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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 English Translation, Pages 1-25

Archival unit 5

INVOICE NO ⟦22⟧
⟦E. Daniel Sports Ground⟧ Dr. To:
THE BAGHDAD SPORTS DEPOT,
The Baghdad Sports Goods Store
(ESTABLISHED 1933)
GENERAL MERCHANTS; DEALERS IN SPORTS, SILK, BRASSWARE AND PRESENTATION
ARTICLES; AGENTS SPENCER MOULTON TENNIS BALLS AND SPECIALISTS IN
RESTRINGING AND REPAIRING SPORTS GOODS.
441/1 F. 3 & 4, Al-Rashid Street,
BAGHDAD, ⟦line⟧ 194
GOODS SOLD ARE NOT RETURNABLE.
 | I.D. | Fils.
⟦Basketball⟧ ⟦Complete⟧
⟦Repairing⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
D/1
⟦fm⟧
E. & O. E.

Archival unit 6

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be excessive after continuous service in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground Committee:
House Serial - 134 -:
Saadoun Park:
F. IO: 549462
44561:
Date: 16 11 52
D/2
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fixed Charge | Fils | Dinar
16 11 52 | ⟦line⟧ | Serial 05650 | 49462 |  | 
Various charges |  | To 6 55 | 6128 |  | 
1- Arrears |  | From |  |  | 
2- Special reading fee |  | Units supplied 519 | 5832 |  | 
3- Cost of damage to meter |  | At 18 fils | 206 | 508 | 0
4- Carried forward from your account |  | At 12 fils |  |  | 
 |  | At 10 fils |  |  | 
 |  | Various charges - see side |  |  | 
Total |  |  |  | 518 | 0
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the cashier
⟦signature⟧
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 7

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 7 / 1955
Fils: 200
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the price of ⟦illegible⟧ soil in the stadium
D/3
Signature of the recipient
Ibrahim Kadhim

Archival unit 8

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 1 / 1955
Fils: 200
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: Two hundred fils and no more
For: My work in moving soil from outside the stadium
Signature of the recipient
Abid son of Zayoun
D/4
⟦thumbprint⟧
⟦blue signature⟧

Archival unit 9

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1 / 1 / 1955
Fils: 600
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and six hundred fils and no more
And that is for the value of wearing six suits
Iraq
10 Fils
D/5
Recipient's Signature
Saeed Al-Radoud

Archival unit 10

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1955/7/2
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 my work for a period of seven days training in
The game of tennis from 28 / 6 to 4 / 7
⟦illegible⟧
D/6
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Faiq Ali

Archival unit 11

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 7/7/1955
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils, nothing else
And that is for a subscription for a period of six days from 2/7 to 7/7 in
Concrete and earthwork and making molds
D/7
Witness to his signature
Abdul Razzaq
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad Jabr
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 12

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 7 / 1955
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 ⟦line⟧
And that is for my participation for a period of six days from 2 / 7 to 7 / 7 during the hours of
Rest, the garden, and the night ⟦line⟧
Witness to his signature
Abid Nazzal
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah
⟦fingerprint⟧
D18

Archival unit 13

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 7 / 7 / 1955
Fils: 645
Dinar: -
⟦illegible signature⟧
D/9
Signature of the Recipient
Faiq Ali

Archival unit 14

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 7 / 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 my work for a period of six and a half days from 1 / 7 to
7 / 7 in the tennis court, the garden, and at night
Witness to his signature
Abdul Razzaq
Signature of the recipient
Mujbil Khalaf
D 110

Archival unit 15

Naji Abdullah
NAJI ABDULLAH
General Electrical Installations and Seller of its Tools
GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
&
SELLER
Al-Rashid Street, opposite Lynch House
RASHID STREET. BAGHDAD
Telephone No. 4531
Telephone : 4531
Baghdad
8/7/1955
Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium, Baghdad
№ 000183 C
070 | - | ⟦Bundle⟧ of nail wicks
100 | - | Quantity of ⟦tape⟧ nails
100 | - | Quantity of 40 nails
100 | - | Pull ⟦switch⟧
370 | - | Total
 |  | Only three hundred and seventy fils and no more
⟦signature⟧
D/11
⟦signature⟧
Received 7/8
Moussa Murad

