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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
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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 876-900

Archival unit 876

Notification of Judicial Papers
14 March 946
Governorate of Dulaim District
Enclosed is a summons issued by the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
To the defendant Shmuel Rahmin Moussa residing in the Fallujah neighborhood (Ana)
Please kindly notify him and return the second voucher signed by him and certified
⟦signature⟧
3/14
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Attachments: Summons paper
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 871
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 877

Mutasarrifate of Dulaim Liwa
Editing
Number 2774
Date 27 / 12 / 946
⟦illegible stamp⟧
272
30 / 12 / 46
To the Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject - Notification
Our letter numbered 1827 and dated 2 / 12 / 946, please
reply to it, and a copy is with you.
Enclosed is a notification paper served to Khatir bin Shmuel Hamid
Moshe according to the rules.
Mutasarrif of Dulaim Liwa

Archival unit 878

8728
Notification of Judicial Papers
1 April 946
His Eminence, President of the Respected Israelite Religious Court
Reference to your letter numbered 78 and dated 13/3/946
You will find enclosed the second voucher of the notification paper served to its addressee Shmuel
Rahmin Moshe, which was returned to us from the Governorate of Dulaim Province by its letter numbered 2774
and dated 27/3/946
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Attachments
⟦line⟧
Notification paper

Archival unit 879

The Rabbinical Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number :: 777
Date :: 28 / 7 / 946
File Number: 77 / 706
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, the respected
President of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community
In view of the lawsuit filed in our court by Washia Yehuda
against her husband Ibrahim Yusuf Shalam
Please clarify from the Directorate of the Religious ⟦College⟧
the remainder of the accounting for the amounts received by
the aforementioned ⟦monthly⟧ in his capacity as an employee of the
said interest ⟦...⟧
The President
⟦illegible signature⟧
Sassoon Khedouri
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦Issue⟧ 199
Date 1 / 8 / 1946

Archival unit 880

8681
1 March 946
H
Directorate General of Railways
Accounting Department
The Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad has requested us to clarify
from your esteemed directorate regarding the salary, cost of living allowances, and all other
allowances received by Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Shalam, a telegraph employee in your directorate,
for the purpose of the lawsuit filed against the aforementioned person in the said court.
Please kindly provide us with the requested information as soon as possible.
⟦signature⟧
7 Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 881

ISRP—26—1-5-45—10,000 M. 14-a
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF RAILWAYS,
BAGHDAD.
Telegrams :—"RAILWAYS, BAGHDAD."
Codes:
A.B.C. 5th Edition.
Steven's Engineering.
Bentley's.
Indian Word.
Iraqi State Railways
Directorate General of Railways
Baghdad, March 12, 1946
Reference No.: 4457/L/⟦...⟧
Reference No.: 4457/L/⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Subject - Salary of Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Shalam, Telegraph Clerk
Reference to your letter No. 8681 dated 3/3/1946
The aforementioned receives a monthly salary of 8/- Dinars and high cost
of living allowances of 7/- Dinars, and in the event of his transfer to a station outside
Baghdad permanently <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> he receives allowances amounting to 10% of his salary.
⟦signature⟧
For the Major General
Director General
of the Iraqi State Railways
Presidency of the ⟦...⟧ Community
Number ⟦...⟧
Date 12 / 3 / 46

Archival unit 882

Salary of Mr. Ibrahim Shalam
13 March 946
His Eminence, President of the Israeli Religious Court - Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 777 dated 28 / 2 / 946
We list below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Railways No.
4457 / 27 dated 12 / 3 / 946 regarding the subject.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦line⟧
The aforementioned person receives a monthly salary of 8 Dinars and high cost of
living allowances of 7 Dinars. Also, in the event of his transfer to a station outside Baghdad
permanently, he receives allowances amounting to 10% of his salary.
On behalf of the Major General
The Director General
of the Iraqi Government Railways

