Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. / رقم القائمة: ⟦illegible⟧/27/6/52 Date / التاريخ: 14.6.52 Name / الاسم: ⟦Heskel Sobhi⟧ Premises No. / رقم المحل: ⟦Torat 127/12⟧ Dr. | Fils. | Dinar | Fils | | 2 | 854 ⟦Baghdad Water Board for lack of contact⟧ 10 Fils 10 FILS 15
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date 4 / 9 / 1954 Fils | Dinar 070 | 1 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only one dinar and seventy fils, nothing else And that is for the costs and wages of repairing the electricity in the synagogue room As explained on the back of the receipt Signature of the recipient Salman Al-Ani
Telephone 86074 Salman Al-Wadi Baghdad Al-Rashid Street, Murjan Mosque Square No. 226 B / 1 No. Karkh Branch - Al-Wadi Store, Head of the Old Bridge, Telephone 86074 To: The Israelite Community Respected: Date: / / 195 Telegram "Al-Salwadi": Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price 700 | | Spare parts for electric ⟦hookah⟧ | | ⟦signature⟧ Note: I have received the funds described above. Our goods are: Radios, sewing machines, bicycles and their spare parts, fans, kitchens, electrical appliances and other household supplies Sold items are non-returnable
Secretary Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 4 / 9 / 954 Accountant To disburse the following :- Fils | 700 | Telephone tube for the Secretary's room 1200 | Repair of the sugar scale 250 | Worker's wage 2150 | Only two dinars and one hundred and fifty fils ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 2/9/1954 Fils | Dinar 750 | 1 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 nothing else And that is for a subsidy for my travel expenses to Basra and for the period of 2/9/1954 Signature of the recipient Ezra Ibrahim Shani ⟦fingerprint⟧
Receipts for the month of August 1952 AGE. NAME DATE
Fund Receipts Month of August Year 1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad (Disbursement Voucher) Amount | Details | Receipts 122 Dinars 864 Fils | List of administrative and educational expenses for the second | | half of the month of August 1952 according to | | the attached list. | 122 864 | Only one hundred twenty-two dinars and eight hundred sixty-four fils only | The receipts for this amount are kept in the Administrative and Educational Expenses Department for the month of August 1952 from this report Salwa Accountant Salwa | Sh. B. | Mahdi Saleh Accountant | Secretary | President Withdrawn by (within) check number 886967 dated 4 / 9 / 1952 Salwa Accountant
Summary of administrative and educational expenses for the second half of August 1952 Petty expenses for the Presidency of the Community | Price of three glasses | 120 Price of a typewriter ribbon | 150 Wages for painting the iron in the cemetery, amounting to 1.551 Dinars | 750 Stationery list | 455 Price of a lock and installation wages in the filing room | 850 Telegram fees to Monsieur Diane in Paris | 522 | 11 Cost of transporting fiscal stamps | 280 | Electricity repair fees for the Secretary's room | 250 | Price of a stapler with a paper glass notebook | 260 | Additional wages for the servant, the teacher's garbage collector, and Achille for his work during the month of August 1952 | 1000 | " " " Khedhouri Hanil " " " | 1000 | Petty expenses by the department clerk | 2254 | Printing fees for twenty-five days during August 1952 at a rate of 200 fils | 7500 | Postal order fee for the amount of 140 Dinars to the daughter of Murad Al-Mir for the cemetery rent | 180 | Electricity bill for the department for August 1952 | 4061 | 22 | 092 Transportation for department employees and servants during the second half of August 1952 | | 275 Subsidies paid during the second half of August 1952 according to the administrative expenses register | | 24 | 906 To the account of Ezra Zia Stadium for the film screening, being the salary of the stadium guard for August 1952 | | 6 To the account of the cemetery, being the salary of the Al-Haul cemetery guard, the share of the Cemetery Maintenance and Cleaning Committee for August 1952 | | 12 Synagogue expenses as follows: - | Salary of the guard of Masouda Shetoub Synagogue for August 1952 | 10000 Salary of the guard of Meir Elias Synagogue for August 1952 | 6000 Salary of the guard of the Jewish Synagogue for August 1952 | 1500 Electricity bill for Masouda Shetoub Synagogue for July 1952 | 771 | 18 | 271 School expenses as follows: - | Salary of the guard of Rachel Shahmoon School for August 1952 | 3000 " " " Rabbi's photographer " " " | 3000 " " " Al-Barador Salama " " " | 3000 Stamps for the lease contract of Masouda Salman School on the education budget | 440 | 12 | 440 Transportation of Mr. Yaqub Ezra, supervisor of endowments and schools belonging to the administration, from one school to another and vice versa | 800 | 6 | 800 | | 122 | 864 Only one hundred and twenty-two Dinars and eight hundred and sixty-four Fils, no more.
