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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 401-425

Page 401

Fils Dinar
1 / 750
Only one dinar and seven hundred and fifty fils
Received from the account of the Israelite Community
Only one dinar and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the price of ice for a quarter of the Shavuot holiday
July 1952 and until this current
time 2 / 8 / 1952
10 fils
Jouri Zahid

Page 402

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 10/8/54
and for that I signed 2/8/1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Saleh Hayyim Munir

Page 403

Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
N.B.—This bill should be paid within 15 days from date / Note: This bill must be paid within a period of 15 days from its date:
Date / Date: ⟦30 / 9 / 54⟧
Consumer / Consumer Name: Head of the Jewish Community
Address / Address: 154 B 1 / 112
Tariff / Prices: First 400 ⟦18⟧ f
Meter No. / Meter Number: 162117
Bill No. / Bill Number: 22116 / 7 / 54
METER REGISTER / Meter Registration | Ds. / Dinars | Fs. / Fils
To / To 195 |  |  | 599
From / From 195 |  |  | 572
Units Supplied / Supplied Units |  |  | 26
⟦...⟧ @ 18 fils / At a price of 18 fils | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 468
Meter Rental / Meter Rent |  | 7
Current Limiter |  |
Total | 4 | 275
5 Fils
⟦Any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement after having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months may apply for a re-assessment.⟧
Any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement after taking a continuous supply in one place for a period of not less than 12 months may apply for a second assessment.
No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment.
A receipt for the amount paid to the company is not considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier upon payment.
4175
⟦...⟧

Page 404

Transportation Fees
⟦illegible⟧
Fils Dinar
- 100 Car fare to the Income Tax Directorate ⟦...⟧
the Justice Department on 22/7/52
- 100 Car fare from the Community to the Directorate of Education of the Province of
Baghdad 26/7/52
- 114 ⟦...⟧ Car fare from the Community to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs 28/7/52
314 Only three hundred and fourteen fils
Accountant Sassoon ⟦...⟧
2/8/52
For payment
⟦signature⟧
2/8/52
I received the amount of three hundred and fourteen fils from the accountant of
the Community on 2/8/1952
⟦signature⟧

Page 405

Volume Number 124770
Accounting 137
Receipts for funds collected for the government
Serial Number: 50
Fils/Dinar: 1050
Department Name: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Received from: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Amount: ⟦...⟧ Dinars and ⟦...⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦...⟧
Date: 8/2/⟦...⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
450 Qirsh
250
250
950

Page 406

Dinars
6
Only six dinars
I received from the Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad the amount written above, and that is for
cleaning fees <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> only.
10 Fils
Ibrahim Farji
20 / 7 / 54
Disburse the amount to the ⟦aforementioned⟧ above for
his cleaning and emptying of the cesspool attached
to the Community building in Al-Nahr
1 / 8 / 54
The Secretary

Page 407

F / 260 Only two hundred and sixty
Accountant
⟦To⟧ the above amount for
car fees for distributing
the school's Kleicha
<del>⟦signature⟧</del>
1/11/54
I received the above amount, only two hundred
and sixty fils for transportation as explained
above 1/11/54
⟦fingerprint⟧
Aboud Jarouqa

Page 408

Kleicha shop for the current month of Rajab for the two schools, girls and boys 52
Fils | Dinar
400 | 4 | Fat 10 Haqqas | Number: - 1000 Kleicha
200 | 2 | Flour 20 Lids | Weight: - 40 Kilograms
540 | 2 | Sugar 5 Kilos
100 |  | Cardamom
200 |  | Firewood
200 |  | Transport
420 | 4 | Labor wages
540 | 5
Only five dinars and 540 fils
I received the amount of five dinars from the community account
for the above expenses on 1 / 8 / 1952
10 Fils
Shaul Habib Shamash
Accountant
Based on the approval of the Education Committee on 29 / 7 / 1952
The mentioned amount is to be paid
1 / 8 / 52

