Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
SELIM E. AKERIB & CO., LTD. Selim E. Akerib & Co., Ltd. No: 5010 Baghdad,: 11th July 1952 Baghdad: Received from: The Jewish Lay Council Received from: the sum of Iraq Dinars: Twenty eight and fils 800 only Sum of: ⟦line⟧: by Chq. No 813879 on Ottoman Bank on account of: fire insurance premium due under On account of: ⟦line⟧: Renewal Receipt No 17627 Policy No 110611 I.D.: 28/800 Fils Dinar: 10 Fils 1952 ⟦illegible stamp text⟧ SELIM E. AKERIB & Co., Ltd. ⟦signature⟧ DIRECTOR
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. ⟦illegible⟧ President ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary Number: 52 / 2624 Subject: Date: 10 / 7 / 1952 To - Messrs. - Salim H. Atirib and Partners Ltd. After greetings We enclose herewith check number 813879 (on the Ottoman Bank) dated 9 / 7 / 1952 for the amount of 28/800 for the insurance of shops numbered 113/1544, 113/154A, 113/154B, 113/154C, 113/152A, 113/152B, 113/152C, 113/152D, for a period of one year starting on 1 / 7 / 1952. Please inform us of receipt. Please accept our highest respect. Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council A copy of it - To the accountant for accounting purposes A true copy of the original And the records are recorded accordingly ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Agency No. 5160 No. 17627 LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED OVERSEAS FIRE AND ACCIDENT DEPARTMENTS:— ALDWYCH HOUSE, ALDWYCH, LONDON, W.C.2 Agent: SELIM E. AKERIB & CO. LTD. BAGHDAD Date: 1st July 1952 RECEIVED from: The Jewish Lay Council, Baghdad. the Premium stated below for the Renewal of the undermentioned Policy from: 30.6.1952 to: 30.6.1953 Policy No.: 110611 Sum Insured: ID. 6000/- Premium: ID. 36/- Stamp 300 fils ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ F.F. 13 a ⟦illegible⟧ Agent
Telephone 5451 Selim E. Akerib & Co. Ltd. - Baghdad Tel. 5451 Debit Note No.: 8442 Baghdad,: 1. 7. 1952 The: Jewish Lay Council Baghdad DR to: SELIM E. AKERIB & Co., LTD. To | Insurance premium due under R.R. N: 17627 for attachment to Fire Policy N: 110611 to 30. 6. 53 insured for ID. 6000/- | ID. 36/- | (Iraq Dinars Thirty six only) | | E & O E |
Baghdad on 7 / 7 / 1952 His Excellency the President of the Spiritual Council, the Respected. After greetings. Based on your verbal order, the following amounts have been spent on the prisoners and detainees:- Fils | Dinar 500 | 208 | Subsistence and other materials to the prisoners according to list No. (1) 400 | 424 | Miscellaneous expenses for the prisoner Mary Matty. List No. (2) 140 | --- | Value of six heads of sheep for the detainees whose daily allowance was cut off 68 | 722 | Only sixty-eight dinars and seven hundred and twenty-two fils Please approve the withdrawal of the amount Please accept the highest respect ⟦signature⟧ Accountant 7 / 7 / 1952 I approve the withdrawal of the amount ⟦signature⟧ President Withdrawn according to the check numbered 812817 and dated 10 / 7 / 1952 ⟦signature⟧
Cooks' List Fils Dinar Amount in Lulu's hand to buy raw materials, eggs, and things as per receipt | 8690 Purchase of sugar, tea, and lemon essence as per receipt | 560 Vanilla as per receipt | 800 Rice, potatoes, salt, cheese, onions, vegetable oil, tomatoes, chickpeas, and lentils | 14880 Okra | 400 Samoon bread, quantity 80 | 640 Porter | 250 Car fare from the prison to the community | 150 Tips | 1650 ⟦line⟧ 40468 Only forty dinars and four hundred and sixty-eight fils and no more The first list for purchasing underwear and food supplies for the cooks in Baghdad Central Prison 2 / 7 / 1952 Acknowledged acceptance Lulu Cohen 2 / 7 / 52 Fils Dinar Previous balance | 40468 Photography of the stretchers committee ⟦by Lulu⟧ Cohen | 2500 Meat supplier, 20 kilos as per receipt 2 / 7 / 52 | 7840 Transport expenses for the remaining prisoners in the prison to Baghdad | 2000 ⟦line⟧ 50808 Only fifty dinars and eight hundred and eight fils and no more
Fils Dinar 690 8 Only eight dinars and six hundred and ninety fils and no more I received from the account of the Presidency of the Community the above-mentioned amount, and that is for the price of purchasing fabric, frankincense, and transport to the cemeteries in Karbala, Baghdad, and Najaf. I signed this receipt ⟦illegible⟧ 27 / 7 / 54 ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Fils Dinar 200 | 2 | Kilo of Sugar 800 | 1 | Jamal Soap quantity 44 680 | 1 | Honey 44 800 | | Tea 120 | | Essence of Mint ⟦line⟧ 5.608 Only five dinars and six hundred and eight fils and no more ⟦line⟧ Received from Mr. Sassoon Abdia the amount mentioned above and that is for the purchase of the materials mentioned above 2/6/56 Yousef Musleh Hanish ⟦illegible⟧
