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IJA 3322

Correspondence Regarding Wills, Estates, and Trusts of Community Members; Community Establishments Receiving Funds

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included is correspondence regarding the wills, estates, and trusts of several wealthy community members (Sir Ezra David, Raphael Aaron Gubbay) and where their money is going within the community. Correspondence is between community leaders, family members, and attorneys regarding splitting up of money and receipts of receiving funds.

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Source
Iraqi Jewish Archive
Archive Reference
IJA 3322
Item Number
14599
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Albert David Sasson School, Al-Waṭanī School, Annotation, Attorney, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Bank of the East, Bengal, British Consulate, Burial Society, Calcutta, Charitable Sewing Society for Girls, Chief Rabbi, Correspondence, Crown Crest, Dar-el-Shifa/Refouah Pharmacy, Dorshe Tora Society, Endowment, Ezra Menahem Daniel, Ezra Sasson School, Financial, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Hong Kong, India, Inheritance, Ink Stamp, Jerusalem, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Orphans Charity, Jewish Schools Committee, Jewish Shara’ – Court of Revision, Judeo-Arabic, Laura Khedouri School for Girls, Legal, Letterhead, London, Masooda Saliman School, Maternal Assistance Society, Meir Elias Hospital, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Menashi Sadka Trust for Poor Jewish Boys, Midrash Talmud Torah, Noam Elementary School, Nūrā’īl Primary School, Ottoman Bank, Ozer Dalim, President of the Jewish Community, Rahel Shamoon School, Rangoon, Raphael Aaron Gubbay, Receipt, Reemah Kadoorie Eye Hospital, Revenue Stamp, Salman H. Aboudi, Shamash Secondary School, Singapore, Sir David Ezra, Spiritual Council, Telegram, Tomkhe Tora Society, Typed, Waqf

AI Transcription, Pages 226-250

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In consideration of the pressing need of our institutions, we
shall feel much obliged if you kindly sanction the obove at your
earliest convenience.

With our best regards.
Yours faithfully.

[Signature] ⟦Signature: E H Tawfik⟧
[Signature] Eliaho H. Tawfik
[Signature] President Jewish Lay Council

[Signature] ساسون خضوري
[Signature] Rabbi Sassoon Kadoori
[Signature] President Jewish Community

[Stamp] ⟦Stamp: Oval purple ink stamp⟧
[Stamp] ששון כדורי
[Stamp] ראש הרבנים והקהלה הישראלית - בגדאד
[Stamp] ساسون خضوري
[Stamp] رئيس الطائفة الاسرائيلية في بغداد
[Stamp] SASSON KADOORI
[Stamp] PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY
[Stamp] BAGHDAD

[Signature] ⟦Signature: Meir M Dangoor⟧
[Signature] Mier Dangoor
[Signature] Representative Jewish Hospitals
[Signature] Committee.

[Signature] ⟦Signature: M. Ittah⟧
[Signature] M. Ittah
[Signature] Representative Jewish Schools
[Signature] Committee.

[Stamp] ⟦Stamp: Faded red circular stamp, largely illegible⟧
[Stamp] ⟦...⟧ بغداد ⟦...⟧

[Signature] Yehuda Zeloof
[Signature] Ex-member of Parliament
[Signature] ⟦Signature: Yehouda Zeloof⟧

[Signature] Abraham Haim
[Signature] Vice President of Ch. of Commerce
[Signature] ⟦Signature: A Haim⟧

[Signature] Menashi Saleh
[Signature] Notable.
[Signature] ⟦Signature: M. S. Saleh⟧

Archival unit 227

Baghdad 21st April 1941.

C. T. Moore Esqr,
Official Trustee of Bengal
1. Council House St.
CALCUTTA.

Dear Sir,
We confirm our telegram dated 17th inst. reading as follows:
"COMMITTEE RECOMMEND FOLLOWING JEWISH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR
BAGHDAD SHARE OF GUBBAY LEGACY
MIER ELIAS HOSPITAL £.13.000 MENASHI SALEH MIDRASH TALMUDTORA £.8.000
MIDRASH TALMUDTORA £.4.000 SILAS KADOORI BLIND INSTITUTE £.1.000
GIRLS SEWING SOCIETY £.1.000 WATANIAH SCHOOL £.1.500 TOTALING £.28.500
LETTER FOLLOWING . RABBI SASSOON KADOORI: ELIAHO H. TAWFIK : "

We beg to inform you that our committee after taking in considera-
tion the needs of each of our charitable institutions decided that the
following deserve to benefit from the Baghdad share of Gubbay Legacy.

| MIER ELIAS HOSPITAL ( including Rema Kadoori
Eye-Hospital: the Dar
El-Shefaa Pharmacy &
Clinic for the destitutes.) | £.13.000 |
| MENASHI SALEH MIDRASH TALMUDTORA | £. 8.000 |
| MIDRASH TALMUDTORA | £. 4.000 |
| SILAS KADOORI BLIND INSTITUTE | £. 1.000 |
| GIRLS SEWING SOCIETY (DRESSMAKERS) | £. 1.000 |
| WATANIAH SCHOOL | £. 1.500 |
| Total | £.28.500 |

We enclose herewith some informations about the said charitable
institutions.

