AI English Translation, Pages 251-275
The Chief Rabbi of the Holy City of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Rabbi Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
BAGHDAD
Number 740
Date 6/10/948
To the Honorable Director General of the Ministry of Education
After greetings
We send you herewith a copy of the certificate of the child
born on 7/7/948, namely Naeem Aziz, according to what is recorded in the registers of the
and this is in the aforementioned hospital, and please accept the highest respect
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Name
Director General of the
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The Jewish Religious Court of Baghdad
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
For the Honorable Rishon LeZion, may his light shine
Laundry expenses 85
Due to Zacharia and Susan for 6 months 260
From previous account
We received and signed, and peace
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Maurice son of Abraham, Chai son of Shimon and Abraham El Kabir 1510
Maurice son of Abraham
Chai son of Shimon
Appellate Court of the Jewish Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Court of Cassation
in Baghdad
Number: 77
Date: 6 / 7 / 98
Table of expenses for ⟦estate⟧ ⟦...⟧ 1938/7/6
| Dirham | Fils
With blessings | 655 |
⟦...⟧ | 70 |
⟦...⟧ poison ⟦...⟧ | 35 |
⟦...⟧ | 28 |
⟦...⟧ | 116 |
⟦...⟧ | 100 |
⟦...⟧ | 22 |
⟦...⟧ | 285 |
1 321
Dirhams only, one thousand three hundred and twenty-one dirhams
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3 Dirhams ⟦...⟧
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The Chief Rabbi of the Holy City of Baghdad
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
BAGHDAD
Number: 745
Date: 8 / October / 98
To the Honorable Committee and the Board of Directors of the Meir Elias Hospital
In the city of Baghdad
Dear and honorable managers, the intercessors sent to me regarding the girl ⟦daughter of⟧ ⟦Samuel⟧ ⟦Ezra⟧
In Baghdad, and they wanted to save her and heal her, and they asked me to write to you, and hereby I request
From your excellence and the managers, may they live, to receive her and to heal her
⟦Benjamin⟧
⟦H. Moshe⟧
The humble servant
Benjamin H. Moshe
May his end be good
Appellate Court of the Jewish Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
Jewish Court of Cassation
in Baghdad
Number: 745
Date: 8 / 8 / 98
Estate of the deceased A. Rashid Yosef 28/8/
Dirham | Fils
Entry | 515 |
Foreigner to his granddaughter daughter of Nissim entry | 215 | 5
Estate of Menashe | 96 |
Estate of A. Kadouri Simhon | 100 |
Faraj | 70 |
Burial | 120 |
| 1116 | 6
Exactly 6 from one thousand one hundred and sixteen dirhams
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3 Dirhams fee!
Its writer
The Court of Justice in the Holy City of
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: 199
Year: 5698
Date: 5 Av
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Estate of the deceased Eliyahu Had 28
Collection fees
By virtue of the will of the aforementioned deceased 2500
Sales 450
Allowances 600
By virtue of the assets of the aforementioned deceased 500
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Total: four thousand and five hundred 4500
Balance sheet prepared
End of estate
Religious Court Expenses
Dinar | Fils
6 | 116 | Court of Cassation for the month of 8/28
2 | 400 | Religious ⟦...⟧ for the month of 8/28
3 | 060 | ⟦...⟧ 242 for the month of August 928
11 | 976 | ⟦line⟧
0 | 510 | For the month of July 928
1 | 321 | Cassation 7/928
13 | 807 | ⟦line⟧
Minus
School account
Fils | Dirhams
4 | | Cleaning the water closet
20 | | Window fee
240 | 2 | Rope 10m with 22 dirhams
840 | | Rope 10m with 20 dirhams
80 | | Paints with oil
1180 | 7 | ⟦line⟧
1180 | 5 | Remaining with them in the school
Payment received school ledger 21000 dirhams 28/9/51
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31 / 9 / 1
My teacher ⟦...⟧ Abraham
Pleasant ⟦...⟧ distinguished, H. Sasson Nahum ⟦...⟧ Shwar
Kosher ⟦...⟧ in life
Entered 74 distinguished ones as if four months ⟦...⟧ supplications ⟦...⟧
On the sixth ⟦...⟧ weeks ⟦...⟧ his face on the Sabbath, joy and forty spread and they did upon him and wrote
And we are wild ⟦...⟧ he traveled in peace on the Sabbath, have mercy on us on the Sabbath, on the Sabbath ⟦...⟧
And we and all the wild ones ⟦...⟧ we will be and we will strengthen ourselves against you ⟦...⟧ servant ⟦...⟧ your brother
The young one
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For the truth
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25 87
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5 710
527
43 578
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Small account for ⟦Shimon⟧
From Prague
From Prague
On ⟦Weeks⟧ 28/8/4
Wage 120
Deposit 28/4/7 280
David's wage 25/4 100
Purchase of Prague by Rafe 175
Travel expenses for the children 200
