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IJA 3299

Establishment of Sasson Eskell Technical School; Properly Owned by Jewish Community

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Description

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is information relating to building the Sasson Eskell Technical School: blue prints and architectural plans, lists of required materials for the building and operation of the school; letters to David Eskell about the school’s establishment; proposed curriculum and subjects of study. The item also contains documents concerning property owned by Jewish organizations such as Ḥevrah Ḳadishah and Midrash Talmud Torah.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3299
Item Number
16667
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Financial, Judeo-Arabic, Burial Society, Ledger, Sasson Eskell Technical School, Teacher, Contract, Typed, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Ministry of the Interior, Ink Stamp, Receipts, Synagogues Commission, Letterhead, Midrash Talmud Torah, Jewish Lay Council, Property Commission, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, President of the Jewish Community, Ezra Menahem, Correspondence, Architectural Plans, Annotation, Handwritten, Jewish Schools Committee, Daniel

AI English Translation, Pages 226-250

Archival unit 226

Madrasah Talmud Torah Properties
( 2 )
File No. | Type of Property | Quarter | Property No. | Tabu Sequence | Registered in the name of | Notes
40 | House | Torah | 94/226 | 255 | Teacher Haqqil Teacher Harun | Half endowment and half ownership
41 | Shop | Hanoun | 94/221 | 156 | Administered by the trustee | And the endowment was not registered in the Tabu department
42 | '' | '' | 94/225 | 160 | '' | Registered as pure ownership
43 | '' | '' | 94/219 | 154 | '' | In the type field
44 | '' | '' | 94/217 | 152 | '' | And gender
45 | '' | '' | 94/224 | 169 | '' | And there is no document
46 | House | '' | 94/222 | 167 | '' | Endowment
47 | '' | Tatran | 148/67 | 519 | Teacher Haqqil Rabbi Harun | Endowment by virtue of an endowment deed
48 | Shop | '' | 146/46 | 291 | Administered by the trustee | However, it was not registered in the Tabu, there is no endowment deed
49 | House | '' | 148/120 | 522 | '' |
50 | '' | '' | 146/42 | 287 | '' |
51 | '' | '' | 148/122 | 524 | '' | And no Tabu deed
52 | Shop | '' | 146/44 | 289 | '' |
53 | '' | Jadid Hassan Pasha | 12/22 | 94/2/2 | '' | According to his trustee declaration
54 | Hostel | '' | 12/25 | 94/2/3 | '' | No deed exists
55 | Shop | '' | 12/17 | 94/2/6 | '' | According to his trustee declaration
56 | '' | '' | 12/19 | 94/2/5 | '' | ''
57 | '' | '' | 12/21 | 94/2/4 | '' | ''
58 | Pharmacy | '' | 12/29 | 94/2/1 | '' | ''
59 | House | Qanbar Ali | 112/78 | 78 | Haqqil Teacher Harun Endowment | However, it was not registered in the Tabu
60 | '' | '' | 115/15 | 408 | Administered by the trustee |
61 | '' | 444 | 106/14 | 444 | Haqqil Teacher Harun Endowment | From the year 18 ⟦...⟧
62 | '' | '' | '' | '' | '' | However, it was not registered and the property is a registered endowment
63 | '' | Qashl | 94/469 | 12 | Half from the trustee | No endowment deed exists
64 | '' | Khalidiya | 124/20 | 72 | '' | No endowment deed or title deed exists
65 | Plot | Al-Boushebel | 122/12 | 12 | Teacher Haqqil Teacher Harun |
66 | House | Tatran | 147/67 | 461 | '' | No deed exists
67 | Madrasah Talmud Torah | Bani Said Fathallah | 144/172 | 562 | Haqqil Teacher Harun Rabbi Bashi Dawood | The property is endowed and has been separated from it ⟦...⟧ shops
68 | House | Under Al-Tekiya | 114/22 | 22 | According to information, the house was not registered in the Tabu |
69 | '' | Obaid | 14/164 | 124 | Salha bint Sasoun Zubayda | See below
70 | '' | Hanoun | 94/226 | 169 | Half from the trustee | No endowment deed exists
This house is endowed and the endowment has not yet been registered in the Tabu department, and the endowment deed refers to six shops
officially separated from the house with serial numbers 241, 242, 243, 245, 146, 147

