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IJA 1893

Baghdadi Jewish Community Tax and Endowment Records; Letter about Jewish Holidays

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These documents are from the Baghdadi Jewish community and include property and income tax records, paperwork concerning endowment holdings, and a letter inquiring about the Jewish holidays and rituals.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 1893
Item Number
2671
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Annotation, Endowment, Ezra Menahem Daniel, Financial, Frank Iny Secondary School, Handwritten, Income Tax, Ledger, Letterhead, Property Tax, Receipts, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 26-50

Page 26

Ezra Endowments
27/750 | For the maintenance of Majd Sultan ⟦Affan⟧ (1) in the year 1282
17/250 | To Fattah ⟦Affan⟧ (1) in the year 82
45/- | Per receipt numbered 6825 in the name of Ali al-Aswad
| Shashm Endowments 82
42/250 | For the maintenance of Majd Sultan ⟦Isaac⟧ (1) in the year 82
24/750 | To Fattah ⟦Affan⟧ (1) in the year 82
66/- | Per receipt ⟦number⟧ 2429 in the name of Ali al-Aswad
Cash | Makkuk
27/750 | 17/250
42/250 | 24/750
70/- | 42/-
⟦illegible mark⟧

Page 27

Endowments of Menachem and Salwa Saleh Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property Type and Number | From | To | Name of Tenant | Notes
- | 40 | Second installment due on ⟦line⟧ 1/4/964 | Abdul Amir | Jabbar Al-Saffar | The Tenant
|  | 40/- ⟦line⟧ | Cash forty Dinars only | 1/4/964 | Saif Tazkar |
I have received the amount of
Only forty Dinars nothing else
40 Dinars
⟦signature⟧
2/4
40/-
117/-
157/-
56/095
100/905

Page 28

Endowments of Menahem Salih Daniel and Ezra Menahem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Remarks
10 | 220 | Rent of shop No. 44 / 427 year | 20 Shawwal 282 | 29 Shawwal 282 | Muhammad Ali and Abbas Shabib |
|  | Menahem's share in the proceeds "Care" Bayata women |  |  |  |
|  | 648 / 129 427 / 90 220 / 010 |  |  |  |
| 74 / 100 | 43 / 148 | Check No. 559089 on 1 / 1 / 932 to the order of the Registrar of Menahem Daniel Endowments at the Imperial Bank |  |  |
| 86 / 000 | 20 / 222 | Check No. 559090 on 1 / 1 / 932 to the order of the Registrar of Menahem Daniel Endowments at the Imperial Bank |  |  |
| 60 / 000 | 1 / 42 / - 1 / 42 / 2 | Promissory note in the name of Isaac Asfar to the order of Menahem Daniel due on 1 / 4 / 932 and 1 / 7 / 932 |  |  |
| 220 / 100 |  | Two hundred and twenty dinars and one hundred fils |  |  |
By the hand of Salim Al-Sayegh
On behalf of Abdul Qadir ⟦illegible⟧
On 4 Rabi' al-Thani ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 29

Endowments of Shahin Salih Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
095 | 264 | Rent of shops No. 2, 3, 4 and 19 / 247 year | 28 April | 28 September | Talib Abdul Karim Qais |
|  | 151/- 113/095 264/095 | Shahin's share in the proceeds Ezra's share in the proceeds |  |  |
095 | 122 | 122/095 | To the bank, Ezra's portion, Shahin's portion | On Shahin's account On Ezra's account |  |
| 141 | 141/- 264/095 | 76/- 57/095 133/095 | 75/- 56/- | Title deeds in the name of Endowments 4 and 1 | Shahin's share, Ezra's share, Ezra's order
|  | Two hundred and sixty-four dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils only |  |  |  | 264/950
I have received the amount of 122/095
One hundred and twenty-two dinars
And ninety-five fils
From Shahin's purse
⟦signature⟧
2/4/62

Page 30

<del>Endowments of Menahem Salih Daniel and Ezra Menahem Daniel</del>
Endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property Type and Number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
- | 476 | Stall No. 12/14 | 1 April 934 | 30 September 934 | Abd al-Hamid Abd al-Razzaq al-Ani |
| | Fee 246 | | | Remaining |
| 280/500 | Share of Menahem and Ezra | | | | 26/2
| 195/500 | " " | | | | 12/5
| 476/000 | | | | | ⟦Uday al-Sadr⟧
| | | | To the Management Committee for the account of Menahem Salih Daniel via the Iraqi Bank | | ⟦Uday al-Sadr⟧
| 122/- | | 75/- Cash account for the Management Committee account for Menahem Daniel | | | ⟦Uday al-Sadr⟧
| 208/500 | | 7/500 69/- 69/- 59/500 48/7 48/7 | | | ⟦Uday al-Sadr⟧
| 145/500 | | | | | ⟦Uday al-Sadr⟧
| 476 | | Four hundred and seventy-six Dinars only | | | ⟦Uday al-Sadr⟧
Pursuant to the aforementioned's request, received five dinars and six fils only
⟦signature⟧
24/2/6

