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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 English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Gaza Endowments
⟦line⟧
27/750 Promissory note of Muhammad Sultan ⟦illegible⟧ 1) in the year 84/8
17/250 to Fattah ⟦illegible⟧ 1) in the year 84
45/- according to receipt number 9825 to Fattah ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Asadi
Gaza Endowments 84
41/250 Promissory note of Muhammad Sultan ⟦illegible⟧ 1) in the year
24/750 to Fattah ⟦illegible⟧ 1) in the year 84
⟦line⟧ according to receipt ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
66/-
Checks | Cash
17/250 | 27/750
24/750 | 41/250
42/- | 70/-
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 27

Endowments of Menachem and Saleh Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
- | 40 | Second installment due on ⟦1/4/964⟧ | Abdul Amir Jabbar Al-Saffar | Due
 |  | 40/- | Forty dinars only | ⟦1/4/964⟧ | Reminder sword |
I have received the amount of
Only forty dinars, no more
40 Dinars
⟦signature⟧
2/2
40/-
77/
117/
56/195
17/1095

Archival unit 28

Endowments of Menachem Salih Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant name | Notes
10 | 22 | Rent of shop No. ⟦...⟧ | 28 <del>2</del> Shawwal | 28 Shawwal | Muhammad Ali and Abbas ⟦...⟧ | 
 |  | 44 / 427 / Sana |  |  |  | 
10 | 22 | 129 / 648 / 90 / 427 | Remainder of Menachem Daniel / "Care" / Bayateh / April |  |  | 
 |  | 74 / - | Check No. 89 / 559 / 1 / 4 / 932 to the order of / Trustee of Menachem Daniel Endowments on the Staff Bank |  |  | 
 |  | 86 / - | Check No. 90 / 559 / 1 / 4 / 932 to the order of Trustee / Menachem Daniel Endowments on the Staff Bank |  |  | 
10 | 22 | 60 / - | Promissory note in the name of Isaac Menachem Daniel / 42 / - / 42 / - / ⟦...⟧ / One hundred and twenty Dinars and ten Fils | In the month of April / " / " / " | Asghar Nasr Menachem / Daniel / Asghar Nasr Menachem / Daniel | 29 / 4 / 932 / No. 1
I received the amount
Abdul Jabbar ⟦...⟧
4 Rabi' al-Thani ⟦...⟧
2 / 9 / 932

Archival unit 29

Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
<del>Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel</del>
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant name | Notes
095 | 264 | Rent of shops ⟦illegible⟧
2 4
40 40
247 247
Statement | 282
April | 282
June | Talib Abdul Karim |
 |  | Menachem's share in the proceeds
" Ezra " | in the proceeds
" |  |  |
095 | 151/-
113/-
264/- | To the bank
April
May
Safar | April
May
Safar | April
May
Safar | Menachem's book
Ezra's book |
095 | 122/ |  | 76/95
45/- |  |  |
095 | 122/
141/-
264/- | Bonds for the account of endowments
41
Two hundred and sixty-four dinars | 122/95
141/-
And ninety fils only | 75/-
56/-
131/- | Saleh Menachem
Ezra Daniel | 282
Egypt to the order of
282
To the order of Ezra
1/1/964
The amount was received
Under check number 122/95
Three hundred and thirty-eight
Dinars and ninety-five fils
On behalf of Clemence
⟦signature⟧
2/4/62

Archival unit 30

Endowments of ⟦illegible⟧ Saleh Daniel and ⟦illegible⟧ Daniel
<del>Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel</del>
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant name | Notes
— | 476 | His property No. 11/12 | Asbat | <del>30 Rajab</del> | Abdul Hamid Abdul Aziz |
 |  | Balance |  | 30 Rajab | The remainder |
500 | 280 | Menachem's share |  |  |  |
500 | 195 | " Ezra |  |  |  |
— | 476 | Total |  |  |  |
 |  | Paid |  |  |  |
 |  | To the management committee by check No. 41258 |  |  |  |
 |  | To the order of Menachem Saleh Daniel on the Iraqi Bank |  |  |  |
— | 751 | Commercial |  |  |  |
— | 122 | Cash to the account |  |  |  |
 |  | Balance for the account to the order of Menachem Daniel |  |  |  |
500 | 70 | 1 | 1 |  | Adi I |
— | 69 | 1 | 1 |  | Jumada I |
— | 69 | 1 | 1 |  | Jumada II |
500 | 49 | 1 | 1 | Ezra | Adi I |
— | 48 | 1 | 1 | " | Jumada I |
— | 48 | 1 | 1 | " | Jumada II |
500 | 145 | Four hundred and seventy-six dinars only |  |  | Total |
— | 476 |  |  |  |  |
According to the commission's letter
Number ⟦illegible⟧ and date
Received an amount of
Seventy-six dinars
and 720 fils
Salman ⟦illegible⟧
24/2/6

Archival unit 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 |

Archival unit 32

Ezra's times
⟦line⟧
20/- Guarantee of Abdul Hussein Sidni Al-Mihna (12/24)
2/27
12

