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Equipment Category (⟦School⟧) Item Number 1 | Desk with wooden chair 12 | Desks 1 | Rosary 1 | Board 1 | Portrait of His Majesty King Faisal II 2 | Wooden cabinets with their shelves
IJA 3764
Official Letters to Jewish Organizations and Government Office, President of the Jewish Community
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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.
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Administration of Talmud Torah School Baghdad Management of Midrash Talmud Torah HaGadol Baghdad Midrash Talmood Tora Baghdad His Excellency, the Honorable President of the Jewish Community Subject Referral of a request for some items for the Midrash Institute Greetings, Number | 1 | Large clay jar for drinking water 2 | Chair for placing the water jar 3 | Pitchers for drinking water 4 | Tin container for drinking water 5 | Glass for drinking water 6 | Notebook for registration 7 | ⟦Danashes⟧ for water, quantity 4 8 | Repairing some broken glass in the doors and in the classroom This is for your consideration ⟦your kindness⟧ The Administrator of the Midrash Institute Naji Khedhouri Bashiri
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Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Number 2091 Date 18 / 12 / 1952 Baghdad on 17 / 12 / 1952 To :- Director of the Community Based on the increase in aid granted by the Presidency of the Community to the needy members of the community, and based on the insufficiency of the advance amount in the Community fund, which amounts to 100/- Dinars (one hundred dinars) and is allocated for administrative petty expenses for the community's institutions, please obtain His Excellency the President's approval to withdraw an urgent advance in the amount of 70/- Dinars (seventy dinars) to remain in the fund for the aid account. Therefore, please obtain His Excellency the President's approval on this matter. Al-Mahdi Community Accountant His Excellency the President Since the aid expenses have increased due to the increase in the needy, and since the advance allocated for administrative matters, amounting to one hundred dinars, is no longer sufficient, I request approval to withdraw an urgent advance for these aids to be repaid at the end of each month in the amount of 70/- Dinars. The Director
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Presidency of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad 53 / Number: M / 53 Date: 31 / 12 / 1953 Subject - Accounts related to the endowments of the late Ezra Menachem Daniel leased by you. ⟦illegible⟧ To - The Honorable Mr. Saleh Shlomo After greetings, Further to the letter of the Presidency of the Lay Council No. J / 52/922 dated 4 / 8 / 1952 and the warning submitted to you through the Notary Public under general number 2851 dated 3 / 12 / 1952 In view of our not receiving any reply, despite the continuous deliberations between you and the assistant trustee of these endowments, Mr. Munir Dankour, we therefore reiterate our request for the accounts related to the mentioned endowments, hoping you will provide us with the following details:- 1 - A statement of the amounts received by you after the death of the previous trustee, the late Ezra Menachem Daniel, to date, concerning the share of the Lay Council, regarding rents and promissory notes issued to your order, and contract installments concluded between you and the tenants, and what was carried out by you after the death of the previous trustee. 2 - A statement of the amounts that were in your possession, collected from rents and debts, at the time of the death of the previous trustee and which were not handed over to the new trustee (the Lay Council) or his representative, regarding the amounts specific to the share of the Lay Council from the mentioned endowment. 3 - A detailed statement, including old and new debts, belonging to the mentioned endowment, up to the death of the trustee previous and what you collected from them after his death, and what remains of them uncollected. 4 - A statement of the cash amounts held in trust, specific to the mentioned endowment. 5 - A statement of the amounts received by the previous trustee, the late Ezra Menachem Daniel, during his lifetime - i.e., while he was the trustee - for the rents of the year in which he died (i.e., the year from 3 / 3 / 51 to 3 / 3 / 52). 6 - A statement of the amounts received by the previous trustee for the remaining rents of the years prior to the year of his death (i.e., for the year from 3 / 3 / 1950 and the years before it). Awaiting your reply, please accept our highest respect. The President ⟦illegible⟧ A copy to - Assistant Trustee of the mentioned endowments - for information.
