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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 526-550

Page 526

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only
I received from the ⟦respected⟧ community accountant
The above, only five hundred fils and nothing else
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 7/25
And for that I signed 7/24/1952
⟦illegible⟧
Naziha Ibrahim

Page 527

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the accountant of the ⟦Jewish⟧ community
the above, only five hundred fils and no more
and that is for the week ending on 7/25
and for that I signed 7/24/1952
⟦illegible⟧
Simha Ezra

Page 528

Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧
750 |
Seven hundred and fifty fils only
Received from the accountant of the Israelite Community
above only seven hundred and fifty fils
nothing else, and that is for the week ending on
25 / 7 / 1952 and for that reason I signed this
receipt on 24 / 7 / 1952
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Najma Bahai

Page 529

Fils Dinar
750 -
Seven hundred and fifty fils only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only seven hundred and fifty fils
and no more, as aid for the week ending on
25 / 7 / 1954 and for that I signed this
receipt 24 / 7 / 1954
Badriya Aziz
⟦illegible⟧

Page 530

Fils Dinar
1/500
One Dinar and five hundred Fils
I received from the community accountant
the above, only one Dinar and five hundred Fils
for rent, and that is for the weekly aid ending
on 7/18 and 7/25, and for that I signed
this receipt 7 / 24 / 1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Khatun Saleh

Page 531

Tel Dunbar
500
⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils only
Received from the accountant of the community
the above amount, only five hundred fils and no more
as aid for the week ending on
25 / 7 / 1952 and for this reason I signed this
receipt 22 / 7 / 1952
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Ghazala Akair
Residing at the house of Rosa Ibrahim

Page 532

Fils |
Cost of car fare to the Telephone Directorate | 40
" " " " to the Banadeen Car Company | 40
" " " " to the Court | 20
" " " " to the house of the Head of the Community twice | 80
Only one hundred and eighty fils | 180
Car fare to the Electricity Company | 20
" " " " to the Water Supply | 20
Cost of a bar of ⟦Arabic⟧ soap in the envelope | 80
Car fare to the Directorate of Public Health | 20
Glass number 2 | 105
Soap 1 | 40
Only four hundred and sixty-five fils | 465
⟦fingerprint⟧
22/7/52
I received the above amount from the community accountant
1952/7/22
⟦Zayan Moallem Thabeel⟧

Page 533

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 to Abed Yehuda Ibrahim
and for the time 7/22/1952
⟦signature⟧
Servant of the synagogue ⟦...⟧

Page 534

Accountant
Pay 2/100 (Two Dinars and one hundred fils) to Mr.
Yacoub Shomat for the price of 2000 (Two thousand) cotton bundles
First aid for the department
President
Secretary
21 / 7 / 952
I received the above-mentioned amount of two Dinars and one hundred fils 2/100
and for that I signed this receipt for the price of 2000 cotton bundles
Number two thousand 21 / 7 / 1952
2000
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦signature⟧

Page 535

Telegram: 12
Number: 9
Telegram Receipt Number: 22
Addressed to: Saleh Shamoun
Place of delivery:
Fils: 24
Dinar value of the stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply was prepaid:
Name and address of the telegram sender: ⟦illegible⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
Baghdad Al-Samawal
Date
21 JLY 5⟦...⟧
Receiving Officer
⟦illegible⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Page 536

432
H. ⟦Sassoon⟧
Second installment
Against ⟦apartment⟧
⟦Khalil⟧
1/331
⟦Signature⟧

Paper
94 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Volume
Subscriber Name: ⟦Youssef Kraidi⟧
Property Number: ⟦33/1⟧
Neighborhood Name: ⟦Aqd⟧
Date: ⟦1/1/52⟧
Register Number: ( 2 )
Page Number: ( 9 )
Subscription Sequence Number:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 52 |  |
Second | July . August . September 52 |  |
Third | October . November . December 52 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 53 |  |
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Notice: The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period
Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of the installment period
Form L . A . M (40)

