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IJA 3076

Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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Description

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 English Translation, Pages 101-125

Archival unit 101

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 19 / 9 / 1952
Fils: --
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and nothing else ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 19 / 9 / 1952 to
Ghazala Ashir Israel ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Rosa Ibrahim
on behalf of Ghazala Ashir Israel
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 102

Dear Mr. Shaul
⟦line⟧
Please inform the amount of the aid to Renwa
Isaac to the family of the paper Ghazala
daughter of Asher Israel Al-Zabaa and
go to my attention during the occasions
very much and you will make me grateful
Sincerely
⟦signature⟧
9/9/1950
The Accountant
Do what is necessary and the paper is to be spent
⟦signature⟧
12/9/50

Archival unit 103

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 19 / 9 / 1942
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦aid⟧
Signature of the recipient
Rosa Ibrahim
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 104

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 18 / 9 / 1952
Accountant
Disburse five Dinars as aid to Mrs.
Rosa Ibrahim.
Note :-
The aid is for this time only
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 105

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 19 / 9 / 1954
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 19 / 9 / 1954 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Ghazra Yaqub
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 106

Date | Description | Fils
 | Car fare for Abboud family | 40
7/6 | Telephone Directorate | 20
9/12 | " " | 20
9/17 | Secretariat of the Capital | 20
9/17 | Ministry of Justice | 20
" | Letter stamps | 22
" | One bar of soap | 35
9/17 | Electricity Company | 20
 |  | 207
9/18/54 | Mail to Beirut | 72
 |  | 279
9/18/54 | Rose snap button | 100
" | Comments to General Revenues | 020
 |  | 399
Only three hundred and ninety-nine fils and no more
I received the above amount from the accountant of
The Presidency of the Community
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Rubana Moallem Rizq
9/19/954

Archival unit 107

Copy
Registered to: Yaqub Shaul
Value of stamps affixed (if a package): ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: 72
Dinar:
Date stamp:
By hand (letter) package or (package) as the case may be:
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures):
In words: ⟦illegible⟧
Registration fee:
Weight in grams: ⟦illegible⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
19 SEP 52
Responsible Officer
Baghdad Al-Samawal

Archival unit 108

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Date 18 / 9 / 1954
Fils / Dinar
⟦line⟧ / 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the wages of cleaning and spraying the cemetery on the occasion of the New Year holiday
⟦line⟧
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad Hammoud
⟦fingerprints⟧

Archival unit 109

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 18 / 9 / 952
Accountant
Please [pay] three dinars to the cemetery worker
Muhammad Hassan for cleaning the cemetery during
the days of the year, after the confirmation of the person in charge
of the ⟦synagogue⟧ Mr. Daoud regarding the completion
of the work according to the regulations.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Secretary
I have received the three dinars or that amount
18 / 9 / 52
Daoud Youssef

Archival unit 110

Transport Fees List
Fils Dinar -
28
400 -
To the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Car rental for one hour ⟦to distribute⟧
advertisements in churches, took place today
12/9/52
⟦line⟧
428 only four hundred and twenty-eight fils
no more
Approved
for payment
⟦illegible⟧
12/9/52
The above amount is to be paid from the account of
the Head of the Community
⟦Salwa Obadia⟧
12/9/52
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 111

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 19/9/1952
Fils: 600
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for the wages of the week ending on 12 and 19 / 9 / 52
To Masoud Ibrahim
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Masoud Ibrahim

Archival unit 112

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 19 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for aid for the week ending on 19 / 9 / 1952 for the disabled person
Named Rosa Saleh ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Aboud Yaqub
On behalf of Rosa Saleh

Archival unit 113

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 19 / 9 / 954
Accountant
1- Two hundred and fifty fils are to be paid weekly
to the poor woman Rosa Saleh residing in
Al-Alwiyah.
2- This aid is to be delivered to Sabiha
Yaqub (the clerk) according to the approval
of the Consulate for the work to her
⟦signature⟧
Secretary

Archival unit 114

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 19/9/1952
Fils: 850
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦eight hundred and fifty fils and one dinar⟧
And that is for ⟦the aid for the week ending on 19/9/1952⟧
Signature of the recipient
Sarah Daniel
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 115

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1952/9/19
Fils: 500
Dinar: /
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 1952/9/19 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hafousim Sayir
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 116

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1952/9/19
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the aid for the week ending on 1952/9/19⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Simha Ezra
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 117

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1952/9/19
Fils: 500
Dinar: /
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 1952/9/19
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Shaul Joy Kahla
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 118

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1952/9/29
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
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 1952/9/19
Signature of the recipient
Karjiya Daoud
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 119

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 18 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four hundred fils and no more
And that is for the fees of ⟦domestic waste⟧ on 19 / 9 / 1952 to
Charles Haron Zaki
Signature of the recipient
Farha Salman Zaki
on behalf of Charles Haron Zaki
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 120

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 18 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 750
Dinar: /
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 no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 19 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Badriya Azza
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 121

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1954/9/18
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 1954/9/18 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Naziha Ibrahim
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 122

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 1952/9/18
Fils: 200
Dinar: 1
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 1952/9/16
Signature of the recipient
Sabwa Marzouq
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 123

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 16 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
750 | —
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 no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 16 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Najma Zaki
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 124

Subsidies for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Asylum
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 the nineteenth / September / 1952 for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Asylum
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
18/9/1952

Archival unit 125

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 18 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦aid for me for effort and fatigue⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Shaul Yehuda