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IJA 455

Receipts, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are receipts for school supplies (such as text books and blackboards), food, services, and maintenance, all from the Baghdadi Jewish schools.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 455
Item Number
12396
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Abdullah S. Obadiah, Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Electricity Bill, Frank Iny School, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Ledger, Letterhead, Ministry of the Interior, President of the Jewish Community, Receipt, Receipts, Revenue Stamp, School Materials, Shamash Secondary School, Text Book, Thumbprint, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

Call to the July 14 Committee
Mr. Fouad with Khaled Moussa with
the members
17 Call Tuesday <del>24 / 7 / 1959</del>
17 Friday, School Committee with the July 14 Committee
24 / 7 / 1959
W. M. & Co.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Helmi⟧
Number
24
Fils
472

Page 102

Cola + Tea for the school on the occasion of exams
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Cola | Tea
Quantity | Quantity
29 | 104
Fils | Fils
406 | 832
⟦illegible⟧
832
406
⟦line⟧
1238
⟦signature⟧
Total
Fils Dinar
1 238

Page 103

10/29/1959
Management account from 10/2 to 10/25
Cola | Tea | ⟦Gazoz⟧
Number | Number | Number
45 | 20 | 7
Fils | Fils | Fils
910 | 240 | 70
<del>Jaafar</del>
910
240
- 70
1220

Page 104

Modern Tajran Restaurant
Owned by Abbas Tajran and his brother Namdar
Baghdad - Bab Al-Sharqi - Opposite Al-Saadoun Statue
Phone Number 84572
Date: 25 / 6 / 1959
Dear Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Number
120 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 4
400 | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 4
|  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 15
|  | To the present |
200 |  | Apple kg | 2
090 |  | Cucumber = | 2
240 |  | Yogurt | 2
|  |  | 8
660 | 2 |  |
Errors and omissions are returnable to both parties

Page 105

Modern Tajeran Restaurant
Owned by Abbas Tajeran and his brother Namdar
Baghdad - Bab Al-Sharqi - Opposite Al-Saadoun Statue
Telephone Number 84572
Date: 2 / 6 / 1959
To: Honorable
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity
200 |  | ⟦Kibbeh Halab⟧ |
100 |  | ⟦Salad⟧ |
⟦illegible⟧ |  | ⟦Kebab with bread⟧ |
200 |  | Apple Kilo | 2
080 |  | Cucumber | 7
150 |  | Yogurt | 5
350 | 2 |  |
Mistakes and omissions are returned to both parties

Page 106

Modern Tajran Restaurant
Owned by Abbas Tajran and his brother Namdar
Baghdad - Bab al-Sharqi - opposite Sa'dun Statue
Telephone Number 84572
Date: 2 / 6 / 1959
To Mr.:
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Number
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
|  | Received, thank God |
|  | Remaining |
|  | 2440 |
2940 |  | Yogurt | Number 8
240 |  | Apples | Number 7
200 |  | Sweets |
800 |  |  |
3460 |  |  |
Errors and omissions are to be corrected by both parties

Page 107

8 | Yogurt
15 | Bread
15 | Kebab
8 | Fried Eggplant
6 | Bulgur Kibbeh
4 | Plate of Lamb Eggs
2 | Ounce Cucumber Kilo
2 | Ounce Apple Kilo
2940 Lunch
200 Apple
080 Cucumber
⟦line⟧
3220
12
4
56

Page 109

FINAL NOTICE
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Final Warning
14715
Frank Eini School
Near Al-Alwiya
MAIN
K -
180 hours in 12
M. IO M 441239/36053
4002640
The final amount shown
in the field below
is the total of our
due claims.
Account Number | Date | Statement Period | Amount
0 0 82 640 | ⟦20 JUL 1966⟧ | 59 415 514 | 14 715
|  |  | 14 715
We draw your attention to our outstanding statements, requesting payment within (48)
hours from the date of this warning, otherwise the current will be subject to disconnection - and it will not be restored in
case of disconnection until after all claims are fulfilled and a fee of (380) fils is paid
for disconnection and connection expenses in accordance with Article Seven of the Consumer Agreement.
On behalf of Baghdad Electricity Services
⟦J. Machaluddin⟧
Chief of Accounts
For the statement
Be
From
Dooq

Page 110

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Invoice
1959
Amount | Fee Type Explanation on back | Quantity Consumed | Meter Readings | Current Reading Date | Previous Reading Date
7.476 | 9 | 356 | 3332 | 4 | 2
.100 | 16 |  | 2976 |  |
7.576 |  |  |  |  |
Frank Iny School
Address: 33/6 Rahita
Subscription Number: 3433
Meter Size: 5
87 - 2/41
Meter Number: 32910
The invoice amount must be paid within one month from the date of issue. Upon the
expiration of this period, a notice will be given to pay within 7 days, after which the water supply
will be cut off if payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Page 111

Baghdad District Water Liquefaction Department
List
1959
Amount | Type of Fees (Description on the back) | Quantity Consumed | Meter Readings | Subsequent Reading Date | Previous Reading Date
5.901 | 7 | 281 | 2334 | ⟦4 4 3⟧ | ⟦2 4 ⟦illegible⟧⟧
.100 | 16 | | 2553 | |
6.001 25 | | | | |
Frank Eini School:
Address: 15/6/23 Rahita
Subscription Number: 3429
Meter: 5
Meter:
The amount of the bill must be paid within one month from the date of its issuance, and at the end of
this period, a notice of required payment within 7 days will be given; the supply will be cut off afterwards if
payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Liquefaction Department

