Correspondence, Receipts, Budget Information from the Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They contain correspondence regarding marriages, divorces, civil disputes; the birthday celebrations of the Iraqi king, responses to inquires about the treatment of Iraqi Jews under Iraq’s citizenship laws, the history of Jews in Iraq, and the provision of Jewish artifacts to the Iraqi Museum. There are receipts for furniture stores and other vendors, invoices; budget allocations, deficits, and planning for various community organizations and institutions; ritual slaughtering administration, names of butchers with the numbers of animals slaughtered, names of community organization members, ledgers of payments for goods or fees, building plans, provisions for school children, concerns over hospital food distribution, blanket distribution to the poor, receptions, meetings, shipment orders, import and export of goods, the care of orphans, and a census on the number of synagogues in Baghdad in 1945 (40). There are copies of a printed text titled “Appeal to Save the Children.” Letters include: the President of the Jewish Community to the Controller of Foodstuffs in Baghdad thanking the Controller for the allotment of sugar and tea for the students at the Rahel Shamoon School; addressing complaints at the Meir Elias Hospital in Baghdad; purchasing blankets for the poor via the Poor Welfare Society; sending money rather than clothes from an importer in New York City to the poor in Baghdad since clothing costs have gone up.
The Court of Justice in the Holy City of Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Year: 5692 We testify, we the undersigned ⟦illegible⟧ Nehemiah ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ that I ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 19th of Nisan 22 Witness ⟦illegible⟧ S.T. (May his end be good)
8172 / 69 11 Rabi' al-Thani 352 and 20 August 933 Plaintiff - Sabiha bint Yusuf Defendant - Elisha Eliyahu Since the defendant Elisha Eliyahu had divorced his wife named Sabiha bint Yusuf on August 4, 5693 (Hebrew), a decision was issued by the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad to annul the notification against the defendant the aforementioned Elisha, effective from the sixth day of the month of Tammuz 5693 (Hebrew) corresponding to the thirtieth day of the month of June 933 (AD). ⟦illegible⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy City Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: 544 Date: 7 ⟦...⟧ 1946 Year: 5692 Before Their Excellencies the Rabbis ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ On the day ⟦...⟧ Came before us the wife of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
AS / XVII 669 B 6 A 656 J 6 Kh 11 Book of Joshua son of Sirach — Introduction Praise for her and her people — Praise for her city 6225 B A 3 And in the Septuagint translation for the named these two your thinness a hundred sides for her and her people as a whole and her city that no but Named and her city and we asked her for mercy in Mecca 17 Rahajushu what seek forgiveness say to him 17 Qahnumaa Qafsasumaa to him from it climbed (near) Nah Zun Kasha and Maharon companion Aisa (near) 6225 Zajma Mith Nahri Malsaa and in it that it is for me to start companion Namaa and for a people • (People as they are) 669 N to him Nah Mith ⟦illegible⟧
70 / 74 / 11 11 Rabi' al-Thani 352 and 2 August 933 Plaintiff ⟦line⟧ Daoud Salman Halawiya Defendant ⟦line⟧ Hanouna bint Ibrahim The plaintiff Daoud Salman Halawiya, who was ordered to pay alimony to his wife, the defendant Hanouna bint Ibrahim, in the amount of one dinar and six hundred and fifty fils 650 monthly, approached the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, requesting a reduction in the amount of alimony he is required to pay to his wife in view of his financial hardship. After the court verified the truth of the claim of the plaintiff Daoud bin Salman, it ruled to reduce the alimony he owes to his wife to one and a quarter dinars per month, effective from the thirtieth day of July in the year 1933. ⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice in the Holy City of Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: 726 Date: ⟦illegible⟧ 11 ⟦illegible⟧ 92 Year: 569 Ma'allam Rahamim son of Abraham son of Ezra Khouri son of Zakur May he live and your peace [be preserved] That he vowed a donation (upon me a vow) the sum of ten Pounds Sterling upon himself at the time of his intention and with his good will without any compulsion at all by the hand of Commission Agent Soher for [what is] between him and whoever preceded by the hand of the aforementioned Commission [Agent] and this was 8th of Adar 5669 here in Baghdad and everything is valid and clear and established The humble Isaac Abraham Scribe of the Court