Archival unit 227

Madras Talmud Torah properties
( 2 )
File Number | Type of Property | Neighborhood | Property Number | Title Deed Sequence | Registered in the Name of | Notes
71 | House | Tat'ah | 147/56 | 450 | Disposed of by the trustee | No endowment deed
72 | ,, | ,, | 147/58 | 452 | ,, | ,,
73 | Shop | Hanoun Torah | 192/94 | 127 | Waqf of Mowafan Rachel bint Abed | ,, And no title deed
74 | ,, | ,, | 194/94 | 569 | Disposed of by the trustee | No endowment deed
75 | ,, | ,, | 127/79 | 472 | ,, | ,,
76 | ,, | Under the Tekkiyeh | 128/22 | 95/212 | Part of Madras Talmud Torah Waqf | ,,
77 | ,, | ,, | 128/24 | 152 | ,, | ,,
78 | ,, | Qanbar Ali | 57/110 | 680/1 | Its place is established | No deed and the waqf was not registered
79 | ,, | Torah | 127/86 | 479 | Rabbi Shlomo Shohat Bakhor | There is also a dispute that has not been settled ⟦completely⟧

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Properties of the Israeli Community Administration
File No. | Type of Property | Neighborhood | Property No. | Title Deed Sequence | Registered in the Name of | Notes
81 | Community Headquarters | Qanbar Ali | 112/152 | 129 | Ezra Isaac Saleh Endowment |
82 | Warehouse | ⟦"⟧ | 112/154 | 140 | ⟦"⟧ |
83 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Part of it was expropriated, and the rest was registered under No. (87)
84 | Khan | Dahana | 158/158 | 158 | Head of the Physical Council |
85 | Slaughterhouse | Fathallah | ÷ | 574/1 | Chief Rabbi |
86 | House | Koulat | 127/90 | 482 | Head of the Community |
87 | Built Plot | Qanbar Ali | 121/1 | 470/1 | ⟦"⟧ |
88 | House | Jdeid Hassan Pasha | 1/28 | 294/1/2 | ⟦"⟧ |
89 | Ras al-Qarya | 177/28 | 251 | Endowment in the name of the Sewing Association |
90 | Road Residue | Qanbar Ali | 121/1 | 810 | Head of the Community | Annexed to plot No. 470/1
91 | House | Ras al-Qarya | 29/2 | 552 | Naomi and Tovah Raphael Endowment |
285 | Plot | Senk | ÷ | 189/24 | ⟦"⟧ |
286 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ | ÷ | 189/29 | ⟦"⟧ |
Cemeteries
149 | Building only | Bab al-Sheikh |  | 979 | Chief Rabbi | Part of it is endowed, and there is no title deed
150 | Cemetery | Koulan |  | 274 | Head of the Physical Council |
151 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 276/1 | Head of the Community |
152 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 287 | Rabbi Moshe Shlomo Daoud | The property is endowed but not registered as an endowment in the title deed, there is no deed
153 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 275 | Agent of the Chief Rabbi |
154 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 256/142 | The Israeli Community | Registered as Miri
155 | ⟦"⟧ | Bani Saeed |  | 221 | Mir Eliyahu Shlomo Daoud |
156 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 267 | Moshe Sadaqa |
157 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 222 | Salha Adra |
158 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 224 | Salman and Ibrahim, sons of Muqbil Tuwayq |
159 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ |  | 223 | Menahem Abdel Nabi |
160 | ⟦"⟧ | Adhamiyah |  | 292 | Cemetery for the Israeli Community | No title deed available

