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Baghdad on 12 / 10 / 1954
⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Through the Honorable Notary Public of North Baghdad
To:
The Trustee of the Mir Elias Hospital Endowments and the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Greetings
I had rented from you the shops located in the Bab al-Agha neighborhood numbered ⟦188/1/1⟧
for a period of one year starting on the first of October 1953 and ending at the end of September 1954
for an annual rent of two hundred dinars (200 dinars), of which one hundred dinars is paid in cash and the remainder by a promissory note worth one hundred dinars due in one installment, pursuant to
the written lease concluded between us on 10 / 10 / 1953.
Due to our desire to renew the aforementioned contract after a 10% reduction of the rent as decided by your office
and the Real Estate Leasing Committee No. 19 for the year 1954, I have - for the purpose of renewing the aforementioned contract for another
year starting on 1 / 10 / 1954 and ending on 30 / 9 / 1955 - deposited in your name with
the Notary Public:
1- Ninety dinars, representing the first installment of the rent for the shops mentioned above.
2- A promissory note for you in the amount of ninety dinars due on 1 / 4 / 1955, representing
the second installment.
Accordingly, the lease contract for the shops referred to above for the year starting on 1 / 10 / 1954 and ending
on 30 / 9 / 1955 has been renewed in accordance with the provisions and law of the Real Estate Leasing Committee.
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
40 Fils
Witness
The Tenant
⟦illegible signature⟧
Shaul Moshi Levy
The Notifier
Karakieh Sarkissian
On behalf of the Notifier
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number: 7000
Date: 2 / 4 / 1955
To -
Head of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community / Shorja Market
Subject - Warning
Owner of the Al-Haydariyah Branch School for Girls building
Via the Notary Public of Northern Baghdad
In view of the maturity of the first installment of the rent for the house numbered 65/127 located in Taht al-Takiya neighborhood
And used for the Al-Haydariyah Branch School for Girls, and due to your failure to come and receive it, we have deposited the mentioned installment amounting to
81 Dinars with the Notary Public of Northern Baghdad according to payment receipt number 1/48011 dated
10 / 4 / 1955 in accordance with the Real Estate Lease Control Decree No. (6) of 1953
50 Fils
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
478
479
15 / 4 / 55
251
250
Tahir / 11
This warning was submitted by the Director of Education of Baghdad Province
And requested to be notified to the Head of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
On 2 / 4 / 55
Jamal Raouf
Notary Public of Northern Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧ Notary Public of Northern Baghdad
Notary Public Department: Baghdad
Annual Number: 6404
Register Number: 534
Page Number:
Date: 12/7/56
Fee: 825 Fils
25 Dinars, the Armenian Kwakba Sukkar and Shan have
delivered it to the trustee of the endowments of the Probate Council in Baghdad
according to receipt number ⟦158⟧ and based on the judge's decision
the department specialized in the receipt and the postponement of the second
copies for the amount according to the procedures on ⟦12/7/56⟧
25 -
25 -
⟦illegible signature⟧
Hamid Al-Ziyadi
Notary Public of North Baghdad
Ahmed Ali Al-Khatib
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North Baghdad Notary Public Office:
General Number: 14267
Record Number: 14268
Page Number:
Date: 12 / 2 / 1954
Fee: 250 Fils
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Through the Honorable Notary Public of North Baghdad
Through him
To the Honorable Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Since I am the tenant of the shop located in the Al-Madani neighborhood, numbered ⟦29/12⟧, from your esteemed directorate
With an annual rent of eighty Dinars and according to the contract's effective date on 1 / 7 / 1953
Twenty Dinars, and since the period ended on 31 / 12 / 1953
The payment was delivered to you, your judge with the secretary, but he refused to receive the due payment
Amounting to twenty Dinars, and upon your review with Fouad Al-Qunsul, the director of the office, he refused
Categorically, the decree of Fouad the property entered within the legal period, and since you
Increased the payment contrary to the procedures and the law, I was forced to deposit the mentioned payment
In a ruling with the Notary Public, therefore I will correct the situation officially
If the mentioned payment, I remained committed to receiving it, and please accept
From the director and number from
In a property amounting to twenty Dinars
The Declarant: Muhammad Da'as, Tailor
Al-Rashid Street - opposite Al-Qishla Center
50 Fils
Good
12
Witness Kadib
Ali Hussein, State Attorney
⟦signature⟧
Thumbprint of the declarant Muhammad Da'as
Paid
On the date 14 / 2 / 54
Muhammad Da'as presented this warning and requested its notification
To the Head of the Jewish Community, and based on that
The notification is now carried out according to the procedures
North Baghdad Notary Public Office:
General Number:
Record Number:
Page Number:
Date: 12 / 2 / 54
Fee: 250 Fils
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
North Notary Public
Muhammad Ali Al-Khatib
⟦stamp⟧
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Through the Honorable Notary Public of Baghdad
To the Trustee of the Endowments of the Jewish Mosaic Community
