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IJA 1546

Correspondence between President of Baghdadi Jewish Community and Iraqi Government

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Description

These documents contain correspondence between the Iraqi government and the President of the Jewish community regarding individuals within the Baghdadi Jewish community. There is also internal government correspondence between departments. Contents include: verification of religion, citizenship, addresses, death, student attendance, names of heirs, and physical exam forms. This item also contains correspondence between the Iraqi Jewish community and the Iraqi government concerning the maintenance of properties owned by the community. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 1546
Item Number
8396
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Chart, Burial Society, Revenue Stamp, Ministry of Justice, Synagogue, Form, Medicine, Typed, Iraqi Government, Office for Oversight and Operation of Jewish Property, Accounting, Basrah, Office of Public Security – Frozen Assets, Sun Crest, Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works, Fragments, Ministry of the Interior, Legal, Ink Stamp, Torah, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Court of Personal Property, List, Ministry of Planning, Abrogation of Citizenship, Inheritance, President of the Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Ministry of Health, General Secretary, Property, Receipt, Office of General Citizenship, Bank of Iraq, Eagle Crest, Correspondence, Office of Identification Affairs, Annotation, State Crest

AI English Translation, Pages 351-375

Archival unit 351

Public Security
With reference to your letter numbered 12959 and dated
6/7/71, Wajih Munshi is from the people of Basra
And since we know that the aforementioned resides in Basra, please
obtain full information from the Governor of Basra.
Respectfully,
Acting Head of the Community
⟦Head of the Court⟧
⟦line⟧
Public Security
With reference to your letter numbered 13000 and dated
6/7/71, the late Ezra Daoud Horish
is from the people of Basra, and as we know he passed away a long time ago
and we do not have any knowledge about his heirs.
Respectfully,
Acting Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧
7/4/1971

Archival unit 352

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
General
Frozen
and Commercial Matters
Number / 2002
Date 7 / 6 / 1971
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 709
Date 8 / 6 / 1971
121
To - Directorate of General Nationality / IDs
Please inform us about the nationality status of the Jew Ezra Daoud Horish, a resident of Basra Governorate, and specify
the date his Iraqi nationality was revoked if it was revoked, and we hope for your response as quickly as possible, please.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
for Frozen Assets
A copy of it to:-
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - We request you to inform us of all information available to you regarding
the Jew Ezra Daoud Horish and his heirs if he is deceased, and the number of the legal inheritance distribution
and the issuing authority, and we hope for your response as quickly as possible, please.
Liquidation Secretariat - Your marginal note on 30 / 5 / 1971, information was found recorded in the file indicating
that Regina is the heir of the Jew Ezra Daoud Horish, and a letter from the observer was also found
numbered 1953 / T / 5567 on 6 / 5 / 1971 indicating lack of knowledge whether
the aforementioned is deceased or not, and their lack of knowledge of his heirs, and you requested from her to inform you
whether there is a kinship relationship between them, and accordingly, a discrepancy occurred between your two mentioned
requests, and since it is difficult to find a way that makes it easier for us to identify the persons
who have a kinship relationship with the aforementioned because we often find several records with the same
name. So we see that the request has become impossible unless sufficient information is received from
the community, please.
Attachments
File
And for your benefit, enclosed is file C
Liquidation Secretariat (1/2 of it)
This mentioned person must have died more than
twenty years ago and we have no knowledge of the names of his heirs
Khalid / 5 / 6

Archival unit 353

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T /: 797 / 71
Date - / /: 10 / 6 / 1971
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
128
Mr. Secretary General for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respected
After greetings:
Reference to your letter No. 2956 dated 7 / 6 / 1971
Regarding Rajia Isaac Sabti, a resident of Basra, and as far as we know, she has one
daughter in Basra. Please obtain full information from the Basra Governorate.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community

Archival unit 354

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Number /: 2959
Date /: 7 / 6 / 1971
General
Frozen
⟦illegible⟧ and Rights and Commercial Matters
Rights ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 707
Date 8 / 6 / 1971
129
To ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Legal Distribution of Estate
⟦line⟧
Please provide us with the information available to you regarding the legal distribution of the estate of the Mosaic woman
(Rajina Ishaq Sabti) who died on 31 / 10 / 1968 (its number, date, and the issuing
authority) along with a statement of the names of her heirs, hoping for your response as quickly as possible, please.
⟦signature⟧
For the Secretary-General
for Frozen Assets ⟦line⟧
A copy of it to: -
Secretariat of Immovable Assets - Confirmation of Ownership - your marginal note on 25 / 4 / 71, hoping
to await the Presidency's response, and we return to you herewith the property file sequence
1 / 209 Saif / Basra
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters (3 / Aq 1)
Mr. Hadi Awni Jawad - for follow-up to obtain the legal distribution of the estate.
(Please, from the people of Basra and according to our knowledge she has one
daughter, please contact the <del>Municipality</del> Governorate of Basra
Excellency
⟦signature⟧
Khalid / 5 / 6

Archival unit 355

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T/: 296 / 71
Date: 6 / 8 / 1971
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
126
Mr. Secretary-General for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respected
After greetings:
Reference to your letter numbered 12885 and dated 6 / 6 / 1971
The late Rachel Shuh Aboudi has passed away and her son Richard Meir Youssef
Shatoub retains his Iraqi citizenship.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
Mr. Richard Meir Shatoub, please visit the Secretariat
and submit the legal inheritance distribution for your late mother.