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Israeli Schools Committee
File No. | Type of Property | Locality | Property No. | Tabu Sequence | Registered in the name of | Notes
92 | Coffee | Khan Bab Al-Agha | 576 B 76 A 77 B 
 9/77 D | 1256 | Head of the Israeli Agreement Association residing in Paris State | No Tabu deed
94 | '' | '' | 12/2 | 654/1 | '' | ''
95 | '' | '' | 12/15 | 662 | '' | ''
96 | '' | '' | 12/13 | 654/2 | '' | ''
97 | '' | '' | 9/5576 | 1258 | '' | ''
98 | '' | '' | 9/6676 | 1259 | '' | ''
99 | '' | '' | 9/5576 B | 1257 | '' | ''
100 | '' | '' | 12/21 | 671 | '' | ''
101 | Khan | '' | 9/76 A.N | 1261/1 | '' | ''
102 | Shop | '' | 12/17 | 666 | '' | ''
103 | '' | '' | 12/19 | 668 | '' | ''
104 | '' | '' | 9/72 | 1276 | '' | ''
105 | Al-Shat Coffee | '' | 12/5 | 654 | '' | ''
106 | House | Turat | 118/52 | 26 | '' | ''
107 | '' | Qanbar Ali | 95/24 | 728 | '' | ''
108 | '' | Turat | 141/24 | 182 | Nnan Zabli Levin, Head of Nnan Levin | No Tabu deed - Panklieh School
109 | '' | '' | Old 26 and 1256 and 2 | '' | '' | ''
110 | '' | '' | 112 Christian number photo 270 | Divided in the name of Zabli | '' | ''
111 | '' | '' | '' | 25100 '' | '' | Laura Khoury School
112 | '' | '' | '' | 25800 '' | '' | ''
113 | '' | '' | 268 '' | 272 '' Head of Levin | '' | ''
114 | Khan Baker | Bab Al-Agha | 1/5/2226 | 1284/1 | Head of the Agreement Association | No deed
115 | House | Turat | 270 | Christian number photo 271 | Head of Levin | Attached to Laura Khoury School
116 | '' | '' | '' | 272 '' | '' | ''
117 | Alliance School | '' | 128/29 | 512 | '' | Registered as basic Waqf
118 | Acquired | Safwat Salman School | '' | '' | '' | ''
119 | Shop | Ras Al-Qarya | 177/24 | 244 | Head of the Physical Council | Endowed to Safwat Salman School
120 | '' | '' | 177/26 | 245 | '' | ''
121 | '' | '' | 177/28 | 246 | '' | ''
122 | School | Taht Al-Takiyah | 114/41 | 28 | '' | Safwat Salman School

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Committee of Israeli Schools
( 2 )
File No. | Type of Property | Neighborhood | Property No. | Tabu Sequence | Registered in the name of | Notes
124 | House | Under Al-Tekiya | 114/20 | 20 | Head of the Community | } Rachel School
125 | " | " | 114/22 | 22/1 | Rachel School Endowment | } Shahmon
126 | " | " | 114/23 | 23/1 | " | "
127 | " | " | 114/24 | 24 | Al-Bashahmon Endowment | "
128 | " | " | 114/28 | 28 | " | "
130 | Benati School | Torah | 129/50 | 92 | Menashe Saleh Gift Endowment |
131 | Saleh | " | 129/52 | 94 | " |
132 | Tamakesh School | Jadid Hassan Pasha | 10/50 17/150 | 290 | Yaqoub Saloum Shammas Endowment |
279 | Shop | Hanoun | 94/226 | 161 |  | Not registered with the department
280 | House | Torah | 94/428 | 257 | Head of the Union Association | No tabu deed
281 | " | " | 127/115 | 508 | " | Annexed to Nora Khadouri School
282 | " | Hanoun | 141/26 | 2 | Israeli Community |
283 | " | " | 141/28 | 3 | " |
284 | School | Sank | 1/9/4 | 192/2/7/7 1/2 | " | Nour-El School
285 | " | " |  |  | " |
286 | " | " |  |  | " |
287 | House | Shorja | 177/142 | 568 | Endowment in the name of the Community |
288 | " | " | 177/144 | 271 | " |
289 | " | Under Al-Tekiya | 115/54 | 92 | Moshe Yaqoub Al-Kabir Endowment |
290 | Shop | Hanoun | 94/278 | 172 | Managed by Moshe Yaqoub Al-Kabir |
291 | " | " | 94/240 | 175 | Half Endowment .. |
292 | " | " | 94/242 | 177 | " |
293 | " | " | 94/244 | 179 | " |
294 | " | Bab Al-Agha | 7/4/11 | 284 | Endowment for Al-Bashaa Dafar awards |
295 | " | " | 7/4/13 | 286 | " |
296 | " | " | 7/4/15 | 288 | " |

