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and so and so, and after us, the mentioned guardianship shall be for the eldest of our children and our grandchildren, as long as they reproduce and succeed each other, generation after
generation and layer after layer. And whoever is absent from this city of Baghdad, among those who are designated for guardianship, he has the right to
appoint another resident in the city of Baghdad. And if the descendants designated for guardianship cease to exist, as mentioned, God forbid,
then the guardianship shall be transferred to.
(z) And if the aforementioned association, to whom the custodianship is entrusted, is dissolved, then the custodianship shall then be for myself and my authorized brothers,
so and so and so and so, and our children and our grandchildren, as long as they reproduce and succeed each other, the eldest then the eldest, generation after generation and layer after layer.
And if any of those designated for custodianship is absent from this city of Baghdad, he has the right to appoint another to carry out the affairs of custodianship
on his behalf. In this case, the guardianship shall be over the custodian or custodians as per —
And if our descendants cease to exist, God forbid, then the custodianship shall be for the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad. And if
the descendants of the one designated for guardianship cease to exist - God forbid - then the guardianship shall be transferred to.
(h) And in the case that the custodianship is under my responsibility and the responsibility of my brothers, and for the eldest of our children and grandchildren, or
whenever the custodianship is under the responsibility of the previously mentioned Israeli Spiritual Council, then the custodian must follow the conditions
below in addition to the aforementioned conditions indicated from letter (A) to (D), namely.
(1) The custodian must, before the beginning of each academic year, prepare a budget that includes the annual income and expenditures of the school
for the coming year, and it must be approved by the guardian. This budget shall be applied in that coming year, provided that if any expenditure outside that
budget is incurred, an equivalent income must be found to cover it.
(2) And the custodian must submit a list to the guardian once every six months containing an account of the income and expenditure incurred
during that period.
(3) And the guardian must examine the list and reconcile it with the ledgers. And if it becomes clear to him that it is consistent with the ledgers and reality,
he shall certify it as truthfully consistent with the ledgers and reality. And if he finds anything inconsistent with the ledgers, the custodian shall be held responsible for
the amount that is found to have been accounted for in expenditures or not accounted for in income contrary to the actual ledgers. And the competent authority shall be asked to
dismiss the custodian if it becomes clear that he accounted for that amount in expenditure or did not account for it in income
with the intention of embezzlement for his own benefit or for the benefit of others.
(4) And the custodian shall be dismissed if he refrains from submitting the account as described in the specified period in paragraph (2)
above, and this refusal is confirmed if he is officially notified of the obligation to provide the account and fails to do so.
(5) And the custodian shall also be dismissed upon signs of negligence and idleness in the administration of the school and its timings, and in the preservation of
its income and collection, and spending an amount unnecessarily.
After that comes the statement of the necessary trial procedures according to Islamic law and the court's judgment on the validity of the school's endowment
and its enforceability according to the written conditions.
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Copy
18th July, 1947.
The President,
Jewish Schools Committee,
P. O. Box 116,
B A G D A D .
Dear Sir,
I acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 22nd of June, 1947, in connection with The Sir Sassoon Eskell Technical School in Baghdad.
Your enquiry as to whether we are planning to have this school opened within a short time, to this I would reply that it is our keen desire to do so at the earliest date possible.
You are, no doubt, aware that when the school buildings were completed we were unsuccessful to have them handed over to the "School Committee" that was constituted at the time, owing to some local disagreement or opposition on the part of the very few, notwithstanding the valuable help and advice which were very kindly extended to us from the several members of the "Committee" to speed up the agreement containing the very reasonable conditions which were stipulated by us to take effect upon the handing over of the school building and the teacher's house annexed thereto together with a substantial capital sum in cash as an endowment fund for the upkeep and operating the school.
Seeing then that it served no useful purpose to continue a discussion which appeared to us was no longer of any interest to the very few, and due to the opposition encountered, we regretfully had to
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The President,
Jewish Schools Committee, Bagdad. 18th July, 1947.
look elsewhere for an educational institution to take over on the same
conditions as were required of the Bagdad Committee, but unfortunately
due to the outbreak of the war in 1939 the formal delivery of the school
and the funds to that educational institution had to be suspended and
eventually dropped, and this was due to unforeseen circumstances resulting
from the war.
