Correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, Jewish Religious Court
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7271 20 February 944 His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 24 Tevet 5704 The Ministry of Justice informed us in its letter No. 251/48 dated 15 February 944 That Mr. Latif Ezra Zakkai, an employee at Holloway Brothers Limited Company in Baghdad Receives a monthly salary of 16 Dinars and cost of living allowances of 3 Dinars Monthly. ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
The Religious Court of the Holy City Baghdad, may it be protected by God The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Date: June 29, ⟦1950⟧ Number: 30 To the Presidency of the Committee for the Management of Community Funds Respectfully We kindly ask you to pay the amount of ⟦five⟧ dinars To ⟦the person named⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ For ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ With thanks President of the Court Salman ⟦...⟧ Khedhouri Meir Levi Khedhouri Murad Shukur W Daoud Samra Daoud Shaul Tweg Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musaffi Dr. Daoud Moalem Nassim Daoud Yosef Moalem Saleh W Rabbi Raphael Isaac Hayim Reuben Ezra Daoud S Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Isaac Sassoon Murad Jajik Sassoon Rabbi Nassim Cohen Lawyer Salman Saleh El-Kabir Lawyer Salman Sion Shina Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi Lawyer Selim Isaac Selim Terzi Dr. Selim Koubi Marji Selloum Levi M Meir Shaul Menashi Shamshua Meir Menachem Mehab Meir Rabbi Moshe Dangoor Menashi Ibrahim Koji Menashi Saleh Shlomo David Mozi Aita Moshe Shaul Sofer Dr. Noorullah Moussa Nunu Mukammal H Haroun Heskel Smouha Y Yamin Murad Yehuda Saleh Zeloof Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Heskel Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld Lawyer Joseph Saleh El-Kabir Joseph Nassim Aboudi ⟦illegible⟧
8777 24 February 944 Directorate of Iraqi State Railways Baghdad For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, please kindly inform us of the amount of salary and cost-of-living allowances received by Mr. Yusuf Haskil Ezra, an employee in the department whose address is recorded below. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of / President of the Community
ISRP—693—14-11-42—3,000 pads. M.60 Iraqi Government Railways IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS From: Directorate General of Railways [Salary Department] To: Head of the Jewish Community Baghdad No.: 2400/1/44 Dated: 28 / 2 / 44 Mr. Yusuf Saqr Adhra :- Employee in the Civil Engineering Department With reference to your letter No. 7677 dated 24 / 2 / 1944 The monthly earnings of the aforementioned are as follows :- Monthly Salary | 10.000 Dinars High Cost of Living Allowance | 7.000 " Overtime | 2.500 " Total | 19.500 Dinars On behalf of the General Manager Statistics and information related to the support Year | Number of patients admitted to Mar Elias Hospital | Daily number of beds in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of operations in Mar Elias Hospital | Number of doctors at Mar Elias Hospital | Number of nurses at Mar Elias Hospital 1933 | 936 | 35 | 329 | 3 | 2 1934 for half a year only | 667 | 70 | 308 | 3 | 6 1935 | 1565 | 90 | 551 | 3 | 8 1936 | 2007 | 90 | 512 | 5 | 9 1937 | 2104 | 100 | 537 | 5 | 10 Note: Summary of the accumulated hospital deficits from the year⟦s⟧ Mar Elias Hospital: A charitable hospital containing departments for internal diseases, surgery, obstetrics, and pediatric⟦s⟧ for internal diseases and his assistant, an operator doctor, a female doctor specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, and a doctor specializing in analysi⟦s⟧ Rima Khodouri Ophthalmic Hospital: A charitable hospital for the poor, the visits of women and men reached during one year ( and 594 minor operations during the mentioned year, and it has a specialist doctor in eye diseases and nurses as needed. Dar al-Shifa Pharmacy: A pharmacy attached to a doctor and a dresser to visit patients for free, and it dispenses prescriptions to them for free, and it has ⟦...⟧ to the homes of the patients themselves. School Clinics: A clinic was established in each school containing the necessary medicines to treat school students under the knowledge of Nursing Mothers Relief Association: A charitable association managed by a group of distinguished women, its goal is to aid poor newborn mothers and their children and The building with what the association collected from trusts
17 March 944 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 29 February 5704 The General Railway Administration has informed us in its letter numbered AL / 4442 Dated 28 / 2 / 944. That Mr. Youssef Hesqail Ezra receives a monthly salary of 19.500 Dinars, as follows: Fils | Dinar - | 10 | Original salary - | 7 | Cost of living allowance 500 | 2 | Overtime allowance 500 | 19 | Total ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community 7 7
