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IJA 3079

Financial Transaction, Insurance Policies, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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Description

These are financial documents from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews including financial transaction receipts, bills, and tax records. Receipts are for newspaper and journal advertisements, pharmacies and doctors, taxis, books and stationary, utilities, accountants, plane and train tickets, and insurance policies. There is also correspondence from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to various Jewish schools, reports on Jewish community holdings, such as the synagogues and charitable endowments, and the distribution of charitable funds, and correspondence with the government regarding property taxes.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3079
Item Number
2778
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Accounting, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Advertisement, Al-Rāfadīn Bank, Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Bank Note, Bank of the East, Britain, Charity, Correspondence, Doctors, Endowment, Ezra Menahem Daniel, Financial, First Court of Baghdad, Frank Iny School, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Heskel Menahem Daniel, Hospital, Ink Stamp, Insurance, Invoice, Iraqi Government, Iraqi State Railways, Ledger, Letterhead, Medicine, Meir Eliyahu Synagogue, Menahem S. Daniel, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Office of Education – Baghdad, Office of Telephone Administration, Personal Letterhead, Pharmacy, Printed Text, Property Tax, Railways, Receipts, Revenue Stamp, Shamash Secondary School, Society of Water, Stamps, Sun Crest, Synagogue, Tax, Taxi, Thumbprint, Typed, Waqf

AI en Translation, Pages 1-25

Page 2

Please pay the amount of ⟦...⟧ Rami ⟦...⟧
1/0 to Mr. Yaqoub ⟦...⟧
934
2/8
Payable
⟦signature⟧
Hussein ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 4

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 64 /
Date: 1/7/1964
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Director of Menahem Salih Daniel School
Reference to your letter numbered 2039 and dated 1/7/1964
In view of the reasons stated in your letter referred to above, we approve the disbursement of the school salary
for the month of July 1964. Please send the receipt for that.
⟦signature⟧
The President
Copy to: -
The Accountant for information
⟦July salary⟧
⟦1964⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 5

64/
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 10/7/1964
Date:
Subject:
Principal of Menahem Salih Daniel School
Reference to your letter No. 2028 dated 1/7/1964
In view of the reasons stated in your above-mentioned letter regarding the travel of the teacher, Mrs.
Eileen Marcuit Al-Khalidi, outside of Iraq, we agree to pay her salary for the months of July and August
of the year 64. Please inform us of receipt.
⟦signature⟧
The President
A copy to:-
The Accountant for information.
94 copies
⟦faint blue stamp/text⟧

Page 6

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 6 / 7 / 1962
Fils: 570
Dinar: 94
I have received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount, which is
Only ninety-four Dinars and five hundred and seventy Fils.
And that is for the list of legal fee expenses for the month of June ⟦1962⟧
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Khalid Abdul Razzaq
Payee's Signature

Page 7

Lawyers
Hassan Abdullah Mazhar
Shaul Moussa
Number 241 k / 64
Date 30 / 6 / 964
Mr. Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Respectfully
Greetings and respect,,
We list for you our account with you for the lawsuits you assigned to us with the fees we deserve, which
amount to (95/570) Dinars, ninety-five dinars and five hundred and seventy fils until 30 / 6 / 64
1 - Muftan Jarallah (Jewish Church)
Fils | Dinar | Description | Date
200 |  | Advertisement stamp | 22 / 6 / 64
100 |  | Notification fee / 79 | 23 / 6 / 64
300 |  |  |
2 - Abed Youssef and Boutros Youssef (Heskel Menachem Daniel Waqf)
Fils | Dinar | Description | Date
⟦line⟧ | 3 | Fees of the expert lawyer Adnan Izzat | 18 / 6 / 64
400 | 1 | Additional fees 66 / | 18 / 6 / 64
500 | 1 | Car fees for the judge with the experts and bailiff fees | 18 / 6 / 64
350 |  | Duplicating copies of the Waqf deed and 100 fils stamp | 20 / 6 / 64
250 | 6 |  |
3 - Abdul Jabbar Hassoun (Menachem Daniel Waqf)
Fils | Dinar | Description | Date
100 |  | Stamp for the brief (No. 2) | 10 / 6 / 64
4 - Emil Saleh (Menachem Daniel Waqf)
Fils | Dinar | Description | Date
50 |  | Brief stamp | 16 / 6 / 64
To be continued.
Correct
Detailed
Correct
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
30 / 6 / 64