975
On ⟦day⟧ 28/8/4
Deposit 250
Wage 120
Deposit 28/4 280 650
1 625
Wage of David and his brother on Prague 12 1 060
Purchase of silk and Al Dor 200
Organization 140
Silk organization 30
On ⟦Weeks⟧ 28/8/5 2 275
Deposit 250
Wage 120
Prague 200
Deposit 65
Deposit 28/4/7 280
Water and ⟦Shimon⟧ and Prague 10 925
4 200 925
Of the children 4 200
On ⟦day⟧ 28/8/8
Wage 120
Prague 200
Deposit 85
Deposit 28/4/7 280 685
4 885 685
On ⟦Weeks⟧ 28/8/9
Wage 120
Deposit 2/4/7 210
Deposit 100 430
5 315 430
On ⟦Weeks⟧ 28/8/10
Wage 120
Deposit 28/4/7 280
Deposit 2/4/100 200
Deposit 85 685
Hanna's wage ⟦...⟧ 6 100 685
416
Hanna's wage ⟦...⟧ 752
7 268
On ⟦day⟧ 28/8/11
Prague 200
Wage 120
Deposit 1/4/100 200
Deposit 60
Deposit 12/5/7 250
Deposit 28/5/7 250 1 080
8 448 1 180
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Madame Haddad | Madame Haddad
448 8 | 270 19
500 | From her balance
Ledgers No. 250/21 | On 8/8/28
800 1 | Account balance No. 241 from Madame Misso Haddad | Humility 300
140 | Old promissory note on 1/2/68 | Expenses 120
55 | Wood door repairman | Paid on 1/5/70 350
8 | Painting the wood door on 1/8/70 | Paid on 2/2/75 150
60 | Two wood floor shelves on 1/4/75 | Paid on 2/800 200
892 | Repairman for 2 faucets humility | Ledgers No. 250/2/1 500
903 11 | On 22/800 from Misso Haddad 240 | Remainder from Misso Haddad 25/8/28 180
260 1 | Our balance from a washing machine on 1/3/2 Misso Haddad | 1800 21 800
500 1 | Account balance No. 15/ | On 8/8/25 Store
175 | Store for wood dye, door, and handle | Humility 300
272 | Old promissory note on 1/4/68 | Expenses 120
1900 | On 2/800 from Misso Haddad 950 | Paid on 1/6/75 450
5300 17 | On 8/8/25 | Paid on 2/800 200
Humility 300 | Paid on 1/2/70 140
Expenses 120 | Paid on 15/85 85
Paid on 2/800 200 | Ledgers No. 250/2/1 500
Paid on 2/2/75 150 | 1795 1
Paid on 1/2/60 120 | 865 22
Paid on 1/5/70 350 | Repairman for 3 faucets humility 400
Ledgers No. 250/2/1 500 | 1 Wood board 150
1740 1 | Painting 27 wood boards 8
1740 | Repairing 2 wood doors 30
270 19 | Old promissory note on 1/2/68 126
589 23
Our balance | From our balance
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Fouad Darwish Fouad Darwish
589 23 for salaries 256 28 for salaries
64 miscellaneous expenses 24/ 250 cash payment
40 raw gold production 780 food preparation until 8/4/26
4 exchange expenses 740 salaries of 85 workers until
697 23 balance until 8/8/17 675 debtor until 7/25 amount ⟦illegible⟧
401 30 balance until 8/8/21
400 payment 400 payment
120 allowance 120 allowance
200 payment 2/100/ 200 payment 2/100/
200 payment 4/75/ 225 payment 4/75/
210 payment 5/70/ 750 payment 5/70/
60 payment 220 payment 8/8/4 until payment
690 1 500 payment 2/250/ 916 31 1015
787 25 169 414 salaries of 103 workers until
200 fruit and vegetable supply 7/ 108 worker wages until 9/24
64 miscellaneous expenses 24/ 75 cigarettes
25 chairs 422 2 for salaries 24 until
25 domestic geese 7 3 for fruits and vegetables until 12/25
280 1 worker wages until 28/ 7 3 worker wages until ⟦illegible⟧
981 26 balance until 8/8/28 60 fruit transport wages
100 geese
400 payment 303 41 balance until 8/8/31
120 allowance 884 worker advances
200 payment 2/100/ 400 worker wages until 2/100/
225 payment 4/75/ 200 payment 9/9/1
750 payment 5/70/ 785 42
375 1 payment 9/4/80
356 28 75 17
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Madame Murad ⟦line⟧
42 785
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2500 ⟦...⟧ fees for cleaning the house and the stairs
500 " " paid to ⟦...⟧
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Total 4 ⟦line⟧ 1
46 785 4000
Only four thousand Dinars and no other, received from the hand of Madame Murad
28 / 9 / 1
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Hospital Committee Kitchen
Baghdad
865
Received from Mr. Cohen Yehezkel Nissim the sum of 118/400 one hundred and eighteen dinars and four hundred
pi fils ⟦...⟧
Received the sum of 118/400 one hundred and eighteen dinars and four hundred fils
2/9/48
For safekeeping
SHLOMO DAVID ELIAS
HARDWARE DEALERS
RASHID STREET No. H 224/1
Shlomo David Elias
Rashid Street 224/1
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad
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Order List
INVOICE
Details | Dinar | Fils
Value of ⟦...⟧ Abu Neel ⟦...⟧ rubber | 1 | 560
Brook piece | |
Several brushes | ⟦*⟧ | 140
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Only one dinar and seven hundred and twenty fils and no more
And the amount was received in cash
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And the offer was received in cash
5 / 8 / 28
Shlomo ⟦illegible⟧
Shlomo and Naeem, sons of Yahya
Telegraphically: Naeem Yahya Sabbagh
Dye sellers, Al-Rashid Street No. 224-1 Baghdad
Baghdad on 29 / 9 / 1938
We spent on our order for painting work the amount of 882 for the renovation of the Israeli Spiritual Court in Baghdad
