AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
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⟧
Honorable members of the committee
After greetings
The following property tax is due. Your order
Property No. | Dinar Fils
12 / 29 | 7 500
12 / 21 | 46 750
According to the procedures
Sorry
To be paid from the revenue
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To the Honorable President of the Jewish Association.
Subject:
I have occupied house number 15/12 located in the Faraj Allah neighborhood - near the Torah with a monthly
rent for a long time, and the aforementioned house has become in a poor condition.
The basement in it has actually cracked, and some floors of the mentioned house need repair.
Therefore, I have come with this request, hoping for your kindness to order the responsible party to inspect the house
and then estimate the cost of restoration at the expense of your respected association. Please accept my highest appreciation.
The Petitioner
Khosha bint Salman
In Faraj Allah neighborhood
House No. 15/12
Baghdad
20 / 4 / 1954
Note: The monthly rent is 4/000 Dinars
The period that has not been paid is from the month of April ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee
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After inspecting the house mentioned above, it appeared
that there are some cracks in the basement walls
and it needs other renovations. These renovations
are estimated at 15/000 Dinars (fifteen Dinars).
Therefore, I hope you will kindly approve the amount
to enable us to carry out this work. Please accept
my highest respect.
The Engineer
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5 / 5
To the Accountant
Please conduct an investigation as to whether
there are any dues owed by her
on the house.
There is nothing in the record except for the installments of April and thereafter,
which she declined to pay until after
the house is repaired.
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10 / 5
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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
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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⟧
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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
Baghdad 29 / 2 / 54
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
There is in Tauraat, under the Tekkiyeh, a safe hanging on the wall
and it is unstable, and no one's hand has reached it. A small amount of expense was added to bring
a long ladder to open it because it has never been opened before, perhaps it is full
of Sifrei Torah, so we request permission for that.
Properties Committee
Heskel Rubin
Isaac Ezra Abdullah Heskel Raphael
Heskel Rubin
⟦illegible⟧
It is seen to be fully inspected by
Ibrahim Shaqie and Rashid Anwar
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4 / 11
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
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
Subject: The advance received by the lawyer Yaqoub Abdel Aziz
The lawyer Yaqoub Abdel Aziz has, according to him, worked on nine lawsuits
and you had handed over twelve lawsuits to him to file, but the
aforementioned lawyer refused to file the remaining three lawsuits as
he says he wants fees for the remaining three, and we show you a list
of what he received.
ml Dinars
15 advance on 7 / 4 / 1954
15 " " 11 / 5 / 1954
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30 only thirty dinars, excluding the costs of the lawsuits which are estimated
at 15/270 dinars. So please provide us with the information
and advice regarding that.
Haqqi Rubin
Accountant
28 / 6 / 54
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
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and the request
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29 / 6
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
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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
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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
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To the Honorable Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
After greetings,
We present that the house numbered 177/28 in Ras al-Qarya, which is leased by
Jawhara daughter of Jirjis for an amount of 80 Dinars annually, and there remains in her debt from the mentioned amount
fifteen Dinars, and she is refusing to pay despite the lease period having expired by more than two months.
In view of that, the Properties Committee has inspected the mentioned house and it became clear to us
that this house can be rented 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 amount totaling eighty Dinars.
Since the rent for the house is as we indicated above, her request would cause damage, and the mentioned
Committee requests to proceed with the eviction lawsuit. With highest respect.
Properties Committee
Member | Member | Member
Ishaq Ezra Abdullah | Salim ⟦Raouf⟧ Zada | Haqir Rubin
Ishaq
On behalf of Ibrahim ⟦Sheikh⟧
Because he did not attend the community today
Haqir Rubin
Ishaq
2/5/1954
What is the opinion?
The lawyer shall be notified to file the
proper lawsuit, and we have no
objection to that beyond what
was mentioned.
⟦signature⟧
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
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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
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22 / 2
Kirji
The contract was written for eight
As Ibrahim Samhoun expressed
And presented to the Administrative
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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
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To Mr.
⟦No case⟧ M.A. for Sab Abd al-Dur
For his statement ⟦The President⟧ with knowledge
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To the Secretary of the Administrative Committee
Some tenants are approaching us
to renew the leases of the Shamash School shops
Accordingly, we request your opinion on whether you agree
to receive the rent payment or
direct them to consult the new agent
Mr. Heskel Shattub
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To
The committee has agreed to collect the rent
payments according to the regulations
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25/9
Mr. Heskel Shattub
Please review the approval of the
committee above and act accordingly
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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
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2/12
Real Estate Committee
As a result of an eviction lawsuit
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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
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 passed 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 ⟦line⟧ upon his refusal of that
And this is its text
I, Abboud Nani, undertake to lease the Torah located in Tatran called
Torah ⟦...⟧ for a monthly rent of twenty Dinars
And I undertake that if you evict its current occupant for non-payment of rent
And if I refuse that after his eviction, I will pay a fine of twenty Dinars
to the Israelite community
Policeman: Abboud Nani Number 41
Occupation: Traffic Policeman
Properties Committee
We have no objection to this
amount because the Torah building
will cost other amounts
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Signature
⟦signature⟧
Note that this Torah contains
twenty rooms and can be leased for more than twenty
Dinars
Signed in our presence
⟦signature⟧ 21 / 2 / 54
Heskel Rubin
Isaac
⟦...⟧ 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 | ✓
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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
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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
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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
1- Jojo Habib 15 Dinars
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2- Naziha Naeem Ishaq
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Jalal Salman
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Mahdi Al-Hussein
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Salman Habib 94/226 Debtor 10 Dinars
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Jamil Latif
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Munira Qasim 27
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Shaul Shua Shashi
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Faris Kadhim 11/500
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<del>Khudair Najm 140/100 Debtor 7 Dinars</del>
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Nazim Abdul Ahad 11
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