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6174
24 November 940
His Eminence the President of the Israeli Religious Court - Baghdad
With reference to your letter dated 5 Cheshvan 5701
We return to you herewith the second copy of the two notification papers addressed to Tufaha Saleh and Karjiya
daughter of Saleh, signed and certified;
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Secretariat
Number 711 / 5
Date 3 / 11 / 66
In view of the failure of the persons liable mentioned below to report
30 / 11 / 61 The Spiritual Council decided (12 of 12 of 86) to exclude their names from our records
Accordingly, it was decided to strike their names from our official records due to their failure to report and their failure to pay their financial obligations toward the community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Number 772
Date 11 / 11 / 1966
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Mosaic Community
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The Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone number: 2583
Date: 27 March 1955
Year: 5
No:
Signs of ⟦...⟧ Hakham Sasson David ⟦...⟧
Speech of ⟦...⟧ Hakham Sasson ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Hakham Sasson David ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Hakham Sasson David ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Circles of ⟦...⟧
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6124
30 September 940
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
Baghdad
Based on the lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, we request you to inform us
of the amount of the monthly salary received by the person named Nouri Ephraim Bechor, an employee in
your company in Khanaqin;
⟦On behalf of⟧
Head of the Community
12/10/940 -
The company replied by telephone that the salary of
Mr. Nouri Bechor is 21 Dinars
⟦illegible⟧
12/10/940
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The Jewish Rabbinical Court of the Holy City
Baghdad, may G-d protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
Date:
Year: ⟦5⟧
No.:
⟦To the honor of⟧ ⟦the Physical⟧ ⟦Committee⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦the Jewish⟧ ⟦Community⟧
⟦We hereby⟧ ⟦inform you⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦the woman⟧ ⟦Masouda⟧ ⟦daughter of⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧
⟦filed⟧ ⟦a lawsuit⟧ ⟦against⟧
⟦her husband⟧ ⟦Yaakov⟧ ⟦son of⟧ ⟦Salman⟧ ⟦regarding⟧ ⟦her alimony⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦this day⟧
⟦The aforementioned⟧ ⟦claims⟧ ⟦a sum⟧ ⟦of⟧ ⟦five⟧ ⟦dinars⟧ ⟦per month⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦her alimony⟧
Ezra Dangoor
Teacher of Justice
Presidency of the Jewish Community:
Registration Number: 2729
Date: 24 / 12 / 950
22/2
39 September 56
To the Presidency of the Personal Status Court for Mosaics
Respectfully
Mr. Sassoon Khedhouri, head of the Mosaic community in Baghdad, has informed us that he has filed lawsuit No. ⟦115⟧/56
Against the Committee for the Liquidation of Property of Jews whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked, requesting the extraction of his sister Leila Ishaq's share from
⟦...⟧ in Baghdad ⟦...⟧
On behalf of
Property Liquidation Committee
10/8/56
To be considered upon payment of the legal fee for it
Amounting to 12 Dinars according to an official receipt
⟦signature⟧
10/8/56
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619
4 December 940
Directorate of the Mosul Education Zone
Mosul
Based on the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we kindly request
to inform us of the amount of the monthly salary received by the person named Ezra Ibrahim, the teacher in the school
of Kani Masi in Mosul;
LW
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦pencil scribbles⟧
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Directorate of the Mosul Education Zone
Number - 8039/34
Date - 8/11/1359
8/12/1940
To - The Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. 6190 dated 4/12/1940.
The salary of the aforementioned is ( 6 ) Dinars monthly <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and he has now been dismissed from his position.
The First Knight
Director of the Mosul Education Zone
Headquarters of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special No. 2787
Date 12/12/940
Y G 8/12/40
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⟦6214⟧
15 December 1940
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 2 Kislev 5701
The salary of the person named Ezra Ibrahim, a teacher at the Kani Masi school in Mosul, is six dinars
per month, and he has been dismissed from his position now. This is what was stated in the letter from the Directorate of the Mosul Education Zone
Number 39/34 80 dated 8 / 12 / 940 .