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In consideration of the pressing need of our institutions, we
shall feel much obliged if you kindly sanction the above at your
earliest convenience.
With our best regards.

[Signature] Yours faithfully.
[Signature] | ⟦EE Tawfik⟧
Eliaho E. Tawfik
President Jewish Lay Council | ⟦Meir M. Dangoor⟧
Meir M. Dangoor | ⟦سسون خضوري⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Kadoori
President Jewish Community |
[Signature] | Meir Dangoor
Representative Jewish Hospitals
Committee. | M. Ittah ⟦M. Ittah⟧
Representative Jewish Schools
Committee. |
[Signature] | Yehuda Zeloof
Ex-member of Parliament | Abraham Haim
Vice President of Ch. of Commerce |
[Signature] | Menashi Saleh
Notable.
⟦M. S. Saleh⟧ |  |

Archival unit 229

1) a. MIER ELIAS HOSPITAL. is a charitable institution for the cure of
internal and external diseases, surgery, gynecology, childrens
diseases and analytical and X-Ray laboratories. Men Women and children
are treated there. The institution contains 120 beds. The number of
patients who were admitted in the Hospital in 1940was 2718 with an
average of 93 patients a day, the number of surgical operations which
took place in the hospital in 1940 was 565.

b. THE REMA KADOORI EYE-HOSPITAL is a charitable institution for men and
women. The number of out-patients within one/⟦year⟧was about 225.000 rep-
resenting an average of 750- 800 per day. There were 180 major
operations and 593 minor operations.

c. THE DAR EL-SHEFA PHARMACY & the CLINIC are charitable institutions
founded 58 years ago are directed by a qualified phisician a phar-
macist and a dresser with free treatment and free medecine. The
number of patients who received treatment ⟦in⟧ 1940 is 45.000.

N.B. The above institutions are administered and financed by the Mier
Elias Hospital as one single unit from the administrative and
financial point of view.

2) MENASHI SALEH MIDRASH TALMUDTORAis a charitable institution founded in
1935 has its own building and is an elementary school containing 1250
pupils all of them poor are supplied with clothing, food, and exempt
from school fees.

3) MIDRASH TALMUDTORA. The Midrash Talmudtora schools were founded in 1833
and possess their own buildings contain 1500 pupils who are supplied
with clothing, food, and are exempt from school fees.

4) SILAS KADOORI BLIND INSTITUTE founded in 1927 has its own building
contains 70 blind inmates, ⟦supplied with clothing & food⟧.

5) GIRLS SEWING CHARITABLE SOCIETY (DRESSMAKERS) The school for dressmakers
was founded in 1932 pays rent for its premises has 300 girls from the
poorer classes who are supplied with clothing, food, and are exempt
from school fees.

6) WATANIAH SCHOOL is an elementary school for boys was founded in 1923 has
no building of its own but pays rent for its premises contains 700
pupils of whom 400 are poor who are supplied with clothing, food , and
are exempt from school fees.

Archival unit 230

1) a. MIER ELIAS HOSPITAL. is a charitable institution for the cure of
internal and external diseases, surgery, gynecology, childrens
diseases and analytical and X-Ray laboratories. Men Women and children
are treated there. The institution contains 120 beds. The number of
patients who were admitted in the Hospital in 1940was 2718 with an
average of 93 patients a day, the number of surgical operations which
took place in the hospital in 1940 was 565.

b. THE RIMA KADOORI EYE-HOSPITAL is a charitable institution for men and
women. The number of out-patients within one/year was about 225.000 rep-
resenting an average of 750- 800 per day. There were 180 major
operations and 593 minor operations.

c. THE DAR EL-SHEFA PHARMACY & the CLINIC are charitable institutions
founded 58 years ago are directed by a qualified phisician a phar-
macist and a dresser with free treatment and free medecine. The
number of patients who received treatment 1940 in 45.000.

N.B. The above institutions are administered and financed by the Mier
Elias Hospital as one single unit from the administrative and
financial point of view.

2) MENASHI SALEH MIDRASH TALMUDTORAis a charitable institution founded in
1935 has its own building and is an elementary school containing 1250
pupils all of them poor are supplied with clothing, food, and exempt
from school fees.

3) MIDRASH TALMUDTORA. The Midrash Talmud tora schools were founded in 1833
and possess their own buildings contain 1500 pupils who are supplied
with clothing, food, and are exempt from school fees.

4) SILAS KADOORI BLIND INSTITUTE founded in 1927 has its own building
contains 70 blind inmates, supplied with clothing & food.

5) GIRLS SEWING CHARITABLE SOCIETY (DRESSMAKERES) The school for dressmakers
was founded in 1932 pays rent for its premises has 300 girls from the
poorer classes who are supplied with clothing, food, and are exempt
from school fees.

6) WATANIAH SCHOOL is an elementary school for boys was founded in 1923 has
no building of its own but pays rent for its premises contains 700
pupils of whom 400 are poor who are supplied with clothing, food , and
are exempt from school fees.

