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IJA 3107
Correspondence Regarding Tenants in Endowed Properties, Requests for Financial Assistance
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These are archival documents in a file folder from the Baghdadi Jewish community containing: correspondence to the head of the Administrative Committee for the Jewish community regarding tenants and endowed properties including disputes, complaints, warnings, and payments; letters sent to the President of the Jewish Community from needy people asking for financial help, the requests were fulfilled after the verification of each case.
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His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected The total amounts distributed to the Notaries Public of Baghdad on account of our inheritance from the rents of some properties reached ⟦100⟧ Dinars as shown below. In view of our dire need to ⟦spend⟧ to cover salary expenses and others, please authorize one of the lawyers to receive them. Note that the Endowments Observer has an amount of 55/- Dinars for the same purpose as shown in his attached letter Amount | Distributed Notary Public Office | Name of Payer | Subject ⟦25⟧ | South Baghdad First | Salman Gabriel | Our inheritance affairs ⟦26/⟧ | Second 20/- | Shaul Lori the Jew | According to decision ⟦...⟧ ⟦26/⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 6/- | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦49/⟧ | North Baghdad 18/- | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Required from the Endowments Observer According to his attached letter
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Entity | Dinar | Notes North Baghdad Notary Public | 20 | Head of the Jewish Community " " " " | 20 | Head of the Jewish Community " " " " | 10 | President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community " " " " | 5 | Trustee of School Endowments and President of the Lay Council Mahboub Al-Hajj and forgot the shop number Midan 29 / 13 Hamid Akian 406 Kolat 144 / 406 Kolat 144 55 Dinars Total
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Baghdad 20 / 9 / 1954 His Excellency the President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community, the respected After greetings, What is presented to your Excellency: upon my inspection of some previously leased synagogues, I found that the Torah ⟦house⟧ of Saudi Eliyahu Ruween is occupied by other people, and it had been leased from the tenant Muhammad Jawad al-Basri for an amount of ninety Dinars annually, and Muhammad Jawad had leased it from the Jewish Community for an amount of 36 Dinars annually, and the aforementioned person is required to pay a promissory note whose legal term has expired And now this Torah ⟦is estimated⟧ at an annual rental value of one hundred and fifty Dinars annually So we request your guidance on the action that must be taken ⟦against him⟧ The Director of Properties and the Head of the Properties Committee, the responsible official ⟦Signature⟧ After greetings The inspection was carried out on it a second time and we found that the aforementioned Jawad uses these synagogues as a carpentry workshop and he resides in the building in an apartment above the synagogue The Inspector ⟦Signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ the situation mentioned above ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ and that the current rent ⟦illegible⟧
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Lawyer Yaqub Abdul Aziz
Office: Khan al-Pasha al-Kabir - Baghdad
Telephone { 85493 Office
3150 Residence
Baghdad on 12 / 5 / 1954
To the Honorable Chairman of the Central Committee of the Jewish Community
Greetings,
Upon reviewing the case regarding Mr. Shaul Lawi, there is no
legal basis to request eviction, in view of Article 775 of the Civil
Code, which authorizes the tenant to withhold the rent of the leased property in part or in full for damages.
Please accept my highest respect.
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
Building Inspector
It was decided that the debts be settled
according to the procedures.