Page 409

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧
Only five hundred fils and no more
I received from the ⟦respected⟧ community accountant
The above, only five hundred fils and no more
And that is as aid for me to complete the processing of
The identity card, and for that I signed 11/8/1952
⟦Thumbprint⟧
Victor Youssef Makhlouf Victor Youssef Makhlouf

Page 410

✓
Nouri Najjar
150
I received from the community accountant the amount of
one hundred and fifty fils as aid for me and my family
and I received this amount on 10/8/1952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Munawar L. Hayyim Najjar
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 411

Fils
Expenses and transport for returning materials | 260
School car fees and transport of ⟦Jibi⟧ | 080
Cars to the hospital | 040
Cars to the Telephone Directorate | 020
Cars to the One Door Company | 020
= = Ministry of Justice | 020
= = Ladek Company | 020
= = Qabr Twayqa Synagogue | 040
Threads | 020
| 520
Only five hundred and twenty fils
I received the above amount from the accountant
of the community 11 / 8 / 1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Ziana Moallem Daniel

Page 412

Number 261
Receipt ⟦1/100⟧ registered
Addressed to ⟦...⟧
Value of affixed stamps (if it is a parcel)   Dinar   Fils
Entry (letter) bundle or   for insured items
(parcel) as the case requires. Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures)
⟦line⟧ in words
⟦line⟧ insurance fee
⟦line⟧ weight in words
Receiving officer
BAGHDAD
29
52
⟦illegible⟧

Page 413

12/1/1944
82 - (8)
⟦installment⟧
⟦flourish⟧

Fils Dinar
1/000
One Dinar only
I received from the community account the amount
above, only one Dinar and no more, as the
weekly aid ending on 25 / 7 and 1 / 8 / 1952
and for that I signed 10 / 8 / 1952
Aid for Shaul Hoki Kahila
⟦fingerprints⟧
True copy
on behalf of Shaul Hoki Kahila

Page 414

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the community account the amount
Only five hundred fils and no more, for the weekly aid
Ending on 10 / 8 / 1952, and for this purpose I signed
This receipt 10 / 8 / 1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Ezra Yaqub
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 415

Fils Dinar /
500
Five hundred fils only.
Received from the account of the community
above only five hundred fils and no more, and that is
aid for the week ending on 10 / 8 / 1952
and for this I signed 10 / 8 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
Delivered by Ezra

Page 416

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 8/10/52
and for that I signed 8/11/1952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Esther Joseph

Page 417

Fils Dinar
No.
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils only
I received from the community accountant the above amount
Only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 10/8/52
And for that I signed 10/8/1952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Badriya Ezra

Page 418

For the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
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 on 1 / 8 / 1952 for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
⟦signature⟧

Page 419

Fils Dinar
150
Only one hundred and fifty fils
For the wage week ending
10/6/52 Only one hundred and fifty fils
Karim Daoud

Page 420

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the community accountant
the above, only five hundred fils and nothing else
as aid for the week ending on 10/8/54
(⟦Babel signed⟧) 10/8/1954
Aid for me ⟦and for my sister⟧
⟦thumbprint⟧
Karjiya Daoud
⟦green diagonal slash⟧

Page 421

Fils Dinar
500 ---
Five hundred fils only
I received from the community accountant
the above, only five hundred fils and no more
as aid for the week ending on 8/1/54
and for this I signed 8/1/1954
⟦purple thumbprint⟧
Nazeeha Ibrahim

Page 422

Fils Dinar
200 1
Received from Mr. Rida.
I received from the accountant of the sect the amount
above, only one dinar and two hundred fils,
assistance for the week ending on 1 / 8 / 1952
And for that reason I signed on 1 / 8 / 52
Mansour Ibrahim
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 423

The Accountant
Disburse 200 fils as aid for the poor woman
Masouda bint Ibrahim Al-Anab, balance for the current week
⟦signature⟧
28 / 7 / 1954
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 424

AGE.
NAME
DATE
Receipts for the month of July
1952
The receipts for the mentioned block are kept in the receipts file No. (2)
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

Page 425

Fund Receipts
for the month of July 1952