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Properties of Tomkhi Torah Society
File number | Type of property | Neighborhood | Property number | Title deed sequence | Registered in the name of | Notes
123 | Shop | Sedan | 2/2/52 | 121 | Rabbi Sassoon in addition to the society |
124 | '' | '' | 2/2/18 | 87 | '' '' |
125 | '' | '' | 2/2/54 | 122 | '' '' |
126 | '' | '' | 2/2/20 | 89 | '' '' |
127 | '' | Bab Al-Agha | 2/124 | 202 | Tomkhi Torah Society |
128 | '' | '' | 12/52 | 701 | Part in the name of Rabbi Sassoon in addition to the society |
129 | '' | Sedan | 2/2/16 | 85 | '' '' |
130 | '' | '' | 2/2/48 | 119 | '' '' |
131 | Pharmacy with a residence above it | '' | 2/2/22 | 91 | '' '' |
132 | '' | '' | 2/2/24 | 92 | '' '' |
133 | '' | '' | 2/2/14 | 82 | '' '' |
No
there is
title deeds
Properties of the Cemetery Committee
144 | Khan | Kolat | 205/9/60 | 278 | Cemetery Society |

Archival unit 232

Properties of the Hospital Committee
Notes | Registered in the name of | Tapu Sequence | Property Number | Neighborhood | Property Type | File
The Tapu should be reviewed to freeze the property | In the name of the Mutawalli | 28 | 120/28 | Shahidiya | House | 165
 | In the name of the Mutawalli | 178 | 158/178 | Dahana | Shop | 166
 | In the name of the Mutawalli | 569 | 94/2 | Qanbar Ali | House | 167
Dar Al-Shifa share | In the name of the Mutawalli | 205 | 102/50 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 168
Rima Khedouri Hospital | In the name of the Mutawalli | 102 | 112/105 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 169
 | In the name of the Mutawalli | 104 | 112/107 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 170
Al-Wataniya School | In the name of the Mutawalli | 207 | 102/52 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 171
 | In the name of the Mutawalli | 220 | 127/A/224 | Assat Nebu Kolat | ⟦line⟧ | 172
Sadaqa, Shawi, Ruby, Majalla, and Samha, children of Dushi | 246/17 Sadaqa | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 173
Under re-registration | Disposal by the Mutawalli | 529 | 127/54 | Dar Al-Shifa Torat | ⟦line⟧ | 174
 | ⟦line⟧ | 566 | 127/125 | ⟦line⟧ | Shop | 175
 | ⟦line⟧ | 420 | 127/27 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 176
 | ⟦line⟧ | 422 | 127/29 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 177
 | ⟦line⟧ | 424 | 127/31 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 178
 | ⟦line⟧ | 426 | 127/32 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 179
 | ⟦line⟧ | 420 | 127/37 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 180
 | ⟦line⟧ | 428 | 127/39 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 181
 | ⟦line⟧ | 434 | 127/41 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 182
 | ⟦line⟧ | 418 | 127/25 | ⟦line⟧ | House | 183
 | ⟦line⟧ | 452 | 127/159 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 184
 | ⟦line⟧ | 428 | 127/35 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 185
No deed exists | ⟦line⟧ | 127/1 | ⟦line⟧ | Part of Naqsh Sur Munir Al-Bas | ⟦line⟧ | 184
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 127/2/1 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 185
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 127/2/2 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 186
 | Meir Eliyahu | 128 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 187
Expropriated |  |  |  | Khalidiya | Shop | 188
 |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | House | 189
 |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 190
 |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 191

