AI en Translation, Pages 1-25
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His Eminence, the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, the Respected
The petition ..
I am the tenant of the house numbered 172 / 144 located in Faraj Allah neighborhood from your
respected department under an annual contract with an annual rent of -/180 dinars, and I have
accrued four months of rent amounting to sixty dinars. Since I am a poor man and cannot
pay this amount in one lump sum, I therefore request your Eminence to agree to
pay this amount in two installments, each installment being -/30 dinars, given the criticality
of my situation, especially in these difficult circumstances and the exorbitant cost of living. Therefore, I repeat
my request to consider this amount in two installments. With respect to your Eminence.
The Petitioner
Hilal bin Salman
Note
The tenant above has rented this house for 15 dinars monthly, and for four months
⟦he has not paid⟧ anything, and we have referred the case to the lawyer to file a lawsuit, and there are people ready to pay twenty
dinars monthly
⟦illegible⟧
He agrees to pay 30 dinars now
And the rest in two months
⟦Signature⟧
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To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community.
Subject.
I have occupied house number 12/254 located in Faraj Allah neighborhood - Darb al-Shorba for a monthly
rent for a long time, and the aforementioned house has become in poor condition.
The basement in it has actually cracked, and some rooms of the said house need restoration.
Therefore, I submit this request, hoping for your kindness to order the officials to inspect the house
and pay the estimated cost of restoration at the expense of your esteemed association. Please accept my highest appreciation.
The Petitioner
Khurfa bint Salman
In Faraj Allah neighborhood
House number 12/254
Baghdad
20 / 4 / 1954
Note: The monthly rent is 400 fils
The unpaid period is until the month of April 1954
His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee
After inspecting the house mentioned above, it appeared
that there are some cracks in the basement walls
and it needs other restorations. These restorations
are estimated at 15/000 Dinars, fifteen Dinars.
Therefore, I hope you will kindly approve the amount
so that we can carry out this work. Please accept
my highest respect.
The Engineer
⟦signature⟧
5/6
⟦illegible⟧
To Mr.
The Treasurer, if
he claims the right of Sukriya
on the house
The guardian does not agree to carry out the work
and the house is to be vacated if ⟦illegible⟧ decides
the right of the house's Sukriya
⟦signature⟧
10/6
⟦fingerprint⟧
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His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee, Respected
His Excellency the Secretary of the Community Endowments, Respected
Baghdad
Presented to your Excellencies:
I reside in the house numbered <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦148⟧ / ⟦149⟧ located in the Abu Saifin neighborhood in Baghdad, which is one of
the houses of the Al-Aziz Endowments. Therefore, I have come to you with this petition of mine, requesting your order to conduct an inspection of it
by the specialized committee, due to the presence of some repairs and renovations needed in it and my
inability to carry out the repairs myself.
This is for your command, my virtuous master.
Tahira
The Petitioner
Alka Duwayr
Tenant 7/250 Dinars monthly
God does not approve ⟦the supplicant⟧
I ⟦went⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦on⟧ ⟦numbers⟧ ⟦instead of⟧ ⟦rent⟧
So if he does not agree to the leased property
⟦Signature⟧
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Baghdad 25 / 2 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
The ruins of the Al-Sofeir house located in the alley near Abi Seifein have
had all their wood, furniture, and wall structures sold as well, until it became
a level plain, only the land remains and its inhabitants live in shacks
And now a tenant has come to us wanting to rent it, as the transaction was conducted with him
on the basis that he pays 36 Dinars annually. If you agree to that, please
inform us and issue your orders to us
Properties Committee
<del>Khedhouri Abdullah</del> Salman Raouf Zad Hesqail Yousef
Isaac
Signature of the applicant
Qasim Muhammad
⟦red thumbprint stamp⟧
The inspection was carried out again
by Ibrahim Shamoun
⟦signature⟧
26 / 2
Signed in our presence
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Baghdad 16 / 2 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings and respect:
The person named Hassan Saleh, tenant of Khan No. 56/224, appeared before us
And upon handing over the rent, we verified from him that he had given Shaul, the former
secretary, 12 Dinars without any receipt, and Shaul had recorded for him in the ledger
ten Dinars only. The aforementioned man is ready to take an oath before your
respected committee and is ready to appear before you. We request an investigation into this
as we have other matters of this nature. Best regards.