However, it had not been nor is our intention to leave
this matter in abeyance for any length of time and, in fact, we are
presently in communication with an educational institution offering
to them the school and the fund pertaining thereto to be operated by
them on the same stipulated conditions as were disclosed to the Bagdad
Committee.
The course which we intend to take, although is not
relished by us, it is, however, you will observe, had been forced upon
us due to the fact that the Bagdad Community exhibit no interest in the
matter and you will, perhaps, agree that it cannot be expected of us to
leave the matter of the opening of the school in abeyance forever.
It would be further observed that should the school be
eventually handed over to a foreign educational institution this action
will not, obviously, be neither to the substantial benefit of the very
many in the Community who are or will be in need of such a type of
schooling nor to the credit or standing of the Jewish community, and this
would be to our great regret.
If, however, those responsible are reconsidering this
matter and are now willing to do the needful to take over the school
upon those same conditions, we would certainly be happy to complete
such an arrangement provided, however, we shall not have already at
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The President,
Jewish Schools Committee, Baghdad. 18th July, 1947.
that time entered into any definite engagement with the foreign
educational institution referred to.
In the circumstances, we would appreciate a definite and
an early reply in this connection and remain.
Yours faithfully,
⟦D. Eskell⟧
David S. Eskell,
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The Physical Council
Copy to department
⟦Righteousness⟧
2611
10/20/966
Mr. Fadhel, esteemed synagogue trustee (⟦April 41⟧)
After greetings and respect,
On the occasion of the end of the Hebrew year 5706, the Physical Council decided to request from you
submission of accounts for the expired year with the financial situation at the end of the said year.
This is in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 21 of the Israeli Community Law No. 36 of 1931.
provided that they are submitted within one month from the date of this letter.
And may you remain in respect,
⟦signature⟧
The President
⟦signature⟧
10/14
⟦Your letter⟧
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The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number 4681
Date 17 / 11 / 1946
Department Copy
To the esteemed trustee of the ⟦...⟧ Synagogue
After greetings,
We confirm with this letter our numbered 3911 and dated 20 / 10 / 1946 regarding supplying the Council
with a summary of your synagogue's accounts for the Hebrew year ending in Elul 5706. Below is the text of
Article Twenty-One, paragraph 3, of the Jewish Community System No. 23 of 1931 related to this
matter.
(Among the duties of the Lay Council is ...
3 - Supervising the properties of the synagogues and their assets, and holding their trustees accountable regarding their income and expenses, whatever
their source)
Please accept our highest regards,
The President
11/18
⟦...⟧ value of a piece of paper ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ value of a piece of paper ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ value of a piece of paper ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ value of a piece of paper ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ value of a piece of paper ⟦...⟧
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Names of the Chairs
1- Torah Shaul | 21- Torah Ishaq Farha
2- Torah Sofer | 22- Torah Sheikh Ishaq
3- Torah Msawada Eliyahu Rubin | 23- Torah Shukr
4- Torah Nima | 24- Torah Raina
5- Torah Madly | 25- Quarter Eliyahu
6- The Big Torah | 26- Torah Menshi Koji
7- Torah Midrash Talmud Torah | 27- Torah Mushir Raphael
8- Torah Dhahi Zubaida | 28- Torah Msawada Shatub
9- Torah Riha | 29- Torah Ezra Dawud
10- Torah Alliance | 30- Torah Mushir Tawfiq
11- Torah Ishaq Shalom | 31- Torah Qumash
12- Torah Ishaq Haim | 32- Torah Bint Shmuel
13- Torah Al-Sagheer | 33- Torah Jahla Ezra
14- Torah Ghawi | 34- Torah Eliyahu Dubai
15- Torah Rubin Yehuda | 35- Torah Al-Barakita
16- Torah Farha |
17- Torah Baruch |
18- Torah Hacham Heskel |
19- Torah Rachel Shimon |
20- Torah Khuzam |
Date: November 11, 1933
Chairs Committee
On the night of November 12, 1933