Container paint, its price at a rate of 600 | 660
Cooker zinc | 8
Condition | 4
White with spirit, its price at a rate of 700 | 210
Only eight hundred and eighty-two fils and no more
882
Shlomo Yahya
29 / 9
S. & M. I. I.
Saleh and Mikhail Isaac Abrah
Al-Mustansir Street (Al-Nahr) 9/99
Baghdad on 3 / 8 / 34
In the statement of timber spent on
Fils | Dinar | Centimeter | Inch Cubic Foot | Length | Measurement | Number of Boards | Price Fils | Notes
150 | — | 50 | 1 | | 1 x 12 | 1 | 100 |
Only one hundred and fifty fils and no more
I acknowledge receipt of the timber listed above and we have recorded it for you in the account.
Signature of the recipient
Fils Dinar
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322 4 Value of Tafa gravel - weight price of Tafa ⟦illegible⟧
4 11 95 -
I have received from Rabbi David four dinars
and three hundred and twenty-two fils, which is the value of gravel for four
taghars and eleven weights of gravel for the reconstruction of the court
of the city, and for this reason I have given this receipt
1257
Thursday, 20 Jumada 2
On behalf of Yassin the scribe
Aifan Dawood Salman
2
in it
1260 1 ⟦illegible⟧ 925 bricks
300 " and dram ⟦illegible⟧ 917 ⟦illegible⟧
32 " ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ " ⟦illegible⟧ 922
800 " ⟦illegible⟧ 911 ⟦illegible⟧
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2060
400 " ⟦illegible⟧ 912
400 " ⟦illegible⟧ 912 ⟦illegible⟧
20 " ⟦illegible⟧
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10/10
1/12
1/100
S.B.M.I.J.
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On the world, on Kay Sada, the price of water is fine
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120 | 200 | 440
One thousand dinars and two hundred and fifty fine only
Half
1000 Dinars
I received the aforementioned amount from Daoud Shasha, half
and two hundred and fifty fine only, and the previous wages belong to me
This receipt
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And what follows
This ⟦number⟧
⟦signature⟧
1928
8/12
S. & M. I. I.
Saleh and Mikhail Ishaq Obeida
Al-Mustansir Street (Al-Nahr) 9/99
Baghdad on 11 / 8 / 28
Statement of timber disposed of
Fils | Dinar | Centimeter | Inch / Cubic Foot | Length | Measurement | Number of Boards | Price / Fils | Remarks
800 | 1 | -- | 18 | | 2 x 2 | 24 | 100 | Pine wood
| | | Only one dinar and eight hundred fils | | | | |
I acknowledge receipt of the timber listed above and we have credited it to your account.
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature/mark⟧
S. & M. I. I.
Saleh and Mikhail Isaac Abdo
Al-Mustansir Street (Al-Nahr) 9/99
Baghdad on: 22 / 8 / 1952
In the statement of timber disposed of to:
Fils | Dinar | Centimeter | Inch Cubic Foot | Length | Measurement | Number of Boards | Price Fils | Remarks
| | | 14 | | 1 x 8 | 14 | |
| | | ⟦1⟧ | | ⟦1 x 8⟧ | ⟦1⟧ | 100 | Pine
500 | 1 | | 15 | | | 15 | |
Only one dinar and five hundred fils
I acknowledge receipt of the timber listed above and we have credited it to your account.
Signature of Recipient
D. FATHI
P. O. B. No. 8
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BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧
Machine fare
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Hour: —
Minute: 45
Fils: 150
Dinar: —
One hundred and fifty fils only
<del>M. Sadoun</del>
28 / 9 / 61
Porterage
In the name of Fakiya / 4 / 61
4
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25
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The Religious Court of the Holy Community
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No.: 125
Year: 1939
Date: 21 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | 28
⟦...⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | 850
⟦...⟧ | 300
⟦...⟧ | 220
⟦...⟧ | 150
⟦...⟧ | 100
Total | 1620
The Religious Court
Baghdad
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