate of Prisons regarding allowing relatives
of prisoners to provide their prisoners with food during the days of Yom Kippur (Kippur) and the
Feast of Tabernacles.
⟦Leadership of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Page 224
⟦illegible⟧ His Excellency the District Governor of Fallujah, respected
76
Subject /
We have been notified of the warning issued by your respected district office numbered
951 which includes the obligation to hand over 400/000 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ not unable to pay, but a house belonging to the endowments ⟦illegible⟧
by the mentioned person Saleh Musa al-Jubouri and a debtor ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ occupied by the Ministry of Education and the fees have not been paid ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ by the Ministry of Education ⟦illegible⟧ the fees that we spent
on the Torah endowments, for we ⟦illegible⟧ in paying them for charity projects
A copy of it to Baghdad to the Head of the Jewish Community for information
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
28/10/51
For registration
and filing
4 / 11 / 51
Headquarters of the Jewish Community:
Baghdad:
Outgoing No.: 74
Date: 4 / 11 / 1951
Affairs of the Jewish Community in Fallujah
115
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special Number 51/1469
Date 21 / 7 / 951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
In Amarah
Subject:
Number -
Date 29 / 7 / 1951
3
To the Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings and respect, regarding the endowment properties in our area, we request you provide us with all
its data as we are demanding the rent, and since you have ⟦we submitted⟧ a letter of grievances regarding
the rental of an agency we have, as ⟦we⟧ have paid an amount to the Cash Committee in Baghdad
⟦and they deduct⟧ from ⟦his receipt⟧ so that you may kindly [pay] from the rents in our area
⟦and with⟧ the government there are ⟦lists⟧ demanding the tax amount from us
Please provide us with sufficient information, and with highest respect
Head of the Jewish Community
In Amarah
Munshi Ibrahim Hakim
⟦signature⟧
For filing
Public Relations
⟦signature⟧
5 / 8
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