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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 English Translation, Pages 501-525

Archival unit 501

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Archival unit 503

Forces of ⟦illegible⟧ the occupation ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
No. ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 8 VIII ⟦illegible⟧
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ to ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ Consulate of ⟦illegible⟧
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Archival unit 504

In the Municipality of Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
Inspection ⟦illegible⟧
Department ⟦illegible⟧
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 28 / 1 / 1
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
Received from Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ Khalil Effendi in the Municipality of Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ an amount of two dinars and five hundred fils only
In the name of ⟦illegible⟧ Khalil Effendi ⟦illegible⟧
For fees of ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ until ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant's Signature

Archival unit 505

Name | Number | Weight | Tare | Net | Notes
Tea | 4 | 35.5 | 2 | 33.5 | ⟦line⟧
Fat | 4 | 38 | 2 | 36 | ⟦line⟧
Tea | 10 | 81.75 | 7.5 | 74.25 | ⟦line⟧
Tea | 3 | 25.5 | 1.5 | 24 | ⟦line⟧
Tea | 3 | 23.75 | 2.25 | 21.5 | ⟦line⟧
Tea | 11 | 94 | 8.25 | 85.75 | ⟦line⟧
Tobacco one | 1 | 9 | 0.75 | 8.25 | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 2 | 36 |  |  |  | 
Turbines | 4 |  |  |  | 
 | 40 |  |  |  | 
Tea | 8 | 71.25 | 4 | 67.25 | ⟦line⟧
Tea | 5 | 53.5 | 2.5 | 51 | ⟦line⟧
Tea | 2 | 15.75 | 2 | 13.75 | ⟦line⟧
10 Turbines
Loaf number

Archival unit 506

Fils | Dinar | Note
485 | 17 | Tea
275 | 25 | Tea
485 | 70 | Tea
⟦line⟧
152/245
47250 kg x 270 = 12757
177,500 = ⟦...⟧ x 270 = ⟦...⟧
190,200 = ⟦...⟧ x 270 = ⟦...⟧

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33,500
13 750
⟦line⟧
47 / 250
36
74 250
67 250
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177 / 500
44
2125
85 / 75
8 25
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139,500
51
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190 / 500
59
47 / 250 | Account/1
177 / 500 | Account/2
190 / 500 | Account/3
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40 Dinars value of papers and heads | On
56

Archival unit 508

Rafidain Bank
Internal Transfers
Number:
On: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 19⟦illegible⟧
To: Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Transfer ( ) No: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧
Payee Name: Yaqub Yusuf Habba
Address:
Drawn on:
We received the amount in cash / by check / debit to your current account
Your letter No. ⟦line⟧ on ⟦line⟧
The bank bears no responsibility whatsoever, regardless of its source, for fulfilling your above request.
I received the amount in cash
1 / 12 / 1967
For the Fund ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Description
 |  | Transfer amount
 |  | Sales commission at a rate of
 |  | Fixed commission
 |  | Postage fees
 |  | Temporary (Stamp duty on checks)
 |  | Telegram fees
 |  | Telephone fees
 |  | Total only ⟦line⟧ nothing else
On behalf of Rafidain Bank
Internal Transfers 3
963/9

Archival unit 509

The remainder of ⟦Al-Muhannad⟧ ⟦stopped⟧ from 7 ⟦August⟧ ⟦1962⟧
⟦which⟧ ⟦according to it⟧ ⟦cleared⟧ ⟦ten⟧ ⟦dinars⟧
⟦monthly⟧ ⟦in⟧ ⟦December⟧ ⟦1962⟧ ⟦the file⟧
⟦in⟧ ⟦the rest of⟧ ⟦the fourth file⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦the file⟧
⟦according to⟧ ⟦the number⟧ ⟦No.⟧ ⟦57⟧ ⟦dated⟧
⟦on⟧ ⟦12/9/1962⟧
⟦The Foundation Committee⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦a letter⟧ ⟦arrived⟧ ⟦early⟧ ⟦written⟧
⟦according to⟧ ⟦the number⟧ ⟦No.⟧ ⟦18⟧ ⟦monthly⟧ ⟦distributed⟧ ⟦in⟧
⟦December⟧ ⟦1962⟧ ⟦the file⟧ ⟦according to⟧ ⟦the number⟧
⟦the amount⟧ ⟦due⟧ ⟦to them⟧ ⟦on⟧ ⟦the last⟧ ⟦remainder of⟧ ⟦the foundation⟧
⟦decided it⟧ ⟦in the name of⟧ ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦Edward⟧ ⟦Salloum⟧
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Received on the mentioned night
to transfer it to Mr. Yusuf Haroun
Yusuf ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 510