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Hospital Committee Properties
( 2 )
File Number | Type of Property | Neighborhood | Property Number | Tabu Sequence | Registered in the Name of | Notes
192 | Mir Elias Hospital House | Sur | ÷ | 177 | Israeli Community |
193 | Rima Khadduri Hospital | Qanbar Ali | 112/115 | 112 | Israeli Community | No deed
194 | Rima Khadduri Hospital | Qanbar Ali | 112/113 | 110 | Israeli Community | No deed
195 | Rima Khadduri Hospital | Qanbar Ali | 112/111 | 108 | Israeli Community | No deed
196 | Rima Khadduri Hospital | Qanbar Ali | 112/109 | 106 | Israeli Community | No deed
197 | Rima Khadduri Hospital | Taht al-Takiyya | 116/22 | 125 | Israeli Community | No deed
198 | Bir Kird | Sur | ÷ | 148 | Part of it registered in the name of the Community |
199 | House | Banawiyyin | 1/9/21 | 21/57 | Waqf of Shimon Mazlim and Musawwara Bint Haqil |
200 | Shop | Ras al-Qariya | 9/166 | 700 | Community Waqf |
201 | Shop | Ras al-Qariya | 9/168 | 702 | Community Waqf |
202 | Shop | Ras al-Qariya | 9/170 | 704 | Community Waqf |
203 | House | Taht al-Takiyya | 115/57 | 95/1 | Part of it is a Waqf in the name of Mir Elias Hospital in the name of the Community |
204 | Mir Elias Hospital House | Sur | ÷ | 195 | In the name of the Community |
205 | House | Qanbar Ali | 112/148 | 127 | Waqf of Mir Yaqub al-Sa'igh | No deed
206 | House | Qanbar Ali | 112/150 | 128 | Waqf of Mir Yaqub al-Sa'igh | No deed

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Churches Committee
File Number | Property Type | Neighborhood | Land Registry Sequence | Registered in the name of | Notes
221 | Synagogue | Hanoun | 142/1 | Endowment of Farha Abed Cohen | 
222 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ | 142 | Robin Shaker and Isaac Shaker | 
223 | ⟦"⟧ | Torat | 225 | Midrash Abu Manshi | 
224 | ⟦"⟧ | Qanbar Ali | 185 | Rifqa Eliyahu | 
225 | House | Hanoun | 65 | Farha Abed Cohen | 
226 | Synagogue | Bataween | 224/419 | One of the community synagogue endowments | David Shamash Synagogue
227 | Open Land | Karrada | 552 | Saleh Murad Shaker | 
228 | Synagogue | Qanbar Ali | 458 | Isaac Farha Synagogue | There is no land deed or endowment deed
229 | House | Bab al-Agha | 529 | Disposition by Farha Anhasi | This house is endowed to the Isaac Farha Synagogue and there is no deed
230 | Synagogue | Qanbar Ali | 782 | Manshi Cohen Synagogue | There is no deed or endowment deed
 |  |  |  | Rifqa Eliyahu Synagogue File No. 224 | 
231 | Synagogue | Al-Sinak | 212/1 | Endowment of Rima Nassim under the guardianship of the head of the community | 
232 | Ground | Bataween | 106/59 | Endowed in the name of the community | 
234 | ⟦"⟧ | Torat | 509 | Disposition by the organization | Meir Elias Synagogue
235 | Shop | Qanbar Ali | 229/2 | Synagogue endowment | 
236 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ | 229/3 | ⟦line⟧ | 
237 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ | 229/4 | Rachel Shimon | There are no deeds
238 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ | 229/5 | ⟦line⟧ | Land registry or endowment deed
239 | ⟦"⟧ | ⟦"⟧ | 229/6 | ⟦line⟧ | 
 |  |  | 229/7 |  | 
241 | Synagogue | Tatran | 660 | Rima Aqeel | Nozha Ghanna Athir Synagogue

Archival unit 235

Properties of Dar Moasatt Al-Omian Association
File number | Type of property | Neighborhood | Property number | Title deed | Registered in the name of | Notes
271 | Temple | Torah | 65 / 127 | 458 | Eliezer Silas Khedouri | Endowment
272 | School | " | 65 / 127 / 4127 | 460 | " | Not registered
273 | The Blind | " | 565 / 127 / 460 | 460 / 2 | " | In the Land Registry Department
and there are no deeds
title deeds for it

Archival unit 236

Properties of Habra Qadisha Society
File No. | Type of Property | Neighborhood | Property No. | Tabu Sequence | Registered in the name of | Notes
260 | Shop | Hannoun | 219 / 94 | 174 | The Head of the Society | No Tabu deed
261 | Vacant Lot | Kulat | " | " | Habra Qadisha Society | No Waqf document
262 | " | " | " | 217 | " | No deed
263 | " | " | " | 22 / 286 | " | "
264 | House | Al-Bushbel | 2 / 122 | 1 / 24 | Waqf for the Society | No Tabu deed or document
265 | " | Ras Al-Qarya | 277 / 9 / 2 | 2 / 794 | Waqf of Yahoo Ibrahim Tuwaiq | Waqf
266 | " | Turat | 17 / 141 | 1 / 176 | " Habra Qadisha Society | "
267 | " | " | 217 / 141 | 2 / 176 | " " " | "

