AI English Translation, Pages 201-225
The Court of Justice of the Eyes (Judges)
in Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
Date: ⟦line⟧
Year: ⟦line⟧
Witness:
Testifying in truth, signed below ⟦illegible⟧
Today ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Community Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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2825
8/1/1948
6656
25 September 941
Directorate of Transport
Iraqi State Railways
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us of the amount
of the monthly salary received by Mr. Salim Eliyahu Sofair, the employee in your respected department.
⟦Sassoon⟧
President of the Community
M.60
R.P.BD.—645—25-2-41—6,000 pads.
Iraqi State Railways
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
To: Director of Inspection
From: Director of Accounts, Railways West Baghdad
Dated: 10 / 11 / 1941
No.: 62 / A
Subject: Mr. Selim Eliyahu Sofer
⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter numbered 6656 and dated 25
September 1941.
We inform you that the aforementioned person receives a monthly salary of
eight Dinars only.
⟦signature⟧
For Director of Accounts
2851
14 / 11 / 941
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 6692
Date 4 November 941
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter number - dated 26 September 5702
The Transport Directorate of the Railways informed us in its letter No. LY/62 dated 2/11/941
that Mr. Selim Eliyahu Sofer receives a monthly salary of eight dinars,
On behalf of the President of the Community
The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Telephone Number: 2583
Date 9 ⟦Marheshvan 5707⟧
E. B.
M. A. D. H. Our Master Hacham Ezra S. Sassoon
⟦...⟧
In the name of the Lord
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Amen
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
7950
9/10/20
Security Directorate of Al-Qadisiyah District
Division
Number / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / 3 November 139
Security Directorate of Al-Qadisiyah District / Investigation Department
Division
Subject / 2075 on 26 November - Case ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Qadisiyah subjects
7 / 11 / 139 in November 63, attached to your above-numbered letter regarding your desire to be provided with the information
available to us about the family of the Jew Ibrahim ⟦illegible⟧ and the reports concerning them and his son Suleiman
Director of Al-Qadisiyah Security
6687
2 November 941
Management of the Iraq Petroleum Company Limited
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us of
the amount of the monthly salary received by Mr. Yehoshua Shaul Barshan, an employee in your
respected company;
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
IRAQ PETROLEUM COMPANY, LIMITED.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
TELEPHONE :
BAGHDAD 356
TELEGRAMS :
PETRIRAQ BAGHDAD,
CODES :
BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE CODE
OIL EDITION OF
BENTLEY'S COMPLETE PHRASE CODE
Post Box 61,
BAGHDAD.
REF: BS-1/10
No.: 3190
DATED: 11th November, 1941.
The President,
Jewish Community,
Baghdad.
Dear Sir,
In response to your letter No. 6687
dated 2nd November, 1941, we write to inform
you that Sayid Shua Shaul Birshan is drawing
a salary of ID.11/500 per month plus a
Temporary Emergency Allowance of ID.1/000 per
mensem.
Yours faithfully,
FOR IRAQ PETROLEUM COMPANY, LTD.,
⟦signature⟧
Manager, Baghdad.
2956
12/11/941
PK/Z.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number: 670
Date: 14 November 941
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 9 Cheshvan 5702
The Iraq Petroleum Company Limited informed us in its letter No. 3190 dated 11 / 11 / 1941
that Mr. Shua Shaul Barshan receives a monthly salary of 11.500 Dinars to which is added
one Dinar as temporary emergency allowances;
on behalf of
President of the Community
The Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad, May God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Date: 6 June 57
Number: 57/20
Telephone Number: 2583
Honorary Representative to Hakham Shimon Kaduri, may God preserve and protect him
Honorary Representative to Hakham Avraham Eliyahu, may God preserve and protect him
To the Honor of the Community Committee
By the authority of the Religious Court, Mr. Salman Avraham Salman has been appointed
As a beadle in the Religious Court instead of the beadle Eliyahu Cohen who retired from
The work, therefore we request you to give him a salary according to the custom
Religious Court of Justice
Baghdad
2961
⟦22/11/57⟧
⟦...⟧ 217 / 941
15 November 941
Outgoing ⟦...⟧
To the Honorable Director of the Lurozdi-Bak Institutes
Greetings,
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us of the amount
of the monthly salary and commission received by Mr. Elias Robin from your establishment. Respectfully yours,
On behalf of
Head of the Community
OROSDI - BACK ESTABLISHMENTS
French Joint Stock Company
Capital: 40,000,000 Fr.
HEAD OFFICE IN PARIS
126, Rue La Fayette (X)
Baghdad, 19 December 1941
To
The Presidency of the Respected Jewish Community
Greetings,
In response to your letter No. 2710 dated November 2, 1941, we inform you that the monthly
salary including commission received by Mr. Eliyahu Rubin amounts to approximately
fourteen Dinars. This is what was necessary to state, with our utmost respect.
Agent for Orosdi-Back Stores
AlKaidol
⟦signature⟧
Code 5th Edition A. B. C.