Page 31

Endowments of Heskel Menachem Daniel
Notes | Tenant Name | To | From | Property Type and Number | Dinar | Fils
| ⟦Tawfiq Siyan⟧ | 21 March 962 | 1 April 962 | Rent of Shop No. 442 / 2 | 282 | 500
|  |  | Cash | Year |  |
| ⟦Accrual of wages⟧ 962 | Accrual | Collected in the month of | 128/500 |  |
| Brokerage 962 | " | " | 127/- | I have received |
962 |  | " | 5 | 157/- | The amount of |
From the keeper | Ninety-eight dinars and five hundred fils only |  |  | 282/500 | 128/500 Dinars |
| 21 / 4 / 962 | 21 / 4 / 962 |  |  | Salim Hakkak | 21 / 4 / 962
| Saif Balder |  |  | I have received the account | 21 / 4 / 962 |

Page 32

Ezra Endowments
⟦Guarantee⟧ Abdul Hussein Sayyid Taqi Al-Mahna (24)
20/-
9/27
28
⟦illegible⟧

Page 33

Endowments of Menahem Salih Daniel and Ezra Menahem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property Type and Number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
- | 272 | Rent of shops No. 54 | 20 Dhu al-Qi'dah 922 | 29 Dhu al-Qi'dah 922 | Ibrahim Matta |
| 257 | Balance | Incoming Menahem |  |  |
| 160/287 | Share | Ours in " |  |  |
| 111/712 | " | Remainder |  |  |
- | 272/⟦line⟧ |  | Dinar | To the Administrative Committee | Per check No. 640284 | 10/26/922 Laur Menahem
|  | ✓ | 40/287 | On Bank of Baghdad | Salih Matta | 640284 10/26/922
| 71/⟦line⟧ | ✓ | 20/712 | Which is the tenant's check | Nassouri ⟦illegible⟧ |
|  |  | 40/- | To the order of Ezra on Baghdad check |  | 10/26/922
| 120/- |  | 40/- | As an advance for the month of November 922 |  | Account
|  |  | 40/- | 1 6 |  | 20 Jihad
|  |  | 27/- | 1 9 |  | 20 Hassan
| 81/- |  | 27/- | 1 2 To the order of Ezra, agreement with |  | 7 Jihad the first
| 272/- |  | 27/- | 1 6 |  | 7 Jihad the second
|  |  | Money was | Proceeded remarks | Mahmoud Seif |
Recorded
The amounts totaling
40/287 and 20/712
For the accounting year
Mentioned
12/28/22
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 34

<del>Endowments of Menachem Salih Daniel and Ezra Shayim Daniel</del>
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
752 | 64 | Rent of room No. 5
Statement
27/567
26/185
64/752 | 28 Shawwal 29 | 29 Shawwal 29 | Fa'iq Salim Al-Ani |
| | Shayim's share
" Ezra | in income | in income | |
| | 27/567 | To the Head of the Administrative Committee
for the Endowments of Shayim Daniel
112/701 | Check No. 646022 and 646021
and proof against Bank of Iran in London | | ⟦illegible⟧ 962
Papers
| | 26/185
64/752 | To Credit Bank
for the Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
and eighty-seven Dinars and seven hundred fifty-two Fils | Check No. 646025 and 646026
and proof against Bank of Baghdad | | ⟦illegible⟧ 962
Papers
I have received the two amounts
The check amounting to ⟦27/567⟧
And the other check ⟦26/185⟧
Total ⟦64/752⟧
From the rent of room 5
Amounting to 64/752
⟦illegible⟧
24/12/24
19 ⟦illegible⟧
Saif Daker ⟦...⟧

Page 35

Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property Type and Number | From | To | Name of Tenant | Notes
124 | 75 | Plot No. 5 | <del>Shawwal</del> | 29 Shawwal ⟦...⟧ | Yusuf Rashid Al-Mulla |
| | Rent for the Sabbatical year | 28 Shawwal | | |
| | previous for the account of Menachem | | | |
| | Saleh Daniel | | | |
| | | To the Administrative Committee Check No. 646522 on 19/6/22 | | |
| | | To the order of the Trustee of Menachem Daniel Endowments at Baghdad Bank | | |
| | 75/124 | Dinar 75/124 This check was issued, its origin ⟦...⟧ | | |
| | | mentioned above | | |
| | | Seventy-five dinars and one hundred and twenty-four fils | | |
| | | 19/6/22 | | |
| | | Yusuf ⟦...⟧ | | |
I have received the amount
Within the check above
75/124 Dinar
19/6/22
⟦...⟧

