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Correspondence about Teachers, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools, Iraqi Government

IJA Number: 3321 · Language: Arabic

These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools in Baghdad. The item includes correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi government concerning teachers' salaries for assessing income tax, and requests from the schools of the Iraqi government’s permission to hire certain individuals to teach and deliver lectures. The item also contains a record book of faculty information and employment agreements and contracts.

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Teacher Files, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

IJA Number: 3305 · Language: Arabic

These are file folders from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools. This item contains records concerning the employment and payment of teachers. Included are teachers’ resumes, photographs, tax information, and correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education concerning teacher employment.

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Correspondence Regarding Leases and Rent Payments and Disputes

IJA Number: 1285 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: a letter sent from a tenant to the president of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews regarding a dispute on a deposit amount for leased shops; a letter from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to a tenant regarding paying rent; a warning letter from the Directorate of the Department of Palestinians (part of Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs) to the governing body of Iraqi Jews regarding depositing money for a house lease at a Baghdad solicitor's office; letters of lease disputes from other tenants to a Baghdadi Jewish property management company regarding payments; a letter from the taxation office to estimate the amount of property tax belonging to the Baghdadi Jewish community.

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Correspondence about Property Taxes, Iraqi Government & Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 3714 · Language: Arabic

This item included correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish Community concerning property tax issues.

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Real Estate Tax Correspondence, Paid Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 2831 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is correspondence concerning real estate tax statements for the endowment of al-Alwiya synagogue, and between the Jewish community's lawyer and the Iraqi government. Also included are paid water and electricity bills, and laws regarding property taxes. These documents reflect the Baghdadi Jewish Community's name change to the Mosaic Community.

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Correspondence and Financial Documents Related to a Coffee Shop on Endowed Property

IJA Number: 2817 · Language: Arabic

These are archival materials relating to the Baghdadi Jewish community, including a file folder titled: “The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews: Menahem S. Daniel’s Endowments, Subject: Coffee Shop.” Included are: an inventory for endowed properties, their size and name of their owners; correspondence regarding the coffee shop; an official lease and receipt for lease of the shop; letter informing the committee of tenant's changes to the shop; a formal letter from the President of Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the Head of Property Tax to inform them that the shop was demolished and does not exist and a request to be taking off the tax record; a document from the head of the investigatory panel regarding the arrest of some individuals accused of market manipulation and fraud.

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Citizenship Correspondence between Iraqi Government and Jewish Community; Synagogue Financial Information

IJA Number: 2727 · Language: Arabic

These are documents relating to the Baghdadi Jewish community, many about Iraqi citizenship. Included are various correspondences between the Jewish community and the Iraqi government. Correspondence with the Secretary General of the Frozen Fund Administration regarding the revocation of Iraqi citizenship of employees at Jewish establishments and daily payment of workers; a letter with names and salaries of employees; a letter from the Secretariat for Monitoring and Managing the Funds of the Jews to the Jewish Hospital Council proclaiming Jewish Iraqi citizenship and permitting employers to pay the employees but freeze a percentage of their salary for the Secretariat. Correspondence with the Secretariat to Monitor and Manage the Funds of the Jews: proclaiming Iraqi Citizenship to the Directorate of Travel and Citizenship, and to the President of the Jewish Community verifying if certain people are having their Iraqi citizenship revoked; requesting the release of a Jewish community fund; the formation of a committee to manage the affairs of David Ezra Synagogue; inquires related to property; request to exempt the Jewish poor from paying tax on their belongings when leaving Iraq; a request to return a shop belonging to the Jewish community; paying the Jewish cemetery guard accumulated salaries; returning an endowed Jewish property; provisions to help the Jewish poor; releasing items belonging to Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (burial society) for Jewish burial; returning the endowed eye hospital and pharmacy; Information about Hebrew religious books in the storage of the Directorate; letters between the President of the Jewish Community and Iraqi government offices regarding exchanging information and answering inquiries, the heirs of Jewish deceased, names, Jewish hospital operations, property tax, lifting the "hand" from the Jewish community funds, and management of the Jewish community funds. Documents relating to Baghdadi Synagogues: an inventory from Mindili Synagogue; correspondence between the Committee on the Administration of Ezra Synagogue and the Directory of Rights and Commercial Matters regarding the members of Ezra Synagogue citizenship status; correspondence from the Jewish Lay Council and banks about opening a bank account for Ezra Synagogue; correspondence from the Lay Council to the Secretary General of the frozen funds regarding the name of the Ezra synagogue committee. Correspondence between the Jewish Lay Council to the General Secretariat regarding exporting 100 Jewish books to without paying for the silver cover; a reply from Municipality of Rights and Commercial Matters to permit the export of the books if it had no silver cover; the Jewish presidency’s reply that it is a family owned, there are not commercial items, and it is against the freedom of religion law. Correspondence from Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri: to the General Directorate of Import regarding Iraqi Jewish property taxes, the Jewish properties exempted from tax, hospitals, schools and orphanages; to the Chairman of the Property requesting a copy of plans and documents of properties belonging to the Jewish community; to the Director of Property Tax requesting a reduction or exemption of property tax for demolition or vacancy reasons.

