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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: E H Tawfik⟧
Eliaho H. Tawfik
President Jewish Lay Council
Sassoon Kadoori
Rabbi Sassoon Kadoori
President Jewish Community
⟦Stamp: Oval purple ink stamp⟧
Sassoon Kadoori
Chief Rabbi and President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Sassoon Kadoori
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
SASSON KADOORI
PRESIDENT JEWISH COMMUNITY
BAGHDAD
⟦Signature: Meir M Dangoor⟧
Mier Dangoor
Representative Jewish Hospitals
Committee.
⟦Signature: M. Ittah⟧
M. Ittah
Representative Jewish Schools
Committee.
⟦Stamp: Faded red circular stamp, largely illegible⟧
⟦...⟧ Baghdad ⟦...⟧
Yehuda Zeloof
Ex-member of Parliament
⟦Signature: Yehouda Zeloof⟧
Abraham Haim
Vice President of Ch. of Commerce
⟦Signature: A Haim⟧
Menashi Saleh
Notable.
⟦Signature: M. S. Saleh⟧
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.
Yours faithfully.
⟦EE Tawfik⟧
Eliaho E. Tawfik
President Jewish Lay Council | ⟦Meir M. Dangoor⟧
Meir M. Dangoor | ⟦Sassoon Kadoori⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Kadoori
President Jewish Community
Meir Dangoor
Representative Jewish Hospitals
Committee. | M. Ittah ⟦M. Ittah⟧
Representative Jewish Schools
Committee.
Yehuda Zeloof
Ex-member of Parliament | Abraham Haim
Vice President of Ch. of Commerce
Menashi Saleh
Notable.
⟦M. S. Saleh⟧ |
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.
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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Meir Laniado
President of the Israelite Community
President of the Lay Council
Baghdad
I received your letter dated March 18, which was delivered to me by Mr. M. Laniado, the lawyer in Jerusalem, for the distribution of
Baghdad's share. I am prepared to follow the same method that my predecessor in office had followed for the distribution of the
Jerusalem share.
I also agree to the proposed committee and its members. As suggested, the committee needs the recommendation of the
British Consul in Baghdad.
It is stipulated that the selection must be from among those institutions that were existing at the time of the death of the <del>dear</del>
testator R. A. Gubbay, who died on November 27, 1922, and that synagogues are not to participate in the distributions
designated for Israelite charitable institutions.
I list below the Israelite institutions in Baghdad that have submitted their petitions up to August 31, 1938
(which was the deadline set for accepting petitions), and the selection must be made from among these institutions while ⟦taking into account⟧ what was mentioned
above.
I hold the following amounts for the Israelite charitable institutions in Baghdad:
5% Loan 1945/55 for 91,400/- Rupees (Nominal Value)
3% Defense Bonds for the year 1946 for 65,700/- (Nominal Value)
837-12-1 Rupees Cash Balance
The value of these bonds is calculated as follows:
Rupees
326,003-12-0 | 5% Loan 1945/55 for 91,400/- Rupees | 111-14-0 Rupees
66,521-4-0 | 3% Defense Bonds for the year 1946 for 65,700/- Rupees | 10-4-10 Rupees
837-12-1 | Cash balance as mentioned above
7,285-0-0 | Interest due April 14, 1941 on 5% Debt 1945/55 for 291,400 Rupees
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400,647-12-1
Which is an amount estimated at 29,900/- Pounds Sterling. I shall be glad to hear from you soon
and to see Mr. Laniado further on this matter.
