AI English Translation, Pages 551-575
Ozri Dalim Association
Menashi Saleh School Branch
Telephone Number 5583
Baghdad: 11 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195
His Excellency the Acting President of the Jewish Community, the Respected
After greetings
In view of the need of the Menashi Saleh Shelter administration for a significant number
of carpets to meet the needs of the shelter's hospital ⟦so⟧
we contacted the Menashi Saleh Synagogue Committee to lend us the carpets
required temporarily, but we were met with strong opposition
requesting to be provided with a letter from the Community Presidency.
We request Your Excellency to issue the necessary order to provide us with our needs
of the mentioned carpets stored in the shelter of the mentioned school, and to you
thanks and respect
The Analyst
Member of the Community Schools Management Committee
Technical Director
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
256
T / 88 / 51
11 / 1 / 1951
Synagogue Committee - Menashi Saleh
After greetings:
We request that you lend the Menashi Saleh Shelter Committee the carpets they need from
the Menashi Saleh Synagogue warehouse, on a temporary basis, due to the large number of sick refugees,
provided they are returned to you immediately after they are finished with.
With thanks and respect;
⟦signature⟧
1/11
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Copy to -
Menashi Saleh Shelter Committee
Note
This letter was issued based on the request of
the Menashi Saleh Shelter Committee
⟦signature⟧
1/11
Ibrahim / 11
⟦illegible red stamp text⟧
258
To His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected
Greetings and respect, I hereby request that you accept my resignation from membership in the Relief Committee
for refugees of Meir Elias Hospital, as I am ill and the doctor has forbidden me from working
and therefore I truly cannot work, please accept my utmost respect
Sincerely
Ibrahim Eliyahu Mashal
⟦signature⟧
2/12/950
Postponed for now
⟦signature⟧
For filing / Resignation
Presidency of the Jewish Community:
Reference No.: 1164 / 50
Date: 11 / 12 / 50
Baghdad on 7 / 11 / 1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
No. T / 1128 / 50
Date 7 / 11 / 50
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
Presented to your Excellency -
We, the undersigned, ten families residing in the Menashi Saleh Synagogue for a period of nearly
a year ⟦months⟧ and we have been receiving a daily livelihood like others, and for about two weeks our livelihood has been cut off
and the manager, Roubin, intends to evict us from the synagogue by force, and since we are poor and possess nothing, I request an investigation
into us if we are not being truthful, and I request an order after the investigation to grant us livelihood to prevent our perish
This, and we offer your Excellency abundant greetings and further respect -
The petitioners, ten families residing in the Menashi Saleh Synagogue
Isaac Elia | Isaac Yaqub | Ibrahim Daniel | Hanna Shaul
Musa Harun | Eliahu Shaul | Shimon Shlomo | Zakaria Hanukkah
Naim Abed | Daoud Yehuda
⟦illegible⟧
For investigation
⟦illegible⟧
Referred to the Menashi Saleh School Shelter Committee
Secretary of the Community
Number: T / 1592 / 50
Date 7 / 11 / 950
Acting Secretary of the Community
President of the Lay Council
21 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Happy is he who considers the poor
And the people cried out to Moses for bread
A letter from your teacher, my dear son
For the sake of sending me two answers because
Thus you send to me in such a way and they thanked
Upon ⟦line⟧ and others together
You give to those who are with you unless
You send them to them in the land of the center in
Your teacher in Babylon ⟦illegible⟧
And do not delay and act together
If the chickens
Material words
Your place
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
For preservation
Dropping the name
K'sr Hq' Mandali ⟦...⟧
1 | Mullā Menashe ⟦...⟧ Hen
0 | Kadhuri ⟦...⟧ Qadhuri Cohen
0 | ⟦...⟧ Cohen Yehuda Sasson
6 | Yitzhak ⟦...⟧ Cohen
9 | Salam Hassan ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
3 | ⟦...⟧
0 | Maurice Cohen ⟦...⟧
4 | Yitzhak Ezra ⟦...⟧
4 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
9 | Nahman ⟦...⟧
0 | ⟦...⟧
8 | ⟦...⟧
6 | ⟦...⟧
77 | ⟦...⟧
82 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
85 | ⟦...⟧
9 | ⟦...⟧
142 | ⟦...⟧
4 | ⟦...⟧
147 | ⟦...⟧
0 | ⟦...⟧
152 | ⟦...⟧
4 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
158 | ⟦...⟧
K'sr Hq' ⟦...⟧
5 | ⟦...⟧
3 | ⟦...⟧
0 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
0 | ⟦...⟧
