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IJA 3713

Correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, Jewish Religious Court

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This is correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community, the Jewish Religious Court, Iraqi government departments, and public and private employers regarding salaries, legal cases, payments, receipts and invoices.

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IJA 3713
Item Number
6609
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Hospital, Ministry of Defense, Court of Personal Property, Kirkuk, Electricity Bill, Employment, Travel, Legal Document, The Treasury, Public School, Annotation, Manufacturing, Engineering, Accounting, Office of Transportation and Traffic Police, Karrada, Office of Public Land, Iraq State Railways, Law Enforcement, Judeo-Arabic, Ministry of Finance, Sulaymaniyah, New York, Basrah, Meir Elias Hospital, Limited, Court of Iraq, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Duhok, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Jewish Religious Court, British Petroleum, Office of Income Tax, Postage Stamp, Financial, Legal, Department of Public Pensions, Correspondence, Office of Criminal Investigations and Administration, Iraq Petroleum Company, Office of the Mint, Crown Crest, Invoice, Baghdad Municipality, Ministry of Justice, Khanaqin, President of the Jewish Community, Mosul, Royal Air Force, Rafadin, Typed, Department of Posts and Telegraphs, Labor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Imports, Form, Lawsuit, Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, Telegram, Revenue Stamp, Judicial, Letterhead, Baghdad Jail, Iraqi Government, Handwritten, Receipt, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Teachers, Income Tax, Office of the Police, Arbil, Health, Office of Customs and Excise, Exports, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Marriage

AI English Translation, Pages 526-550

Archival unit 526

23 June 943
To the Respected Manager of Thomas Cook & Son Company
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, please
be so kind as to inform us of the amount of the monthly salary received by Mr. Nissim Saleh
Muallim, employed in your respected company, as well as the clothing and living allowances
and other additional wages, if any.
Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 527

Thos. Cook & Son Ltd.,
( INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND )
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS P. O. BOX 12.
"COUPON BAGHDAD" PHONES. BAGHDAD 27 & 316.
Baghdad, 25 / 6 / 43 194
IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE REFER TO B.G.D. ⟦line⟧ B/L
To -
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
After greetings
In response to your letter No. 7376 dated
22/6/43, the amount of the monthly salary received by
Mr. Nassim Saleh is 8.250 Dinars and he does not have any
allowances other than that.
Thos. Cook & Son Ltd.
⟦signature⟧
Manager
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 4120
Date 6/28
GENERAL FOREIGN PASSENGER AGENTS PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Archival unit 528

You will give our call the necessary attention and strengthen our resolve materially and morally so that we may revive these charitable institutions.
Furthermore, we submit to you an enclosed form which we hope you will proceed to fill out and send to the Meir
Elias Hospital. 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 the accounts
for this year starting 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 in the form of a half-year only.

Archival unit 529

28 June 943
His Eminence the President of the Israelite Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 41 dated 17 Sivan 5703
Thomas Cook & Son Ltd. informed us in its letter No. B/L dated 25/6/43
that the amount of the monthly salary received by Mr. Nissim Saleh is 8.250 Dinars
and he has no other allowances besides that.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

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The Rabbinical Court of the Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
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Archival unit 531

Jewish Charitable Hospitals in Baghdad
Notes | Total value of constructions and surgical instruments donated by generous people | Total expenses including furniture for all hospitals | Total revenues for all hospitals
 | Dinar | Dinar | Dinar
From April 933 until the end of March 934 | 2645 | 5232 | 4943
From April 934 until the end of September 934 half a year | 1342 | 3702 | 3236
From October 934 until the end of September 935 | 2607 | 8488 | 7496
From October 935 until the end of September 936 | 5904 | 10629 | 10218
From October 936 until the end of September 937 | 4405 ⟦line⟧ 16903 of which 1365 Dinars were spent on repairs of the hospital's endowed properties | 11899 | 11360
⟦illegible⟧ the previous ones until the end of June 937 about 2600 Dinars
The and in it is an institute for analysis and Roentgen rays, and it accepts male, female, and child patients. In the hospital is a professor
for rays.
(936/35) (225035) reviews at an average of 750 and 800 reviews daily, and 180 major eye operations were performed
It gave 44462 prescriptions during one year, and the doctor during the mentioned year made 160 free visits
A special nurse, and the eyes of the students are examined from time to time by the specialist doctor in Rima Khedouri Hospital.
It has a building for maternity in Meir Elias Hospital where poor mothers are accepted, as the association provides them with the necessary aid, and it was built