Page 9

Summary
⟦line⟧
| Fils | Dinar
1 - Muftan Jarallah ⟦the Lebanese⟧ | 300 |
2 - Abed Youssef and Boutros Youssef | 250 | 6
3 - Abdul Jabbar Hassoun | 100 |
4 - Emil Saleh | 050 |
5 - Khalil Ibrahim Habba | 200 | 5
6 - Heirs of Muhammad Salim | 500 | 11
7 - Ahmed Al-Sayyid Jassim ⟦the Lebanese⟧ | 995 | 12
8 - Rashid Muhammad Al-Dulaimi | 525 | 14
9 - Salaries | 000 | 40
10 - Printing, notices and sundries | 650 | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
| 570 | 94
Only ⟦ninety-four⟧ <del>ninety-five</del> dinars and five hundred and seventy fils, no more.
⟦signature⟧
Lawyer
Shaul Moussa
⟦signature⟧
Lawyer
Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar
Paid
⟦...⟧
24/12

Page 10

Ledger Number:
Accounting 37 A:
332:
Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government:
Number: 94
Fils/Dinar: 14/800
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Jews
Amount: Fourteen Dinars and Eight Hundred Fils
On account of: Dual Fee
Date: 29/10/194⟦illegible⟧
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Department Accountant
⟦illegible stamp⟧

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Book Number 236084
Accounting 37 A
Receipts for Dirhams Collected for the Government
Fils / Dinar: 21/025
Number: 68
Department Name:
Received from: Lawyer Hassan Abdullah Mustafa Al-Karkhi
Amount: Twenty-one dinars and twenty-five fils
On account of: Inheritance tax
Date: 16/2/64
Signature of the Collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: Accountant

Page 12

Accounting 37 A
Binder Number
Binder Number: 334738
Receipts of Dirhams Collected for the Government:
Name of Department: ⟦line⟧
Fils / Dinar: 1 / 400
Number: 66
Received from: Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Jews
Amount: ⟦line⟧
Dinar and: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
On account of: Fees for water consumed in Shamash School
Signature of Collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦line⟧
On date: 18 / 7 / 974
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 13

Accounting 37 A:
Book Number: 335933014
Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government:
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils / Dinar: 71 / 250
Number: 48
Received from: Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Head of the Community
Amount: Seventy-one dinars and two hundred and fifty fils
On account of: Income Tax
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦illegible⟧
Dated: 28 / 1 / 52

Page 15

Commercial Advertising Bureau - Baghdad
Commercial Advertising Bureau - Baghdad
No 324
Received from: The respected Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
the sum of: Sixteen Dinars and two hundred Fils
in settlement of: Settlement of our invoice No. 522 dated 5/2/64 regarding the announcement of the auction date for leasing plots
By: Check No. 5715 dated 6/22/1964 on the Iraqi Credit Bank
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
ID. 16
Fils 200
Bureau 12
Accountant
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU

Page 16

Gailany Building
Rashid Street
BAGHDAD IRAQ
Al-Gailani Building
Rashid Street
Baghdad - Iraq
Commercial Advertising Bureau
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
No 495
Newspaper / Cinema / Station | Space / Time | Insertions / Exhibits Dates | Total Space / Time | @ Price Fils | Amount I.D. / Fils | Total I.D. / Fils
Al-Jumhuriyah | 3 x 2" | 17 & 4/22 | 2 | 12" | 400 | 4 | 800 |
Al-Arab | 4 x 2" | 16 & 4/20 | 2 | 16" | 250 | 4 | ... |
Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed | 3 x 2" | 21 & 4/29 | 2 | 12" | 250 | 3 | ... |
Al-Manar | 2 x 2" | 21 & 4/27 | 2 | 8" | 250 | 2 | ... |
Al-Bilad | 3 x 2" | 19 & 4/29 | 2 | 12" | 200 | 2 | 400 | 16 | 200
16 200 Sixteen Dinars and Two Hundred Fils
Kindly arrange settlement of the amount of I.D. 16/200 mentioned above.
Yours faithfully, COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
Commercial Advertising Bureau Manager
Manager
Enclosures / Copies of Newspapers
The amount has been paid according to the procedures
9/5/1964
Supporting the committee's decision
⟦illegible⟧
7/5/64
⟦signature⟧

