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02/5/126
IJA 1287
Correspondence Between the President of the Jewish Community and the Court of Materials Identification
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These documents include correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community and the Court of Materials Identification requesting information regarding Meir Elias Hospital donor names. The documents also mention Waqf donations; the abrogation of citizenship; legal documents; forms registering allocations; and the Police Office of Travelers and Citizens.
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General Number 1857 General Power of Attorney I, the undersigned, Farid Daoud Samra, in my capacity as Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, which is managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Law of the Jewish Community No. 77 of 1931, pursuant to the order issued by the Ministry of Justice on 12/24/1953, number 1944, have hereby appointed Mr. Zion Shauha Gege as general agent and authorized him in the aforementioned capacity and in my capacity as trustee over any movable or immovable property of which I am a trustee by virtue of my aforementioned position, to act on my behalf in the following matters:- First - To represent me and act on my behalf in any lawsuit, case, or any other official transaction before any competent court or other official authority in the capacity of plaintiff, defendant, or any other capacity whatsoever, and to continue that lawsuit, case, or transaction through all its stages and degrees until the final judgment is reached therein. In doing so, he has the right to use all legal methods and reviews, both ordinary and extraordinary, and follow up on them until the final decision is reached therein. He has the right to serve and be served with notices, to demand the oath and accept it, and to appoint experts, arbitrators, reviewers, liquidators, and syndics, and to dismiss them repeatedly. He has the right to settle, release, drop claims, accept arbitration, place and lift precautionary and executive seizures, and execute any judgment or deed, and to review all legal methods regarding precautionary decisions. He has the right to imprison debtors and release them, to grant them debt installments, to issue necessary notices and warnings, and to request my appointment as trustee over movable and immovable endowed properties which I am entitled to be a trustee over in my aforementioned capacity. Second - In general, in all or any of the aforementioned specifics, to draft, sign, and submit all types of petitions, pleadings, and other necessary papers, and to delegate others for all or some of what was mentioned and authorized, and to dismiss them repeatedly. In summary, regarding what was mentioned, he has the right to exercise all rights and powers granted to me by the laws in force, whether mentioned or not. In witness of the above, this general power of attorney was drafted and I signed it below. Baghdad on May 15 ⟦/⟧ year 1956 Based on the declaration of the principal Farid Daoud Samra Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad I certify that the signature signed at the bottom of this paper is the signature of Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, who is personally known. It was read to him, and he acknowledged its contents and signed it before me on 5/15/956. Abdullah Al-Khayyat Second Notary Public of Southern Baghdad
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Personal Matters Court in Baghdad Case Number - 860 / Sh / 1956 To Mr. - Sayyid Sadiq Haider Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, acting head of the Jewish community in Baghdad, approached this court with his petition dated 2/22/1956 and numbered T 56/366, which states that Mr. Meir Yaqub Rubin the Goldsmith had endowed his two houses under the endowment deed (waqfiyah) numbered case file 126 / 44 and dated 4/25/1945, and stipulated that the guardianship (tawliya) be for himself as long as he lives, and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital, with the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad as its supervisor. If Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the guardianship reverts to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. Since the aforementioned trustee has traveled outside Iraq and his Iraqi citizenship has been revoked, making it impossible for him to practice guardianship, and since the aforementioned hospital has ceased to exist and there is no committee for its management, just as there is no spiritual council for the Jewish community in Baghdad in the manner stipulated in the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, the guardianship has therefore devolved to Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, the head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, which carries out the duties entrusted to the Lay Council in accordance with the aforementioned law, a committee formed as per Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 11/24/53. Therefore, he requests the issuance of a deed to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as head of the Management Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, as the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his aforementioned capacity, submitted a petition dated 3/26/1956 supporting the request to be considered the trustee of the mentioned endowment. This request was placed under review and the following procedures were taken:- 1- The lawyer Sion Chi-chi attended in his capacity as the general attorney for the guardianship applicant and supported his client's aforementioned petition, and the court reviewed the general power of attorney granted to him by Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, certified by the Notary Public of South Baghdad the First, under general number 1857 and dated 5/15/1956. 2- The court reviewed a copy of Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 11/24/953 which decreed the formation of a committee to manage the duties entrusted to the Lay Council in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 from the individuals mentioned therein, provided that they elect one of them to assume its presidency. The court reviewed the letter from the community leadership numbered T 53/3240 and dated 11/30/ 1953, which showed that Mr. Farid Daoud Samra was elected head of the aforementioned committee. To be continued ⟦signature⟧
