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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 English Translation, Pages 476-500

Archival unit 476

Dr. Moussa Nourallah
Dr. Moussa Nourallah
Tel. No. { Clinic 61502 | Clinic 61502 } Telephone
House 91502 | Residence 91502
I have received the check numbered 752661/5
amounting to 450.650 Dinars only and dated
15/12/82 from the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
15/12/82
BENAZMA
Linctus Anti - Asthmatic Bencard for relief of symptoms of asthma
Bottles of 4 fluid ounces ( 100 cc. ).

Archival unit 477

Al-Imam Hospital
Karrada Al-Sharkia - Abu Qlam
Baghdad - Iraq
Al-Imam Hospital
Karrada Al-Sharkia Abu Klam
Baghdad - IRAQ
Doctor
Mohammed Ali Al-Imam
Dr. M. A. Al-Imam
M.D., D.S., M.S.
Specialist Surgeon
Hospital: 98391
Switchboard: 92473
Telephones: 92098
Residence: 91447
Baghdad on: 1 / 12 / 1963
⟦illegible⟧
Check ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Recorded in the ledger
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
After greetings,
With reference to your letter No. T / 592 / 63 dated 14 / 8 / 1963,
We send you herewith invoice No. 278 dated 1 / 12 / 1963 in the amount of
214 / 000 Dinars, for the account of the patient Yaqub Yehuda, requesting you to kindly
disburse it.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Doctor
Mohammed Ali Al-Imam
Al-Imam Hospital
AL-IMAM HOSPITAL
Baghdad Baghdad

Archival unit 478

AL-IMAM HOSPITAL
Karrada Al Shrkia Abu Klam
BAGHDAD Tel. No. 92473
DEBIT NOTE: No. 002,78
Date: 26 / 1 / 56
Mr.: Yaqub Yehuda / Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad
Particulars | I D. | Fils
Room fees for 107 days (2nd class) | 107 | —
Accompaniment |  |
Operating theatre fees | 6 | —
Surgeon's and or Doctor's fees | 50 | —
Assistant Surgeon's fees | 5 | —
Anaesthetist's fees | 3 | —
Specialities (Sealed Medicines) | 25 | —
For X-ray | 5 | —
Only two hundred and fourteen dinars and no more | 214 | —
⟦line⟧
TOTAL
E. & O E.

Archival unit 479

Basra, October 26, 1964
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community Council
Baghdad
After greetings and respect,
Attached herewith is a copy of the school receipt regarding the ⟦installment⟧ for my son
Elia Sabah for the year 63/64, requesting you to kindly pay the remaining tuition installment owed by him, amounting to
150/- Dinars for the academic year mentioned above - to my address listed below - so that I may be able to
convert the amount into dollars as soon as the foreign transfer transaction is completed - and I hope this will be done quickly.
Thanking you in advance.
Please accept my highest respect.
Sincerely,
Selim Elia
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Payment
Fils   Dinar
150/-
Check No. 422707 dated 12/10/64
Council date 12/7/64 Item No.
Recorded in the Cashier's book page
Address:
Selim Elia
Baghdadi Public Supplies Store in Basra
The committee approved on 12/7/64
Pay to Mr. Selim Elia the amount of 150 Dinars
Meeting
13.12.64

Archival unit 480

COUNTY BOROUGH OF WEST HAM.
TELEPHONE
MARYLAND 4545 EXT
G. BULMER, M.A., PH.D.
F.R.I.C.
PRINCIPAL.
/SG.
WEST HAM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY,
ROMFORD ROAD,
STRATFORD,
LONDON, E.15.
14th October, 1963.

To whom it may concern

This is to certify that ELIA SABAH SALIM is
a full-time day student in the B.Sc. Engineering
degree course at this College. The course is of four
years duration.
He passed the Advanced level examination with
the following marks:-
Pure Mathematics | E.
Applied Mathematics | E.
physics | E.

G Bulmer
WEST HAM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Archival unit 481

Dr. Raubitschek Dr. E. Raubitschek
Eye specialist Eye specialist
Baghdad No. 248/1 Baghdad No. 248/1
Telephone 4513 Telephone 4513
Rp.
Received
ID 40 / - - -
With thank
The Iraqi Republic
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
E. Raubitschek
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Baghdad the: 17 DEC 1963

Archival unit 482

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils: —
Dinar: 250/
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦illegible⟧ two hundred and fifty Dinars only
and that is for ⟦illegible⟧ the loan to the scholarship student Mr. Ghanem Shoa
⟦illegible⟧ 754660 ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Fils
Fiscal Stamp
Meeting
13-12-64
Signature of the Recipient
on behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ Ghanem Shoa
Latif Shoa

