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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 551-575

Page 551

The Accountant
for the Al-Fawwara house in the Qishla ⟦...⟧ Hammouda
Year ..
Dinar | Fils
| 500 | Stamps
| 300 | Three stamps of 100 fils denomination
| 800 | Only eight hundred fils
⟦illegible⟧
16 / 7 / 54
Fils
600
on other stamps for the mentioned contract

Page 552

Fils | Dinar
400 | 2 | Sixteen times going ⟦...⟧ from the house to ⟦...⟧
200 | 3 | Sixteen times coming ⟦...⟧ to the house at a rate of ⟦...⟧
600 | 5 | Only five dinars and six hundred fils
I received from the accountant of Mir Elias Hospital
the above amount, only five dinars
and six hundred fils and no more, and that is the fare
for taxis from the house of Yaqub Ezra Abdullah
to the hospital and vice versa sixteen
times during the month of June 1952
And for that I signed 7/9/1952
Note
⟦...⟧ to pay ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
10 Fils
The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
Al-Bannari Company ⟦...⟧
1500 Fils
⟦...⟧

Page 553

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
25 - for ⟦breakfast⟧ aid of the previous week and as
actually found for the aid of the week ending
on 18 / 7 / 1952 and for that I signed
this receipt on 16 / 7 / 1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Najma Yahya

Page 554

The Accountant
Pay one (1) Dinar ⟦only⟧
| For:
Current week's aid | 750 f
Remainder of last week's aid | 250 f
| 1/000
⟦Isaac⟧
16 / 7 / 58

Page 555

Fils Dinar
250 1
One Dinar and two hundred and fifty Fils
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one Dinar and two hundred and fifty
Fils and no more, as explained in the
disbursement list attached to the request, and for that I signed
this receipt 15 / 7 / 1952
The Kingdom of Iraq
20 FILS 20
20 FILS
IRAQ
⟦Nouri⟧
15
Master Nouri the Carpenter
Nouri

Page 556

41
Accountant of the Denomination Presidency
Pay 1/250 Dinars, to the painter ⟦...⟧
i.e. 250 fils, cost and labor for glass and painting for the office
of the Assistant Director
⟦signature⟧
7/16/54
The Accountant
Please indicate the side of its entry, please
⟦signature⟧
To be recorded as miscellaneous expenses
⟦signature⟧
7/16/54

Page 557

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
as aid for me, and for that I signed on 15 / 7 / 1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Flor Yusuf Khalaf
⟦checkmark⟧

Page 558

To whom it may concern
Disburse five dinars to Mr.
Victor Seif Mahrouq
⟦signature⟧
⟦faded stamp⟧
The Manager
5 / 7 / 58

Page 559

Fils Dinar
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils only.
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only seven hundred and fifty fils
only, and that is for the expenses of burying the body of
Salman according to the attached list
Signed on 15 / 7 / 1954
⟦thumbprint⟧
Khalil Saleh

Page 560

15 / 2 / 1954
Fils | Dinar |
500 |  | Wage for a worker digging the ground
250 |  | Purchase of 2 trash bins
750 |  | Only seven hundred and fifty fils
Isaac's draft disbursement
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Tawfiq
⟦illegible⟧
15 / 2 / 54

Page 561

Fils Dinar
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils only
Received from the account of the community
The above, only seven hundred and fifty fils
no more, and that is for the aid of the week ending on
18 / 7 / 1952 and for that I signed 15/7/52
⟦purple fingerprint⟧
Badriya Ezra

Page 562

✓
I received the amount of the attached list with this
receipt, which is 1.115 Dinars
One and one hundred and fifteen fils
only ⟦pai⟧d
Iraq
20
Fils
⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧ 12

Page 563

Dinars for Abu al-Adab ⟦at the college m⟧ | 200
⟦Notebooks⟧ number 4 | 140
⟦Register⟧ 1 | 120
Duplicating ⟦ink⟧ | 180
Files number 35 | 475
Only one dinar and one hundred and fifteen fils | 1115
Accountant
Please issue a payment order to Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦Mediation⟧ and ⟦illegible⟧ and submit a copy
⟦illegible signature⟧
General Secretary
10 / 7 / 1952
I received the amount mentioned above
⟦illegible signature⟧
10 / 7 / 1952

Page 564

Fils | Dinar
170 | Car fees to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy
250 | For the authentication of Haqqi Salih Shani's birth certificate
58 | Car fees with the community secretary to the Prime Minister's
| residence and then to the Water Supply Committee
214 | Car fare to the residence
240 | Transportation fees for the Rent Committee
228 | ⟦...⟧ car to the Notary Public of North Baghdad and to the General
| Revenue Directorate and others
200 | Car fare for employees
114 | ⟦...⟧ Notary Public of North Baghdad
1474 Only one dinar and four hundred and seventy-four
fils and no more
Sassoon Obeid
9/7/54
The above-mentioned amount is due
1- It is not permissible to pay fees to a person whose salary is a taxi except in
cases of necessary work only
2- Details are incomplete
3- Receipt dates were not mentioned
4- Were it not for an old note that the above details are imaginary
5- Take the content of all notes
⟦illegible⟧
12/7/54

Page 565

Fils Dinar
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils only.
Received from the account of the community
the above amount, only seven hundred and fifty
fils only, as the weekly assistance
ending on 11 / 7 / 1952, and for that
I signed on 12 / 7 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
Khatun Saleh

Page 566

Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1- Houriya Eliahou | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2- Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3- Mikhail Nahi | 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 11 / 7 / 1952 for the poor of the Menashi Saleh shelter
⟦signature⟧

Page 567

Fils | Dinar
500 |
Only five hundred fils and no more.
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no more, and that is
aid for the week ending on 7/11/1952
and for that I signed this receipt
7/11/1952
⟦illegible⟧

Page 568

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no other,
and that is for the aid of the week ending on
11 / 7 / 1952 and for that I signed this receipt
of delivery 11 / 7 / 1952
Aziza Yaqub

Page 569

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 the aid for the week ending on 11/7
and for that I signed on 7/11/1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Received

Page 570

Fils Dinar
500
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 11/7
and for that I signed 11/7/1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Habiba Homsi

Page 571

Fils Dinar
250
Two hundred and fifty fils only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only two hundred and fifty fils and no more,
as an aid for me, and for that I signed 11 / 7 / 1952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Sarah Daniel
⟦green diagonal line⟧

Page 572

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 I thank those in charge of the endowment
and for that I signed ( 8/7/1952
Naji Munshi
⟦signature⟧

Page 573

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 10 / 7 / 1954
Fils: 500
Dinar: 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
That is for ⟦the price of⟧ a Panda or Eversharp pen for Mr. Naji Levy
⟦According to⟧ the photos in the names of Suad and Idris
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 574

Fils Dinar
1/000
One Dinar only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one Dinar and nothing else, and that is
on account of my salary for the month of July 1952
Received and collected 7/10/1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Khadim Qasim

Page 575

Invoice
150 | Radio telephone replacement fees
550 | Cut paper, quantity 500
1000 | Typewriter ribbon
100 | Typewriter cleaning and lubrication fees
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils
Mr.
Leon Habib Allah Najib Musalla
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 7 / 1952
I received the amount mentioned above
Kingdom of Iraq 5 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq 5 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 7 / 1952