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IJA 3079

Financial Transaction, Insurance Policies, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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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.

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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 126-150

Page 126

TALIB TAXI CARS    Talib    Talib Taxi Cars
TALIB HAJ YASS    Owned by Talib Haj Yass
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya    Al-Ferdous Square - Alwiyah
☎ 88544    88544 ☎
Date: ⟦blank⟧
Number: 2958
Date: 30 / 4 / 50
Mr.: The Respectable Rabbi
Mr.: The Respectable Rabbi
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
4/16 | Remaining balance of external car |  | 500
4/16 | From the house to Karrada Al-Sharqiya to the house |  | 500
4/18 | To Al-Bataween to Semiramis Hotel |  | 500
4/20 | Use of a car for one hour |  | 500
4/20 | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi |  | 150
4/22 | From Bab Al-Sharqi to Majeed's house |  | 150
4/22 | To Al-Sa'adoon to Bab Al-Sharqi to Al-Bataween to Al-Sa'adoon |  | 400
| From the house to Karrada to Al-Tijariya to Bab Al-Sharqi | 1 | 000
4/23 | Two and a half hours |  |
| From the house to Bab Al-Sheikh to Al-Shorja one hour waiting | 1 | 400
4/23 | To the house, one hour and 25 minutes |  |
4/26 | Use of a car |  | 750
4/27 | From Al-Bataween to Souq Al-Amanah to the house |  | 250
4/28 | From the house to Al-Washash Camp to Al-Bataween to Hotel |  | 500
| Tigris |  |
4/28 | From the house to Al-Bataween to River ⟦...⟧ to Yaqdhan |  | 750
Total only
Subsequent
13 250

Page 127

Talib Taxi Cars
TALIB TAXI CARS
Owned by Talib Haj Youniss
TALIB HAJ YOUNISS
Al-Ferdos Sq. - Alwya
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya
☎ 88544
☎ 88544
Number: 2957
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Mr. / Mr.: The Respected Rabbi
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
4/1 | From the house to the Torah and waiting |  | 450
4/5 | From the Torah behind the mosque |  | 350
4/6 | From the house to the grave and waiting |  | 750
4/7 | From the house to Al-Rashid Street and Al-Shorja and back |  | 500
4/8 | From the house to Karradat Maryam then Alwiyah and waiting |  | 600
| House two and a half hours |  |
4/16 | From the house to the Torah behind the mosque and waiting |  | 400
4/18 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 350
4/19 | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi then the grave and waiting |  | 450
4/20 | Then to the house two hours |  |
4/21 | From the house to the Torah behind the mosque |  | 350
| From the house to the Rabbi's house in Al-Rashid Street |  |
4/24 | Al-Rashid Street and waiting two hours |  |
4/25 | From the house to the Rabbi in Al-Karrada and waiting |  | 750
| The Torah then Bab Al-Sharqi two hours |  |
4/26 | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi then Alwiyah then the Torah and waiting |  | 750
| Two and a half hours | 5 | 550
| What follows |  |

Page 128

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
Al-Zawra Establishments
For Taxis
Proprietors
Talib Al-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawi
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
To the Virtuous: His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Respected
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
2 / 4 / ⟦1962⟧ | From the house to Al-Alwiya visiting the Nursing Home with the house to the house | - | 750
3 / 4 | From Al-Shorja to the house and to Naji's house | - | 500
4 / 4 | From the house to the hospital and to Al-Shorja and to the house (1/2) hour | - | 750
4 / 4 | From the house to Al-Bataween Dawood prayer and the house and to Naji's house and from the house and to the house | - | 500
5 / 4 | From the house to Al-Rashid Clinic and to Bustan Kubba and to Bab Al-Agha the fifth (⟦from where⟧) | - | 500
5 / 4 | From the house to Al-Maidan and to Al-Rashid Clinic and to Al-Saray and to Naji's house and to Al-Shorja and to the house (1/2) hour | - | 1250
5 / 4 | From Al-Shorja to the house and to Salim's house and to Naji's house with waiting | - | 500
7 / 4 | From the house to Hashya Shatoub's house and to Al-Rashid Clinic and to Al-Shorja one hour | - | 500
7 / 4 | From Al-Shorja to the house and to Naji's house and to Al-Rashid Clinic and to Salim Masri's house and to Sassoon Al-Ahdab's house | - | 650
8 / 4 | From Al-Shorja to the house and to Naji's house and to Al-Rashid Clinic to the son of Faiza and to Naji's house a second time | - | 750
9 / 4 | From the house to Al-Alwiya prayer and to the hospital and to Bustan Kubba and to Al-Shorja and to the house (1/2) hour | - | 650
9 / 4 | From Al-Shorja to the Rabbi's house and to Naji's house and to Al-Rashid Clinic and to Faiza's house | - | 500
| Total (carried forward) | 7 | 700