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122 ⟦line⟧ - 2 - 3 - The court brought two copies of the Tabu registration for the two mentioned endowed houses, and it appeared from them that the first registration pertains to the house numbered 113/148, sequence 137 Qanbar Ali, and the second pertains to the house numbered 113/150, sequence 138 Qanbar Ali, and they are registered as an endowment (waqf) from the endowments of Meir Yaqub Rubin the Goldsmith according to the deed issued by this court numbered 44/126 Sh and dated 4/25/1945. 4 - The court reviewed the endowment deed under discussion issued by this court, and it appeared that it confirms the endowment of the mentioned Meir for his two houses numbered 113/148 and 113/150 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood. Regarding the trusteeship (tawliya), it was stipulated that it be in his hand as long as he is alive, and after him it passes to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad. If the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital is dissolved, the trusteeship passes to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. 5 - The court reviewed the letter from the Directorate of Travel and Nationality (Revocation Office) Baghdad, numbered 245 and dated 3/13/1956, which confirmed that Meir Yaqub the Goldsmith had his Iraqi nationality revoked under number 29382. The Decision ⟦line⟧ Whereas it has been verified to the court that the endower Meir Yaqub the Goldsmith was in possession and disposal of his two houses covered by the deed dated 4/25/1945 under file number 44/126 Sh - issued by this court, he stipulated that the trusteeship be in his hand as long as he is alive, and after him it passes to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad. If the mentioned hospital management committee is terminated, the trusteeship passes to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> And whereas it has been verified to the court that Iraqi nationality has been revoked from the trustee Meir Yaqub Rubin the Goldsmith, the trusteeship becomes vacant due to the impossibility of him carrying out the matters of trusteeship. In this case, the endower's condition must be implemented by passing it to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the head of the Spiritual Council of the community. And whereas it appeared from the letter of the Presidency of the Jewish Community numbered T/56/3662 and dated 2/22/1956 that due to the transfer of the community's formations and the occupation of the mentioned hospital by the Ministry of Health, there is no longer a committee for the management of this hospital, nor is there a Spiritual Council for the community. Therefore, it was necessary to transfer the trusteeship to the head of the Lay Council according to the endower's condition. And since the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, headed by the petitioner Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, is the one carrying out the management of what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform according to the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> as was also confirmed by an order To be continued ⟦illegible⟧
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122 ⟦illegible⟧ - 3 - Ministry of Justice No. 1944 dated 11/24/1953 and the letter from the Presidency of the Community addressed to the Ministry of Justice No. T/7340/1953 dated 11/30/1953. Based on the request made, I have hereby decided to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee for the Administration of the Israeli Community, which is managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform under the referred Community Law, to be considered in this capacity as the trustee over the endowments covered by the endowment deed issued by this court under number 126/44 and dated 04/25/1945 - And this deed of trusteeship was issued on the sixth day of September 1956. The Judge Sadiq Haidar 50 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ Personal Status Court ⟦illegible⟧ True Copy First Clerk Saadoun Al-Qishtaini
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Accounting 37 207888 Volume Number Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government Serial Number: 56 Fils/Dinar: 120/-- Department Name: ⟦...⟧ Received from: Mahdi Jawad Hajji Amount: 800 Fils On account of: ⟦...⟧ Receiver's signature: ⟦signature⟧ Date: 5/10/⟦...⟧ Job Title: ⟦...⟧ 256/120
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Baghdad Civil Court - Personal Matters Case Number - 162 / Sh / 1956 Judge - Mr. Sadiq Haider Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, representative of the <ins>President</ins> of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, approached this court with his petition dated 1956/2/22 and numbered T 56/2662, which states that Mr. Meir Yaqub Rubin Al-Sayegh had endowed his two houses as per the endowment deed issued under case number 44/126 dated 25/4/45 and stipulated that the trusteeship be for himself as long as he lives, and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital - and as an overseer upon it, the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad. If Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the trusteeship returns to the head of the Secular Council in Baghdad. Since the trustee has traveled outside Iraq and his Iraqi citizenship has been revoked, and it is impossible to exercise the trusteeship; and since the aforementioned hospital has ceased and there is no committee for its management, and there is no Spiritual Council for the Jewish Community in Baghdad in the manner stipulated in the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, therefore the trusteeship devolved to Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, the head of the management committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, which is carrying out the management entrusted to the Secular Council according to the aforementioned law, the committee formed as per the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 24/11/1953. Therefore, he requests the issuance of a deed to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as the head of the management committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, as the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his aforementioned capacity, submitted a petition dated 26/3/1956 supporting the request to be considered the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. This request was put under scrutiny and the following procedures were taken:- 1 - Lawyer Sion Hayahi attended in his capacity as the general agent for the trusteeship petitioner and supported his aforementioned client's petition. The court examined the general power of attorney granted to him by Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as head of the committee for the management of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, certified by the First Notary Public of South Baghdad under number ⟦illegible⟧ 1857 and dated 10/5/1956. 