c/o Souls of Daniel
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
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Number:
Date: 6 / 12 / 1967
Fils: 240
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 forty fils
And that is for car fares from the airport to the kindergarten with the transport fees for 2 carpets mentioned above
With the endorsement of His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Salwa
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
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12 / ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 511

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 2 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 196
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 no more⟧
for ⟦the price of English stamps for the translation of a residence certificate and a letter⟧
⟦to the Consulate⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧

Archival unit 512

Dinar
750 - Value of trousers for the band
150 - ⟦lost and spare⟧
⟦line⟧
900 -
Counting fee to Hassan for removing the trousers
100 - and repairing the door
⟦line⟧
1000 -
Sifa Rico
On Sfeir Endowments
⟦signature⟧
27 / 12 / ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 513

12/24/60
Mr. Chairman of the Administrative Committee
We request approval to disburse the following for the purpose of repairing the roofs of the Chayim Daniel market
as rainwater is leaking from them:
5 | Dinars | Mud with soil
10 | Dinars | Labor wages
15 | Dinars | Only fifteen dinars
Accountant
Shaul Levy
Master Ibrahim Muhammad
I, the undersigned, have received a sum of fifteen dinars only for the repair of the market
Chayim Daniel in Al-Ostan ⟦line⟧ 15/000 Dinars
12/30/964
⟦fingerprints⟧

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Archival unit 515

Distribution of this plan to
the officials
An order from my heart for stamps in various files for the month of November ⟦1962⟧
⟦962⟧
12
⟦26568⟧
⟦15208⟧
Youssef Rizk
⟦221⟧ 1 3 ⟦papers⟧
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Archival unit 516

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15/10/57 ⟦illegible⟧
to stay but ⟦...⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 517

Expenses of Menahem Daniel Endowments
Expenses ⟦illegible⟧
Receipt for land tax collection ⟦illegible⟧
Car fares ⟦illegible⟧
Expenses for furniture and furnishings of the Sheikh's house ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
To Ihsan Manhal
⟦signature⟧
I received the amount in cash ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 12 / 937
⟦illegible text in blue ink on left side⟧

Archival unit 518

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /:
Date: / / 196
Subject /:
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⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 519

I want to pay an amount of two hundred and fifty fils ⟦13⟧ verses
to Omar Al-Makilat, Bab Al-Qibla, in it
on the endowments of Masqil
934
12/8
According to the procedures
⟦illegible⟧
12/8
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Archival unit 520

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ from the country ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ travel and requested to perform ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the papers, inspection of what was requested is a necessity ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ and the requests that ⟦...⟧
from reforming the housing situation ⟦...⟧
administrative, the rank of the Maronite Church sect ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧ approval to spend (50) Dinars ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ soft soul agitation ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
The Lawyer
Sh ⟦...⟧
Approval ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Al-Abbasi
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 521

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 2 / 6 / 1963
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For: Fees for transporting papers from the Waqf books and distributing them in schools
Signature of the Recipient
Raouf
15 / 6
224

Archival unit 522

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
★
Number:
Date: 6 / 7 / 1967
Fils: 108
Dinar: 184
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
only ⟦one hundred and eighty-four dinars and one hundred and eight fils⟧
for ⟦salaries for the months of April and May 67 with expenses and bonuses⟧
⟦inclusive⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Financial Fees
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Shaul Samuel⟧
Lawyer
Shaul Samuel

