3764

IJA Number: 3764

Official Letters to Jewish Organizations and Government Office, President of the Jewish Community

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. They include correspondence from the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad to Jewish community presidents in Sulaymaniyah, Irbil, Mosul, Basrah, Kirkuk, Fallujah, regarding condolences, regulations, hospitals, permits, religious dietary laws, smallpox, distributions to the poor, employment and unemployment, financial settlements, legal settlements, charitable donations and requests for documentation. There is also correspondence with various government and community organizations including the Office of Information – Mosul; National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iraq; The British Bank of Iran; Office of the Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain; Chevrolet; Iraqi Red Crescent Society; The Society for Improving the Conditions of the Blind in Iraq; French Ambassador in Iraq; The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; The Great Synagogue of Baghdad; and the President of the Catholic Diaspora. The item also includes the newspapers: الزمان (Al-Zamān), Issue #4764 from May 1, 1953; and الحوادث (Al-Ḥawādth), Issue #3096 from 1953.

Bibliographic Information

Inclusive Start Date:

1948

Inclusive End Date:

1955

Archival Materials Type:

Paper

Record Type:

Archival Materials

Language:

Multiple Languages

Format

Binding Format:

Ring Binder

Cover Material:

Missing

Preservation

Mold Remediation:

Mold Remediated

Flattening:

Humidified

Disbound / Disassembled:

Yes

Mended:

Yes

Other Treatment:

Exhibit treatment: See full treatment report for details. Newspaper flattened and mended for imaging will be re-folded after imaging.

Rehoused:

Foldered and Boxed

Exhibit:

Page(s) from this item were exhibited as a facsimile at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.

Metadata

Last Updated:

December 16, 2014

Keywords:

Typed; Annotation; Handwritten; Judeo-Arabic; Correspondence; Form; President of the Jewish Community; Crown Crest; Letterhead; Department of Posts and Telegraphs; Office of the Mint; Ink Stamp; Jewish Religious Court; Revenue Stamp; Jewish Lay Council; Baghdadi Jewish Community; Hospital; Medicine; Personal Letterhead; Chief Rabbi; Thumbprint; Receipt; Financial; Ministry of Social Affairs; Ministry of Justice; Legal; Judicial; Jewish Cemetery; Directorate of Education; Dietary Law; Contract; Invoice; Labor; Postage Stamp; Newspaper; King Faisal; Illustrations; Photograph; School Material; Ezra Menahem Daniel; Waqf; Divorce; Frank Iny School; Burial Society; Meir Elias Hospital; Telegram; Sulaymaniyah; Department of Imports and Exports; Arbil; Mosul; Basrah; Kirkuk; Physicians; Palestine; Agriculture; Court of Iraq; Legal Document; Lawsuit; Burial; Primary School; High School; Marriage; Accounting; Imports; Exports; Ledger; Office of Information – Mosul; Office of the Police; Law Enforcement; Lawrence Khedouri Primary School; Advertisement; King Hussein (Jordan); National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iraq; The British Bank of Iran; Office of the Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain; Beirut; Envelope; Ottoman Bank; Bank Note; Primary Education Certificate; Secondary Education Certificate; London; Australia; Iraqi Red Crescent Society; Kut District; Calcutta; India; The Chartered Bank of India; China; New York; The Great Synagogue; President of the Catholic Diaspora; Manufacturing; Ḥevrah Ḳadishah