AI English Translation, Pages 76-100
Number I
Date | Details | Dinar
5/11/54 | Aid to Munshi Shaul | 100
5/11/54 | " Yaqub Al-Bunni | 150
6/11/54 | " Rosa Rahmin and Moshi Ishaq | 200
| " Moshi Saleh | 100
| " Ishaq Barsi | 100
| " Daoud Munshi Bayid | 100
| " Samira Al-Hanouri | 100
8/11/54 | " Yaqub Yusuf | 150
9/11/54 | " Victor ⟦Yusuf⟧ Makhlouf | 100
| " Munshi Yehuda Marshi | 500
12/11/54 | " Ishaq Barsi | 100
11/13 | " Shalom Shabo Shalom | 150
11/18 | " Addition to Sarah Daniel | 150
22/11/54 | Gratuity in Al-Hazira on the occasion of the President's visit | 7/-
24/11/54 | Aid to Nuzha Shalom on the occasion of her illness | 2/-
| Gratuity to the Ministry of Justice servant | -/250
27/11/54 | Aid to Rosa Ibrahim | 1/150
| " Moshi Saleh Bazna | 150
| " Daoud Munshi Bayid | 100
30/11/54 | Gratuity for the Ministry of Justice servant | 100
| Aid to Hasab Shlomo | 50
1/12/54 | Gratuity to the telephone operator | 250
2/12/54 | Aid to Salim Yaqub | 100
3/12/54 | " to the soldier Yusuf Shaul | 7/-
| " to Hanukkah Ibrahim Moallem Yusuf | 2/200
4/12/54 | " to Shalom Shabo Shalom | 150
7/12/54 | " to Hasab Shlomo | 50
| " Price of a blanket as aid to the poor of the Kashi Orphanage School | 2/-
| " to Saleh Ghanna | 75
| " to Natiq Qansouri | 2/-
| " to Mahdi Hussein | -/250
| " to Shalom Shabo Shalom | 150
| " Yaqub Yusuf |
| " to Daoud Kashi | 5/-
What follows to Number II
22/900
Number II
Fils Dinar | Details
22/900 | Previous balance
2/- | Aid to Rosa Rachel ⟦...⟧ 22/12/54
2/- | Wages to the guard Abboud for serving the community at certain times 20/12/54
2/750 | x Additional aid for Farha Shalom, Rosa Saleh, and Hosni Abi Farha 27/12/54
-/250 | Additional aid for this week only to Rosa Rachel
| ⟦line⟧ Grant for refugee students
6/- | For one year, aid for the three schools
2/- | Aid to Daoud Shamoun from Bar by order of the President
2/- | Aid to the patient Maryam Shalom ⟦...⟧
-/500 | Aid to Habib Hayim
5/- | Gratuity for the servants of the Ministry of Education by the President's car
2/- | Aid to Saleh Levi ⟦...⟧
2/- | Aid for the rental of a washing machine for Daoud Shamoun and transport to Hayim Daoud
5/- | Aid on the occasion of the birth of the wife of Hayim Daoud Al-Nammash
-/500 | Donations to Faisal Sports Club by order of His Excellency the President
| ⟦...⟧ to the kindergarten detainees
2/- | Aid to Farha Houm for expenses to Erbil to renew her ID by order of the Committee
-/250 | Aid to the traffic policeman Mahdi Saleh by order of His Excellency the President in cash
5/- | Aid to the patient Maryam, wife of Yaqub, with tickets for the President's car
-/750 | Aid to Yusuf Shaul by order of His Excellency the President
2/- | Aid to Sabri Yaqub
-/750 | Aid to Habib Lulu
-/500 | Aid to Mona Shamoun
2/- | Aid to Shaul Hayim
-/250 | Gratuity to the telephone operator
-/250 | Aid to Mullah Taha
2/- | Assistance to the soldier Zahra Nasser
2/- | Assistance for transport fare from the shelter to the synagogue from Nasiriyah to Basra
2/- | Assistance to the soldier Haroun Al-Basir Zana
-/500 | Assistance to Ezra Shalom Anbar
| Total up to this day
66/800 |
Aid for the week ending 10/5/54
~ Four weeks to Badriya Ezra by order of the President
~ The week ending 11/12/54 Rikaz
~ ~ ~ on 11/19/54
~ ~ ~ on 11/26/54
~ ~ ~ on 12/3/54
~ ~ ~ on 12/10/54
~ ~ ~ from 12/25/54 and aid to