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B01 · header / mixed
W 52
برق / ١٠
C
‘IRAQ GOVERNMENT
حكومة العراق
Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
ادارة البريد والبرق

B02 · form / mixed
يرجى الاشارة الى هذا الرقم عند الاستيضاح عن هذه البرقية
Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message No. ⟦line⟧ الرقم
ختم الدائرة
Office Stamp
وصلت البرقية في ⟦line⟧ Received at ⟦line⟧ 11/25

B03 · stamp / latin
BAGHDAD
TELS.
25 NOV 31

B04 · table / latin
Class prefix, | Office of origin, | Serial No., | No. of words, | Date of handing in, | Code, Service | Instructions.
1573 | CALCUTTA | 24 | 24 | 1220 VIA MCI .

B05 · paragraph / latin
DLT CHIEF RABBI SASSON KADOORI BAGHDAD.
TELEGRAM RECEIVED WAITING CONFIRMATION LETTER WITH SIGNATURES ALL
MEMBERS COMMITTEE AND BRITISH CONSUL CABLE IF MAILED .
MEIR LANIADO.

B06 · paragraph / arabic
الى حضرة الحاخام باشي ساسون خضوري - بغداد
البرقية وصلت . بانتظار كتاب التأييد موقعاً من قبل اعضاء اللجنة كافة والقنصل البريطاني
اذا أبرق تيلوا
مير لنيادو

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رئيس الطائفة الاسرائيلية
رئيس المجلس الجسماني
بغداد

تسلمت كتابكم المؤرخ ١٨ مارت الذي سلمه لي السيد م . لنيا دو المحامي في القدس لتوزيع حصة
بغداد ، انني على استعداد لاتباع نفس الطريقة التي كان قد اتبعها سلفي في الوظيفة لتوزيع حصة
القدس

كذلك اوافق على اللجنة المقترحة وعلى اشخاصها . وكما حصل الاقتراح ان اللجنة تحتاج لتوصية
القنصل البريطاني في بغداد .

من المقرر ان الانتقاء يجب ان يكون من بين تلك المؤسسات التي كانت قائمة في وقت وفاة <del>العزيز</del>
الموصي ر . ا . كباي الذي توفي في ٢٧ نوفمبر ١٩٢٢ ، وان الكنائس ليس لها ان تساهم في التوزيعات
المخصصة للمؤسسات الخيرية الاسرائيلية

اضع ادناه قائمة المؤسسات الاسرائيلية في بغداد التي تسلمت عرائضها حتى ٣١ اوكست ١٩٣٨
(وهو اخر موعد عين لقبول العرائض) ويجب ان يجري الانتقاء من بين هذه المؤسسات مع ⟦مراعاة⟧ ما ذكر
اعلاه

انني احمل المبالغ الاتية للمؤسسات الخيرية الاسرائيلية ببغداد
٥ % قرض ١٩٤٥/٥٥ عن -/٤٠٠ر٩١ روبية (القيمة الاسمية)
٣ % سندات الدفاع لسنة ١٩٤٦ عن -/٧٠٠ر٦٥ (القيمة الاسمية)
١-١٢-٨٣٧ روبية الرصيد النقدي

ان قيمة هذه السندات تحسب كما يلي

روبية
٣٢٦,٠٠٣-١٢-٠ ٥ % قرض ١٩٤٥/٥٥ عن -/٩١,٤٠٠ روبية ١١١-١٤-٠ روبية
٦٦,٥٢١-٤-٠ ٣ % سندات الدفاع لسنة ١٩٤٦ عن -/٦٥,٧٠٠ روبية ١٠-٤-١٠ روبية
٨٣٧-١٢-١ الرصيد النقدي كما ذكر اعلاه
٧,٢٨٥-٠-٠ فائدة تستحق ١٤ نيسان ٩٤١ على ٥ % دين ١٩٤٥/٥٥ عن روبية ٢٩١٤٠٠
----------------
٤٠٠,٦٤٧-١٢-١

وهو مبلغ يقدر بـ -/٩٠٠ر٢٩ باون استرليني . ساكون مسرورا لسماع شيء منكم في القريب
ورؤية السيد لنيادو اكثر في هذه القضية

[Signature] الامين الرسمي للبنغال

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B01 · header / arabic
الشروط التي بموجبها تقبل البرقيات

B02 · paragraph / arabic
(١) ان هذه الادارة ليست مسؤولة عما يحدث من التأخير والغلط وعدم التسليم
(٢) يتمكن مرسل البرقية ان يطلب من دائرة التسليم التحقيق عن العبارات او
الكلمات المشتبه بصحتها وذلك عند دفعه الاجور اللازمة وتعاد الاجرة اذا ثبت
ان العبارات او الكلمات المبحوث عنها لم تكن مرسلة بصورة صحيحة .
(٣) يجب ان ترفق هذه الاستمارة مع اي استعلام يتعلق بهذه البرقية .
(لمنع وقوع اغلاط يجب كتابة البرقيات بصورة واضحة وسهلة القراءة) .

B03 · header / latin
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH TELEGRAMS
ARE ACCEPTED.

