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Haham Office Letter

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Letter from Office of the Haham to Mr. Heskel D. Schemtob

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562

AI Transcription, Pages 1-25

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OFFICE OF THE HAHAM
OF THE
SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWS OF GREAT BRITAIN
2, ASHWORTH ROAD, MAIDA VALE
LONDON, W.9
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS 25th Ab 5713
GAON, MAIDA, LONDON
TELEPHONE 6th August 19 53
CUNNINGHAM 4189

Mr. Heskel D. Schemtob,
President,
Jewish Community,
Bagdad.

Dear Mr. Schemtob,

NAIMA
I have been asked by NAIMA bat Menasche,
the wife of Katzuri ben Tzalah of the family Daniel, to approach
her husband who lives in your city with a view to persuading
him to grant her a Get. I am informed that her husband works
on the Town Council of Bagdad and that his address is 3 Kamber
Aly Street.

I do hope that you will be able to find a Rabbi
who will undertake this task and arrange for the Get to be written
and delivered to a proxy according to the Laws of our Sacred
Faith. The name of our second Sheliach is Yitzchak ben
Nahum HaCohen.

The Hebrew names are as follows:-
| WIFE: | נעימה בת מנשה לבית צלח |
| HUSBAND: | כצורי בן צאלח למשפחת דניאל |
| 2ND SHELIACH: | יצחק בן נחום הכהן |

Hoping that you can help us in this matter,
Yours sincerely,

[Signature] ⟦Solomon Gaon⟧
[Signature] HAHAM

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