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.
Three Dinars 3000 Five hundred fils only Received from the account of the Jewish Community Only five hundred fils and nothing else, and that is for the wages of repairing the door of the Torah of our Rabbi ⟦and it was time⟧ This work 8/8/1954 ⟦thumbprint⟧ Shaul Hayyim Pinhas
Fils Dinar 500 Five hundred fils only Received from the accountant of the ⟦...⟧ community Only five hundred fils and nothing else, as aid for the week ending on 8 / 8 / 1952, and for that purpose I have written this receipt on 8 / 8 / 1952 ⟦thumbprint⟧ Hezekiah Hayim ⟦illegible⟧
Fils Dinar 500 ⟦line⟧ five hundred fils only. I received from the community account the amount above, only five hundred fils and no more and that is for the aid of the week ending on 8/8/54 and written on 8/8/1954 ⟦illegible⟧ Aziza Yaqub
Fils Dinar 500 Five hundred fils only. I received from the account of the community the amount above, only five hundred fils and no more and that is for the aid of the week ending on 8/8/52 and for that I signed 8/8/1952 ⟦thumbprint⟧ Ghazala Abdul Razzaq By the hand of Rosa Ibrahim
Fils Dinar 500 Only five hundred fils and no more I received from the community account the above amount Only five hundred fils and no more, as aid for the week ending on 8/8/1952 And for this I signed ) 8/8/1952 Esther Bold ⟦blue ink thumbprints⟧
Committee of ⟦Majesa⟧ Munshi Saleh Name | Allocated Amount | Signature 1- Habiba Eliyahu | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 2- Maryam Ezra | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 3- Mikhail Nasi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 4- Raheel Lawi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 5- Farha Saleh (paralyzed) | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 6- Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 7- Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 8- Hayat Israel | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧ 4/000 Four Dinars only For the payments of the week ending on 1/8/1952 for the poor of the ⟦Shelter⟧ of Munshi Saleh ⟦signature⟧ Community Accountant
Fils Dinar 150 One hundred and fifty fils I received from the community account the amount of one hundred and fifty fils And that is for the aid of the week ending on 8/8/52 And for that I signed 8/8/1952 Karima Daoud ⟦fingerprint⟧
Three Dinars 3000 Three thousand fils and no more. I received from the community accountant the amount above, only three thousand fils and no more, and that is aid for the week ending on 8/8/1952 And for that I signed on 7/8/52 ⟦blue thumbprint⟧ Mansoura Ibrahim
Fils and Dinar 400 Four hundred fils only. I received from the community account the amount above, only four hundred fils and no more, and that is the aid for the week ending on 8/7/54 to Salman Shaul Zanki and for him I signed on 8/7/1954 ⟦fingerprint⟧ Farha daughter of Salman Shamma on behalf of Salman Shaul Zanki
7 / 8 / 54 The Accountant Pay <del>weekly</del> four hundred fils to Salman Shaul Zanki starting from the current week ⟦Salman Shaul⟧ The President 7 / 8 / 54 ⟦illegible⟧
Fils Dinar - 500 Five hundred fils only I received from the community accountant the amount above, only five hundred fils and no more, and that is aid for the week ending on 8/8/1952 And for that I signed 8/7/1952 ⟦fingerprint⟧ Naeema Ezra
Fils Dinar 500 Five hundred fils only. I received from the community accountant the amount above, only five hundred fils and no more, and that is for the aid of the week ending on 8/8/54 and for that I signed 8/7/1954 ⟦purple thumbprint⟧ Nazeeha Ibrahim
Fils Dinar 750 Seven hundred and fifty fils only. I received from the account of the ⟦...⟧ community the above, only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more, and that is for the aid of the week ending on 8 / 8 / 1952, and for that purpose I signed this receipt 6 / 8 / 1952 ⟦thumbprint⟧ Badriya ⟦Azza⟧
| Dinar | Fils Car fare to the Telephone Department | | .200 " " " Electricity | | .200 " " " Water | | .200 " " " Aini Bakery | | .400 " " " ⟦Makhlouf⟧ house required | | .400 " " " Land Registry Department | | .200 Gunny bag quantity 1 | 1 | 600 Soap quantity 2 | | 960 | 4 | 160 Value of stamps for a letter to Egypt | | 722 Car fare | | 400 | 5 | 282 Only five dinars and two hundred and eighty-two fils ⟦illegible signature⟧ 8/7/⟦...⟧ 1- Receipt 2- Quasi-invoices ⟦...⟧ Distributed in the class ⟦...⟧ 3- Must be signed ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
No. 330 ⟦Air⟧ Arrived ⟦line⟧ Registered Addressed to ⟦The Chief Rabbinate⟧ 70 Fils Dinar Value of stamps affixed (if it is a package) BAGHDAD ⟦...⟧ 7 AUG 52 ⟦...⟧ Date * Entry (letter) bundle or (package) as the case requires. For insured items Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) .. In words .. Insurance fee .. Weight in words .. Receiving Officer