Archival unit 483

CREDIT BANK OF IRAQ
LIMITED STOCK COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1962, HEAD OFFICE BAGHDAD
Authorised and Paid up Capital ID. 1,000,000
B'd. 12 - 12 - 65
( Iraq )
Currency ⟦illegible⟧ @ ⟦illegible⟧ Amount ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
D/Credit No.:
Margin I.D.: 241/352
Comm.:
Forms: -/250
Postage: -/150
Corresp. Comm.:
Cable:
Nett I.D.: 241/752
ID. two hundred forty one Fils 752 only
SUB-MANAGER | MANAGER
⟦signature⟧
BAGHDAD: MAIN BRANCH. RASHID STREET. KARRADAH AL-SHARQIYA. MAHDI STREET. BAB AL-MUADHAM. KARRADAT MARYAM. BASRAH. ZUBAIR. MOSUL. ARBIL
129 A BAGHDAD : MAIN BRANCH, RASHID STREET, KARRADAH, MAHDI STREET, NORTH GATE, WEST BANK, BASRAH, ZUBAIR, MOSUL, ARBIL.

Archival unit 484

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 15 / 8 / 1962
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 20
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only ⟦twenty dinars⟧
and that is for ⟦medical fees papers ⟦illegible⟧⟧
Yaqub Shaul ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 485

200 Dinars
Receipt for only two hundred Dinars and no more
Received from ⟦illegible⟧ stores
An amount of two hundred and twenty-five Dinars by
Cheque 754659 dated 8/12/1963 and that is
For the first installment of my son ⟦illegible⟧
From Balas School and for that I signed
Balas School
I received the mentioned cheque
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamps
⟦illegible⟧
Meeting
13-12-63

Archival unit 486

Rafidain Bank
Foreign Remittances
Accounting Copy
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
On: ⟦illegible⟧
To: ⟦illegible⟧
Remittance (Mail / Telegram) No.:
Amount in foreign currency: ⟦illegible⟧
Payee name: ⟦illegible⟧
Drawn on: ⟦illegible⟧
Transfer form number: ⟦illegible⟧
We received the amount in cash / by check / debit to your current account
Statement | Dinar | Fils
Equivalent amount at the rate of |  | 
Price difference for all currencies other than the Dollar |  | 
Currency sale commission % |  | 
Postage and form preparation fees |  | 
Correspondent commission |  | 
Telegram fees |  | 
Total only ⟦illegible⟧ nothing else | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Received the amount in cash
⟦illegible⟧
For Rafidain Bank
Foreign Remittances 12
963/6

Archival unit 487

Commercial Advertising Bureau
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
No 391
Gailany Building
Rashid Street
BAGHDAD - IRAQ
Al-Damerchi Building (Second Floor)
Samawal Street
Baghdad - Iraq
Baghdad,: ⟦line⟧
DEBIT NOTE
Baghdad on: October 31, 1963
Dear Sirs,: Respectable Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad: ⟦line⟧
Greetings:
We give below details of the costs due: We list below the details of the advertising costs
re advertising: regarding the commitment of the midwife
for: during October 1963
Newspaper / Cinema / Station | Space / Time | Insertions / Exhibits | Total Space / Time | @ Fils | Amount I.D. Fils | Total I.D. Fils
Al-Jamahir | 3 x 2 | 25 and 27 / 10 | 2 | 12" | 300 | 3 | 600 | |
Al-Arab | 3 x 2 | 26 and 27 / 10 | 2 | 12" | 250 | 3 | 000 | |
Al-Shaab | 3 x 2 | 25 and 26 / 10 | 2 | 12" | 250 | 3 | 000 | 9 | 600
Only: Nine Dinars and six hundred Fils.
Kindly arrange settlement of the amount of I.D.: 9/600 Dinars
Please kindly settle the amount of: 9/600
Yours faithfully,
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
Commercial Advertising Bureau
Manager
Manager
⟦signature⟧
Enclosures /
Enclosures / Copies of newspapers

Archival unit 488

Commercial Advertising Bureau - Baghdad
Commercial Advertising Bureau - Baghdad
Number / №: 261
Received from / Received from: The Administrative Committee for Respected Iraqi Jews
The sum of / the sum of: Nine Dinars and six hundred Fils
In settlement of / in settlement of: Renewal of our invoice numbered 291 and dated 21 / 10 / 1962
By / By: Cash
Fils / Fils | Dinar / ID.
600 | 9
Commercial Advertising Bureau
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BUREAU
Accountant
Republic of Iraq
10 Dinars
Revenue Stamp
29 / 10 / 1962

Archival unit 489

Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxi Cars
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone Number 4619
Fils | Dinar
700 | 12
Received from: The Jewish Community in Baghdad
Only: Twelve dinars and seven hundred fils
And that is for car fees: <del>for the month of</del> for the month of October
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature

Archival unit 490

Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxis
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone Number 4619
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: ⟦...⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature

