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IJA 3307

Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community; Correspondence between a School and the Government

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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly financial documents such as bills and receipts. Also within the item is correspondence between a Girl's School and the Iraqi government.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3307
Item Number
15846
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Annotation, Ministry of Industry - Office of Electricity, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Postage Stamps, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Jewish Schools Committee, Receipts, Girl's School, Typed, Iraqi Government, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 1-25

Page 2

Al-Shaab Garage
278
No. 227
Owners: Mahdi Kazem Al-Dada and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street opposite the fountain, phone 88890
Fils: -
Dinars: 3 / ⟦three dinars only⟧
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawiyah Association
Amount only: three dinars only
For account: Garage fees for the car numbered ⟦5456⟧ Baghdad for a period of one month, October 968
Date: 20 / 10 / 1968
Signature

Page 3

National Electricity Service
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Electricity Bill
277
⟦Quraisha⟧ Charity Society
141 / 517
Al-Kifah Society
Account Number | Subscription Number | Date of Issue
160 193 501 | 39306 | 7 / 10 / 68
Meter Number | Current Reading | Previous Reading | Consumption | Unit Price | Value Dinars | Value Fils
07960 | 0160 | 9625 | 535 | 10 | 5 | 350
| 9/14 | 6/10 |  |  |  |
|  | Meter Fee |  |  | 0 | 100
|  | Circuit Breaker Fee |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | ⟦2499⟧ |
This bill must be paid within (15) fifteen days of its date | Total Due | 5 | 450
4/1950
15-21
82557
LST W CSH
5.450

Page 4

Fae'k Fadhil
Repairing All Kind of Cars
Khilani St. Opp. Al-Nafoora
Tel. 85705
Shop of
Fae'k Fadhil
For repairing all types of cars
Al-Khilani Street, opposite the fountain
Telephone 85705
272
Number: 044
Date: / / 196
To Mr.: ⟦Warwaouf Association⟧ Respectfully
Fils | Dinar | Details
000 | 4 | Carburetor
500 | | Gasoline hose
600 | | Wheel bearing
500 | | Labor costs
600 | 5 |
⟦signature⟧
Signature

Page 5

Ministry of Industry
National Electricity Authority
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
272
Final Notice
Mr.: Jewish Charitable Society
Address: Charitable Society / Baghdad
Meter Number | Sequence | Account Number
07960 |  | 0029306
Subscription Number | House Number
3333860 | 141000017
Amount | From Date | To Date
Fils Dinar | Day Month Year | Day Month Year
000 000 | 1 3 66 | 31 3 66
000 000 | 1 4 67 | 30 4 67
000 000 | 1 5 68 | 30 5 68
175 000 | 1 6 68 | 30 6 68
The amount must be paid within (48) hours from the date
of this notice, otherwise the current will be subject to disconnection
and it will not be restored in case of disconnection except after fulfilling all
requirements and paying a fee of (380) fils
for the costs of disconnection and restoration, in accordance with Article
seven of the consumer contract.
LAMSON PARAGON
175

Page 6

Yaqub Qahtan
Khan Al-Makhzoumi 274
Baghdad on 21 / 10 / 1968
Dear ⟦Jibra Qaddish⟧ Respectfully
Fils | Dinar | Length | Details | Price
250 | 5 | ⟦3⟧ | ⟦Wide Muslin⟧ - 1750 |

Page 7

| Dinar | Fils
272 | - | 175
273 | 1 |
278 | | 800

Page 8

271
28 / 10 / 60
Expenses incurred for the preparation and shrouding of the deceased child Sahyoun
Sami Sahyoun Salami
Dinar | Fils |
2 | - | Digging the grave
2 | - | Jay Daoud
4 | - | Total
In the amount of four dinars only, no more
⟦illegible⟧
Tawfiq
Saadoun

Page 9

Fils | Dinar |
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 2 | 267
| 1 | 268
| 15 | 269
| 4 | 270

Page 10

Republic of Iraq
20 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Al-Shaab Garage 266
Owners: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dadah and Fathi Saleh No. 318
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Phone 88890
Fils: —
Dinar: 3 / only three dinars no more
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawi Association
The sum of only: three dinars no more
Account for: Garage fees for vehicle number 22565 / Baghdad for a period of one month, September 1968
Date: 20 / 9 / 1968
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature
⟦illegible⟧

Page 11

Al-Zawraa Place
for Taxis
Owners: Talib al-Dabbagh & Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Phone Number 4619
Fils | Dinar
750 | 6
Received from: Habra Qadisha Charitable Society
Amount: Only six Dinars and 750 Fils, nothing more
For car fees: ⟦Transport⟧ for the month of September
Date: 1 / 10 / 1968
Signature

Page 12

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
80809
Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxi Cars
Proprietors
Talib El-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
265
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
To the honorable Head of the Charitable Society..
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
10/10/1928 | From Karrada Al-Sharqiya to Hazqeel's house the cemetery to Al-Thawra Shatt ⟦...⟧ |  |
10/11 | ⟦...⟧ Al-Qazwini house to the Alawite Shrine ⟦...⟧ |  |
9/16 | ⟦...⟧ the community ⟦...⟧ |  |
9/22 | ⟦...⟧ the cemetery ⟦...⟧ |  |
9/25 | ⟦...⟧ the cemetery ⟦...⟧ |  |
| Grand Total | 6 | 750
⟦flourish⟧

Page 13

264
9 / 22 / 1928
Funeral and Talqin expenses paid for the late Isaac Rahman
Who died in Baghdad on 9 / 20 / 28
Dinar Fils
4 Hash Thraya
4 Jai Daoud
4 ⟦Midrasha⟧
3 Zaki Shaul
200 Ice
⟦line⟧
15 / 200
The amount is only fifteen dinars and two hundred fils nothing else
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Youssef
Haroun