Art Metal Steel Office Furniture LONDON SW1 Steel furniture for commercial offices Drawers, cupboards, desks, card index cabinets in various sizes STEEL OFFICE FURNITURE :- Filing Cabinets, Cupboards, Desks, Typewriter Tables, Card Index Cabinets, Etc. SAMI E. CHITAYAT Sami Chitayat Khan Majid Mulla Hassan Khan Majid Mulla Hassan Al - Rashid St. ( Near Sefafir ) Al-Rashid St. (Near Sefafir) Baghdad, Tel. 85296 Baghdad Telephone 85296 ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧
Sami Ezra Chitayat Al-Rashid Street, 216 Khan Majid Mulla Hassan SAMI E. CHITAYAT Telephone No. 85296 Telephone No. 85296 Debit Note No.: ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad: 20/4/1955 To: ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad Qty | Particulars | Rate | ID. | Fils | I. D. | Fils 1 | 1- One iron cabinet with three shelves with a lock and two keys with one additional shelf | | | | 26 | ⟦line⟧ | Only twenty-six dinars and nothing else | | | | 26 | ⟦line⟧ Sami Chitayat 20/4/55 I received the above-mentioned materials free of any defect. Goods received in good order. 2/1251
Baghdad, December 22, 1933 His Excellency the President of the Honorable Lay Council After greetings and respect At the request of your esteemed council, our committee met at the community administration at four o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday the 21st of this month, and after auditing the budget organized by the previous Lay Council for the year 33/934 and studying the amendments made to it by the committee appointed by the esteemed General Council submitted in the pamphlet dated December 6, 33, our committee has decided the following: 1) Acceptance of the budget as amended by the aforementioned committee. 2) Considering October 1, 1933, as the start of its implementation. 3) In view of the passing of nearly a third of the school year, we suggest abandoning the idea of ⟦...⟧ the King Faisal School. If the esteemed council agrees to cancel this school, it will have saved 160/- Dinars for the Council's fund and 300 Dinars for the Midrash schools fund. These three hundred Dinars shall be added to the allocations of the Midrash schools instead of the amount listed in the school budget revenues under the name of the Midrash's share of the Nuriel Waqf revenues. However, whenever the Midrash is able to obtain the aforementioned share in its entirety or part of it, the Council shall deduct ⟦...⟧ what it obtained from the allocations. 4) Although it has appeared to us that the expenses of the Shamash School have increased by what our committee estimated at one hundred ⟦...⟧ annually, on the occasion of opening a new secondary class for students graduating from the Raji ⟦...⟧ Shahmoon and Al-Wataniya schools, as well as 24 Dinars for the Al-Karam School, which is the salary of the teacher Naji Effendi ⟦...⟧ who was appointed by the previous council after the budget was organized to give 14 lessons in the aforementioned school at a salary of two Dinars per month, these expenses and others will not exceed the amounts ⟦...⟧ from canceling the opening of a new school. 5) We learned that among the committees that receive allocations in the budget ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ council until now, therefore there may be among them those who are not in need ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ the Council the grants of the committees in the future ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ its need for the grant. Respect
2496 25 October 1933 Budget chapters and sections Secret Very Urgent His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, respected After greetings and respect It was mentioned in Article 16 of the Jewish Community Regulation No. 36 of the year 931 the two words "Chapters" and "Sections", so we request that you kindly direct a question to the Ministry of Justice about the meaning of each of these two words. Our communal formations - as is not hidden from your Excellency - consist of (1 | The Office of the Presidency of the Community (2 | The Administration of the Spiritual Council (3 | The Schools (4 | The Hospitals (5 | The Administration of the Slaughterhouse (6 | The Administration of Pensioners and the Needy (7 | The Administration of the Yeshivot ⟦illegible⟧ each of these administrations passes
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: January 9, 1934 To the Honorable Member of the General Council After greetings and respect: 1 - I enclose herewith a copy of the letter from the Honorable Lay Council No. 2444 dated December 27, 1934 containing the amendments made by the said Council to the budget for the year 33 / 1934 submitted to your honorable Council for ratification hoping for your attendance at the Community Administration at four o'clock in the afternoon this Thursday, January 11 to hold a meeting to ratify the aforementioned budget in accordance with Article 16 of the Community Regulation No. 36 of the year 1931 2 - The Lay Council decided in its session on January 9, 1934, to refer the issue of the dispute arising between it and the contractor of the Ghaileh to your General Council for a decision, and may you remain in respect. ⟦illegible⟧ President of the Community
