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The head of the community, Ezra Menachem Daniel, Ibrahim Hayyim Moallem Isaac, and Ibrahim
Nahum met with His Excellency the Prime Minister, who in turn requested the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Education, and the discussion took place in their presence
regarding the injustice felt by the Israelite community as a result of the education policy towards them.
And these are the results obtained:
1 - The Minister confirmed that he had no knowledge of the expulsion of the fifty Israelite students from the intermediate school
in Adhamiya on the pretext of transferring it to the College of Religious Sciences and the impermissibility of Israelites attending it,
and that he would look into the matter of keeping the mentioned students in the mentioned college or transferring them to
other schools suitable for them. He confirms that none of them will remain outside of school, and he also wishes
to know the names of the students who were refused admission to the make-up exam on the pretext that they were transferred from
the Adhamiya school and were not assigned to another school, in order to carry out the necessary follow-ups. He also
confirmed that limiting the number of students to forty only included the primary
classes for students who are newly admitted at the beginning of the school year and does not include the remaining
classes whose student numbers exceed forty and who are currently present in the classes,
and that all schools will provide all possible facilities for the admission of Israelite students and that
he wishes for us to inform him if unreasonable difficulties are found in this regard.
2 - The Minister stated that the conversion of the two primary schools (Ras al-Qarya and Al-Samawal) from primary
to elementary (and not to a kindergarten as we said) is based on a general plan adopted by the Ministry in view of
the unsuitability of most rented houses for schools to what modern schools require in terms of
their suitability for public health requirements such as space, ventilation, and so on. And that in the capital
alone, they made 36 elementary schools and transferred the students of the fifth and sixth grades to other
schools more suitable than the rented houses.
As for our observations regarding the deprivation of neighborhoods inhabited by Israelites from the facilities that
result from the presence of official schools in their midst, as is the case in other neighborhoods, they were not taken
into account. When we pointed out that the Al-Tahira Primary School was not subject to this
rule, the Minister replied that he had no knowledge of that and would investigate it.
3 - We were unable to obtain the opening of a fourth secondary evening class, and when we pointed out what the administration of
Al-Tafayudh School announced regarding the opening of a fourth secondary evening class, the Minister stated that this was a mistake and did not allow
the opening of the mentioned class.
4 - The Futuwwa and Scouts system has not yet been applied in any of the private schools, and when
it is applied, it will be applied to all of them equally.
5 - The Education Law will take into account the observations submitted about it when discussing it in
the Council Committee, and that among the most important observations made by the respected Deputy Ibrahim Hayyim regarding the necessity of
maintaining the right to collect fees from students in private schools, its correctness may be recognized, and he will suggest
amending the specific article in the Council Committee for the desired purpose.
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These discussions lasted about an hour and a half, and what His Excellency the Prime Minister and the Minister of
Education showed in terms of sympathy and care in not differentiating between elements warrants all thanks.
6 - We pointed out to His Excellency the Prime Minister regarding the head of the community's appeal to the Minister of Defense about the failure of
thirteen students out of a total of fourteen Israeli students who completed the officers' course.
Ibrahim Nahum also mentioned to His Excellency the Prime Minister his discussion with him two years ago about encouraging
Mosaic students to enter the officers' school, so His Excellency showed us his increased interest in
the matter and his distress over its occurrence, and that he and the Minister of Defense are interested in conducting the necessary investigations
and removing the injustice from the victims.