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Address: P. O. Box 5 BAGHDAD IRAQ | Address: P. O. Box 5 BAGHDAD IRAQ Telegraphic Address: Baha'i - Baghdad | CABLE ADDRESS : BAHA'I - BAGHDAD. Telephone Number: 3696 | TELEPHONE No. 3696 The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Iraq NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF 'IRAQ Number: 630 Baghdad: 17 Baha 109 corresponding to 6 April 1952 Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 1759 Date 7 / 4 / 1952 His Eminence the Respected Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Greetings and respect, Miss Najiba Ezra Sofer has presented the attached copy of the document issued by the Presidency of the Rabbis in Baghdad under number 33 and dated 28 / 6 / 1951, signed by the Secretary of the Jewish Spiritual Council in Baghdad, which states that on 9 May 1951, the engagement contract of Mr. Edouard Isaac Battat to the aforementioned Miss (Baha'iyya) Ezra Sofer was conducted. Since Miss Najiba professes the Baha'i Faith, that religion which recognizes the truth of all heavenly religions, she claims that the mentioned contract was conducted for her on the basis that she embraces the (Baha'i Faith) and not [Jewish], because a Jew who embraces the Baha'i Faith does not remain [Jewish]. Please kindly inform us whether this engagement contract was conducted between a [Jewish] young man and a young woman who embraces the [Baha'i Faith] and not between two Jewish persons, and that the girl's Baha'i religion is likewise recorded in the engagement contract registers as recorded in the document [or] that, on the contrary, the engagement contract was conducted between two Jewish persons according to the provisions of Article (5) of the Provisions and Rules of Jurisprudence for the Mosaic Community in Iraq published in the Iraqi Gazette, Issue 2988, dated 1 / 2 / 1951. Please kindly provide us with your clear answer in this regard, and please accept our utmost thanks and respect. The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is in Iraq Secretary ⟦signature⟧ A copy to - His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Spiritual Council in Baghdad With a copy of the document mentioned above to kindly provide the requested information recorded in your registers. The Person Register and the paper The Person To be kept in the file Nasib's opinion 7 / 4 / 52
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Image: ⟦line⟧ Number: 33 Date: 28 / 6 / 1951 Chief Rabbi in Baghdad Salman Hoki Aboudi (Here is the text of the testimony in the Hebrew language and below it the signature and seal of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad) ⟦line⟧ Certificate Based on the entries fixed in my records, I confirm that Mr. Edouard Isaac Battat has concluded his engagement to Miss (Bahia) Najiba Ezra Sofer in Baghdad on the date of 3 Iyar year 5711 corresponding to 9 May year 1951, and for that reason this certificate was given to her. Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts and Secretary of the Israeli Spiritual Council Baghdad (Signature) (Seal of the Israeli Religious Court)
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New York October 28, 1952 His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, may God prolong his life, Amen Baghdad After kissing your noble hands and asking the Almighty to always grant you good health and the best of conditions, Amen We arrived in New York by the safety and success of God on the 17th of this month in peace and quiet, and despite the accumulation of telegrams of ⟦congratulations⟧ and peers, the abundance was difficult for me but throughout the journey I think of you and the great care I received from you and from the brothers while we were in Iraq ⟦...⟧ as if it were a dream and I am dreaming, and we wanted to rest and what you requested ⟦...⟧ and we stayed at the Hotel Neil ⟦...⟧ and I wished if we were not ⟦...⟧ the situation until our intention was ⟦...⟧ but circumstances prevented you from leaving us and favoring us with your visit ⟦...⟧ for God knows, may He not deprive the world of you and may He grant us success to see you ⟦...⟧ In conclusion, I thank your Eminence for every care and beautiful kindness that I felt from you, may God reward you well for it Please accept my highest respects and my devotion to your Eminence, with my greetings to all peers and the family to you, and may you remain Sincerely ⟦signature⟧ Ibrahim Kamal FOLD SIDES OVER AND THEN FOLD BOTTOM UP AND SEAL. NO OTHER ENVELOPE SHOULD BE USED. AIR MAIL PAR AVION
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T / 2116 / 53 6 / 8 / 1953 85 Management Committee for the Ezra Daoud Synagogue Affairs. To - " The British Bank of Iran and the Middle East Greetings, Following the formation of a committee to manage the affairs of the Ezra Daoud Synagogue consisting of Messrs. Saleh Nassim Masri, Heskel Shamoon Dubai, and Shlomo (Sassoon) Ezra Daoud, pursuant to the letter of this Presidency No. T / 2113 / 53 dated 4 / 19 / 1953, and since this committee has a current account at your bank, this Presidency has authorized the two members Saleh Nassim Masri and Shlomo (Sassoon) Ezra Daoud jointly to withdraw from your bank and in all financial and banking matters related to this committee. Below are copies of their signatures certified by this Presidency. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Daoud Shetoob Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ Specimen signature of | Specimen signature of Mr. Saleh Nassim Masri | Mr. Shlomo (Sassoon) Ezra Daoud We certify the above two signatures. ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Daoud Shetoob Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Copy to - " Ezra Daoud Synagogue Committee - for information.