Head of the Community To the Honorable Head of the Israelite Community After greetings and respect, After studying the proposals submitted to our council by the committee it formed to reconsider the budget for the year 33/934, which was submitted by the previous Physical Council to the General Council, our council decided in its session held on December 26, 1934: (1) To accept the aforementioned budget as amended by the committee appointed by the General Council, which was submitted to the referred council in the booklet dated December 6, 1933, and to accept October 1, 933, as the start date for its implementation, after making the following amendments to it: (2) Deleting the budget of the King Faisal School in view of the impossibility of opening this school after a third of the school year has passed, and distributing the amount of 459 Dinars and 256 Fils as follows: Dinar | Fils 300 | . | To be added to the allocations for the Midrash schools instead of the amount listed in the revenue section thereof ⟦under the name⟧ of the Midrash from the revenues of the Nuriel endowments. 95 | . | To be added to the allocations for the Shamash School, which are the costs of opening a new secondary class for students graduating from the Rachel Shahmoon and Al-Wataniya schools. 24 | . | To be added to the allocations for the Al-Karm School, which is the total salary of a teacher for teaching 14 lessons per week at a salary of two dinars per month, appointed by the Council after organizing the m.. To the surplus
Based on the invitation of His Eminence the Head of the Community, the Israeli General Council held its regular meeting at six o'clock on the evening of Sunday, May 13, 934. Based on the attendance of twenty- seven members whose names are recorded in the special register, the quorum was considered achieved regarding the articles related to settling the deficit and creating fees, which are being presented to the Council for the second time, namely:- 1- Unifying the Ketubot fee (marriage contracts) from half to one percent, and this increase shall be revenue for the community fund. 2- Imposing a fee on the slaughter of chickens of two fils per chicken, one fil of which goes to the slaughterer and one fil to the community fund. After long deliberation regarding the unification and creation of fees, the Council found that the deficit dominating the community fund almost hinders the administration's progress on one hand, and it is just and fair that the accumulated claims be paid to the creditors, including rabbis, employees, slaughterers, and Muslims, so they can devote themselves to performing their duties with peace of mind on the other hand. Furthermore, the rise and fall of the Gabelle lease rates, which are the sole resource for the community, was and still is threatening the budget with a deficit and creating confusion in the community's financial progress whenever any drop in the price of the Gabelle and expenses occurs, a matter for which the time has come for the community to think about finding other financial resources to mitigate the severity of the situation when such a drop occurs. Besides this, the community at the present time has become in need of numerous projects and many reforms consistent with the demands of the present age, and for these projects and reforms, sufficient resources must be found that give the responsible councils a free hand in implementing reforms and carrying out projects. Accordingly, the first article concerning the Ketubot fees was put as stated above to a vote by roll call, and seventeen members approved it. Then the vote was conducted on the second article regarding the chicken fees, and twenty-three members approved it. Accordingly, the session was adjourned. Drawn up on May 27, 934 ⟦illegible⟧ The Secretary