9 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
6 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
2 | ⟦...⟧
9 | ⟦...⟧
4 | ⟦...⟧
3 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
4 | ⟦...⟧
3 | ⟦...⟧
2 | ⟦...⟧
0 | ⟦...⟧
4 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
0 | ⟦...⟧
118 | ⟦...⟧
6 | ⟦...⟧
7 | ⟦...⟧
9 | ⟦...⟧
140 | ⟦...⟧
2 | ⟦...⟧
1 | ⟦...⟧
3 | ⟦...⟧
146 | ⟦...⟧
To the Honorable Presidency of the Israelite Community
Presented to your Eminence:
The situation of the Erbil refugees has begun to worsen from bad to worse with the arrival of the harsh
winter in Erbil. What increases the criticality of our position is the departure of the second convoy from Erbil, as
we will become without shelter or food, and all our hope in life will end, and no one will know our fate then except
God.
We plead for mercy from your Eminence to have mercy on our condition before the disaster occurs, and to look
at our problem with a realistic view, and to kindly mediate to solve our problem with a quick,
realistic, and satisfactory solution.
We have approached your presence repeatedly but to no avail, and we hope that this will be the final appeal
to solve our problem.
The Eminence of the community has sheltered thousands like us, shown them every kindness, and spent
on them generously; has the spring run dry upon our arrival?
We call upon you in the name of humanity and in the name of Judaism to treat us equally with our brothers,
the (Baghdad refugees), for we are like them ⟦if we are not more deserving than them⟧.
We hope that you will ease your consciences by finding a just and urgent solution to our problem, and by doing so you will gain the pleasure of
God and our satisfaction, and by this action you will have saved approximately 700 people from the clutches of hunger,
cold, and disease. This is all, and peace.
On behalf of the Erbil refugees
Totaling 207 forms
From 1177 to 1484
24 / 11 / 950
For filing
Bisat Al-Hasab
Honorable Rabbi Mr. Saleh Shammash, respected
After greetings
With reference to our oral conversation taking place today 12/5/50 ⟦in the Yehuda Shatoub Synagogue⟧
regarding the people of Tuz Khurmatu, numbering 29 people ⟦according to⟧ the list
delivered to you, whose transportation fees amount to 24.500 dinars, in addition to
the family of Shalom Nissan, consisting of five people, who had previously paid
to you in cash 5.500 dinars.
It is no secret to you that the aforementioned group had previously placed with
the person of His Excellency the Head of the Community a deposit in the amount of 24.500 dinars as
previously stated in a special letter in his possession. And due to ⟦not the hotel⟧ financial distress, an oversight occurred
where the specialized committee at that time used this amount to pay it as a subsidy for
the transportation fees of some of the needy, as is not hidden from you.
Accordingly, we ask you to disregard the claim for transportation fees from the aforementioned
persons, and we also request the return of the amount of 5.500 dinars to them as they are in need
to pay the value of the necessities they are buying.
I would be most grateful if this issue were resolved as quickly
as possible. Please accept my further thanks and respect.
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
For filing
Sultan Al-Must⟦...⟧
Baghdad 12 / 8 / 950
Residents of Hillah and Diwaniyah are complaining about the measures taken by the police and the relevant authorities against Jewish travelers by train to Hillah and Diwaniyah, where they encounter many difficulties such as being detained in police stations for several hours for investigation. Since the two cities mentioned are not located on the border and there is no suspicion of smuggling there, they are seeking mediation with the relevant authorities to cancel these measures and restrictions regarding them. Tomato research
His Excellency the Director of Travel and Nationality Police, Respected
After greetings,
It is not hidden from Your Excellency that it is an established matter that a minor is under the legal guardianship of his father, and in the event of the father's death, the
guardianship passes to his paternal grandfather, and the minor in this case is under the upbringing of the grandfather who takes the place of the father legally and lawfully. This
legal rule is observed and considered in all laws. Since I have a grandson named Saleh Hazqeel, who is 7 years old, whose
father died and I became his legal guardian, I applied to request the renunciation of his nationality along with mine, but the competent official refused to carry out
the required transaction.
