Establishment of Sasson Eskell Technical School; Properly Owned by Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
226 1949/1/10 Administration Committee Baghdad Court of First Instance After greetings, Please provide me with a copy of the endowment deed numbered 46/948 AH and issued by your court on 1/4/1948. ⟦illegible⟧ The Custodian The President 1/10 For preservation Administration 14
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227 1/10/1949 Administration Copy His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province, Respected After greetings, I kindly request to be provided with certified return copies along with the land registry maps for the nine plots under the district number Hamdi Al-Halji (11) and plot numbers 6/142, 6/143, 6/144, 6/145, 6/146, 6/151, 6/151, 6/153, and 6/154 in the Al-Bataween neighborhood, belonging to the endowments of Frank Yaqub Aini. Please accept my respect ⟦line⟧ For filing 1/10 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ The President Trustee of the Frank Yaqub Aini Endowment According to the endowment deed issued by the Court of First Instance of Baghdad No. 48/46 Sh dated 4/1/1948 14
217 1948/12/29 14 ⟦illegible⟧ Priests' Cemetery Mr. Karmi Hakim, Esq., Attorney-at-Law After greetings, Please proceed urgently with the renewed registration process for the Priests' Cemetery facing the ⟦in the Sheikh Omar area⟧ Israeli Cemetery, sequence 326/142, Rasafa survey, informing us of the expenses incurred for that. And may you live long! ⟦signature⟧ Vice President Copy to - Israeli Cemeteries Association - referring to your letter no. 314 dated 1948/12/19 Mr. Youssef Mayer, Engineer - referring to your report dated 1948/12/15 Property Committee For safekeeping Announcement 14
Circle's Copy 225 February 4, 1949 Frank Aini's place Baghdad After greetings and respect We received with abundant thanks the documents detailed below, belonging to Frank Aini School in Baghdad. These documents will be kept in the safe of the Head of the Community to preserve the rights of the endowment. ⟦illegible⟧ Vice President Copy to :- Properties Committee - for safekeeping of the mentioned documents. Documents 1- Certified copy of the endowment issued by the Baghdad Court of First Instance No. 46/48 and dated 1/4/948. 2- Two certified maps from the Baghdad Land Registry Directorate for three plots series 143/6 and 151/6 and 142/6 numbered 46438 and 48455 and dated 10/3/948 and 22/1/949. 3- Three certified copies of the title deeds for properties series 142/6, 151/6 and 143/6 and dated 10/1/1949. 4- Two construction maps for Frank Aini School, the first for the first floor and the second for the second floor, by the engineer Max Rosenfeld, certified by the Municipality of the Capital. Please accept our highest respect. 14/2 For safekeeping ⟦S now⟧ Mr. Treasurer These documents were sent at your request to be deposited ⟦illegible⟧ in the iron safe 4/2
Committee of Israeli Properties in Baghdad Telephone Number 5452 ⟦line⟧ Number: 80 Date: 16 / 2 / 1949 Administration of the Lay Council -- Baghdad Number 292 Date 16 / 2 / 949 File Number ⟦illegible⟧ Subject ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Midrash Committee Greetings, We have received with thanks eight certified copies of records for your committee's properties, the details of which are listed below, for the purpose of keeping them in the iron safe of the Community Presidency to preserve the endowment rights. Sincerely. Property Type | Neighborhood | Property Number | Tapu Sequence (1) - House | Tatran | 148b / 148 | 593 (2) - Guesthouse | Jadid Hassan Pasha | 13 / 25 | 2 / 3 / 394 (3) - Shop | Jadid Hassan Pasha | 46 / 1 | 2 / 299 (4) - Shop | Abis ⟦line⟧ | 156 / 140 | 120 (5) - House | Abis ⟦line⟧ | 58 / 140 | 1 / 171 (6) - House | Tatran | 132 / 148 | 534 (7) - Vacant Land | Tatran | ⟦blank⟧ | 2 / 588 (8) - House unofficially partitioned into two houses | Tatran | 142b / 148 and 142s / 148 | 669 For filing The President Copy to - The Lay Council Archivist's Note These certified copies were received based on our request ⟦signature⟧ 16 / 2
Department Copy 250 17 February 1949 His Excellency the Judge of Personal Matters, Respected Baghdad After greetings, I kindly request to be provided with a certified copy of the Waqf deed numbered 90 / 1944 issued by your respected court on 2 / 10 / 1944 Respectfully ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 12 The Trustee Vice President of the Spiritual Council ⟦signature⟧ Member Vice President This copy is certified For the purposes of the Funds Committee ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 12 15
252 1946/2/22 His Excellency, the honorable Mr. Salim Tawfiq, After greetings, We received with thanks three copies of the endowment deed belonging to the synagogue of the late Meir Twig, numbered 56/943 and dated 20/9/1943, for the purpose of preserving it in the relevant file for the synagogue of the late Meir Ibrahim Twig. Please accept our highest regards; ⟦illegible signature⟧ 22 / 2 Vice President Copy to - Property Committee - you will find enclosed a copy of the aforementioned endowment deed for safekeeping with you. For safekeeping 2/24
