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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.

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 251-275

Page 251

Gailany Building
Rashid Street
BAGHDAD IRAQ
Al-Kilani Building
Rashid Street
Baghdad - Iraq
Commercial Advertising Bureau
No. 446
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
Damirji Building ( 2nd floor )
Damirji Building ( Second Floor )
Samawal Street
Al-Samawal Street
Baghdad - Iraq
Baghdad - Iraq
Debit Note
DEBIT NOTE
Baghdad,:
Baghdad on: January 31, 1964
Respected Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Dear Sirs,: Greetings
We give below details of the costs due: We list below details of the advertising costs
re: regarding the cemetery fencing tender
advertising:
for: during January 1964
Newspaper / Cinema / Station | Space / Time | Insertions / Exhibits | Dates | Insertions / Exhibits | Total | Total Space / Time | @ | Amount Fils | Amount I.D. | Total Fils | Total I.D.
Al-Jumhuriya | 2 x 3 | 24, 26, and 1/27 | 3 | 18 | 300 | 5 | 400 | |
Al-Arab | 2 x 3 | 25, 26, and 1/27 | 3 | 18 | 250 | 4 | 500 | |
Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed | 2 x 3 | 24, 26, and 1/27 | 3 | 18 | 250 | 4 | 500 | |
Al-Balad | 2 x 3 | 28 and 1/29 | 2 | 12 | 200 | 2 | 400 | |
Al-Manar | 2 x 3 | 1/28 | 1 | 6 | 250 | 1 | 500 | 300 | 18
COPY
Eighteen dinars and three hundred fils only
Kindly arrange settlement of the amount: Please kindly settle the amount of 18/300 Dinars
of I.D.: mentioned above.
shown above.
Yours faithfully,
Please accept our highest thanks and respect
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
Commercial Advertising Bureau
Manager
Manager
Enclosures /
Enclosures / newspaper copies

Page 252

Gailany Building
Rashid Street
BAGHDAD IRAQ
Gailany Building
Rashid Street
Baghdad - Iraq
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
No 447
Damirji Building ( 2nd floor )
Damirji Building ( 2nd floor )
Samawal Street
Samawal Street
Baghdad - Iraq
Baghdad - Iraq
DEBIT NOTE
DEBIT NOTE
Baghdad, ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on January 31, 1964
To the Respected Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Dear Sirs, Greetings
We give below details of the costs due we list below in detail the advertising costs
re ⟦line⟧ advertising regarding the extension of the cemetery fencing tender
for ⟦line⟧ during January 1964
Newspaper / Cinema / Station | Space / Time | Insertions / Exhibits (Dates) | Insertions / Exhibits (Total) | Total Space / Time | @ Price Fils | Amount (I.D.) | Amount (Fils) | Total (I.D.) | Total (Fils)
Al-Jumhuriya | 2" x 2 | 1/31 and 2/2 | 2 | 8" | 300 | 2 | 400 |  |
Al-Arab | 2" x 2 | 2/2 | 1 | 4" | 250 | 1 | 000 |  |
Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed | 2" x 2 | 1/29 and 2/2 | 2 | 8" | 250 | 2 | 000 |  |
Al-Balad | 2" x 2 | 1/29 and 2/1 | 2 | 8" | 200 | 1 | 600 |  |
Al-Manar | 2" x 2 | 1/30 | 1 | 4" | 250 | 1 | 000 |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 000
Nine Dinars only
Kindly arrange settlement of the amount of 9/000 Dinars
of I.D. ⟦line⟧ mentioned above.
Yours faithfully, and please accept our highest thanks and respect
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
Manager
Enclosures / Newspaper copies
COPY

Page 253

Receipt
Please pay fils only
Seventy ⟦fils⟧ ⟦...⟧
Youssef ⟦...⟧
Oil
22 / ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
Number (5) ⟦...⟧
924 / ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the house

Page 254

Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Telephone 85267
No.::
Date:: 2 / 4 / 1964
To the Honorable President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
After greetings:
Please grant us a loan in the amount of (750/- ID) seven hundred and fifty dinars to cover
stadium expenses and to purchase some necessary items for it, such as a refrigerator, chairs, and others,
With thanks.
⟦illegible signature⟧
President
Abdullah Obadiah
Disburse an amount of (500) five hundred ⟦dinars⟧
24 / 4 / 964
Meeting
24-6
⟦illegible⟧