Archival unit 33

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
101
102
103
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 34

Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel and Ezra Dhaye Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant name | Notes
— | 272 | Rent of shops No. 54 | 282 20 Dhu al-Qi'dah | 282 29 Dhu al-Qi'dah | Ibrahim Fati | 
 |  | 257 Dinars | Menachem's share in the proceeds |  |  | 
⟦line⟧ | 160/287 | " " " | " " " |  |  | 
⟦line⟧ | 111/712 | " " " | Remainder |  |  | 
⟦line⟧ | 272/--- | Dinar | To the administrative committee as per No. 1640 on 28/2/927 |  | Ezra Dhaye | 
 |  | ✓ | 4/287 on that payment |  | Saleh | 
 |  | ✓ | To the orchard check ⟦illegible⟧ |  | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 
⟦line⟧ | 71/--- | ✓ | 70/712 they do not see us in the form of payment |  | Payment | 
 |  |  | 40/- received in another month Menachem agreement 20/2 |  | 20 Jumada | 
 |  |  | 40/- 1 6 " " " |  | 20 Ramadan | 
⟦line⟧ | 120/--- |  | 40/- 1 9 " " " |  | 20 Safar | 
 |  |  | 27/- 1 2 they do not see us agreement 20/2 |  | 20 Jumada I | 
 |  |  | 27/- 1 6 " " " |  | 20 Ramadan | 
⟦line⟧ | 81/--- |  | 27/- 1 9 " " " |  | 20 Safar | 
⟦line⟧ | 272/--- | ⟦line⟧ | Manet Watts ⟦illegible⟧ riyals only |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 
I have received
The remaining amount
4/287 and 272/---
For a full year
The Accountant
22/2/28

Archival unit 35

Endowments of Menahem Saleh Daniel and Ata Dayim Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menahem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
752 | 64 | Rent of room No. 5
Statement
27/567
36/185
64/752 | 282
Question 29
Dayim attended
and Ata
In the incoming | 282
Question 29
In the incoming
In the incoming | Faiza Salim Al-Ani |
 |  | 27/567 | To the Chairman of the Administrative Committee
To the order of the trustee of Dayim endowments
Daniel
112/701 | Check No. 646052
Daniel on Baghdad Bank
On 19/1/962 |  | 962
19/1
Check No. 646052
On Baghdad Bank
 |  | 36/185
64/752 | To Credit Bank
To the order of the trustee of Ezra Dayim endowments
Sixty-three Dinars and seven hundred and fifty | Check No. 646053
Daniel on Baghdad Bank
Fils only |  | 962
19/1
Check No. 646053
On Baghdad Bank
I have received the two amounts
The check amounting to 27/567 Dinars
And the check amounting to 36/185 Dinars
Total 64/752 Dinars
For the rent of room No. (5)
Amounting to 64/752 Dinars
⟦illegible⟧
24/2/62
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 36

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
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 37

Times of Ezra and Nayem
Promissory note in the name of Hadi Rashid Al-Hanta in the name of ⟦...⟧ 82
22/589 x Ezra
22/411 Nayem
55/000
Promissory note in the name of Ismail Al-Ani Al-Hanta ⟦...⟧
22/589 x
22/411 Nayem
55/000
45/178 x Ezra Total
64/822 Nayem
110/000 Total
110/- Riyals
⟦line⟧
From the receipt vouchers:
55/- from Hadi Rashid
55/- from Ismail Al-Ani
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
64/822 Nayem
45/178 Ezra

Archival unit 38

Ezra Endowments
⟦line⟧
24/- (Guarantee of Muhammad Ali and Abbas Bashir ⟦illegible⟧
According to check number 859 on 5/9/55 and the decision
General Category | Ezra Category
45/164 | 22/840
45/- | 20/-
19/092 | 14/307
-/100 | ⟦line⟧
109/805 | 76/147
109/805
76/147
185/952

Archival unit 39

Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
⟦line⟧ | 152 | Rent of shop No. 81 | 1/1/282 Shawwal | 30/9/282 Shawwal | Qasim Muhammad and Al-Hajj Ali Karman |
 |  | Building |  |  |  |
 |  | Rashad | To the fund in cash |  |  |
 |  | Receipts | For Qasim's account |  |  |
⟦line⟧ | 78 | 162 / 45 | Ezra |  |  |
 |  | 840 / 22 |  |  |  |
 |  | Rashad |  |  |  |
⟦line⟧ | 75 | 45 / ⟦line⟧ | Collection of Bashir the Butcher | 1/1/282 | No pass Menachem |
 |  | 20 / ⟦line⟧ | 1 | 2 | For the distributor |
⟦line⟧ | 153 | One hundred and fifty-three dinars only |  |  | 1/8/262 |
 |  | Rashad |  |  |  |
⟦line⟧ | 153 | 162 / 90 | Menachem's share in the income of Saif Dakour |  |  |
 |  | 840 / 62 | " Ezra's in " Saif Dakour |  |  |
I have received
The amount of 153/000 dinars
With the accounts
In the name of Ezra
12/2/24