⟦Head of the Community⟧ 284 1949/5/25 Mr. Shlomo Rubin, Esteemed Teacher Agent in charge of the endowment of the Rachel Shimon Synagogue After greetings, We hereby confirm receipt of six bonds belonging to the endowments of the Rachel Shimon Synagogue, the details of which are listed below, for the purpose of preserving them in their respective files to safeguard the rights of the community. Please accept our respect, ⟦signature⟧ Vice President Copy to - Property Committee for safekeeping of these bonds with you Details Type of property | Type of ownership | Property number | Location | Taboo sequence 1 - Shop | Endowment | 72 Z / 103 | Qambar Ali | 7 / 329 2 - Shop | Endowment | 72 W / 103 | Qambar Ali | 6 / 329 3 - Shop | Endowment | 72 H / 103 | Qambar Ali | 5 / 329 4 - Shop | Endowment | 72 D / 103 | Qambar Ali | 4 / 329 5 - Shop | Endowment | 72 J / 103 | Qambar Ali | 3 / 329 6 - Shop | Endowment | 72 B / 103 | Qambar Ali | 2 / 329 For safekeeping 14
219 / A 1 / 7 / 1949 Department Copy Honorable Gentlemen Yousef Yehuda Zeloof Salman Ezra Sousou Saleh Salman Al-Hindi Nouri Hazqeel Al-Hashimi Meir Rizqallah Al-Hashimi After greetings and respect In view of the competence the Council recognizes in you for the sake of the public interest, it has decided to delegate you to the inspection committee for orphan affairs and endowments related to the community, pursuant to the decision of the body held on December 27, 1949, a copy of which is attached herewith. We request you to commence your mission and notify us of your acceptance of the delegation, with the Council's wishes for your steps to be successful. Sincerely ⟦signature⟧ Vice President Filed Copy to His Excellency the Head of the Community - for kind information
Baghdad 29/4/949 The administration of the Physical Council of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community in Baghdad: Number: 218 Date: 6/5/949 File No.: To the esteemed President of the Physical Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad Greetings and respect Due to my lack of time, I request to be excused from the duties of the chairmanship of the Guardianship Committee. Please accept my utmost respect. Saleh Heskel Hindi ⟦signature⟧ Aboud Shant For registration 6/5
220 1/7/1949 ⟦illegible⟧ The Honorable Mr. Saleh Haskeel Hindi, Respectfully After greetings, With reference to your letter dated 4/29/1949. In view of your insistence on resigning from the chairmanship of the Properties Committee, the Council could only accept it, while recording thanks and appreciation to you for the services you graciously provided to the Com⟦line⟧mittee. Please accept our highest respect, with the Council's wishes for your perpetu⟦line⟧al success; Sincerely, Vice President Properties Committee Copy to - Proper⟦line⟧ties Committee
214 1949/6/28 Department Copy Copy of the decision of the Lay Council No. (6) Taken in the fortieth session on 26/6/1949 ⟦line⟧ 6 - A discussion took place regarding the sale of the Council's share of the property located in Samarra, sequence 649 (Eastern Quarter), which was used as a synagogue (Torah) for the members of the community in Samarra. In view of the departure of all community members from Samarra, the Council deemed it appropriate to sell its shares of the mentioned property at the offered price, i.e., 60/- dinars (sixty dinars). Accordingly, it was decided to approve the sale at the mentioned price to the interested party, Mr. Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Mahdi, provided that this amount is recorded as revenue from the Samarra synagogue, and then this entry is reflected in the revenue section. (True Copy) ⟦signature⟧ Vice President Copy to the Property Committee Accountant - to make the necessary entry The authorities concerned with this property To be filed Announcement 711 on behalf of/
Israeli Property Committee in Baghdad Phone number 5452 No.: 87 Date: 8/7/1949 ⟦Physical Council Administration - Baghdad⟧ No. 256 Date 12 / 7 / 1949 File number Subject Presidency of the Physical Council After greetings, Referring to your letter No. 319 dated 1/7/1949. In accordance with the provisions of Article Three of the Property Committee's regulations, our committee held its first meeting on 10/7/1949 and decided to elect Mr. Rubin Yehuda Zallouf as Chairman and Mr. Kourji Haskel, the lawyer, as Vice Chairman and Mr. Saleh Salman Al-Mohandes as Secretary. Sincerely, Rubin Yehuda The President Archived / Property Committee - Physical 14