Aid to Nazha for Talil for the week ending 12/25/54
Aid for the week ending 1/1/54
~ ~ ~ on 1/8/54
Weekly aid to Khatoun Saleh for the period ending 1/8/54
Aid for the week ending 1/15/54
~ ~ ~ on 1/22/54
~ ~ ~ on 1/29/54
~ ~ ~ on 2/5/54
~ ~ ~ on 2/12/54
~ ~ ~ on 2/19/54
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4/
12/400
15/900
15/-
17/400
15/900
21/500
-/600
20/850
20/850
-/750
27/200
24/950
28/450
24/700
25/400
25/950
⟦line⟧
340/900
Baghdad 11/21/54
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected
After greetings:
Upon investigating Ghazala daughter of Shlomo as per the request of the respected Secretary, it appeared to me that she resides in the Midrash Institute
the old one, she has a daughter Salma and her mother used to pity her, and finally she turned her out of her house and she came and resided
in the Midrash, and she is in a state of poverty and deserves a weekly allowance
Investigator ⟦illegible signature⟧
I, Ghazala daughter of Shlomo, ask God and your honors to allocate a weekly aid for me
With much respect
The Petitioner
Ghazala daughter of Shlomo
⟦thumbprint⟧
Presented to His Excellency the President
11/22
Finance
The committee approved the allocation of a weekly
aid amounting to (250) fils
starting from 11/22/54
On 11/21/54
This week 11/27
⟦illegible signature⟧
Baghdad 21 / 10 / 1954
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected
After greetings:
I am Menachem Haron, a resident of Torah Beit Zilkha, unemployed and have no supporter to help me with my daily affairs.
Whenever I tried to work, all doors were closed in my face, and everyone testifies to what I have mentioned in this
petition. So please, your Excellency, allocate a weekly allowance for me, and with great respect to you.
The Petitioner
Menachem Haron
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected
The aforementioned Menachem Haron
is insane and has lost his senses greatly and deserves
charitable assistance because helping this
poor man is in its right place, and he who shows him mercy
will receive the mercy of his grandfather, the Lord of the Worlds.
Sincerely,
The Mukhtar
⟦signature⟧
Honorable Gentlemen,
The petitioner is the person who
Mr. Kamal requested, and he
is a resident of Kenish Zilkha and needs
assistance, your order ⟦illegible⟧
22 / 10
A quarter of a dinar is allocated to him weekly starting
from the first of November 1954 according to the decision of
the Committee No. 12 dated ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community, respected
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After greetings?
Sir, I am the undersigned Natiq Khadhuri, and I request my weekly
assistance because we are 8 eight souls and our father is unable to work
and cannot support the household, and we, sir, are renting a house
and paying rent, and therefore we have not been able to cover our living expenses, and we hope
from your Excellency to have mercy on us and help us with our livelihood and our situation
and this is our request, and the matter is yours, sir.
The Petitioner
Natiq Khadhuri
1954
8 / 3
To meet the Rabbi
⟦illegible⟧
Natiq Khadhuri
Chairman of the Committee
⟦illegible⟧
22 / 8 / 1954
500 Fils
Aid to the mother of
Fahma Salman
I have been informed that the committee approved
the weekly aid mentioned above
but I have not received a written
notice from the committee.