Archival unit 356

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T /: 296 / 71
Date: 8 / 6 / 1971
Subject /:
Mr. Secretary General for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respectfully
Greetings:
Reference to your letter No. 12885 dated 6/6/1971
The late Rachel Shuh Aboudi has passed away and her son Richard Meir Youssef
Shaaloub retains his Iraqi citizenship.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
Mr. Richard Meir Shaaloub, please visit the Secretariat
and submit the legal inheritance certificate for your late mother.

Archival unit 357

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T / 71 /
Date 6 / 6 / 1971
Telephone Number 83531 President
Subject/ ⟦line⟧
Mr. Secretary General for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respected
After greetings:
Reference to your letter numbered 12885 and dated 6 / 6 / 1971
The late Rachel Shua Aboudi ⟦has passed away⟧ <del>mention her death</del> ⟦and⟧ her son Richard Meir ⟦Shimon⟧ Yusuf
Shimon retains Iraqi citizenship.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting President of the Community
Mr. Richard Meir Shimon, please visit the Secretariat and submit the legal
inheritance distribution for your late mother.
7 / 6 / 71
⟦illegible⟧
71
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 358

Mr. Secretary
With reference to your letter numbered 12885 and dated
2 / 6 / 71
The deceased Rashida Abboudi
And the daughter-in-law of Bavaria, her son Renard de Youssef Shahtoub
Kept in the Administrative Council
This, and please accept
Acting Head of the Community
Mr. Renard de Shahtoub, please visit
The Secretariat and submit ⟦line⟧ the legal system
For your late mother.

Archival unit 359

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters
Rights Division
Number /: 2885
Date: 6 / 6 / 1971
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 706
Date 7 / 6 / 1971
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
127
Subject / Legal Inheritance Distribution
Please provide us with the information available to you regarding the legal inheritance distribution of the Mosaic woman
Rachel Shmougha Aboudi, who passed away on 30 / 3 / 971, and state the names of her heirs. Hoping
for your response as quickly as possible, please.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Secretary General
Copy to -
Immovable Property / Title Confirmation / Your margin on 25 / 4 / 971, please wait for the response
of the Presidency, and we return to you herewith the property file sequence 374 Safat / Basra
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters / 3 / Q 1
Mr. Hadi Awni / For follow-up and obtaining the legal inheritance distribution.
Al-Alawi 5 / 6
⟦signature⟧
Secretary General
Reference to your letter numbered 2885 and dated 6 / 6 / 71
The deceased did not leave an inheritance ⟦...⟧ she retains Iraqi citizenship ⟦...⟧
Meir Youssef Shatoub - this
Copy to Mr. Renar Meir Shatoub, please contact the General
Secretariat and obtain the legal inheritance distribution for your late mother
(Rights)
Acting Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 360

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T / 292 / 71
Date 22 / 5 / 1971
Mr. Secretary General for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews Deprived of Iraqi Citizenship, Respected
Subject
124
After greetings:
Reference to your letter No. 11310 dated 20 / 5 / 71
We confirm our certificate No. T / 2403 / 71 dated 11 / 5 / 71 regarding the death of the late
Azar Heskel Sassoon Al Abdullah, whose copy is attached below.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Mosaic Community
Copy of Certificate No. T / 2403 / 71
Number T / 2403 / 71
Date 11 / 5 / 1971
To whom it may concern
Based on the death register and the document kept at this Presidency
We confirm that the late Azar Heskel Sassoon Al Abdullah Yusuf died in Baghdad on the twenty-fifth day
of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one AD. He left upon his death his elder sister
Khatoun Heskel Sassoon Abdullah only.
This certificate was given upon request.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Mosaic Community

Archival unit 361

S
Mr. Director of Frozen Funds, Respected
Regarding
Reference to your letter numbered 25781 on 11/7/51
(Safwanah)
We have no information about the deceased George Abboud Kahlo
nor about his heirs. Please accept our regards. 1
R
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 362