Archival unit 883

The Court of Justice of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
Number: 789
Date: 21 / 7 / 946
File Number: 142 / 706
⟦illegible⟧ The Jewish Community
259
22 / 7 / 46
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the Respected
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
In view of the lawsuit filed in our court by Nazli Salman
against her husband Ephraim Salman Daoud Hay
please request clarification from the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce as to
whether the defendant Ephraim is registered with them and his class rating
and about the estimated amount of his annual income.
Ezra Sassoon Dangoor
Ezra Sassoon Dangoor
The President

Archival unit 884

8747
24 March 946
25
Inquiry
Baghdad Chamber of Commerce
In view of the lawsuit filed in the Israeli Religious Court by Mazli Salman
against her husband Ephraim Salman Daoud Hay, please inform us as soon as possible whether
the aforementioned Ephraim Salman Daoud Hay is registered with your esteemed chamber, his class grade,
and the estimated amount of his annual income.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of/ Head of the Community

Archival unit 885

BAGHDAD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TELEGRAMS :- "GHURFA, BAGHDAD."
TELEPHONE No. 3025
Baghdad Chamber of Commerce
Telegraphic Address: "Ghurfa, Baghdad"
Telephone Number 3025
Iraq 1926
No.:
Number: 759
Baghdad on: 31 March 1946
Baghdad:
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number ⟦illegible⟧ 279
Date 2 / 4 / 1946
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter numbered 8727 and dated 25 March 1946
We inform you that Mr. Ephraim Salman Daoud Hay is not registered
in this Chamber ⟦line⟧ .
Secretary
Second President

Archival unit 886

8758
5 April 946
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Religious Court, Respected
Reference to your letter numbered 789 dated 3/21/946
The Baghdad Chamber of Commerce informed us in its letter numbered 759 and dated April 1
946 that Mr. Ephraim Salman Daoud Hay is not registered with it.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of/ President of the Community

Archival unit 887

1/251
Iraqi Government:
Ministry of Justice:
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: March 28, 1946
Foreign Notifications Department:
Presidency of the Jewish Community
276
2/28/46
Subject Summary: Notification of judicial papers
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 8293 dated June 25, 1945.
We are sending you herewith the documents related to the notification of the legal papers sent
by the Royal Iraqi Legation in Washington. The notification expenses amounted to
(13.230) dollars or the equivalent of (3.280) dinars.
Please collect them from the concerned parties and send the amount to us as quickly
as possible.
⟦signature⟧
For the Minister of Justice
Jamal / S

Archival unit 888

8579
Notification of Judicial Papers
2 April 946
His Eminence, President of the Honorable Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. ⟦line⟧
Enclosed you will find the documents related to the notification of the Sharia papers sent from
the Royal Iraqi Legation in Washington via the August Ministry of Justice,
enclosed with its letter numbered 1/6/251 dated 2/28/46.
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community

Archival unit 889

The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number: 768
Date: 27 / 5 / 946
File Number: 7 / 127
197
27 / 5 / 1946
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected
President of the Israeli Community - Baghdad
Enclosed is a lawsuit paper stating that the defendant Shmuel
Radhiya Musa residing in ⟦Anah⟧, please notify him
through official departments to attend the hearing
on the day of 14 / 6 / 946
Ezra Dangoor
On behalf of the President

Archival unit 890

8675
27 February 946
⟦illegible⟧
Governorate of Dulaim District
Enclosed herewith is the summons issued by the Jewish Religious Court
in Baghdad to the addressee Shmuel Rahmin Moshe residing in Ana. Please
be so kind as to notify him and return the second voucher signed by him and certified
⟦signature⟧
2/28
Head of the Community
Attachments
⟦line⟧
Summons paper

Archival unit 891

Governorate of Dulaim Province
The Secretariat
Number 1202
4/9/946
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦illegible⟧ 290
Date 4/12/46
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject / Notification
Your letter No. 13 87 on 3/14/46
We return herewith the second copy of the notification paper served to its addressee
Shmuel Rahmin according to the regulations.
Governor of Dulaim Province
Attachments
1