Archival unit 16

KAMAL THOMAS
Repairer and Seller of Electrical Tools DINAMOS & MOTORS
and Generators and Motors SALE & REPAIRER
King Faisal II St.
Opposite the Electricity Company Telephone : 85690
Date: 19 / 7 / 1955
M: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee
Particulars | Qty. | Rate | I.D. | Fils
Ball bearing for the motor | 2 | | 3 | ---
Contact overload for the alternator | 1 | | 1 | 450
Repair labor fee | | | 3 | ---
Total | | | 7 | 450
D/12
⟦illegible signature⟧
Kamal Thomas
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 17

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
Note ::
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date .:
2- A subscriber who considers that their deposited security is excessive after having a continuous supply in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a re-assessment .:
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground Committee
House Sequence - 134 -
Sa'adoon Park
IO 549462 ⟦illegible⟧
D/13
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
16 11 520 | 19/7/55 | Sequence 19 Numbered 7 | 49462 |  | 
Various Prices |  | To | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
1- Arrears |  | From |  |  | 
2- Special Reading Fee |  | Units Supplied 620 | 6138 55 |  | 
3- Cost of Damage to Meter |  | At 18 Fils | 502 | 450 | 9
4- Carried from your account |  | At 12 Fils |  |  | 
 |  | At 10 Fils |  |  | 
 |  | Various Prices - See Aside |  |  | 
Total |  |  |  | 450 | 9
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the Treasurer
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS, PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 18

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 14 / 7 / 955
Fils: 200
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred fils and no more
And that is for work
D/14
Saturday 7/9 cleaning the courts
Sunday 7/10 making molds and gluing wire
Tuesday 7/12 making molds and gluing wire
Thursday 7/14 making molds and gluing wire
Mohammed Jabr
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 19

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 7 / 1955
Fils: 950
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only nine hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my work from the date 8 / 7 / 1955 to 12 / 7 / 1955
Iraq
10
Fils
Revenue
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Obeid
D/15
hu.
12 / 7 / 1955

Archival unit 20

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 16 / 7 / 955
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils ⟦nothing else⟧
And that is for working for a period of five days from 9 / 7 / 955 to
13 / 7 / 955
Iraq
10 Fils
D/16
Signature of the recipient
Mujbil Khalaf
955 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 21

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 21 / 7 / 955
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
And that is for working six days from 12 / 7 / 955 to
17 / 7 / 955
Iraq
10 Fils
21 / 7 / 955
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah
D/17
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 22

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 7 / 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 ⟦line⟧
And that is for working for a period of six days past from the date of
15 / 7 / 1955 to the day 21 / 7 / 1955
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the recipient
Mujbil Millat
D / 18
1955 / ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 23

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 7 / 955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: Two Dinars and five hundred Fils and no more
And that is for: working for a period of eight days, which are
Sunday 17 / 7 / 955 Tuesday 26 / 7 / 955
Monday 18 / 7 / 955
Tuesday 19 / 7 / 955
Wednesday 20 / 7 / 955
Thursday 21 / 7 / 955
Saturday 23 / 7 / 955 half day
Sunday 24 / 7 / 955
Monday 25 / 7 / 955
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Mohsen Jabr
26/7/955
5/19

Archival unit 24

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
PATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 26-4-55
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare: 150
Please debit my account Please debit it to the account:
Signature
Signature
⟦signature⟧
At the Menachem Daniel Stadium

Archival unit 25

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date: 15 / 4 / 55
Used car No.:
From: Bustan Kubba
To: The Stadium
Waiting: 150
Fare Amount:
Please debit my account:
For the account of Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
The Signature
Signature
⟦signature⟧