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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 251-275

Archival unit 251

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 10 / 55
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 25 /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above mentioned amount
Only twenty-five dinars only
And that is for the salary of the month of October
Iraq
10 Fils
D/196
Signature of the recipient
Qusay Mustafa

Archival unit 252

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 believes their deposited security is excessive after continuous consumption in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground Committee
House Sequence - 124 -
Sa'adoon Park
F. IO 549462
44561
16 11 520
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
16 11 520 | 551218 | Sequence | Numbered 49462 |  |  |
Various Prices |  | To 7950 | For the meter |  |
1- Arrears |  | From 7652 55 919 |  |  |
2- Special reading fee |  | Units supplied |  |  |
3- Cost of damage to meter |  | At 18 fils 298 |  | 5 364 |
4- Transferred from your account |  | At 12 fils |  |  |
 |  | At 10 fils |  |  |
 |  | Various prices - see side |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 5 364 |
D/192
⟦signature⟧
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 253

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 27 / 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 my subscription to the club for the ⟦London⟧ summer
And ⟦transporting⟧ Tra ⟦l⟧ once on day 5
Iraq
10 Fils
D/ 198
Signature of the Recipient
Mohsen S.

Archival unit 254

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date: 16/10/55
Having used car No.:
From: Bustan Kubba
To: The Stadium
Waiting:
Amount: 150
Please debit my account: To the Stadium account
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 255

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 3/11/1955
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare:
Please debit my account Please debit my account:
Signature Signature
Stadium Account
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 256

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mujbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 15/10/55
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting Waiting: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount Fare: 150
Please debit my account Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
Stadium Account
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 257

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date / Date: 25/10/55
Having used car No / Used car number:
From / From: The Stadium
To / To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting / Waiting:
Amount / Fare:
Please debit my account / Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible signature⟧
As requested

Archival unit 258

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by ⟦Mujbil⟧ Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square Battaween
PATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077   Telephone 6077
Date / Date: 14/10/⟦56⟧
Having used car No / Used car number:
From / From: The Stadium
To / To: Al-Nahr Street
Waiting / Waiting:
Amount / Fare:
Please debit my account / Please record it on the account:
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible⟧   For the Stadium account

Archival unit 259

AL-BATTAWEEN
TAXI CARS
Battaween Victory Square
TELEPHONE 6077
Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
Battaween Victory Square
Telephone 6077
Order List
Baghdad: ⟦1/11⟧
To the Honorable: ⟦Mr. Ezra Menasha⟧
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Car Number | Date
⟦-⟧ | ⟦250⟧ | ⟦4 X⟧ |  | 
⟦-⟧ | ⟦250⟧ | ⟦1 X⟧ |  | 
⟦Ibrahim⟧
⟦signature⟧
199

Archival unit 260

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 2 / 11 / 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 a resumption for a period of five days from 29 / 7 to 25 / 10
From 1 / 11 to 2 / 11 for the leveling and adjustment of the volleyball court
10 fils
The Kingdom of Iraq
Signature of the Recipient
Muhammad Jabr
1500

Archival unit 261

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 2 / 11 / 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 only
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 29 / 10 to 2 / 11 in the management of
⟦the toilet areas⟧ and unloading into the ⟦dirt⟧ pit
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Jamil Khalaf
D 201

Archival unit 262

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 2 / 11 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
800 | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and nothing else
And that is for working for a period of six days from 28 / 10 to 2 / 11
In maintaining the tennis courts as well as moving soil
10 Fils
POSTAGE & REVENUE
IRAQ
Signature of the recipient
Abdullah
D 202

Archival unit 263

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 8 / 11 / 1955
D 203
Fils | Dinar
200 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred fils
And that is for ⟦wages⟧ of their work in the roof syrup of the building and repairs
For a period of days
2
⟦thumbprint⟧
Mohammed
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 264

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 11 / 1955
D 204
Fils | Dinar
200 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred fils
And that is for their work, one day each, in cleaning ⟦the edges of the building⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧
Khudair Khalil
Qasim Muhammad
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 265

D/205
Artistic Furniture Factory
Owner: Artin Krikor
Bab Al-Sheikh - Al-Ghazali Street
Telephone ( Factory 84390
Management 83954
Date: 9 / 11 / 1955
To Mr.: ⟦Abd Al-Nazzal⟧
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Minute | Hour | Hourly Rate
400 | 2 | Amount Received |  | Quantity 8 bags of fine sawdust
 |  |  |  | at a price of 300 fils each
9-11-55
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 266

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 11 / 1955
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
D 207
Received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for <del>my participation in the crisis</del> tennis and swimming hours
and moving the soil of the ⟦line⟧ from the works of ⟦line⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad Matar

Archival unit 267

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 11 / 10 / 1955
D 208
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 our expenses on the grounds of the club ⟦courts⟧
And the pier and transporting soil etc... in the works of
10 Fils
Hamza Abdullah

Archival unit 268

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 11 / 17 / 1955
Fils: 600
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for working in concrete pouring
For a period of one day
D 1209
Signature of the recipient
⟦Mohsen Habib⟧

Archival unit 269

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 17
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for the rental of soil transport in the
Buses for a period of days
6
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
D/210
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 270

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 11/17/55
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 my entitlement in transporting soil in the porch and the ground of
the courts for a period of one day
10 fils
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah
5/211

Archival unit 271

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 17 / 11 / 55
Fils: 200
Dinar: 5
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the value of one lorry of ⟦gravel⟧
D/212
Iraq 10 Fils
10 FILS
Signature of the recipient
Qasim Kadhim

Archival unit 272

Studio Nerso
PHOTO
NERSO
Opposite Al-Ourfali Mosque Opp. Mosque Ourfaly
Baghdad - Iraq BAGHDAD - IRAQ
Telephone 88424 Tel. 88424
Date: 19/11 195 2
Name:
Size: SS P.C
No. | I.D. | FILS
 | 3 | 300
 | 3 | 300
D/213 ⟦illegible⟧
Note: The photographic negative is not given to the owner
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 273

Receipt Form
No. 289
Telephone: 84941
Baghdad Factory for the Production of Technical Gypsum
Owned by Kamil Muhyi al-Din and Talib Mustafa
Baghdad - King Ghazi Street - Al-Wasi Square
5/214
Fils:
Dinar:
Received from Mr.: ⟦line⟧ Respected
Only: ⟦line⟧ no other
For: ⟦line⟧
Date: / / 195
Treasurer
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 274

Artistic Furniture Factory
Owned by Artin Krikor
Bab Al-Sheikh - Al-Ghazali Street
Date: 5 / 11 / 1955
Factory Phone: 84390
Management Phone: 83954
To: Abdul Razzaq
Respected:
Hourly Rate | Hour | Minute | Dinar | Fils
800 Wood |  |  |  | 
120 Carpenter's wage |  |  |  | 
100 Porterage |  |  |  | 
270 Fabric | 7 |  | 2 | 500
Received in cash
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 275

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⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Notes | Quantity | Type | Weight | Price
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Evidence
⟦illegible⟧
322
Hot hanging
Flame
Containing
78
Koko 542
Koko
11/21
22
22
37
3
12
19
Koko
223
11/20