Official Trustee of Bengal
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List of Institutions
1- Laura Kadoorie School for Girls
2- Noam Primary School for Girls
3- Albert Sassoon School for Boys
4- Nouriel Primary School for Boys
5- Shamash School for Boys
6- Rachel Shahmoon Primary School for Boys
7- The National School
8- Masouda Salman Primary School for Boys
9- Al-Kamm Primary School for Boys
10- Midrash Talmud Torah Menashi Saleh School
11- Midrash Talmud Torah
12- Menahem Saleh Daniel Primary School for Girls
13- Sewing School
14- Silas Kadoorie Blind Institution
15- Sassoon Heskel Vocational School
16- Ezra Sassoon Isaac School for Handicrafts
17- Meir Elias Hospital
18- Rimah Kadoorie Eye Hospital
19- Dar Al-Shifa Pharmacy
20- Nursing Mothers Relief Association
21- The Official Agent of Prophet Ezekiel
22- Tomchei Torah Association
23- The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad
24- Dorshei Torah Committee
25- Yeshivat Sheikh Isaac
26- Midrash Meir Eliyahu
27- Girls' Sewing Charity Association
28- Hebra Kadisha Association
29- Midrash Beit Zilkha
30- Ezra Sofer Shrine
31- Israelite Sharia Court of Cassation
32- Israelite Hospitals Committee
⟦illegible⟧
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY
BAGHDAD
Baghdad, April 30, 1941
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His Excellency, President of the Honorable Jewish Community
After greetings and respect.
We confirm our letter dated the 5th of this month, number 74, regarding the allocation of a sum
of money to our society from the legacy of Raphael Haron Gabbay. We would like to draw your Excellency's attention to the fact that our society
was founded in 1913 during the era of the Ottoman government. Please accept our highest respects.
President
Tomkhe Tora Society
⟦...⟧
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad
Tomkhe Tora Society
Baghdad - 1344
TOMKHE TORA SOCIETY, BAGHDAD
1925
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Simon H. Aslan
Advocate
Khan Al Pasha Al Saghir
Samawal Street
Copy.
Baghdad the 16th March 1941.
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 ⟦line⟧
which necessitate 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 abandoning 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.
Yours faithfully,
Sd. ⟦illegible⟧ (sd. S. H. Aslan)
The Guardian of the Shrine.
To
The Official Trustee of Bengal.
D.K.B.
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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 ⟦line⟧
Community and the Jewish Lay Council Baghdad 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.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/- C.T. Moore.
Official Trustee of Bengal.
To
Simon H. Aslan, Esqr.,
Advocate,
Khan Al Pasha
Al Saghir,
Samawal Street,
Baghdad.
S.C. ⟦line⟧
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,
Baghdad in continuation of this office letter No. 3741 d/- 27th March,
1941.
C.T. Moore.
Offl. Trustee, Bengal.
⟦signature⟧
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C o p y .
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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⟧
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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.
Yours faithfully,
sd/- C.T. Moore
Official Trustee of Bengal.
To:
The Presidents,
The Jewish Community & The Jewish Lay Council,
BAGDAD.
S.C.
List of Institutions.
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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.
sd/- C.T. Moore
Official Trustee of Bengal.
0050
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CALCUTTA. BD66/A. 88. 28. 1910.
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
AMOUNT 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.
MEIR LANIADO.
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
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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.
Yours faithfully,
⟦C.T. Moore⟧.
Official Trustee of Bengal.
⟦illegible⟧
To
The Presidents,
The Jewish Community &
The Jewish Lay Council,
Bagdad, Iraq
S.C. --
List of the Institutions.
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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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S.C.
Translation
Number 2741
25 March 941
Head of the Jewish Community
President of the Lay Council
Baghdad
I received your letter dated 18 March, which was delivered to me by Mr. M. Laniado, the lawyer in Jerusalem, regarding the distribution of the
Baghdad share; I am prepared to follow the same method that my predecessor in office had followed for the distribution of the
Jerusalem share.
I also agree to the proposed committee and its members. As per the proposal, the committee requires the recommendation of
the British Consul in Baghdad.
It is stipulated that the selection must be from among those institutions that were existing at the time of the death of the <del>petitions</del>
testator R. A. Gabbay, who died on 27 November 1922, and that synagogues are not to participate in the distributions
allocated to Jewish charitable institutions.
I set out below the list of Jewish institutions in Baghdad whose petitions I received until 31 August 1938
(which is the deadline set for accepting petitions) and the selection must be made from among these institutions, taking into ⟦account⟧ what was mentioned
above.
