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 451-475
Page 451
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number T / 7621 / 551
Subject
Date 24 / 11 / 1955
To Whom It May Concern
Mr. Saleh Isaac Moshe, as of 1 / 3 / 955, receives a monthly salary
from this Presidency in the amount of twenty Dinars only, including cost of living allowances, specifically
fifteen Dinars in his capacity as a teacher at the Midrash school and five Dinars monthly as an allowance
for his duties as a correspondent for the President of the Community, and based on his request we have provided him with this certificate.
On behalf of
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
Page 452
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: 55/
Subject:
Date: 24 / 11 / 1955
To Whom It May Concern
Mr. Saleh Ishaq Moshi, as of 1 / 3 / 1955, receives a monthly salary
from this Presidency in the amount of twenty Dinars only, including cost of living allowances, of which
fifteen Dinars are in his capacity as a teacher at Al-Ghadir School and five Dinars per month as an allowance
for his work as a correspondent for the President of the Community. At his request, we have provided him with this certificate.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible signature/stamp⟧
Page 453
⟦To Whom It May Concern⟧
Mr. Saleh Ahmed Ayash, as of 1/2/55
receives a monthly salary from this presidency amounting to twenty
dinars only, including cost-of-living allowances, and that
is for ten dinars per month in his capacity as a teacher in the Al-Sharash school and five
dinars per month as an allowance for his work as a correspondent for the Head
of the Community. At his request, he was provided with this certificate.
The Rabbi
Page 454
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 / 5453
Number: T/ ⟦...⟧ / 551
Date: 30 / 11 / 1955
Subject:
Honorable Notary Public ⟦...⟧ the Second - Baghdad
After greetings and respect
The amounts detailed below have previously been deposited to our account in your department, so please return them by check
in the name of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee in Baghdad.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
Amount | General Number of the Notary Public Office | Date | Name of Depositor
30/- Dinars | 2851 | 6/7/54 | Mr. Shaoul Lawi
30/- " | 5161 | 6/10/54 | " " "
30/- " | 102 | 2/1/55 | " " "
30/- " | 3098 | 5/4/55 | " " "
6/- " | 4752 | 22/9/54 | " Jawad Muhammad al-Bahr
Page 456
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T / 56/2661
Subject:
Date: 22 / 2 / 1956
161
To the honorable lady, the wife of the late Mr. Munshi Ibrahim Kashi, respected
After greetings
In my name and on behalf of the President and members of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We offer our deepest condolences to you and the honorable Kashi family on the occasion of the death of the late, well-remembered
Mr. Munshi Ibrahim Kashi, the righteous man who served the Jewish community with the greatest service
And left behind good traces that will not be erased. May God cover him with His vast mercy and grant you and us patience
and solace.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Community
Page 457
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number ⟦T⟧ 2689 / 56
Date 15 / 3 / 1956
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Subject
⟦K⟧
The Honorable Mr. M. R. Mizrahi, Respectfully
After greetings
Further to our letter dated 12/25/1955, we attach herewith a copy of our letter sent to
Mr. Victor Aziq numbered 3688 and dated 3/15/1956, noting that Mr. Saleh Qahtan
had at the time approached us to look into the case and is still following up on it until now.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
President of the Community
Page 459
Lawyer
Jamil Matloub
Baghdad
Al-Damerchi Building
Urgent
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
⟦Number⟧ 2894
⟦Date⟧ 21 / 12 / 955
To the Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Lawsuits 1450 / 53, 1451 / 53, and 1452 / 53
Greetings,
I confirm my letter dated 16 / 10 / 1955.
The plaintiffs against you in the above lawsuits have been notified of the decision of the ⟦dismissal⟧ of their lawsuits
above, and the period for objection has passed.
As for the expenses and the remainder of my legal fees for you in the mentioned lawsuits, they are as follows:
Fils | Dinar | Description
500 | 17 | Remainder of my legal fees for you
600 | - | Stamps and notification fee
100 | 18 | Only eighteen dinars and one hundred fils and no more
Please take the initiative to settle the above amount as quickly as possible.
With respect,
21 / 12 / 1955
Lawyer
Jamil Matloub
⟦illegible⟧
The lawsuit has not yet acquired finality because ⟦it was built⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 460
Honorable Mr. President
The land previously belonging to the Real Estate Association now belongs to the Presidency of the Sect
having been contested by the lawyer for several years, and the lawsuit that ⟦...⟧
to evict it was being followed by the lawyer Jamil Matloub, and upon the liquidation of the association
it was authorized by the courts and the liquidation decision, and it was purchased under the responsibility of the lawyer
her father, Professor Salman Al-Kabir.