Israeli Property Committee in Baghdad Telephone Number 5452 ⟦line⟧ Number: 88 Date: 28 / 7 / 1949 Subject: Administration of ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad Number 264 Date 28 / 7 / 949 File Number Presidency of the Lay Council Greetings, With reference to the letter from the Al-Huwaidi Synagogue Committee dated 4 / 7 / 1949 addressed to us and a copy of it to your esteemed council. Our committee has studied the proposal of the Al-Huwaidi Synagogue Committee regarding granting the vacant plot measuring 176 square meters, sequence 172 / 143 Bataween, by long-term lease to Mr. Muzahim Ahmed and has decided to approve the aforementioned proposal, provided that the lease term is ten years with an annual rent of twenty dinars, provided that two installments are paid in advance and the remaining eight installments are paid annually, and that the value of the building is eight hundred dinars according to the attached map. Our committee has prepared the draft of the attached contract intended to be executed with the aforementioned tenant. Please kindly take a decision to authorize His Eminence the Head of the Community to sign it if your esteemed council's approval is obtained in this regard. Best regards. Vice President Copy to - Al-Huwaidi Synagogue Committee - with reference to your letter dated 4 / 7 / 1949. Churches Committee A / 1
224 1/8/1949 Department Copy Presidency of the Property Committee The Council has reviewed your letter No. 88 dated 28/7/1949 and decided to approve in principle the granting of the plot belonging to the Jewish Synagogue, measuring 176 square meters, by long-term lease for a period of ten years at an annual rent of twenty Dinars, according to the detailed conditions in the contract submitted by your committee. It also decided to authorize His Eminence the Head of the Community to sign the aforementioned deed. May you remain in peace. Vice President ⟦illegible⟧ 8/1 Copy to - His Eminence the Head of the Community Jewish Synagogue Committee 14
<del>Contract of Work</del> The contract has been concluded between Al-Maher Haym Tawfik, the Head of the Israeli Physical Council in Baghdad, in addition to his capacity, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor. And between Mr. Naseem Makki Mohammed Saeed, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, on the following: First - The Lessor has rented to the Lessee, and the Lessee has rented from the Lessor, after inspection and viewing, the plot of land with known boundaries belonging to the Israeli community, located in Baghdad, in the area of Tasbar numbered cadastral sequence 1/475 and door number 1/131 for a period of ten years starting from the first day of February 1948 until the end of January 1958 (one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight AD) for a rental fee of (1200 Dinars), one thousand two hundred Iraqi Dinars only. Second - The Lessee shall pay the rental fee to the Lessor in the following manner: two hundred and forty Dinars in cash and in advance, and the remaining amount of nine hundred and sixty Dinars shall be paid in eight annual installments, each installment being one hundred and twenty Dinars. The first installment shall be paid on February 1, 1949, and the second installment on February 1, 1950, and so on consecutively, according to eight promissory notes issued on February 1, 1948. If the Lessee delays in paying any due installment, the Lessor shall have the option to terminate this contract, and in this case, the Lessee shall pay compensation and rental fees that may be due from him until evacuation, in accordance with paragraph four of this contract. Third - In addition to the aforementioned rental fee, the Lessee shall construct on the said plot the buildings he needs from his own funds, provided that the expenses are not less than six hundred Dinars. Fourth - The Lessee shall complete the construction of the buildings he needs according to the municipal regulations within a period not exceeding three years from the date of this contract. If this period ends and the construction is not completed, the Lessor shall have the option to consider this contract null and void, and the Lessee shall then be obliged to pay compensation equivalent to half of the amount specified for construction, as stated in the third paragraph above, in addition to the rental fees that may be due from him until evacuation, without the need for prior notice or to file a lawsuit by the Lessor or his successor in office. Fifth - The Lessee may not transfer the lease of the said plot to another person without the Lessor's consent, and this does not prejudice the Lessee's right to exploit the plot within the lease period and to rent out the buildings he constructs to whomever he wishes according to customary procedures. Sixth - The Lessee shall not neglect the maintenance of the building during the lease period and shall not demolish it, entirely or in part. If a part of it is demolished due to technical necessity or need, he must reconstruct that part with an amount not less than its original cost. The plan for the said building (continued ⟦...⟧)