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: 71
Date: 5 / 1 / 1971
The Honorable Secretary General for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews Deprived of Iraqi Nationality
Subject
After greetings:
Reference to your letter No. 11310 dated 20 / 5 / 71
We confirm our certificate No. T / 2403 / 71 dated 11 / 5 / 71 regarding the death of the late
Tazar Heskel Sassoon Al Abdullah, whose copy is shown below.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
President of the Mosaic Community
⟦line⟧ Copy of Certificate No. T / 2403 / 71 ⟦line⟧
No. T /: 2403 / 71
Date: 11 / 5 / 1971
To whom it may concern
Based on the death register and the document kept at this Presidency
We confirm that the late Tazar Heskel Sassoon Al Abdullah Yusuf died in Baghdad on the twenty-fifth day
of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one AD. He left upon his death his elder sister
Khatoun Heskel Sassoon Abdullah only.
This certificate was given upon request.
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
President of the Mosaic Community

Archival unit 363

Good news ⟦illegible⟧ the Merciful
11210 Date 5/20/71
Sent ⟦illegible⟧ 4/24/71 and the doctor 5/11/71
Regarding the death of the late Azar Haqqi Rasoun Al-Obeid
Whose image is filled in below
This and please accept
The Rabbi
125
A copy of the attached certificate 6/2202/71

Archival unit 364

General Secretariat
for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters
Rights Division
In the name of God ⟦the Beneficent, the Merciful⟧
Republic of Iraq
Number / ⟦11220⟧
Date 20 / 5 / 1971
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number ⟦691⟧
Date 22 / 5 / 1971
125
Directorate of General Nationality / Identities.
Subject / Jewish Nationality
Please state the nationality status of the Jewess Khatoun Heskel Sassoon Abdullah, residing in
Al-Bataween neighborhood, house number 14 A 1/12/3. We hope for your response as quickly as possible, please.
⟦Signature⟧
p.p. General Secretary
Copy to -
Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad / Please inform us of the names of the heirs of the deceased Jew
(Azar Heskel Sassoon Abdullah) and we hope for
your response as quickly as possible, please.
Directorate of General Income Tax / Directorate of Estates / Your letter 886/1/45
on 16/5/971
Secretariat of Liquidation / For information
Secretariat of Rights and Commercial Matters (1/3 Q 1)
Al-Alawi 5/20

Archival unit 365

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T /: 791 / 71
Date: 9 / 5 / 1971
⟦145⟧
122
Subject /:
Mr. Secretary General for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respected
After greetings:
Reference to your letter No. 2177 dated 30 / 1 / 70 regarding providing you
with the endowment deed (Waqf) for the property sequence 231 / 57 Bataween.
We attach herewith a photocopied copy of the endowment deed No. 136 / 178 / Sh
dated 27 / 12 / 36 issued by the Personal Status Court in Baghdad, and
this endowment is registered in the Tabu (Land Registry) records.
Please accept our highest respect
On behalf of Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Mosaic Community

Archival unit 366

The Respected
Baghdad
Based on your letter numbered 2177 and dated 1/20/70
regarding providing you with the endowment deed for the property numbered
57 / 221 in Batarba
We attach herewith a true copy of the endowment deed
numbered 271 / 26 / ⟦illegible⟧ and the distribution letter issued
by the judge of the Personal Status Court in Baghdad
and this endowment is registered in the land registry records
Please accept our regards
The Lawyer

Archival unit 367

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T/: 27 / 71
Date: 23 / 3 / 1971
Subject / Talmud Torah Endowment.
121
Mr. Secretary General for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respected
After greetings:
Reference to your letter numbered 4647 and dated 13 / 3 / 1971
The Midrash Talmud Torah endowment is a religious charitable endowment established for the study of the
Holy Torah book and the Mosaic religion.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri
President of the Mosaic Community
4

Archival unit 368

The Respected Mr.
Respected
Subject / Talmud Torah Endowment
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 71 / 2 / 12, as the endowment of
Talmud Torah schools is a charitable, religious, sectarian endowment
endowed for the study ⟦and teaching⟧ of the Holy Torah book
and the Mosaic religion
This
⟦A Y F⟧

Archival unit 369

Number ⟦142⟧ - ⟦S⟧
Tehran
148
Endowment of Inheritance
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 370

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The Iraqi Republic
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
4247
⟦scribble⟧
Number /:
Date: 12 / 2 / 197
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Lawsuits
To: - Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Subject / Talmud Torah Endowment
Please inform us whether the above-mentioned endowment is a charitable endowment
or a family endowment, and we hope to receive your response as soon as possible.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy of it to /
General Directorate of Income Tax / Land Estimation / Following up
on our letter 4115 on 1971/3/7
Rights Secretariat / Lawsuits / For follow-up
Lawsuits Observer
P 13 / 3