2 - The court examined a copy of the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 24/11/1953, which decreed the formation of a committee to carry out the management entrusted to the Secular Council according to the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, consisting of the individuals mentioned therein, provided they elect one of them to assume its presidency. The court examined the letter from the Community Presidency No. T 3240 dated 30/11/1953, which showed that Mr. Farid Daoud Samra was elected president of the aforementioned committee. 3 - The court obtained two copies of the Land Registry records for the two aforementioned endowed houses, and it appeared that the first record pertains to the house numbered 148 / 113, sequence 137 Qanbar Ali, and the second pertains to the house numbered 150 / 113, sequence 138 Qanbar Ali, and that they are registered as an endowment of the endowments of Meir Yaqub Rubin Al-Sayegh pursuant to the deed issued by this court numbered 44/126 and dated 25/4/1945. 4 - The court examined the endowment deed under discussion issued by this court, and it appeared that it supports the endowment of the aforementioned Meir for his two houses numbered 148 / 113 and 150 / 113 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood. Regarding the trusteeship, it was stipulated that it remain in his hands as long as he is alive, and after him it passes to the head of the committee
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Personal Status Court - Baghdad Case Number - 162 / S / 1956 Judge - Mr. Sadiq Haidar Continued - 2 Management of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the President of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, and if it ceases the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital, the trusteeship shall be transferred to the President of the Lay Council in Baghdad. - The court reviewed the letter from the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police (Revocation Office) in Baghdad numbered 245 and dated 13 / 3 / 1956, which confirmed that Meir Yaqub al-Saigh had his Iraqi citizenship revoked under number 29382. The Decision - Whereas it has been verified by the court that the endower Meir Yaqub Rubin al-Saigh had, in the endowment deed of his house covered by the deed dated 25 / 4 / 1945 and under case number 126 / 44 issued by this court, stipulated that the trusteeship be in his hands as long as he lives, and after him it shall be transferred to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, and if the management committee of the mentioned hospital ceases, the trusteeship shall be transferred to the President of the Lay Council in Baghdad. And whereas it has been verified by the court that Iraqi citizenship has been revoked from the trustee Meir Yaqub Rubin al-Saigh, the trusteeship becomes dissolved due to the impossibility of him performing the duties of trusteeship. Therefore, the endower's condition must be implemented by transferring it to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the President of the Spiritual Council of the community. And whereas it has become clear from the letter of the Presidency of the Jewish Community numbered T / 3662 and dated 22 / 2 / 1956 that due to the deficiency in the community's formations and the occupation of the mentioned hospital by the Ministry of Health, there is no longer a committee for the management of this hospital, nor is there a Spiritual Council for the community. Therefore, it necessitated the transfer of the trusteeship to the President of the Lay Council according to the endower's condition. And since the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, headed by the petitioner Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, is the one carrying out the management of what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform according to the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, as confirmed by the Ministry of Justice order numbered 1944 and dated 24 / 11 / 1953 and the letter of the Community Presidency addressed to the Ministry of Justice numbered T / 3240 / 1953 and dated 30 / 11 / 1953. Based on the request made, it was decided <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as President of the Jewish Community Management Committee carrying out what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform under the mentioned Community Law, to be considered in this capacity as the trustee over the endowments covered by the endowment deed issued by this court under number 126 / 44 and dated 25 / 4 / 1945. This deed of trusteeship was issued on the sixth day of the month of September, year 1956. Judge Sadiq Haidar
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October 5, 1957 His Excellency, the Judge of Personal Matters in Baghdad, the respected I attach herewith four copies of the guardianship deed issued by your esteemed court on September 6, 1956 and file number 162 / Sh / 1956, and I request your order to certify them and provide them to me. With my utmost respect to Your Excellency. Lawyer Sion Gigi Attorney for the guardian Mr. Farid Daoud Samra
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Accounting Book Number 185647 Receipts for Dirhams collected for the Government Serial Number: 71 Fils/Dinar: 500 - - - Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧/122 Received from: Mr. Sabri Subhi on behalf of the Jewish Community Amount: 4 Dinars and 500 Fils On account of: Lighting fees Date: 11 / 9 / 1956 Signature of the Receiver: ⟦signature⟧ Job Title:
