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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 676-700

Archival unit 676

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 17 / 5 / 1956
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for the value of tiles number and samoon bread number and drink number with
the work
⟦illegible⟧
Mahdi Naeem
Signature of the recipient
D/446

Archival unit 677

Volume Number: 862
Capital Secretariat:
Serial Number: 43119
Collection Receipt:
Fils: 500
Dinar: 17
Amount Paid: Seventeen dinars and five hundred fils
Name of Submitter: Mr. Yusuf Sabri
Type of Fee: Corner bath number ⟦illegible⟧
Location: Bataween
Starting from: November
To the end of: March 52
On: 17 / 5 / Year 195
District Fee Collector
Al-Adhami Press
D/447

Archival unit 678

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 1956/5/17
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 work for a period of six days from 5/12 to 5/17 on 5/17
In maintaining the tennis and basketball courts and the garden
10 fils
Majid Khalaf
448

Archival unit 679

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 17 / 5 / 1957
Fils: 800
Dinar: 8
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only eight dinars and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 22 / 5 / 51 until 17 / 5
In maintaining the tennis courts and the garden
10 Fils
Signature
⟦illegible⟧
449

Archival unit 680

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 19/5/1956
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for my entitlement for specific periods in repairing the structure
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Mahdi Muhammad
450

Archival unit 681

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 230
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred and thirty fils
And that is for -/480 value of small size paint cans
-/750 empty large size wooden box
1/230
Purchased by
⟦J. H. Mani⟧
Signature of the recipient
D/451

Archival unit 682

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 a period of at least
12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground District
House Sequence - 134 -
Sa'adoon Park
Account No. | Date | Sequence | Old Number | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
161611 520 | 26522 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 49462 F ⟦illegible⟧ | 49462 |  | 
Various prices | To 22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 9
1- Arrears | From 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 9
2- Special reading fee | Units supplied | 244 |  |  |  | 
3- Cost of damage to meter | At 18 fils |  |  |  | 290 | 4
4- Carried from your account | At 12 fils |  |  |  |  | 
 | At 10 fils |  |  |  |  | 
 | Various prices - see side |  |  |  |  | 
Total |  |  |  |  | 290 | 4
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.
Amount ⟦illegible⟧
Stamped above by
the Cashier

Archival unit 683

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 1952
Fils: 100
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and one hundred fils, nothing more
And that is for my entitlement for a period of seven days from 18 / 5 to 24 / 5 in the management of the
Tennis court and the garden
Iraq
10 Fils
D/453
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 684

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 100
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and one hundred fils and no more
And that is for my participation for a period of seven days from 18 / 5 to 24 / 5 / 956
In exchange for ⟦illegible⟧ the house, water, and electricity
10 fils
Muhammad Khalaf
D / 48

Archival unit 685

NAJI ABDULLAH
GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR &
SELLER Rashid Street - opposite Lynch House
RASHID STREET, BAGHDAD. Telephone No. 4531
Telephone : 4531
No: 2626
Baghdad: 22 / 5 / 55
To M: ⟦Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground⟧
Particulars | Qty | Rate | I.D. | Fils
⟦Stamp⟧ in ⟦Film⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 1 |  | - | 540
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 1 |  | - | 240
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ | 2 |  | - | 200
Socket | 1 |  | - | 200
⟦...⟧ | ⟦11⟧ |  | 1 | 180
Only one dinar and one hundred and eighty fils |  |  |  | 
⟦signature⟧
D/455

Archival unit 686

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 1957
Fils: 140
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one hundred and forty fils and no more
And that is for the value of 10 balls for a match
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
D/456

Archival unit 687

Property of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 9 / 1956
Fils: 404
Dinar: —
Received from the property of Ezra Menahem Daniel in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four hundred and four fils ⟦nothing else⟧
And that is for the following purchases and sweets
120 Map ⟦half⟧
104 Cat fodder
150 Chair repair
30 Grease
⟦line⟧
404
D / 457
Signature of the recipient
Abd ⟦Zal⟧

Archival unit 688

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 26 / 5 / 1952
Fils: 200
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the wages of the water cleaning worker.
D / 458
Signature of the Recipient
Abid Nazzal