Page 136

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad:
Number:
Date: 1 / 5 / 1962
Fils: 500
Dinar: 5
I have received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is: Five Dinars
Only:
For: Petty expenses for the past weeks
Signature of the Recipient: ⟦signature⟧
Iraqi Economy Newspaper:
Its owner and Editor-in-Chief Qassim Muhammad Fakhri:
Baghdad - Jadid Hassan Pasha Al-Azhar Press - Telephone Number 85737:
Fils: 500
Dinar: 4
Number: 000244
Received from Mr.: The Respected Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
An amount of: Four dinars and five hundred fils only
For: Per invoice number 222 on 21 / 4 / 1962
Date: 2 / 5 / 1962
Accountant: ⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
For the Rabbinate advertisement fees

Page 137

Iraqi Economy
An economic weekly newspaper
Owner and Editor-in-Chief
Qasim Muhammad Fakhri
Administration
Al-Azhar Press - ⟦...⟧ Hassan Pasha
Telephone: 85737
No. 00246
Order List
Date: 28 / 4 / 1964
To: Gentlemen of the Presidency of the Jewish Community, Respected
Fils | Dinars | Details
500 | 4 | Only four dinars and five hundred fils for publishing your advertisement
In the size of 15 knots, price per knot is 300 fils
Regarding the tender for the cable, with reference to your approval
By telephone; please pay it and we thank you
Payable
⟦...⟧
28 / 4 / 64
By authorization
Check
⟦...⟧
30 / 4
Accountant

Page 138

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧
Date / / 196
Fils: 625
Dinars: 89
I received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only ⟦eighty-nine dinars and six hundred and twenty-five fils⟧
For ⟦payment of the April 1962 list⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Husam Sharif⟧

Page 139

Book Number: 23470
Accounting: 37
Department Name: Ministry of Justice
Number: 84 / 25 / 7 / 5
Fils/Dinar: 250 / -
Received from: Lawyer Hassan Abdullah
Amount: Two hundred and fifty fils
On account: Power of attorney presentation fee
Dated: 22 / 4 / 64
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Notary Public
Book Number: 3235
Accounting: 37
Department Name: Notary Public
Number: 16
Fils/Dinar: 250 / -
Received from: Lawyer Hassan Abdullah
Amount: Two hundred and fifty fils
On account: Power of attorney presentation
Dated: 20 / 4 / 64
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Notary Public
Al-Balad
A general social daily newspaper
Number: 2901
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1
Received from: Lawyer Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar
An amount of: One dinar only
For: Advertisement publication fees
In payment of invoice numbered: 1924
And dated: 8 / 2 / 1964
Date: 16 / 4 / 1964
Receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils

Page 140

Volume Number: 332531
Accounting: 37 A
Receipts for sums collected for the government:
Department name: Tapu ⟦...⟧
Fils/Dinar: - / 1
Number: 41
Received from: Lawyers Hayyim and Abd al-Razzaq
Amount: One dinar only
Dinar: 1
Fils: -
On account of: File 509 and 559
Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 14 / 2 / 934
Job title: Clerk ⟦...⟧
200
Volume Number: 332511
Accounting: 37 A
Receipts for sums collected for the government:
Department name: Baghdad
Fils/Dinar: 280 / 1
Number: 62
Received from: Seized Property Administration Committee
Amount: One dinar and two hundred eighty fils
Dinar: 1
Fils: 280
On account of: Tapu fee
Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 7 / 4 / 48
Job title: Treasurer