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community After greetings and respect, it is not hidden from your Excellency that the ⟦illegible⟧ Audit Committee in its report dated November 5, 1935, regarding the draft budget of our Council for the year 35/136, has clearly shown that the deficit existing in the community fund until the end of March 1936 will be (4222.112 Dinars). It is also known to your Excellency that this deficit is the product of the years preceding the date of the election of this Council, and this deficit was originally nearly double this amount, but it decreased as a result of the economy that was strictly observed in expenditures, and this was also helped by the increase in the Gabelle tax commitment in the last two years. Since the effect of this deficit usually appears at the end of the fiscal year, the Council did not have the necessary funds to pay the salaries and allowances for the month of January, and it will also not be able to pay the salaries and allowances for the months of February and March 1936. In this situation, the Council had to borrow the necessary money to settle these demands, but it found that this process is nothing but a sedative that cannot treat the financial situation decisively. This is on one hand, and on the other hand, it was found that the Gabelle and intestines commitment, which will be put up for auction at the beginning of next April, cannot be committed at the same current and expected rate; rather, it is certain that the drop in the price of intestines will have a significant impact on the commitment rate, and thus the current deficit will rise to six thousand Dinars or more. When discussing how to avoid this deficit, the Council had to follow one of the two following paths:- 1) Reducing expenditures b) Increasing revenues As for the first part, it involves: a) Either reducing employees' salaries b) Or abolishing some existing institutions As for employees' salaries, their level is very low to a degree that calls for compassion for the condition of the employees who receive them, and although among these there is a significant number who deserve promotion, several reductions have taken place during the last ten years on salaries in general under various circumstances. Therefore, thinking about reducing salaries again is considered by the Council to be contrary to the spirit of justice and compassion. As for abolishing some institutions, this is also not possible, especially if we find that these institutions themselves barely meet the needs of the community, which has begun to expand.
and reproduction in step with the progress of time. Interest in education, for example, is increasing widely, while schools are overcrowded with students in a way that has begun to hinder the course of teaching and prevent all the required benefit from it, in addition to the fact that they do not comply with health conditions. What is said about schools can be said about the rest of the institutions and organizations, which it has become necessary, necessary to expand and organize in a way that ensures the satisfaction of the public interest, and this would require an increase in expenditures, not a reduction of them. Saying otherwise means preventing the natural progress of the community and denying this evolution in life, which has become tangible in all aspects. When examining the second part, the Council had to follow one of the following paths: A) Creating new revenues by imposing a direct tax on the members of the community, each according to his wealth, following the example of other Israeli communities in the world. B) Collecting fees for services provided by the community administration to individuals, such as imposing fees on lawsuits filed in religious courts, imposing fees on circumcision, attestation of certificates, and the like. C) Unifying the Gabelle fee. Upon discussing the first proposal, the Council found that adopting it has become an urgent necessity that cannot be avoided, as the community's reliance on a single source to manage its affairs, which is the Gabelle source, is a point of criticism from an economic standpoint, since reaping revenues from a single source exposes the community's institutions to the danger of dissolution in the event of a disruption in this source or its interruption due to any unforeseen emergency. Besides this, the Gabelle contract value is by its nature unstable and does not settle on one state; it rises suddenly and falls suddenly according to market changes, and this instability is followed by instability in the budget and confusion with a bad effect on the financial situation, the effects of which we see clearly at the present time. ⟦...⟧ for adopting this proposal there are two difficulties: ⟦...⟧ that its sudden application on individuals is an impossible matter at the present time given that ⟦...⟧ is not yet accustomed to paying direct taxes. Also, it requires ⟦...⟧ and formations that do not exist at the present time. ⟦...⟧ it, even if gradually, does not meet the current need for money ⟦...⟧ being searched for. ⟦...⟧ necessity of taking preliminary measures to implement this proposal in a way ⟦...⟧ that it becomes, over time, a source that can be relied upon, so it will ⟦...⟧ overlap this source little by little, shrinking from the other side ⟦...⟧ to paying the salaries of the Shochetim only. And it must take ⟦...⟧ of time: In ⟦...⟧ Achieving ⟦...⟧