B04 · paragraph / latin
(1) This Department declines responsibility for delays, errors and non-
delivery.
(2) The addressee of this telegram can by application at the delivery office
obtain, on paying the necessary charges, the verification of doubtful
passages or words.
The charge is refunded if it should prove that the passages or words
in question were inaccurately transmitted.
(3) This form must accompany any enquiry respecting this telegram.
To prevent mistakes messages must be legibly written.

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قائمة المؤسسات

١- مدرسة لوره خضوري للبنات
٢- مدرسة نوعم الابتدائية للبنات
٣- مدرسة البير ساسون للذكور
٤- مدرسة نورائيل الابتدائية للذكور
٥- مدرسة شماش للذكور
٦- مدرسة راحيل شحمون الابتدائية للذكور
٧- المدرسة الوطنية
٨- مدرسة مسعودة سلمان الابتدائية للذكور
٩- مدرسة الكم الاولية للذكور
١٠- مدرسة مدراش تلمود توراه منشي صالح
١١- مدراش تلمود توراه
١٢- مدرسة مناحيم صالح دانيال الابتدائية للبنات
١٣- مدرسة الخياطه
١٤- مؤساة العميان سيلاس خضوري
١٥- مدرسة صناعة ساسون حسقيل
١٦- مدرسة عزرا ساسون اسحيق للاشغال اليدوية
١٧- مستشفى مير الياس
١٨- مستشفى ريمه خضوري للعيون
١٩- صيدلية دار الشفاء
٢٠- جمعية اسعاف المرضعات
٢١- الوكيل الرسمي للنبي حسقيل
٢٢- جمعية تومخي توراه
٢٣- المحكمة الدينية الاسرائيلية ببغداد
٢٤- لجنة دورشي توراه
٢٥- يشيبت شيخ اسحق
٢٦- مدراش مئير الياهو
٢٧- جمعية الخياطه الخيرية للبنات
٢٨- جمعية حبرا قديشا
٢٩- مدراش بيت زلخه
٣٠- مرقد عزرا سوفير
٣١- محكمة التمييز الشرعي الاسرائيلي
٣٢- لجنة المستشفيات الاسرائيلية

[Stamp] ⟦illegible⟧

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جمعية تومخي توره
بغداد
חברת תומכי תורה
בגדאד
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
BAGHDAD

بغداد في ٣٠ نيسان ٩٤١ ,Baghdad

[Marginalia] ٧٧
[Marginalia] ٢١

صاحب السيادة رئيس الطائفة الاسرائيليه المحترم

بعد التحية والاحترام .

نؤيد كتابنا المؤرخ ٥ الجاري والمرقم ٧٤ بشأن تخصيص مبلغ
من النقود الى جمعيتنا من وصية رفائيل هارون كباي . ونود ان نلفت نظر سيادتكم الى ان جمعيتنا
مؤسسة سنة ١٩١٣ على عهد الحكومة العثمانية وتفضلوا بقبول فائق احتراماتنا .

[Signature] رئيس
[Signature] جمعية تومخي تورا
[Signature] ⟦...⟧

[Stamp] חברת תומכי תורה
[Stamp] בגדאד
[Stamp] جمعية تومخي توره
[Stamp] بغداد - ١٣٤٤
[Stamp] TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY, BAGHDAD
[Stamp] 1925

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B01 · header / mixed
برقية خارجية واردة
FOREIGN RECEIVED TELEGRAM
ادارة البريد والبرق العراقية

B02 · marginalia / arabic
برق / ١٠

B03 · form / mixed
يرجى الاشارة الى هذا الرقم عند الاستيضاح عن هذه البرقية Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message No.: W136
وصلت البرقية في Received at: 1630

B04 · stamp / latin
14 JUN 41
TELS.
BAGHDAD

B05 · table / latin
Class prefix, | Office of origin, | Serial No., | No. of words, | Date of handing in, | Time, Service Instructions.
875 CALCUTTA | 51 | 6 | 1340 MARCONI

B06 · paragraph / latin
To: DLT CHIEF RABBI SASSOON KAROORI BAGHDAD
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO FORWARD DOCUMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TRUSTEE PLEASE
HURRY ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE DAID J COHEN 6 MANGOE LANE WHO
IS ACTING WITH ME AND WILL ACK ALONE AFTER MS RETURN ASK ADVISE
MENASSEH SALEH RETURNING BAGHDAD OR DIRECT HOME CABLE

B07 · signature / latin
MEIR LANIADO

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B01 · header / latin
Simon H. Aslan
Advocate
Khan Al Pasha Al Saghir
Samawal Street

B02 · header / latin
Copy.
Bahgdad the 16th March 1941.