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
In the name of His Royal Highness the Great Regent
8 / 2 / 36 - Baghdad
561 / 11 / 8 - in London
8 / 6 / 10321
Riyah Fayliyah District, Housing of the Jalisiyyah Sect - Ruba
10321 / 6 / 8 on 21 May 562 and recorded in our notebook
If it is necessary by means of the position of ⟦illegible⟧ it is nothing in that (2) explaining the reason for inference
Fayliyah Housing of the Jalisiyyah Sect
Number 7877
Date 12 / 1 / 56
In the name of the Investigating Magistrate
In the name of His Royal Highness the Great Regent
8 / 6 / 20 in 56
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Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone number: 2583
No:
Date: 4 June
Year: 5710
From the Honorable Committee of the Baghdad Community, may God preserve them
Peace and blessing and all good forever Amen, so be His will in Baghdad
Our greetings and yours
It was on Friday, 19th of Sivan, the year 5710 (1950)
Mr. Salim son of Ezra H. Nahum appeared here before us in court
Of the residents of <del>Baghdad</del> Kirkuk and announced that he received the sum of (122) one hundred and twenty
two Dinars from Baghdad from the estate of the late H. Ezra son of Isaac Cohen
Yosef Hayim
Ezra Sassoon
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number ⟦صادر⟧ 2771
Date 1950/6/4
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6196
9 December 940
Mosul Liwa Mutasarrifate
Mosul
Attached is a subpoena for the defendant Ezra Ibrahim, a teacher at Kani Masi school in Mosul
Please kindly serve it to him and return the second coupon of the subpoena signed by the
mentioned Ezra and certified ;
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
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Mosul Liwa Governorate
Correspondence
Number: 22904
Date: 19 / 11 / 359
Corresponding to: December 19, 1940
To - The Head of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Subject: Summons
Your letter No. 6196 dated 12/9/1940
The Directorate of the Mosul Education Area has informed us that the defendant teacher Ezra Ibrahim has been
dismissed from service and his connection with the Ministry of Education has ended, and his current address is unknown.
We are returning the summons herewith;
⟦signature⟧
Governor of Mosul Liwa
Attachments
1 | Summons
⟦illegible⟧
4788
12/22/1940
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2425
23 December 940
His Eminence, President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
2428
Reference to your letter dated 4 Kislev 5701
We transmit below the letter of the Mosul Province Governorate No. 24902 dated 12/19/940
Regarding the teacher Ezra Ibrahim;
Attachments
1 | Summons paper
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
Copy of the letter
The Directorate of Mosul Education District has informed us that the defendant teacher Ezra Ibrahim has been dismissed from
the service and his relationship with the Ministry of Education has been severed, and his current address is unknown.
We return herewith the summons paper.
Attachments - Summons paper
Governor of Mosul Province
True copy of the original
⟦signature⟧
24 / 12 / 940
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Mosul Liwa Mutasarrifate
Correspondence Section
Number: 24208
Date: 10/11/359
Corresponding to: 10 December / 940
To - The Honorable Head of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Subject: Notification Paper
Your letter number 6160 on 12 / 11 / 940
We are returning to you herewith the notification paper after it has been signed by the defendant Ezra Ibrahim
The teacher at Kani Masi school;
⟦illegible signature⟧
Mutasarrif of Mosul Liwa
Copy to - Director of Mosul Education District
His letter number 34 / 8004 on 7 / 12 / 940 with the request
to return the letter of the Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad mentioned above
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⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦The Court⟧
Number
Date 11/2/40
Plaintiff Kahla ⟦Shlomo⟧ Al-Waya
Defendant Ezra Ibrahim, a teacher at ⟦Laniado⟧ school
The hearing is on Monday, corresponding to 12/2/1940 at
three o'clock ⟦Arabic time⟧
Signature of the summoned
⟦signature⟧
The process server
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The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
Date: 7 March
Year: 5701
No:
From: Hakham ⟦Abraham⟧ Sassoon David ⟦HaLevi⟧
Since on the day ⟦Tuesday⟧ of Adar ⟦I⟧ ⟦5701⟧ ⟦to⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦The subject⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦Correct⟧ ⟦according to⟧ ⟦the decision of⟧ ⟦the Court⟧ ⟦of justice⟧ ⟦from the day of⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦that⟧ ⟦upon⟧ ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
7 / 1 / 941
2804
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⟦2254⟧
12 January 941
Mutesarrifate of Hillah Province
Hillah
Attached herewith is a summons for the defendant Saleh Ishaq, the driver of the car of His Excellency the President of the Courts
of Hillah, for the favor of notifying him and returning the second voucher signed by the mentioned Saleh
and certified
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of
Head of the Community
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Mutasarrifate of Hillah Liwa
Editing Department
Number 617
Date 20 / 1 / 941
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject - Summons Paper
With reference to your letter numbered 6254 and dated 12 / 1 / 941
Saleh Ishaq, driver of the car of His Excellency the President of Hillah
Courts, has been notified, and we return to you herewith the second voucher signed by him and certified
by the process server.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Mutasarrif of Hillah Liwa
Attachments
1 - Voucher.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦7811⟧
Date 21 / 1 / 941
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26 January 941
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 7 Shevat 5701
We return to you herewith the second voucher of the application form of the defendant Saleh Isaac, signed
by him and duly certified,
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
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The Jewish Religious Court in the Holy City
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
No.:
Date:
Year:
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ The Jewish Community
2751
2/11/94
139 Rabi' al-Thani Year 26
Board of Directors of the Israeli School in Baghdad
Respectfully,
575 February 7 in ⟦letter⟧ regarding the salary table
It has been decided to renew the permit of your student schoolgirl Fawzia in the Music School until the end of the
Academic year 73/74 as per ⟦request⟧
On behalf of the Director
Music School
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6162
12 November 940
Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
Based on the request of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we request mediation with the Khanaqin Oil
Company Limited to inform us of the salary amount of the employee Mr. Nouri Ephraim Bechor that he receives
from the company, for the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the aforementioned court;
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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Drafting
10 / 1 / 19 / 1
18 Shawwal / 1359
19 November / 1940
Inquiry about the salary of an employee in
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited.