Archival unit 237

188
9/20/1948
Department Copy
Israeli Property Committee
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
The Council has reviewed your letter No. 61 dated 9/10/1948
regarding the work completed by your committee since its formation until now, and also reviewed
the organized schedule of the community's properties along with your notes regarding them. The Council thanks
your committee for its efforts and hopes for it to continue its work ⟦line⟧ .
Vice President
To be filed
Property Committee
14

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⟦illegible⟧
Type of Goods | In the name of | Quantity | Weight | Number | Notes | No.
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 71 | 1/2 Dirham | Light | Broker | 27
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Heavy | Intended | 137
" | " | 787 | 2 | .. | .. | 287
" | " | 34457 | ⟦illegible⟧ | .. | .. | 727
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 138 | 45/12 | Finished | Broker | 327
" | ⟦illegible⟧ | 287 | 2/177 | Pure | .. | 527
" | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1/371 | 121/71 | Behind it | .. | 337
" | " | 2/371 | 121/71 | .. | .. | 727

Archival unit 239

Israeli Property Committee
in Baghdad
Phone number 5452
No. 60/279
Date 6/9/1948
Administration ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
Number 218
Date 7/9/1948
No. ⟦illegible⟧
Subject ____________________
His Excellency the Respected President of the Spiritual Council
After greetings,
Upon reviewing the properties belonging to the Al-Bair Sassoon School, it was found that the shop located in
Hanoun Al-Kabeer district, with sequence number 161 and numbered 94/226, is under the disposal of the aforementioned school
and under its exploitation, but it was not registered with the Tabu Department. The administration of the aforementioned school informed us
that the shop is an endowment from the endowments of Moshi Isaac, and we requested the original endowment deed or a certified copy of it,
but the administration did not respond to our request. Therefore, we recommend registering the mentioned shop again as an endowment
of Al-Bair Sassoon School to help poor students, or again in the name of the Israeli community. Please
review the case <del>and agree with us</del> and inform us of the result.
Please accept our respects.
Vice President
Copy to
The Respected Chairman of the Israeli Schools Committee
Referring to our letter No. 31 dated 27/6/48.
I recommend that it be re-registered in the name of the community.
Approved for registration
Y/

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Israeli Property Committee
in Baghdad
Phone Number 5452
Number: 48
Date: 16 / 8 / 1948
Administration of the Physical Council - Baghdad
Number 207
Date 17 / 8 / 1948
File Number ⟦...⟧
Subject ——————————————
His Excellency the Esteemed President of the Physical Council
Greetings,
There are two properties belonging to the Jewish community, located in the Qambar Ali Dhati area.
Sequence 1 / 470 and 810, and this last sequence is a piece of land purchased from
the Capital Secretariat, with an area of 635 square meters. We learned that the tenant, Mr. Nassim Makki, when
he leased the original property from the community administration, included the piece of land with the property when he constructed the building.
This is supported by the report of the engineer, who is one of the members of this committee, during the survey and boundary application.
Therefore, we kindly request to be informed whether the esteemed Council agrees to unify this piece of land with the property and to request
the issuance of a title deed and a map for the unified properties.
With best regards.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
What is the area of the piece of land?
And what is the cost of unification?
Please attach an estimate of the cost of unification.
Presented to the Council
⟦signature⟧
17 / 8
Y /