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FIRST FOLD NEW YORK, N.Y. OCT 28 5:30 PM 1953 AIR LETTER Rahai Sasson Khedoury Baghdad. IRAQ. NEW YORK, N.Y. OCT 28 5:30 PM 1953 AIR MAIL 10¢ U.S. POSTAGE VIA AIR MAIL PAR AVION MESSAGE MUST APPEAR ON INNER SIDE ONLY! NO TAPE OR STICKER MAY BE ATTACHED IF ANYTHING IS ENCLOSED, THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL BAGHDAD 12-48 SECOND FOLD ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community T / 53/3178 9/23/1953 87 Identity We hereby certify that the person named Fereydoun Abraham, whose photograph is attached above, works as a driver at the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community Number 1951 Date 22 / 9 / 1952 81 ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad The Respected Secretary Greetings and Respect Based on your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ / 52 and dated ⟦illegible⟧ / 9 / 52 Regarding the rent of the apartment ⟦illegible⟧ in the building and its tenant ⟦illegible⟧ Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ the year Previous ⟦illegible⟧ the mentioned financial date ⟦illegible⟧ / 52 And ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ was not able to, so I will return the clearance And send you the amounts ⟦illegible⟧ and with highest respect Sincerely Abdul Rahim ⟦illegible⟧ The mentioned amount was paid ⟦illegible⟧ 28 / 10 / 52
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Office Copy T / 704 / 52 1952/9/10 Greetings, To Mr. Majeed Rashid Agha, Respectfully Tenant of the shop numbered 2/3/14 (Midan) With reference to the lease agreement concluded between you and the Presidency of this Community, the term of which ended on 1952/8/31. Please note the following: 1 - There remains a balance of fifteen dinars from the rent of the past year ending on 1952/8/31. 2 - In view of the expiration of the lease term on 1952/8/31, the first installment of the new year's rent, amounting to thirty dinars, has become due. Therefore, you must pay the two aforementioned amounts, totaling forty-five dinars, within three days from the date of this letter if you wish to renew the contract, as well as the remaining amount from last year's rent, and the rent for the period you will occupy the shop from 1952/9/1 until vacating it if you do not wish to renew the contract; otherwise, we will be forced to resort to legal measures and hold you responsible for all necessary expenses. Please accept our highest respect. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Copy to: To the Secretary of the Community Presidency - for follow-up The Second To be sent by registered mail
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T / 2129 / 53 9 / 8 / 1953 To ⟦...⟧ Najiba Khatoon, the Respected - Baghdad After greetings We convey to you below a copy of the letter received by this Presidency from the office of the Hahamkhana of the Jewish Community in London dated 8 / 7 / 1953, hoping you will review its contents and inform us of your decision regarding this matter. Please accept our highest respect Heskel Dawood Shemtob Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧ Mr H. D. Schemtob, President of the Jewish Community, Baghdad Dear Mr. Schemtob, re Dr. Joseph Daniel, 116 Court Street, Plattsburg, N.Y., U.S.A. I have just written you a letter concerning the matter of betrothal and in connection with this problem I want to raise the problem of the above- named who has been betrothed to Miss Nagiba Khatoon and whose case has been before our Beth Din for the last two years. We have tried to contact Miss Khatoon but, unfortunately, we have not received any answer from her. We have been informed indirectly, however, that she has no objection to giving him his freedom, but we are not willing to take this information as final, as we would like to have it in writing from her, with her signature testified by two witnesses, that she is quite willing for Dr. Daniel, her betrothed fiance, to give her a Get, and that she is ready to receive it if it is sent to Baghdad. The addres of Miss Khatoon at the time of betrothal was River Street, Baghdad (next to the Chamber of Commerce), but I understand from a letter reseived from <del>that</del> the British Embassy, Baghdad in January 1952, that you had been in toych with Miss Khatoon and that you would be contacting the signatory of the letter Mr. D. J. D Maitland when her written consent had been obtained. No doubt, you will know Miss Khatoon's present address . I should be glad to have some information from you concerning this matter as Dr. Daniel would like to consider himself free as soon as possible, especially as it is now about seven years since the betrothal took place. Yours Sincerely, HAHAM