In Baghdad, the Honorable
It is no secret to you that I am a tenant from you of the house located in the Torah neighborhood
Numbered 244/202 at an annual rent of fifteen dinars paid in three
installments, each installment being five dinars, starting from 1/10/1954
And since I have ⟦purchased⟧ the rent value and approached you to receive the first
installment, you refused to do so, and it is no secret to you that according to the Real Estate
Lease Chamber Law No. 4, I have allocated the first installment to you
amounting to five dinars, and by this letter enclosed ⟦one⟧ in your possession
The first is due on 1/10/1954, the second is due on 1/2/1955, and the third
is due on 1/6/1955. Therefore, by this notice, I am contacting you to receive
the amount deposited in your name with my ⟦measurement⟧ desire, and I will
pay the remaining two installments on their due dates, and this is a notice for this
And he who warns is excused -
⟦illegible⟧
The Notifier Tenant
Hamid Abbas
⟦Revenue stamps with signature/mark⟧
Qarqarka
Abbas
Notary Public Office in Baghdad:
General Number: V822
Number: V842
Page Number:
Date: 19/11/2
Fee: 75 / 251
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Through the Honorable Notary Public of North Baghdad
To the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community
The Honorable, in his respected capacity
The seventh and third installments have become due for the house occupied by
me and belonging to you, located in the Torah neighborhood, numbered ⟦10/14⟧
ten dinars only, and I have presented the mentioned amount to the Notary Public
of North Baghdad for the purpose of notifying you by way of warning to visit the Notary Public
to receive the amount deposited in your name, and I hereby warn you accordingly
and that this amount spent is for the two receipts deposited with the mentioned Notary Public
in the amount of ten dinars for each one of them, dated 12/12/945
the first is considered payment for the house apartment and the second after
five months according to its occupancy and the accounts of the mentioned consideration
on 25/12/945
The Notifier
Hamid Abbas
Kammouna
50 fils
⟦signature⟧
Notary Public Office: North Baghdad
Annual Number: 9228
Register Number: 9229
Page Number:
Date: 25/12/45
Fee: 250
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
0.750
This warning was submitted by Hamid Abbas and it was served to
the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community and we have created
four copies, one of which the department will keep
and the second copy was sent for notification according to the procedures
on 25/12/945
Hamid Abbas
Notary Public of North Baghdad
Muhammad Ali al-Khatib
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We received the amount numbered below
on account of purchasing the house ⟦in the name of⟧
The check numbered 715014 dated ⟦11/12/54⟧
Amounting to 122/- Dinars as follows
And recorded in the account on 12/11/1954
Dinar
50/- Cash paid by Mr. ⟦...⟧
46/- The two promissory notes, each -/23
26/- The amount of the two promissory notes attached herewith, each
122 Total
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50
20
18
18
⟦line⟧
106
To the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Mosaic Community
Through the Honorable Notary Public of South Baghdad
To - -
His Eminence the Trustee of the Meir Elias Endowments for the Honorable Administrative Committee
I have previously rented from you the shop numbered 9 / 170 located on Al-Nahr Street for a full year starting
from April 5, 1954, until April 5, 1955, for an amount of / eighty dinars
as per the terms of the lease agreement signed between us. Since the lease agreement is about to expire
and out of my desire to renew the lease agreement for another year. Therefore, I have deposited for you with the Notary Public of South
Baghdad an amount of fifty dinars, which is for the rent of the mentioned shop - the first installment - and also
I have deposited two promissory notes, each for the amount of eighteen dinars, written to your order; the first of which is due
after two months from the date of the lease agreement. And the second is due after four months from the date of
the contract. Please visit the Notary Public's office to receive what is deposited in your name, and thus the lease
agreement is considered renewed by law for another year starting from April 5, 1955, until April 4,
1956. Respectfully.
The Notifier
Salman Abdul Ghani Qanbar Agha
Al-Mustansir Street - Ras al-Qarya
⟦Revenue stamp: 50 Fils, King Faisal II⟧
Notary Public Office of South Baghdad
The amount is in trust in ⟦...⟧ fils dinars
50 / -
Receipt No. 1826 (Trusts) received fifty dinars
1827
The Register
Date 7 / 4 / 1955
Salman Abdul Ghani Qanbar Agha presented this notice and requested its notification to His Eminence the Trustee of the Meir Elias Endowments as
he (deposited) to his account fifty dinars in cash with two promissory notes, each for the amount of eighteen dinars, and after keeping them
in trust and registering the notice, the second copy was sent for notification according to the procedures 7 / 4 / 55
Naji Rashid
Notary Public of South Baghdad
⟦Circular stamp: Notary Public Office of South Baghdad⟧
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President
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Farid Daoud Samra
in Khan al-Pasha al-Kabir
⟦illegible signature⟧
His Eminence the Trustee of the Meir Elias Endowments for the respected Administrative Committee
Through the respected Notary Public of Southern Baghdad
After offering respect.