I hold the following amounts for the Jewish charitable institutions in Baghdad:
5% Loan 45/1955 for -/2,91,400 Rupees (nominal value)
3% Defense Bonds for the year 1946 for -/65,700 (nominal value)
1-12-837 Rupees cash balance
The value of these bonds is calculated as follows:
Rupees
5% Loan 45/1955 for -/2,91,400 Rupees 111-1-140 % | 3,24,600-3-12
3% Defense Bonds for the year 1946 for -/65,700 Rupees 101-1-400 % | 66,521-4-0
Cash balance as mentioned above | 837-12-1
Interest due 14 April 941 on 5% Debt 45/1955 for Rupees 291400 | 7,285-0-0
| 4,00,647-12-1
Which is an amount estimated at -/29,900 Pounds Sterling. I will be pleased to hear from you soon
and to see Mr. Laniado further in this case.
Official Trustee of Bengal
List of Institutions
1- Laura Kadoorie School for Girls
2- Noam Elementary School for Girls
3- Albert Sassoon School for Boys
4- Nouriel Elementary School for Boys
5- Shamash School for Boys
6- Rachel Shahmoon Elementary School for Boys
7- The National School
8- Masouda Salman Elementary School for Boys
9- Al-Karam Primary School for Boys
10- Midrash Talmud Torah Menashi Saleh
11- Midrash Talmud Torah
12- Menachem Saleh Daniel Elementary School for Girls
13- The Sewing School
14- Silas Kadoorie Institution for the Blind
15- Sassoon Heskel Vocational School
16- Ezra Sassoon Ishayek Handicrafts School
17- Meir Elias Hospital
18- Rima Kadoorie Eye Hospital
19- Dar al-Shifa Pharmacy
20- Association for the Relief of Nursing Mothers
21- The Official Agent of Prophet Ezekiel
22- Tomchei Torah Association
23- Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad
24- Dorshei Torah Committee
25- Yeshivat Sheikh Ishaq
26- Midrash Meir Eliyahu
27- Girls' Sewing Charitable Association
28- Hebra Kadisha Association
29- Midrash Beit Zilkha
30- Shrine of Ezra Sofer
31- Israelite Sharia Court of Cassation
32- Israelite Hospitals Committee
MATERNITY WARD ASSOCIATION,
Founded 1934
BAGHDAD
Association for the Relief of Nursing Mothers
Baghdad, April 25, 1941
To the Honorable Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Estate of the Late Raphael Gabbay,
After greetings and respect,
There is no doubt that the charitable works achieved by the Association for the Relief of Nursing Mothers since its formation
until now are not hidden from your esteemed committee, and expanding the scope of these works and achieving the goals
of the association by providing effective aid to poor nursing mothers depends on the assistance of people of benevolence.
Since the late Raphael Gabbay bequeathed his estate to Israeli charitable institutions, and our association
is among the institutions intended by this will, we ask your excellency to kindly draw the attention of the
esteemed committee to our charitable association, with the hope that it will be among the charitable institutions for which
a share of the estate will be allocated. With much respect to your excellency.
President of the Association
⟦Bahia Bir Hasas⟧
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
Subject Summary ::
Number :: 772
Date :: 31 March 941
Excellency, Respected Chairman of the Schools Committee
The Lay Council had delegated the lawyer, Mr. Laniado, to travel to Calcutta to follow up
the matter of the share of charitable institutions in Baghdad from the estate of the late Raphael Gubbay. As a result of the deliberation
with the aforementioned lawyer while he was in Baghdad, an agreement was reached on a proposal to form an advisory
committee in Baghdad chaired by His Eminence the Head of the Community, with the membership of the President of the Lay Council,
a representative from each of the Hospitals Committee and the Schools Committee, and three community notables. And
Mr. Laniado cabled from Calcutta on the 27th thereof that the Official Trustee there has accepted the proposal.
We therefore request you to kindly inform us whether you will represent your committee on this advisory committee
or delegate someone to represent it. Sincerely yours.
⟦illegible⟧
President of the Lay Council
For Schools
767
1 April 941
His Excellency the President of the Communal Council, the Honorable
Reference to your letter No. 3324 dated 31 March 941
The committee decided at its meeting held on 31 March 941 to delegate its secretary, Mr. Moise
Ita to represent it on the Advisory Committee for the estate of the late Raphael Gabbay,
For filing
⟦illegible⟧
The President