The Religious Court of Justice Baghdad, may God protect it The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Date Number 5 To the honor of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Note: In the year 1934, the first of October was adopted as the start of the fiscal year instead of the first of April. This change led to the closing of accounts for this year, which began in April 1934, at the end of September 1934, so that they would open on the first of October. Thus, the year 1934 appears in the attached statistics table as a half-year only. Head of the Inspection Committee Special You will give our committees the necessary attention and implement their instructions and morale to enable them to revive these charitable institutions. Furthermore, we enclose herewith a form which we hope you will take the initiative to fill out and send to Mir Elias Hospital. May you remain successful. ⟦illegible⟧ 10/21/1934 2566 ⟦illegible⟧
7272 20 February 944 Ottoman Bank Baghdad For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad please be so kind as to inform us of the amount of the monthly salary and the cost-of-living allowances that Mr. Salman bin Yaqub, your employee, receives. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community
Ottoman Bank OTTOMAN BANK, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS : "OTTOMBANK," BAGHDAD. POST BOX No. 4. TELEPHONE : No. 111 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) 3 LINES. Baghdad 2 / 3 / 1944 BAGHDAD IRAQ. The Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Greetings, With reference to your letter No. 7672 dated February 20, we inform you that Salman bin Yaqoub worked for us as a messenger for a few days and we have dispensed with his services. With highest respect, Ottoman Bank (Baghdad Branch) Assistant Manager Manager ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ACCOUNTS SECN O. B. BAGHDAD N. A.
7286 2 March 944 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 23 February 5704 The Ottoman Bank informed us by its numbered letter dated 2 / 3 / 944 that the person named Salman bin Yaqoub worked as a kavass for a few days, then his services were dispensed with there. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
7752 22 May 944 District Governorate of Khanaqin Khanaqin Enclosed herewith is a summons issued by the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad against the defendant Nouri Ephraim Bechor, an employee at the Khanaqin Oil Company. Please kindly notify the aforementioned defendant and return the second voucher of the summons signed by him and certified. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Jewish Charitable Hospitals Committee Baghdad Established in 1884 Law Number: 1480 Meir Elias Hospital Rima Khedouri Eye Hospital Dar al-Shifa Pharmacy School Dispensaries Baghdad on To the honorable and distinguished gentleman Greetings and respect, We present to you a brief report on the Jewish charitable hospitals in Baghdad, containing expressive statistics showing the steady progress in these hospitals during the last five years and their financial condition and their desperate need for the assistance of generous and zealous people like yourselves. We are firmly hopeful that you ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
District Governorate of Khalis Editing Department No. 944 Date 7 / 2 / ⟦52⟧ To The Head of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Based on No. 7754 dated May 22, ⟦944⟧ Enclosed please find a subpoena for notification according to the regulations. District Governor of Khalis Enclosures 1
7768 11 June 944 His Eminence the President of the Israelite Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 28 May 4 570 We send you herewith the second stub of the subpoena issued <del>in</del> for the defendant Nouri Ephraim Bokhor, employee at the Naft Khana Oil Company, signed by him and duly certified. ⟦signature⟧ for the Head of the Community
775 7 May 934 Mutasarrifate of Diyala Liwa Enclosed is a summons issued by the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad for the defendant Na'ima bint Ashir residing in Deltawa District. Please kindly notify the aforementioned defendant and return the second coupon of the notification form signed by her and certified. Head of the Community 7/5 3 Thirteen - If the slaughterhouse butchers go on strike and refrain from slaughtering based on sectarian differences, and the Council takes upon itself the slaughtering process in the slaughterhouse based on the strike arising from the mentioned sectarian differences, the contractor has the right to demand from the Council the daily contract value for the duration of the strike only (the daily contract value is the quotient of the total contract value divided by the number of days on which slaughtering is carried out during the year). Fourteen - The Ecclesiastical Council reserves the following points: (a) The Council may organize the agreement on the aforementioned bases within the procedures to secure its rights on the bases of commitment. (b) All necessary expenses such as half percent brokerage, authentication of the commitment agreement by the notary public, the value of stamps, and other fees shall be the responsibility of the contractor only, and the Council shall not participate in them. (c) What is relied upon regarding this commitment is the written agreement only. (d) The Council has the right of option to extend the period of the final award if it deems it necessary, and it alone has the right to confirm the award definitively, cancel it, or accept other additions within three full days starting from the day following the mentioned award. (e) Half of the brokerage mentioned in paragraph (b) of this article is due to the broker appointed by the Council, and he is