B03 · paragraph / latin
Dear Sir,
Subject:- Contribution to the Ezra Assophair's tomb.
With reference to your letter No.352 dated the 29th January
1941.
I have the honour to inform you that as a result of my inquiry
I find that two institutions are in great need of help viz the Ezra
assophair's and the Madrash Talmud Tora, as these two institutions grow
religious pupils, and as the war began, no funds could be obtained from
abroad. The two institutions became in a very delapidated condition --
which necessiate a considerable amount for reconstruction of the most
parts of their existing building which became in ruined condition. The
Shrine of Ezra assophair includes actually thirty families who form a
religious party to read the bible continually, but in view of the war
conditions, no donations could be obtained now a day, and as these fami-
lies cannot be transferred elsewhere, which means the abondonning of the
shrine and this is impossible, we expect a reconsideration of the matter.
As regards the Midrash Talmud Tora, this institution includes 2000 poor
students with 50 teachers and this institution as we said grow Rabbis
and this is the only institution remaining in Baghdad, but in Iraq all
and if funds are available, this institution will remain in encouraging
religious pupils, and as the monies bequeathed by the donor, are special-
ly assigned for such purposes, we hope that the matter will have your
sympathetic reconsideration. Other institutions are ignored by us and we
think that if a reference is made to the Baith Din Saideq in Baghdad,
you will no doubt have other particulars which will render a great help
for this achievement.

B04 · signature / latin
Yours faithfully,
Sd. Illegible (sd. S. H. Aslan)
The Guardian of the Shrine.

B05 · footer / latin
To
The Official Trustee of Bengal.

B06 · marginalia / latin
D.K.B.

Archival unit 238

B01 · stamp / unknown
⟦illegible stamp⟧

B02 · header / arabic
الشروط التي بموجبها تقبل البرقيات

B03 · paragraph / arabic
(١) ان هذه الادارة ليست مسؤولة عما يحدث من التأخير والغلط وعدم التسليم .
(٢) يتمكن المرسلة اليه هذه البرقية ان يطلب من دائرة التسليم التحقيق عن
العبارات او الكلمات المشتبه بصحتها وذلك عند دفعه الاجرة اللازمة وتعاد
الاجرة اذا ثبت ان العبارات او الكلمات المطلوب التأكد من صحتها
ارسلت خطأ .
(٣) يجب ان ترفق هذه الاستمارة مع اي استعلام يتعلق بهذه البرقية .

B04 · other / unknown
⟦line⟧

B05 · header / latin
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH TELEGRAMS ARE ACCEPTED.

B06 · paragraph / latin
(1) This Department declines responsibility for delays, errors and non-delivery.
(2) The addressee of this telegram can by application at the delivery office
obtain, on paying the necessary charges, the verification of doubtful
passages or words.
The charge is refunded if it should prove that the passages or words
in question were inaccurately transmitted.
(3) This form must accompany any enquiry respecting this telegram.

Archival unit 239

3895

The 31st March, 1941.

u/W of A.R. Gubbay.

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of your letter of the 16th instant.
I have already forwarded to the Presidents of the Jewish --
Community and the Jewish Lay Council Bagdad a list of the ap-
plications received by me up to 31st August 1938 with a request
to them to select those Institutions only which are most de-
serving of the charity. On receipt of their reply, I shall
consider the matter of distribution of the legacy.

[Signature] Yours faithfully,
[Signature] Sd/- C.T. Moore.
[Signature] Official Trustee of Bengal.

To
Simon H. Aslan, Esqr.,
Advocate,
Khan Al Pasha
Al Saghir,
Samawal Street,
Baghdad.

S.C. --
Memo: No. 3896 d/- 31.3.1941.

Copy with a copy of the letter dated the 16th March 1941
from Mr. Simon H. Aslan forwarded for information and consideration
to the Presidents of the Jewish Community and the Jewish Lay Council,
Bagdad in continuation of this office letter No. 3741 d/- 27th March,
1941.

[Signature] C.T. Moore.
[Signature] Offl. Trustee, Bengal.
[Signature] ⟦signature⟧

S.C.

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C o p y .
⟦line⟧
The 27th March 1941
u/w of R.A. Gubbay a/c for Jewish Charitable
Institutions at Baghdad.

Dear Sirs,
I am in receipt of your letter of the 18th March handed over
to me by Mr. M. Laniado, advocate of Jerusalem.
I am prepared to follow the same system for distribution of
the Bagdad Charities as was agreed to by Mr. Morgan, my predecessor in
office for distribution of the Jerusalem Charities.
I also approve of the proposed committee and of its personnel.
As suggested the committee should get the recommendation of the British
Consul in Bagdad.
It has been held that selection should be made out of those
Institutions which were in existence at the time of death of the testator,
R.A. Gubbay, who died on the 27th November 1922, and that synagogues are
not to participate in distribution of the fund meant for Jewish Charitable
Institutions. I give below a list of the Jewish Institutions in Bagdad
from which applications were received upto 31st August 1938 (the last date
advertised for receiving applications.) Selection should be made out of
these Insitutions having regard to what has been said above.
I hold the following funds for the Jewish Charitable Institutions
in Bagdad:-

5% Loan of 1945-55 for Rs.2,91,400/- (face value)
3% Defence Bonds of 1946 for 65,700/- (face value)
Cash balance    ..    ..    Rs.837.12.1.

The value of the funds is calculated as follows:-

5% Loan of 1945-55 for Rs.2,91,400/- @ Rs.111.14.0 %   Rs.3,26,003.12. 0.
3% Defence Bonds of 1946 for Rs.65,700 @ 101. 4.0 %      66,521.14. 0.
Cash balance as above    ..    ..    ..    ..             837.12. 1.
Intt. due on the 14th April 1941 on 5% Loan of
1945-55 for Rs.291400/-    ..    ..                    7,285. 0. ⟦hole⟧
⟦line⟧
Rs.4,00,647.12. 1.

which sum works out to £29,900/- approximately in sterling.
I shall be glad to hear from you in due course and to see
Mr. Laniado further on this matter.

