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IJA 3759

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item is from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are documents concerning employee salaries of Baghdadi Jewish social organizations, telephone and utility bills, receipts, and income and expense reports.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3759
Item Number
10274
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Financial, Handwritten, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Ledger, Letterhead, Office of Telephone Administration, President of the Jewish Community, Property, Receipts, Revenue Stamps, Telegram, Typed, Utility Bills

AI en Translation, Pages 126-150

Page 126

Phones
5324
86291
88337
Tel. No. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Al-Ittihad Pharmacy
Baghdad - Al Rashid Street
THE UNION PHARMACY
Al Rashid Street - Baghdad
COPY
From Dr.:
For:
No.:
Date:
Quantity
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧

M.T. IRANI SONS. Co.
Telephone No. : M.T. IRANI SONS. Co.
5324
86291
88337
900
Baghdad on 20 / 8 / ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar | Details
250 | - | Price of a bag of matches ⟦illegible⟧
250 | - | Received from us as such
|  | Only two hundred and fifty fils
⟦signature⟧

Page 127

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 109
Date: 5 / 10 / 1957
Fils: 800
Dinar: -
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only eight hundred fils ⟦nothing else⟧
And that is for the fare of the car transporting the deceased wife of Mr.
Attia Murad from ⟦...⟧ Hospital
Signature of the recipient
No
Date
Total

Page 128

To Shabana ⟦Ibrahim Qubia⟧
Baghdad on ⟦...⟧
In Fils | In Dinar | Total
⟦...⟧
Received from ⟦...⟧ the amount of ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and that is for ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Phones :
5324
86291
88337
Quantity

M.T. Irani Sons Co.
M.T. IRANI SONS. Co. : Telephone No.
5324
86291
88337
Baghdad on: 20 / 8
Baghdad:
Details | Dinar | Fils
Antique box of boards ⟦for children⟧ | — | 250
Total in cash | — | 250
Only two hundred and fifty fils
⟦signature⟧

Page 129

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 108
Date: 25 / 8 / 1957
Fils | Dinar
750 | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils, nothing else
And that is for the value of digging and building the grave of the late Shirin
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Page 130

Volume Number 208865
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the ⟦illegible⟧
Name ⟦illegible⟧
Serial Number: 84
Fils/Dinar: 9/800
Received from: Rabbi Salman Moli Abboudi
Amount: Only nine dinars and 800 fils
On account of: List 1257 / 4/7/957
Date: 5/8/957
Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title
Stationery Storekeeper

Page 131

Iraq
The Iraqi Government
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 6398
District / ⟦illegible⟧
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
Telephone Bill Statement
Telephone Number: 82456
Center Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount | Fils | Dinars
Telephone rental for the installment ending on ⟦illegible⟧ at a rate of Dinars per installment | 800 | 9
Local call fees - according to the details noted on the back of the bill | .. |
Domestic call fees - according to the schedule (Zone 5) attached herewith | .. |
International call fees - according to the schedule (Zone 5a) attached herewith | .. |
Additional deposits to make the total, along with previously collected deposits, proportional to the installment account for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract | .. |
Total Amount | 800 | 9
Among the conditions stated in the telephone rental contract
If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from its date, the
administration has the right to disconnect the telephone service (Paragraph 7) Second Schedule
Amount Paid: Dinars
Bill Number: 1257
Payment Date: 195 / /
Bill Date: 4 / 7 / 57
Signature:
Cashier
Director of Central Telephones
4 / 8 / 58
1258
7 - ⟦illegible⟧

Page 132

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi
Fakhriya Charity Association, Ghazi Street
Reading at ⟦line⟧
Previous reading ⟦line⟧
Number of local readings during the installment period ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls ⟦line⟧
Number of calls for which fees are claimed ⟦line⟧
Price (40) fils per call ⟦line⟧
88
753
665
⟦illegible⟧
Central Telephone Manager
Invoice date ⟦line⟧
Invoice number ⟦line⟧
Total amount ⟦line⟧ Dinars
Treasurer
Signature ⟦line⟧
Payment date / / 195
Amount paid ⟦line⟧ Dinars