Page 36

Endowments of Ezra and Naïm
Promissory note for ⟦...⟧ last year's balance ⟦...⟧
22/589 Ezra
32/411 Naïm
55/000
Promissory note in the name of ⟦...⟧ the remainder of last year
22/589 Ezra
32/411 Naïm
55/000
45/178 Ezra total
64/822 Naïm
110/000 total
Balance
110/-
Years of collection:
55/- from Hadi balance
55/- from Ismail for the remainder
⟦illegible⟧
64/822
45/178

Page 37

Ezra Endowments
24/- (In the matter of Muhammad Ali Ra'bas Bashir the ⟦...⟧
According to the deed numbered on 8/9/559 and the ⟦...⟧
Second Category | Ezra Category
45/122 ✓ | 22/840 ✓
45/- ✓ | 20/- ✓
19/093 ✓ | 13/307 ✓
-/550 ✓ |
109/805 | 76/147 ✓
109/805
32/247
85/558

Page 38

Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Notes | Name of Tenant | To | From | Property type and number | Dinar | Fils
| Qasim Muhammad and Al-Haj Abd Rayhan | 29 Shawwal ⟦382⟧ | 1 Shawwal ⟦382⟧ | Rent for shops No. ⟦12⟧ and ⟦22⟧ | 152 | 002
|  |  | To the above tenants | Previous balance |  |
| From us | To Menachem's account | 45/162 | Balance |  |
|  |  | 22/840 | Balance | 78 | 002
For the late Ezra | To the order of Menachem | By the end of month ⟦382⟧ | To account | Balance |  |
For the late Ezra | 1 - 1 | 2 | 1 | 45/- | 75 | ---
962 | Minus ⟦7⟧ | One hundred and fifty dinars only | Balance | 153/002 |  |
Saif al-Din | Menachem's share in the income of Saif al-Din | From us in | 9- / 162 | Balance | 152 | 802
Saif al-Din | In |  | 64/840 |  |  |
I have received
the amount of 78/002 dinars
with the year's account
⟦signature⟧
24/2/12

Page 39

Endowments of Shamim Saleh Rashid
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Type of property and its number | From | To | Name of the tenant | Notes
550 | - | Previous rent receipt
Ali Saif Ali Muhammad | ⟦28⟧
On September 15 | ⟦29⟧
September 15 | Khadouri Yaqub Dubai |
|  | Yes 22 |  |  |  |
|  | 1/550 - |  |  | Recorded for the account of Shamim Saleh Rashid
Five hundred and fifty fils only |
|  |  |  |  | <del>⟦962⟧ / 2 / 12</del>
<del>Saif Muhammad</del> |
I have received the above amount
(550 fils)
Only five hundred and fifty fils
Saleh Habib Daniel
⟦24⟧/2/12

Page 40

Endowments of Shamam Salih Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
<del>Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel</del>
Fils | Dinar | Property Type and Number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
400 | 22 | Contract No. 22 | 16 Shawwal ⟦932⟧ | 15 Shawwal ⟦933⟧ | Ezekiel Sassoon Dankour |
Received in cash 22/400 Dinars
Only twenty-two Dinars and four hundred Fils
⟦illegible⟧
12/2/⟦933⟧

Page 41

Endowments of Menachem Salih Daniel and the heirs of Menachem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Name of Tenant | Remarks
75 / - Rent of Laden Apartment 4 Shawwal ⟦1962⟧ 4 Muharram ⟦1963⟧ Habib Karabit
in Darb al-Jabana
Number 6 - 1
25 - 2
227 - 242
Fee
45/-
30/-
75/-
Seventy-five Dinars only
⟦1962⟧ / 12 / 2
Saif Dinar
I received the amount
of 75/- Dinars
(Seventy-five Dinars)
⟦Signature⟧
⟦12/2/13⟧

Page 42

Jewish Endowments
To inquire about the amount of four ⟦illegible⟧
Under the receipt numbered ⟦illegible⟧
150/-
2/2/62
⟦illegible⟧

Page 43

Masters of Mourning
22/ Guarantee of Abdul Rasul Mahdi delivered on 24 Ramadan 82
15/ ~ Mahmoud Al-Haj Radhi delivered on 22 Ramadan 82
Check No. 543747 dated 8/8/1962 ⟦illegible⟧
2/2
22/
25/52
⟦line⟧
18/274
126/904
Recorded on 2/24