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Personal Status Court in Baghdad Case Number - 862 / Sh / 1956 Name - Mr. Sadiq Haidar Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, acting head of the Jewish community, approached this court in Baghdad with his petition dated 22 / 2 / 1956 and numbered T / 56 / 366, which states that Mr. Meir Yaqub Rubin the Goldsmith had endowed his house, for which the endowment deed was issued under case number 126 / 44 and dated 25 / 4 / 1945, and stipulated that the trusteeship be for himself as long as he lives, and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital, with the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad as its supervisor. If Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the trusteeship reverts to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. Since the aforementioned trustee has traveled outside Iraq and his Iraqi citizenship has been revoked, making it impossible for him to exercise the trusteeship, and since the aforementioned hospital has ceased to exist and there is no committee for its management, just as there is no Spiritual Council for the Jewish community in Baghdad in the manner stipulated in the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, therefore the trusteeship has devolved to Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, head of the Management Committee of the Jewish community in Baghdad, which is currently carrying out what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the aforementioned law, the committee formed according to the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 53. Therefore, he requests the issuance of a deed to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as head of the Management Committee of the Jewish community in Baghdad, as the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his aforementioned capacity, submitted a petition dated 26 / 3 / 1956 supporting the request to be considered the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. This request was placed under scrutiny and the following measures were taken: - 1- Lawyer Sion Hayhi appeared in his capacity as the general attorney for the trusteeship applicant and supported his client's petition aforementioned, and the court reviewed the general power of attorney granted to him by Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as head of the Management Committee of the Jewish community in Baghdad, certified by the Notary Public of South Baghdad the first, under general number 1857 and dated 15 / 5 / 1956. 2- The court reviewed a copy of the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 953 which decreed the formation of a committee to carry out the management of what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, consisting of the individuals mentioned therein, provided they elect one of them to assume its chairmanship. The court reviewed the letter from the Community Presidency No. T / 53 / 3240 dated 30 / 11 / 1953, which showed that Mr. Farid Daoud Samra was elected chairman of the aforementioned committee. To be continued
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56/2662 - 2 - 3 - The court brought the two Tabu registration copies for the two mentioned endowed houses, and it appeared from them that the first registration pertains to the house numbered 148 / 113, sequence 137 Qanbar Ali, and the second pertains to the house numbered 150 / 113, sequence 138 Qanbar Ali, and that they are registered as an endowment (waqf) of the endowments of Meir Yaqub Roubin Al-Sayegh according to the deed issued by this court numbered 126 / 44 Sh and dated 4 / 25 / 1945. 4 - The court reviewed the endowment deed under discussion issued by this court, and it appeared that it supports the endowment by the mentioned Meir of his two houses numbered 148 / 113 and 150 / 113 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood. Regarding the trusteeship (Tawliya), it was stipulated that it be in his hand as long as he is alive, and after him it transfers to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad. If the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital is dissolved, the trusteeship transfers to the head of the Lay (Corporeal) Council in Baghdad. 5 - The court reviewed the letter from the Travel and Nationality Police Directorate (Denaturalization Office) in Baghdad numbered 345 and dated 2 / 13 / 1956, which confirmed that Meir Yaqub Al-Sayegh's Iraqi nationality was revoked under number 29382. The Decision: Whereas it has been verified by the court that the endower Meir Yaqub Roubin Al-Sayegh was in sound health and disposal of his two houses covered by the deed dated 4 / 25 / 1945 under file number 126 / 44 Sh - issued by this court, and he stipulated that the trusteeship be in his hand as long as he lives, and after him it transfers to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad. And if the mentioned hospital management committee is dissolved, the trusteeship transfers to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> And whereas it has been verified by the court that the Iraqi nationality has been revoked from the trustee Meir Yaqub Roubin Al-Sayegh, the trusteeship becomes vacant due to the impossibility of him carrying out the affairs of the trusteeship only, and in this case, the endower's condition is to be implemented such that it transfers to the head of the Meir Elias Hospital management committee under the supervision of the head of the community's Spiritual Council. And whereas it appeared from the letter of the Jewish Community Presidency numbered T / 2662 / 56 and dated 2 / 22 / 1956 that due to the scarcity of the community's formations and the occupation of the mentioned hospital by the Ministry of Health, there is no longer a committee for the management of this hospital nor is there a Spiritual Council for the community. Therefore, it necessitated the transfer of the trusteeship to the head of the Lay Council according to the endower's condition. And since the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, which is headed by the petitioner Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, is the one carrying out the management of what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 ⟦thereby⟧ as confirmed by the foundations To be continued