Archival unit 689

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/5/29
Fils: 200
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and three hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for two days 27 and 29 / 5 in painting chairs and printing
mold and boxes and painting the cabinets
10 Fils
The Iraqi Republic
P/459
Jaafar

Archival unit 690

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 1952
Fils: 600
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one hundred⟧ ⟦on⟧ ⟦no⟧ ⟦other⟧
And that is for the value of ⟦ties⟧ ⟦for painting⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
D / 460

Archival unit 691

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 290
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and ninety fils and no more
And that is for overtime gratuity for Friday 25 / 5
D/461
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 692

File of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 5 / 1950
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the file of Ezra Menahem Daniel in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for an overtime tip for the day of the party 26 / 5
D / 462
Signature of the recipient
⟦Hamid⟧

Archival unit 693

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: two hundred and fifty fils and no more
For: use on the day of the party
D / 463
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Shaher Tabras

Archival unit 694

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 5 / 1957
Fils: 900
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only nine hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the value of brushes number ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
The patch
D / 464
Signature of the recipient
Abd ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 695

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 10 / 1957
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦the cost of washing linens and tea for the party⟧
D / 465
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 696

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: Two hundred and fifty fils and no more
For: Overtime gratuity on the holiday 26 / 5 / 56
⟦stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hussein Abdullah
D / 466

Archival unit 697

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 27 / 5 / 1957
Fils: 014
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and fourteen fils no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the following expenses for the day of the party 26 / 5 ⟦line⟧
574 Gazoz quantity 41
125 Lemon quantity 5
080 Kilo of ice
125 Milk 1/2 pound
110 Kunafa
1014
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Razzaq
D/467

Archival unit 698

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 27 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 120
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one hundred and twenty fils ⟦line⟧
And that is for the value of six yards of wire ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
D / 469
Signature of the recipient
Abd Nazzal

Archival unit 699

No. 1088
Date 1956/5/24
Tel. Address: "SPORTS" Baghdad
Telegraphic Address: "SPORTS" Baghdad
Post Box No. : 140
Post Box : 140
Telephones : 5516 & 84482
Telephone : 5516 - 84482
⟦logo: crown with text: By order of His Majesty King Faisal II the Great⟧
TAILORS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. KING FAISAL II
CHANDER STORES
Chander Store
SPORTS GOODS SUPPLIERS TO THE MINISTRIES OF DEFENCE & EDUCATION
Supplier of sports equipment to the Ministries of Defense and Education
KING FAISAL II STREET BAGHDAD
King Faisal II Street Baghdad
Dr to Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground
DATE | QUANTITY | PARTICULARS | PRICE | ID. | FILS
 | 1 | "Voit" Basketball | 3/250 | 3 | 250
 | 1 | Large Cup | 1/- | 1 | ---
 | 1 | Medium Cup | -/650 | - | 650
 |  | Only four dinars and nine hundred fils and no more |  | 4 | 900
⟦revenue stamp with portrait of King Faisal II⟧
24/5/1956
⟦signature⟧
D 470

Archival unit 700

No - 1088
Date 1956/5/24
Tel. Address : “SPORTS” Baghdad Telegraphic Address: "Sports" Baghdad
Post Box No. : 140 Post Box: 140
Telephones : 5516 & 84482 Telephone: 5516 - 84482
Special Tailor to His Majesty King Faisal II the Great
TAILORS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. KING FAISAL II
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Dr to
CHANDER STORES Chander Store
SPORTS GOODS SUPPLIERS TO THE MINISTRIES OF DEFENCE & EDUCATION
Supplier of sports equipment to the Ministries of Defense and Education
KING FAISAL II STREET King Faisal II Street
BAGHDAD Baghdad
Copy
DATE | QUANTITY | PARTICULARS | PRICE | ID. | FILS
 | 1 | Voit Basketball | 3/250 | 3 | 250
 | 1 | Large Cup | 1/- | 1 | ---
 | 1 | Medium Cup | -/650 | - | 650
 |  | Only four dinars and nine hundred fils and no more |  | 4 | 900
⟦illegible⟧
24/5/1956