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Committee of Israeli Properties
in Baghdad
Phone Number 5452
——><——
Number 47
Date 16 / 8 / 1948
Baghdad Spiritual Council Administration:
Number: 409
Date: 17 / 8 / 1948
File Number:
Subject
His Excellency the President of the Esteemed Spiritual Council
After greetings
This committee requested the sending of title deeds or certified copies of records for the societies Hevra
Kadisha and Tomkhei Torah, but these two societies refused to request certified copies of records to keep them
in the files of this committee, therefore we ask you to inform us whether your esteemed council agrees to request copies
of property records.
Please accept our respects.
⟦signature⟧
The President
Dar 17 / 121 157/1 Torah and Talmud
Kot 17 Kot in the name of the society
Ismailiyah Shop Rusafa
Rusafa Shop 80
Al-Qishla Shop 100
Al-Qishla Shop 21
The Secretary
Please request copies of the records
of properties to keep them with the committee
⟦signature⟧
Register and send Hevra Kadisha deeds
from any information available to the esteemed committee
i.e., to keep uncertified copies
of the records in the relevant files.
12

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Israeli Property Committee
in Baghdad
Phone number 5452
⟦line⟧
No. 46
Date 1948/8/26
Physical Council Administration - Baghdad:
Number: 208
Date: 1948/8/27
File number:
Subject
His Excellency the Esteemed President of the Physical Council
After greetings,
We received a list from the Churches Committee including the churches of Baghdad, and upon checking and reviewing
the authorities responsible for them, it was found that most of them are not registered with the Tabu Department based on
the existence of these churches since ancient times, and since the registration of such temples is exempt from
the renewed fee in the Tabu Department, therefore, we kindly request you to inform us if the Council deems it appropriate to register these old churches
anew with the Tabu Department,
Please accept our respect
⟦signature⟧
The President
What the ⟦scholar⟧ said
about the ⟦illegible⟧ table
I suggest requesting a list of unregistered churches
and estimating the cost of their registration
Then consider allocating the necessary funds
for registration in the upcoming budget
⟦signature⟧
To be presented to the Council
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Israeli Properties Committee
in Baghdad
Phone number 5452
Administration of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
Number 210
Date 17 / 8 / 1948
File number ⟦illegible⟧
Number: 45
Date: 16 / 8 / 1948
Subject:
His Excellency, the Esteemed Head of the Physical Council
After greetings,
Upon this committee's request from all community institutions regarding the nature of the properties under
their disposal and providing us with the registration information about them to enter them into the special register and files of this
committee, it became clear from the exchanged communications between this committee and the Israeli Schools Committee that the Bir Sassoon school
is registered with a Yoqlema entry, which is an entry not legally relied upon. Also, there are properties
purchased and attached to the same school that the Schools Committee was unable to send these deeds. Also,
Laura Khoury School has some deeds from the previous era whose secondary copies have not yet been presented
to the Tabu Department, and this school has attached properties that this committee was unable to find.
Therefore, this committee believes that the retention of these two schools in this manner without clarifying
their ownership in the Tabu Department is undesirable, and for this reason, we request to be informed if your esteemed council intends to register
the ownership of these two schools and inform us of that.
Please accept our respects.
⟦signature⟧
The President
Presented to the Council
7 / 8
⟦signature⟧
There are no allocations in the budget for securing their registration at this time.
And the matter will be considered in due course.
Postponed until allocations are made
For council approval
The Council decided on 4 / 9 / 48
to postpone its registration at this time.
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The Israeli Property Committee
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
⟦line⟧
Number: 69
Date: 14 / 12 / 1948
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number 257
Date 14 / 12 / 48
File Number
Subject ⟦line⟧
His Excellency the President of the Respected Lay Council
After greetings
With reference to paragraph (5) of the decisions of your esteemed council notified to us in your letter numbered 189 and dated
20 / 9 / 1948.
One of the members of this committee, the lawyer Gurji Heskel, took the initiative to register the shop in
question anew, and upon inspection, it was found that there is another adjacent shop numbered 94 / 224 and that these two shops
have two serial numbers as well as two door numbers, which are 94 / 224 and 94 / 226, and that the general maps of the Land Registry Department
show that they are two shops, therefore each shop should be registered anew separately, but there are difficulties hindering this
registration, which is that the partition wall between them was demolished by the tenant of these two shops and it is necessary to