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within ⟦...⟧ days
of its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is excessive after taking the course of
interruption in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a second assessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 17/M/141
Opposite 141/27
I4049 6607960
86 22 22 29206
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Meter Fee | Fils | Dinar
860 22 22 32 | 15 7 57 | Sequence 611 Number 57 7960 |  |  |
Various charges |  | To ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |
1 - Arrears |  | From 611 57 3174 | 35 |  |
2 - Special reading fee |  | Units supplied ⟦...⟧ |  |  |
3 - Cost of damage to meter |  | At a price of 16 fils |  |  |
4 - Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 12 fils |  |  |
|  | At a price of 10 fils |  |  |
|  | Various charges - see side |  | 515 |
|  | Total |  | 515 |
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
-5 AUG 57 00238
515
FILS fils
ID dinar
6
A
⟦illegible⟧

Page 133

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number ⟦100⟧ Date 20 / 7 / 1957
Fils | Dinar
⟦-⟧ | ⟦1/000⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar only⟧
And that is for ⟦our cleaning for the month of July 1957⟧
⟦2402⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦Anbar⟧

Page 135

Notary Public of South Baghdad II Accounting 37
Volume Number 2 196650
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number 51 241
Fils/Dinar
1250 Fee
600 ⟦Fee⟧
1850
Department Name ⟦line⟧
Received from Sami Habib Qaryaqos
The amount of one dinar and eight hundred and fifty fils
On account of additional fees
Signature of the receiver ⟦signature⟧
Dated 2 / 7 / 1957
Job Title ⟦line⟧

Page 136

Accounting 38
State Funds Collection Receipt
Number 48555
Serial Number 84
Department Name: Property Tax
Fils | Dinar | Fee Type | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
200 | 16 | Property Tax No. 47/122 | Previous 954/955 |
700 | 4 | ~ | ~ | First installment share 957
500 | 1 | ~ 64/122 | ~ |
400 | 22 |  |  |
I have received from: Charitable Society
The amount written above, totaling: Twenty Dinars and Four Hundred Fils
Date: 1957/7/20
Signature of the Collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: Accountant

Page 137

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 101
Date: 20 / 7 / 1957
Fils: 850
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦eight hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦repairing two locks, making four keys, and a brokerage fee for a lock⟧
⟦previous⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Abdul Rahman Abdul Redha⟧

Page 139

19
Ed
R
Signature | Notes :
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧ |
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ | 1/8/57
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ | 9
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧ |
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
⟦stamp⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧ |

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in the ⟦...⟧
100
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Salim ⟦...⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [Stamp]

Page 140

12
⟦List⟧ ⟦of names⟧ ⟦...⟧
Name | Dinar | Fils | Day | Month | Notes
⟦2/2⟧ |  |  |  |  |

Page 141

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 89
Date: 29 / 7 / 1957
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦two dinars and five hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦sewing fees (lining) for the clothes of the deceased for the month of February 1957⟧
10 Fils
Revenue
REVENUE
Signature of the recipient

Page 143

87
Volume 4855 State Funds Collection Receipt Accounting
Serial Number 93 Department Name Property Tax / Baghdad
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
- | 45 | ⟦Cycles⟧ of Property No. 141 / 17 formerly 51 / 5 and 529 | ⟦56 / 57⟧ |
Consisting of a check
I have received from the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The amount written above, totaling forty-five dinars and ⟦...⟧ fils
Date 25 / 7 / 957
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title
Abdul Wahab Al-Kilani

Page 144

No. 227709
(Form SP-52)
Khanaqin Oil Co., Ltd.
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO
Fill. Stn.:
Date: 7/22
I.D. | Fils
⟦Sh. Kartia⟧
⟦Sh.⟧ | — | 220
Sig. ⟦line⟧

Page 145

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 4 / ⟦~⟧ / 1957
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount:
Only: ⟦three⟧
And that is for: ⟦wage⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Razzouqi⟧ ⟦...⟧

Page 146

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: ⟦64⟧
Date: ⟦10⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / 195
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar only⟧
And that is for ⟦our allocations for the month of January 54⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦on her behalf⟧
⟦Ghaniyya Salih⟧

Page 148

⟦...⟧ad
⟦...⟧r
19
Notes | Signature
| ⟦stamp with signature⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp with mark⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible writing⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧
| ⟦stamp⟧

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦...⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧

Page 149

⟦...⟧ in ⟦...⟧ 194⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Committee ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and materials | Average | Number | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
Fils Dinar Fils Dinar Fils Dinar Fils Dinar Fils Dinar
⟦signature⟧
⟦ink smudges⟧

Page 150

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / 6 / 195
Dinar: 1
Fils: 200
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦One dinar and two hundred fils⟧ only
And that is for ⟦synagogue cleaning fees⟧
Signature of the recipient
Yaqub
⟦The servant Yaqub⟧
92