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Correspondence with the President of the Jewish Community

IJA Number: 645 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: income tax information for Rabbi Khedouri, the President of the Jewish Community; correspondence from a lawyer to the President of the Jewish Community about paying taxes and settlement rights in Nasiriya.

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Correspondence to the President of the Jewish Community and the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Regarding Rental Properties

IJA Number: 2820 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is correspondence to the President of the Jewish Community and to the members of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews. Correspondence includes issues regarding rental properties owned by the Jewish community such as requests for maintenance, upkeep, reduction of rent, potential tenants for shops and houses, and lists of renters behind on rent. There are also government requests for tax on leased properties and notifications of building demolitions, and an electricity bill.

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Tax Documents, Mus’ūdah Yousef Shemtob and Masooda Saliman Schools

IJA Number: 2810 · Language: Arabic

This archival materials mainly contains school taxation matters: a letter from the Mus’ūdah Yousef Shemtob School to the Office of Income Tax reporting the amount of taxes that were taken from the school’s employees; receipts, tax reports, and an official form for income tax report for year 1951; a letter from Iraqi Ministry of Finance regarding instructions for taxation; correspondence between Jewish community schools regarding employee salaries; document from the Tax Directorate to a company regarding their income, inflation, and employee's status; official documents from the Iraqi Ministry of Finance titled: Employees Income Tax General Instructions Manual with comprehensive governmental instructions on taxation rules, laws, and punishments.

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Files Regarding Menahem Daniel Endowments

IJA Number: 1441 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included are correspondence with the Iraqi government about an orchard; accounting materials; the law allowing the liquidation of a family fund. In a file with the handwritten title “Menahem Account and Promissory Bills Received by the Court” are a letter from the Administrative Committee for the Jewish Community to an accountant regarding payments for his service; handwritten calculations; endowment registration; a chapter of a law for endowments published by the government of Iraq under King Faisal II; expenses of the Menahem Daniel schools; a letter to Jewish Lay Council asking to acquire revenues and expenses for Menahem Daniel’s endowments in 1944.

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Tax and Employee Salary Correspondence, Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools

IJA Number: 2866 · Language: Arabic

These archival documents contain correspondence between the Iraqi government revenue administration and the Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools concerning employee salaries and income tax issues.

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Material Related to Leased Property and other Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

IJA Number: 2826 · Language: Arabic

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included is: a list of properties belonging to the community, its annual revenue, names of tenants, and estimations on property tax; official lease contracts between tenants and owners signed by the head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews; correspondence from Jewish community members to the Administrative Committee requesting leases, repairs, property taxes, a reward for guarding the community’s synagogues and burial sites; a letter to the Administrative Committee to appoint Heskell Isaac to be in charge of the Jewish community’s assets, schools, synagogues, Meir Elias Hospital Endowments and Ḥevrah Ḳadishah; a list of revenues and expenses for endowed schools belonging to the Jewish community for the fiscal year 1955-1956; a letter directed to Hakham Sassoon Khedouri requesting his signature on a list of miscellaneous expenses.

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