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201 A - 6 Property of the Hilla Community Department: The Jewish Community File Number: 269 Address: Subject: Property of the Hilla Community No. 141/4 Reference to the attached file: Al-Zahid Cardboard Factory
IJA 2781
Correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community Regarding Property in al-Hillah and Zul-Kifl
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These are folders from the President of the Jewish Community titled "Property of al-Hillah Community." Included are: and an official document of property ownership for the Zul-Kifl endowment, correspondence from the President of Jewish community to Iraqi Property Registration Office requesting approval to sell a house belonging to the Jewish community in al-Hillah, official proof of property ownership, letters between the President of the Jewish community and Ezra Manheim Daniel regarding a list of endowment properties in Zul-Kifl district area, and an official government registration of an endowed stable.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Properties Committee 268 Portfolio Number -: Register Number -: Subject: Al-Kifl Endowment Deeds Governorate: Sequence Number: District: Door Number: Sub-district: Property Type: Neighborhood and Street: Property Category: Land Registry Map Number: Notes: 1/1/1949 DIV. & TAB. AC.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 8748 / 511
Date: 4 / 3 / 1951
Subject:
His Excellency the Respectable Director General of Tapu
After greetings
I submit that there is a house from which five shops have been unofficially partitioned, located in Al-Jibawiyyin neighborhood
in Hillah, sequence 184 and modern door number 141 / 4, registered in the name of the Jewish community in
Hillah according to Permanent Entry 47 dated November 947, and the Jewish community in Baghdad
wishes to sell it; and since the Jewish community in Iraq consists of several groups, and the Baghdad community
area is composed of the provinces of Baghdad, Hillah, Diwaniyah, Kut, Dulaim, and Karbala according to Article 1 of the
Appendix to the Jewish Community Bylaws No. 48 of the year 932, and in order to enable the decision to sell the house by this community,
I request the instruction to the Ministry of Justice to certify a certificate of the entity of this community according to the provisions of the Registration of
Immovable Property in the Name of Legal Persons Law No. 34 of the year 929. With respect to Your Excellency.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Secular Council
Ibrahim / 4
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51 / 2026 7 / 18 / 1951 Department Copy His Excellency Senator Ezra Menahem Daniel, the respected After greetings, Reference to your letter dated 7/16/1951. We confirm to you our receipt of the list of exchange bonds in your letter referred to above special to the endowments of the Prophet of God, Dhul-Kifl (peace be upon him). Please accept the assurances of our highest respect. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council
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- 2 - | Number Previous total ⟦line⟧ | 6 House lands in Al-Kifl according to Tapu deed, Portfolio No. 143, Door No. 16/30, Registry No. 31, dated December 1931, permanent, old Waqf for Al-Kifl under the guardianship of Reuben Yehuda bin Ezra Menashi Reuben Yehuda | 1 House lands in Al-Kifl according to Tapu deed, Portfolio No. 145, Door No. 12/30, Registry No. 29, dated December 1931, permanent, old Waqf for Al-Kifl under the guardianship of Reuben Yehuda bin Ezra Menashi Reuben Yehuda. | 1 Only eight Tapu deeds for the Al-Kifl Waqf and no others. | 8 ⟦illegible⟧
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Volume Number 63744 Accounting 37 A Receipts for funds collected for the government Serial Number: 34 Fils/Dinar: 180 / - Department Name: General Revenues Received from: Lawyer Jafar Salman Bibo Amount: - Dinars and eighteen fils On account of: Appeal fee Signature of Collector: ⟦illegible⟧ Job Title: Cashier On date: 2 / 6 / 952 567 45/150 180
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531
5452
Number :: 52 / 4527
Date :: 27 / 10 / 1952
Subject :
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His Excellency the Respectable Director of General Land Registry
Greetings
I submit that there is a house from which five shops were unofficially partitioned, located in the Al-Rawwasin neighborhood in Hillah with
sequence 184 and modern door number 141 / 4, registered in the name of the Jewish community in Hillah according to the permanent record 47
dated November 1947. Since the Jewish community in Baghdad wishes to sell it, and since the Jewish community in Iraq
consists of several groups, and the area of the Baghdad group consists of the Governorates of Baghdad, Hillah, Diwaniyah, Kut, Dulaim, and Karbala
according to Article 1 of the Supplement to the Jewish Community Regulations No. 48 of 1932, and in order to enable the sale of the house by
this community, I request to instruct the Ministry of Justice to certify a certificate of the entity of this community in accordance with the provisions of the Registration of
Immovable Property in the Name of Juridical Persons Law No. 34 of 1929. Respectfully yours.
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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