Archival unit 532

7258
6 June 943
Directorate of Transport
Iraqi State Railways
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad against the defendant
Khedhouri Ishaq Shamash, the employee in your respected department, please be so kind as to inform us
of the amount of the monthly salary received by the aforementioned, including the high cost of living allowances.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community

Archival unit 533

ISRP-1159-15-3-43-3,000 Pads.
M.60
Iraqi Government Railways
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
From: Director of Transport - Baghdad / West Baghdad
To: Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad
No.: H/5
Dated: 15 / 6 / 1947
Reference to your letter No. 7258 dated 6 June 1947
regarding Mr. Khedhouri Isaac Shamash.
⟦line⟧
We inform you that the aforementioned person does not work in this department.
⟦signature⟧
For Director of Transport

Archival unit 534

Khedhouri Murad Shukur | Munir Shaoul Manshi Shohet
Dawood Samra | Munir Menahem Mahlab
Dawood Shaoul Tweig | Munir Hakham Moshe Dangour
Rabbi Dawood Ezra Musfi | Manshi Ibrahim Karji
Dr. Dawood Mu'allem Nassim | Manshi Saleh Shlomo Dawood
Dawood Yousif Mu'allem Saleh | Munz Ita
Rabbi Raphael Ishaq Hayyim | Moshe Shaoul Sofer
Reuben Ezra Dawood | Dr. Nur Allah Moussa
Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Sahiq | Nunu Mukammal
Sassoon Murad Sassoon | Haron Hesqail Samouha
Sassoon Hakham Nassim Cohen | Yamin Murad
Lawyer Salman Saleh Al-Kabir | Yehuda Saleh Zelouf
Lawyer Salman Sion Sheina | Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Hesqail
Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi | Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld
Lawyer Salim Ishaq | Lawyer Joseph Saleh Al-Kabir
Salim Tarzi | Joseph Nassim Aboudi
Dr. Salim Koubi |

Archival unit 535

7282
28 June 943
To
The Directorate General
of the Iraqi State Railways
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad against the defendant
Khedhouri Ishaq, an employee at the West Baghdad Station, the banking line, the address
listed below, please be so kind as to inform us of the amount of the monthly salary received by
the aforementioned person, including the cost-of-living allowances.
Head of the Community
District Mechanical Engineer
Central (D.M.E.)

Archival unit 536

ISRP—1159—15-3-43—3,000 Pads.
M.60
Iraqi Government Railways
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
From: Directorate General of Railways
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad: Baghdad
No.: 5/1/10
Dated.: 22/6/943
Re: Khedhouri Isaac - Employee
Reference to your letter No. 782 dated 16/6/943
We inform you that the amount received by the
aforementioned employee is as follows:
Nominal salary 8 Dinars monthly
High cost of living allowance 3 " "
⟦line⟧
Total 11 Eleven Dinars monthly
⟦illegible⟧
For the Director General

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Khedhouri Meir Levi
Khedhouri Murad Shakar
D
Daoud Samra
Daoud Shaul Tweig
Lawyer Daoud Ezra Musaffi
Dr. Daoud Moallem Nassim
Daoud Youssef Moallem Saleh
R
Lawyer Raphael Isaac Hayyim
Reuben Ezra Daoud
S
Lawyer Sassoon Ezra Isaac
Sassoon Murad Gejek
Sassoon Hakham Nassim Cohen
Lawyer Salman Saleh El-Kabir
Lawyer Salman Sayon Sheina
Lawyer Salman Hooki Aboudi
Lawyer Selim Isaac
Selim Razza
Dr. Selim Kobi
M
Meir Shaul Menashi Shohet
Meir Menachem Mahlab
Meir Hakham Moshe Dankour
Menashi Ibrahim Karji
Menashi Saleh Shlomo Daoud
Moiz Ayta
Moshe Shaul Sofer
Dr. Nurullah Momi
Nunu Mukammal
H
Haroon Heskel Smooha
Y
Yamin Murad
Yehuda Saleh Zelouf
Lawyer Yehoshua Moshe Heskel
Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld
Lawyer Joseph Saleh El-Kabir
Joseph Nassim Aboudi