Please look into the matter fairly
⟦signature⟧
Yes, the committee approved
the 500 Fils
Recorded
9/24
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community, Respected
After greetings,
Since I am the wife of Salman and Salman Shaul, and my son named Salman
Shaul is ill, and I am in a weak state—may God increase your bounty—and things are difficult for you,
I hope to seek mercy from the esteemed presidency of the Administrative Committee to
give us the assistance of last year, as we possess nothing but the mercy of God
and your assistance to us, and to you thanks. I am a daughter of God and your daughter because I want to travel
and I cannot stay here because I have no bright hope.
This is for your command, sir.
The Petitioner
Wife of Salman
1954
12/8
His Excellency the President
What is stated above
deserves assistance ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
22/8/54
That the aforementioned
deserves assistance
17/8
⟦thumbprint⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 1/ 8 / 1954
The Honorable His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, President of the Jewish Community, respected
After greetings
I, Selwan Ibrahim Moshe, am unemployed and disabled and do not have any aid from
your respected community, so we request from your presence to allocate an aid for me to live on
and in addition to that, I am ready to serve the Torah of Beit Zilka by sweeping,
sprinkling, and preparing the congregation of worshippers
The Petitioner
Selwan Ibrahim Moshe
The Director
The committee approved in its session
held on 8/8/1954
to allocate financial assistance
in the amount of ⟦...⟧ monthly
in exchange for his performance of the stated tasks
with the approval of His Eminence the President of the Community
⟦signature⟧
To be notified
Completed
8/25
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To the Honorable Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
Subject: Assistance
I am Munshi Shaul, unemployed and in narrow circumstances
and the head of a family with three children, and I have been unemployed for two years
and I seek help from God and from you, as I am unable to support
my wife and my children
The matter is for your consideration
The Petitioner
Munshi Shaul Ibrahim Nushiyeh
Inspection Committee
To state the condition
⟦Naji⟧
7/18
The aforementioned Munshi
is in a very weak condition
and deserves assistance
Inspection Committee
⟦signature⟧
Decision No. (2)
⟦Honorable⟧
The committee agreed to disburse a weekly allowance
of eight hundred fils starting
from this week 7/18/959
Recorded
⟦in the ledger⟧
7/22/959
7/19
⟦signature⟧
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To the respected Jewish Community Committee
I am Sarah Yamin, residing in Torah Zubaida
And I receive a quarter of a dinar per week
It is not enough for living, and we hope from your grace
That you increase it for me, and to you thanks and respect
The Petitioner
Sarah Yamin
2 / 7 / 54
Investigation Committee
The aforementioned Sarah deserves the increase
Based on the decision
⟦illegible⟧
Finance
Increased by ⟦500⟧ fils
Starting from 7 / 7 / 54
On the aid statement, please
Disburse starting from this week
With mercy ⟦11 / 7 / 54⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
(20)
To the Honorable Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community
After greetings,
Sir, I am Rahmin Elia, residing in the shelter, I point out to you and beg of your Excellency
that I am without work because I am unable to work. I was previously a cook and until now I have not
been able to work in my profession because I am ill and I do not possess
property or mind, nor do I have any of my relatives besides your presence. And we are like a trial
that you give charity to and bear its dirt, livelihood, and clothing, and this is from one who has mercy
and gives charity to lift the lack of injustice and poverty. We beg of your Excellency to take charge
of my responsibility for everything as long as the matter is yours, our master.