Telegrams: Orosdi - BAGHDAD
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming 2926
Date 15/12/941
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
2727
Number:
Date: 5 December 941
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 6 Kislev 5702
The Orosdi-Back institutes informed us in their letter numbered 3 December 941 that the monthly salary
with the commission received by Mr. Elias Rubin amounts to approximately fourteen dinars.
⟦signature⟧
President of the Community
⟦6728⟧
1 December 941
Governorate of Hillah Liwa
Hillah
Enclosed is a summons issued by the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad for the defendant To'ma
Salih Samerli, the teacher at the School of Education in Hillah. Please kindly notify him and return
the second coupon of the summons signed by the aforementioned To'ma and certified.
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Mutasarrifate of Hilla Province
Editing Department / 4
Number: 14101
Date: 11 / 12 / 941
To - The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject - Return of a notification paper
With reference to your letter numbered 6729 and dated 1 / 12 / 941
We return to you herewith the lower part of the summons paper sent
to us within your above letter, notified by its addressee, the defendant Tu'ma
Saleh Samerli, and certified by the notification officer according to the rules.
⟦signature⟧
Mutasarrif of Hilla Province
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Private Number 7972
Date 15 / 12 / 941
12
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number
Date: December 15, 1941
2746
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 10 Kislev 5702
We return to you herewith the second voucher of the summons form signed by the defendant Tu'ma
Salih Samerli and duly certified;
⟦signature⟧
President of the Community
The Religious Court of Justice in the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Date: ⟦10⟧ Tishrei ⟦November⟧ 5702
Telephone Number: 2583
His Honor, the respected and exalted Mr. Sasson
Hayya Avraham Alkash, may the Lord protect them
Peace be upon you and many blessings
It has been five days since Mr. Sasson Isaac Murad told us
that he has with you the sum of ⟦fifty⟧ pounds
Grant me favor, your servant
⟦illegible⟧
2974
941/10/10
628
10 December 941
Directorate of Transportation
Iraqi State Railways
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us of the amount of
the monthly salary received by Mr. Selim Eliyahu Sofer, an employee in your respected department.
On behalf of
The President of the Community
R.P.BD.--645--25-2-41--6,000 pads. M.60
Iraqi Government Railways
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
To: Chief of Supply Services
From: Director of Railway Operations
Dated: 11/12/1941
No.: 64/Y
Reference to your letter numbered 6728 and dated December 10,
1941
We inform you that the monthly salary received by Mr.
Selim Levy, who is the employment officer in our department, is
eight Dinars monthly and no more.
⟦signature⟧
For Director of Operations
⟦stamp⟧
The Israelite Community
2979
16/12/941
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 6747
Date 16 December 941
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
Reference to your letter number - dated 20 Kislev 5792
The Railway Transport Directorate informed us in its letter No. E / 62 dated 12/14/941
that the monthly salary received by Mr. Selim Eliyahu Sofer is eight dinars only;
On behalf of the President of the Community
The Righteous Court of the Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Number: 2
Year: 5702
We testify that there appeared before us the Mr. David son of Ezekiel ⟦...⟧
And he declared that there appeared before him the Mr. Abraham son of Isaac al-Baghdadi
And he gave to him ⟦...⟧
And the aforementioned Mr. Abraham received from the hand of the aforementioned Mr. David a sum
Amounting to ⟦...⟧ Dinars ⟦...⟧ Fils and that is on account of
An amount of ⟦...⟧ from the year 1941 and that is on the date of
Today ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Ezekiel ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
2981
1941/12/22
2722
22 December 941
Directorate of Transport
Iraqi State Railways
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. Sh 63 dated 14/12/941
Regarding the request of the Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us of the amount of the monthly increment
that was added to the salary of Mr. Salim Eliyahu Sofer from the first of November 941.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
R.P.BD.⟦line⟧537⟦line⟧2-12-41⟦line⟧5,000 Pads.
M.60
Iraqi Government Railways
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
From / من: Director of Operations / Railways
To / الى: Chief Auditor / Baghdad
No. / رقم: ⟦...⟧/Y/⟦...⟧
Dated / تاريخ: ⟦...⟧/12/1944
Reference your letter numbered 6762 and dated 6 December
year 1944
We inform you that the monthly increment due to Mr. Salim
Liahu Suwayd is a Dinar and a quarter
⟦signature⟧
For Director of Operations
Iraqi Accounts Presidency
7839
18/1/945
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number: 8799
Date: 2 January 942
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court Baghdad
Reference to your letter dated 2 Tevet 5702
The Transport Directorate of the Iraqi State Railways informed us in its letter numbered T/62
dated 30 / 12 / 941 that the monthly addition granted to Mr. Selim Eliyahu Sofer is
one and a quarter Dinars.
⟦signature⟧
President of the Community
Baghdad Head of the Jewish Community
Teacher Tu'ma Salih is on leave ⟦Rida⟧ postpone the lawsuit details by mail
Director of Education
Director of Hilla Education District
21 / 12 / 41
Number
Sh / 8405
A copy of it to -
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - with a copy of the report