⟦signature⟧
20/5/1954
To be returned to the Community Committee currently
in the letter dated 12 / 5 / 1954
The nominal ⟦illegible⟧ Abdul Aziz
28/6/1954
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Sina Rad Beh Ibrahim ⟦illegible⟧
because his service fee
to the Debts Department -
⟦signature⟧
Completion of debts was not approved
⟦large blue ink scribble/stain covering middle of page⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community, Respected
The failure to pay the brokerage fee on time does not entitle the owner the right to request the eviction of the leased property
because the brokerage fee is considered a debt on the conscience, and therefore an eviction lawsuit cannot be filed based on
the failure to pay the aforementioned brokerage fee. Since the first tenant, according to
the lease contract, was not authorized to use the leased property for residential purposes, otherwise,
at the end of the lease term, a lawsuit could have been filed against the second tenant
for eviction. This is for your Excellency's order ⟦21⟧ / 9 / 954
The Lawyer
⟦signature⟧
His Excellency the Chairman
I request your approval and the order to receive the ⟦brokerage fee⟧ based on the legal opinion
shown above
⟦illegible⟧
2 / 10
⟦scribbles/stains⟧
The Accountant
The ⟦illegible⟧ brokerage fee which is in the form of a lease has preceded
The real estate clerk has begun the procedures for the eviction referral if ⟦illegible⟧
The respected accountant, by receiving the brokerage fee on behalf of the Chairman ⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad 11 / 4 / 54 Respected members of the committee After greetings: We have verified that the owner of the house located near Masouda Shatoub and belonging to the lessor Shaul Levi that he has rented out 4 rooms, each room for 3 Dinars per month and one for 2.500 and he is renting the house for an amount of 10 Dinars per month and has 3 rooms for rent as well and the house contains 7 large rooms Properties Committee ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 4 / 54 Members of the esteemed committee Above for your kind review It is noted that the tenant Shaul Levi is evading payment of the overdue rents owed by him and we see that it is not permissible to grant him a delay because he claims that he does not reside in it and it was learned that the house is fully occupied ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 4 / 54
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To the Honorable Secretary of the Administrative Committee We had received a check from Mr. ⟦Charles⟧ The first installment of the rent for house number ⟦1/2/19⟧ on Al-Rawafi Street amounting to 20/- Dinars out of the annual rent amounting to 120/- Dinars; however, your esteemed committee did not approve the new lease contract which is due on ⟦10/1/⟧ In view of your knowledge that the aforementioned tenant sublets the rooms occupied by him to some persons, and therefore the new contract was not signed nor the promissory notes organized by him, by the aforementioned tenant And you referred the case to the lawyer, Mr. Yaqoub ⟦Abdul Aziz⟧ to file the lawsuit, however, he did not agree to file it ⟦claiming⟧ ⟦...⟧ And he has now returned the relevant papers and we ⟦...⟧ Knowing that the tenant paid the ⟦first⟧ installment ⟦...⟧ through the Notary Public and we have not received it until now Decided for orders Based on the request of the Director General These papers are referred for review and investigation ⟦...⟧ with Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzaq ⟦...⟧ to provide an opinion on the subject ⟦...⟧
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His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected Regarding the rent entitlement for the shop operated by Mr. Salman ⟦Qubbi⟧, the aforementioned person has indeed come to pay the rent amount of 80/- Dinars, but we did not accept it and requested him to increase it to 100/- Dinars, and he did not agree, so we referred the case to the lawyer to see if he could request the evacuation of the mentioned shop. Now, he has agreed to pay the one hundred Dinars requested by us, and accordingly I consulted the lawyer on the matter, and he suggested that we settle amicably and receive the increase requested by us, and the ⟦customer⟧ has agreed to pay the increase, so we request your order to hand over the contract. Ezra ⟦...⟧ 5/5/55
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Honorable Secretary, We have conducted the inspection of the inn and the annex and it has become clear to us that the mentioned inn is valued at ⟦...⟧ annually Property Committee ⟦Anwar Ibrahim⟧ ⟦...⟧ His Excellency the President Honorable Superintendent of the Waqf, may God be pleased with him ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ To be returned to the accountant as per his request with the file regarding the inn 20/4/55
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To the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community, the respected Respected, I am Salman Qanragha, the tenant from you of the shop numbered 9/17 located on Al-Mustansir Street, Baghdad. In view of the expiration of the lease period, I request a review of the contract because the current situation is critical and the markets are ruined, and the matter is yours to decide. The Petitioner Salman Qanragha 5 / 6 / 1954 ⟦illegible⟧