Investigation Committee for Al-Dabbash Properties and others
Member Member Yusuf Bani Allah
<del>Isaac Aziz Abdullah</del> Naeem Yusuf Zalrouf Member
⟦illegible⟧
I, Hassan Saleh, tenant of Khan No. 56/224, am ready to appear before your committee
to be investigated regarding my payment of twelve Dinars to Shaul the secretary
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad 29 / 2 / 54
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
There is in the Torah [synagogue] under the Takia a safe hanging on the wall
and it is closed and no one's hand has reached it, so it is desired to spend a small amount to bring
a long ladder to open it because it has never been opened before, perhaps it is full
of Sifrei Torah, so we hope for your permission for that
Properties Committee
⟦Ahmed⟧ Abdullah Salman ⟦Raouf⟧ Heskel Rubin
Accountant
Please inspect it and confirm what the
examination resulted in and submit the report
⟦illegible⟧
2 / 3
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Secretary of the Community:
With reference to the warning from the Secretariat of the Capital No. 8602
dated 18 / 4 / 954 regarding the removal of danger
from the property wall No. 28/177 located in Ras al-Qarya
belonging to the endowment of the Sewing Charitable Society, I request obtaining
the committee's approval to spend fifteen dinars for the demolition
and reconstruction of the mentioned wall. Please accept my highest respect.
The Engineer
⟦Signature⟧
2 / 5 / 954
To be presented to
The Administrative Committee
for approval
⟦Signature⟧
2 / 5
Your Excellency the President
Your approval is requested for the endorsement
of spending 15 dinars to carry out
the demolition and restoration as a trust by
the engineer immediately
⟦Signature⟧
2 / 5
The Accountant
Please disburse the amount
mentioned above, totaling
fifteen dinars
according to official
receipts
⟦Signature⟧
3 / 5 / 954
The Accountant
Please disburse the amount
mentioned above, totaling
fifteen dinars
according to official
receipts
⟦Signature⟧
3 / 5 / 954
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Baghdad 28 / 6 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
Abdul Rahman came requesting to rent the shop numbered 72 M/12 located in Qanbar Ali, which is a
small shop, and he wishes to pay a monthly rent of half a dinar, as the adjacent shops are rented, and since
it cannot be valued at more than half a dinar per month, and some of these shops have been vacant for a while with no one
wishing to rent them, we hope for your approval on this.
Properties Committee
⟦illegible⟧ Heskel Rubin ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the President
Please approve the rent amount of
half a dinar, as there are
similar shops that have not been rented for this amount.
Naji Majid
29 / 6
I approve
The committee on the lease
⟦illegible signature⟧
and the request
⟦illegible signature⟧
29 / 6
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Baghdad 25 / 2 / 1954
Respected members of the committee
After greetings:
Ahmed Saeed, residing in the small Torah Naftali and its guard,
we have leased it to him on the condition of paying rent, otherwise immediate evacuation. We have estimated the
monthly rent at three and a half dinars per month, or less according to your opinion. Currently,
he resides with his family without causing any damage or defect in the building, and he pledges
to protect it from all harm. If you agree, please issue your instructions to us. Sincerely,
Properties Committee
<del>Antoine Abdullah</del> Salman ⟦Khurshid⟧
Hezekiah Rubin
Isaac
I, Ahmed Saeed, have agreed to what the Properties Committee mentioned and accepted all the conditions
imposed on us.