⟦illegible⟧
Lili Eliyahu Rubin
Lili Mushir Raphael
Lili Mushir Tawfiq
Lili Ishaq Shalom
Lili Ishaq Haim
Lili Rubin Yehuda
Lili Rachel Shimon
Lili Khuzam
Lili Ishaq Farha
Lili Sheikh Ishaq
Lili Shukr
Lili Raina
Lili Menshi Koji
Lili Mushir Raphael
Lili Msawada Shatub
Lili Ezra Dawud
Lili Mushir Tawfiq
Lili Qumash
Lili Bint Shmuel
Lili Jahla Ezra
Lili Eliyahu Dubai
Lili Al-Barakita
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The Physical Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Copy for the Department
No. 4
Date 20 / 1 / 1947
His Eminence the Rabbis and their Excellencies the Esteemed Gentlemen
Rabbi Eliyahu الموضوع (Subject)
Rabbi Daoud Ezra Sasson
Rabbi Yaacov Ezra Sasson
Ibrahim Eliyahu Shaya
Kurgi Yousef Isaac
After greetings and respect,
I am honored to inform you that the Physical Council, in view of your known
zeal for the public interest, has nominated you to inventory the properties of the synagogues
and their holdings and assets, and to organize a register thereof to be submitted to the Physical Council.
Therefore, please proceed with this task, wishing you success and prosperity in
your work.
Please accept our regards
A copy thereof to:
His Excellency the Esteemed President of the Israelite Community
His Eminence the Esteemed President of the Israelite Spiritual Council
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
The President
⟦illegible⟧
20 / 1
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947 / 6 / 20
720
Open an account in the name of the Meir Eliyahu Synagogue Committee
Khaddouri Zilkha Bank
Baghdad
After greetings,
Please open an account with you in the name of the Meir Eliyahu Synagogue Committee, provided that
you rely on the signature of both Rabbi Eliyahu
Yehoshua and Mr. Ezra Haddad, whose signature samples are provided below, along with a sample of the seal
that the Committee will use in its financial transactions.
Please accept our respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Community
Sample of Rabbi Eliyahu Yehoshua's signature | Sample of Mr. Ezra Haddad's signature | Seal sample
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Committee
Meir Eliyahu Synagogue
Baghdad - 5707
Meir Eliyahu Synagogue Committee
Baghdad - 1947
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Israeli Churches Committee
Number: 6
Date:
Subject: Use of a mattress
His Excellency the respected President of the Ecclesiastical Council
After greetings,
Based on the necessity of using a mattress for this committee to accompany it in its meetings and to invite
the delegates of the churches and convey its decisions and messages to them, and based on the approval of His Excellency the President of the Community,
we have assigned the direct use of the bedridden Kergie Sassoon to this committee with a monthly salary of one and a half dinars
starting from February 23, 1947.
Please issue your orders for the payment of his salary and accept our respect.
⟦Council of...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦File number⟧ ⟦...⟧
The President
⟦signature⟧
2/500 dinars allocations for the Churches Committee
5/500 dinars salary for the mattress
⟦signature⟧
Churches Committee
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His Excellency, the esteemed President of the Physical Council
Through the respected Secretary of the Administration of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
Presented to your esteemed selves
According to the decision issued by the esteemed Physical Council, I commenced the secretarial work of the Churches Committee
in Baghdad starting from February 23, 1947, in addition to my regular duties and outside
official working hours. It was believed that the work of this committee would not last more than a few
months, but it turned out that the work of this committee is extensive, diverse, and arduous, requiring its continuation on a
permanent basis.
The committee meets officially once a week, but its work is almost daily, whether
it is inspecting one of the churches or bringing in its contractors and holding them accountable. The minimum duration
for inspecting a church and inventorying its contents takes no less than two to four hours,
as happened in Sheikh Isaac's synagogue, where the inspection and inventory took from six o'clock
in the afternoon until ten o'clock at night, in addition to the time I must spend alone on clerical matters
and arranging records.
