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IJA 3473

Assets and Property Owned by the Midrash Committee

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Description

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item contains records of non-cash assets and physical property owned by the Midrash Committee.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3473
Item Number
16777
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Chart, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Endowments, Annotation, President of the Jewish Community, Handwritten, Midrash Committee, Ink Stamp, File Folder, Property, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 1-25

Archival unit 1

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Property Committee (Midrash)
Portfolio No. -: 42
Registry No. -:
Subject: A shop from the Midrash properties
Governorate: Baghdad
Sequence No.: 104
District: /
Door Nos.: 94/219
Sub-district: /
Type of Ownership: Sole ownership
Quarter and Street: Hannouni
Type of Property: Shop
Land Registry Map No.:
Notes
1/1/1949

Archival unit 2

Jewish Schools in Baghdad
Bond Number 42
District: Hanun
Type: Shop
Revenue Number 219 / 92
Note: A copy of the registration is kept in folder number 41
NAME

Archival unit 3

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Committee:
List showing the contents of file number:
For the property:
Page | Nature of the paper and its contents | Number | Date | Remarks
General remarks
This list was organized by
On the date / / 19

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The Israelite Community of Baghdad
Register of Immovable Property
Serial Number 42
Name of the institution to which the property belongs or for which it is endowed ⟦line⟧
1 Property Type: Shop
11 Date of the Endowment Deed: 18 November 920
2 Neighborhood and Street: Hun, Haret Hifz al-Sheikh
12 Authority that issued the endowment deed: Baghdad Court of First Instance
3 Modern Door Number: 219 / 94
13 Name of the current trustee and method of appointment: Head of the Israelite Spiritual Council according to the terms of the endowment
4 Type of property, i.e., is it absolute ownership or endowment: Absolute ownership
14 Terms of trusteeship: The trusteeship shall be in the hands of the endower as long as he is alive, and after his death, it shall be in the hands of the Head of the Spiritual Council, and this is after the majority
5 Is it registered in the Land Registry Department or not?: Yes, registered
15 The entity for which the property is endowed: Talmud Torah School
6 In whose name is it registered?: Contained in the name of Talmud Torah
16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how so?:
7 Date of the Land Registry deed: 7 September year 921 permanent
17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal over it, and if so, state its nature, date, and number:
8 Land Registry serial number: 154
18 How it is used at present: Utilized
9 Value recorded in the Land Registry deed: 4000
19 The entity to which the revenues are spent: Teaching and educating students of the Talmud Torah school and providing food
10 Endowment number: 65
20 Is there any dispute regarding it?: /
Remarks :-
The original copy of the record for this property is in file number (41)
Deed

Archival unit 5

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Property Committee (Survey)
Subject: A shop from the school properties
This petition was received on 21/8/1948 and submitted by the Community Secretary on 11/9/1948
Signature
⟦signature⟧
Notes
Notes | Value and Rent | Number | Method of Occupation and Management | Date of Occupation | Number and Area | Type and Material | Plot Number and District Name | Tapu Number and Map | Door and Alley Number | Neighborhood and Alley | District | Date of Registration | Registration Number
 | Annual rent 4000 Dinars | Shop number in the school 4 | Occupied by the tailor Ibrahim Khedhouri under a lease contract ending on August 31, 1948 | Since many years | Its area is 92 square meters | A shop built of brick and gypsum | Plot 13 of District 41 | 154 | 219 / 15 | Taht al-Takiya neighborhood | Baghdad | 15/7/1937 | 15
This copy was prepared based on the request of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad according to its letter No. 484 on 24/8/1948
This copy is identical to its original kept in the property file belonging to the mentioned school
Written on 27/8/1948
Director of Property and Survey
Property Documents Register
Number 44

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Outgoing Correspondence Register for the year:
Number:
Subject:
⟦line⟧
This copy was duplicated on ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 19 and paid by ⟦line⟧ on ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 19 ⟦line⟧
Signature
Notes

