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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 101-125

Page 102

290
Al-Sha'ab Garage
Owned by: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Daddah and Fathi Saleh
No. 339
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Phone: 88890
Fils | Dinar
- | 3 only three dinars and no more
Received from Mr. Al-Musawiyah Society
The sum of only three dinars and no more
For the account of the garage fee for car number 565 Baghdad for the month of November 968
Date 11 / 20 / 1968
Republic of Iraq
20 Fiscal Stamp fils
20
⟦signature⟧

Page 103

11/27/68
289
Preparation and shrouding expenses spent on the late Shaoul Saqeel
the remaining Swed, who passed away on 11/26/68
Fils | Dinar |
- | 4 | ⟦Toshba⟧ washer
- | 4 | Carrier Daoud
- | 4 | ⟦Mir Shattah⟧
- | 3 | ⟦Zaki Shaoul⟧
15 - Total
I received only fifteen dinars and have signed for it
⟦signature⟧
Passed away
In addition

Page 104

282
28 / 11 / 24
⟦The Bahoki has⟧
Burial and shrouding expenses paid for the deceased
The deceased was released on 11/12/1928
Fils | Dinar |
- | 4 | Digging Thubiya
- | 4 | Hayi Dawood
- | 4 | Mounir Shasha
- | 3 | Zulfa Shaul
15 Total
Fifteen Dinars only and accordingly signed
⟦signature⟧
Disburse
⟦Koh⟧

Page 105

Fils | Dinar |
- | 15 | 28
| 4 | 286

Page 106

12/25/1928
284
Expenses spent on the preparation and shrouding of the deceased ⟦H⟧ala Majeed Sasson
Ezra, deceased on 11/15/1928
| Dinar | Fils
Purchase of clothing | 4 | -
Hai Dawar | 4 | -
⟦Meir⟧ Shemesh | 4 | -
Zulfa Shaul | 2 | -
Additional worker | 1 | -
Miscellaneous expenses | 2 | 650
| 17 | 650
Seventeen dinars and six hundred and fifty fils only
To be paid
⟦Bakoon⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 107

282
11/25/1928
Expenses spent on the preparation and shrouding of the late Ibrahim Salman
Hassas, who passed away on 11/10/1928
Fils | Dinar
- | 4 | Tobsa cloth
- | 4 | Tea and awar
- | 4 | Bread and candles
- | 2 | Butter
200 | 2 | Gasoline ( ⟦...⟧ lorry and 7 )
200 | 17 | ⟦line⟧
Total is only seventeen dinars and two hundred fils
⟦signature⟧
Shawqi
Sassoon

Page 108

Al-Zawraa Place
281
For Taxis
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Telephone 4619
Fils | Dinars
250 | 3
Received from: Mrs. Saeeda, the esteemed Director of ⟦...⟧ Kindergarten
Only: Three dinars and 250 fils
And nothing else:
Regarding car fees: for the use of a car
⟦line⟧: for the tenth month October and September
Except

Page 109

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
Al-Zawra Establishment
For Taxi Cars
For its owners
Talib El-Dabbagh
And Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
80809
To the Honorable President of the ⟦Hish Charity⟧ Society . . M
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
10/6 1968 | Fare for transporting the deceased from the society to Hezekiah's house, the cemetery, and back to the community for a time of (2 1/2) hours. | 1 | 750
9/20 | Use of a car by Shakouri Talib at night according to an attached list. | 0 | 500
|  | 2 | 250
⟦The Account⟧

Page 111

TALIB TAXI CARS
Owner: TALIB HAJ YASS
TALIB
Unknown Soldier Sq.
Tel 88544
Date: 2 / 9 / 196
Mr.: ⟦The Association⟧
Date | Description | I. D. | Fils
| From the shop or Al-Tawrat Ibn Ishaq and the son of Antashal |  |
7/2 | Working for the funeral of the late Haj Khalid |  |
| Abu Al-Milal |  |
| ⟦signature⟧ |  |
⟦illegible blue handwriting⟧
27,500