The esteemed committee has so far inspected only ten churches, and it was found that there was
manipulation in four of them. The committee took the necessary measures regarding them. Among its duties is also
the preservation of the funds of the churches that were demolished due to road construction, including the Isaac Chaim Synagogue, which
forced the committee to move its contents and place them in a special location. It was demolished, its rubble sold, and the remaining area was fenced
until its reconstruction. All of this requires me to perform certain tasks.
As it appears to your esteemed selves from the above, the committee's work is extensive and cannot be temporary, and the tasks
that have been entrusted to me are numerous and require strenuous effort to perform them to the fullest and on a
continuous basis. Therefore, due to my limited time, I request that you kindly relieve me from performing the secretarial duties of
the Churches Committee and that you graciously allocate my wages for the work I have performed to date.
And please accept my highest respects
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
Shou Zion Shama Ash
Copy to —
His Excellency the President of the Israeli Community in Baghdad — for his information.
⟦illegible⟧
Administration of the Physical Council — Baghdad
Baghdad, February 27, 1947
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1947 / /
His Eminence the Rabbis and the Honorable Gentlemen
Rabbi Eliya Yehoshua
Rabbi Daoud Ezra Menashe
Rabbi Yaqub Ezra Menashe
Ibrahim Eliyahu Isaac
Kouri Joseph Isaac
After greetings and respect
Further to our letter No. 9 dated 1/20/1947 and in view of the authority granted to the Lay
Council by the General Council to form a committee under the name of ((Committee of Israelite Synagogues in Baghdad)) to supervise
the synagogues and assist with their properties, the Council has decided to form this committee from your presence in view of what it sees
in you of zeal for the public interest.
Enclosed you will find a copy of the committee's regulations for your kind review and to act in accordance with its provisions.
We hope you will kindly begin your mission, wishing you all luck and success.
Please accept my respect ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Vice President
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System of the Committee of Iraqi Churches in Baghdad
Name of the Committee
Article One - A committee named the Committee of Iraqi Churches in Baghdad shall be formed to undertake the following tasks
under the supervision of the Ecclesiastical Council.
(1) - Monitoring all Israeli churches in Baghdad and encompassing all their administrative affairs
and financial matters.
(2) - Preserving church properties of all kinds and monitoring their real estate in cooperation
with the Expropriation Committee.
(3) - Accounting for the church agents regarding their revenues and expenditures, whatever their source.
Formation of the Committee
- Article Two - The committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Ecclesiastical Council, and half of them shall be reappointed
every two years after the election of the Ecclesiastical Council. Half of the first term is considered three, and the second term two,
and so on. The renewal of half of the members shall take place after the election of the Ecclesiastical Council every two years, and
the re-appointment of retired members is permissible once or more. After the election of the Ecclesiastical Council, the committee shall
inform the new council of the retired members and nominate twice their number for the council to choose from them
or others to fill the vacant memberships.
Election of the President and Vice President
- Article Three - The committee shall meet after its appointment or the renewal of half of its members, under the chairmanship of the eldest
member, and proceed to elect a president and vice president. The election result shall be presented to the Ecclesiastical Council,
and there is no objection to re-electing the president and his deputy more than once.
Duties of the President
- Article Four - The committee shall be represented by its president, who has the right to sign all correspondence, agreements, and papers
except for bonds and checks, which must be co-signed by the vice president in accordance with Article
(17) of this system.
Record of Decisions
- Article Five - The committee's discussions and decisions shall be recorded in a special register and signed by the president and the members
who attended that session.
Quorum for Sessions
- Article Six - The quorum shall consist of three members, provided that the president or his deputy is present, and decisions shall be taken
by a majority of the votes of those present, provided that this majority is not less than three.
Committee Meeting
(To be continued)
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- Article Seven - The committee meets once a week if possible, and if the quorum is not met, the meeting is postponed to the next week. The committee may set the rules it deems appropriate for organizing its meetings and work and distributing its work among the members.
