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IJA 3711

Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records

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Description

This is a collection of receipts issued from Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground paying for services such as water, electricity, electronic equipment, food, soda, taxis, and construction materials. Other documents include a spreadsheet of revenues and expenses for the stadium in 1955, and a royal decree to elect Rabbi Khedouri as Deputy Rabbi.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3711
Item Number
10166
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Baghdad Light and Power, Bills, Crown Crest, Electricity Bill, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Financial, Frank Iny School, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Letterhead, Receipts, Revenue Stamps, Taxi, Thumbprint, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 176-200

Page 176

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 25
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦twenty-five dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦an advance on the account of construction works⟧
⟦additional at the stadium⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
D/143
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 177

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 750
Dinar: 7
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of September 1955 with (500) fils extra
A tip for the day of the party
Iraq
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
D/142
Signature of the recipient
⟦Khalaf Sayhoud⟧

Page 178

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 28 / 9 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
880 | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred and eighty fils and no more
And that is for the following: price of bags and drinks
500 | Day of the party
550 | Repairing the door that was broken, one coat
208 | Door lock handle, quantity
120 | Can of grease for the ⟦...⟧ machine
600 | Transportation
1880
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Razzaq
D/144

Page 179

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 9 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
- | 5
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and no more
And that is for my salary increase for the month of September 1955
D/H5
Approved by Committee
⟦J. P. Daniel⟧
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 180

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 25
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty-five Dinars and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of September 1955
Kingdom of Iraq
Fils
10
Touma Gabriel
29 / 9

Page 181

Tel. 4376 CASH MEMO Telephone Number 4376
Iraq Sports Depot
and Military and Royal Tailoring
IRAQ SPORTS DEPOT
( Formerly British Sports Depot )
Iraq's Renowned General Store for Giftwear, Sports & Tailoring.
Baghdad: 30/12/1955
Baghdad: 195
Goods sold are not returnable Sold items are not returned
P a r t i c u l a r s | I. D. | Fils
1 Kilo Cement |  | 250
|  | 250
P/146
⟦signature⟧

Page 182

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Baghdad:
Fils | Dinar
200 |
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more
And that is for welding the lawn mower
D/147
⟦Aboud Nazzal⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 183

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
800 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 10/1 to 10/6
In leveling the volleyball court and inspecting the concrete molds
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/148
Signature
⟦Muhammad Rajab⟧

Page 184

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 950
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and nine hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for working ⟦for a period of⟧ six and a half days in maintaining the court
Tennis and the lawn and cleaning the garden
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Majid Khalaf
D/149

Page 185

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1955/6/20
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: One Dinar and eight hundred Fils and no more
For: My work for a period of six days from 6/1 to 6/20
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
5/150
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad
Abdullah

Page 186

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad--
On 10 / 10 / 1955
Iraq
Financial
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Abdul ⟦...⟧
D/151

Page 187

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1952
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3
Received from: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: three dinars and no more
For: purchasing 2 pairs of trousers and 2 sets of clothes for the officer
I received the above amount
Only
And the signature below
5/152
Signature of the recipient
Khattab Sayhoud

Page 188

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the purchase of a robe for Umm Fattah by order of the Administrative Committee
And that is for services at the stadium
Iraq
Stamps
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
Umm Fattah
D/153

Page 189

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for my wages for transporting the grass by machine during the summer shift
Iraq
Stamp
10 Fils
5 / 154
Signature of the recipient
Fattah Abid

Page 190

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 6 / 1955
Fils: 212
Dinar: —
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: ⟦three hundred fils and no more⟧
For: ⟦the value of three battery gallons⟧
D/155-
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Page 191

⟦illegible⟧
No. 226
Telephone: 84941
Baghdad Factory for the Production of Artistic Gypsum
Owned by Kamil Muhyi al-Din and Talib Mustafa
Baghdad - King Ghazi Street - Al-Wasi Square
⟦5/12⟧
Fils | Dinar
Received from Mr. ⟦line⟧ Respectfully
Only ⟦line⟧ no other
For ⟦line⟧
Date / / 195 ⟦line⟧ Cashier

Page 192

10/6/55
Recorded at Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
7/500 Cotton rope quantity Ounce price Fils
26 1/4 650
The value is seven and a half Dinars only
Haj Ali and his brothers
Shorja
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦Ali⟧
D/157

Page 193

HASHIM AHMED SHUBBAR
WHOLESALER & RETAILER
ALL KINDS OF COLOURS
Rashid Street. Bab Al-Agha
Tel. Office 7904
Res. 21859
Telg ( HASHUBBAR )
Hashim Ahmed Shubbar
Contractor for selling all kinds of dyes wholesale and retail
Rashid Street - Bab Al-Agha
Opposite Al-Saffafir Market 263 / 1
Shop Phone 7904
Residence 21859
Telegraphic Address "Hashubbar"
No: 002
Baghdad on: 10 / 8 / 55
To the Honorable: Faisal Square
Price | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
2/200 | 2 | Cans of English Clay paint Two-Pic ⟦1/2⟧ kg | 4 | 400
100 | 2 | Black paint cans 2 | - | 200
150 | 1 | Turpentine bottle | - | 150
250 | 1 | White paste | - | 250
150 | 1 | Linseed oil | - | 150
|  | Total | 6 | 250
|  | Its metal 4 years and starch with pomegranates |  |
|  | And coconut and its hand |  |
40 | 5 | 7 servants with new hand | - | 200
12 | 2 | Lead 2 | - | 024
|  | Only six dinars and eight hundred and seventy-four fils only | 6 | 874
|  |  | 6 | 874
Hashim Al-Sayyid Ahmed Shubbar
Rashid Street - Phone 7904
D/154
E. & O. E.
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Page 194

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 950
Dinar: 1
Received from: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above mentioned amount
Only: One Dinar and nine hundred and fifty Fils and no more
For: working ⟦for a period of⟧ six days from 7/10 to 12/10
In: maintenance of tennis and basketball courts and the garden as well as ⟦spreading⟧ the material
D/159
10 Fils
Revenue
REVENUE
10 FILS
Hussein ⟦Abdullah⟧

Page 195

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10/12/1959
800 Fils 1 Dinar
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 10/7 to 10/12
In repairing the concrete as well as spraying the avenue and planting the grass
Iraq
10 Fils
D/1160
Signature
Khader Jaber

Page 196

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 12 / 10 / 1955
600 Fils Dinars
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for ⟦use⟧ for the days 12 and 13 / 10 in replacing the clock
The airplane
D/161
Signature of the recipient
Jassim Mohammed

Page 197

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Date: 12 / 10 / 1955
Baghdad:
Fils | Dinar
600 | —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for rent for two days 12 and 13 / 10 in the Sahat Al-Tayara
Hotel
D/162
Signature of the recipient
⟦Sayyid Ali⟧

Page 198

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10/13/1955
Fils | Dinar
800 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for working for a period of six days from 10/8 to 10/13
In maintaining the tennis and basketball courts and the garden as well as watering
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
REVENUE
Signature of the recipient
Mujbil Khalaf
D/163

Page 199

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10/12/1955
Fils: 600
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work on the 12th and 13th of October in replacing
the aircraft
D/164
Signature of the recipient
Kamil Hassan
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 200

Blacksmith Workshop owned by Shukr Saud
Bab Al-Sheikh, Train Station Street. Opposite the gas station. Telephone number: 84905
Fils | Dinar
— | 1
Received from Mr.: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Amount: the sum of one dinar only
For: the value of iron pins
Date 14 / 10 / 955
Recipient
⟦signature⟧
D/165