It is not hidden from Your Excellency that this opposition leads to leaving the minor without a legal guardian while stripping his guardianship from me, a matter
which does not agree with legal statutes nor is it accepted by your honest conscience. Furthermore, since the observed rule allows the father to renounce
the nationality of his minor children with him according to his guardianship over the minor, then when the minor child is deprived of the father and the guardianship passes
to the paternal grandfather, the paternal grandfather can request the renunciation of his grandson's nationality with him instead of leaving him a burden on others
without securing his fate and caring for his upbringing.
Therefore, I have come appealing to Your Excellency to order the acceptance of the renunciation of the nationality of my aforementioned minor grandson.
With much gratitude and respect to Your Excellency;
Moshe Shamma
From the residents of Amarah
For filing
⟦...⟧
The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Honorable Vice President
After greetings,
Mr. Daoud Haroun, from the residents of Halabja (Sulaymaniyah), visited me
and presented the attached document, claiming it is a deed belonging to the Torah
of the Jewish people of Halabja, and its ownership belongs to his grandfather Yehuda, who has
passed away, while his children have traveled outside the country. Since
all the Jews of Halabja have migrated to Baghdad, no one remains. And
the Torah [synagogue] has been closed and locked.
The aforementioned person claims that in Halabja there is a person named Anwar Bey ⟦Al-Jaff⟧
who wishes to purchase it for an amount exceeding five hundred dinars, and that he has
influence with the government that enables him to buy it without objection
to this sale by the competent authorities. However, he wishes the sale
to be conducted through the Head of the Community and not through its owners.
Kindly order what is necessary.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
10/21
Secretary of the Properties Committee
Professor Aboudi ⟦...⟧ kindly
Based on my request ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
Presented to your Excellency:
My daughter named (Evelyn Haskel), aged (12) years, is (mentally disabled).
She is now in my house, and I am in a weak financial state and divorced from my husband, and I have no source of livelihood to support
myself and this disabled girl, noting that the disabled girl has had her Iraqi citizenship revoked, number
21475, derived along with the illness. It is not hidden from you that this illness is slow and takes a long time, especially
since the residents of the house are annoyed by the disabled girl staying in their home. Therefore, I have come to seek your mercy and approval for
her deportation immediately, and by doing so, you will help me and save me from difficulties. This is for your command, sir.
Note that I tried to admit her to the Royal Hospital in Baghdad, but the doctor
specializing in neurological diseases (Jack Aboudi) did not agree to that because she is young, and now
I am confused about her matter. I hope your Excellency will answer this request of mine. I have published her photo in
the local Al-Zaman newspaper attached to this petition, as the aforementioned girl has fled from the house
several times, and each time she flees, she costs me heavy expenses, knowing that I am poor, and
all police stations and respected government departments are exhausted by her, and these departments confirm that she is disabled
with no cure.
This matter is entrusted to your Excellency, sir.
The petitioner has children, their number including the disabled girl is three:
Rachel, aged 7 years; Saul, aged 4 years.
The Petitioner
Habu daughter of Nassim
⟦stamp with portrait of King Faisal II, 50 fils⟧
I certify this
The Mukhtar
⟦circular blue ink stamp⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Newspaper: Al-Zaman
Number: 2977
Date: 11/18/50
Missing Girl
The girl named
Evelyn daughter of
Haskiel left on 7/
11 / 50 from her home
in Al-Tatran neighborhood
and has not returned until now
She is 11 years old
with wide eyes, yellow hair,
white face, wearing a red striped dress
and a navy jacket striped with red, barefoot
suffering from a nervous disease, she was lost several times
before this time. Please, whoever finds her, deliver her
to the Abi Saifain police station.