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Behind prosperity, it moves in a calm, purposeful language. He did not overlook saying that he researched this language of the Jews in its context
regarding it and myself. He did not overlook what might circulate in its context and its method of thinking. It did not suffice him that its language fulfills
some of his desire. In this research, perhaps there is a story for schools in his saying that prosperity moves in a language, perhaps its language - 2
In its language, the teachers have called for building a desire in your reasons to strengthen Qusay or to renew in his statement, strengthening in its language
And he will research a desire to quote a desire for what completes prosperity, moving in a language of building and reaching in Iran Al-Hilla
A desire in its language, a continuous journey for us, its language realizes for him. I swear by the desire of Salman to finish whatever it takes
A sufficient portion for its companion, a desire I want to begin. And in this research, he is there to express what he is convinced of in its language
We are sincere that this should be fulfilled and struck
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His Eminence the Head of the Community met His Excellency the Minister of Education on the morning of Thursday, October 5, 1939
And after the discussion, he handed him the following observations: -
1) That the Al-Tafayyudh Private School has commenced evening classes in four classes, three of which are
intermediate and one fourth-year secondary class
2) That the students of Al-Tafayyudh Private School were included last year in the Futuwwa system and their
training was conducted by instructors from the official schools
3) Difficulties are still ⟦standing⟧ in the face of students who wish to enroll in the
official intermediate and secondary schools
4) After transferring the students of the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades from Ras al-Qarya school to the
Al-Rusafa school, a number of students from the first primary third grade were dismissed from Ras al-Qarya school on the grounds that
their ages are unsuitable
His Excellency replied with the following: -
1) That he was not aware of the existence of evening classes at Al-Tafayyudh school and he promised to study the case during
the following days and issue orders either to withdraw the license from the aforementioned school or to grant the required
license to the Shamash school
2) He also promised to study the case of applying the Futuwwa system to private schools and to issue orders either
to apply this system to all private schools or not to apply it to any of them
3) His Excellency also promised to provide facilities for the admission of Jewish students into intermediate
and secondary schools
4) He requested His Eminence to contact the Director of Education for the Baghdad region to reach an understanding regarding the schools of
Ras al-Qarya and Al-Samawal
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His Eminence the Head of the Community, Mr. Moise Ita, and the secretaries of the community administration met with the Director of Education for the
Baghdad region on Sunday morning, October 8, and the following points were discussed:
1 - Regarding the Israeli students dismissed from Al-Adhamiya Intermediate School
2 - Ras al-Qarya and Al-Samawal schools
3 - The issue of admitting students to intermediate schools
The following is a summary of the answers:
1) All Israeli students at Al-Adhamiya Intermediate School have been accepted into various
official intermediate schools in Baghdad.
2) The Ministry of Education has transferred the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades from Ras al-Qarya School to
Al-Rusafa School, and transferred the first, second, and third grades from Al-Rusafa School to Ras al-Qarya
School. A similar exchange took place between Al-Samawal and Al-Rashid schools, and these schools became
as follows:
Ras al-Qarya Primary School (formerly Al-Rusafa)
Ras al-Qarya Children's School (formerly Ras al-Qarya)
Al-Rashid Primary School (formerly Al-Rashid)
Al-Rashid Children's School (formerly Al-Samawal)
The purpose of this was as follows:
1) The Education plan is to abolish official sectarian schools and mix students of different
religions with one another to achieve harmony among them, because their isolation from each other is not in
the public interest.
2) Due to the lack of male teachers on one hand, and the proven success of female teachers in teaching children on the
other, Education has followed a plan to divide primary schools into mixed children's schools
for boys and girls taught by female teachers, and primary schools for boys only containing
the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades taught by male teachers. When
Mr. Moise Ita replied to him that the purpose of opening these two schools at the time was to (1) attract
the largest possible portion of Israeli students to study in government schools, (2) to ensure
their religious instruction, (3) to allow for closing on Saturdays and during Israeli religious holidays,
he answered the first point by saying that this is still ensured and that these schools and others will accept
any Israeli students who apply. As for religious lessons, if there is a desire on the part of
the community, he is ready to discuss with the Minister the matter of making arrangements to give religious lessons to the students
of the four schools from among the Israelis, by a religion teacher appointed by the community for that purpose.
As for holidays, the students of the aforementioned schools will have holidays on the official holidays
for Israelis.
When His Eminence the Head of the Community brought to his attention that the Ministry of Education did not apply this plan to
Al-Tahira School, he replied that the building of this school is part of the church and that its case is still under study.
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His Excellency, the Most Magnificent Minister of Education.
Presented to your High Excellency.
We, the undersigned, completed our secondary education last year and submitted
a request to the esteemed Ministry of Education to join the teaching profession after completing all the
required conditions. After a long follow-up, we did not obtain a result; some of our requests were returned this year,
but the requests of most of us were rejected, and the other part has not received a result until now.
Therefore, we have come as supplicants to Your Excellency to look into our case, and our hope is firm in Your Excellency
that we will receive your assistance, and we have no hope but you. This is for your command, sir.