15 June 944 7772 District Governorate of Aqrah Enclosed you will find a copy of the notification numbered 934 / 1943 and dated 5 June 944 issued against the defendant Ezra Nahoum Aqrawi residing in Aqrah for your kind notification to him and the return of the attached notification paper signed by him and certified. Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ You will give our call the necessary attention and support us materially and morally so that we can revive these charitable institutions. Furthermore, we submit to you an enclosed form which we hope you will proceed to fill out and send to Meir Hospital, Elias, and may you remain successful. Sincerely, Chairman of the Hospitals Committee Note: In the year 1934, the first of October was adopted as the start of the fiscal year instead of the first of April. This change led to the closing of accounts for this year, which began in April 934, at the end of September 934 so they could be opened on the first of October. Thus, the year 1934 appears in the attached statistics table as a half-year only.
District Office of Aqrah Correspondence Number 1568 Date 30 / 5 / 1944 To the Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject - Notification Your letter numbered 7751 dated 7 / 5 / 944 Enclosed, we return to you the second copy of the notification paper signed by the defendant and certified by the notification officer in accordance with the regulations. ⟦illegible⟧ District Governor of Aqrah Attachment 1 ⟦...⟧ (3) The brokerage fee mentioned in paragraph (b) of this article, half of it is entitled to the broker appointed by the council, who is and the other half to the broker who brings the final bidder and through whom the contract is concluded commitment and is finally referred to his custody, and the full brokerage amount is collected from the contractor and given to the mentioned brokers to them by the council. 8291 Appendix: Slaughtering must be restricted to the city of Baghdad alone, and no slaughtering may take place in Karrada or Adhamiya except after the approval of the council? President of the Spiritual Council ⟦Hanna⟧ ⟦mark⟧
Mutasarrifate of Diyala Province Editorial Department Number ⟦line⟧ Date 20 / 5 / 1944 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Subject - Notification of a summons Your letter No. 7750 dated 7 / 5 / 1944 We return to you the second voucher of the summons served to the defendant Naima daughter of Asher and certified by the process server. ⟦illegible⟧ / 5 Governor of Diyala Province
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7257 3 February 944 Governorate of Mosul Province Mosul We attach herewith a summons issued by the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad addressed to the defendant Isaac ⟦Hayim⟧ residing in Amadiya, for your kind notification to him and the return of the second voucher of the summons signed by him and certified. ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of The Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
The Religious Court of Justice Baghdad, May God Protect It The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD Date: Year: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community 4179 6 / 12 / 942 Members of the Israeli General Council Session 36 - 1940 Lawyer Anwar Shaul B Rabbi Benjamin Hakham Moshe J Hezekiah Daoud Shatub Lawyer Hezekiah Yaqoub Murad Kh | President Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Members A Ibrahim Hayyim Muallim Nassim Ibrahim Saleh Al-Kabir Lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Hazoum Ibrahim Daoud Nahum Israel Nassim Hay Eliyahu Hezekiah Al-Ani Eliyahu Meir Daoud Dr. Ezra Qaraeen Ezra Menahem Daniel Ezra Nassim Alwiya K Karji Ibrahim Hayyim Hakham Ishaq Dr. Karji Meir Rabie ⟦K. H. Shale Levi⟧ | S Saleh Shlomo Abdullah Saleh Faraj Hayyim Zion Shuaa Giji Zion Ezra Nissan A Abdullah Zion Sheena Lawyer Abboudi Seifi Ezra Eliyahu Al-Ani Ezra Hezekiah Bahr
7515 24 September 943 Exalted Ministry of Justice Baghdad For the purpose of the alimony lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad by the plaintiff Farha Eliyahu Qattan against her husband, the defendant Youssef Salman Shaya, formerly an employee in the office of the British Meteorological Officer in Habbaniya who was transferred about a year ago to the British Royal Air Force in Kermanshah, Iran. Please kindly mediate with the aforementioned department to inform us of the amount of the monthly salary that the aforementioned receives along with other additional allowances. ⟦...⟧ President of the Community Meteorological Officer, Royal Air Force, Habbaniya.