As for imposing fees for the services provided by the community administration to individuals, although it is legitimate in principle, research has found that the revenues it can provide are not worth mentioning and cannot, in any case, be useful in addressing the current situation. There remains the increase in the Gabellah fee, which is currently ten fils per kilogram of Kosher meat; the Council found that the same amount was being collected on Kosher meat in the period before <del>the General War</del> ⟦approximately twenty years ago⟧ as well, and it has remained as it is despite the rise in prices, the high cost of living, and the rise in the standard of living as a result of the economic development that swept the world after the mentioned ⟦International⟧ War. For this reason, standardizing it to 15 fils at the minimum (an increase of five fils per kilogram) cannot be considered a significant increase. This increase will be temporary and can be lifted after paying off the debts and organizing a budget that is more secure for the public interest. At the same time, the preparation of the necessary records and ledgers to implement the direct tax discussed previously will begin, and then all possible methods will be pursued gradually to make it acceptable, familiar, and fair, so that the Gabellah fees can eventually be dispensed with, as we mentioned before. Therefore, we request Your Excellency to kindly invite the esteemed General Council to meet in an extraordinary session to consider our submissions urgently and to decide on our proposal as you see most conducive to the public interest. With respect to Your Excellency, President of the Lay Council
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Head of the Armenian Community in Baghdad The Honorable and Distinguished Notable After greetings and respect, I request your kind presence at the community administration at one thirty in the afternoon on Thursday, January 30, 1936, to discuss one of the important matters. With highest respect for your attendance, Head of the Community Date: January 28, 1936
Note: The papers at the presidency need review ⟦illegible⟧ time ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ To be recorded His Excellency, the respected President of the Jewish Community My respected Sir, it is not hidden from your Excellency that the Audit Committee in its report dated November 5, 1935, published with our council's budget for the year 35/136, has clearly shown that the deficit in the community fund until the end of March 1936 will be (4322/112 Dinars). It is also known to your Excellency that this deficit is the product of the years preceding the date of this council's election, and this deficit was originally nearly double this amount, but it decreased thanks to the policy of economy that was strictly observed in expenditures, and this was also helped by the rise in the tanning lease fee in the last two years. Since it is customary for the effect of this deficit to appear at the end of the fiscal year, the council did not have the necessary funds to pay the salaries and allowances for the month of January, and it will also not be able to pay the salaries and allowances for the months of February and March 1936. In this situation, the council had to borrow the necessary money to pay these salaries, but it found that this process is nothing but a sedative that cannot treat the financial situation decisively. This is on one hand, and on the other hand, it was found that the tanning and soap factory lease, which will be put up for auction at the beginning of next April, cannot be leased at the same current fee, and it is suspected, rather certain, that the drop in the price of intestines will have a significant impact on the lease fee, and thus the current deficit will rise to six thousand Dinars or more. When discussing how to avoid this deficit, the council had to follow one of the two following paths: ⟦line⟧ 1) Reducing expenses 2) Increasing revenues As for the first part, it involves: a) Either reducing employees' salaries b) Or canceling some existing institutions As for employees' salaries, their level is very low to a degree that calls for mercy for the condition of the employees who hold them, and although among these is a significant number who deserve promotion, several salary reductions have taken place during recent years specifically under different circumstances, so thinking about reducing salaries again is considered by the council to be contrary to the spirit of justice and mercy. As for canceling some institutions, this also cannot be explained, especially if we find that these institutions themselves hardly satisfy the needs of the community, which has begun to expand