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⟦524⟧/126 - 3 - Ministry of Justice No. 1944 dated 11/24/1953 and the letter from the Head of the Community addressed to the Ministry of Justice No. T/2340/1953 dated 11/30/1953. Based on the submitted request, I have hereby decided to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee for the Administration of the Israelite Community, which is managing what was entrusted to the Secular Council to perform according to the referred Community Law, to be considered in this capacity as the trustee over the endowments (Awqaf) covered by the endowment deed issued by this court under No. 44/126 dated 04/25/1945 - and this deed of trusteeship was issued on the sixth day of September 1956. The Judge Sadiq Haidar
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⟦Amended⟧ Court of Personal Matters in Baghdad The Judge - Mr. Sadiq Haidar File Number - /Sh/1956 Date March 26, 1956 Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, representative of the head of the Jewish community in Baghdad, approached this court with his petition dated February 22, 1956, and numbered T 56/3662, which states that Mr. Meir Yaqub Roubin the goldsmith, had endowed his two houses as per the endowment deed numbered under file 126/44 and dated April 25, 1945, and stipulated that the guardianship be for himself as long as he lives, and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital, and as a supervisor over it the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad, and if the Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the guardianship returns to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. Since the aforementioned trustee has traveled outside Iraq and his Iraqi citizenship has been dropped, making it impossible for him to practice guardianship, and since the mentioned hospital has ceased to exist and there is no committee for its management, and there is also no spiritual council for the Jewish community in Baghdad in the manner stipulated in the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, therefore, the guardianship devolved to Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, which is undertaking the management of what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform according to the aforementioned law, the committee formed as per the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated November 24, 1953. Therefore, he requests the issuance of a deed to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as the head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, as the trustee over the mentioned endowment. Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his aforementioned capacity, submitted a petition dated / / 956 supporting the request as the trustee over the mentioned endowment. This request was placed under scrutiny and the following procedures were taken:- 1- The lawyer Sion Hehy attended in his capacity as the general agent for the petitioner for guardianship and supported his client's mentioned petition. The court reviewed the general power of attorney given to him by Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as the head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, certified by the First South Baghdad Notary Public under public number and date 2- The court reviewed the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated November 24, 1953, which stipulated the formation of a committee to undertake the management of what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform according to the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, consisting of the individuals mentioned therein, provided that they elect one of them to assume its chairmanship. The court reviewed the letter from the community presidency No. T 53/3240 dated November 30, 1953, from which it appeared that Mr. Farid Daoud Samra was elected as head of the mentioned committee. 3- The court reviewed the two copies of the land registry records received within the letter of the Director of Baghdad Land Registry - Rusafa No. 4191 dated March 19, 1956, and it appeared from them that the first record concerns the house numbered doors 148 / 113 with sequence 137 Qambar Ali, and the second concerns the house numbered 150 / 113 with sequence 138 Qambar Ali, and that they are registered as an endowment of the endowments of Meir Yaqub Roubin the goldsmith according to the deed issued by this court No. 126/44 Sharia and dated April 25, 1945. Upon noting these - To be continued -
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- 2 - The deed was found to support the endowment of the aforementioned Mutheer for his two houses numbered 112 / 148 and 113 / 150 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood, and he stipulated that the trusteeship be in his hand as long as he is alive and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the head of the Spiritual Council of the Israeli community in Baghdad, and if Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the trusteeship returns to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. 4 - The court reviewed the letter of the Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police (Drop Office) Baghdad number 245 dated 13 / 3 / 1956, and it appeared from it that Meir Yaqub Al-Sayegh's Iraqi citizenship has been revoked under number 29382. The Decision : Since it has been verified by the court that the endower Mutheer Yaqub Robin Al-Sayegh had, in the endowment deed for his two houses covered by the deed dated 25 / 4 / 1945 and under file number 126 / 44 Sh issued by this court, stipulated that the trusteeship be in his hand as long as he is alive and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the Spiritual Council of the Israeli community in Baghdad, and if the mentioned hospital ceases to exist, the trusteeship returns to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad, and since it has been verified by the court that Iraqi citizenship has been revoked from the trustee Mutheer Yaqub Robin Al-Sayegh and the trusteeship was dissolved, and Meir Elias Hospital ceased to exist and no committee remains to manage it, and also there is no spiritual council for the Israeli community in Baghdad at the present