⟦25 / 12⟧ Number 24 7 For her ⟦illegible⟧ Respected Youssef Homsi ⟦...⟧ Received from the hand of the bearer of this paper the amount of ⟦...⟧ 7/8/54 ⟦line⟧ Cash debt ⟦...⟧ 500 five hundred fils and no more and that is on account of the sect for an amount through mandate and receipt this voucher 7/8/54 Ahmed ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧ The Accountant We have paid for the assistance of the prisoners the amount of one hundred and eighty fils The fare was sent via Naji Saleh This was on the date of 19/7/54 ⟦signature⟧ The Secretary 6/8/54 ✓
I received from ⟦Mr.⟧ Accountant of the Israelite Community Mr. Naeem Murad, an amount of one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils And that is for the expenses of the objection, appeal, and stamps in The lawsuit formed between the Presidency of the Community and the teacher Mr. Yusuf Abdullah, and for that reason I gave this receipt The Agent and Lawyer Lawyer Ali ⟦Al-Dawlatmi⟧ 20 / ⟦7⟧ / 954 The Accountant To be paid as an account for Expenses of the lawsuit of Mr. Yusuf ⟦Filed against⟧ the Presidency of the Community ⟦Signature⟧ 54 / 8 / ⟦2⟧
Baghdad on 6 / 2 / 1952 To the Administration of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Via Mr. Yaqub Shochet Required to: Khader Ismail Al-Faraqi - Baghdad Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Description 500 | 10 | 750 | Cards with 750 envelopes in black ink for the Commission of ⟦Travel⟧ of Immigrants ⟦14⟧ Only ten dinars and five hundred fils and no more, and we received it in cash Khader Ismail Al-Faraqi ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ His Excellency the President 1- These cards or envelopes were not received due to the lack of ⟦provision⟧ of the ⟦plan⟧ 2- We request approval for payment according to the attached receipt due to the need of the ⟦printing press⟧ His signature 8 / 2 / 52 15 / 2 / 52 ⟦Signature⟧
7 / 500 Only seven dinars and five hundred fils, nothing else Fils | Dinar 300 | 3 | 22 Transport from the house to the hospital ⟦by car⟧ 200 | 4 | 21 Transport from the hospital to the house ⟦by car⟧ 500 | 7 | I received from the sect's accountant the above amount Only seven dinars and five hundred fils, nothing else, and that is for the transportation of Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abdullah Al-Farra, assigned to the hospital affairs administration from his house to the hospital and vice versa for the month of July 1952, and for that I signed this receipt 6 / 8 / 1952 Financial 10 Fils Kingdom of Iraq Al-Badi Taxi Company
BAGDAD LIGHT AND POWER CO., LTD. ( Incorporated in the United Kingdom ) FINAL NOTICE BAGHDAD Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited ( Incorporated in the United Kingdom ) Final Notice Baghdad Jewish Synagogue Electricity Dinar I.D. ⟦83⟧ Fils ⟦10.0⟧ January ⟦illegible⟧ February ⟦illegible⟧ March ⟦illegible⟧ April ⟦illegible⟧ May ⟦illegible⟧ June ⟦illegible⟧ July ⟦illegible⟧ August ⟦illegible⟧ September ⟦illegible⟧ October ⟦illegible⟧ November ⟦illegible⟧ December ⟦illegible⟧ We draw your attention to the details of our attached following bills for the electricity supplied, requesting you to kindly settle your account. Please do not ignore this request, as in the event of non- payment of all outstanding bills within 48 hours from the date of this notice, the electrical current will be subject to disconnection without further notice. If the current is disconnected for non-payment, a fee of 380 fils will be charged to cover all disconnection and reconnection expenses before the electrical current is restored, in accordance with Article Seven of the Consumer Agreement. For Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited Bill Date | Amount Fils | Amount Dinar 24/6/52 | 900 | — Chief Accountant 900 AUG 6 1952 CHIEF ACCOUNTANT Meter No. 20558 -6-AUG-52
To the Accountant Please disburse six hundred fils as the value of slaughterhouse allowances ⟦illegible⟧ 5/8/54
Fils Dinar 500 Five hundred fils only I received from the community accountant the amount above, only five hundred fils and no more, and that is as aid for me to complete my ID card transaction, and for that I signed this receipt 8/4/1952 ⟦illegible⟧ Musa Saleh ⟦...⟧
4 / 8 / 952 To S ⟦Improvement⟧ Committee As assistance to ⟦Al-Usbu'⟧ magazine ⟦illegible⟧ Sh. ⟦illegible⟧ 4 / 8 / 952 Fils | Dinar 500 | Five hundred fils only. I received from the community accountant the amount above, only five hundred fils, as aid ⟦for the magazine⟧ And received (4 / 8 / 1952) ⟦fingerprint⟧ ⟦Al-Usbu'⟧ magazine
Fils Dinar 6/000 Six Dinars only. Received from the accountant of the Jewish Community only six Dinars and nothing else, as wages for the guards of the Albert and Edward Sassoon School for the month of July 1952 (and for this I have signed) 2/8/1952 Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils Abid Alwan Abid Alwan