Archival unit 523

The Attorneys.
Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar
Shaul Moussa
No. 338 K
Date 4 / 12 / 963
Mr. Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Respectfully
Greetings and Respect,
We list below our account with you for the lawsuits you assigned to us, along with the fees we are entitled to until
30 / 11 / 963, which amount to 184.108 Dinars, only one hundred eighty-four Dinars and one hundred and eight Fils.
Please accept our deepest thanks and respect.
1 — Hamid al-Obaidi, lawsuit No. 45 / B / 61 (Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
13 / 10 | Printing lists in ⟦Assem⟧ | 01 | 400
17 / 10 | Stamp for pleading and documents | 00 | 070
 | ⟦line⟧ | 01 | 470
2 — Muhammad Ali al-Yusuf, lawsuit No. 3145 / B / 62 (The Churches)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
5 / 11 | Pleading stamp | 00 | 050
3 — Khanjan Muhammad Yar, lawsuit No. 63/88 (The Churches)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
26 / 11 | Execution fee receipt / 65 | 00 | 250
4 — Haj Muhammad Mustafa Agha, lawsuit No. 63/77 (Dohuk Cemetery).
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
26 / 10 | Airplane ticket to Mosul (One way) | 05 | 000
26 / 10 | Train fare to Baghdad (Return) | 05 | 240
26 / 10 | Hotel expenses in Mosul | 02 | 750
26 / 10 | Miscellaneous expenses and external printing | 01 | 800
 | ⟦line⟧ | 14 | 790
5 — Abbas Khalaf al-Sabbagh, lawsuit No. 63/4511 (Endowment of Menashe Saleh)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
11 / 11 | Execution fee for judgment notification receipt / 45 | 00 | 250
Continued

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6 — Kadhim Al-Shawi, Lawsuit No. 63/4512 (Munshi Saleh Endowment)
Dinar Fils
11/11 00 250 Execution fee, receipt / 45
7 — Mir Duri, Lawsuit No. 63/2309 (Menahem Saleh Daniel Endowments)
Dinar Fils
22 500 Arrears
8 — Muhammad Hussein Karim, Lawsuit No. 63/6612 (Church Endowments)
Dinar Fils
12 500 Arrears
9 — Jassim Muhammad Al-Jamil and Karim Jassim 63/6613 (The ⟦line⟧ Midrash)
Dinar Fils
11/6 360 Second fee, receipt / 81
10 — Haj Ali Karim Hamka, Lawsuit No. 63/2467 (Community Endowments)
Dinar Fils
10/29 7 500 Second fee, receipt / 19
11/10 0 250 External printing for the notification
11/10 00 100 Notification fee, receipt / 68
11/10 00 100 Noti⟦line⟧fication stamps
18 750 Arrears
⟦line⟧
26 700
11 — Haj Hamoudi, Lawsuit No. 63/2615 (Menahem and Ezra Daniel Endowments)
Dinar Fils
10/19 07 350 First fee, receipt / 89
10/17 00 050 Memo⟦line⟧randum stamp
18 375 Advan⟦line⟧ced fees
18 375 Arre⟦line⟧ars
⟦line⟧
44 150 63/2827
12 — Abdul Jabbar Hassoun, Lawsuit No. (Menahem Daniel Endowments)
Menahem
Ezra
To be continued

Archival unit 525

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Dinar | Fils
050 | 00 | Stamp for the property record copy petition 22 / 112 | 26 / 10
300 | 00 | Property record copy fee 22 / 112 receipt / 86 | 26 / 10
100 | 00 | Property record copy stamps 22 / 112 | 28 / 10
050 | 00 | Petition stamp ⟦line⟧ | 4 / 11
625 | 05 | First fee receipt 28 / ⟦line⟧ | 6 / 11
063 | 14 | Advance wages ⟦line⟧ |
188 | 20 | ⟦line⟧ |
Additions
13 ⟦line⟧ Miscellaneous expenses and sundries
Dinar | Fils
650 | 10
14 - Salaries ⟦line⟧ :
Dinar | Fils
000 | 80 | Salaries for the months of October and November .
⟦line⟧ Summary ⟦line⟧
1 - Payments
⟦line⟧
Dinar | Fils
470 | 01 | Hamid Al-Obaidi | 1 -
050 | 00 | Muhammad Ali Al-Yousef | 2 -
250 | 00 | Khanjan Muhammad Yar | 3 -
790 | 14 | Haj Muhammad Mustafa Agha . | 4 -
250 | 00 | Abbas Khalaf | 5 -
810 | 16 | Total carried forward to page 4 |
To be continued