time, it necessitated the transfer of the trusteeship to the chairmanship of the management committee of the Israeli community in Baghdad, which is currently managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Israeli Community Law No. 77 of 1931, and since it was supported by the order of the Ministry of Justice No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 1953 and the letter of the presidency of the Israeli community in Baghdad number T / 3240 / 953 dated 30 / 11 / 1953 that the applicant Farid Dawood Samra is the head of the administrative committee for the Israeli community in Baghdad, and based on the request made, it was decided to consider Mr. Farid Dawood Samra, in his capacity as head of the management committee of the Israeli community in Baghdad, which is managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Israeli Community Law No. 77 of 1931, as the trustee over the endowments covered by the deed issued by this court on 25 / 4 / 1945 and under file number 126 / 44 Sh, and this deed was issued on date The Judge Sadiq Haidar
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Personal Status Court in Baghdad Judge - Mr. Sadiq Haidar File Number - / Sh / 1956 Date 26 / 3 / 1956 Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, acting head of the Jewish community in Baghdad, approached this court with his petition dated 22 / 2 / 956 and numbered T 56/3662, which states that Mr. Meir Yaqub Rubin the goldsmith, had endowed his two houses as per the endowment deed issued under file number 126 / 44 and dated 25 / 4 / 1945, and stipulated that the trusteeship be for himself as long as he lives, and after him to the head of the management committee of Meir Elias Hospital, with the head of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad as its supervisor. If Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the trusteeship reverts to the head of the Lay Council in Baghdad. Since the aforementioned trustee has traveled outside Iraq and his Iraqi citizenship has been revoked, making it impossible for him to exercise the trusteeship, and since the aforementioned hospital has ceased to exist and there is no committee for its management, and there is no spiritual council for the Jewish community in Baghdad in the manner stipulated in the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, therefore, the trusteeship has devolved to Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, which is currently managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the aforementioned law, the committee formed according to the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 1953. Therefore, he requests the issuance of a deed to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, as the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his aforementioned capacity, submitted a petition dated / 3 / 956 supporting the request to be considered the trustee over the aforementioned endowment. This request was placed under scrutiny and the following procedures were taken:- 1- The lawyer Sahion Gigi attended in his capacity as the general agent for the trusteeship applicant and supported his client's aforementioned petition. The court reviewed the general power of attorney given to him by Mr. Farid Daoud Samra in his capacity as head of the Jewish Community Management Committee in Baghdad, certified by the First Notary Public of South Baghdad under general number and date ⟦line⟧ 2- The court reviewed the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 1953, which decreed the formation of a committee to manage what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, consisting of the individuals mentioned therein, provided they elect one of them to assume its presidency. The court reviewed the letter from the Community Presidency No. T 53/3240 dated 30 / 11 / 1953, which showed that Mr. Farid Daoud Samra was elected head of the aforementioned committee. 3- The court reviewed the two copies of the land registry records contained within the letter of the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad-Rusafa No. 4191 dated 19 / 3 / 1956, which showed that the first record pertains to the house numbered doors 148 / 113, sequence 137 Qanbar Ali, and the second pertains to the house numbered 150 / 113, sequence 138 Qanbar Ali, and that they are registered as an endowment of the endowments of Meir Yaqub Rubin the goldsmith according to the deed issued by this court numbered 126 / 44 and dated 25 / 4 / 1945. Upon noting this, - To be continued -
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- 2 - The deed was found to support the endowment (waqf) of the aforementioned Meir for his two houses numbered 113 / 148 and 113 / 150 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood. He stipulated that the guardianship (tawliya) remain in his hands as long as he lives, and after him, to the Chairman of the Management Committee of Meir Elias Hospital, under the supervision of the President of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad. If Meir Elias Hospital ceases to exist, the guardianship reverts to the President of the Lay Council in Baghdad. 4 - The court reviewed the letter from the Travel and Nationality Police Directorate (Denaturalization Office) in Baghdad number 245 dated 13 / 3 / 1956, from which it appeared that Meir Yaqub Al-Sayegh had his Iraqi citizenship revoked under number 29382. The Decision: Since it has been established to the court that the endower Meir Yaqub Rubin Al-Sayegh had, in the endowment deed for his two houses covered by the deed dated 25 / 4 / 1945 under file number 126 / 44 Sh issued by this court, stipulated that the guardianship remain in his hands as long as he lives, and after him, to the Chairman of the Management Committee of Meir Elias Hospital under the supervision of the Spiritual Council of the Jewish community in Baghdad. And if the aforementioned hospital ceases to exist, the guardianship reverts to the President of the Lay Council in Baghdad. And since it has been established to the court that Iraqi citizenship has been revoked from the guardian Meir Yaqub Rubin Al-Sayegh, and the guardianship has been dissolved, and Meir Elias Hospital has ceased to exist and no committee remains for its management, and since there is no spiritual council for the Jewish community in Baghdad