Absence of members
- Article Eight - If a member is absent from three consecutive sessions without a legitimate excuse, he is considered resigned and the ecclesiastical council is informed of this.
Resignation of members
- Article Nine - The resignation of members is submitted to the ecclesiastical council for consideration, with a copy sent to the committee for information.
Filling vacancies
- Article Ten - The ecclesiastical council fills vacancies that occur in the committee in the cases stipulated in Articles (8) and (9) and other cases, based on the committee's nomination ⟦for the lack of⟧ the number of vacancies, provided that the council is free to appoint the nominees or others. The new member completes the remaining term of the member whose place he filled.
Vice President's duties
- Article Eleven - If the committee chairman is unable to perform any of the powers and duties assigned to him under this system for any reason, the vice chairman deputizes him. In this case, he participates in signing bonds and deeds according to Articles Four and Seventeen by one of the members authorized by the committee for this purpose.
Subcommittees
- Article Twelve - <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> The committee may appoint subcommittees from among its members or others to carry out special tasks, provided that the ecclesiastical council is informed of this.
Committee responsibilities
- Article Thirteen - The committee is responsible before the ecclesiastical council for supervising the properties of the churches and their real estate, and it may establish the necessary regulations to ensure this.
Inventory register
- Article Fourteen - The committee keeps a register that includes the assets of the churches, such as curtains, furniture, etc., and this register is periodically matched with what is present in the churches.
Accounts
- Article Fifteen - At the end of each Hebrew year, the committee submits a copy of the income and expense accounts of the Israeli churches in Baghdad.
( Continued )
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Disposition of Donations
- Article Sixteen - Every amount collected by the committee or donated by benefactors must be entered
as revenue in the accounts, with notification to the Body Council.
Depositing and Withdrawing Reserve Funds
- Article Seventeen - Reserve funds are to be deposited in one of the banks in the name of the Israeli Kash Committee
in Baghdad, and withdrawals are to be made with the signatures of the President and his Deputy on behalf of the Committee.
Annual Report
- Article Eighteen - The Committee shall submit a comprehensive annual report to the Body Council covering the progress of the
Committee's work.
Attendance at Committee Meetings
- Article Nineteen - Any member of the Body Council may attend the Committee's meetings without having
a vote, and the Committee may invite anyone it wishes to consult to attend its meetings without having
a vote in the decisions.
Temporary Article
The formation of the Committee for the purpose of this system is considered the appointment made immediately after its implementation, and then the
three persons whose replacement will take place at the end of 1949 will be appointed by election conducted by the Body Council.
The term of the President and Vice-President, who were elected for the first time according to Article Three of this
System, also ends at the end of 1949.
⟦line⟧
The Body Council approved this system in its resolution No. (7) adopted on
November 27, 1947.
President of the Body Council
⟦illegible⟧
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First amendment to the by-laws of the
Israeli Synagogues in Baghdad dated November 27, 1947
Election of the Secretary -
1 - Article 3 of the by-laws of the Israeli Synagogues Committee
in Baghdad, ratified on November 27, 1947, shall be amended to include the election of
a secretary in addition to the president and vice-president, and all other provisions of
this article shall remain unchanged.
Duties of the Vice-President
2 - Article 11 shall be amended by deleting the last phrase (and in
this case, he shares in the signature...) to the end of the article.
Depositing and withdrawing reserve funds
3 - Article 17 shall be amended so that withdrawals are made by the signature of
the president (or his deputy) and the secretary instead of the signatures of the president
and vice-president, and all other provisions of this article shall remain unchanged.
Implementation of the amendment -
4 - This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of its ratification by the
Lay Council.
⟦line⟧
The Lay Council ratified this amendment in its resolution number
(2) taken on 8/1/1948.