To:
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
Based on the request of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad in its letter numbered
6163 and dated 12 / 11 / 1940, we request you inform us of the amount of the salary of
Nouri Ephraim Bechor, the employee with you, for the purpose of the lawsuit filed in
the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad.
⟦illegible⟧
Minister of Justice
A copy to " -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - in reference to its aforementioned letter
above.
Presidency of the Jewish Community:
Outgoing Number: 2761
Date: 22 / 11 / 940
A. H. / 17
Filing
20 / 11
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2227
24 December 940
Inquiry regarding the salary of an employee in
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
Ministry of Justice
Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 9 / 1 / 1 / 10 dated 19 November 940 to the Khanaqin Oil
Company and a copy of it to us
We kindly ask you to emphasize again to the aforementioned company to inform us about the amount of the salary of Mr. Nuri
Ephraim Bechor, an employee there;
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of
Head of the Community
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Justice
Foreign Notifications Department
⟦illegible⟧
Telegraphic Address: Adliyah
Number 452 / 88
Date 28 Dhu al-Hijjah / 1359
26 January / 1941
Subject Summary: The amount of Mr. Nouri's salary
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. 6163 dated 12 November / 1940
The Rafidain Oil Company has informed us that the monthly salary
received by Mr. Nouri Ephraim Bikhor is 21 Dinars and that the aforementioned person
pays alimony/expenses exceeding one-third of his salary.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Minister of Justice
S. M. 25
2819
28 / 1 / 941
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29 January 941
⟦2281⟧
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 5 Cheshvan 5701
We transmit below the letter of the Ministry of Justice No. 48/25/9 dated 26 January 941
regarding the salary of Nouri Ephraim Bikhour;
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
The Rafidain Oil Company has informed us that the amount of the monthly salary received by Mr. Nouri
Ephraim Bikhour is 21 Dinars and that the aforementioned person pays alimony exceeding one third of his salary.
On behalf of the Minister of Justice
True copy
⟦illegible⟧
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The Jewish Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone number: 2583
Date: ⟦...⟧
Year: ⟦...⟧
No: ⟦...⟧
Your letter from ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
The Jewish ⟦community⟧
7748
6/11/94
132 Rabi' al-Thani year 26
⟦...⟧
Based on our notification from the Sharia Court in Baghdad according to its letter
9075 on November 8, 1926, and the attached decision
132 Rabi' al-Thani year 26 in number 83 / 926 in the case of Isaac Effendi Sassoon vs. the Jewish Community
regarding the suspended salaries of the Hakham Bashi
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Jewish Community
⟦line⟧
We request your Excellency to take the necessary measures regarding the amounts mentioned in the decision of the aforementioned Sharia Court
concerning the suspended salaries of the Hakham Bashi from September 1924 to date
Please accept our highest respect
Head of the Jewish Community
⟦signature⟧
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⟦6160⟧
26 November 940
Governorate of Mosul Province
Mosul
Attached is a summons for the defendant Ezra Ibrahim, a teacher at Kani Masi school in Mosul
Kindly notify him and return the second voucher signed by him and certified;
⟦Ezra⟧
Head of the Community