Page 112

Records - 7
No. 581
Arrived ⟦illegible⟧
Registered
Addressed to ⟦illegible⟧
ALWIYA
14 MAR ⟦illegible⟧
Date Stamp | Fils | Dinar | Value of stamps affixed if it is a packet
Recorded as (letter) bundle or (packet) as the case requires
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
Receiving officer
⟦illegible handwriting⟧

Page 113

295
On: / / 195
To: The Director of Kanji School, Baghdad
The Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details
000 | 22 | Bicycle number 11
221 | 3 | Car 2
221 | 25 | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Errors and omissions excepted

Page 114

Biscuit No. 44 plate 150
Total price 6600 fils
⟦S. ⟦...⟧⟧
26/6/59
⟦illegible⟧

Page 116

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
295
Temporary Receipt
Subject ⟦line⟧
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
28/- Dinars
Received from Mr. Abdullah Saudi an amount of twenty-eight
And that is for the price of a typewriter (Torpedo) with number ⟦60⟧
⟦Sales⟧ of Rajab and Sami Company by public auction
Mr. Karim Hanna
22/6/59
⟦illegible⟧

Page 117

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Fils / Dinar
38 / -
Only thirty-eight Dinars and no more.
I received from Mr. Abdullah Obadia, the Director of Frank Iny School
in Baghdad, the above-mentioned amount, which is exactly thirty-eight Dinars
as the sale price of an English typewriter of the Torpedo type (German-made)
numbered 805425, for which the tender was awarded to me during the public
auction at the office of the Judicial Liquidator for the Tigris and Al-Saraji Construction Company,
and I, in turn, sold it to the aforementioned person.
The Republic
of Iraq
10 Fils
Recipient
Sadiq ⟦Hussein⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 118

Lawyer
Dr. Muhammad Hussein Al-Fartousi
Judicial Liquidator for Dijla and Al-Saraji Companies
Al-Rashid Street
Number: 77
Date: 24 / 6 / 1959
To whom it may concern
We certify that the auction for the English typewriter numbered 805425 of the type
Torpedo (German made) was awarded to the buyer Mr. Sadiq
Hussein during the public auction held at the office of the Judicial Liquidator
for the Dijla and Al-Saraji Construction Company in Baghdad. For clarification
we have provided him with this certificate.
⟦signature⟧
Lawyer
Dr. Muhammad Hussein Al-Fartousi
Judicial Liquidator for Dijla and Al-Saraji Companies
W. B. & CO
⟦illegible⟧
I, the undersigned Sadiq Hussein, have sold the typewriter mentioned
above to Mr. Professor Abdullah ⟦...⟧ for the amount of 10 Dinars
⟦...⟧ on it in Baghdad and received its price in cash.
Sadiq Hussein
⟦signature⟧

Page 119

295
Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
No.:
Date:
Date:
7/500
Received one dinar and five hundred fils for 250 bottles of Coca
Cola
Sabah Iskandar
⟦signature⟧
W. E. & CO.
L & L

Page 120

Baghdad on 2/6 1959 Baghdad
№ 00257
Naji Abdullah
NAJI ABDULLAH
Received from ⟦Frank Iny School⟧
the sum of Iraq Dinars ⟦only thirty dinars and six hundred fils⟧
For ⟦the price of books on list numbered 564 and 565 dated⟧
⟦1/1959⟧
I.D. Iraqi Dinar ⟦30/600⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 121

Holder | Quantity
⟦illegible⟧ | 60
Colored bulb | 75
200 bulb | 12
" 100 | 12
" Halibi 200 | 24
" " 100 | 6
" Reiki 200 | 1
⟦illegible⟧

Page 122

NAJI ABDULLAH
GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
&
SELLER
RASHID STREET BAGHDAD
Telephone 45⟦illegible⟧
Naji Abdullah
General Electrical Installations and Tool Seller
Al-Rashid Street - Opposite Lynch House
Telephone 4521
No: 005649
Baghdad in: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 19
M. To: Frank Iny School ⟦illegible⟧
Particulars | Qty. | Rate | I.D. | Fils
⟦illegible⟧ Inter Switch ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | 60 | - | 120
Plastic ⟦illegible⟧ | 14 | 40 | - | 560
Switch ⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | 200 | - | 200
⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | 100 | - | 100
Complete Crystal Frames | 2 | 50 | - | 100
⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | 50 | - | 100
⟦illegible⟧ | 18 | 70 | 1 | 260
⟦illegible⟧ Number + | 60 | 40 | 2 | 400
⟦illegible⟧ " + | 75 | 40 | 3 | -
Cold ⟦illegible⟧ Wire | 200 | 10 | 2 | -
⟦illegible⟧ Number + | 12 | 150 | 1 | 800
⟦illegible⟧ " + | 12 | 70 | - | 840
⟦illegible⟧ | 4 | 100 | - | 400
Plastic ⟦illegible⟧ | 30 | 25 | - | 750
⟦illegible⟧ Holder ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | 50 | - | 100
⟦illegible⟧ + | 24 | 250 | 6 | -
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  | 19 | 820
Received in ⟦illegible⟧

Page 123

294
Fils | Dinar
900 | 1 | Ice for testing in the students' case, 19 blocks
800 | 1 | Universal sawdust, 2 pieces
250 | - | Sacks for wiping and cleaning, 2 pieces
420 | - | Large brooms, 12 pieces
040 | - | Small brooms, 4 pieces
090 | - | Spensic bottle ⟦1/2⟧
050 | - | Car fare
650 | 4

Page 124

I have received from
the management of Frank School
⟦Aini⟧ Dinars and eight hundred
Fils for the value of three
signal boards
Al-Najah Factory
Fils | Dinars
800 | 1
⟦signature⟧
11/11

Page 125

<del>1955</del>          <del>1959</del>
From 2/7 to ⟦illegible⟧
Pay to the students' account and the week
Ghalib Abed
19
Amount in Dinars
1900
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