Page 255

Al-Zawraa Place
For Taxi Services
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Phone Number 4619
Fils | Dinar
250 | 47
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Only: ⟦illegible⟧ and nothing else
And that is for car fees: ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature

Page 256

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxi Cars
Owners
Talib El-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
M: ⟦...⟧
To: ⟦...⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
(1944) | ⟦...⟧ The Musawi ⟦...⟧ Masters |  |
4/1 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/2 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/3 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/4 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/5 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/6 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/7 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/8 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/9 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
4/10 | ⟦...⟧ |  | X
650-

Page 259

TALIB TAXI CARS
TALIB HAJ YASS
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya
☎ 88544
Talib Taxi Cars
Owner: Talib Haj Yass
Al-Ferdous Square - Alwya
☎ 88544
Talib
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
2/1 | Car fare from Baghdad to ⟦...⟧ | 3 | 150
2/2 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/3 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/4 | Car fare ⟦...⟧ | 1 | 500
2/5 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/6 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/7 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/8 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/9 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
2/10 | ⟦...⟧ |  |
| Received in cash | 4 | 650
11/2/1974
⟦signature⟧

Page 260

Talib Taxi Cars
TALIB TAXI CARS
Owner: Talib Haj Yass
TALIB HAJ YASS
Al-Ferdos Sq. - Alwiya
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya
88544 ☎
☎ 88544
Talib
No: 0587
Date:
Date:
Mr.: ⟦Administrative Committee for the Affairs of the Jewish Community⟧
Mr.:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Date
400 | 14 | Previous |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back with waiting | 2/1
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/2
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back and back | 2/3
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/4
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/7
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back and back | 2/12
800 | 1 | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/13
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back Bab al-Sharqi | 2/14
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital |
800 | 1 | From the house to the hospital and back and back | 2/16
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/18
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/20
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/21
800 | 1 | From the house to the hospital and back and back | 2/22
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital |
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/23
400 | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the hospital and back | 2/24
900 | 18 | Total |
What follows

Page 261

TALIB TAXI CARS
TALIB HAJ YASS
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya
88544
Talib
Talib Taxi Cars
Owner: Talib Haj Yass
Al-Ferdous Square - Alwiya
88544
Date:
Number: 0586
Date:
Mr.: ⟦The Honorable Management Committee for the Jewish Community Affairs⟧
Mr.:
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
| Previous Balance | 7 | 600
11/2 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/3 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/4 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/5 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/6 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/7 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/8 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/9 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/10 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/11 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/12 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/13 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/14 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
11/15 | Car to the Ministry of Interior |  | 200
| Subsequent Balance | 10 | 400

Page 262

TALIB TAXI CARS
TALIB HAJ YASS
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya
88544
Talib
Talib Taxi Cars
Owner: Talib Haj Yass
Al-Ferdos Square - Alwiya
88544
Date:
Number: 0802
Date: 2/22
Mr.: ⟦The Charitable Mosaic Community⟧
Mr.: ⟦The Charitable Mosaic Community⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
2/13 | ⟦Trip by train and return from Karbala to Baghdad⟧ |  | 900
2/22 | ⟦Transporting passengers to Baghdad airport on 2/22⟧ |  | 300
|  |  | 1200
1974/2/22
⟦signature⟧

Page 263

Al-Zawra Shop
ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Taxi service
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
Owners
&
Talib El-Dabbagh
Ibrahim Muslawy
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Sinak-Baghdad
Phone 4619
Tel. No. 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
To the honorable ⟦Committee for the Administration of the Israeli Community Affairs⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
1964/2/1 | From home to Al-Tawaji (Single) |  |
2/2 | From home to ⟦...⟧ house in Municipalities and from Al-Tawaji to hospital and home |  |
2/4 | From home to Al-Tawaji in Sinak and from Sinak to home |  |
2/5 | From home to Al-Tawaji and from a woman's house to hospital and home (Night) | 2 | 500
2/6 | From home to the dance club and to the patient's clinic in Al-Alwiyah and from her house |  |
| to home (1/2) hour |  |
2/7 | From home to ⟦...⟧ hospital in Karrada and from home to Naia's son | 1 | 750
| to home (1/2) hour |  |
2/8 | From home to Al-Tawaji and to home |  |
2/12 | From home (Night) one hour of visits and Al-Tawaji |  |
| From home to Maryam's clinic and from ⟦...⟧ house in Al-Mansour and to a house |  |
| ⟦...⟧ in Al-Sa'adoon district and to home and from the patient's clinic to |  |
| ⟦...⟧ and from Bard's house to ⟦...⟧ house and from home to ⟦...⟧ |  |
| Time (1/2) hour |  |
| From home to Al-Tawaji and to home and from Al-Tawaji to home |  |
| ⟦...⟧ |  |
|  | 8 | 950