reconstruct this wall again so that the two shops can be registered anew instead of one shop, and the
Alliance School should have clarified this point.
Please instruct the construction of a wall separating the two shops to enable the completion of the registration, and to your Excellency
further respect;
The President
⟦signature⟧
Taken
I contacted the director of the Alliance School and he promised me
to establish the partition between the two shops
And I have learned that he has done what is necessary
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Number: 22
Date: 18 / 11 / 948
Israeli Property Committee
In Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number 245
Date 18 / 11 / 948
File Number ⟦illegible⟧
Subject ⟦line⟧
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected
After greetings
With reference to the decision numbered (5) notified to us by your letter numbered
189 and dated 20 / 9 / 1948.
This committee is proceeding with the registration of the shop under discussion
anew in the name of the Israelite Community through one of its members, the lawyer
Gurji Hazqeel, and we will inform you of the result ⟦line⟧ .
Priorities?
Please accept our respects
Vice President
For filing
Lawyer
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Committee for Israeli Properties
in Baghdad
Phone number 5452
Number 62
Date 8 / 11 / 1948
Body Council Administration - Baghdad
Number 244
Date 8 / 11 / 948
File number ———
Subject ——————
His Excellency the Respected Head of the Body Council
After greetings
⟦initials?⟧
Referring to decision number (10) communicated to us by your letter
Number 189 and dated 20 / 9 / 1948 .
We state that an amount of approximately six dinars requires the processing of
the unification under discussion. Please inform us of your approval to initiate the necessary procedures
and complete them through one of the members of this committee, attorney Korgi
Heskel .
Please accept our respect;
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
I approve ⟦...⟧ due to the small amount and great benefit
Approval
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Israeli Property Committee
in Baghdad
Phone number 5452
Number: 68
Date: 11/8/1948
Physical Council Administration - Baghdad
Number 224
Date 25 / 11 / 1948
File No. ⟦...⟧
Subject ____________________
His Eminence the Head of the Churches Committee, esteemed,
After greetings,
Referring to your letter No. 67 dated 10/3/1948, addressed to all church representatives,
and a copy of which was sent to this committee.
We kindly request you to inform us of the gate numbers of the old churches listed in the attached list, and also
to provide the numbers of shops and other covered structures (if they are separated from these churches) and the name of the neighborhood for each
synagogue separately.
Please accept our thanks and respect;
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
Copy to - His Excellency the Head of the Physical Council, esteemed - referring to paragraph (6) of his decisions communicated to us
in his letter No. 189 dated 20/9/1948.
For safekeeping
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1 - Torah of Shaul
2 - Torah of Dahan
3 - Torah of Dina
4 - Torah of Sofer
5 - Torah of Masouda Eliyahu Rubin
6 - Torah of Ni'ma
7 - The Great Torah (Farha Somekh)
8 - Torah of Zalkha
9 - Torah of the Religious Court
10 - Torah of Isaac Shalom
11 - Torah of Baruch
12 - Torah of Farha Salman
13 - Torah of Gawi
14 - Torah of Rubin Yehuda
15 - Torah of Rabbi Heskel
16 - Torah of Khuzam
17 - Torah of Sheikh Isaac
18 - Torah of Meir Raphael
19 - Torah of Al-Adhamiya
20 - Torah of Farha Ezra Azair
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Israeli Property Committee
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 70
Date: 26 / 12 / 48
Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad
Number 462
Date 27 / 12 / 948
Subject
Meir Eliyahu Synagogue Committee
After greetings
We request that you provide us with certified copies of the endowment deeds and documents
and the land registry maps for the Meir Eliyahu Synagogue and the attached endowed properties
as quickly as possible to enable this committee to record the information related to them
in the General Community Property Register and to keep these documents in the safe of
the Property Committee to preserve the rights of the community ⟦line⟧ .
Awaiting your reply, please accept our respect ;
The President
Copy to -
Presidency of the Lay Council - for your kind information
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Mr. Nizar
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⟦illegible⟧ Department ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency, the Director of the Baghdad Province Land Registry, respected
After greetings,
Please provide me with copies of the records and maps of properties no. 139/73
and 94/393 located in the Torah neighborhood and belonging to the endowments of Rifqa Menachem Saleh
Daniel.
⟦signature⟧
<del>The President</del>
Trustee of the Rifqa Menachem Saleh Daniel Endowment
According to the endowment deed issued by the Court of First Instance
No. 67 / 1944 dated 30 / 4 / 1944
Upon inspection
⟦illegible⟧
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