[Signature] Yours faithfully,
[Signature] sd/- C.T. Moore
[Signature] Official Trustee of Bengal.

To:
The Presidents,
The Jewish Community & The Jewish Lay Council,
BAGDAD.

S.C.

List of Institutions.
⟦line⟧

1. The Laura Kadoori School for Girls
2. The Noam Elementary School for Girls
3. The Albert Sassoon School for Boys
4. Nouriel Elementary School for Boys
5. The Shamash School for Boys

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6.  The Rahel Shahmoon Elementary School for Boys.
7.  The Wataniyah School
8.  The Musuda Salman Elementary School for Boys
9.  The Keren Primary School for Boys.
10. The Menashi Saleh Madrash Talmud Torah School
11. The Medrash Talmud Torah
12. The Menahem Saleh Daniel Elementary School for Girls
13. The School for Dressmakers.
14. The Silas Kadoori Blind Institute.
15. The Sassoon Heskel Technical School.
16. The Ezra Sassoon Ishayik School for Handicrafts
17. The Meir Elias Hospital
18. The Rima Kadoorie Eye Hospital
19. Dar-el-Shefaa Pharmacy
20. The Maternal Assistance Society
21. The Official in Charge of the Prophet Yaheskel
22. Tomkhe Tora Society.
23. The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad
24. Dorshe Tora Committee.
25. Yashiba Sheik Isaac
26. Madrash Meir Eliahon
27. The Girls Sewing Charitable Society
28. Hebra Kadisha Society
29. Medrash Beil Zilkha
30. Ezra Hassafar Tomb
31. Jewish Shara Court of Revision
32. Jewish Hospitals Committee.

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Memo No.3742 dated 27.3.41
S.C.

Copy forwarded for information to M. Laniado Esq., The Great
Eastern Hotel with reference to his interview with the undersigned on the
26th instant.

[Signature] sd/- C.T. Moore
[Signature] Official Trustee of Bengal.

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B01 · marginalia / latin
0050
WHF

B02 · stamp / mixed
البصرة
2 MAY 41
TELS.
BAGHDAD

B03 · header / latin
BU/TAPE.  ⟦symbol⟧  c/c
CALCUTTA.  BD66/A.  88.  28.  1910.

B04 · paragraph / latin
DLT RABBI SASSON KADOORI BAGHDAD
LETTER RECEIVED STOP OFFICIAL TRUSTEE CAN CONFIRM ONLY INSTITUTIONS EXISTING
BEFORE DEATH TESTATOR NOVEMBER 1922 AS INSTRUCTED IN MY AND HIS LETTER 27
MARCH STOP IN YOUR LIST ONLY TWO EXISTED 1921 NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER THREE
STOP TRUSTEE AGREES RECEIVE AMENDMENTS OR FRESH PROPOSALS STOP TOTAL AMOUNT
ANEMOUT 30000 POUNDS STOP YOU MAY SUGGEST ONE HALF FOR HOSPITAL ONE HALF
FOR MIDRASH NUMBER THREE AND HELP THEN ALL SCHOOLS SIGNATURE BRITISH CONSUL
NECESSARY SEND ALL AIRMAIL CABLE TO <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> PROPOSALS.

B05 · signature / latin
MEIR LANIADO.

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Form No. 3.
OFFICE OF THE OFFICIAL TRUSTEE OF BENGAL.
NEW SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,
1, COUNCIL HOUSE STREET,
CALCUTTA.

Telegraphic Address :
TRUSTEE, CALCUTTA.
Telephones :
OFFL. TRUSTEE'S NO.—CAL. 1612.
DY. OFFL. TRUSTEE'S NO.—CAL. 1996.

The 27th March, 1941.

N. B.—Please quote fully the following reference :
Trust u/W of R.A. Gubbay a/c for Jewish Charitable Institutions at Bagdad.
Subject
No. 3741
Enclosures :
nil

Dear Sirs,

I am in receipt of your letter of the 18th March handed over to me by Mr. M. Laniado, advocate of Jerusalem.

I am prepared to follow the same system for distribution of the Bagdad Charities as was agreed to by Mr. Morgan, my predecessor in office, distribution of the Jerusalem Charities.

I also approve of the proposed committee and of its personnel. As suggested the committee should get the recommendation of the British Consul in Bagdad.

It has been held that selection should be made out of those -- Institutions which were in existence at the time of death of the testator, R.A. Gubbay, who died on the 27th November 1922 and that synagogues are not to participate in distribution of the fund meant for Jewish Charitable -- Institutions. I give below a list of the Jewish Instituions in Bagdad from which applications were received up to 31st August 1938 (the last date advertised for receiving applications). Selection should be made out of these Institutions having regard to what has been said above.

I hold the following funds for the Jewish Charitable Instituions in Bagdad :-

5% .....