Archival unit 491

Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
 | Previous balance | 5 | 700
 | Use of car for one hour | 1 | 500
10/10 | From the house to Al-Alwiya return | — | 500
11/12 | From the house to Al-Sa'doon return | — | 400
11/13 | From the house to Al-Alwiya and to the house | — | 800
 | Waiting | — | ⟦illegible⟧
11/15 | From the house to Al-Rashid Street | — | 400
11/17 | From the house to Faisal City return | — | 600
11/27 | From the house to Al-Rashid on the river | — | 400
11/27 | From Al-Rashid to the house | — | 400
11/28 | From the house to the community | — | 400
11/29 | From the house to Al-Shorja | — | 400
11/30 | From the house to the house with house times ⟦illegible⟧ | — | 800
12/1 | From the house to the church | — | 400
12/2 | From the house to the college return | — | 500
12/3 | From the house to the bridge | — | 400
12/4 | From the bridge to the house | — | 400
Due for payment until 12/4
12/12
⟦illegible⟧
12/12/1954

Archival unit 492

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxis
Owners
Talib El-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
To: ⟦illegible⟧
M: ⟦illegible⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
⟦illegible⟧ the school ⟦illegible⟧ | | |
⟦illegible⟧ | | |
⟦illegible⟧ car ⟦illegible⟧ hour | | |
⟦illegible⟧ Nationality, Travel, and School ⟦illegible⟧ | | |
⟦illegible⟧ | | |
⟦illegible⟧ the Rabbi and to the train sleeping car | | |
⟦illegible⟧ | | |
From the house to the bathhouse and to the cinema waiting | | |
From here to the doctor's clinic and to ⟦Ramla⟧ market and to ⟦the house⟧ | | |
⟦illegible⟧ waiting | | |
From the house to the pharmacy ⟦carriages⟧ | | |
From the house to the cinema | | |
From here to the house | | |
From ⟦the house of⟧ Daniel Mines to Al-Shorja | | |
From the doctor's clinic to the Directorate of Education and to Baghdad Press | | |
and returning to the house with waiting | | |
From the house to Abu Qalam | | |
From Abu Qalam to the house | | |
From here to the house | | |
4.910 | | |

Archival unit 493

Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
 | What preceded it | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | From the house to ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | From ⟦illegible⟧ the house to ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | From the house to the Embassy ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | From ⟦illegible⟧ school to the house ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | From the house ⟦illegible⟧ to ⟦illegible⟧ school | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ with waiting |  | 
10/18 | From the house to ⟦illegible⟧ the clinic and returning to the house | ⟦line⟧ | 750
 | Waiting |  | 
10/19 | From the house to Al-Alwiya ⟦illegible⟧ the house | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
10/20 | From the house to Dr. ⟦illegible⟧ clinic to the house | ⟦line⟧ | 750
 | ⟦illegible⟧ the house time 1 1/2 hours |  | 
10/22 | From the house to Al-Alwiya ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 400
10/23 | From the house to Dr. ⟦illegible⟧ clinic to the house | ⟦line⟧ | 500
 | ⟦illegible⟧ time one hour |  | 
10/24 | From ⟦illegible⟧ to the house | ⟦line⟧ | 400
10/25 | From the house to ⟦illegible⟧ and returning to the house | ⟦line⟧ | 500
 | The doctor |  | 
10/26 | From the house to the civil airport | ⟦line⟧ | 500
10/27 | From the house of ⟦illegible⟧ to the house of ⟦illegible⟧ and returning | ⟦line⟧ | 500
 | to the house |  | 
 |  | 11 | 000

Archival unit 494

Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
 | Previous | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | from it ⟦illegible⟧ to ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | from it ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad to ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | Total | 12 | 700
And I received ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ on 12 / 12
⟦illegible⟧
12 / 12

Archival unit 495

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils: 250
Dinar: 14
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For: ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 496

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number:
Date: 25 / 12 / 1962
Fils: —
Dinar: 5
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
only five dinars and no more
as fees for follow-ups on the days of November 18
regarding the cases ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 497

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number:
Date: 25 / 12 / 1967
Fils: 245
Dinar: 12
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
only ⟦twelve dinars and two hundred and forty-five fils⟧
for ⟦wages for slaughtering sheep during the Nowruz days for the current year 1967⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Younis Ismail⟧

Archival unit 498

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: 20 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 196
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 1 /
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦fees for the bathing license⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Al-Tabwal⟧
⟦for the days⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦12 / 11 / ⟦illegible⟧⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 499

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 21 / 12 / 1967
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils⟧
for ⟦weekly day account for the orphans branch⟧
⟦line⟧
Habib ⟦Mutlaq⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 500

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number:
Date: 1 / / 196
Fils: 250
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils ⟦line⟧
and that is for fees for purchasing sheep on 11/22/62 ⟦line⟧
and supervision of the slaughter of the sheep and ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
Behnam Daoud
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