Ahmed Saeed
Signed in our presence
Inspection Editor
Naji H. ⟦Ephraim⟧
Sabih Rustum Al-Noor
⟦...⟧
11 / 2
⟦thumbprint⟧
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Honorable members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
Mr. Ibrahim Sha'shua has conducted an inspection of the ruins and churches
And this is his report
The churches must first be emptied by filing lawsuits against those living in them
As for the ruins, they must be built and reconstructed, and then leased
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Haskel Rubin
Isaac
20/4/54
⟦Approved or increased⟧
Ibrahim ⟦...⟧
Notified for correction at the bottom of the minutes
And the order was published
⟦signature⟧
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To His Excellency the Chairman of the Honorable Israeli Committee
Presented to your Excellency
That I wish to rent the stable located in the New Tekkiye, and as a woman and pregnant, by your approval and kindness
towards me, I shall be grateful for your grace with prayers, and the matter is subject to your opinion, residential number ( )
I am ready to pay two dinars per month.
Farja bint Nahu, who lives below the college
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Note: The amount she is paying is very small.
Saqr Raphael
Below
Reliance is seen by Israel
In the amount of 2 dinars, and the first floor
is to be registered
⟦signature⟧
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To the Honorable Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community
After greetings
We state that the house numbered ⟦28/177⟧ in Ras al-Qarya, which is leased by
Jawdat daughter of Jirjis for an amount of 90 Dinars annually, and of which there remains in her debt from the mentioned amount
fifteen Dinars, and she is refusing to pay despite the lease period having expired more than two months ago.
In view of this, the Properties Committee has inspected the mentioned house and it became clear to it
that this house can be leased for an amount of more than two hundred Dinars, as there is an interested party for the amount of 200 Dinars
two hundred Dinars.
The mentioned tenant is requesting a reduction from the rent amounting to ninety Dinars.
Since the rent for the house is as we indicated above, her request causes damage, and the mentioned
Committee requests to proceed with the eviction lawsuit. With highest respect.
Properties Committee
Member | Member | Member
⟦Tawfiq Asad Allah⟧ | Salim ⟦Robert⟧ | Heskel Rubin
On behalf of Ibrahim ⟦Sheikh⟧
Because he did not attend the community today
Heskel Rubin
2/5/1954
What is the opinion?
The lawyer is to be notified to file the
formal lawsuit and eviction
because more than a year has passed
President
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Baghdad 21 / 2 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings and respect
I, Rashida Saeed, wish to rent toilets from your respected community
The collector Isaac guided me to the toilets named Isaac Khedhouri toilets
Located in Abbas Effendi, and deliberations took place between me and the Property Committee
As they will submit my request to your respected committee, and this is my request provided that
I maintain them and all their contents and that I pay monthly
A rental fee in the amount of eight dinars only and I will use them for residential purposes only
So we hope for approval of that, hoping
Signature of the Petitioner
Rashida Saeed
⟦thumbprint⟧
Property Committee
We have inspected the mentioned toilets
And we valued them at the same amount mentioned above
And we found in them
Beds number 2
Tubs 3
So we hope for approval of their rental and the transfer of the beds
And the mentioned tubs
The above tenant
Mustafa Rufu
And Hamid Ward Isaac
To the Property Committee
Regarding the stamp and signing the contract
Necessary with the tenant
⟦illegible signature⟧
22 / 2
Kirji
The contract was written for eight
As Ibrahim Samhoun expressed
And presented to the Administrative
⟦illegible signature⟧
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16/3/54
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Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings and respect
We went to the ruins called Beit Dahan located in the Issa neighborhood
And we found it in ruins, and there is a guard in it named Jassim Jabr with his family
And we estimated a fee of one dinar per month for him, so we hope for approval on that if possible
Member | Member | Member
⟦Anwar Cohen⟧ | Salman ⟦Khadouri⟧ | Haqir ⟦...⟧
I, Jassim Jabr, am ready to pay only one dinar per month
For these ruins starting from 1/4/1954
⟦thumbprint⟧
To Mr.