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Dear ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Sincerely ⟦...⟧ 8/5/⟦...⟧
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Baghdad on July 9, year 54 To the Honorable and Eminent Administrator of the Endowments of Mir Elias Hospital, the Administrative Committee After offering respects. Number: 129 Date: 11/7/1954 I submit I am the tenant of the endowment shop numbered 9/170 located on Al-Nahr Street for a period of five years As for the current year which begins on April 5, 1954, and ends on April 5, 1955, for the amount of (eighty-six Dinars) 86 Dinars, and I had paid on April 5, 1954, an amount of (fifty Dinars) 50 Dinars in cash, and the remaining balance amounting to (thirty-six Dinars) 36 Dinars, I gave for it two promissory notes to your order, each for an amount of (eighteen Dinars) 18 Dinars, the first due on 5/6/954 and the second on 5/8/1954 And when the time came to present the first one for payment, as I was away traveling abroad ⟦and missing⟧ ⟦It was referred⟧ to a third person, and upon checking and inquiring about its fate, I was informed that it is still in your respected department, but with much regret regarding the intention to return to pay it, I see a lack of approval, and this is not permissible for him because I did not violate the conditions, and now I am ready to pay the trust amounting to (thirty-six Dinars) 36 Dinars. I request permission to receive it and from it And to your Eminence, much respect. Salman Qanbar Agha Al-Mustansir Street Urgent Administration and Supervision Committee And estimation of the real value And notification 10/7 50 Fils
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On ⟦21 May⟧ year 1954 Fils 000 Dinar 170 Only Under this promissory note and upon the passing of ⟦five months⟧ from the date above, ⟦I the undersigned⟧ am obligated to pay in cash in ⟦Baghdad⟧ to the order of ⟦The Administrative Committee for the Affairs of the Jewish Community⟧ The amount numbered above only ⟦one hundred and seventy Dinars⟧ and the consideration was received by me ⟦for...⟧ Only one hundred and seventy Dinars and no more 21 / 5 / 1954 ⟦decorative vertical border⟧
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Baghdad on October 1, 1952 Fils | Dinar --- | 6 Only six Dinars and no more I, the undersigned Jawad Muhammad al-Bahr, by virtue of this promissory note and after the lapse of ten months from the date above, am obliged to pay in cash in Baghdad to the order of the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community for the amount mentioned above only <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and the consideration has reached me for the rent of the house numbered 7 / 155 for the months of September and October 1952 20 Fils Jawad Muhammad al-Bahr ⟦Vertical decorative border on the left side of the document⟧
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Through the Honorable Notary Public of Southern Baghdad To the Trustee of the Endowments of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, in addition to his official capacity We inform you, and you know better than anyone, that I have paid you the installments that were due for the rent of the house numbered 155/7 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood, and the last installment of six dinars remained due from me. When I presented it to you, the employees of your council refused to receive it under the pretext that the promissory note was lost. I began visiting your council to pay the mentioned installment, but I remained subject to stalling by your employees in this manner, despite knowing the mentioned installment is eight dinars owed by me, and that I have a remaining lease period in the house according to the contract in my possession. Due to these stalls, I was forced to withdraw the six dinars to the office of the Notary Public to deposit them there for your account. Please visit the office to receive the aforementioned amount. With utmost respect, Jawad Muhammad al-Bahrani Baghdad 17 / 9 / 1954 225 4752 25 Fils 25 Fils 22 / 9 / 54 Jawad Muhammad al-Bahrani presented this notice and requested its notification to the Trustee of the Endowments of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community. They were notified of this aforementioned notice with a copy at the residence of the trustees duly on 22 / 9 / 954 Mahdi Ja'far Second Notary Public of Southern Baghdad ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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55/22 Via the Honorable Notary Public of Southern Baghdad To Mr. Yaqub Ghazwa Abda, residing in the Jewish Quarter I have rented from you the house located in the Torah neighborhood, numbered 9/1 for an annual rent of one hundred and twenty dinars according to the contract paper concluded between me and you, to be paid in four installments, and the advance installment is thirty dinars