Page 18

Iraqi Economy Newspaper
Owner and Editor-in-Chief: Qasim Muhammad Fakhri
Baghdad - Jadid Hassan Pasha, Al-Azhar Press - Telephone No. 85737
Fils | Dinar
800 | 4
Number 000062
Received from the respected Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
The sum of ⟦four⟧ Dinars and eight hundred Fils only
For publishing a Profit and Loss advertisement according to the list
Numbered 424 and dated 2/8/1964
Date 2/21/1964 as per Check No.
Accountant ⟦signature⟧
738042 on 2/21/1964

Page 19

The Iraqi Economy
An Economic Weekly Newspaper
Owner and Editor-in-Chief
Qasim Muhammad Fakhri
Al-Azhar Press - Jadid Hassan Pasha
Telephone: 85737
Request List
Fils | Dinar | Details
800 | 4 | Only four dinars and eight hundred fils for publishing your advertisement regarding the rental of property sequence 559 with a size of 12 knots at a price of 200 per single knot in the issue of the Iraqi Economy newspaper No. 24 on 8/6/964
And we thank you
Payable
Committee decision 6/22
⟦illegible⟧
6/24
Accountant ⟦signature⟧

Page 21

List Number
122 on 8 / 2 / 1964
Labor and Workers
Weekly Newspaper
Jadid Hassan Pasha Telephone 82794
No. 000174
P.O. Box 309
Fils: 800
Dinar: 5
Received from: The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Only: Five Dinars and Eight Hundred Fils
For: Publishing an advertisement and annual subscription
Date: 21 / 2 / 1964
Accountant: ⟦signature⟧
⟦two fiscal stamps⟧
Instead of shop rent Task 559 |
Job No. 41 B / 129 in the neighborhood |
The Torah published in issue 10 |
Rent installment until February | 4 800
Based on the court decision | 2
21 / 2 | 7 800
Accountant
⟦signature⟧

Page 22

Labor and Workers
A weekly newspaper
Owner and Editor-in-Chief: Ghazi Al-Abdali
Number 000162
Administration: Baghdad - Jadid Hassan Pasha. Al-Hawadeth Press
Telephone 82794 P.O. Box 309
Date: 10 / 6 / 962
To: The Honorable ⟦Mosaic Community⟧
Text: Please pay the amount, the details and value of which are stated below. Thank you, the Accountant.
Fils | Dinar | Details
800 | 4 | Fees for publishing an advertisement for the department of ⟦Real Estate⟧ liquidation
on behalf of Sayyid Al-Qasr and Al-Zahi - for
Rent for shop No. 559
Number ⟦of Owners⟧ 41 B 1/129 in the neighborhood of
Al-Tawrat published in issue 60
800 | 4 | Only four dinars and eight hundred fils
400 | 2 | Subscription until the court ruling
200 | 7 | ⟦illegible signature⟧
22 / 6
The Accountant

Page 24

AL-BILAD PHARMACY
Rashid Street, Baghdad
Tel. No. 81235
Date / /196
M.: The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Fils | Dinar | Details
846 | 34 | Only thirty-four dinars and eight hundred forty-six fils
I received from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews an amount
of thirty-four dinars and eight hundred forty-six fils
according to the check numbered 768044 ⟦in⟧
dated 6/26/1964 as payment
of our account for the month of April 1964
Al-Bilad Pharmacy
⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

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1
⟦Al-Bilad Pharmacy⟧
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone Number 81235
AL-BILAD PHARMACY
Rashid Street, Baghdad
Tel. No. 81235
| Details | Dinar | Fils
1.4.64 | Prescription No 1 |  | 730
" | 2 |  | 800
" | 3 |  | 870
" | 4 | 1 | 670
2.4.64 | 5 |  | 570
" | 6 | 1 | 590
" | 7 |  | 620
" | 8 |  | 260
3.4.64 | 9 |  | 200
4.4.64 | 10 | 1 | 140
" | 11 | 1 | 360
5.4.64 | 12 |  | 550
7.4.64 | 13 |  | 420
" | 14 |  | 900
8.4.64 | 15 |  | 740
" | 16 |  | 400
|  | 12 | 820
Expenses
Church House
⟦illegible⟧ 20 / 4
C-IF.