( 2 ) Seventh - At the end of the lease term, the lessee must hand over the plot of land with the building erected on it, with all its components, to the lessor or to his successor in office in a condition suitable for exploitation, considering it property of the Israeli Community in Baghdad, and the lessee shall have no right at that time to claim anything whatsoever. Eighth - The lessee must pay the fees, taxes, and charges imposed by the applicable laws and those that the government may decide in the future on the building and the plot of land, including property tax, paving fees, and other municipal fees, as well as water and electricity charges. Ninth - Based on the foregoing, agreement was reached between the two parties by offer and acceptance, and the lessee received the leased plot of land mentioned under the conditions stated above. Tenth - This contract was drawn up in original and copy. The lessee kept the original, and the lessor kept the copy. Issued in Baghdad on February 1, 1948. Lessee Mr. Naim Makki Mohammed Said | Lessor Rabbi Haim Tawfiq Head of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad, in addition to his position
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900/450/H 19/2/1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Honorable Gentlemen Reuben Zelouf Karmi Hezekiah Al-Yaqoubi Saleh Salman Al-Muhandis Salman Ezra Sofer Meir Rosenthal Al-Muhandis Chairman and Members of the Property Committee, Respected Greetings, Please be so kind as to honor the headquarters of the Community Administration at five-thirty on the evening of Thursday, 23/2/1950, for the purpose of consulting with the lawyer regarding certain matters related to the work of your committee. Please accept our highest respects; Vice President A / 19 / 2 ⟦illegible⟧
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C/ 472 / 950 7 / 3 / 1950 ⟦Copy for the department⟧ (2) Capital Secretariat Baghdad After greetings, Referring to your warning no. 2937 dated 13 / 3 / 1950 regarding the demolition of dangerous buildings related to house no. 2 / 39 located in Ras Al-Qarya neighborhood belonging to the endowments of Toba and Noam Nouriel under my guardianship. We have verified that the aforementioned house can be renovated, and therefore, we kindly request your approval to conduct a second inspection of the aforementioned house in preparation for granting us the necessary permit for its renovation. Please accept our respect, ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Physical Council A / 16 / 3
A/ ⟦447⟧ / 950 22 / 3 / 1950 (2) Department Copy His Excellency the Director of Tabu Baghdad Governorate, Esteemed, After greetings, We kindly request you to order the demarcation of the boundaries of the two plots with serial numbers Tabu 39 / 189 and 34 / 189 located in the Al-Senek district, including the boundaries of the paving of the sidewalk purchased from the Capital Secretariat according to its letter numbered 3 / 13492 and dated September 22, 1948, addressed to you. We also request you to provide us with a map indicating the corners (angles) of the aforementioned two plots. This is for your esteemed order and respect, ⟦illegible⟧ 22 / 3 Chairman of the Physical Council Custodian of the endowments of Tuwayyah and Nu'man Nurail
C 81 / 4 / 950 29 / 3 / 1950 Department Copy Dear Mr. Ezra Sahyun, Custodian of the Midrash Endowments Baghdad After greetings, We received with thanks copies of the records of the following five properties for safekeeping in the iron safe of the Properties Committee at the head of the community. | Tapu Sequence | Bond Number | District 1 - | 86 | 140 / 119 | Shahid 2 - | 461 | 147 / 67 | Tatran 3 - | 127 | 94 / 192 | Hanoun Kabir 4 - | 479 | 137 / 86 | Torah 5 - | 706 | 148 / 2104 | Tatran Please accept our utmost thanks and respect; Vice President Copy to - Midrash Committee Properties Committee C / 28 / 3 The aforementioned properties were supported by original Tapu bonds that are lacking to replace their copies with settlement decisions
C 50/516 1/6/1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department Copy Respected Mr. Heskel Ezra Moallem Moshe Tenant of the house numbered 141/36 Hanoun al-Saghir Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Greetings, We draw your attention to the fact that the lease period for the mentioned house ended on April 30, 1950, and since you have not renewed its lease until now, we warn you by this letter of the necessity to vacate it within two days from this date, while paying the due rent owed by you for the period from the rent due date until its delivery free of occupants, or you must renew its lease during the mentioned period; otherwise, we will be forced to take the necessary legal measures to preserve the rights of the Waqf. On this occasion, we draw your attention to the third paragraph of the lease agreement concluded between you and the Lay Council, which includes ⟦illegible⟧ the necessity of paying a daily rent of five hundred fils for each day you delay in vacating it. Hoping that you will not force us to resort to taking legal measures. Awaiting your reply, please accept our respects; On behalf of the President 4/1/6 ⟦illegible⟧ Properties Copy This warning was written at the request of the School Directorate ⟦illegible⟧ the house belongs to the Nouriel School