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OFFICE OF THE HAHAM OF THE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWS OF GREAT BRITAIN 2, ASHWORTH ROAD, MAIDA VALE LONDON, W.9 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS GAON, MAIDA, LONDON TELEPHONE CUNNINGHAM 4189 25th Tammuz 5713 8th July 1953 Mr. H. D. Shemtob, President of the Jewish Community, BAGHDAD Dear Mr. Shemtob, re Dr. Joseph Daniel, 116 Court Street, Plattsburg, N.Y., U.S.A. ⟦line⟧ I have just written you a letter concerning the matter of betrothal and in connection with this problem I want to raise the problem of the above-named who has been betrothed to Miss Nagiba Khatoon and whose case has been before our Beth Din for the last two years. We have tried to contact Miss Khatoon but, unfortunately, we have not received any answer from her. We have been informed indirectly, however, that she has no objection to giving him his freedom, but we are not willing to take this information as final, as we would like to have it in writing from her, with her signature testified by two witnesses, that she is quite willing for Dr. Daniel, her betrothed fiance, to give her a Get; and that she is ready to receive it if it is sent to Baghdad. The address of Miss Khatoon at the time of the betrothal was River Street, Baghdad (next to the Chamber of Commerce), but I understand from a letter received from the British Embassy, Baghdad in January, 1952, that you had been in touch with Miss Khatoon and that you would be contacting the signatory of the letter Mr. D. J. D. Maitland when her written consent had been obtained. No doubt, you will know Miss Khatoon's present address. I should be glad to have some information from you concerning this matter as Dr. Daniel would like to consider himself free as soon as possible, especially as it is now about seven years since the betrothal took place. Yours sincerely, ⟦signature⟧ HAHAM
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T / 2920 / 52 18 / 1 / 1953 1-1 Travel expenses of Madame Raphael ⟦line⟧ To - Eastern Import and Trading Company Limited Greetings, With reference to your invoice No. 266 dated 31 / 12 / 1952, We enclose herewith check No. 819336 dated 14 / 1 / 1953 for the amount of 99.000 Dinars (Ninety-nine Dinars), for the travel expenses of Madame Raphael by plane from Paris to Baghdad. Please accept our highest respect. Mubarak ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Enclosures ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦line⟧ 1 Check Copy to - Accountant of the Community Presidency - for accounting purposes. Administration of Frank Iny School - for the same purpose.
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Cable Address: LICCO BAGHDAD. Telephone Number Telephones :- Central Office 7317 Office 7317 Showrooms & Travel Bureau 5741 Showrooms & Travel Bureau 5741 ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧ Invoice No.: 266 Invoice Number: 952 Baghdad: December 31st. 19 52 Levant Import & Commercial Co. Ltd. LEVANT IMPORT & COMMERCIAL CO. LTD. Office : Samawa'al Street Showrooms & Travel Bureau : Rashid Street-Corner of Semiramis Bldg. Sold to: M.: The Jewish Community, Address: Baghdad. Quantity | Description | Price | Total | To cost of: MME. VVE. FRANCOISE <del>RAPHAEL</del> One passage fare PARIS/BAGDAD by AIR FRANCE ( our X.O.37887 ). | | ID. 99/- LEVANT IMPORT & COMMERCIAL CO. LTD AGENTS FOR AIR FRANCE IN IRAQ Accountant For recording the entry ⟦illegible⟧ 11/1/53 President To pay the amount by deducting it from the budget of Levant Import & Commercial Co. Ltd. President 11/1/1953
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad: Telephone Number: 35310 President ⟦...⟧ Secretary: Number: T / 53/2971 Subject: ⟦line⟧ Date: 26 / 3 / 1953 Statement To the honorable members of the community My honorable brothers Since the Secretariat of the Capital has informed this Presidency of its intention to open a street that cuts through the old cemetery, and its request to take the necessary measures to relocate the graves that obstruct the alignment of the aforementioned street to locations outside the alignment. And since this matter concerns every member of this community given that this cemetery contains the graves of their relatives, we therefore ask the honorable brothers to attend the headquarters of the Community Presidency on the morning of Sunday, corresponding to 29 / 3 / 1953, at ten-thirty in the morning for the purpose of deliberating on the subject. ⟦Signature⟧ Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 107 ⟦...⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: 52/2595
Date: 16 / 6 / 1952
Subject: Fees for the transfer of the three plots 61/222, 222/172 and 222/173 in the name of the Community
To -
The Respected Lawyer Aboudi Siti
After greetings
With reference to your verbal request, we enclose herewith check number 813858 dated