I have rented the shop numbered ⟦170⟧ located on Al-Nahr Street for a period of one year starting
from April 5, 1954, to April 5, 1955, and I paid you fifty dinars in cash as stated in the agreement
in my possession, and for the remainder of the mentioned year's rent, I gave two promissory notes, each for eighteen dinars
since the total rent is 86 dinars for the mentioned year, and since the two promissory notes in question
are written to order and have not been presented to me for payment until now, knowing that the first was due on 6/5/54 and the second is due
on 8/5/1954, therefore, due to the non-receipt of the amount of the due promissory note and the one that will become due as written above,
I was forced to deposit the amount of the two promissory notes, totaling thirty-six dinars, with the Notary Public of Southern Baghdad
to be handed over to you in exchange for the two aforementioned promissory notes, and if they have been discounted to others or any third party, please
inform them to receive them. This is what I was forced to do to settle this case, and he who warns is excused.
First Notary Public Office of Southern Baghdad
Fils | Dinar
Collected | 450
General | 1 500
Incidental | ⟦illegible⟧
Registered | ⟦illegible⟧
Date 15 / 7 / 1954
The Notifier
Salman Abdul Ghani Qanbar Agha
Al-Mustansir Street, Ras al-Qarya
⟦Revenue stamp with portrait⟧
Salman Qanbar Agha presented this notice and a copy reached the Trustee of the Meir Elias Endowments,
President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Farid Daoud Samra, and he also deposited
thirty-six dinars to the account of the mentioned endowments, so keep it in trust
and a copy of the notice was sent to the notified person for receipt according to the procedures ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
First Notary Public of Southern Baghdad
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Baghdad on April 5, 1954
5/6/54
Fils | Dinar
000 | 18
Only eighteen dinars and nothing else
I, Mr. Salman Qanbar Agha, by virtue of this promissory note and after the passage of only two months
from the date above, am obliged to pay in cash in Baghdad to the order of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community the amount
mentioned above, only eighteen dinars, and the consideration has reached me for
the second installment of the rent for the shop numbered 9/170 Al-Nahr Street.
Mr. Salman Qanbar Agha
⟦Two revenue stamps with a blue ink signature/mark across them⟧
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54/8/5
Baghdad on April 5, 1954
Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧ / 18
Only eighteen dinars and no more
I, Mr. Salman Qanbar Agha, by virtue of this promissory note and after the passage of four months only
from the date above, am obliged to pay in cash in Baghdad to the order of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community the amount
noted above, only eighteen dinars, and the consideration has reached me for
the third installment of the rent for the shop numbered 9/170 Al-Nahr Street.
Mr. Salman Qanbar Agha
⟦Salman Qanbar Agha⟧
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To the Secretary of the Administrative Committee
Respected
I request my release from the day
of cashing the checks to be received
from the institute. As we are in urgent need
to pay some amounts that have previously
been approved by you
Salima
1/21
The Accountant
We have approved for you that the
ladies' payments be weekly
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
In my capacity as ⟦illegible⟧ 10/20
With the approval of Mr. Munshi Kashi
⟦illegible⟧
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To the Secretary of the ⟦Administrative⟧ Committee
Based on ⟦your request⟧ to retrieve
the bonds described in the
attached letters. I have consulted the Ottoman
Bank regarding the matter and they requested
a letter be written to them to deliver the
aforementioned bonds, after returning the
receipt given by them temporarily for the retrieval
of the bonds. Accordingly, I submit herewith
the necessary receipt for review with a letter
addressed to the bank. If your
approval is granted, I request the endorsement of the bank's
letter
so that the letter's delivery can be completed
⟦Salman⟧
21 / ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
21 / ⟦...⟧
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105 10873/6/4 10995 11901/15/15 11917/20/4
12028 13359 19692 20010/11/2 20013 20016 20018
20826/7/2 20830/3/2 21078 22141 23161 24634/7/4 25813
27770 27776/8/3 27784/5/2 31401/5/1 31450 31452/9/8
31505/6/2 31874 32601/5/2 37687 42669/75/7 50096 60709
70122 71605/7/3 75583
a/c Ishaq Hayim Synagogue - 88 Bonds
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For the account of Shimon Synagogue
609 600 | Torah scroll number 60 | 10/16
284 200 | " " 28 | 10/15
893/800 | 88 |
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To
The Honorable Director of Accounting
Respectfully
7/21
Dear Secretary,
Yes, there are 88 bonds from the Iraqi loan for the year 1944
with 2% interest for the account of the Isaac Qayyim Synagogue deposited at
the Ottoman Bank and registered under the responsibility of the Awqaf.