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5% Loan of 1945-55 for Rs 2,91,400/- (face value)
3% Defence Bonds of 1946 for Rs 65,700/- (face value)
Cash balance. .. Rs 837-12-1.
The value of the funds is calculated as follows:-
5% Loan of 1945/55 for Rs 2,91,400/- @ Rs 111-14-0% Rs 3,26,003-12- 0
3% Defence Bonds of 1946 for Rs 65,700/- @
Rs 101-4-0% .. .. " 66,521- 4- 0
Cash balance as above .. .. " 837-12- 1
Intt. due on the 14th April 1941 on 5% Loan of
1945-55 for Rs 291400/- .. .. " 7,285- 0- 0
----------------
Rs 4,00,647-12- 1

which sum works out to £29,900/- approximately in sterling.

I shall be glad to hear from you in due course and to see
Mr. Laniado further on this matter.

[Signature] Yours faithfully,
[Signature] ⟦C.T. Moore⟧.
[Signature] Official Trustee of Bengal.
[Signature] ⟦illegible⟧

To
The Presidents,
The Jewish Community &
The Jewish Lay Council,
Bagdad, Iraq
S.C. --

List of the Institutions.
---------
1. The Laura Kadoorie School for girls
2. The Noam Elementary School for girls
3. The Albert Sassoun School for Boys
4. Nouriel Elementary School for Boys
5. The Shamash School for Boys
6. The Rahel Shahmoon Elementary School for Boys
7. The Wataniyah School
8. The Musuda Sulman Elementary School for Boys
9. The Kerem Primary School for Boys
10. The Menashi Saleh Medrash Talmud Torah School
11. ....

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11. The Medrash Talmud Torah
12. The Menahem Saleh ⟦David⟧ Daniel Elementary School for girls.
13. The School for Dressmakers.
14. The Silas Kadoori Blind Institute.
15. The Sassoon Heskel Technical School
16. The Ezra SassoonIshayik School for Handicrafts.
17. The Meir Elias Hospital
18. The Rima Kadoorie Eye Hospital
19. Dar-el-Shefaa Pharmacy
20. The Maternal Assistance Society
21. The Official in Charge of the Prophet Yaheskel
22. Tomkhe Tora Society.
23. The Jewish Religious Court Baghdad.
24. Dorshe Tora Committee.
25. Yashiba Sheikh Isaac
26. Madrash Meir Eliahon
27. The girls Sewing Charitable Society
28. Hebra Kadisha Society
29. Medrash Beil Zilkha
30. Ezra Hassafar Tomb
31. Jewish Shara Court of Revision
32. Jewish Hospitals Committee.

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[Marginalia] S.C.

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ترجمه
الرقم ٢٧٤١
٢٥ مارت ٩٤١

رئيس الطائفة الاسرائيلية
رئيس المجلس الجسماني
بغداد

تسلمت كتابكم المؤرخ ١٨ مارت الذي سلمه لي السيد م. لنيا دو المحامي في القدس بتوزيع حصة
بغداد ، انني على استعداد لاتباع نفس الطريقة التي كان قد اتبعها سلفي في الوظيفة لتوزيع حصة
القدس

كذلك اوافق على اللجنة المقترحة وعلى اشخاصها . وكما حصل الاقتراح ان اللجنة تحتاج لتوصية
القنصل البريطاني في بغداد .

من المقرر ان الانتقاء يجب ان يكون من بين تلك المؤسسات التي كانت قائمة في وقت وفاة <del>العرائض</del>
الموصى ر. ا. كباي الذي توفي في ٢٧ نوفمبر ١٩٢٢ وان الكنائس ليس لها ان تساهم في التوزيعات
المخصصة للمؤسسات الخيرية الاسرائيلية .

اضع ادناه قائمة المؤسسات الاسرائيلية في بغداد التي تسلمت عرائضها حتى ٣١ اوكست ١٩٣٨
(وهو اخر موعد عين لقبول العرائض) ويجب ان يجري الانتقاء من بين هذه المؤسسات مع ⟦ملاحظة⟧ ما ذكر
اعلاه

انني احمل المبالغ الاتية للمؤسسات الخيرية الاسرائيلية ببغداد
٥ % قرض ٥٥/١٩٤٥ عن -/٢,٩١,٤٠٠ روبية (القيمة الاسمية)
٣ % سندات الدفاع لسنة ١٩٤٦ عن -/٦٥,٧٠٠ (القيمة الاسمية)
١-١٢-٨٣٧ روبية الرصيد النقدي

ان قيمة هذه السندات تحسب كما يلي

| روبية |
| ٥ % قرض ٥٥/١٩٤٥ عن -/٢,٩١,٤٠٠ روبية ١٤٠-١-١١١ % | ٣,٢٤,٦٠٠-٣-١٢ |
| ٣ % سندات الدفاع لسنة ١٩٤٦ عن -/٦٥,٧٠٠ روبية ٤٠٠-١-١٠١ % | ٦٦,٥٢١-٤-٠ |
| الرصيد النقدي كما ذكر اعلاه | ٨٣٧-١٢-١ |
| فائدة تستحق ١٤ نيسان ٩٤١ على ٥ % دين ٥٥/١٩٤٥ عن روبية ٢٩١٤٠٠ | ٧,٢٨٥-٠-٠ |
|  | ٤,٠٠,٦٤٧-١٢-١ |

