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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 151-175

Archival unit 151

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
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.
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Karima Daoud
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 152

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 12 / 9 / 1952
Fils / Dinar
500 / 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 12 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Sara Rael
⟦thumbprint⟧

Archival unit 153

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 11 / 9 / 1952
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
For: the aid of the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952 to Ghazala
Ashir Israel
⟦purple thumbprint⟧
Signature of the recipient
Rosa Ibrahim
on behalf of Ghazala Ashir Israel

Archival unit 154

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 11 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
250 | —
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
And that is for the wages of the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Sabouna Warqa
⟦purple thumbprint⟧

Archival unit 155

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Date: 11 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four hundred fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952 to Charles
Haroun Zangi
Signature of the recipient
Farha Salman ⟦...⟧
on behalf of Charles Haroun Zangi

Archival unit 156

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 11 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
500 | 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 that is for ⟦aid for the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Mohammad Azza⟧
⟦Thumbprint⟧

Archival unit 157

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 11 / 9 / 1952
Dinar: 1
Fils: 750
⟦thumbprint⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Badriya Ghazal

Archival unit 158

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 11 / 9 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and nothing else
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Nouri Ibrahim
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 159

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 750
Dinar: 1
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 for the week ending on 12 / 9 / 1952⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Naama Yahya⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 160

Spent on the administration of the Israeli Community in Baghdad
as follows :-
Fils | Dinar | ⟦illegible⟧
500 | 2 | File box (Corona) quantity 2
045 |  | Daily notebook 60 sheets quantity 1
545 | 2 | Only two dinars and five hundred and forty-five fils
The amount was received from the Community Administration fund
Iraq
20
Fils
Accountant
Title of the amount
⟦signature⟧
10/12/54

Archival unit 161

Number ⟦illegible⟧
Receipt ⟦line⟧ Registered ⟦line⟧
Addressed to ⟦line⟧
Value of stamps affixed (if a package) ⟦line⟧ Fils ⟦line⟧ Dinar ⟦line⟧
Contains a (letter) bundle or (package) as the case may be.
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
Receiving Officer
J. Allawi
BAGHDAD AS-SAM...
10 SEP 52
Date Stamp
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 162

95
Receipt: ⟦illegible⟧ Registered
Addressed to: Mahmoud Rashid Ak
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
Value of stamps affixed (if a parcel): ⟦illegible⟧
Date Stamp
⟦illegible⟧ 1945
BAGHDAD
* Entry (letter) bundle or
(parcel) as the case requires.
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
Receiving Officer
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 163

⟦illegible⟧ 10 FE 52 ⟦illegible⟧
Sender: A-Lee
Addressed to: S. Dellal ⟦illegible⟧
Date Stamp:
Fils: 117
Dinar:
Value of stamps affixed (if a package):
* Entry (letter) bundle or (package) as the case requires: Paris
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures):
In words: ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee: ⟦illegible⟧
Weight in words: ⟦illegible⟧
Receiving Officer

Archival unit 164

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for special transport fees for iron from the ⟦Mansour⟧ and Salman company
To the Al-Birr and Al-Irshad school.
Signature of the recipient
Shami Ali
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 165

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9/8/952
Accountant
⟦line⟧
Pay one dinar and two hundred and fifty
fils, for the cost of transporting the iron
furniture from Masouda Salman School
to Albert David Sassoon School
on the occasion of leasing the former to the Ministry of Education
Secretary
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 166

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and three hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the price of two slaughtering knives with a sharpener and covers
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
9 / 9
Ibrahim Shamoukh

Archival unit 167

Receipt
1/ Value of a knife with its sheaths
250/- Value of a fine sharpener
⟦line⟧
1.250 Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils, no more
⟦signature⟧
9/9/952

Archival unit 168

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 19 / 9 / 1954
Fils: 070
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and seventy fils and no more
And that is for the price of materials and labor wages for the restoration of the clerk's room as shown
on the back of the receipt
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Signature of the Recipient
19 / 9 / 54
Master Nouri Al-Haj Ali

Archival unit 169

To the Honorable: Mr. Nour Ali
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price | Notes
875 |  | Value of straw ⟦illegible⟧ the writing 4 | 4 | 250 | 
120 |  | The amount has not been received |  |  | 
080 |  | Value of straw straw |  |  | 
 |  | Half a kilo of nails |  |  | 
075 | 1 | Total |  |  | 
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Archival unit 170

5/070 ⟦line⟧
1 ⟦line⟧ 000
1 ⟦line⟧ 070
Fils Dinar
In the name of ⟦...⟧
Fee for each ⟦...⟧
Total ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible text in background⟧

Archival unit 171

Car fare for the Directorate of Education 20
Car fare for the Directorate of Agrar 20
Car fare for the Telephone Directorate 20
Electricity Company Police 20
Letter from Mosul Post 14
Ratl of Asfenic 120
Lux soap bar 25
Transfers to the President's house 40
⟦line⟧
Only two hundred and eighty-nine 289
⟦line⟧
I received the above amount from the community accountant
Ziana, Reeel teacher
7/9/1954

Archival unit 172

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 7 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 650
Dinar: /
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the price of 26 quarters of ice at a price of 25 fils supplied to the Presidency of the Community
During the month of August 1952
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Hassoun Rashid

Archival unit 173

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 9 / 1952
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 aid to complete my identity card transaction ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Isaac Ezra Bashir
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 174

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 9 / 59
Accountant
Please ⟦disburse⟧ ⟦amount⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
7 / 9 / 59

Archival unit 175

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 7 / 9 / 1954
Fils: ---
Dinar: 5
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the fees of reading religious ceremonies for the souls of the deceased of the Nuriel family
For the month of August 1954 and for this reason I signed this receipt.
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