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad (Disbursement Voucher) Date <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Amount | Details | Remarks 26 Dinars 224 Fils | Subsistence expenses for prisoners for Thursday, 28 / 8 / 1952 | 1 Dinar 028 Fils | Subsistence expenses and tickets for prisoners of Nadi Shatti | 3 Dinars 750 Fils | Fees for purchasing and distributing subsistence to prisoners for five weeks (five Thursdays) during the month of August 1952 | 31 Dinars 112 Fils | | Only thirty-one dinars and one hundred and twelve fils, nothing else Accountant Secretary President Withdrawn by (within) check number 816962 dated 4 / 9 / 1952 Accountant
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 29 / 8 / 1952 Fils: 250 Dinar: 1 Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more And that is for the wages of distributing sheep to the poor for five weeks During the month of August 1952 at a rate of 250 fils for each time Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧ Badriya Ibrahim
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date 29 / 8 / 1954 Dinar | Fils 2 | 500 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only two dinars and five hundred fils and no more And that is for the wages of washing and distributing the bleached cloth for five weeks during the month of August 1954 at a rate of 500 fils for each time. Signature of the recipient Salwa Obadiah
Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Item | Quantity | Fils 50 | | | Beauty Soap | 2 | 160 | | | Tea Pot | 1 | 80 | | | Lentils | 1 | 200 | | | Chickpeas | 1 | 120 | | | Maryam Can | 1 | 88 | | | Sugar | | 110 | | | Tea | Half a kilo | 210 | | | Tea | H | Carried forward balance Only one dinar and twenty-eight fils and no more. 1028 | ⟦illegible⟧ Seller's signature Ezra Munshi
⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Dinar | Item Type | Quantity | Kilo | | Jamal Soap | 2 | | | Tea Pot | 1 | | | Lentils | | 1 | | Cheese | | 1 | | Canned Stew | 1 | | | Sugar | | ⟦1⟧ | | Tea | | Half a kilo | | Ghee | | 2 | | Medical Prescription | | Withdrawal Signature Mary Munshi Mary Munshi
Year ⟦illegible⟧ 74 List Number 180 Subsistence list for prisoners and detainees 8/28 ⟦line⟧ Fils | Dinar | Item Type | Quantity | Kilo | Number | Price | Total | Seller Name 675 | 2 | Rice | 45 | | | 105 | | ⟦illegible⟧ 220 | 1 | Sugar | 14 | | | 88 | | 450 | | Tea | 1/2 kilo | | | 900 per Huqqa | | 200 | 2 | Meat | 10 | | | 220 | | 790 | | Bath soap | 44 | | | 25 | | 600 | 1 | Laundry soap | 24 | | | 60 | | 405 | 2 | Vegetable fat | 12 | | | 185 | | 400 | | Potatoes | 10 | | | 40 | | 200 | 2 | Tomatoes | 10 | | | 20 | | 125 | 1 | Watermelon | 25 pieces | | | 50 per Huqqa | | 060 | | Eggplant | 6 kilos | | | 10 | | 044 | | Salt | 4 bundles | | | 11 per bundle | | 840 | | Rice | | | | 100 | | 200 | 2 | Tea | 2 | | | 1/2 per head | | 740 | | Greens | 96 | | | 200 | | 200 | | Medical naphthalene | 1 | | | | | 500 | | Total | | | | | | 500 | 1 | Cigarettes with holder | | | | | | 500 | 1 | Gratuities | | | | | | 500 | | Fare to ⟦illegible⟧ | | | | | | 500 | | Trust to ⟦illegible⟧ | | | | | | | | Subsistence of detainees | | | | | | 840 | | Rice | 8 | | | 105 | | 960 | | Sugar | 4 | | | 240 | | 120 | | Potatoes | 3 | | | 40 | | 160 | | Tomatoes | 4 | | | 40 | | 270 | | Eggs | 1 | | | 9 | | 600 | | Watermelon | 12 Huqqa | | | 50 per Huqqa | | 425 | | Laundry soap | 18 | | | 25 | | 405 | | Greens | 54 | | | 7.5 | | 600 | | Gratuities | | | | | | Regarding the prisoners Present in the prison of Baghdad Central ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 224 26 only twenty-six dinars and eight hundred and twenty-four fils nothing else
