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Archival Materials

Correspondence regarding Jews being Harassed by Iraqi Government; Studying Abroad in London; Requests for Finical Assistance; Income Tax Reports

IJA Number: 3697 · Language: Multiple Languages

This item includes documents detailing internal administrative matters of the Baghdadi Jewish community such as employment actions, resignations, letters of recommendation, property management, and decisions of the organization. There are also requests for financial assistance and other personal matters, letters from members of the Baghdadi Jewish community to the Jewish Lay Council about increasingly harsh treatment by the government, and reports of individuals being arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned. Other documents include correspondence to the British government to organize a Passover Seder for Jewish soldiers, scholarships to study in British schools, Baghdadi Jews abrogating their citizenship and emigrating abroad, the collection of donations for Palestinian refugees and wounded soldiers, lists of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community in detention facilities, and financial documents such as income tax reports and receipts.

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Archival Materials

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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