⟦illegible⟧
5710
With the help of God ⟦illegible⟧ day ⟦illegible⟧
To the high honor of the excellence ⟦illegible⟧ honor ⟦illegible⟧
Peace and blessing ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And after ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
To sign ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Tiger/Number ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Because ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And may there be peace ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
14 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
11 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
2 ⟦illegible⟧
17 ⟦illegible⟧
7 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
22 ⟦illegible⟧
20 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
7 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And servant ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Israelite Community
Ibrahim Hay ⟦illegible⟧
5228
For the number
The Great Dropping (or Isqat al-Kabir)
Atiyya Salim
Adis Sahyun ⟦illegible⟧ Ahmad
⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy
T/ 8740 /51
7 / 2 / 1951
My dear brother, Mr. Shaul Effendi
Secretary of the Jewish Community in Basra
After greetings,
I would be most grateful if you would kindly look into the possibility of following up on the prohibition case
concerning Mr. Moshe Heskel Khazzoum, attached herewith (Letter from the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police)
No. 1538 dated 29 / 1 / 1951 addressed to the Basra Peace Court, because the aforementioned Mr. Moshe
cannot travel to Basra due to his difficult financial circumstances.
Awaiting your reply, please accept my highest thanks and respect;
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
Ibrahim / 7
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Basra
Number :: ⟦108/10⟧
Date :: ⟦13/2/1951⟧
Subject :-
To:
The Honorable Brother Naeem Zubaida
Vice President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
After greetings
Your letter numbered T / 1710 / 51 and dated 7 / 2 / 1951
I am sending you herewith the reply to the prevention letter numbered 1538 and dated 29 / 1 / 1951
Issued by the Baghdad Travel Department. From it, it is clear that there is no objection to his travel
outside Iraq, noting <del>that</del> that its number is 2263 / 50 and dated 12 / 2 / 1951
Please accept my highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Incoming Number T / 1224 / 51
Date 18 / 2 / 1951
I received the letter from the Basra Conciliation Court
Dated 22 / 2 / 50 addressed
To the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police
Moussa Samuel Qazzoum
The letter was delivered to its owner
⟦signature⟧
2 / 18
His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community
The Respected
I present to your Excellency ⟦...⟧ years of labor
I was sentenced to prison ⟦...⟧ and his release from prison
his proof and his age is eighty-eight ⟦...⟧
a grave for seven days and now I am unable, as for relatives there is
no one I have to take care of me, therefore I submit this plea
to your Excellency, volunteering for your help and assistance and facilitating
my aid, and since I am unable during this period to find work
I hope for relief through it, as you are the only father for the poor
like me, and this is not much to ask of you, asking the Lord to
prolong your stay, and peace
Sir, the esteemed committee has been informed
of my condition in prison, the transaction was carried out
The Israelite Traveler
20 / 2 / 51
The obedient servant
Yaqub Raphael
Yehuda
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Outgoing number T / 749 / 51
Date 20 / 2 / 1951
To state the health of the community, my masters
⟦signature⟧
The Director
20 / 2 / 1951
To be filed
⟦signature⟧
His Excellency the respected Head of the Mosaic Community
Presented to your Excellency, Sir
Sir, I and my family, numbering ten people, receive financial aid from your Excellency, and since
your Excellency provides financial assistance and we have no one to support us ⟦except⟧ God, we have come to your Excellency
⟦because of⟧ ⟦changing⟧ our previous residence in Basra to our ⟦current⟧ place, as we are facing hardship
⟦...⟧ in severe circumstances, and since your Excellency provided previous assistance, ⟦we hope⟧ ⟦from you⟧
⟦to kindly⟧ look into our matter soon, and we ask God to protect you, care for you, and preserve you for the service of
the Mosaic Community
Applicant: Khatoun Youssef
On behalf of the family: Wisal Sadiq
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Respected Director of the Committee
I request you to look into this petition and provide possible assistance, and thank you
⟦signature⟧
2/16
The Secretary
Their request cannot be fulfilled as they have registered
in the House of Tobia, and the community's share
has been allocated to the local residents
Wrong
Only the insurance is spent on them in
written from it as follows
⟦signature⟧
1951/2/19
1/20/1951
To inquire from the Chairman of the Committee
whether the mission of this committee has ended
which worked in the community shelters
His Excellency, the respected Head of the Jewish Community
I, the undersigned, Saleh Ephraim Shamoun, a worker who had worked in the community shelters
to perform all electrical works, repairs, fans, installations, and others
required by the shelters, for free and without receiving any wages for a period of six months
The Jewish Community Shelters Committee promised me at the time that I would be deported
with my family for free and exempted from travel fees ⟦...⟧ with this petition of mine
Confirmation from the aforementioned committee for myself as mentioned above, as well as confirmation from the director of the Menashi
Saleh shelter and a member of the Jewish Community Shelters Committee. I have consulted the Travel Committee responsible
for travel fees, and after confirming my weak financial situation, they charged me with paying half of the travel fees
And since I
First - I do not have the ability to pay half of the fees
Second - The previous Shelters Committee had promised me to take care of my deportation for free, as is clear
from the certificates attached herewith. I have consulted the current Shelters Committee, and they rejected my request
on the grounds that the previous committee that promised me free deportation has now changed.