15/6/1952 to your order for the amount of 40.000 Dinars for the fees of transferring the three plots numbered
61/222, 222/172 and 222/173 located in Al-Bataween quarter in the name of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to -
1 - To the Lay Council for approval of the expenditure
2 - To the Accountant of the Community Presidency
a - To open a special page in the accounting books in the name of Al-Bataween plots
numbered 61/222, 222/172 and 222/173 to record
revenues and expenditures
b - To keep a copy of this letter to serve as an expenditure memorandum
104
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦initials⟧
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595 / 52 16/6/1952 Fees for the transfer of the three plots 222/61 and 222 and 222/173 in the name of the Community Mr. The respected lawyer Abboudi Seeti After greetings, With reference to your verbal request, we enclose herewith check No. 813858 dated 15/6/1952 to your order in the amount of 40.000 Dinars for the fees of transferring the three plots numbered 222/61, 222/172, and 222/173 located in the Al-Bataween neighborhood in the name of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. Please accept our highest respect. Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council A copy to - 1 - To the Lay Council for approval of the expenditure 2 - To the Accountant of the Community Presidency a - To open a special page in the accounting ledgers in the name of the Al-Bataween plots numbered 222/61, 222/172, and 222/173 to record revenues and expenditures b - To keep a copy of this letter to serve as an expenditure memorandum ⟦handwritten signature/mark⟧ ⟦handwritten signature/mark⟧
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T / 2767 / 52 16 / 10 / 1952 ⟦illegible⟧ To - The Iraqi Grain Trading and Flour Company Limited Greetings, With reference to your letter numbered D / 25 / 650 and dated 16 / 10 / 952 We regret that we are unable to approve your request due to the impermissibility of leasing holy places according to Sharia ⟦flourish⟧ Please accept our highest respect ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 44
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Iraq Trading & Grain Milling Co., Ltd. Iraq Trading & Grain Milling Co., Ltd. Head Office Head Office BAGHDAD - RASHID STREET BAGHDAD, RASHID STREET Telephone No.: 86404 TELEPHONE NO. 86404 No.: D / 25 / 65 No.: D / 25 / 65 Date: 16 / 10 / 952 Date: 16 / 10 / 952 Presidency of the ⟦...⟧ Community Number 2011 Date 16 / 10 / 1952 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, We have learned that you have the Torah Synagogue building located on Ghazi Street offered for rent. In view of the fact that this company is looking for a suitable warehouse to store flour and wheat belonging to it in Baghdad, we have decided to rent the aforementioned place for this purpose, requesting you to provide us with your approval for the purpose of conducting an inspection of it today and notifying you of the result at the earliest possible opportunity. With respect. ⟦signature⟧ Authorized Manager Iraq Trading & Grain Milling Co., Ltd. For registration, incoming (Community) T ⟦...⟧ 16/10/52 His Eminence Rabbi David B. ⟦...⟧ respected To state your opinion on the subject ⟦...⟧ 16/10/52 There is no religious reason preventing the rental of these temples, as it is not a permanent lease ⟦signature⟧
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T / ⟦274⟧ / 52 1952/9/19 House Number 36/141 ⟦illegible⟧ 107 To :- To Whom It May Concern After greetings Mr. Musa Shamkhi has rented the house numbered 36/141 located in Hanoun al-Saghir, as of 1951/9/1. ⟦K⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
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T / 287 / 52
15 / 12 / 1952
To ⟦...⟧
The Respected Mr. Isaac Shaul Yehuda
The Respected Mr. Jacob Shaul Yehuda
Beirut
After greetings,
With reference to your two letters dated September 11, 1952;
We inquired with Mr. Jacob Shlomo via our letter No. T/2771/52 dated 20 / 10 / 1952
as to whether you are among those entitled to the right of transfer in the Miri lands belonging to the late Ezra Menachem Daniel; he replied to us
via his letter dated 22 / 10 / 1952 (("that the late Ezra Menachem Daniel has passed away and his Miri lands
transfer to his paternal grandfather, the late Saleh Menachem Daniel, and the stepmother, the late Rahma bint Daoud Qahtan, and the
maternal uncle, the late Abdullah Shlomo, and his maternal aunt, the late Rachel bint Fi Hayyim, due to the absence of children or branches
of parents or branches of parents or a wife for the deceased, the late Ezra Menachem Daniel. Therefore, those lands transfer to the late
Saleh Daniel and his wife, and after them they transfer to their children, who are Sassoon, Rima, and Nozha, the children of Saleh Daniel and their branches.