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Committee (⟦Properties and Midrash⟧)
Portfolio number 41
Registry number -
Subject: A shop from the Midrash properties
Governorate: Baghdad
District: /
Sub-district: /
Quarter and Street: Hanouni
Map number: ⟦illegible⟧
Sequence: 156
Door number: 94/221
Ownership type: Pure property
Property type: Shop
⟦Note⟧s:
1/1/1949

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Israeli Property Committee
Institution Name :: Midrash Committee
Register Serial Number :: 41 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Tabu Sequence : | 156 | 160 | 154 | 152
Door Numbers : | 221 / 94 | 225 / 94 | 219 / 66 | 217 / 94
Property Type : | Shop | Shop | Shop | Shop
Trustee :: Head of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad
Hanoun

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Committee ⟦line⟧
List showing the contents of file No.: ⟦line⟧
For the property: ⟦line⟧
Page | Nature of the paper and its contents | Number | Date | Notes
General notes
This list was organized by
Dated / / 19

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Immovable Property Register
Name of the institution to which the property belongs or for which it is endowed
Note
The endowment deed (Hujja) should be searched for
Number (25) dated
18 November 920
11 Date of the endowment deed: 18 November 920
12 The authority that issued the endowment deed: Baghdad Court of First Instance
13 Name of the current trustee (Mutawalli) and method of appointment: President of the Jewish Spiritual Council according to the terms of the endowment
14 Terms of trusteeship: The trusteeship shall be in the hands of the endower as long as he is alive, and after his death, it shall be in the hands of the President of the Spiritual Council, one after another
15 The entity for which the property is endowed: Al-Moudon School
Is it registered in the Tabu or not? | Yes | 16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how? | ⟦illegible⟧
In whose name is it registered? | Trustee of Al-Moudon School | 17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal over it, and if so, state its nature, date, and number | ⟦illegible⟧
Date of the Tabu deed | 8 January 921 | 18 How it is used at present | School
Tabu sequence number | ⟦illegible⟧ | 19 The entity to which the revenues are spent | Teaching and educating students of Al-Moudon School and feeding the poor
9 The value recorded in the Tabu deed | ⟦illegible⟧ | 20 Is there any dispute regarding it? | ⟦illegible⟧
10 Endowment deed number | ⟦illegible⟧ | |

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The Israelite Community of Baghdad
Register of Immovable Property
Serial Number 41
Name of the institution to which the property belongs or for which it is endowed ⟦line⟧
1 Type of property: House
11 Date of the endowment deed: 18 November 92
2 Neighborhood and street: ⟦illegible⟧ neighborhood
12 The authority that issued the endowment deed: Baghdad Court of First Instance
3 Modern door number: ⟦illegible⟧
13 Name of the current trustee and method of appointment: President of the Israelite Spiritual Council according to the terms of the endowment
4 The property, i.e., is it freehold or endowment: Endowment
14 Terms of trusteeship: The trusteeship shall be in the hands of the endower as long as he is alive, and after his death, it shall be in the hands of the President of the Spiritual Council, one after another
5 Is it registered in the Land Registry (Tabu) or not?: Yes
15 The entity for which the property is endowed: Laura Kadoorie School
6 In whose name is it registered?: In the name of Laura Kadoorie School
16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how?:
7 Land Registry deed number: January 924
17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal over it? If so, state its nature, date, and number:
8 Land Registry serial number:
18 How it is used at present: School
9 Value recorded in the Land Registry deed:
19 The entity on which the revenues are spent: Teaching and educating students of the Laura Kadoorie School, and for food and clothing
10 Endowment deed number:
20 Is there any dispute regarding it?:
Notes: -

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Community Presidency Council
Subject ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 19
Distribution
19 pages from ⟦line⟧
This paper was received ⟦line⟧
Notes ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

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Israeli Property Committee
Institution Name :: Midrash Committee
Registry Sequence Number ::
Tabu Sequence :: 255
Doors Number :: 226
Property Type :: House
The Trustee :: ⟦Ezekiel⟧ ⟦...⟧
The Endowment is ⟦seized⟧
D No. 509
NAME