And since the matter is presented to Your Excellency, as it is not permissible for this committee in any way
to reject the promises given by the committee that preceded it, as that would mean
chaos and disorder, and it means not trusting its decisions anymore
by the members of the community, and that is also not consistent with justice and humanity in
any way, as I have performed many labors and services for which I did not ask for compensation except for this
simple request that was agreed upon.
Therefore, I hope Your Excellency will issue orders to the Shelters Committee to
bear the half of the fees imposed on me by the Deportation Committee or to mediate with the
Deportation Committee to exempt me from all fees; otherwise, I will be forced to take
legal steps. Thanking you in advance, and praying for you
Saleh Ephraim Shamoun
Saleh Ephraim
1/20/1951
Note: Attachments
1- A copy of the certificate from the previous Shelters Committee
2- A copy of the certificate from the director of the Menashi Saleh shelter and a member of the Jewish Community Shelters
Knowing that the original copies are kept with him
⟦red mark⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date 27 / 1 / 951
My dear Abu Sabih
Based on your request, I have
interceded with Mr. Saleh Shasha
and she agreed to retain half of
your due wages. Accordingly,
it remains for you to obtain from the President
the approval for the requested loans
for his fees regarding the <del>cases</del> settlement.
Your brother
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 26 / 1 / 1951
Madam President of the Committee for Aiding the Poor, Respected
After greetings
We hereby certify that the person named Saleh Ibrahim Shamshon has worked
in the school of the Israelite community under our care during the past six months
as we have confirmed regarding everything related to electrical installations. Please
assist him by exempting him from travel fees due to his poverty and because he has no [income]
Please accept our highest respect
Madame Ine Kli Krobni Yaqub Nawi Ezra Haddad Anwar Sina
Ibrahim Twina
26 / 1 / 51
Ozair Dalim Association
Menashi Saleh School Branch
To the Honorable Chairman of the Committee for Aiding the Poor
Greetings and respect,
We support the letter from the members of the Jewish Community Shelters Committee
attached herewith, stating that the person named Saleh Ephraim Shamoon had worked
honorarily for a period of six months. We request by this letter of ours to exempt him from travel fees with his family
consisting of his wife and his three children, and we thank you.
Sincerely,
Director of Menashi Saleh School
and Member of the Community Shelters Committee
Jewish
Anwar Battat
Dear respected brother Salim Khabbaza
After greetings
The bearer, Saleh ⟦Hayu⟧, worked in Al-Mujahidiya for a full year
based on the hope that they would help him, and now when he consulted
the travel committee they did not help him, so I hope you will use your personal
influence to help him because the bearer's wife is pregnant and on
the verge of giving birth, and if she is forced to give birth here, he has nothing
<del>he has, so what</del> I thank you in advance
Your brother
⟦...⟧
1/28/51
Dear Fouad son of Saleh Shasha
It is not hidden from your presence that
the bearer of this paper has some rights upon
the community, in addition to being in a state
⟦requiring⟧ the utmost care for him
⟦To you⟧ thanks are offered
⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