The Petitioner
Rahmin Elia
Residing in Torat Sidi Ibrahim
28 / 2 / 1954
⟦signature⟧
Rahmin Elia deserves assistance
and he is unable to work
Investigation Committee
7/5
Your Excellency the President
I request assistance for the petitioner
in the amount of ⟦...⟧ monthly
1 / 3 / 1954
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The Accountant
Please pay to Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Bus car number ⟦illegible⟧
According to the decision of the Administrative Committee
Dated 29 / 6 / 54
Signature
The Manager
2/2
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His Excellency the President of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community, respected
Greetings and respect
The presented is that I, Muslim Yaqub, was previously
working as a shoe worker (polisher) but now I am without work
as I am sick and my health does not allow me to work
and I hope from your kindness that you allocate a weekly aid for me
like my fellow poor people, as I am sick and you have knowledge that I
and knowing that if it were not for my illness, I would have worked at any job whatsoever
Therefore, I hope for your sympathy, and remain with respect
The Clerk
Based on your order
A home visit is being made
⟦...⟧ legal aid
The committee does not agree to
paying any aid
Director
The esteemed committee approved
on 5/12/1945
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Please accept the highest respect⟧
⟦Muslim Yaqub⟧
⟦purple smudge⟧
Baghdad 22 / 5 / 1954
Administrative Committee ⟦of the Mosaic Community⟧
Number 214
Date 24 / 5 / 1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
Presented to your excellencies:
I, Yaqub Yusuf Aziz, came on Sunday to His Eminence Rabbi
Sassoon Khedhouri, the respected head of the community, and complained about my situation to him in the presence of
the Property Committee, as they know me and also know my situation, since I am alone
and live in the Torat Zanka and I am very poor, as I left my children
and joined the Torat three years ago, and I told my story
to His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri. Please allocate me a weekly
assistance, as this assistance would be considered a great reward.
Yaqub Yusuf Aziz
Since the matter of sprinkling
is weekly, should the
petitioner be appointed ⟦above⟧ what he needs
⟦illegible⟧
24 / 5
We testify to the truth of what is stated in this petition
as the man is poor and has no provider
and lives in Torat Zanka and deserves assistance
⟦illegible⟧ 24 / 5 / 1954
⟦Thumbprint⟧
Yes, inquire
Inquire about his need
according to his situation
⟦illegible⟧
Finance
According to the answer, it will be ⟦...⟧ 25 / 5
From the register ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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His Excellency the President
The person named Abboudi Dar Youssef and his wife
Helm came from this masterpiece, and they were imprisoned for housing expenses. The appearances
that indicate the wife show they were in good condition.
They stayed in the prayer hall of the husband's humiliation, and he was inspected and sent
to Doctor Karmi Rabie for treatment. They are in
a state of distress, primarily regarding the temporary rent.
27 ⟦illegible⟧ 5
6/28
Note:
The husband was working according to his wife's claim
at home, and the work increased due to his illness.
Statement
His Excellency the President
I saw that they are in need of
Abu al-Mu'azzam and Salman Dasht
5 Dinars on 6/⟦illegible⟧/1952
Disburse ⟦illegible⟧ Lira weekly
starting from this week
4 August 1952
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5
Baghdad 16/5/1954
Respected members of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
Musa Bahari, residing in Torat ⟦Alley⟧, is an incapacitated man and unemployed
And all those living in Torat testify to that, even among the signatories below
We sometimes send him leftover food, and because of him
He hears words of criticism from people, so please from your honors do not
Reject this petition because its owner is very deserving of assistance
And he cannot demand for himself because he is like a despised
animal ⟦Abdullah⟧
Ibrahim ⟦...⟧
Abbas ⟦...⟧
The Accountant
The committee studied according to its ⟦decision⟧ below, and payment on 22/5/54
⟦Disburse⟧ (250) fils weekly from 22/5/54
1) This man lives in the Endowments
⟦...⟧
22/5/54
(42) To the Honorable President of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
Greetings,
I, Shamil Haqir, my mother passed away last week and I am
in a weak state with no means of livelihood. I beg of your presence to grant me some
money as aid, and to you much gratitude and kindness to the poor. May you remain.
7 / 4 / 1954
Shamil Haqir
⟦thumbprint⟧
Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community:
Number: 122
Date: 7 / 4 / 1954
To
I visited the house regarding
Request No. 22
Weekly 12 Riyals only
To be paid starting this week
⟦signature⟧
To the Inspection Committee
To state their impression
7 / 4
⟦signature⟧
Honorable members of the Committee,
This aforementioned person
deserves assistance.