The Lay Council
⟦ועד הגשמי⟧
of the Israeli Community
in Baghdad
⟦בבגדאד⟧
1930
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD
Eliyahu Chaim Tawfik
President of the Lay Council
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First amendment to the committee
of Israeli Churches in Baghdad, dated November 27, 1947
Election of Secretary -
1 - Article 3 of the bylaws of the Committee of Israeli Churches in Baghdad
ratified on November 27, 1947, shall be amended by the election of
a secretary in addition to the president and vice-president, and all other provisions shall remain
unchanged.
Duties of the Vice-President
2 - Article 11 shall be amended by deleting the last phrase (and in
this case, he shares in the signature...) to the end of the article.
Depositing and Withdrawing Reserve Funds
3 - Article 17 shall be amended so that withdrawals are made with the signature of
the President (or his deputy) and the Secretary instead of the signatures of the President
and Vice-President, and all other provisions of this article shall remain unchanged.
Implementation of the amendment -
4 - This amendment shall be effective from the date of its ratification by the Lay
Council.
⟦line⟧
The Lay Council ratified this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) adopted on 8 / 1 / 1948
The Lay Council
of the Israeli Community
in Baghdad
1930
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL, BAGHDAD
Eliyahu Haim Tawfiq
President of the Lay Council
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First Amendment to the Committee
of Israeli Churches in Baghdad, dated November 27, 1947 ⟦)⟧
Election of Secretary -
1 - Article Three of the system of the Committee of Israeli Churches
in Baghdad, approved on November 27, 1947, shall be amended by the election of
a secretary in addition to the President and Vice President, and all other provisions shall remain
as they are without change.
Vice President's duties
2 - Article Eleven shall be amended by deleting the last phrase (and in
this case, he shares in the signing ...) to the end of the article
Deposit and withdrawal of reserve funds
3 - Article Seventeen shall be amended so that withdrawal shall be made by the signature of
the President (or his deputy) and the Secretary instead of the signatures of the President
and Vice President, and all other provisions of this article shall remain as they are.
Implementation of the amendment -
4 - This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of its approval by the
Lay Council
⟦line⟧
The Lay Council approved this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) adopted on 8 / 1 / 1948
The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
1930
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD
⟦ועד העדה בגדאד⟧
Eliyahu Haim Tawfiq
President of the Lay Council
Page 145
First amendment to the regulations of
the Israeli Churches in Baghdad dated November 27, 1947
Election of the Secretary -
1 - Article Three of the Israeli Churches Committee's regulations is amended
in Baghdad, approved on November 27, 1947, by electing
a secretary in addition to the president and vice-president, and all other provisions remain
as they are, without change.
Functions of the Vice President
2 - Article Eleven is amended by deleting the last phrase (and in
this case, he shares in the signing of 000) to the end of the article.
Depositing and withdrawing reserve funds
3 - Article Seventeen is amended so that withdrawal is made with the signature of
the President (or his deputy) and the Secretary instead of the signatures of the President
and Vice President, and all other provisions of this article remain as they are.
Implementation of the amendment -
4 - This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of its approval by the Lay
Council.
⟦line⟧
The Lay Council approved this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) adopted on 8/1/1948.
⟦illegible⟧
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
Lawyer Chaim Tawfik
President of the Lay Council
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First amendment to the committee
Israeli churches in Baghdad dated November 27, 1947 (1)
Election of the Secretary -
1 - Article three of the Israeli Churches Committee system shall be amended
Baghdad, approved on November 27, 1947, by electing
a secretary in addition to the president and vice-president, and the rest of the provisions remain
as they are without change.
Vice President's duties
2 - Article eleven shall be amended by deleting the last phrase (and in
this case, he shares the signature ...) to the end of the article
Depositing and withdrawing reserve funds
3 - Article seventeen shall be amended so that withdrawal is made by signing
the President (or his deputy) and the Secretary instead of the signatures of the President
and the Vice President, and the rest of the provisions of this article remain as they are.
Implementation of the amendment -
4 - This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of its ratification by the Council
Physical.