Archival unit 892

8772
Notification
12 April 946
His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Israeli Religious Court
Reference to your letter No. 68 dated 25 / 2 / 946
We return to you herewith the second voucher of the notification paper served to its addressee
Shmuel Rahmin, which was certified to us via the letter of the Dulaim Liwa Governorate No.
3302 dated 10 / 4 / 946
⟦signature⟧
Head of the Community
Attachments
⟦line⟧
Notification Voucher

Archival unit 893

The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number :: 818
Date :: 28/4/946
File Number: 707 / 54
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦...⟧ 284
Date 8 / 4 / 1946
His Excellency the Honorable Sole Judge
President of the Court of ⟦...⟧ Baghdad
Enclosed is a summons for the judgment debtor
Shmuel Sahyoun Mursi residing in the Al-Awina neighborhood
in (Amman). Please kindly notify the aforementioned
person through official channels to attend
the hearing on 5 / 5 / 946
The President
Sassoon Khedouri
Sassoon Khedouri

Archival unit 894

⟦illegible⟧
Notification of Judicial Papers
8762
15 April 946
Governorate of Dulaim District
We attach herewith the summons issued by the Jewish Religious Court
in Baghdad to the defendant Shmuel Rahmin Moussa, residing in the
Al-Awja neighborhood in Ana, requesting you to kindly notify the addressee and return the
second voucher to us, signed by him and duly certified, as quickly as possible.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
Attachments
⟦line⟧
Summons paper

Archival unit 895

Mutasarrifate of Dulaim Liwa
Editing 4421
Number 46/5/12
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 222
Date 17 / 5 / 946
President of the Jewish Community Baghdad
Subject/ Notification
Your letter No. 8763 dated 10 / 4 / 1946
We return herewith the second copy of the notification paper served to its addressee
Shamrail Rahmin Moshi according to the procedures.
Mutasarrif of Dulaim Liwa
Attachments
1
12

Archival unit 896

19 May 946
The Israeli Religious Court
Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 808 dated 8 / 4 / 946
We return to you herewith the second copy of the notification form returned to us under
the letter of the Dulaim Provincial Administration No. 4431 dated 31 / 5 / 946, notified
to its addressee Shmuel Rahmin Moshe in person and certified according to the regulations.
⟦signature⟧
5 / 19
Head of the Community
Attachments
⟦line⟧
Copy of notification

Archival unit 897

The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Jewish Religious Court - Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧
Number: 827
Date: 12 / 10 / 947
File Number: 1 / 507
To the Honorable Excellency
The Honorable President of the Jewish Community
In view of the lawsuit filed in our court by
Najmiya Daoud Sultana against her husband Izzat Saleh
An employee in the Railway Directorate in Baghdad
Please request clarification from the mentioned department
Regarding the salary received by the mentioned Saleh.
The President
⟦hebrew signature⟧
⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number 827
Date 4 / 10 / 947

Archival unit 898

Inquiry about salary amount
June 3, 946
Directorate General of Railways
Baghdad
Based on the request of the Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad, please inform us
of the salary amount of Mr. Ezra Saleh, an employee in your directorate, including all allowances
that he receives, for the purpose of presenting the legal case filed at the aforementioned court.
Please provide us with the requested information as quickly as possible, and we thank you.
⟦signature⟧
6/2
Head of the Community
AACC

Archival unit 899

I, Daoud Salloum, acknowledge that
I have delivered the books for this day
to the administration of the community 2 / 1 / ⟦illegible⟧
and for this reason I have signed below
Daoud Youssef
Salloum
Daoud Salloum
Baghdad in June 947

Archival unit 900

M.60
ISR 337-16-7-45-5,000 pads.
Iraqi Government Railways
IRAQI STATE RAILWAYS
To: Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad
From: Directorate of Transport and Accounting (Personnel Section)
Dated: 20 / 2 / 1946
No.: 4446 / K / 1
Consultant in the salary sector of Mr. Ghazwa Saleh
Typist
With reference to your letter No. 8824 dated 7 / 6 / 942
We inform you that the aforementioned person receives a monthly salary of
18/- Dinars, to which is added a cost-of-living allowance of
10/- Dinars, so the total he receives monthly equals
28/- Dinars. And he has no other allowances.
⟦signature⟧
For the Director General