Names of those for whom the abundant ink was received and who were converted to fiscal stamps of (800) weight for each of them 1 - | Yaqub Abd al-Aziz 2 - | Ishaq Abd al-Aziz 3 - | Naji Munshi 4 - | Ibrahim Sassoon 5 - | Ibrahim Yaqub 6 - | Naeem Munshi 7 - | Yaqub Sahyoun 8 - | Naji Shlomo 9 - | Yusuf Nassim 10 - | Shalom Ibrahim Yehuda 11 - | Naji Yaqub 12 - | Hanana Buna 13 - | The two children of Hanana Buna 14 - | 15 - | Yusuf Shaul 16 - | Ibrahim Al-Bahu 17 - | Al-Bahu Cohen 18 - | Munir Shmeil 19 - | Hayim Yusuf 20 - | Shalom Ibrahim I received from the accountant in the name of the community the sum of sixteen dinars for the account of purchasing stamps of weight (800) for each of the passports detailed on the back of this list in this list as well I received the sum of one dinar for periodic expenses for all of these along with those mentioned above (20 persons) for each of them, and they are also departing with their passports. Kingdom of Iraq Fiscal Stamp 80 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ 4
Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad (Disbursement Voucher) Date ⟦4⟧ / 9 / 1952 Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks ⟦line⟧ | 16 | Price of revenue stamps for twenty people whose required fee was waived at a rate of (800 fils) per person on their passports according to the attached list | ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Fees for obtaining reports for each of the twenty people on their passports also at a rate of 100 fils | ⟦line⟧ | 18 | Only eighteen dinars and no more. | Accountant Secretary President Withdrawn by (within) check number 86962 dated 4 / 9 / 1952 Accountant
Fils Dinar 62/500 Only sixty-two dinars and five hundred I received from the community accountant the amount above, only sixty-two dinars and five hundred fils and no more, and that is my salaries from 2/26/52 until 7/21/1952 at a rate of ⟦share⟧ ten dinars per month, and for that I signed this receipt of delivery 7/20/1952 ⟦illegible signature/mark over stamp⟧ 20 Yaqub Attar
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date 29 / 8 / 1952 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 10 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ten dinars and nothing else And that is for compensation for the price of ten ⟦halves⟧ of sewage iron which appeared to be less than the agreed measurement. ⟦Revenue stamp: 5 fils⟧ 29 / 8 / 52 Signature of the recipient ⟦Fingerprint⟧ Hassan Khalil
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad (Disbursement Voucher) Date 29 / 8 / 1952 Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks ⟦line⟧ | 10 | Compensation for the value of ten pounds of wool | from the cemetery previously sold, which appeared to | contain some pieces smaller than the agreed | upon measurement. | ⟦line⟧ | 10 | Only ten dinars and no more | ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary ⟦illegible⟧ President Withdrawn by (within) check number 816962 dated 4 / 9 / 1952 ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Secretary Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 29 / 8 / 1952 Accountant Since the iron piece designated for the cooling back purchased for (200) two hundred fils and since the value of this iron piece is not added to the radio cooling tools and with the approval of His Excellency the President to compensate it with the number « distribute ⟦dinars⟧ to the donor Mr. Muhsin Khalil statements regarding the waste » ⟦signature⟧ The Secretary 29 / 8 / 52
No. 816962 Baghdad, ⟦4.10.⟧ 19⟦49⟧ OTTOMAN BANK 1610 BAGHDAD Pay by this cheque to ⟦the Committee of the Jewish Community⟧ or Bearer Pay by this cheque Iraqi Dinars ⟦five dinars and four hundred fils⟧ I.D. ⟦5/400⟧ Iraqi Dinars Iraq TEN FILS 10 Fils ⟦logo⟧ ⟦red ink signature/stamp⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 28 / 8 / 1952 Fils: ⟦line⟧ Dinar: 80 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only eighty Dinars and nothing else And that is for the first installment of the contract for repairs and renovations of the school Masouda Salman according to the check numbered 816361 to our order Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils Signature of the Recipient ⟦The Master⟧ Alwan Mahmoud According to the administrative order numbered 15 / 944 and dated on 27 / 8 / 1952 and kept in the incoming papers file under number (44) (44)
Fils Dinar 297/822 The receipts for this request Number 86920 are kept in the payroll file of the community institutions ⟦Mahdi⟧