Page 141

⟦illegible⟧
15/--          - / 1840      1/015/--      - / 800      - / 200
7/250/--                     2/--          5/775/--
5/400                        1/280         8/--
1/265/--
- / 750/--
7/240/--
2/--/--
⟦line⟧
21/400         - / 1840      22/510        14/575       2/--
14 875
22 510
1840
21 400
⟦line⟧
89/975
21/450
1840
⟦line⟧
23/290
20
14 875
22 510
⟦line⟧
37/385

Page 142

The Lawyers
Hassan Abdullah Mazhar
Shaul Moussa
Number 157 / K / 64
Date 27 / 4 / 964
The Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Greetings and respect,
We list below our account with you for the lawsuits you entrusted to us along with the fees we deserve, which amount to 89/675
Dinars (Eighty-nine dinars and six hundred and seventy-five fils) until 27 / 4 / 964.
1 - Hamid al-Obaidi 45 / B / 61 (Menahem Daniel Waqf):-
Fils | Dinar
100 | .. | Stamps for briefs 9 / 4 / 64
2 - Muhammad Ali al-Yusuf 3145 / 64 (Churches Waqf).
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | .. | Brief stamp 5 / 4
3 - Emil Saleh Shlomo (Ezra Waqf):-
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
000 | 2 | Publication of two advertisements / 2901 16 / 4
4 - Al-Hajj Hussein Baqir Saber and Ahmed Ali (Hospitals Waqf) 1662 / 64
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
840 | .. | Second fee / 62 7 / 4
5 - Kamel Saleh al-Omar 1881 / 64 (Ezra Menahem Waqf):-
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
695 | 1 | Second fee / 62 7 / 4
6 - Kamel Saleh al-Omar 1882 / 64 (Ezra Menahem Waqf):-
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
695 | 1 | Second fee / 62 7 / 4
To be continued
Ezra
Ezra
Ezra
Ezra
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 143

- 1 -
7 - Kamil Saleh Al-Omar 1883 / 64 (Endowment of Ezra Menachem):
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
750 | 00 | Second Fee / 62 | 4/7
8 - Walid Al-Qusayr and Abdul Jabbar Hassoun 895 / 64 (Endowment of Menachem Saleh Daniel):
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
050 | 00 | Regulation Stamp | 3/22
725 | 05 | First Fee / 84 | 3x22
775 | 5 | ⟦line⟧ |
9 - Suzin Owanis 2867 / 64 (Endowment of Ezra and Menachem Daniel):
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
820 | 2 | First Fee / 16 | 4/21
500 | 12 | Prepaid Fees |
320 | 15 | ⟦line⟧ |
10 - Director of Education of Baghdad Province (Urgent Inspection) Al-Rusafa Intermediate School
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
... | 15 | Prepaid Fees |
11 - Salaries:
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
... | 40 | Salary for the month of April / 64 |
12 - Property Case 509 and 559 (Meir Eliyahu Synagogue):
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
050 | 00 | Land Registry Petition Stamp | 4/12
... | 01 | Fee for two maps / 41 | 4/12
200 | 00 | Stamps for two maps | 4/12
250 | 01 | ⟦line⟧ |
To be continued
Folder
⟦illegible⟧

Page 145

1600
5775
⟦line⟧
8/260
Eight dinars and two hundred and sixty fils
924
4/2
Youssef Shukr
I certify that the amounts listed in this list were spent by the Israeli community
And Sarah Moussa is in the Meir Rizqallah and Israel Endowment and in the ⟦Anwar⟧ school salaries for the month of April ⟦1944⟧ amounting to
Each one and the rest of its expenditures
924
4/2
Youssef Shukr
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 146