Archival unit 371

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 83531 President
Number T /: ⟦258⟧ / 71
Date: 1 / 3 / 1971
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
120
Mr. Secretary General for the Monitoring and Administration of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Citizenship Has Been Revoked, Respectfully
Greetings:
Reference to your letter numbered 3675 and dated 2 / 3 / 1971
There is no one among the members of our community named Mu'adhid Salim Abdul Hamid.
Please accept our highest respect
Sassoon
Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri
President of the Mosaic Community

Archival unit 372

Respected Director General
Subject: Confirmation
Based on your letter numbered <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 2975
And dated 2 / 3 / 71
We confirm that among the members of our community who reside
under the name Mohammed Salem Hamid
This
⟦illegible⟧
The Rabbi

Archival unit 373

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Registry and Commercial Affairs Secretariat
Rights Division
Number / 2275
Date 2 / 2 / 1971
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 562
Date 12 / 2 / 1971
119
To :-
General Directorate of Nationality - IDs
Subject / Nationality of Jews
Please inform us about the current nationality status of the Jews listed below
specifying the date of revocation of Iraqi nationality for each of them if they have been revoked, hoping
to receive your response as soon as possible, please.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / Secretary General
Names
1 - Daoud Salman
2 - Shaul Moallem Sasson
3 - Yusuf Saleh
4 - Ezra Ishaq
5 - Rahim Shalom
6 - Saleh Abdul Aziz
7 - Toba Sasson
8 - Reuben Ibrahim
9 - Moshe " "
10 - Meir " "
11 - Shafiqa Khalil
12 - Menashe Ephraim
13 - Moshe Do
14 - Wadha Israel
15 - Shlomo Hezekiel ⟦Haydo⟧
16 - Yusuf Khader Haroun
17 - Saleh Rahim
18 - Farha Moshe Aziz
19 - Tuffaha Daoud Eliyahu
- To be continued -

Archival unit 374

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Number /
Date / / 197
Secretariat ⟦line⟧
Division ⟦line⟧
(( 2 ))
To: -
20 - Sion Heskel
21 - Salmo Sassoon Ezra
22 - Saleh Abdullah Al-Mulla Zarour
23 - Heskel Hayim
24 - Moshe ⟦Mashhoudsh⟧
25 - Menachem Yehuda
26 - Daoud Israel
27 - Tobeq Moshe Ezra
28 - Najma Hayim Ezra
29 - Menashi Saleh Cohen
30 - Hayim M. Ephraim
31 - Moallem Yaqub Ibrahim
32 - Ezra Shalam
33 - Heskel Ibrahim
34 - Ephraim Heskel Ezra Ayda
35 - Moallem Saleh Israel Moallem
63 Saida Youssef Saleh
37 - Ibrahim Rahim
38 - Daoud Rahim
39 - Naima Eliyahu Aslan
40 - Moallem Israel Abraham
41 - Abraham Fatah
42 - Karjiya Moshe
43 - Daoud Shalom Lafa Baba
44 - Saleh Israel Moallem
45 - Moshe Rahim Abraham
46 - Raphael Sassoon
47 - Raphael Aziz Salman
48 - Rahim Ibrahim
49 - Ibrahim Rahim Al-Musawi
50 - Saleh Raphael
- To be continued -

Archival unit 375

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
(( 3 ))
Secretariat ⟦line⟧
Division ⟦line⟧
Number /
Date / / 197
⟦illegible⟧
To: -
51 - Thabit Tahir
52 - Ephraim Heskel
53 - Karjiya Ezra Rubin
54 - Ibrahim Khudair
55 - Khair Ibrahim
56 - Rima Daoud
57 - Aziz Youssef
58 - Nassim Heskel
59 - Moshe Nassim Shasha
60 - Elias Daoud Karkouli
61 - Hanna Khadhuri
62 - Ibrahim Heskel Al-Musawi
63 - Rima Salman
64 - Salman Rahim Salman
65 - Daoud Murad Barikh
66 - Khadhuri Mordechai Muhibbi
67 - Salman Youssef Al-Musawi
68 - Moallem Israel Abraham
69 - Ibrahim Khidr Al-Musawi
70 - Saleh Al-Rahim
71 - Saleh Al-Aziz
72 - Lilo Hoki Saleh
73 - Mohsen Elias
74 - Khudair Khairallah
75 - ⟦Karjiya⟧ Rajabna Menashe
76 - Hoki Ezra Shalot
A copy to / -
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad - Please inform us about the religion of the person named (Muhammad Salim Abdul Hamid) as this name appeared within a list of your Mosaic names.
Secretariat of Immovable Assets - Central Exploitation - Your marginal note on 1/24/971, please wait for the answer.
Secretariat of Commercial Rights and Assets (6/1 Q.H).
Al-Bayati / 2/22/971