for every four months, and you have refused to receive the rent for the first installment, amounting to thirty dinars. Therefore, I have deposited the rent amount of thirty dinars with the Notary Public of Southern Baghdad. You must proceed to the Notary Public to receive the rent for four months based on the original document of the contract, amounting to thirty dinars - and since I will continue to pay the rent to the Notary Public - therefore, this notice has been issued to you - The Notifier Shaul Lori 1955 2/20 50 fils Shaul Lori submitted this notice and requested it be served to Yaqub Ghazwa Abda, the resident, as stated above. A deposit of 30 dinars is with the Notary Public, a copy of it, and I received the notice for service on 55/2/20. ⟦Second Notary Public of Southern Baghdad⟧
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By the Committee for the Administration of the Jewish Community Affairs, respected sirs To the respected Second Notary Public of Baghdad I am the tenant of the endowment house numbered ⟦21/9/21⟧ located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood With an annual rent of twenty-eight dinars, paid in installments Monthly at the beginning of each month, two dinars and three hundred and thirty-four fils The installment for the month of April 1954 has been paid, and the installment for the month of May 1954 remains due. Since I have left work, I have become unable to pay the aforementioned rent of twenty-eight dinars annually Therefore, I request you to kindly accept the delivery of the keys to the aforementioned house starting from this date ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 17/5/1954 50 fils Baghdad Notary Public Office on ⟦...⟧ Number ⟦...⟧ Amount ⟦...⟧ Proportional fee ⟦...⟧ Fixed fee ⟦...⟧ Total ⟦...⟧ Date ⟦2⟧ / 7 / 54 ⟦Shaul Levy⟧ Shaul Levy submitted this request asking for evacuation due to his inability to pay the rent of twenty-eight dinars The house is held in trust, and accordingly, it was decided to deliver the keys to the Notary Public 16 / 7 / 54 ⟦illegible⟧
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17 406 Through His Excellency the Second Notary Public of South Baghdad, the respected To Mr. Yaqub Aziz Abdullah, member of the Lay Council, in addition to his position I have deposited with the Second Notary Public of South Baghdad an amount of thirty dinars, which is the rent for the house numbered ⟦1/11⟧ located in Al-Bataween, from the endowments of Meir Elias Hospital for a full year's rent. Therefore, you must proceed to the Notary Public to receive the aforementioned amount from him, given your refusal to receive the rent mentioned above. For this reason, I Warn You The Warner Shaul Levi 1955 1/2 255 50 Fils Office of the Second Notary Public of South Baghdad Fils | Dinar 400 | 100 | 500 | Shaul Levi submitted this warning to be notified to Yaqub Aziz Abdullah, and he also deposited the amount of thirty dinars. Therefore, the office took a copy and sent the other for notification ⟦to the warned party⟧ Mahdi Jaafar Second Notary Public of South Baghdad 1/22/1955 ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
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Deposits 278 Via the Honorable Notary Public of South Baghdad To Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abbas, Director of the Physical Body of the Israelite Community in Al-Adhamiya I, the undersigned, have rented the house numbered 10/1/7 in the Al-Bataween neighborhood for an annual amount of one hundred and twenty Iraqi Dinars, to be paid to you in four installments, each installment being thirty Dinars. Now, the third installment has become due, and since I am willing to pay the aforementioned amount, I have deposited the above-mentioned sum of thirty Dinars as the third installment at the Notary Public Office of South Baghdad. It must be received and I must be provided with a receipt for it. The Tenant Shaul Dallal in Al-Bataween neighborhood ⟦Two revenue stamps with signature and date 2/10/54⟧ Notary Public Office: South Baghdad Amount: 30 Document Number: 5121 Date: 1954/10/2 We present a copy of this notice for the purpose of delivering it to Yaqub Ezra Abbas, as 30 Dinars have been deposited to his account as a trust for the rent of the third installment of the house mentioned above, to be notified according to the procedures on 2/10/1954 ⟦Circular Notary Stamp⟧
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Total amount recovered from ⟦...⟧ Bank of Baghdad ⟦...⟧ 28,000 Dinars ⟦...⟧ from those who have the hand according to ⟦...⟧ 6,000 check ⟦...⟧ 254 date 2/12/ ⟦...⟧ 22,000 ⟦...⟧ 56,000 Total Honorable Member of the Administrative Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Endowments Secretariat 20/- | from Mr. Shaoul Levi for the rent installment of the house numbered 20/- | from Mr. Shaoul Levi for the rent installment of the house numbered ⟦...⟧ 20/- | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6/- | from Mr. Jawad Muhammad al-Bahr for the last installment of the rent of the property numbered | located in the ⟦...⟧ neighborhood according to the attached promissory note 66/- | 953/10/⟦...⟧