Archival unit 538

7287
11 July 943
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered 280 and dated 26 May 5703
The General Directorate of Railways informed us in its letter numbered ThY / L / 5080
dated 30 / 6 / 943 that the amount received by the named Khedhouri Isaac is as
follows :-
8 | Dinars nominal salary
3 | Dinars cost of living allowance
11 | Only eleven dinars per month .
On behalf of the Head of the Community
1
2
1

Archival unit 539

The Court of Justice of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
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No. ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧ Year ⟦illegible⟧
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1825 / 766
7 / 6 / 942

Archival unit 540

Khedhouri Munir Lawi
Khedhouri Murad Shuker
D
Daoud Samra
Daoud Shaul Tweig
Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi
Dr. Daoud Moallem Nassim
Daoud Youssef Moallem Saleh
R
Rabbi Raphael Isaac Hayyim
Reuben Ezra Daoud
S
Rabbi Sassoon Ezra Ishaq
Sassoon Murad Sassoon
Sassoon Hanam Nassim Cohen
Lawyer Salman Saleh El-Kabir
Lawyer Salman Sion Sheina
Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi
Lawyer Selim Isaac
Selim Tarzi
Dr. Selim Kway
Meir Shaul Madani Sassoon
Munir Menachem Aleppo
Munir Hanam Moshe Dangoor
Menashe Ibrahim Karji
Menashe Saleh Shlomo Daoud
Moiz Atta
Moshe Shaul Swayer
N
Dr. Nurullah Mosi
Nunu Mukammal
H
Haroun Hesqel Smouha
Y
Yamin Murad
Yehuda Saleh Zeloof
Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Hesqel
Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld
Lawyer Joseph Saleh El-Kabir
Youssef Nassim Aboudi

Archival unit 542

The Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
Number 850 / 1835
Date 3 June 943
Plaintiff - Khatoun Sasson Shabi
Defendant - Nouri Ephraim Bikhor
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has decided to increase the amount by two dinars and two hundred and fifty
fils over the total of the decree numbered 766 / 1835 and dated 7 / 6 / 942 issued to the plaintiff
Khatoun Sasson Shabi against her husband, the defendant Nouri Ephraim Bikhor, so that the total
monthly alimony amount that the aforementioned Khatoun receives from her aforementioned husband Nouri
becomes twelve dinars and two hundred and fifty fils (12/250), starting from
3 January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
President of the Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad

Archival unit 543

7456
3/6/943
District Commissioner of Khanaqin District
Khanaqin
⟦line⟧
We send you herewith the notification numbered 49/850 and dated June 3, 943
with the notification paper issued by the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad
against the defendant Nouri Ephraim Bechor, the employee at the Khanaqin Oil Company, for the favor
of notifying the aforementioned defendant Nouri and returning the notification paper signed by him and certified
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community

Archival unit 544

Yousef Nasim Aboudi |
Lawyer Yousef Saleh El-Kebir |
Dr. Yousef Rosenfeld |
Rabbi Yoshua Moshi Hesqel |
Yehuda Saleh Zelouf |
Yassin Murad |
Haroon Hesqel Koha |
Nuvo Mukammal |
Dr. Nouri Moussa |
Moshi Shaul Sofer |
Moaz Eita |
Munshi Saleh Shalom Dawid |
Munshi Ibrahim Kohi |
Munir Hatem Moshi Dangour |
Munir Menahem Mahlab |
Munir Shaul Munshi Shamshoum |
Dr. Sami Cohen |
Sami Zilkha |
Lawyer Sami Isaac |
Rabbi Salman Hoot Aboudi |
Lawyer Salman Sion Shina |
Lawyer Salman Saleh El-Kebir |
Sasson Hatem Nasim Cohen |
Sasson Murad Sasson |
Rabbi Sasson Ezra Sahaiq |
Rubin Ezra Daoud |
Rabbi Raphael Isaac Hayim |
Daoud Yousef Muallem Saleh |
Dr. Daoud Muallem Nasim |
Rabbi Daoud Ezra Musfi |
Daoud Shaul Tweig |
Daoud Hamza |
Khadouri Saleh Shuker |

