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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 176-200

Archival unit 176

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 9 / 1952
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for my salary for the month of August 1952 for the cook in the slaughterhouse ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
10 Fils
7 / 9
Signature of the recipient
Moussa Munshi

Archival unit 177

Receipt for amounts collected for the Aviation Project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Volume: 209
Number: 011884
Fils | Dinar
From annual subscription fee |  | 
From monthly subscription fee | 500 | 
From the price of sacrificial skins |  | 
From the proceeds of badges |  | 
From the price of greeting cards |  | 
From the proceeds of parties |  | 
From donations |  | 
Total | 500 | 
August 952
September 952
Received from: The President of the Jewish Community
The amount as written above only: five hundred fils and no more
Place: Baghdad
Date: 7 / 9 / 1952
Collector
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 178

Receipt for amounts collected for the aviation project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Volume
209
Number: 011885
Fils | Dinar
From annual subscription fee |  |
From monthly subscription fee | 500 |
From the price of sacrificial skins |  |
From the proceeds of lotteries |  |
From the price of greeting cards |  |
From the proceeds of parties |  |
From donations |  |
Total | 500 |
Received from: The Local Council on behalf of the orphans ⟦illegible⟧
The amount as written above only: five hundred fils only
Place: Baghdad
Date: 7 / 9 / 195
952
September 952
⟦signature⟧
Collector

Archival unit 179

2
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 180

MARTIN'S BOOKSHOP
NEWSAGENT
406/1 RASHID STREET
BAGHDAD
TELEPHONE NO. 84975
Bookshop
Wartan Martin
406/1 Rashid Street
Baghdad
Telephone No. 84975
7/9/52
One Table Calendar | 350
Two Bottles Gum | 240
Clay |
 | 590
Five hundred & ninety
⟦G⟧

Archival unit 181

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 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 no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the two weeks ending on 29 / 8 and 5 / 9 1952
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Shaul Hoki Kahal

Archival unit 182

Subsidies for the poor according ⟦to⟧ the ⟦...⟧
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 September 5, 1952 for the poor according ⟦to⟧ the ⟦...⟧ of Saleh
⟦signature⟧
Community Accountant

Archival unit 183

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 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 the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hafsa Meir

Archival unit 184

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite 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 5 / 9 / 1952 ⟦line⟧
⟦purple ink stain/stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Rosa Ibrahim
Ghazala daughter of Abd al-Ra'il

Archival unit 185

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 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 ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Aziza Yaqub
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 186

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 9 / 1952
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
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Esther Yosef
⟦purple ink stain/stamp⟧

Archival unit 187

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and eight hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦aid for the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952⟧
Signature of the recipient
Karima Daoud
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 188

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 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 the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Naziha Ibrahim

Archival unit 189

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 600
Dinar: —
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 aid of the two weeks ending on 29 / 8 and 5 / 9 / 952
Signature of the Recipient
Masoud Ibrahim
⟦stain/stamp⟧

Archival unit 190

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 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 my wages from 15 / 8 until 21 / 8 / 52 for guarding the Hezekiah Synagogue
Signature of the recipient
Jabbar Khattar
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 191

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 2/8/952
Accountant
⟦line⟧
Pay seven Dinars
for the cost of spraying to prevent termites
for the building of the Waqf establishment
in the neighborhood of ⟦Baj⟧ ⟦Al-D⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
The Secretary

Archival unit 192

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 4 / 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 one hundred and fifty fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hassouna Murad Khay
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 193

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22/9/54
Accountant
⟦line⟧
Pay two hundred and fifty fils
To <del>the distributor</del> Sabiha Saidon Mordechai
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
⟦purple ink stamp smudge⟧

Archival unit 194

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 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 one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Saleh Rael
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 195

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only four hundred fils and nothing else.
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952 to
Shaul Haron Zaki
Signature of the recipient
Farha Suleiman
on behalf of Shaul Haron Zaki
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 196

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Fils: 750
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
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 5 / 9 / 1952
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Badriya Azza

Archival unit 197

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4/9/1952
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 ⟦line⟧
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Najma Abas
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 198

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 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
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 5 / 9 / 1952
Signature of the recipient
Simha Ezra
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 199

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 9 / 1952
Accountant
⟦line⟧
Disburse an amount of 4.854 Dinars
for connecting electricity to Torah Zilkha
⟦signature⟧
4 / 9 / 52

Archival unit 200

Baghdad Light & Power Company, Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)
No: 11506
Baghdad,: ⟦line⟧
It is hereby requested to pay an amount of Iraqi Dinars: ⟦line⟧
As the required security in an { estimated / additional } manner: ⟦line⟧
Against the electricity consumed according to Article 32 of Law No. 51 of the year 1928 for the { existing / proposed / additional } installations in the premises numbered: ⟦line⟧
Application is hereby made for the payment of Dinars: ⟦line⟧
the { estimated / additional } amount of deposit against supply of electric energy in accordance with article No. 32 of Law 51 of the year 1928 for the { existing / proposed / additional } installation of premises No.: ⟦line⟧
Ds.: ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Accountant.
15.6.52