⟦line⟧
The Physical Council approved this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) taken on 8 / 1 / 1948
⟦...⟧
The Physical Council
for the Jewish community
in Baghdad
1930
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
Eliyahu Haim Tawfiq
President of the Physical Council
Page 147
First amendment of the committee
Israeli Churches in Baghdad dated November 27, 1947
Election of Secretary -
1- Article 3 of the bylaws of the Committee of Israeli Churches shall be amended
in Baghdad, approved on November 27, 1947, by the election of a
Secretary in addition to the President and Vice-President, and the remaining provisions of this
Article shall remain unchanged.
Deposit and withdrawal of reserve funds -
2- Article 17 shall be amended so that withdrawals shall be made by the signature of the President
(or his deputy) and the Secretary instead of the signatures of the President and Vice-President, and the
remaining provisions of this Article shall remain unchanged.
Vice President's duties -
3- Article 11 shall be amended ⟦by⟧ deleting the last phrase
(In this case, he shares in the signing, etc.) until the end of the
Article.
4- This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of ⟦its approval⟧ by
the Lay Council.
⟦line⟧
The Lay Council approved this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) taken on 8/1/1948.
Eliyahu Haim Tawfiq
President of the Lay Council
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
Lay Council
Baghdad
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The Israeli Churches in Baghdad, dated November 27, 1947
Election of the Secretary -
1- Article three of the Israeli Churches Committee system in Baghdad, ratified on November 27, 1947, shall be amended by the election of
a secretary in addition to the president and vice-president, and the rest of the provisions of this article shall remain
unchanged.
Deposit and withdrawal of reserve funds -
2- Article seventeen shall be amended so that withdrawal is made with the signature of the President
(or his deputy) and the Secretary instead of the signatures of the President and Vice-President, and the
rest of the provisions of this article shall remain as they are.
Duties of the Vice-President -
3- Article eleven shall be amended ⟦by⟧ by deleting the last phrase
(and in this case, he shares in the signature, etc...) to the end of the
article.
⟦B⟧ - This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of its ratification by the
Spiritual Council.
⟦line⟧
The Spiritual Council ratified this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) adopted on 8/1/1948.
Eliyahu Chaim Tawfiq
President of the Spiritual Council
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First Amendment of the Committee
of Israeli Churches in Baghdad, dated November 27, 1947
Election of the Secretary -
1- Article Three of the Israeli Churches Committee System is amended
in Baghdad, approved on November 27, 1947, by electing
a secretary in addition to the president and vice president, and all other provisions of this
article shall remain unchanged.
Depositing and withdrawing reserve funds -
2- Article Seventeen is amended so that withdrawals are made with the signature of the President
(or his deputy) and the Secretary, instead of the signatures of the President and Vice President, and all other
provisions of this article shall remain unchanged.
Vice President's duties -
3- Article Eleven is amended by deleting the last phrase
(and in this case, he shares in the signing, etc...) to the end of the
article.
4- This amendment shall be effective from the date of its ratification by
the Ecclesiastical Council.
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The Ecclesiastical Council ratified this amendment in its resolution no.
(2) adopted on 8/1/1948.
Eliyahu Haim Tawfiq
President of the Ecclesiastical Council
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The first amendment to the committee
of the Israeli Churches in Baghdad, dated November 27, 1947
Election of the Secretary -
1- Article 3 of the system of the Committee of Israeli Churches is amended
in Baghdad, approved on November 27, 1947, by the election of
a secretary in addition to the president and vice-president, and all other provisions of this
article shall remain unchanged.
Depositing and withdrawing reserve funds -
2- Article 17 is amended so that withdrawal shall be made with the signature of the President
(or his deputy) and the Secretary, instead of the signatures of the President and Vice-President, and
all other provisions of this article shall remain unchanged.
Vice-President's duties -
3- Article 11 is amended ⟦by⟧ deleting the last phrase
(In this case, he shares in the signature, etc.) to the end of the
article.
4- This amendment shall be implemented as of the date of its approval by
the Lay Council.
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The Lay Council approved this amendment in its resolution No.
(2) taken on 8/1/1948.
The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
1924
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD
Lawyer Chaim Tawfiq
President of the Lay Council