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Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Property Committee - Midrash
Portfolio Number -: 40
Record Number -:
Subject: A house from the Midrash properties
Province: Baghdad
Sequence Number: 8455
District:
Door Number: 226/14
Sub-district:
Type of Property: Waqf
Quarter and Street: ⟦Qanbar Ali⟧
Gender of Property: House
Land Registry Map Number:
Notes:
1/1/1949
NAME

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Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Committee:
List showing the contents of folder number:
For the property:
Page | Nature of the document and its contents | Number | Date | Observations
General observations
This list was organized by
On the date / / 19

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Israeli Property Committee
Name of Institution: Al-Midrash Committee
Record Sequence Number: 40
Tabu Sequence: 255
Door Numbers: 94/226
Property Type: House
Custodian: Ezra Zion and the heirs of Wald Haqqi Hayawi Haroun
Note: The endowment deeds related to this property are in file number (66)
NAME

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The Israelite Community in Baghdad
Serial Number 40
Immovable Property Register
Name of the institution to which the property belongs or for which it is endowed: Midrash Committee
1 Type of property | House | 11 Date of the Endowment Deed | 26 / 7 / 1945
2 Neighborhood and Street | Torah | 12 Authority that issued the Endowment Deed | Baghdad Court of First Instance
3 Modern door number | 226 / 94 | 13 Name of current trustee and method of appointment | Ezra Sion, Moshe, and Levi Hakham Sasson
4 Type of property, i.e., is it private property or endowment | Endowment | 14 Conditions of trusteeship | To the family member descended from the lineage of Naji Dawud Torah after demarcation and assessment
5 Is it registered in the Land Registry Department or not? | Registered | 15 Entity for which the property is endowed | Midrash Naji Dawud Torah
6 In whose name is it registered? | Ezra Sion, Moshe, and Levi Hakham Sasson | 16 Is the property registered under an alias and how? | /
7 Date of the Land Registry title deed | Tammuz 216 | 17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal? If yes, state its nature, date, and number | /
8 Land Registry serial number | 255 | 18 How is it used at present? | Hospital building
9 Value recorded in the Land Registry title deed |  | 19 Entity to which the revenues are spent | Midrash Naji Dawud Torah
10 Endowment Deed number | 124 / 45 Sh | 20 Is there any dispute regarding it? | /
Notes: This form was organized on the date of 8 / 5 / 956
⟦signature⟧

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800 Dinars
⟦illegible⟧
The Jewish Community of Baghdad
Immovable Property Register
Serial Number ⟦line⟧ Name of the institution owning the property or the endowment beneficiary ⟦line⟧
1 Type of Property | House | 11 Date of Endowment | 21 / 7 / 924
2 Neighborhood and Street | Taura, Sifat al-Sheikh Avenue | 12 Authority that issued the Endowment | Baghdad Court of First Instance
3 Modern Door Number | 226 / 94 | 13 Name of current trustee and method of appointment | Ezra Zion and Daoud Hayek Hatem ⟦illegible⟧ according to endowment conditions
4 Property category: Is it private property or endowment? | Property | 14 Conditions of Trusteeship | Trusteeship shall be in the hands of the endowers Ezra Zion and Hayek jointly, and after the death of one, it transfers to the second, and after the death of both, it transfers to the Jewish Spiritual Authority in Baghdad
5 Is it registered in the Land Registry (Tabu)? | Yes, registered | 15 Party benefiting from the endowment | 
6 Is it registered? | In the name of Hayek Liahu Haron | 16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how? | Yes, in the name of the heirs of the Al-Ali who endowed half of the mentioned house according to the endowment document numbered ⟦illegible⟧ on 21 / 7 / 924
7 Land Registry Deed | No. 216 and its date the second ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | 17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or right of disposal? If yes, state its nature, date, and number | 
8 Land Registry Serial Number | 255 | 18 Current use | For rent
9 Value recorded in Land Registry deed | Unnamed 15000 | 19 Party to which revenues are spent | 
10 Endowment Document Number | 185 / 924 | 20 Is there any dispute regarding it? | Lawsuit No. ⟦illegible⟧
Notes: - Half of the mentioned property was endowed according to the endowment notification ⟦illegible⟧
Until now ⟦illegible⟧ in the endowment as the Land Registry department was not consulted ⟦illegible⟧
(⟦illegible⟧ The General Jewish Endowment in Baghdad)