The residents of this land had filed three lawsuits against the Presidency of
the Sect, and I appointed the lawyer Jamil Matloub at the time and paid
him half of the fee, which was estimated at 27 Dinars, and the lawyer is demanding
this by requesting the other half due to the dismissal of the lawsuit
The lawsuit was dismissed due to the absence of the plaintiffs' representative ⟦...⟧ and it has
been verified that the plaintiffs were not notified of the judgment decision, and therefore
the case has not acquired finality. I informed the lawyer of this
but he insisted that his fees for this lawsuit are due
and that he will leave it delayed because of the inability to pay the rest of
the fees until the lawsuit acquires finality.
2- Given the importance of the case, the President of the Sect has entrusted
the eviction lawsuit to the lawyer Nuri Abdul Wahab
Please review and confirm not to pay the lawyer's fees until the
lawsuit acquires the degree of finality and conclusion
⟦...⟧ Muhammad
994
11/22
To be sent to the Sect Committee
⟦...⟧ under the opinion of the President of
the Sect
⟦...⟧
Page 461
The Lawyer
Jamil Matloub
Baghdad
Al-Damerji Building
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respected
Greetings and respect
Lawsuits 1450 / 53, 1451 / 53, 1452 / 53, and 1453 / 53
You have previously appointed me to defend you in the above lawsuits filed against you in the
Baghdad Court of First Instance, and after many hearings, the plaintiffs' attorney did not attend the session on 10/15/55
So I requested the dismissal of the mentioned lawsuits and the cancellation of the court's letter to the execution office, and the court so decided.
With this, and with respect to you
10/16/1955
The Lawyer
Jamil Matloub
The lawsuits have not yet become final
And I have informed the lawyer of that
⟦Naji⟧
10/22
Page 462
I, the undersigned, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, in my capacity as the Acting President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad,
and in addition to my position, have appointed on my behalf the lawyer Mr. Jamil Matloub in the three lawsuits filed
in the Baghdad Court of First Instance against the presidency of the aforementioned community: the first filed by Zainab Ali and her associates, numbered
1450, file of 1953, regarding the collection of (250) dinars; the second filed by Reda Ali and his associates,
numbered 1451 of 1953, regarding the collection of (200) dinars; and the third filed by Karim Qanbar
and his associates, numbered 1452 of 1953, regarding the collection of (220) dinars. I have authorized the aforementioned lawyer
to enter the said lawsuits on my behalf, to plead, defend, present evidence, and submit petitions and briefs
under his signature, to notify and be notified, to select experts, and to deliver and execute the judgments that will be issued in the said lawsuits
in all execution departments, to request the placement and lifting of executive seizures, to reach settlements with the judgment debtor, to request his imprisonment
and release, and to receive and collect the attorney fees and expenses awarded to me in the said lawsuits. In summary, I have
appointed the aforementioned lawyer to exercise and use all powers granted to me by law and Sharia for the purpose of protecting
and defending the rights of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad related to the lawsuits mentioned above until the final stages,
including first instance, appeal, cassation, retrial, and correction. In witness whereof, this power of attorney was issued in Baghdad
on March 6, 1954.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad, Acting
In addition to it
Page 464
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 20/7/56
Date :: <del>1/10/1956</del>
Subject Summary ::
125
Respected Mr. Lawyer Nouri Abdul Wahab
After greetings
We request you to provide us with the necessary information about these lawsuits and we also request you to kindly complete them as quickly as possible.
1 - Yusuf Saeed; why has the execution of the ordered eviction been delayed along with the debts accumulated against him until the actual eviction.
2 - Oqla Dwair; reasons for the delay of the lawsuit [rt].
3 - Hassan Abdul Wahab; the debts and promissory notes owed by him.
4 - Abdul Jalil Hussein; reasons for the delay in executing the eviction and the claim against the aforementioned for fair rent value?
5 - Ahmed Al-Haj Saleh; the lawsuit for damages and fair rent value for the house numbered 30/109.
6 - Khudair Najm; the lawsuit for the debt owed by him.
7 - Khalaf Badr; the lawsuit for fair rent value until the vacation of the premises for the house numbered 14/156.
8 - Sultan Sarhan;
and Ahmed Sultan; for the old pharmacy numbered 54/138.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Page 465
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number M/272/56
Date 1/9/1956
167
To the Honorable Lawyer Mr. Nuri Abdul Wahab
Subject: - Fadel Jassim's lawsuit.
After greetings
The Presidency of the Central Execution had requested the placement of an executive seizure on the community's funds as a result of the execution of the judgment
in the lawsuit filed by the policeman Fadel Jassim, which forced us to pay the adjudged amount of 31/246 Dinars.