7 / 10 / 1949
Name | Signature
1 Salman Shaul Samouha | Salman Shaul
2 Sabih Salman Al-Sayegh | Sabih Al-Sayegh
3 Rahmin Hayim Rahwan | Rahmin Hayim
4 Naeem Eliyahu Jouri | Naeem Eliyahu
5 Ibrahim Shaul Levy | Ibrahim Shaul
6 Yaqub Abboud Menashe | Yaqub Abboud | I submitted a request this year
7 Yaqub Hazqeel Yaqub | Yaqub Hazqeel
8 Saleh Hasqeel Al-Hallat | Saleh Hasqeel
9 Ibrahim Munshi Mansour | Ibrahim Munshi | I submitted a request this year
10 Naji Khadhouri | Naji Khadhouri | " " " "
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10/9/1939
We have understood from Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel that he learned that the Ministry of Education has taken
a decision to open an official primary school in every neighborhood of the capital, and therefore
the Baghdad education map will be studied to complete a number of schools in the neighborhoods that are currently without
them
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The Secretary
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Summary of the case of the accusation directed against Naji Yusuf Azira for the incident
Monday evening 9/10/1939
While the aforementioned was sitting in the Bilqis Cafe in Bab al-Sharqi with Daoud Nassim
Benjamin, Shalom Haroun Barshan, Naeem Ezra Shamaia, Yusuf Maslawi, and Elias Haskil Bayard
On Monday evening 9/10/1939 around eight o'clock in the evening, and the conversation between them was
about American trade, then it became 8:30 and news was broadcast from the Iraqi radio
so they fell silent and everyone fell silent. In the meantime, Naji, the aforementioned, saw a person stand up who was known
later to be named Shakir Jassim (a middle school principal) and he was sitting in the cafe
also with two others, one of whom was known to be the lawyer Abdul Majeed al-Hamid and another he did not know
and he went to a person ⟦who appeared to be an assistant director of police⟧ who was sitting on another side of
the cafe and spoke with him and pointed his hand at the group sitting and returned. After that, a
police commissioner arrived and requested him to the station where he understood that he was accused by the three informants
that when the announcer uttered the word "Chief of the Royal Court," the accused said this phrase: "Chief
of the Royal Court, my foot." And upon his interrogation he said: that he did not speak at all and did not utter this
phrase, just as he does not know the mentioned persons, and he was detained Tuesday night then released on bail
of one hundred dinars.
It appeared that he was Hamid
Director of Police
Note: It was seen (1) to meet His Excellency the Minister of Justice by His Eminence the Head of the Community
to not allow room for the fabrication of such cases
(2) then to meet His Excellency Mr. Rashid Ali al-Gaylani by the gentlemen
Yehuda Zalouf and Ezra Menachem with a request to intervene and close the case
13/10/1939
The Secretary
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The Accused: Heskel bin Daoud - a ticket seller in the Railway Department
The Informant: Al-Haj Alwan bin Falih - an employee in the Port Fire Truck
The Trial: On the day of 10/22/1939
Summary of the Charge:
That he was sitting in the Grands Cafe in Ma'qil (Basra), the accused and the informant with the persons
Ibrahim Abdul Latif - Sayyid Najm Radi - Nader Khan - and the son of the cafe owner, and that
when the aforementioned Ibrahim Abdul Latif read a news item in Al-Istiqlal newspaper stating that His Excellency
the Prime Minister is determined to send fifty thousand soldiers to Palestine if things turn out
consistent with the goals of the Arabs, and that the accused uttered before the aforementioned the following: From where does your government get
fifty thousand soldiers? All it has is five thousand soldiers distributed among the tribes in
internal revolutions, and if there were any good in them, one would not kill the other
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Regarding the refusal to allow the sons and daughters of the community to enter intermediate schools on the pretext that they are from
private schools, this is unreasonable because the government's ambition and its basic policy aim to unify education and raise
citizens according to the government curriculum and in its schools. If the government refuses to accept students graduating from
private schools who hold certificates from the Ministry of Education, they will be forced to enter foreign American schools
or the Alliance and Shamash schools, which do not apply the government curriculum <del>completely</del> in its entirety. Perhaps if they despair of
entering government intermediate schools despite possessing the Education certificate, the schools will be forced to modify
their curriculum to be compatible with the curriculum of the Americans or the Alliance and others. This plan is not something one would imagine
the important government would undertake, unless the government intends through it to push the community schools to
modify their curriculum to match the curriculum of unofficial schools that accept them in their secondary classes. Accordingly,
I hope to ⟦present⟧ what I have mentioned to you in this letter to His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon and Monsieur Eta so that the Rabbi may consult
without delay His Excellency the Prime Minister. I am certain that if the President is informed of the reality of the situation, he will give
the necessary orders to modify this plan, because this issue, in every way, cannot be ignored
as a matter of (Principle). A formal letter can be submitted in this regard along with the oral consultation
or after it.