Archival unit 21

T. F. 23.
Tabu Form 23
222 New
94
SGPS...829...1'41...5000...20-11-32.
This copy has been prepared based on the petition submitted by ⟦illegible⟧ servant of Harun ⟦illegible⟧
No. of the Register. | Date of the Register. | Town. | Quarter of Village. | Street and Old Property No. | Kind and Class of Property. | Boundaries and Area. | Brought from Book. | Reason or Cause for issue of the Deed. | Owner | Price and Value. | REMARKS.
194 | 6/2/1936 | Baghdad | Tauraat | Quarter ⟦illegible⟧ 194 | Divine endowment for a slaughterhouse and a house with a balcony and two lower rooms and two balconies and rooms and half a house with a balcony and half a room and half a room containing it | From its sides: first, a private road; second, a private road; third, an old endowment house; and fourth, a house for the heirs of ⟦illegible⟧ public | Book ⟦illegible⟧ number ⟦illegible⟧ | Allocated according to the decision of the Baghdad Liwa Administrative Council No. ⟦illegible⟧ on ⟦illegible⟧ according to the inspection ⟦illegible⟧ knowledge ⟦illegible⟧ definitively by its sale | Half a share out of eighteen shares and a third of a share according to the decision of the Baghdad Liwa Administrative Council in the name of Hakham Harun | 7500 fils 7500 | The house: It was noted that the mentioned house was seized according to 800 from the resident seizure book based on the letter of the Judge of Personal Matters dated 22/4/34, No. 4481 and the statement ⟦illegible⟧
187 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Baghdad | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Syriac No. 186 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 7500 | Vacated
This copy is identical to its original kept in the records of this department, and revenue has been collected for it
12 January 937 and number 200 and 81 from the daily sheet 7/6/1936
Director of Tabu of Baghdad Liwa
⟦illegible stamp⟧

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T. F. 23
Tabu Form 23
SGPS...1281...1967...10,000...3 4 29.
This copy was extracted upon the request of the Mutawalli of the Jewish Schools Endowments in ⟦illegible⟧ dated ⟦illegible⟧ 921 / 94
No of the Register. | Date of the Register. | Town. | Quarter or Village. | Street and Old Property No. | Kind and Class of Property. | Boundaries and Area. | Brought from Book. | Reason or Cause for issue of the Deed. | Owner. | Price and Value. | REMARKS.
297 | 21 July 916 | Baghdad | Al-Tawrat | Hafrat Sheikh Jabri 194 | Family endowment for the charities of the Jewish schools and a dining hall, area ⟦illegible⟧ ground and upper floor, water well, facilities, kitchen, and a water well containing a house | Frontage right and two sides Tabu inspection and left side through which a path passes and alleys named after Abdullah Khadouri Abu Tubiya uncle | 20 July 916 | Half a share of nineteen shares and a third of a share of twenty shares from the original complete house according to a Sharia deed dated ⟦illegible⟧ | Half a share belonging to the Jewish Schools house in the name of Heskel Sahyoun Haroun | Piz 7500 ⟦line⟧ 7500 |
187 | 21 July 916 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ 194 | Endowed | Exists | 186 ⟦illegible⟧ book | Half a share of nineteen shares and a third of a share of twenty shares from the original complete house according to a Sharia deed dated ⟦illegible⟧ | Half a share belonging to the Jewish Schools house in the name of Heskel Sahyoun Haroun | Piz 10000 ⟦line⟧ 10000 |
This copy is identical to its entry, and five rupees, compensation stamps, and the registration fee have been taken and recorded as revenue on 7 and 10 July 921, numbers 981 and 487 from the daily ledger ⟦illegible⟧ 921
⟦circular seal with Arabic calligraphy⟧