Iraq Ministry of Justice External Notifications Department Telegraphic Address: Adliya Number Date ⟦...⟧ Dhu al-Qi'dah / 1362 AH 15 November / 1943 AD Subject Summary: Salary of Yusuf Salman Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Your letter No. 7515 dated 24 September / 1943 The British Military Discipline Officer in Habbaniya informed by his letter No. SP / 3 / DY / 43 dated 28 / 10 / 1943 that the salary of the named Yusuf Salman Shaban, the meteorological employee for the British forces in Iraq and Iran, is (2389) Iranian Rials only. on behalf of the Minister of Justice Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Special Number 4172 Date 17 / 11 / 1943 SM 12 Youssef Nassim Abboudi Attorney Youssef Saleh Al-Kabir Dr. Youssef Rosenfeld Rabbi Yoshua Moshi Hesqel Yassin Murad Y Haroun Hesqel Koja Nunu Mukammal Dr. Nour Allah Moussa Moshi Shaoul Sofair Moza Aba Menashi Hesqel Dangour Menashi Ibrahim Koji Meir Hakham Moshi Dangour Meir Shaoul Menashi Shashoua M Mallawi Salem Dr. Salim Cohen Attorney Salim Ishaq Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi Attorney Salman Sayon Sheena Attorney Salman Saleh Al-Kabir Sassoon Hesqel Bekher Sassoon Hakham Nassim Cohen Sassoon Murad Sassoon Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq S Rubin Yehuda Zeloof Rubin Ezra Dawoud Rabbi Raphael Ishaq Hayyim R Dr. Dawoud Moallem Nassim Rabbi Dawoud Ezra Musafi Dawoud Shaoul Tweig Dawoud Hamza D Khedouri Murad Shuker Khedouri Meir Lawi Kh
7562 17 November 943 His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad Reference to your letter dated 23 September 943 We convey to you below a copy of the letter received by us from the Ministry of Justice, Notifications Department No. 259 / 48 dated 15 November 943. Head of the Community Copy of the letter Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Your letter No. 7515 dated 24 September 943. The British Military Discipline Commander in Habbaniya informed in his letter No. S. B / 3 / D / 43 dated 28 / 10 / 43 that the salary of the named Yusuf Salman Shamya, an employee of the weather observation for the British forces in Iraq and Iran, is (2389) Iranian Rials only. Minister of Justice
Khedhouri Murad Shoker | ⟦illegible⟧ Daoud Samra | Meir Shaoul Menashi Shashoua Daoud Shaoul Tweig | Meir Menachem Mahlab Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musaffi | Meir Rabbi Moshe Dangoor Dr. Daoud Moallem Nassim | Menashi Ibrahim Karchi Daoud Yousif Moallem Saleh | Menashi Saleh Shlomo Daoud Rabbi Raphael Isaac Hayyim | Monz Ita Reuben Ezra Daoud | Moshe Shaoul Sofer Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Sahik | Dr. Nur Allah Moussa Sassoon Murad Sassoon | Nuno Mukammal Sassoon Rabbi Nassim Cohen | Haron Haskel Smouha Lawyer Salman Saleh El-Kabir | Yamin Murad Lawyer Salman Zion Sheena | Yehuda Saleh Zelouf Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi | Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Haskel Lawyer Selim Isaac | Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld Selim Tarzi | Lawyer Joseph Saleh El-Kabir Dr. Selim Kobi | Joseph Nassim Abboudi
7585 5 December 943 Ministry of Justice Baghdad With reference to your letter numbered 48/259 dated 15 November 943 regarding the request of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, please be so kind as to mediate with the British Military Discipline Officer in Habbaniya to inform us whether the Meteorological Department deducts any amounts from the salary of the person named Yusuf Salman. ⟦signature⟧ For the Head of the Community 531 - 12/3