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Correspondence Regarding Wills, Estates, and Trusts of Community Members; Community Establishments Receiving Funds

IJA Number: 3322 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included is correspondence regarding the wills, estates, and trusts of several wealthy community members (Sir Ezra David, Raphael Aaron Gubbay) and where their money is going within the community. Correspondence is between community leaders, family members, and attorneys regarding splitting up of money and receipts of receiving funds.

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Correspondence between Iraqi Government and President of the Jewish Community about Jewish Citizens

IJA Number: 3782 · Language: Arabic

This item contains requests from the Iraqi government to the President of the Jewish Community about Baghdadi Jewish community members that have passed away or abrogated their citizenship. Correspondence also confirms citizenship, religion, and marriages. There is legal paperwork regarding the endowment of Ezra Menahem Daniel. Included is an unrelated part of a book with commentary on the Talmud.

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Documents from the Jewish Religious Court, Baghdad

IJA Number: 3701 · Language: Multiple Languages

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The item contains records from the Jewish Religious Courts and the Iraqi and the Baghdad Court of Appeals. The court records concern family matters such as marriage, divorce, custody of children, and inheritance issues.

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Correspondence between the Jewish Religious Court, the Court of Iraq, the Ministry of Justice, the Iraqi Court of Cassation, and the Jewish Shara’ – Court of Revision

IJA Number: 3776 · Language: Multiple Languages

This folder from the Baghdadi Jewish community contains a court case regarding an inheritance dispute. There is also correspondence between the Jewish Religious Court, the Court of Iraq, the Ministry of Justice, the head of the Iraqi Court of Cassation, and the Jewish Shara’ – Court of Revision regarding legal testimony, financial accounts, and legal precedent.

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Correspondence between Iraqi Government and President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3770 · Language: Arabic

This is correspondence from the Iraqi government to the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community regarding citizenship and identity verification, and estate settlements and inheritance disputes.

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Baghdadi Jewish Religious Court Records; Burial Expenses; Citizenship Issues; Correspondence

IJA Number: 3762 · Language: Arabic

This item includes Baghdadi Jewish Religious Court records and memos concerning marriage, divorce, dowry, alimony payments, property issues, and financial matters. The item also includes burial related expense reports, documents concerning Baghdadi Jewish emigration and citizenship issues, and a request to the Chaldean Patriarchy to provide copies of the Bible.

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Marriage and Divorce Cases, Jewish Religious Court; Student Rosters, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

IJA Number: 3736 · Language: Multiple Languages

This is archival material from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The first part contains correspondence from 1929-1931 regarding marriage and divorce cases; the Jewish Religious Court dealt with family laws cases such as alimony, provisions for the wife based on Jewish marriage laws, death of spouses, and divorce. The second part contains ledgers and student rosters from the Society of Arts and Culture, correspondence from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools, and a letter of recommendation for a scholarship application from 1968-1970.

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Correspondence Regarding Property Owned by Jews between the President of the Jewish Community and the Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 2861 · Language: Arabic

This contains correspondence between the Iraqi Government and the President of the Jewish Community concerning Baghdadi Jewish property. The files contain government requests for information about deceased Iraqi Jews or those who have left the country and abrogated their citizenship.

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Correspondence between Baghdadi Jewish Community Organizations and Iraqi Government, Primarily Regarding Financial Matters

IJA Number: 2777 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community relating to financial matters. Included are correspondence between the government and the Jewish community about the frozen assets of an Iraqi-Jewish community member who lost his citizenship, notification of a teacher's retirement, inheritance issues, and the selling of the Burial Society’s car due to the decline of the community.

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Correspondence between President of Baghdadi Jewish Community and Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 1546 · Language: Arabic

These documents contain correspondence between the Iraqi government and the President of the Jewish community regarding individuals within the Baghdadi Jewish community. There is also internal government correspondence between departments. Contents include: verification of religion, citizenship, addresses, death, student attendance, names of heirs, and physical exam forms. This item also contains correspondence between the Iraqi Jewish community and the Iraqi government concerning the maintenance of properties owned by the community. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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Requests from Iraqi Government Regarding Baghdadi Jewish Community Members, Inheritance, Property, Citizenship

IJA Number: 3705 · Language: Arabic

This item contains requests from the Iraqi government for information from the Baghdadi Jewish community concerning deceased persons and death certificates; inheritance information; keys to specific properties; and citizenship statuses of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Community Organizations; Booklets in Arabic and Judeo-Arabic of the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah

IJA Number: 3105 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are correspondence from the Burial Society (Ḥevrah Ḳadishah), the Lay Council, the President of the Jewish Community, the Spiritual Council, and the Chief Rabbi. There are letters about the Jewish Hospitals, the rules of the Burial Society, and accounting rules of the Jewish community. There are also four booklets: 2 in Judeo-Arabic printed by Elias Shoḥeṭ for the Burial Society, printed in 5690 (1929 or 1930); 2 are in Arabic printed in 5709 (1948 or 1979) and 5708 (1947 or 1948). This item also includes documents concerning the foundation of the organization, a newspaper article about a dispute within the Baghdadi Jewish community, and the minutes from several meetings.

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Correspondence between the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and the Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 2813 · Language: Arabic

This is correspondence between the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and the Iraqi government regarding identification of community members. The correspondence includes confirmation of death and citizenship regarding inheritance issues. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish community's name change to the Mosaic community.

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