at the present time, it necessitated the transfer of the guardianship to the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish community in Baghdad, which is currently managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform according to the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931. And since it has been confirmed by the order of the Ministry of Justice No. 1944 dated 24 / 11 / 1953 and the letter from the Presidency of the Jewish community in Baghdad No. T / 3240 / 953 dated 30 / 11 / 1953 that the petitioner Farid Daoud Samra is the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish community in Baghdad, and based on the request made, it was decided to consider Mr. Farid Daoud Samra, in his capacity as Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish community in Baghdad performing the duties entrusted to the Lay Council according to the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931, as the guardian of the endowments covered by the deed issued by this court on 25 / 4 / 1945 under file number 126 / 44 Sh. This deed was issued on date: The Judge Sadiq Haidar
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Appointment of a Trustee for the Meir Yaqub Endowments Rubin al-Sayegh His Excellency the Respectable Judge of Personal Status in Baghdad With reference to the petition of Rabbi Sassoon Khadhouri, the Acting Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Numbered T/56/3662 and dated 2/22/1956. I support the request mentioned in the petition referred to above, and in view of the reasons explained therein, <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> I request (in my capacity as President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, which is responsible for managing what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931), to be considered as the trustee of the two endowment houses of Meir Yaqub Rubin al-Sayegh, which were endowed according to the deed issued by your esteemed court under number 126/44 and dated 4/25/1945, and I attach herewith the following:- 1- A certified copy of the Ministry of Justice Order No. 1944 dated 11/24/1953 regarding the formation of the Administrative Committee to manage what was entrusted to the Lay Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931. 2- A certified copy of the letter from the Jewish Community in Baghdad No. T/53/3240 dated 11/30/1953, which confirms my election as President of the Administrative Committee mentioned above. With highest respect to your Excellency, ⟦2/26/1956⟧ Farid Daoud Samra President of the Administrative Committee
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Appointment of a trustee for the Meir Yaqub endowments Ruben al-Sayegh His Excellency the Honorable Governor of Personal Matters - Baghdad With reference to the petition of Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, acting head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Numbered T/56/3662 and dated 2/22/1956 Supporting the request contained in the petition referred to above and in view of the reasons explained therein <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> I request (in my capacity as President of the Jewish Community Administrative Committee in Baghdad, which is managing what was entrusted to the Secular Council to perform in accordance with Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 that I be considered the trustee over the two endowment houses of Meir Yaqub Ruben al-Sayegh, endowed according to the deed issued by your honorable court under number 126/44 and dated 4/25/1945, and I attach herewith the following: - 1- A certified copy of the Ministry of Justice order No. 1944 dated 11/24/1953 regarding the formation of the Administrative Committee to manage what was entrusted to the Secular Council to perform in accordance with the Jewish Community Law No. 77 of 1931 2- A certified copy of the letter from the Jewish Community in Baghdad No. T/53/3240 dated 11/30/1953 which confirms my election as President of the Administrative Committee mentioned above. With highest respect to Your Excellency ⟦4/21/1956⟧ Farid Daoud Samra President of the Administrative Committee
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Director of Land Registry Baghdad Al-Rusafa Number - 4191 Date 19 / 3 / 956 Sequence ⟦line⟧ 138 and 137 Qanbar Ali Court of Personal Status in Baghdad Reference to your letter numbered 2652 and dated 12 / 3 / 956 We submit herewith two copies of the registration for the two properties described above as requested Abdul Razzaq Al-Mahdawi Director of Land Registry Baghdad Al-Rusafa Qasim Muhammad Al-Janabi Attachments ⟦line⟧ 2 Registration copies A copy of it to - Registrar of Records for information
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Director of Baghdad Land Registry - Al-Rusafa Number - 4191 Date 19 / 3 / 956 Sequence 138 and 137 Qanbar Ali Court of Personal Matters in Baghdad Reference to your letter numbered 2652 and dated 12 / 3 / 956 We submit herewith two copies of the records for the two properties described above as requested Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdawi Director of Baghdad Land Registry - Al-Rusafa Qassim Mohammed al-Janabi Attachments 2 Copies of record A copy to - Records Supervisor for information
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Special form for Land Registry (Tapu) records Extracted based on the request of the Personal Status Court No. 2652 dated 12/3/956 Details of Land Registry records: Registration Number: 26 Volume: 472 Registration Date: May 945 Province and District: Baghdad Neighborhood or Village: Qanbar Ali Disposal Column: Endowment (Waqf) from the endowments of Muthir bin Yaqub Rubin al-Saigh al-Khudairi Transferred from which book: Registration Number: 5 Volume: 463 Registration Date: May 945 Method of Disposal Based on the statement dated 14/5/945 and the Sharia deed issued by the Baghdad Court of First Instance dated 25/4/945 and numbered 126/44 Sh, and the ongoing decrees regarding them, this endowment correction transaction was registered, and the ownership and descriptions were entered in their columns. Boundaries Northeast: The house of Attiya bint al-Hajj Saleh and her partners 146/113 sequence 136 and the house of Ezra Salman Houri 12/112 sequence 477. Northwest: The mentioned house sequence 477 and the house of Salem bin Murad Ashir and his partners 8/112 sequence 473. Southwest: Khan of the Mulla Musawiya Endowment 152/113 Southeast: The public road Notes The pathway of this house belongs to the house of the property owner 150/113 at a height of 3.80 meters, and the two upper rooms belonging to this house are located above the kitchen and room of house 150/113 at a height of three meters. This copy is identical to its record, and an amount of 250 fils has been collected as an inspection and recording fee, and it was recorded as revenue under number 339 and date 12/3/952 from the Baghdad Land Registry daily book. Records and Entries Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdawi Director of Baghdad Tapu - Rusafa Qasim Muhammad al-Hannabi