Page 266

Receipt forty-four
I, the undersigned, received from the Chairman of the Administrative Committee
a sum of forty-four Dinars only, and that is
allocation for May ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Receipt
21 - ⟦...⟧
23 - ⟦...⟧
44 - Forty-four Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Revenue Stamp Fils
Meeting
7-4-64
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 196
Fils: 220
Dinar: 24
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the sum mentioned above, amounting to
only twenty-four Dinars and two hundred and twenty Fils
and that is for wages ⟦...⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Revenue Stamp Fils
⟦signature⟧

Page 267

Lawyers
Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar
Shaul Moussa
Number 57 k/64
Date 24/2/1964
Mr. Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Respectfully
Greetings and respect
We list for you our account with you from 27/1/64 until 24/2/64 regarding fees and expenses
for the lawsuits you entrusted us with, totaling 234.220 Dinars (only two hundred and thirty-four
⟦fils⟧ Dinars and two hundred and twenty fils) and they are in the following detail:-
1 - Muftan Jarallah Lawsuit No. 92/63 (Endowment of Churches):-
Fils | Dinar
300 | .. | Printing the contract by devlop receipt / 20920 | 10/2/64
000 | 01 | Stamp fine account / | 11/2
500 | .. | Completion of the stamp for the contract | 11/2
800 | 01
2 - Sewerage Authority Lawsuit No. 304/63 (Frank Iny School Endowment):-
Fils | Dinar
050 | .. | Bill stamp | 1/2/964
3 - Secretariat of the Capital Expropriation Lawsuit No. 733/63 (Al-Midrash Endowment):-
Fils | Dinar
100 | .. | Notification fee receipt / 7 | 1/29
100 | .. | Notification stamps | 1/29
000 | 125 | Advance fees calculated at 2/5 % of the expropriation value of 5000/--- Dinars
200 | 125
4 - Jawad al-Haidari Lawsuit No. 2437/63 (Ezra Menachem Endowment):-
Fils | Dinar
300 | 7 | Second fee receipt / 65 | 2/9
To be continued
⟦illegible blue ink handwriting⟧

Page 268

- 2 -
5 - Jawad Al-Haidari lawsuit number 64/128 (Ezra Menachem Waqf):-
Dinar | Fils
350 | 7 | 2/9/64 the second fee, receipt / 64
6 - Emile Saleh (Ezra Menachem Waqf):-
Dinar | Fils
120 | 00 | 2/11 stamps for publishing the advertisement in the newspaper
7 - Emile Saleh (Menachem and Sassoon Waqf):-
Dinar | Fils
500 | 1 | 2/12 publishing the advertisement in the newspaper, receipt / 1556
8 - Taleb Al-Sayyid Hashim Al-Musawi lawsuit number 64/54 (The Churches):-
Dinar | Fils
250 | 20 | 2/5 the second fee, receipt / 45
9 - Land Registry Case (Long-term lease for plots 21 and its annexes from the Ezra Menachem endowments (Ezra Menachem Waqf):-
Dinar | Fils
050 | 00 | 1/27 petition stamp
300 | 00 | 1/27 testimony fee, receipt / 58
100 | 00 | 1/30 testimony stamps
400 | 06 | 2/1 fee for 12 maps, receipt / 100
000 | 01 | 2/2 stamps for the maps
⟦line⟧
850 | 7
10 - Hussein Al-Haj Jaafar's case (Ezra Menachem Waqf):-
Dinar | Fils
100 | 00 | 1/29 warning stamps
250 | 00 | 1/29 warning fee, receipt / 73
000 | 15 | attorney fees
⟦line⟧
350 | 15
To be continued
⟦illegible⟧