Archival unit 40

Endowments of Shaheen Saleh Rashid
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Name of Tenant | Notes
550 | - | Balance of previous rent for Saif Ali Muhammad No. 22 | 28 Shawwal 15 | 28 Shawwal 15 | Khudair Alwan Dughri |
 |  | ⟦line⟧ |  |  |  |
 |  | Received for the account of Shaheen Saleh Rashid |  |  |  |
 |  | Five hundred and fifty fils only |  |  |  |
12 / 2 / 1962
Saif Ali
I have received the above amount
(550 fils)
Only five hundred and fifty fils
Saleh Shaheen Daniel
12 / 2 / 62

Archival unit 41

Endowments of Menachem Salih Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel
<del>Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel</del>
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Name of Tenant | Notes
400 | 22 | Contract No. 22 | 16 Shawwal ⟦362⟧ | 15 Shawwal ⟦363⟧ | Hesqel Sassoon Dangour | 
 |  | Fee | Past things | Shamim |  | 
 |  | 19/092 | Cash | Ezra |  | 
 |  | 12/207 | Thirty-two dinars and four hundred fils only |  |  | 
 |  | 22/400 |  |  |  | 
I received the amount of 22/400 dinars
Only thirty-two dinars and four hundred fils
⟦illegible⟧
12/2/⟦363⟧
Saif Sassoon

Archival unit 42

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⟧

Archival unit 43

Times ⟦illegible⟧
150/-
For the account of Muhammad Salih ⟦illegible⟧
According to the receipt numbered ⟦illegible⟧
22 / 2 / 12
⟦line⟧
On his behalf ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 44

Ezra's Profits
22/ Cavalry of Abdul Rasul Sabri Al-Hanifa on 24/ Ramadan 82
15/ Muhammad Al-Haj Radi Al-Hanifa on 22/ Ramadan 82
Check No. 542747 dated 1963/2/18 on the Bank of Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
22/—
25/520
18/274
126/904
Recorded on 2/25

Archival unit 45

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
⟦line⟧ in Baghdad
Presidency of the Jewish Community

Archival unit 46

Endowments of Shaya Salih Daniel
Endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel
Fils | Dinar | Property type and number | From | To | Tenant Name | Notes
540 | 25 | Ayar Palace Shop No. 7
Proportionally in Ramadan
To 20 Sha'ban
Year 282 | 20 Ramadan
282 | 20 Sha'ban
283 | Abdul Amir Samana |
 |  | Rent per year for each year
150/280
With Ayar day of Ramadan to 20 Sha'ban
18/750
131/530 | 75/140 |  |  | 261
 |  | With fees paid to the lawyer for request receipt No. 27447 |  |  |  | 12
21/2/28
 |  | 71/-
96/-
25/530 |  |  |  | 7/8/281000
341
 |  | Thirty-five dinars and five hundred and thirty fils |  |  |  | 262
8/9
Saif al-Din
I have received the amount of (25/530) dinars
Thirty-five dinars and five hundred and thirty fils
Salman Khudair
22/5/28
20/530
28/7/274
1904

Archival unit 47

<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

Archival unit 48

Disbursement Vouchers
⟦line⟧
212/ Guarantee of the pioneers in the association named ⟦illegible⟧ on 11/12
29/11/27
From the fund in cash
⟦line⟧
200/ To Shadiyat Ezra Bashel to the Iraqi Mortgage Bank
150/ For disbursement vouchers ⟦illegible⟧ according to a receipt
150/ From the fund in the name of Saleh Bashel to the ⟦illegible⟧ Bank
⟦line⟧
500/
Cash settlement
⟦line⟧
From the balancing of the administrative committee
150/ For disbursement vouchers
200/ To Ezra ⟦illegible⟧ for the deposits made to purchase ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 49

Aryaf Ara
Mahdi
27/ ⟦-⟧ Completion of Muhammad Ali Al-Hussein appraised on ⟦2⟧
According to the original exit D 942745 dated ⟦1/1⟧
27/ ⟦-⟧ Completion of Abdul Hussein Thabit Shad appraised on ⟦2⟧
According to the original exit C 844487 dated 7/7/ ⟦1984⟧ Al-Rafidain
⟦signature⟧
2/12

Archival unit 50

Ezra's Provisions
⟦line⟧
20/- Dhiyab's guarantee and hospital monthly fee April 86
26/- " Salah Abdul Hussein hospital on 1/ ⟦illegible⟧ February 86
23/- " Hashim Nabat auction ⟦illegible⟧ February 86
50/- " Hamid Hussein Ali Nabli " 10 Ramadan 86
⟦line⟧
119/-
25/400 Khudair Nasser Saleh
17/496 Ezra's share in Al-Hussein } Meals
⟦line⟧
42/896
Ezra's Provisions
The amount was paid
119/-
42/898
⟦line⟧
161/898
24/5/86
Ezra paid
⟦line⟧
119/- Guarantees
17/496 Al-Hussein
⟦line⟧
136/496