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Special form for Land Registry records Extracted based on the request of the Personal Status Court No. 2652 dated 12/3/956 ⟦line⟧ Details of Land Registry records Registration No. | Volume | Registration Date 26 | 472 | May 945 Province and District: Baghdad | Neighborhood or Village: Qanbar Ali Column of disposal: Endowment from the endowments of ⟦Muthir⟧ bin Yaqub Robin Al-Sa'igh Al-Khudairy Transferred from which book: Registration No. | Volume | Registration Date 5 | 463 | May 945 Method of disposal: Based on the statement dated 14/5/945 and the Sharia deed issued by the Baghdad Court of First Instance dated 25/4/945 and numbered 126/44 Sh, and the ongoing decrees regarding them, this endowment correction transaction was recorded, and the ownership and descriptions were listed in their columns. Boundaries: Northeast: House of Attiyah bint Al-Hajj Saleh and her partners 146/113 serial 136 and the house of Ezra Salman Houri 12/113 serial 477. Northwest: The aforementioned house serial 477 and the house of Salem bin Murad Ashir and his partners 8/113 serial 473. Southwest: Khan of the Mosaic Community Endowment 152/113. Southeast: The public road. Remarks: The pathway of this house belongs to the house of the property owner 150/113 at a height of 3.80 meters, just as the two upper rooms belonging to this house are located above the kitchen and a room of house 150/113 at a height of three meters. This copy is identical to its record. A sum of 250 fils has been collected as examination and entry fees, and recorded as revenue under No. 339 and dated 12/3/⟦952⟧ from the Baghdad Land Registry daily book. Records and entries | Land Registry Director of Baghdad-Rusafa Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdawi | Qasim Muhammad al-Hannabi
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Special form for Land Registry records Extracted based on the request of the Personal Status Court No. 2652 dated 12/3/956 Details of Land Registry records: Registration Number: 26 Volume: 472 Registration Date: May 945 Province and District: Baghdad Neighborhood or Village: Qanbar Ali Disposal Column: Endowment from the endowments of Meir bin Yaqub Rubin Al-Sayegh Al-Khudairi From which book transferred: Registration Number: 5 Volume: 463 Registration Date: May 945 Method of Disposal Based on the statement dated 14/5/945 and the Sharia deed issued by the Baghdad Court of First Instance dated 25/4/945 and numbered 126 / 44 Sh, and the decrees carried out on them, this endowment correction transaction was registered and the ownership and descriptions were listed in their columns. Boundaries Northeast: House of Atiya bint Al-Haj Saleh and her partners 146 / 113 sequence 136 and the house of Ezra Salman Jouri 12 / 112 sequence 477. Northwest: The mentioned house sequence 477 and the house of Salem bin Murad Ashir and his partners 8 / 182 sequence 473. Southwest: Khan of the Mosaic Community Endowment 152 / 113 Southeast: Public road Remarks The path of this house belongs to the house of the property owner 150 / 113 at a height of 3.80 meters, and the two upper rooms belonging to this house are located above the kitchen and room of house 150 / 113 at a height of three meters. This copy is identical to its record, and an amount of 250 fils has been collected as examination and registration fees, and recorded as revenue under number 339 and date 13/3/953 from the Baghdad Land Registry daily book. Records and Entries Abdul Razzaq Al-Mahdawi Director of Land Registry Baghdad Rusafa Qasim Muhammad Al-Hannabi
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Special form for copies of records Extracted based on the request of the Personal Status Court No. 2652 dated 12 / 3 / 956 Details of Tapu records: Registration number: 37 Volume: 472 Registration date: May 945 Province: Baghdad District or village: Qanbar Ali, Portfolio number 138, Door numbers 150 ⟦line⟧ 113 Disposal column: Endowment from the endowments of Mthir bin Yaqub Rubin the Goldsmith Charity From which book transferred: Registration number: 4 Volume: 463 Date: October 944 Method of disposal: Based on the statement dated 14 / 5 / 945 and the legal deed issued by the Baghdad Court of First Instance dated 25 / 4 / 945 and numbered 126 / 44 Sh and the decrees carried out on it, the endowment correction transaction was registered here and the ownership and descriptions were listed in their columns. Gender: House Type: Endowment Value: Fils Dinar 4500 / 000 Boundaries: Northeast house of the owner of the property 148 / 113 sequence 137 and from above by the house of the heirs of Jouri 146 / 113 sequence 136 Northwest from below the mentioned house sequence 137 and from above the mentioned house sequence 136 Southwest house of the endowment of the Mosaic community 122 / 113 sequence 139 Southeast the public road; Notes: The path of the house numbered 148 / 113 belongs to this house at a height of 3.80 m excluding the land, and the lower room of this house is located above the half of house 148 / 113 at a height of 3.80 m, and the upper room of the mentioned house is located above the room and the lower roof belonging to this house 150 / 113 belongs to house 148 / 113, its roof belongs to this house at a height of 3.30 m This copy is identical to its record, and an amount of 50 fils has been collected as examination and recording fees, and it was recorded as revenue under number 329 and date 12 / 3 / 956 from the daily book of Tapu Baghdad Director of Tapu Baghdad - Rusafa Abdul Razzaq al-Mahdawi Qasim Muhammad al-Janabi