AL-MANSOUR
BUREAU OF INDUSTRIAL & TRADE SERVICES
Main Off. : Shorja - Abboud Bldg.
Branch : Al-Nasir Square
Tel. { Main Off. 87861
{ Branch 81712
Al-Mansour Bureau for
Industrial and Trade Services
Main Office: Shorja - Abboud Building
Branch: Al-Nasr Square - Bataween
Telephone { Main Office 87861
{ Branch 81712
No. 22399
The bureau provides the following services:
1- Printing maps, commercial documents, school records, etc...
2- Supplying stationery and office supplies.
3- Supplying map printing paper.
4- Supplying drawing paper (tracing).
5- Supplying photocopying paper.
Baghdad on: 24 / 4 / 74
Baghdad,: 24/4/74
Requested from: Gentlemen of the Charitable Mosaic Community M
QTY. | UNIT PRICE | DESCRIPTIONS | I.D. | FILS
5 | --- | Double size ⟦Kraft⟧ | --- | ---
| | In cash | |
| | <del>Received in ⟦illegible⟧ cash</del> | |
| | <del>924</del> | |
| | <del>2/29</del> | |
| | Back | |
| | 24 / 4 / 74 | |
E. & O. E.
Errors and omissions excepted

Page 147

Dr. Moussa Nourallah
Clinic 61502
Tel. No. 91502
I have received from the Jewish Community
The check numbered 229924 and dated 4/12/1964
For the amount <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> forty-nine Dinars.
Baghdad
12 / 4 / 1964
⟦illegible⟧
BENAZMA
Linctus Anti - Asthmatic Bencard for relief of symptoms of asthma
Bottles of 4 fluid ounces ( 100 cc. ).

Page 148

Menahem S. Daniel's Private School
233/42 Menahem Daniel St. - Senak
TELEPHONE 81812
Baghdad on: 4/10/1964
Number: 2004
Subject: Vaccinating students against typhoid
To the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
Greetings.
Dr. Moussa Nourallah has carried out vaccinations against typhoid
for all the school students, the teaching staff, the employees and the servants in
two batches on 2/12/64 and 2/19/64, so please be so kind
as to settle his account for that.
And thank you.
⟦School Director⟧
4/10/1964
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Sh. A.
⟦illegible⟧
Check No. 55998 Date ⟦illegible⟧
Date of Payment ⟦illegible⟧ Item No. ⟦illegible⟧
Recorded in the Cash Book Page ⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
The school principal has confirmed that Dr. Moussa Nourallah has
vaccinated the students of the Menahem Saleh school, requesting that the payment
of the amount be sent to the aforementioned person according to the enclosed list
after presenting it to the President.
The amount was paid by check 55998 P on 4/14/64
The Committee approved it in the session held on 4/14/64

Page 149

No. 212738 Accounting 37
Receipts for sums collected for the government /
Serial No. 36 Fils/Dinar 9/-
Name of Department: Royal Hospital
Received from Dr. Moussa Nourallah
The sum of nine dinars only Dinar and Fils
On account of double vaccine against typhoid
Signature of collector ⟦signature⟧
Date 10 / 2 / 1964 Job Title: Accountant
Dr.
Moussa Nourallah
Clinic Phone 61502 Clinic 61502
Residence 91502 Tel. No. ⟦illegible⟧ 1502
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community
Please pay the sum of nine dinars for
The price of the double vaccine against typhoid
For injecting typhoid injections for students of the Shamash School
With kindness: And many thanks to you
Moussa Nourallah
24 / 2 / 1964
STREPTOPAS LEPETIT
(Dihydrostreptomycin tri - p - aminosalicylate 56% and PAS 44%)
Intramuscular.

Page 150

DR. S. DARWISH M.D.
Salman Darwish "⟦SPECIALIST IN RADIOLOGY⟧"
Doctor of Medicine and Radiology Specialist
Phone No. 80562
Orfaliyah - Baghdad
I received from the administration of the Jewish Community the check numbered
768016 D dated 2/14/1964 drawn on the Eastern
Bank in the amount of nine dinars only, as payment
for X-ray examination fees for poor patients for the period between
11/2/1963 and 2/17/1964
Republic of Iraq
⟦10⟧ Fils
⟦signature⟧
14 / 2 / 1964