Warehouse of Muhammad Ali Al-Haj Abdul Karim Al-Tahan and his brother (Wholesale and Retail Sellers) No. ⟦...⟧ Shorja - Khan Al-Dajaj Baghdad Telephone No. 5367 To the Presidency of the Jewish Community Date 22 / 7 / 195 Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Dozen | Fils | Dinar 400 | 8 | Holland Undershirts | 3 1/2 | 400 | 2 100 | | Stamp | | | 500 | 8 | Total | | | 500 | 8 | Received in cash | | | The Seller ⟦signature⟧
Fils | Dinar 800 | 8 | Price of Kaymar quantity (80) price 100 500 | 0 | Potato bag quantity (1) 400 | 0 | Salt Haqqa 640 | 0 | Tomato Haqqa (4) 400 | 0 | Cheese (2) 200 | 0 | Onion (2) 4000 | 4 | Vegetable oil quantity (4) price 1000 ⟦line⟧ 14,940 Only fourteen dinars <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and nine hundred and forty fils I received from Mr. Sassoon Adawiya the mentioned amount and that is for the purchase of the materials mentioned above 2 / 7 / 54 Al-Hajj Habib ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Respected Pay 2/500 Dinars Bashar bin Lawi Sahyoun and write a ticket for him regarding the title of Egypt ⟦signature⟧ 29/2/56 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 2/500 I received the above amount from the community account. ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧ Lulu Isaac
12 - 220 64 220 ⟦line⟧ 380 / 2
Fils Dinar 3/840 ⟦line⟧ Only three dinars and eight hundred and forty fils I received from the community accountant the amount above, only three dinars and eight hundred and forty fils and no more, and that is the price of twelve albums for the immigrants at a price of 320 fils for each single album And it was written on 7 / 7 / 1952 Isaac Ezra Abdullah Al-Kabir
Fils Dinar ⟦line⟧ 3/500 Three dinars and five hundred fils only ⟦line⟧ I received from the account of the community the amount above, only three dinars and five hundred fils no more, and that is for the transport expenses of the Bahu Logia prisoners from Basra prison to the prison of Baghdad, and for this reason I signed this receipt of delivery 7/7/1952 Salwa Oria
List for the prisoner Mary ⟦illegible⟧ 200 | Rice | 2 bags 120 | Tea | Half a waqiya 100 | Lentils | Kilo 60 | Local laundry soap | Quantity 56 | -- Porter | 2 200 | Towel | / 1120 | Chintz | 8 cubits 750 | Raw cloth | 6 yards 1000 | Cash | 3816 400 Car and porter fare 4216 208 Large sugar 4424 Only four dinars and four hundred and twenty-four fils List for purchasing the mentioned materials for the prisoner Mary ⟦illegible⟧ dated 21/6/54 Sassoon Ovadia 21/6/54 Attached to the request ⟦illegible⟧ 2/7/54
1 - Levuan 2 - Quarter kilo of tea 3 - 2 kilos of ghee 4 - 1 kilo <del>lentils</del> 5 - Laundry soap, quantity 2 6 - Watermelon, quantity 2 7 - Beans 8 - Chintz for clothes, 8 cubits 9 - White raw fabric, 6 meters 10 - One Dinar in cash I received from Mr. Sassoon Ovadia the items mentioned above Maria Menashi 1/2/1952 <del>Maria</del> <del>Maria Menashi</del>
Fils Dinar 14/000 ⟦line⟧ Fourteen Dinars only. I received from the account of the community the amount above, only fourteen Dinars no more, and that is the value of six heads of sheep for the poor who are exempt from the mandatory Jibba and who have traveled outside of Iraq. And for that, I signed this receipt on 2 / 7 / 1952 Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils 8/2
Number | Item 84 | Frankincense 84 | Undershirts 25 | Locks 80 | Soap 44 | Laundry soap 44 | " Toilet 100 | Vegetable fat 2 Huqqa | Cheese 12 Kilo | Rice 12 | Lentils 5 | Potato 80 | Tomato 4 Kilo | Rice 2 | Okra ⟦illegible⟧ | Lentils ⟦illegible⟧ | Tea ⟦illegible⟧ | Salt Ounce Number Huqqa I received the materials mentioned above ⟦Aseel Dunya Hu⟧
All the ⟦...⟧ materials have arrived which you delivered with Anisa Saba and we hope that you will provide us with wheat new because we are in need and we thank you and some of us are sick and we need medicines listed on a paper with her so please provide us with them and to you many thanks from Najma Qojma ⟦signature⟧
EF Administrative and household expense receipts for the month of July 1952 according to the administrative expense register