Written in Baghdad on October 9, 1938.
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5157
13 October 938
For filing
His Excellency the distinguished notable Mr. Ezra Menachem Daniel, respected
After greetings and respect,
A paragraph from your letter regarding the rejection of the community's sons
and daughters from entering official intermediate and secondary schools and your proposal to address
the situation was conveyed to the distinguished Mr. Yaqub Shalhoub.
I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that I had met with His Excellency the Prime Minister on
September 28, 938, regarding this issue before your proposal arrived. I also subsequently wrote
our letter to His Excellency the Minister of Education on the subject on October 6, 938. While we
were awaiting His Excellency's response and the measures he would take in this regard, your proposal reached me.
I proceeded to hold a meeting yesterday, 12/10/938, attended by Messrs. Gurji Ibrahim,
Haim Hakham Isaac, Khedouri Murad Shukur, and Moise Absha. After lengthy deliberations
in this regard, the attendees found that postponing the approach to the government regarding the (principle) at the
present time is more beneficial for the interest. It is necessary at present to focus all our attention on the acceptance
of the largest possible number of male and female students in official schools, provided that the Schools Committee
meets after a month to discuss your proposal in detail and in light of the results that will emerge from
this issue, i.e., after the final acceptance or non-acceptance of students is completed.
As for the current situation, it was agreed that I would meet His Excellency the Minister of Education
personally to discuss with him the matter of the rejected students.
Please accept my sincere wishes for the health of your noble father, with my highest respect
to Your Excellency.
Sincerely,
Sassoon
Head of the Community
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Regarding the fourth: Yes, it is the duty of all Muslims in all regions to boycott the Jews and those who protect
and assist them, whether they are those who pretend to be Muslims or those who openly declare disbelief from other nations. And
whoever buys from the Jews, sells to them, promotes their industries, wears their products, eats from their crops,
or deals with them in any commercial or other transaction, has indeed fought God and His Messenger and incurred the wrath of God and His Messenger.
He has betrayed the truth and stabbed the heart of the Arabs and Islam, and has even left the religion of Islam according to His Almighty's saying:
"And whoever among you takes them as allies, then he is indeed one of them. Indeed, God does not guide the wrongdoing people."
O zealous youth, work, strive, and exert effort in supporting your brothers, and do not despair of the spirit
of God; indeed, no one despairs of the spirit of God except the disbelieving people. May God protect and care for you.
From the Great School | Muhammad al-Husayn Al
Kashif School | Kashif
al-Ghita | al-Ghita
Response to the referendum of the National Youth in Beirut, Lebanon
26 Rabi' al-Thani 58
75/5
862 R / 12 April 61
His Excellency the Respected Prime Minister
Greetings and respect, thereafter:
Based on the news published in the newspapers regarding a delegation representing the Mosaic community meeting with Your Excellency and offering
the community's support to your esteemed sovereignty on the occasion of the unfortunate incidents that occurred on March 14 in the city of Kirkuk
and elsewhere.