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The Righteous Court of the Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
No.: 1490
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Year: ⟦illegible⟧
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Khedhouri Munir Lawi | K. ⟦illegible⟧ Halim ⟦illegible⟧
Lawyer Heskel Yaqub Sayim | Dr. Gurji Munir Rabi
Heskel Daoud Shatoub | Gurji Ibrahim Tatam Isaac
Rabbi Benjamin Tatam Moshe | Ezra Nassim Alwaya
Lawyer Anwar Shaul | Ezra Menahem Daniel
Eliyahu Munir Daoud | Dr. Ezra Qazeen
Eliyahu Heskel al-Ani | Ezra Heskel Jabor
Israel Nassim Hani | Ezra Eliyahu al-Ani
Lawyer Ibrahim Abboudi Khazzam | Lawyer Abboudi Sayahi
Ibrahim Saleh al-Kabir | Abdullah Sasson Sheena
Ibrahim Daoud Nahum | Sasson Ezra Nissan
Ibrahim Hakim Moalem Nassim | Sasson Shoua Jiji
Members | Saleh Faraj Hakim
Rabbi Sasson Khedhouri | Saleh Shaul Abdullah
President | 
Meeting:
Subject of Meeting:
Held on:
Date:
Result of Meeting:

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⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 14 June 943
Directorate of Transport
Iraqi State Railways
Baghdad
For the purpose of the lawsuit filed in the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, please
be so kind as to inform us of the amount of the monthly salary received by Mr. Salim
Eliyahu Sofer, the employee in your respected department, including high cost of living allowances
and overtime pay.
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 548

ISRP—498—10-11-42—80,000. M.123-A
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 194 Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 29 July ⟦line⟧ 1943
No. T 62
To
The President of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Mr. Salim Eliyahu Sofer
Further to our letter No. T / 62 dated June 16, 1943.
We inform you that the overtime wages, which amount to an average of a quarter of the salary and which
were being paid to the aforementioned person, have been stopped.
Furthermore, he is now not receiving any overtime wages.
For the Director of Transportation
Community Administration ⟦illegible⟧ - Baghdad
4128
20 / 7 / 943
No. ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ with his papers

Archival unit 549

Jewish Charitable Hospitals in Baghdad
Hospital Revenues | Total Expenses including Furniture for all Hospitals | Total Value of Constructions and Surgical Instruments Donated by Generous People | Notes
Dinar | Dinar | Dinar |
494 | 5232 | 2645 | From April 933 until the end of March 934
323 | 3702 | 1342 | From April 934 until the end of September 934 (half a year)
749 | 8488 | 2607 | From October 934 until the end of September 935
1021 | 10629 | 5904 | From October 935 until the end of September 936
1136 | 11899 | 16903 of which 1365 Dinars were spent on repairs of the hospital's endowed properties | From October 936 until the end of September 937
Previous until the end of June 937 about 2600 Dinars ⟦line⟧
It contains an institute for analysis and Roentgen rays, and it accepts male, female, and child patients. In the hospital, there is a professor
of radiology.
30/936) (225035) visits at an average of 750 and 800 visits daily, and 180 major eye operations were performed
44462 prescriptions were dispensed during one year, and the doctor made 160 free visits during the mentioned year
special cases, and the eyes of students are examined from time to time by the specialist doctor at the Rima Khedouri Hospital.
In Meir Elias Hospital, a maternity building accepts poor mothers where the association provides them with the necessary aid, and it was built

Archival unit 550

745
16 August 943
Directorate of Transport
Iraqi State Railways
Reference to your letter No. V 62 dated 29 July 943
We kindly request you to provide us with a second copy of your letter No. V 62 dated 16
June 943.
And we thank you;
Head of the Community