The Iraqi Government Ministry of Justice Please refer to General Number Section: Drafting General Number: 1/19/1/18 Special Number: Telegraphic Address: Justice Date: 24 Rabi' al-Awwal 1353 AD Date: 26 June 1934 ( Urgent ) Subject Summary: Presidency of the Jewish Community With reference to your letter numbered 3750 and dated 30/ May/ 1934 and its enclosure, a copy of the decision of the General Council held on 11/ May/ 1934. Based on the valid reasons stated in the aforementioned decision, which includes the deficit's acquisition over the community's fund, which necessitated looking into increasing the community's resources to bridge this deficit, and given the approval of the majority of the General Council to address this deficit by increasing the fee on ((Ketubot)) marriage contracts from a half to one percent and imposing a fee on the slaughter of chickens at two fils per single chicken, one fils of which is for the slaughterer and the second for the community fund, and based on this decision being joined by written approval from the Spiritual Council including its approval for the religious provisions, therefore it was decided to approve this decision based on the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 18 of the Jewish Community Regulation No. 36 of the year 1931, and so I inform you of that. On behalf of Minister of Justice Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad No. 2282 Date 10/ 4/ 934 89 Keep ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
JEWISH LAY ⟦COUNCIL⟧ BAGHDAD Telephone No. 531 Administration of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad Telephone Number 531 No. / Number :: 2244 Date / Date :: 18 July 934 Subject / Summary of the Topic: His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected His Eminence the President of the Religious Court, Respected His Eminence Rabbi Sasson Ezra Is-haq Member of the Sharia Court of Cassation, Respected After greetings and respect Our council has decided to task you with studying the issue of chicken fees and proposing all means that you see fit for the collection of these fees for the treasury and to kindly submit these proposals to us at the earliest opportunity With high respect ⟦illegible⟧ President Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Private Number 2410 Date 19 / 7 / 934 209
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Presidency of the Israelite Community PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY - BAGHDAD Baghdad Number: 901 NO:: Date: 26 August 934 DATE:: Subject: ⟦line⟧ SUBJECT: ⟦line⟧ To Their Eminences the President and Members of the Spiritual Council To The Honorable Their Excellencies the President and Members of the Lay Council After greetings and respect I request to invite you to kindly attend the Community Administration at six-thirty on Monday evening (tomorrow) 27 / 8 / 1934 to hold a joint session of the Spiritual and Lay Councils to deliberate together on the issue of chicken slaughter fees; With respect, On behalf of The President of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
< 428 > September 14, 934 ⟦illegible⟧ His Eminence, the President of the Honorable Spiritual Council After greetings and respect, I hope to inform your esteemed council that the chicken slaughterer Yusuf Sabih has not yet paid any amount of the chicken slaughter fees to the community fund, therefore I entrust the matter to the esteemed Spiritual Council to take the necessary measures and inform us of the result as soon as possible; On behalf of The Head of the Community \ \ \
2996 1 November 934 ⟦illegible⟧ His Eminence the President of the Spiritual Council, the respected After greetings and respect It is not hidden from Your Eminence that the chicken slaughtering fees were introduced to improve the finances of the community and to cover the deficit prevailing in its fund. Your Eminence is also aware of the procrastination of some slaughterers and their concealment of a portion of the fees, and how the various measures taken in this regard have been of no use, considering that your Spiritual Council is the sole authority over these slaughterers. Therefore, I saw fit to remind you of this duty which falls upon the esteemed Council, and how it is responsible for the disobedience of some slaughterers, the procrastination of others, and the concealment by some of a portion of the fees. Accordingly, I attach herewith a list of the names of these slaughterers, hoping that your Council will not hesitate in taking the necessary measures against them. Ezra Head of the Community 109
Statement of the number of weeks for which fees are ⟦illegible⟧ owed by the butchers mentioned below until 10/31/34 Number of Weeks | Name of Butcher 1 | Ibrahim Abdul Aziz 13 | Isaac Hayyim 1 | Daoud Sabih 13 | Moshe Hesqel Darwish 7 | Yusuf Sabih 7 | Yusuf Hakham Nassim 3 | Isaac Farah 2 | Moshe Sultana 3 | Yaqub Hay 2 | Saleh Simantob 3 | Saleh Nahum Adhamiya 2 | " Shaul Miren 1 | Ezra Isaac Mukammal 1 | Bahis Abrsam 1 | " Yaqub Hesqel Munfas 1 | Hesqel Kirkukli Paid ⟦illegible⟧ Fees ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