Page 44

Endowments of Shaya Saleh Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Notes | Tenant Name | To | From | Property Type and Number | Dinar | Fils
| Abd al-Amir Seifan | 20 Sha'ban 283 | 20 Ramadan 282 | And the rent amount for shop No. 128/7 | 25 | 540
|  |  |  | For his year in Ramadan 282 |  |
|  |  |  | To 20 Sha'ban year 283 |  |
|  |  |  | Annual rent for each month 140/75 Dinars | 18/750 | 480/150
|  |  |  | In rent for the month of Ramadan to 20 Sha'ban 283 |  | 540/121
|  |  |  | Total amounts paid to the lawyer on account receipt No. 282/247 |  | 71/-
|  |  |  | On 28 Kanun 2, twenty-five Dinars and five hundred forty Fils | 25/540 | 96/-
961
12
282/247
9/1/211002
3/41
962
19
Laith ⟦illegible⟧
20/540
28/1/74
1904
I have received the amount of (25/540) Dinars
Twenty-five Dinars and five hundred ⟦and forty⟧ Fils
Salman ⟦illegible⟧
62/2/20

Page 45

<del>Endowments of Shamim Saleh Daniel and Ezra Shamim Daniel</del>
Endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
748 | 126 | Rent of shop No. 7/247 | 1 Ramadan 382 | 30 Sha'ban 383 | Abdul Amir Sifat |
|  | Year 75/140 61/658 | Share of Shamim Daniel |  |  |
748 | 126 | ⟦line⟧ | Ezra " |  |  |
|  | 68/274 | To the fund in cash Account 27/570 30/804 | Share of Shamim Ezra " |  |
748 | 126 | 68/274 | Account 27/570 30/804 | Promissory note due in March ⟦...⟧ | March ⟦...⟧ to the order of Shamim and Ezra |
One hundred and thirty-six dinars and eight hundred and forty-eight fils only
I have received the amount of 68/274 Dinars
With actual reconciliation
⟦signature⟧
20/2/62

Page 46

Two disbursement orders
⟦...⟧
212/ Sponsorship of arrivals at the ⟦...⟧ Society dated 11/12
⟦...⟧
19/11/64
From the fund in cash
Ezra Basil's shares to the Credit Bank of Iraq
Two disbursement orders. Twenty Nabil 20/-
15/-
From the fund in the name of Saleh Basil to ten Nabil 10/-
50/-
Adjustment of entry
From the liquidation of the administrative committee
15/- Lucian ⟦...⟧
20/- Ezra ⟦...⟧ for distributed donations to buy clothes

Page 47

Just Endowments
27 - ) Promissory note of Muhammad Ali ⟦Mahdi⟧ al-Hasani due on ⟦...⟧
Under instrument number 94274 and dated ⟦...⟧
28 - ) Promissory note of Abd al-Husayn Thabit Shad due on ⟦...⟧
Under instrument number 824487 and dated 2/7/⟦...⟧ Al-Rafidain
⟦...⟧ / 2

Page 48

Ezra Endowments
20/- | Kabala Diab and partner due until ⟦11⟧ | ✓
26/- | Salah Abdul Hussein due on ⟦1⟧ | Feb 84
23/- | Hashim Ghiath Murad | Feb 84
50/- | Hamid Hussein Ali Nabli | Ramadan 84
25/200 | Hafsa Ghanim Salih | Rents
17/426 | Hafsa Ezra Al-Hussein
42/598
Ezra Endowments
Total Shoud |
119/- |
42/598 |
161/598 |
⟦signature⟧
12/2/64
Shoud Ezra
119/- Rents
17/426 ⟦illegible⟧
136/426

Page 49

⟦illegible⟧ Special Endowments of Saleh Rashid and Ezra Menachem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Notes | Tenant Name | To | From | Property Type and Number | Dinars | Fils
| Saleh Mahdi Abdul Razzaq | 28 Shaban | 28 Shaban | Rent of room No. 8
As stated | 42 | 598
|  | In the revenue
" " | Menachem's share
Ezra | 25/100
17/496
42/598 |  |
|  | Menachem's share
" Ezra | As stated
Cash debts
Cash 25/100
17/496 | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
42/598 |  |
Forty-two dinars and five hundred and ninety-eight fils only
24/2/1964
I have received the amount of 42/598 Dinars
Saif ⟦...⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
⟦illegible signature⟧
24/2/1964

Page 50

Endowments of Menahem Salih Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property Type and Number | From | To | Name of Tenant | Notes
204 | 50 | Rent for room No. 28 ⟦roughly⟧ | 28 Feb 28 | 28 Feb 28 | Salih Mahdi Abd al-Razzaq |
|  | 5-1/204 | Its statement is a promissory note for the month of maturity 28 of the previous Menahem Salih Daniel Endowments, religiously and legally sealed, and the numbers have been resolved only | 28 Feb 28 | Shawwal 28 to the order of Salih for each bond a dinar on his account 25/104 | 964 2/6 ⟦signature⟧
I have received the amounts totaling 10/204 dinars
⟦signature⟧
22/2/28