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
The amount paid to him
And its value is eight dinars only
The same amount approved
Meaning it is not an additional amount to what
was paid to him
⟦signature⟧
2/7/54
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Respected
⟦line⟧
The President of the
⟦Committee⟧ of the Community has requested me to approve the payment
of an amount of seven dinars
to the party Saleh Shasha, and that
⟦based⟧ on the issuance of a decision to pay
an annual amount as it is for the aforementioned
⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧ of the necessity of performing
⟦...⟧ and paying the amount ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
To the presence of ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ from Saleh ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ aid ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ to be placed ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ on ⟦...⟧
amounting to a Dinar ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ for life ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
28 / 2 / 54
Accounting
The committee decided in its session held
on the 10th of this month the following by giving aid
1) to the patient in the amount of eight Dinars
2) to the mother of Isaac in the amount of half a Dinar
starting from its date, provided that it is not granted
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⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community, respected
Baghdad
After greetings
Subject: I am currently residing in the Meshi Saleh shelter, in a poor
condition and sick, and I have no provider except your mercy. I am bedridden
and suffer from many illnesses, in addition to my extreme need
for care to clean my clothes, my place of residence, and other things.
Therefore, I request the favor of granting me a weekly allowance, like other
poor people, in the amount of one dinar, starting from the week
ending on 2/28/1954, so that I can meet my necessary
expenses. I thank you in advance, and the reward of the benefactors is not lost. Respectfully yours,
The Petitioner
⟦Salim ...⟧
The Patient
In the Meshi Saleh shelter
⟦thumbprint⟧
(22)
Number 52
Date 24 / 2 / 1946
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Respected
A year and a half ago my father passed away and I remained without a breadwinner, and you appointed for me an amount of
1500 fils per week, and this meager amount is not enough for anything in these difficult times
and the high cost of living
Therefore, I have come to seek mercy from your presence for the aid of the three mentioned loaves, knowing that there is
no one to help me, and my mother has been ill for more than a month, and we have no one to help us
except for you
And I hope that your compassion for the poor will make you extend a helping hand to me
speedy assistance and I am waiting for your kindness
Samira Khedhouri
The Accountant
⟦line⟧
To confirm the amount of assistance
⟦signature⟧
2/21
The Accountant
⟦line⟧
3 portions are to be distributed to her
Wednesday 25 / 2 / 46
The Accountant
⟦line⟧
3 portions of Samoon bread are presented to her
in her name, which she receives in the name of
the late father 2/21 / 45
⟦signature⟧
To be recorded
The beneficiary in the assistance register
⟦signature⟧
2/21
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Presidency of the Administrative Body of the Lay Council, Baghdad
The Petition
You have ⟦previously⟧ allocated me a weekly aid of 500 fils, and you know that I am a mother
of three children and pregnant with the fourth, and my husband is unemployed and sick, and I now submit to you
this petition appealing to your mercy, and I beg you to make it one dinar
per week so that we can sustain ourselves, me, my sick husband, and my three children
and the fourth I am pregnant with.
This is for your command, and I am waiting for your mercy
Almas Shamoun
To
We have agreed today to make the aid (750) fils
weekly.
21 / 2 / 54
⟦signature⟧
The increase was recorded starting from
the week ending on 26 / 2 / 54
⟦signature⟧
21 / 2 / 54
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To the Honorable Israelite Community Committee
I, Yaqub Sasson, was ill some time ago and came to you so that you might help me
every week like the rest of the people you help, and until now you ordered to give me
⟦750⟧ every week, knowing that I am unable to perform any work. And knowing
furthermore that I want ⟦the decision⟧ to stay in the home for the elderly and widows where I reside
Therefore, I have come with this petition to present to you so that you may have pity on me so that I can
live with my family, who total four persons.
Yaqub Sasson
Residing in the ⟦Mufti⟧ Saleh neighborhood
To
Inside it, and (250) fils are to be spent
weekly
⟦...⟧
Registered starting
from the week ending
on 26 / 2 / 54
⟦...⟧
2/21