Page 14

| Dinar | Fils
222 | 4 | 500
223 | 6 | —

Page 15

1968/9/14
261
Preparation and shrouding expenses spent on the late Daoud Shaul
Saqil, who passed away on 68/9/10
Fils | Dinar |
- | 4 | Hash Tobia
- | 4 | Hay Daoud
- | 4 | Munir Shemtob
- | 3 | Zakia Shaul
Received fifteen Dinars only
⟦signature⟧
To be paid
By order of
⟦illegible blue bleed-through from reverse side⟧

Page 16

Al-Zawraa Place
For Taxis   258
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone Number 4619
Fils | Dinar
250 | 8
Received from: Khamis Yehuda
Only: Eight Dinars and Two Hundred and Fifty Fils
No others:
And that is for car fees: No. 2428 ⟦...⟧ 28 / 3
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature

Page 17

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
80809
Al-Zawra Establishment
For Taxis
Owners
Talib Al-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
THE LION OF
BABYLON
THE ARCH OF
CTESIPHON
To the Honorable Board of the Frank Iny School M
Date
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
2/7 | From our place to the house of Hazqil the Merchant and back to bring the workers | | 750
2/7 | From our place to Al-Murabba'a neighborhood to distribute the party invitations to the residents | | 750
2/7 | From the garage to Al-Shaab Hospital with the forensic doctor and back | | 750
3/7 | From the hospital a pickup truck was delivered | |
| From the garage to the forensic medicine with the ⟦female worshiper⟧ and time of two hours | |
3/5 | = Returning with the funeral and everyone to the old cemetery then | |
| to the morgue (4) hours | | 3000
4/7 | From the garage to the forensic medicine with the officer to bring the burial certificate | | 750
9/7 | To the telegraph office with the funeral of Madame Robin Al-Katib with the others | |
| Charging the Jeep battery ⟦...⟧ | | 250
| Grand Total | 8 | 100
⟦illegible⟧

Page 18

| Dinar | Fils
256 | 2 | —
257 | 1 | —
259 | 15 | —
⟦260⟧ | 4 |
⟦illegible⟧

Page 19

Al-Sha'ab Garage 255
Owners: Mahdi Kazem Al-Dadah and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Tel. 88890
No. 210
Fils | Dinar
- | 3
Received from: Al-Musawiya Association
The sum of: Three dinars only
For: Garage fees for vehicle No. 22560 / Baghdad for one month, August 1968
Date: 21 / 8 / 1968
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧
21 / 8
/ 21

Page 20

Fae'k Fadhil
Shop
Repairing All Kind of Cars
Fae'k Fadhil
Khilani St. Opp. Al-Nafoora
For repairing all kinds of cars
Tel. 85705
Khilani Street opposite the fountain
Telephone 85705
254
No. 004
Date / / 196
To the esteemed Mr. Latif Sabawi
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 3 | Ignition
200 |  | Piston
250 |  | Carburetor Jet
500 | 1 | Labor cost with opening and cleaning the carburetor
500 |  | Battery charging with cleaning the distributor
550 | 5 |
Received the amount
⟦signature⟧
Signature

Page 21

Shop
Fae'k Fadhil
Fae'k Fadhil
Repairing All Kind of Cars
Repairing All Kind of Cars
Khilani St. Opp. Al-Nafoora
Khilani St. Opp. Al-Nafoora
Tel. 85705
Telephone 85705
252
Number: 013
Date: / / 196
Mr.: ⟦Taif Massawi⟧
Respectable:
Fils | Dinar | Details
000 | 6 | Cruise valves qty 16
500 | 1 | Gasket set
000 | 2 | Guide set
000 | 2 | Cylinder head set small with valve grinding
500 | 1 | Valve springs qty 16
000 | 3 | Labor cost
000 | 16 |
Received the amount
Signature

Page 22

Fils | Dinar
— | 6 | 252

Page 23

251
8/9/1928
Rent and telephone expenses spent on the deceased Sassoon Samih
up to the date of the deceased 7/29/1926
Fils | Dinars
| 4 | Heskel Twaina
| 4 | Hay Daoud
| 4 | Obeid Shatawi
| 2 | Zalfa Shaul
250 | . | Ice
500 | . | Rose water
200 | . | Shisha Loli
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
950 | 14 |
The amount is only fourteen dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils only
⟦signature⟧
Recognized
Sassoon

Page 24

Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
20 Fils
Al-Shaab Garage 242
No. 303 owned by: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dadah and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street opposite the fountain, Telephone 88890
Fils | Dinars
- | 3 Only three dinars and nothing else
Received from: Al-Musawi Association
The sum of only: three dinars and nothing else
For: Garage fees for car number 22595 Baghdad for a period of one month July 968
Date 21 / 7 / 1968
Signature ⟦illegible⟧ 21 / 7 / 68
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
20 Fils
21

Page 25

Faiq Fadhil                               Repairing All Kind of Cars
For repairing all types of cars              Khilani St. Opp. Al-Nafoora
Al-Khilani Street opposite the fountain             Tel. 85705
Telephone 85705
222
Number: 342
Date: /  / 196
Mister: Schools Association
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details
500 | 5 | Making ⟦...⟧ bushings on the turning lathe
500 | 7 | Clutch adjustment
500 | 1 | Clutch bearing
800 | - | Gear seal
- | 4 | Used gear synchronizer gear
500 | - | Gasket kit
400 | - | First oil
250 | 1 | Gear bearing
- | 2 | Chassis bolts
500 | 1 | Axle rubber
- | 3 | Labor fees
26,600
1 250
⟦line⟧
27 950
Only twenty-seven dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils
Authored by ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