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IJA 3076

Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are: financial records of the Iraqi Jewish Community with receipts for financial transactions; payment of bills; purchase of materials and services; financial disbursements to the poor.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3076
Item Number
15742
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Office of Income Tax, Financial, Bills, Stamps, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, Thumbprint, Typed, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Meir Elias Hospital, Receipts, Letterhead, Income Tax, Jewish Lay Council, President of the Jewish Community, Insurance, Typed: Revenue Stamps, Annotation, Handwritten, Taxes

AI en Translation, Pages 176-200

Page 176

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 7 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 3
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of August 1952 as a cook in the slaughterhouse
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
7 / 9 / 52
Signature of the recipient
⟦Murtada Shani⟧

Page 177

Receipt for amounts collected for the Aviation Project
Volume: 209
Iraqi Aviation Association:
Number: 011884
Fils | Dinar
500 |
500 |
August 952
September 952
District
Received from: The Jewish Communal Council
The amount as written above only: five hundred fils only
Location: Baghdad
Date: 7/9/1952
⟦The Collector⟧

Page 178

Receipt for amounts collected for the aviation project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Volume
209
Number: 011885
Fils | Dinar
|  | From the annual subscription fee
500 |  | From the monthly subscription fee
|  | From the price of sacrificial skins
|  | From the proceeds of badges
|  | From the price of greeting cards
|  | From the proceeds of parties
|  | From donations
500 |  | Total
A 952
September 952
Received from: The Spiritual Council on behalf of poor Israeli children
The amount as written above only: five hundred fils only
Location: Baghdad
Date: 7 / 9 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
Collector

Page 179

2
Discussion David Babai
⟦...⟧

Page 180

MARTIN'S BOOKSHOP
NEWSAGENT
406/1 RASHID STREET
BAGHDAD
TELEPHONE NO. 84975
Bookshop
Wartan Martin
406/1 Rashid Street
Baghdad
Telephone No. 84975
7/9/52
One Table Calendar | 350
Two Bottles Gum | 240
Clay |
| 590
Five hundred & ninety
⟦G⟧

Page 181

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 9/5/1952
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for the aid of the two weeks ending on 8/28 and 9/5/1952
Signature of the recipient
Shaul ⟦Molly⟧ Kahla

Page 182

Subsidies for the poor according ⟦to⟧ the ⟦...⟧
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1 -- Habiba Eliyahu | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2 -- Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3 -- Mikhail Nahum | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4 -- Rachel Levi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5 -- Farha Saleh (paralyzed) | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6 -- Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
7 -- Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
8 -- Nabat Israel | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4/000 Four Dinars only
List of subsidies for the week ending September 5, 1952 for the poor according ⟦to⟧ the ⟦...⟧ of Saleh
⟦signature⟧
Community Accountant

Page 183

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 5 / 9 / 1952
500 Fils 1 Dinar
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
⟦Hafsa Meir⟧

Page 184

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and one dinar
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Rosa Ibrahim
Ghazala daughter of ⟦Abdael⟧

Page 185

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9/5/1952
Fils: 500
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 9/5/1952
Signature of the recipient
Aziza Yaqub
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 186

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Esther Yosef
⟦illegible⟧

Page 187

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 200
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦two hundred and twenty fils and no more⟧.
And that is for ⟦the aid for the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Karjiya Daoud⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 188

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
500 | /
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the aid for the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952⟧
Signature of the recipient
Naziha Ibrahim
⟦illegible⟧

Page 189

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 600
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and six hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the two weeks ending on 29 / 8 and 5 / 9 / 952
Signature of the recipient
Masoud Ibrahim
⟦illegible⟧

Page 190

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 750
Dinar: 1
⟦green checkmark⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my salary from 15 / 8 until 21 / 8 / 52 for the account of the Khedouri Synagogue
Signature of the recipient
Jabbar Khattar
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 191

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 4 / 8 / 952
Accountant
Pay seven Dinars
for the spraying fees for five residential houses
belonging to the estate of the late Mansha'i
in the ⟦Benji⟧ Allah neighborhood
⟦signature⟧

Page 192

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 4 / 9 / 1952
⟦green checkmark⟧
Fils / Dinar
250 / —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
⟦Hassouna Hardafai⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 193

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 2/9/54
Accountant
To pay two hundred and fifty fils
to Anwar ⟦Sidnawi Pharmacy⟧ ⟦Mordechai⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦stamp⟧
The Secretary

Page 194

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 250 / 1
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one hundred and twenty-five fils
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the Recipient
Sara Rachel
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Page 195

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four hundred fils and nothing else.
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952 to
Shaul Haron Zangi
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Farha Salman ⟦kh⟧
On behalf of Shaul Haron Zangi

Page 196

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 750
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven hundred and fifty fils.
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Badriya Ezra
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 197

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1952/9/4
Fils: 750
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 1952/9/5
Signature of the recipient
⟦Najma Abas⟧
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 198

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Samira Ezra
⟦illegible⟧
15.6
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 199

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9/4/1952
Accountant
Pay an amount of 4.854 Dinars
for connecting electricity to Torah Rekha
Secretary
9/4/1952

Page 200

Baghdad Light & Power Company, Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)
No: 11506
Baghdad: ⟦line⟧
Request is hereby made for the payment of a sum of Iraqi Dinars: ⟦line⟧
This is for the required deposits in an { estimated / additional } manner: ⟦line⟧
Against the consumption of electricity in accordance with Article 32 of Law No. 51 of the year 1928 for the { existing / proposed / additional } installations at the premises numbered: ⟦line⟧
Application is hereby made for the payment of Dinars: ⟦line⟧
the { estimated / additional } amount of deposit against supply of electric energy in accordance with article:
No. 32 of Law 51 of the year 1928 for the { existing / proposed / additional } installation of premises No.: ⟦line⟧
Ds.: ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Accountant.
15-6-52