Accordingly, the maternal uncle and aunt, and the paternal and maternal grandfather and grandmother have no share in the transfer according to the law."))
2 - We also inquired with Mr. Sami al-Naqshali (via His Excellency Professor Arif al-Suwaidi) regarding the matter, and he replied to us
with the same answer received from Mr. Jacob Shlomo mentioned in the first paragraph.
It appears from this that you are not among those entitled to the right of transfer in those Miri lands.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
S
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Presidency of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ 2018 22 / 10 / 1952 Baghdad on 22 / 10 / 1952 His Excellency the Acting Head of the Community and President of the Lay Council in Baghdad, Respected After greetings Reference to your letter No. T / 2771 / 52 dated 20 / 10 / 1952 regarding the two letters received by you dated September 11, 1952, from Messrs. Yaqub and Ishaq, sons of Shaul Yehuda, residing in Beirut, claiming that they are relatives of the late Ezra Menachem Daniel, as their paternal grandfather named Dawood Yehuda is the son of the maternal aunt of the late Menachem Daniel, and requesting verification as to whether they are among those entitled to the right of transfer in the Miri lands belonging to the late Ezra Menachem Daniel. And you, in turn, are requesting us to inform you whether these individuals are included in the inheritance or not - we inform you of the following:- The late Ezra Menachem Saleh Daniel has passed away, and his Miri lands are transferred to his paternal grandfather, the late Saleh Menachem Daniel, and his paternal grandmother, the late Rahma daughter of Dawood Qahtan, and to his maternal grandfather, the late Abdullah Shlomo, and his maternal grandmother, the late Rachel daughter of Faraj Hayyim, due to the absence of children, descendants, parents, descendants of parents, or a wife for the deceased, the late Ezra Menachem Daniel. Therefore, those lands are transferred to the late Saleh Daniel and his wife, and after them, they are transferred to their children, who are Sassoon, Rima, and Farha, the children of Saleh Daniel, and their descendants. Accordingly, the maternal uncle and maternal aunt of the grandfather and grandmother, whether paternal or maternal, have no share in that transfer according to the law. For this reason, we have explained this to you. As per your request, we return the two mentioned letters to you. Respectfully yours. Yaqub Shlomo 108 Personnel To be registered as incoming (stamp) and attached to the mentioned transaction ⟦illegible⟧ 22 / 10 / 52
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⟦illegible⟧ 10 / 10 / 1952 ⟦illegible⟧ Beirut, September 10, 1952 To the Honorable President of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad - After greetings and respect, Yaqub Shaul Daoud Ishaq Yehuda is honored to inform you that the late Ezra Menachem Daniel, who left his Miri properties as an inheritance to each of his relatives, is also one of our relatives. You know, our Master President of the Community, that our kinship is that our late grandfather Daoud Yehuda was the cousin of the late Menachem Daniel. As for the name of Menachem's mother, it was Rahma, and the name of Daoud Yehuda's mother was Hanna, as we believe. According to our information from the Baghdad Peace Judge, Mr. Burhan al-Din al-Kilani, we are entitled to the inheritance through this kinship, and you must know the exact names from the Rabbinate records in your area, because we left Iraq in 1930 and we still hold Iraqi citizenship. We request you to register our name in the list with those claiming the inheritance, and many thanks to your position. Please accept our highest respect, and may you remain well. Yaqub Shaul Yehuda True copy ⟦illegible signature⟧ Secretary The Israelite Community - Baghdad 20 / 10 / 1952