⟦No case⟧ M.A. for Sab Abd al-Dur
For his statement ⟦The President⟧ with knowledge
⟦signature⟧
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To the Secretary of the Administrative Committee
Some tenants are approaching us
to pay the rents for the Shamash School shops
Therefore, we request your instructions as to whether you agree
to receive the rent payment or
direct them to contact the new agent
Mr. Hazqeel Shatoub
Salman Hasqeel
To
The committee has agreed to collect the
rents at the secretariat according to
the regulations
⟦illegible⟧
25/9
Mr. Hazqeel Shatoub
Please review the approval of
the committee above and act accordingly
⟦illegible⟧
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Honorable ⟦Mr.⟧ President
⟦and the⟧ responsible ⟦Committee⟧
⟦the Esteemed⟧
regarding the churches, by the grace of God
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⟦line⟧
⟦flourish⟧
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Your Excellency the President
The real estate agent of the community attended
and requested negotiation with a result of 15 Dinars
(80) Dinars the share 15 days the house of Jawad
Al-Husseini the share 110 I inspected the mentioned house its real
value the share 110 Dinars I beg you
⟦illegible⟧
2/12
Real Estate Committee
As a result of an eviction lawsuit
⟦illegible⟧
That the tenant mentions moist
that she occupies the house her papers
but in the instruction and does not agree to anything
to be notified
To the honorable gentlemen of the Israeli Community Committee
Greetings and respect - After, I the undersigned had rented a house from your properties
located in Ras al-Qarya four years ago, and last year it was
and the former secretary offered not to demand the last installment of the remaining house rent amounting to fifteen Dinars
so that I may have the status of dignity given the lack of means, especially since she is a woman cut off from support, moreover
and when I sought to reduce the house rent for the current year and when I consulted the current respected secretary
he answered me that he cannot decide on this matter, but rather refers it to your respected department and you are the overseer
It is not hidden from you, honorable gentlemen, that I am an employed woman with no father, no mother, and no one to look after me, I am alone
I believe that your department is characterized by compassion and mercy toward the poor and the oppressed, especially since it did not occur to
my mind to take the case in a formal way to give the installment to a department that would adjust for my investigation full
of pure trust in you, as I am sure when ⟦named a port to the north⟧ is vacated, you are men characterized by wisdom
and people of goodness and compassion unlike everyone else, and this is what encouraged me today with this telegram of mine to knock on the door
of your mercies so that you may grant my request with consideration, and I shall be drowned in your favors and may the Lord reward you
on my behalf many times over in this world and the hereafter from you the Lord
11 / 2 / 54
The one praying for you
Jawhara Habib
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Baghdad 21 / 2 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
The Torah ⟦...⟧ is leased monthly for 15 Dinars and the period of
the lease has expired some time ago and they have not paid the rent.
And now a tenant has been found who wants to lease it for a rent of twenty
Dinars and we have taken an undertaking from him ⟦...⟧ in case of his refusal
And this is its text
I, Abboud Nani, am ready to lease the Torah located in Tatran called
Torah ⟦...⟧ for a monthly rent of twenty Dinars
And I pledge that if you evict its current residents for your lack of consent to their lease
And if I refuse that after their eviction, I will pay a fine of twenty Dinars
to the Jewish Community
Signature
⟦...⟧
Properties Committee
It cannot be leased for this
amount because the number of rooms ⟦...⟧
Hospital ⟦...⟧
Note: This Torah contains
twenty rooms and can be leased for more than twenty
Dinars
Heskel Rubin
⟦...⟧
Signed in our presence
⟦...⟧
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⟦...⟧ Honorable members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
We present to you the names of the tenants of the properties of the Israelite community who
have not paid their due debts, and we have warned them several times.