Page 270

Volume Number: 333152
Accounting: 37 A
Title: Receipts for money collected for the government
Number: 07
Fils/Dinar: -/10
Department Name: ⟦Amanat Al-Asima⟧
Received from: ⟦Mr. Anwar Ibrahim⟧
Amount: Ten dinars and - fils
On account: ⟦Fee⟧
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job title:
Date: 9/ ⟦...⟧ / 64
Volume Number: 333155
Accounting: 37
Title: Receipts for money collected for the government
Number: 65
Fils/Dinar: 7/250
Department Name: ⟦Amanat Al-Asima⟧
Received from: ⟦Mr. Sasson Samuel on behalf of the Jewish Administrative Committee⟧
Amount: Seven dinars and 250 fils
On account: ⟦Revenue fee⟧
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job title:
Date: 9/ ⟦...⟧ / 64
Volume Number: 333155
Accounting: 37
Title: Receipts for money collected for the government
Number: 64
Fils/Dinar: 7/250
Department Name: ⟦Amanat Al-Asima⟧
Received from: ⟦Mr. Sasson Samuel on behalf of the Jewish Administrative Committee⟧
Amount: Seven dinars and 250 fils
On account: ⟦Revenue fee⟧
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job title:
Date: 9/ ⟦...⟧ / 64

Page 271

Al-Fajr Al-Jadeed:
An independent political daily newspaper:
Receipt Voucher:
Number: 1556
Fils: 500
Dinar: 4
Date: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 1962
Received from: Lawyer Saeb Abdul Basit
Amount (in words): Four Dinars and Five Hundred Fils
For: ⟦...⟧ from the Visitors' Gifts Committee
According to list number:
And dated:
Receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Administrative Manager:
Accounting 37 A:
Book Number: 525960
Receipts for money collected for the government:
Number: 58
Fils/Dinar: 12 / ⟦...⟧
Department name:
Received from: Hamid Abdul Razzaq ⟦...⟧
Amount: ⟦...⟧ Dinars and ⟦...⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦...⟧
Dated: ⟦...⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Accounting 37:
Book Number: 333154
Receipts for money collected for the government:
Number: 45
Fils/Dinar: 2/250
Department name: ⟦...⟧
Received from: ⟦...⟧ Administrative
Amount: Two Dinars and Two Hundred and Fifty Fils
On account of: ⟦...⟧
Dated: ⟦...⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:

Page 272

Accounting 37 A:
Volume Number: 325961
Receipts of Dirhams collected for the government:
Department Name: ⟦Tapu⟧ ⟦...⟧
Number: 100
Fils/Dinar: 6/400
Received from: Mr. Saeb Abdul Wahab
Amount: Six Dinars and four hundred Fils
On account of: ⟦...⟧
On date: 2/1/64
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: ⟦...⟧
Accounting 37 A:
Volume Number: ⟦32681⟧
Receipts of Dirhams collected for the government:
Department Name: ⟦...⟧
Number: 73
Fils/Dinar: 1/200
Received from: ⟦...⟧
Amount: One Dinar and two hundred Fils
On account of: ⟦...⟧
On date: ⟦...⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: ⟦...⟧

Page 274

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
No. ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 196
Fils: —
Dinar: 27
I have received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
⟦twenty-seven Dinars⟧ only
for ⟦fees for cleaning the floor pit⟧
⟦according to check number 46966⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Mahmoud⟧

Jack Aboudi Shaby
DR. JACK A. SHABY
Baghdad on 20 / 10 / 1962
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings
Below is a list of medical examinations conducted
during the year 1962, please settle them and with
thanks and respect
50 examinations in the clinic = 25 Dinars
1 examination at the patient's home = 2 Dinars
Total 27 <del>54</del>
Only twenty-seven Dinars and no more
Doctor
Jack Aboudi Shaby
⟦2/9⟧

Page 275

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 2 / 1 / 196⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | 21
I have received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only twenty-one dinars and five hundred ⟦line⟧
And that is for the fees of the physician for the community's patients according to the check
Numbered 754692 and dated 17 / 12 / 63
Dr. Gurji Raby
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Fiscal Stamp
Dr. Gurji Raby
DR. G. RABY
Rashid Street Baghdad
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone 81016
Tel. 81016
To the Honorable Presidency of the Community
Please pay for (62) examinations
The amount of twenty-one dinars and a half only
21/500
With high thanks
Sincerely
For the stamp
20 / 1 / 64