We, the undersigned, hope to clarify to Your Excellency that the aforementioned delegation represents only itself
as it has no official capacity, and since the administrative body of the Mosaic community is dissolved pursuant to Order 862 dated 8
April 1958 and Order 863 dated 22 July 1958 issued by the Ministry of Interior, and since the community
is without an administrative body and without a head of the community, and since the law prohibits any gathering of the community
under Article Six of Law No. 86 of 1917, and since the laws in force and since the traditions
of the community and since the selection of the head of the community is done by a general election by the members of the community, and since the delegation
mentioned (with its members) were not elected by the members of the community, but rather they are persons appointed by
the Ministry of Interior to manage the religious affairs of the Mosaic community in Baghdad only, and since the members of the community
of the Mosaic faith in Baghdad and the rest of Iraq are not satisfied with the actions of the aforementioned delegation, which does not represent them
in any official capacity, and since the Mosaic community in Iraq refuses to be represented by persons not elected by it,
therefore, we request Your Excellency not to consider the aforementioned delegation as a representative of the Mosaic community, but rather
representing themselves only, and that the members of the community in Iraq are committed to their rights to elect their representatives
in accordance with the law, and since the aforementioned delegation has exceeded its legal and legitimate powers, we therefore request
Your Excellency to kindly order the holding of general elections for the Mosaic community to elect an administrative body and a head of the community
to be a legitimate representative of the community.
Please accept our highest respect
On behalf of the members of the Mosaic community in Iraq
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Iraq
Ministry of Education
Private Office
Please refer to the full number
Number 2297
Date 9 Dhu al-Hijjah 357
30 January 39
Subject:
To the Honorable Head of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter No. 5257 dated January 25, 1939.
We confirm our letter No. 12852 dated 9 / 10 July 938 and regret that we are unable
to grant your request for the reasons mentioned in our letter to which we refer you.
Minister of Education
Presidency of the Jewish Community
7682
5 / 2 / 39
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5187
11 November 938
His Excellency the Respected Minister of Education
We request to be granted the necessary permit to open a fourth secondary evening class at the Shamash School
in which the secondary education curriculum prescribed by the esteemed Ministry of Education will be taught,
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Head of the Community
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Iraq
Ministry of Education
Personnel Affairs Division
Please refer to the full number
Number 20702
Date 25 Ramadan 1357
18 November 938
69
Subject ⟦line⟧
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 5187 dated 11 / 11 / 38
His Excellency the Minister has approved the opening of a fourth secondary evening class
at the Shamash School.
⟦illegible signature⟧
On behalf of the Director General of Education
A copy to:-
Baghdad Education District Directorate
For information
On behalf of/
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5579
27
23 July 1939
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His Excellency the Minister of Education, the Respected
We request to be granted permission to open a fifth secondary evening class in the ⟦Shamash⟧ school in the
coming academic year, so that the students who passed from the fourth evening class may transfer to it. There will be taught
in this class, as in the fourth class, the official curriculum prescribed for secondary classes.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
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Iraq
Ministry of Education
Personnel Department
Please refer to the full number
Number 12582
Date Jumada al-Akhirah 1358
July 1939
8/2
Subject:
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. 5579 dated 27 / 7 / 1939
His Excellency the Minister has approved granting you a license to open a fifth secondary grade in the Shamash School
on the condition that it be a day class, not an evening class as stated in your letter referred to above. We request
taking the necessary measures in this regard and informing us.
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Protector of Al-Futuwa
Director General of Education
A copy to -
Directorate of Teaching and General Education
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number 7461
Date 2 / 8 / 1939
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5596
4 August 939
Directorate of General Education
Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 13583 dated 2 July 939
We believe that some misunderstanding has occurred regarding our request to open a fifth secondary evening class
in the Shamash School.
The class intended to be opened is nothing but a continuation of the fourth evening class which
His Excellency the Minister previously authorized to be opened according to your letter No. 21370 dated 19 November
938. It is natural that the students who finished the study of the aforementioned fourth evening class
require to continue their studies in the fifth evening class.
Therefore, we hope for a reconsideration of the case and to grant us the license to open a fifth secondary evening class,
not a daytime one.
Sassoon
Head of the Community
⟦To God⟧
Ministry of Education
General Directorate of Education
Baghdad
⟦stamp: General Directorate of Education⟧
78571
8/10
Subject
To the Directorate of Education of the ⟦illegible⟧ Province
76/1/681 on ⟦illegible⟧ 7755 on ⟦illegible⟧
Based on what was stated in your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧
Quickly ⟦illegible⟧ education ⟦illegible⟧ to state the information you have
⟦illegible⟧ in this regard ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the General Director of Education
⟦red stamp⟧
Do not link
8/10/⟦illegible⟧
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Iraq
Ministry of Education
Personnel Affairs Division
Please refer to the full number
Number 14514
Date Rajab / 1358
19 August / 1939
Subject:
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Your letter No. 5596 dated 4 / 8 / 1939
His Excellency the Minister has previously ordered that the class be daytime and not
evening, and we have previously answered you with this example, and therefore there is no room to change
the decision notified to you. We inform you of this.