Knowing that the Property Supervisor has repeatedly requested you to appeal the judgment and follow up on it in the Execution Department.
Please inform us about how the primary trial proceeded and the reasons for the failure of the lawsuit, and whether you appealed the judgment; otherwise, please inform us
of the reasons that led you not to appeal it and follow up on it in the Execution Department.
⟦illegible⟧ Please accept our highest respect
President of the Administrative Committee
Page 466
To the Honorable Lawyer Mr. Yusuf Abdul Wahab - Respectfully
Subject: Lawsuit ⟦...⟧
After greetings,
The office of the Central Enforcement Presidency has requested the placement of a precautionary seizure
on the funds of the community in payment of the judgment amount in the lawsuit
filed by the policeman Fahd Hakam, which forced us to
pay the adjudicated amount along with the fees that are for you ⟦...⟧ and the enforcement fees
amounting to 27/444 Dinars.
Knowing that the Property Supervisor has repeatedly requested from you
to appeal the judgment and follow up on it in the Enforcement Department.
Please inform us about how the proceedings in the Court of First Instance went,
the reasons for the failure of the lawsuit, and whether you appealed the judgment.
Otherwise, please inform us of the reasons that led you
not to appeal it and follow up on it in the Enforcement Department.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Page 467
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / 567
Date: 11 / 8 / 1953
Subject Summary:
To Mr. Abdul Hussein Al-Haj Abbas Baldawi, Respected
After greetings
A long period has passed regarding the payment of the rent installments for the house belonging to the Presidency
of the Community, therefore we notify you by this letter of the necessity to pay the installments due from you within five
days from this date, otherwise we will be forced to take legal measures. With respect.
President of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible⟧
Page 468
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 5/770/56
Date: ⟦...⟧ / 11 / 195
Subject Summary:
68
The Honorable Al-Hajj Issa Muhammad Tabra, Respectfully
After greetings,
The lease contract for the property belonging to the Community Presidency has expired and you have not renewed it despite the passage of
six months. Therefore, please renew it within one week from the date of your receipt of this letter. With
respect,
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Page 469
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T / 55/2672
Subject:
Date: 12/14/1955 ⟦15⟧
⟦Supply of wood⟧
12/15
His Excellency the Director of Railways, Respected
After greetings
Please order the supply of this Presidency with one ton of wood at the fixed price.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
Page 470
His Excellency the Director of Railways, respected
After greetings,
Please order to provide me with a salary certificate showing
the ⟦service⟧ ⟦in the railway⟧ mentioned, and please accept
the highest expressions of respect.
The Rabbi
Page 471
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M/⟦1008⟧/55
Date :: ⟦12⟧/12/1955
Subject Summary: Payment of an amount of 500/- Dinars from the remaining rent.
To -
The Iraqi Company for Industry and Trade Limited - Baghdad
Greetings,
Please refer to our letter numbered M/242/55 and dated 7/3/955
and pay the remaining amount due from you for the second installment of the rent for the Khan and the ground basement
numbered 154 and 154 A / 113, the lease of which ended on 24/3/955.
Please accept our greetings and respect.
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Committee
Page 472
Number
Iraqi Company for Industry and Trade
Baghdad
Subject / Payment of an amount of 500 Dinars from
the remaining rent.
Greetings,
Please refer to our letter numbered M / 224 / 55
dated 7 / 2 / 55 and pay the remaining amount due from you
from the second installment of the rent for the warehouses and the middle
basement numbered 654 and 654 A / 942, for which the ⟦end⟧
⟦perio⟧d of its lease was on 24 / 2 / 55.
Please accept our greetings and respect
Chairman of the Committee
Page 473
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M / 551
Date :: 26 / 3 / 1955
Subject Summary: Payment of an amount
78
To -
The Iraqi Industrial and Trading Company Limited - Baghdad
Greetings,
Please pay the remaining amount owed by you, which is five dinars, for the
second installment of the rent for the Khan and the ground basement numbered 154 and 154/A / 133, which
ends on 24 / 3 / 1955, as you have paid only 420/- dinars instead of 425/-
dinars, the installment due to be paid by you.
With respect,
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Page 474
To the Iraqi ⟦Company⟧ for Industry and Trade Ltd. - Baghdad.
Greetings,
Please pay the remaining amount owed by you, which is
five dinars ⟦...⟧ for the second installment of the
rent for the Khan and the ground basement numbered ⟦112⟧
ending on ⟦1953/10/1⟧ in the amount of 250/- dinars only instead of
250/- dinars, the amount to be paid by you.
With respect.
The President
⟦signature⟧