AI English Translation, Pages 476-500
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
Deficiency Page
Fouad Hayy Al-Mukhadam
Abdul Ghani
Further to our letter ⟦dated⟧ 12/15/55
We enclose herewith our letter sent to the Mr. Fees Officer
Numbered 2688 and dated 2/10/956 with the name of ⟦the interested party⟧
That Mr. Saleh Qahtan was at his time ⟦...⟧ we consulted ⟦the interested party⟧
Regarding the armored registration and the reduction from now ⟦in advance⟧ ⟦...⟧ for it
⟦Exit⟧ . This ⟦...⟧
And for me a servant
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⟧
Mr. President
1- The bequest previously belonging to the ⟦Association⟧ of Cemeteries now belongs to the leadership of the community
organized by the lawyer five years ago, and the aforementioned lawsuit
for its eviction was being handled by the lawyer Jamil Matloub, and upon the liquidation of the association
it was taken by you and the follow-up was abandoned, and the lawyer informed me of that
and it was expressed by Mr. Salman Al-Kabir.
2- The seekers of this bequest had filed three lawsuits against the leadership of
the community, and I had appointed the lawyer Jamil Matloub at the time, and he agreed
to half the fee, which was estimated at 70 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 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and it has
been verified that the plaintiffs were not notified of the judgment decision, and therefore
the bequest has not acquired finality. I have informed the lawyer of this
however, he protested that he is tired from this lawsuit and that he deserves
the fee, and that he will leave it delayed due to the impossibility of paying the rest of
the fees until the lawsuit acquires finality:
3- Given the importance of the case, the President of the community has entrusted
the eviction lawsuit to the lawyer Fawzi Abdel Wahab
Please review and confirm not to pay the lawyer's fees until the
lawsuit acquires the degree of finality. Your order.
Tawfiq ⟦illegible⟧
11/42
To be submitted to the Community Committee
and given under the opinion of the President
of the community
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
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
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number :: M / 456 / 56
Date :: 13 / 3 / 1956
To the Honorable Mr. ⟦line⟧ Respected
After greetings
The Administrative Committee has decided to place the Gabila contract for the year 1956 - 1957 (according to the attached conditions)
by secret method. Please submit the price that suits you per kilogram of kosher meat according to paragraph (3) of
the contract conditions to the Presidency of the Community in a sealed envelope marked "Gabila Contract," and attach to the application a cash deposit of
- / 500 Dinars (Five hundred Dinars). The Committee is not bound to award the contract to the one who offers the lowest price.
Applications will be accepted until twelve o'clock noon on Monday, 19 / 3 / 1956.
Please accept our highest respect
President of the Administrative Committee
Attachments
A copy of the contract conditions
Department copy
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 20/7/56
Date :: <del>1/10/1956</del>
Subject Summary ::
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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⟧
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
To the respected lawyer Mr. Raouf Abdel Wahab
Subject: The lawsuit of ⟦Fadel Hatem⟧
After greetings,
The Presidency of the Central Execution had requested the placement of a precautionary seizure
on the funds of the community in implementation of the judgment in the lawsuit
filed by "Al-Rati", so a judgment was issued which forced us to
pay the adjudicated amount along with court fees ⟦and execution fees⟧
amounting to 222/27 dinars.
Knowing that the Property Observation Office has repeatedly requested you
to appeal the judgment and follow up on it in the Execution Department.
Please inform us about how the primary court proceedings 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 Execution Department.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
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⟧
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
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
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
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
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
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: M / 551
Date :: 26 / 3 / 1955
Subject Summary :: Payment of an amount
⟦illegible⟧
To -
The Iraqi Company for Industry and Trade 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
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⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Number:
Date: 11 / 9 / 1955
Subject:
⟦illegible⟧ The distinguished and virtuous Mr. Frank Iny, Respected - New York
My dear Mr. Frank,
May God bless your times. I have written this letter first to inquire about your health and the health of your family, hoping that you are
always in ⟦illegible⟧ good health.
What prompted me to write to you now is the concern for the interest of the school that you were so kind to build and endow
to serve the children of your community in Baghdad. May God reward you well for this glorious deed. There are three matters that I saw
it in the interest to discuss with you ⟦line⟧.
First - there are some renovations and additions in the school's structural and electrical installations that circumstances require to be carried out from
time to time according to the needs of the school and the students. Among these renovations:
1 - Paving approximately (500) square meters of the school yards so that student transport buses can park and wait
there at dismissal time, in order to prevent congestion in the street, especially on rainy days, and to protect children from the danger
of run-over accidents they were exposed to in the past. This process costs about (500/-) Dinars.
2 - All electrical installations in the school are unfit for use at the present time. It has happened on
many occasions during the past three years that the walls of some classrooms became electrified, exposing the students' lives
to danger. It appeared as a result of the inspection of these installations by experts that their workmanship is not proficient and that it is necessary
to make a radical change in them, which costs about (750/-) Dinars.
3 - There is the hall stage which requires about (250/-) Dinars so that it can be made suitable for acting and public speaking by
the students. No doubt you are among those who appreciate these student activities at their true value, as is established and known about
your generous ⟦line⟧ person.
In this case, the total urgent and necessary expenses for the school would be about (1500/-) Dinars.
The community administration in Baghdad does not have the resources to cover these expenses in addition to the other annual
expenses, which in current circumstances have reached about (18,000) Dinars according to the budget that the school
principal, Mr. Abdullah Idia, previously showed you last year. This is knowing that the total
fees collected from students annually are always less than six thousand Dinars. Therefore, I have come to request you
to help the school administration meet these necessary needs for your school, which has become at the present time
one of the famous schools in the country, if not the most famous school in Baghdad, characterized by its excellent academic
level and the quality of its students, teaching staff, and good management. The results of the general
ministerial examinations (Baccalaureate) for the three levels—primary, intermediate, and preparatory—in our school were more brilliant than all
other schools, both official and ⟦line⟧ private.
To be ⟦line⟧ continued
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number:
Date:
Subject:
⟦line⟧ 2 ⟦line⟧
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
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number:
Date:
Subject:
- 2 -
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
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Number: T/ 56/
Date: 24 / 4 / 1956
Subject:
To -
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 - "