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Second - There is no doubt that all members of the community in Baghdad thank you for this glorious and visible work and appreciate it.
Your school, when first built, was established to accommodate students of a middle school consisting of only (12) classes
with all other facilities such as a library, laboratories, a hall, etc... Circumstances have required that this school contain
at the present time students of (17) classes of all ages and genders, starting from kindergarten to the fifth preparatory grade;
it has become necessary, in this situation, to use the library, the hall, and the laboratories as classrooms for students, which has deprived these
students of many necessary study facilities, in addition to the overcrowding of some of them in rooms that are not suitable
as classrooms.
The school principal, Mr. Abdullah Obeidia, has recently developed designs (
to build an additional wing in the school consisting of two additional classrooms with a tiered storage room on the lower floor, along with two laboratories,
one for chemistry ( ) and the other for physics (
) on the upper floor, and we will send you these designs for your review.
In view of the school's urgent need for this project, which is considered an integral part of your original project, I hope that you,
along with the rest of the community members in Baghdad, will look with kindness toward bringing it into existence as quickly as possible.
By doing so, you will have completed the largest charitable project for the members of your community.
Third - The last two classes of the school, which are the fourth preparatory and fifth preparatory grades, currently contain
a large number of students with varying scientific levels and abilities. This has begun to cause major problems in teaching in
terms of reconciling the strong students and the weak students contained within a single class.
The Presidency of the Community and the Administrative Committee, after consultation with your school principal, have thought of completing a new project, which is opening
a new preparatory school consisting of only two classes containing a homogeneous type of students, in addition to the two preparatory classes
currently existing in your school, provided that this project is funded by the endowments of the late Ezra Menachem Daniel, who
stipulated when making his endowment the building of a school in his name.
In view of the need for economy in teachers to manage this new school, we have thought of purchasing four
plots of land from the eight plots adjacent to your school belonging to you, which are currently used as a warehouse for your shop in Baghdad.
In this process, two benefits can be achieved: first - using the same teachers to conduct teaching in both schools
due to their proximity to each other; second - gathering our school students in one area to facilitate their transportation and to benefit from the facilities
of both schools by all students at the same time.
Therefore, we hope that you will also look into this matter as quickly as possible and assign whomever you deem appropriate in Baghdad to complete
this sale transaction, and by doing so, you will have achieved a new project for the members of your community for which you deserve thanks and praise.
To be continued
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Finally, I am pleased to inform you that your school has at present become the only solid building for the community which
provides services for social aspects. At the prize distribution ceremony for outstanding students held by the school administration
last year, the school garden accommodated no less than (1200) invited individuals from the community. It has previously
witnessed the school hall hosting a marriage ceremony (Kiddushim) in the past, and it is hoped that many other similar ceremonies will be held in the future.
Also, the number of school students has been increasing for two years, especially among the children who represent the new generation.
There is no doubt that if you had not been so kind as to build the school, the situation of the community in Baghdad would be different from what it is now in
terms of education and social life. This is a favor of yours that cannot be forgotten.
In conclusion, I hope that our hope will not be disappointed in your completion of the project you started, and that you will not delay in doing everything
that serves the public interest to enhance your good reputation, which has long been mentioned among the members of the community. May God
grant us all success in serving the group, and may you remain ( ⟦May God help us and grant us success⟧ )
And on the occasion of the upcoming New Year, I pray for you and your family for long life and health ( ⟦May you merit many pleasant years⟧ )
Sincerely,
⟦On behalf of⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri
President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T/ 56/
Date: 24 / 4 / 1956
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Ottoman Bank - Baghdad
Greetings,
Further to our letter No. T/56/3701 dated 9 / 4 / 1956, the Administrative Committee decided in its session held
on 22 / 4 / 1956 to authorize one of its members, Rabbi Mr. Shaul Sassoon Khedhouri, to sign checks in the absence of one
of its authorized members, Mr. Farid Daoud Samira, Chairman of the Administrative Committee, and Victor Yamin, Vice Chairman, in view of the death of the
third person authorized to sign, the late Mr. Menashi Ibrahim Kashi. Below we show a specimen of his signature for this purpose.
Please accept our highest respect.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Specimen Signature
Mr. Shaul Sassoon Khedhouri
We certify the authenticity of the signature of the Administrative Committee member, Mr. Shaul Sassoon Khedhouri
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to -
1 - Presidency of the Administrative Committee - for information
2 - Accountant of the Community Presidency - "