List of administrative expenses for the month of July 1952 Fils | Dinar Community Administration Expenses ⟦Trustee fees⟧ for the lawyer Zaki Ibrahim regarding the Alliance School lawsuit | 5 | ⟦Presidency list⟧ of the community for the month of June 1952 | 4 | 297 ⟦Value of ice⟧ for the month of June 1952 until July 21, 1952 | | 650 ⟦Value of lamps⟧ and rental covers | | 250 Value of a faucet and labor costs for replacing and installing the new faucet | 1 | 000 Value of a rotl of steak | | 120 Fees and costs for repairing administration typewriters with the value of stationery according to a list | 1 | 800 Value of a Pilot pen for the contracts register | 1 | 500 Porterage for moving the typewriter to and from the Vice President's house | | 100 Stationery according to a list | 1 | 115 Porterage for moving a fan and a table to the community presidency headquarters | | 800 Sundries for painting and glass tools for the travel assistance office | 1 | 250 Expenses of Mr. Yaqub Ezra Abdullah to and from the hospital for the month of June 1952 | 5 | 600 List for the community presidency house for the months of July, August, and September 1952 | | 648 Municipality of the Hakhamkhana | | 244 Value of white flowers for holiday distribution | 2 | 100 Value of holiday hats | | 105 Value of soap | | 120 Repairing the ceiling of the secretary's room | | 400 Value and labor for installing insulation in the Meir Tweg School | 1 | 000 Recreation expenses for the travel assistant who was replaced by the shelter residents | 2 | 514 Value of a handbag for use by the clerk | 1 | 500 Value of electric lamps | | 120 Postage | | 228 Tips | | 550 Fiscal stamps | 2 | 600 Transportation for community employees and porters for the month of July 1952 | 4 | 228 40 | 449 Subscription to newspapers and magazines: Subscription to Al-Akhbar newspaper for six months from 1/4/1952 " " Al-Akhbar " " Subscription to Al-Musawar magazine for six months from 15/5/1952 Subscription to the Iraqi Al-Ra'id newspaper 1952 (Transferred to the petty cash book) ⟦Grants⟧ 40
Continuation for ⟦July⟧ 1952, the sequel. Fils | Dinar 599 | 95 | Brought forward | | To the Slaughterhouse account as follows:- ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Wages for the slaughterhouse painter for cooking sheep for the month of July 1952 200 | 2 | Price of an electric lamp of (200) candles | | To the Synagogues account as follows:- ⟦line⟧ | 5 | Wages for repairing and plastering the door of the Sarraf Synagogue with bricks. 556 | 1 | Electricity bill for Meir Tweg Synagogue for the month of June 1952 ⟦line⟧ | 10 | Salary of the guard of Meir Tweg Synagogue for the month of July 1952 ⟦line⟧ | 6 | Salary of the guard of Meir Eliyahu Synagogue for the month of July 1952 500 | 1 | Salary of the guard of Al-Riwidi Synagogue for the month of July 1952 056 | 24 | | | To the Schools account as follows:- 400 | 2 | Wages for repairing the well path and its papers from 12/2 until 20/⟦7⟧ 750 | | Price of a faucet and labor wages for installing it in Masouda Salman School 400 | 1 | Stamps for the lease contract of Masouda Salman School 100 | | Stamps for a copy of the lease contract of Asl Shamoun School ⟦line⟧ | 3 | Salary of the guard of Masouda Salman School for the month of July 1952 ⟦line⟧ | 3 | Salary of the guard of Asl Shamoun School for the month of July 1952 650 | 11 | 700 | 2 | To the Isaac Hayim Synagogue ceremony account, being the wages for guarding the mentioned oil for eighteen days at a rate of 150 fils per day. ⟦line⟧ | 6 | To the old Ezra Menahem Daniel playground account, being the salary of the playground guard for the month of July 1952 ⟦line⟧ | 5 | To the Noam and Toba Nouriel Endowment account, being the fees for reading religious ceremonies for the souls of the deceased Nouriel family for the month of July 1952 to Daoud Shamoun 205 | 148 | Only one hundred and forty-eight dinars and two hundred and five fils, nothing else. Accountant 29 / 7 / 1952 His Excellency the President You will find above the list of administrative and miscellaneous expenses for the month of July 1952 Please approve their disbursement. With highest respect. Clerk 29 / 7 / 1952 Approved to withdraw the amount President
⟦illegible⟧ 7/29/1956 Fils | Dinar --- | 2 The first list --- | 6 The second list --- | 1 The third list 972 | 22 The fourth list ⟦line⟧ 972 | 28 Only twenty-eight dinars and nine hundred and seventy-two fils. ⟦signature⟧ Accountant 7/29/1956
Wages of ⟦illegible⟧ Salwa Karbid And the remainder from the month of May ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Dinar | Name | Daily Wage | Number of Days - | 2 | Salwa Karbid | 500 | Four | | Vision Ibrahim | 250 | Four From it ⟦illegible⟧ 1952 From it ⟦illegible⟧ 1952 Only three dinars Signatures of recipients ⟦signature⟧ Idris 28 / 5 / 52