Page 537

⟦illegible faded text⟧
⟦illegible faded text⟧
Mr. Fawzi
I believe it is a piece from the visitor's log
⟦signature⟧
22 / 12
⟦illegible printed form lines and text⟧

Fils Dinar
1/000
One Dinar only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one Dinar and no more, and that is
as aid for me, and for that I signed this receipt
of delivery 1952/7/21
⟦thumbprint⟧
Isaac Ezra

Page 538

The Accountant
To pay one Dinar
To Mr. Isaac ⟦Munir⟧
By his hand
Sami
20 / 7 / 1958

Page 539

Fils Dinar
1/000
One Dinar only
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only one Dinar and no other
and that is as aid for Shaul Joki Kahila
for the two weeks ending on 11 and 18 / 7 / 54
and accordingly I signed 18 / 7 / 1954
Image of his thumbprint
on behalf of Shaul Joki Kahila

Page 540

To the Committee of the Menashi Saleh Asylum
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1- Habiba Eliyahu | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2- Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3- Mikhail Nasi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4- Rachel Lawi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5- Farha Saleh (disabled) | 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 aid for the week ending 18/7/952 for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Asylum

Page 541

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 7/18
and for that I signed 18 / 7 / 1952
Aziza Reno

Page 542

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only
I received from the community accountant
the amount of five hundred fils only, and that is
aid for the week ending on 7/18/52
and for that I signed 7/18/1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Samir Athra

Page 543

Fils Dinar
150
One hundred and fifty fils
Porter's fee and attendance of a washerwoman
Days of the week ending on 7/18
And for that reason I signed on 7/18/1954
Karjiya Daoud

Page 544

Fils Dinar
228 Only three hundred and twenty-eight fils
Received from the accountant of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Only three hundred and twenty-eight fils
nothing else, and that is for transportation and mail
as detailed in the attached list, and for that reason I signed
this receipt 1952/7/28
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Ziana Muslim Zabil

Page 545

Transferred
By hand
Transferred
February / 228
Fils | Statement
068 | Stamp for a letter to Haifa
20 | Car fare to the Cinema Company
20 | " " to Kadoorie School
20 | " " to the General Secretariat for Recruitment
20 | " " Capital Secretariat
20 | " " General Revenue Directorate
14 | Stamp for a letter to Al-Hilla station
20 | Car fare to the Electricity Company
<del>202</del> | Mail to ⟦corrector⟧ Al-Albani in Paris
228 | Only two hundred and twenty-eight fils

Page 546

BAGHDAD
17 JLY 52
Arrived: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
From date: 17 / 7 / 52
Value of affixed stamps (if it is a parcel):
Fils:
Dinar:
For restricted materials:
By hand (letter) bundle or (parcel) as the case may be: ⟦illegible⟧
Insured for an amount of dinars (in figures):
In words:
Registration fee:
Weight in words:
Competent official: ⟦signature⟧
5

Page 547

224
Receipt ⟦line⟧ Registered
⟦Agent⟧ ⟦...⟧
To ⟦line⟧
BAGHDAD-SAM...
Date 7 Aug 52
Baghdad
Dinar ⟦line⟧ Value of stamps affixed (if it is a parcel)
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
* Entry (letter) bundle or
(parcel) ⟦as required⟧ by the case.
Receiving officer

Page 548

1/26/1956
Coffee ⟦...⟧
82 -

Fils Dinar
500
Only five hundred fils and no more.
✓
I received from the account of the community
the above, only five hundred fils and no more, and that is
aid for the week ending on 18 / 7 / 1952
and for that I signed 18 / 7 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
Rosa Ibrahim
on behalf of Ghazala Asher Israel

Page 549

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only
I received from the community accountant
The above amount, only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for my aid and the aid of my sister ⟦Malahi⟧
Ending on 18 / 7 / 1952 and for that I signed
This receipt (17 / 7 / 1952)
Karmiya Daoud

Page 550

Fils Dinar
500 -
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the account of the community
above only five hundred fils and no more, and that is
aid for the week ending on 18 / 7 / 1952
according to receipt number ( ) 17 / 7 / 1952
Naziha Ibrahim