Name | Number and Location | Remaining Claim
1- Salim Abdul Ali | 124/2 Saray Market | 57/500 Dinars
2- Jawhar daughter of Jirjis | 87/178 Ras al-Qarya | 15/- Dinars
3- Torat Awi Baruch | Under the Tekiya | ✓
4- Torat No. .. | 181/115 Under the Tekiya | ✓
90
Remaining Claim
The lease term has ended and has not been renewed yet
The tenant is waiting for the evacuation of the Scala
Living in it by force and it was rented monthly for five dinars
Waiting for the courts to evacuate the Scala
5- Torat Sheikh Ishaq the Small and the Large, there is a tenant for 80 eighty dinars each ⟦between them⟧ occupied by Ishaq
Yaqub Ammashia, utilizing the carpentry shop.
6- Talal Salman, tenant of Torat Mandali for 15 dinars monthly and has not paid. And now it is rented for more than this amount.
7- Mahdi al-Hussein No. 70/151 Sharj Allah, took the house by force a long time ago and is required to pay seventy-five dinars and refuses to pay
12 Dinars
8- Muhammad Qadir 19/13 in Al-Midan, required to pay twenty-four ⟦remainder⟧ of last year. (Two dinars monthly)
20 Dinars
9- Shaul Shua Shabi 24/94 T ⟦Haraj⟧ Market, remaining claim is thirty-six dinars due until 1/1/54
X and his lease term has ended
10- Salman Haniya 226/94 Hanoun Market, took the house by force and refuses to pay
55 Dinars
11- Owner of Al-Istiqlal newspaper 25/13, living in this house by force without rent X
12- Jamil al-Tayyib 87/144 house in Tatran, sitting by force for two years and without rent.
Munira Khanum
14/2/54
Ezekiel Rubin
Isaac
140
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Members of the Honorable Administrative Committee
The Committee
We present to you the names of the tenants of the properties of the Israelite community who
have not paid their outstanding debts, and we have warned them several times.
Name | Number and Location | Remainder of the Claim
1- <del>Salim Abdul Halim</del> | <del>174/1 Saray Market</del> Al-Qarya | <del>57/500 Dinars</del>
2- <del>Jawhar daughter of Jirjis</del> | <del>28/100 Ras al-Qarya</del> | <del>15/-</del> Since the lease term has ended and has not been renewed yet
3- Torat Ghawi Baruch | Under the Tekkiyeh | The tenant is waiting for the housing evacuation
4- Torat No. ⟦..⟧ | 1/105 Under the Tekkiyeh | They are staying there by force and a second building was erected on it
| To be leased | The tenant is waiting for the housing evacuation
5- Torat Sheikh Ishaq the Small and the Large | There is a tenant for 80 eighty dinars each | Waiting for evacuation by Ishaq
| Yaqub Ashir, commercial tenant. |
6- Jalal Salman, lessor of Torat Sandali for 50 dinars annually and has not paid. Now it can be leased for more than this amount. | |
7- Musa al-Hussein | 70/151 Faraj Allah took the house by force a long time ago and seventy-five dinars are required, refusing to pay | 75
8- <del>⟦illegible⟧ in the Midan, twenty-four are required for the past year.</del> | | <del>24/000</del>
9- Shaul Shuh Shai | 24/94 T remainder of the claim is thirty-six dinars due until 1/1/54 | and his lease term has ended
10- Salman <del>Habib</del> Hamid | 226/94 Hanoun Market took the house by force and refuses to pay |
11- Owner of Al-Istiqlal Newspaper | 25/13 living in this house by force without rent | 150
12- Jamil Latif | 287/144 house in Tatran staying by force for two years and without rent. |
Munira Qa'im 15/105 15
14/2/54
120
Khudair Najm owes 7 dinars for seven months and refused to pay anything
Available with Simhon
Nazim Abdul Ahad - owes 11 dinars and refused to pay
Torat Rusafa located in Ahd, living without compensation
He attended and clarified
The Truth