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Protector of Youth
Director General of Education
2484
20 / 8 / 1939
⟦M. J.⟧
8 / 17
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278
22 August 939
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Education
With reference to the correspondence ending with the letter of the Directorate of General Education No. 14504 dated
19 August 939
We request the favor of reconsidering your Excellency's decision in light of the following details:
Shamash School opened a fourth secondary evening class to accommodate students who were unable in
the past year to enter secondary schools, based on the assistance granted
by your letter No. 12370 dated 19 November 938. Now that the mentioned students have completed
their studies in the fourth grade, opening a fifth grade for them has become a natural matter to enable them to complete
secondary education. If the principle adopted by your esteemed ministry is not to encourage
evening education, then we are prepared not to reopen the fourth grade, and thus evening education
will end for us at the end of the next school year. With respect to your Excellency;
⟦flourish⟧
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
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Ministry of Education of Iraq
Private Office
Date: Rajab 1358
27 August 1939
Number: 4961
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter No. 638 dated 22 August 1939, we approve the opening of the fifth evening class in the Shamash School, provided that a fourth class is not opened this year, and thus evening instruction will end at the end of next year.
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Education
A copy to:
Directorate of General Education
Directorate of General Teaching and Education
Inspectorate of General Education
Presidency of the Jewish Community:
Private Number: 2511
Date: 29 / 8 / 939
For filing
8/31
A. Q.
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Statement
In order to dispel the doubts and suspicions that have stuck in the minds regarding the Israelites in
Iraq concerning the Zionist movement, and to reveal the clear truth, I have seen it as
a duty to make the following statement on behalf of the Israelite community in Iraq:
The Israelite community in Iraq has absolutely no connection
to the Zionist movement and has no involvement with its institutions, activities, or organizations
at all, and does not provide assistance to this movement in any way, neither in Palestine
nor outside of Palestine. Rather, the Israelites in Iraq are Iraqis who are deeply
connected to the Iraqi homeland and are full participants with their Iraqi brothers in prosperity
and adversity, feeling what they feel, sharing their pains, and sharing their emotions.
For this reason, I have issued this statement to clarify the truth: 10/6/1946
Head of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
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507
23 August 1938
Via the Mutasarrifate
Secret
His Excellency the Honorable Prime Minister
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Interior
After greetings and respect
I enclose herewith a copy of the protest that was telegraphed today in the
English language to the Colonial Office in London and the Secretariat of the League of Nations - Geneva regarding
Zionist policy in Palestine in the name of the Jews of Iraq
Please accept my respects
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
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Copy of the Telegram
Minister of Colonies - London
Secretariat of the League of Nations - Geneva
The Jews of Iraq denounce Zionist policy and support their brothers, the Arabs of Palestine
And they appeal to you to do them justice and restore peace and tranquility to the Arab East.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri. Rabbi Benjamin Rabbi Moshe. Rabbi Salman Hoki
Aboudi. Ibrahim Al-Kabir. Eliyahu Al-Ani. Lawyer Heskel Murad. Khedhouri
Sherlawi. Khedhouri Murad Shaker. Dr. Daoud Moallem Nassim. Daoud Moallem Saleh.
Sassoon Murad Sassoon. Lawyer Selim Isaac. Dr. Selim Kohi. Saleh
Shlomo. Dr. Gurji Rabie. Meir Menachem Salb. Menashi Ibrahim Gurji. Dr.
Noor Allah. Nunu Mukammal. Haron Heskel Suha. Yamin Murad. Yehuda Zalouf.
Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld. Ibrahim Hayim Rabbi Isaac. Ibrahim Adas. Reuben
Heskel Somikh. Zion Shlomo Aboudi. Yaqub Yusuf Atiq. Ezra Meir Menashe.
Liahu Hayim Tawfiq. Eliyahu Saleh Jouri. Moshe Swayer. Khedhouri Twayq
True copy 23 / 8 / 938
The Secretary