Accountant
10/7/51
To be presented to the committee
7/8
⟦illegible⟧
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OTTOMAN BANK SECURITIES DEPARTMENT. Ottoman Bank
JAN 2 1954
19........ 19........
Jewish Lay Council,
Baghdad.
We give you hereunder list of Securities held for your account at 31.12.1953 .
We show below the list of bonds deposited with us for your account on the date of ⟦line⟧
After checking, please sign and return to us the attached form without delay.
After checking, we request the return of the attached form signed by you without delay
Please note to your debit in <del>current/provisional account</del> I.D. FREE in respect of custody fee for the current year.
We have debited you in the current / provisional account with us ⟦line⟧ Dinars for the custody fee for this year.
⟦signature⟧ / SUB-MANAGER. ⟦signature⟧ / MANAGER.
Manager Assistant Manager
CONTROL S.S. O.B. BAGHDAD
Amount or Number of Bonds | Description | Custody Fee | Rate | Amount (I.D. / Fils)
88 | Bonds Iraq Government Premium Loan 2% 1944 | | | Free.
| To: OTTOMAN BANK Baghdad. | | |
Sec. 10-1/51.
I/We confirm that the above statement of securities held by you for my/our account at 31.12.53 is correct.
I/We confirm that the list mentioned above for the shares deposited with you in my/our name on the date of ⟦31/12/53⟧ is correct.
Client's signature ⟦line⟧ Client's signature ⟦line⟧
⟦faint circular stamp⟧
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Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community
Number 127
Date 20 / 4 / 1954
To the Honorable Presidency of the Committee
Presented:-
I am Adam Khanan, I have children and I have no money for that, and also
So I request financial assistance to spend on that
500 fils to be paid
from less than the budget
⟦illegible⟧
5/4
<del>to be</del>
<del>on the agent Hanqal Muhammad</del>
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Mr.
Naeem Pakistan Hanqal
that he is very poor
and has no righteous earning
and deserves an amount of any
⟦signature⟧
A monthly aid was paid (500 fils)
On the date 28 / 5 / 54
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The Doctor
DR. J. J. KATTAN
Youssef Kattan
M.D. (Switzerland)
Doctorate in Medicine (Switzerland)
Rashid Street 282/1
Al-Rashid Street 282/1
Ras-El-Qariah
Ras al-Qarya - Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone 5309
Tel. 5309
⟦line⟧
⟦Urgent⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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According to what was specified by number 58 / 1 / 54
That the honored gentleman and his wife live in their house
In the Al-Hanouni neighborhood, and the house is their property, and this house
Has been inhabited since ancient times and it needs repair
And reconstruction and renovation of the rooms from the inside because the ceilings
Are made of old wood and woodworms have begun to gnaw at them
And the room in which they live has fallen
And they are living in the corridor under the stairs, and this house
Is inhabited by two families: the family of his nephew on the floor
Above, and he is poor and does not possess his daily sustenance, and as for
The second family, it is the family of the owner of the house
Who is very poor, among the poor who deserve
Assistance from the community because he is poor and does not possess a single
Dirham and does not possess his daily sustenance, and his wife is ill
Unable to perform the housework, and the aforementioned owner of the house
Is afflicted with a disease in his eye and has no son to help him
And he lives on the ground floor in one room
Only, and the house is in a very bad condition and in need of restoration
And repair of the ceilings which are threatened with collapse at any time
Due to their age and the age of the wood in them, and a part
Of the ceiling has fallen in the room where they live
And the aforementioned house is number 47, Alley ⟦...⟧
Number 51, Al-Hanouni neighborhood, and the house is in a very bad condition
O Mr. President, this man is very poor and he needs
Assistance to restore his house which is his property and where he lives
With his family, and he does not possess his daily sustenance
And he requests assistance from you
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Daoud ⟦H.⟧ Shaul Youssef
regarding the bank on his behalf
for the patient Saleh Shasha
He has spent seven
dinars and requests
allocation of aid for the patient
with four blankets
President
The Sheikh does not
approve the
⟦disbursement⟧
22 / 2 / 54
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Respected
The committee has agreed to
provide the aforementioned with electricity
The expenditure amounting to 2 Dinars
In the house of Mr.
Salman Aba Al-Saad
And my signature
⟦signature flourish⟧