وهو مبلغ يقدر بـ -/٢٩,٩٠٠ باون استرليني. ساكون مسرورا لسماع شيء منكم في القريب
ورؤية السيد لنيادو اكثر في هذه القضية

[Signature] الامين الرسمي للبنغال

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قائمة المؤسسات

1- مدرسة لوره خضوري للبنات
2- مدرسة نوعم الابتدائية للبنات
3- مدرسة البير ساسون للذكور
4- مدرسة نورائيل الابتدائية للذكور
5- مدرسة شماش للذكور
6- مدرسة راحيل شحمون الابتدائية للذكور
7- المدرسة الوطنية
8- مدرسة مسعودة سلمان الابتدائية للذكور
9- مدرسة الكرم الاولية للذكور
10- مدرسة مدراش تلمود توراه منشي صالح
11- مدراش تلمود توراه
12- مدرسة مناحيم صالح دانيال الابتدائية للبنات
13- مدرسة الخياطه
14- مؤسسة العميان سيلاس خضوري
15- مدرسة صناعة ساسون حسقيل
16- مدرسة عزرا ساسون اسحيق للاشغال اليدوية
17- مستشفى مير الياس
18- مستشفى ريمه خضوري للعيون
19- صيدلية دار الشفاء
20- جمعية اسعاف المرضعات
21- الوكيل الرسمي للنبي حسقيل
22- جمعية تومخي توراه
23- المحكمة الدينية الاسرائيلية ببغداد
24- لجنة دورشي توراه
25- يشيبث شيخ اسحق
26- مدراش مئير الياهو
27- جمعية الخياطه الخيرية للبنات
28- جمعية حبرا قديشا
29- مدراش بيت زلخه
30- مرقد عزرا سوفير
31- محكمة التمييز الشرعي الاسرائيلي
32- لجنة المستشفيات الاسرائيلية

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MATERNITY WARD ASSOCIATION,
Founded 1934
BAGHDAD
جمعية اسعاف المرضعات

بغداد في ٢٥ نيسان ٩٤١ ١٩٤

سيادة رئيس اللجنة الاستشارية لتركة المرحوم رفائيل كباي المحترم

بعد التحية والاحترام

لا شك ان الاعمال الخيرية التي حققتها جمعية اسعاف المرضعات منذ تشكيلها
حتى الان غير خافية على لجنتكم المحترمة وان توسيع نطاق هذه الاعمال وتحقيق اهداف
الجمعية بتقديم الاسعافات المجدية للمرضعات الفقيرات يعتمد على معاونة ارباب الخير
ولما كان المرحوم رفائيل كباي قد اوصى بتركته للمؤسسات الخيرية الاسرائيلية وان جمعيتنا
من المؤسسات المقصودة بهذه الوصية نرجو من سيادتكم ان تتفضلوا بالفات نظر اللجنة
المحترمة الى جمعيتنا الخيرية برجاء ان تكون في جملة المؤسسات الخيرية التي سيرصد لها
نصيب في التركة ولسیادتكم وافر الاحترام

[Signature] رئيسة الجمعية
[Signature] ⟦بهية بئر حصص⟧

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المجلس الجسماني للطائفة الاسرائيلية
في بغداد
رقم التلفون ٥٣١

خلاصة الموضوع ::
الرقم :: ٧٧٢
التاريخ :: ٣١ مارت ٩٤١

سعادة رئيس لجنة المدارس المحترم

كان المجلس الجسماني قد انتدب المحامي السيد لنيادو للسفر الى كلكتا لتعقيب
معاملة حصة المؤسسات الخيرية في بغداد من تركة المرحوم رفائيل كباي وبنتيجة المداولة
مع المحامي المومى اليه عند وجوده في بغداد حصل الاتفاق على اقتراح بتشكيل لجنة
استشارية في بغداد برئاسة سيادة رئيس الطائفة وعضوية كل من رئيس المجلس الجسماني
وممثل عن كل من لجنة المستشفيات ولجنة المدارس وثلاثة من وجهاء الطائفة . وقد
ابرق السيد لنيادو من كلكتا في ٢٧ منه ان الامين الرسمي هناك قد قبل الاقتراح
فنرجوكم التفضل باعلامنا عما اذا كنتم ستمثلون لجنتكم في هذه اللجنة الاستشارية
او تنتدبون من يمثلها ودمتم ؛

[Signature] ⟦illegible⟧
[Signature] رئيس المجلس الجسماني

[Marginalia] للمدارس

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٧٦٧
١ نيسان ٩٤١

سعادة رئيس المجلس الجسماني المحترم

اشارة الى كتابكم رقم ٣٣٢٤ بتاريخ ٣١ مارت ٩٤١
قررت اللجنة في اجتماعها المنعقد في ٣١ مارت ٩٤١ انتداب سكرتيرها السيد موئز
ايتا لتمثيلها في اللجنة الاستشارية لتركة المرحوم رفائيل كباي ،

[Marginalia] للحفظ

[Signature] ⟦illegible⟧
[Signature] الرئيس