Page 113

71
Al-Shaab Garage
Owned by: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dadda and Fathi Saleh
No. 250
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Telephone: 88890
Dinar Fils
3 / -
Only three dinars and nothing else
Received from Mr. Al-Musawi Association
The amount of only three dinars and nothing else
For the account of garage fees for car number 22565 Baghdad for one month of February 968
Date 2/28/1968
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
20 Fils
2/28
⟦illegible⟧

Page 114

70
2/28/1968
Preparation and insurance expenses spent on the deceased Munshi ⟦Al-Tayeb⟧
as known by his brother-in-law, who passed away on 2/28/1968
Fils | Dinar |
- | 4 | Munshi Twig
- | 4 | Heskel Daoud
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦12⟧ | Rosine Shaul
19 685
An amount of only nineteen dinars and six hundred eighty-five fils
⟦signature⟧
Acted upon
Haroun

Page 115

66 , 67 , 68 , 2/6/67
Fils | Dinar |
250 | 2 | Car fares
500 |  | Tea
500 |  | ⟦Khadduri⟧
500 |  | Tea
⟦illegible⟧

Page 116

63 / 64
| Dinar | Fils
Annual average | 9 | —
Contribution | 18 | —

Page 117

Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧
5 | -
260 | -
Bread and meat lists
Car wages

Page 118

60
2/28/11
Preparation and burial expenses allocated for the late Shaul Ibrahim Eliya Al-Mesuqi
On the date of 2/28/9
Fils | Dinar |
- | 5 | Hai Dawood
- | 4 | Mrs. Thuraya
- | 4 | Mrs. Shafiqa
- | 2 | Zulf Shaul
500 | 1 | Sundry expenses
500 | - | Hai Ward
Only seventeen dinars and nothing more
⟦signature⟧
Nouri
⟦illegible⟧

Page 119

TALIB TAXI CARS
Owner: Talib Haj Yassin
Unknown Soldier Sq.
Tel 88544
59 Talib
Date: 11 / 2 / 1968
Mr.: The respected Jewish community
Date | Description | Dinar I. D. | Fils
8/2/11 | From Dr. Abyad and Al-Bashawi's house to the Alawiya center | --- | ---
8/2/11 | From the center to Souq Hanoun and from there to Adli medicine | --- | ---
| From the center to the house | --- | ---
| From the house to the community | --- | ---
| Four cars to Najaf by meter including waiting | 6 | ---
| ⟦illegible⟧ | --- | ---
|  | 8 | 600
Spent
⟦Ezouri⟧

Page 120

58
11 / 2 / 68
Preparation and shrouding expenses spent on the deceased Aaron Yaqoub Akid bin Shaul
Who passed away on 7 / 2 / 68
Dinar | Fils
4 | — | Tutia cloth
4 | — | Dawar tea
4 | — | Sidr and matches
2 | — | Shaul's procession
1 | 575 | Petrol
. | 500 | Additional worker
1 | 600 | Additional expenses
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
18 | 675 |
The amount is only eighteen dinars and six hundred and seventy-five fils and no more
⟦signature⟧
Youssef
Salman

Page 121

11/2/68
Preparation and instruction expenses distributed for the late Karjiya Eliyahu Aboudi
Who died on 7/2/1968
Dinar | Fils
⟦Khashan Thubia⟧ | 4 | —
Hai Daoud | 4 | —
⟦Lulu Son⟧ | 3 | —
⟦Munir Shasha⟧ | 4 | —
Visitors' expenses | 1 | 500
Additional female worker | 1 | 500
Additional male worker | — | 500
| 18 | 500
Received only eighteen dinars and five hundred fils and no more
⟦signature⟧
Nouri
on behalf of
50
7

Page 122

NAJI ABDULLAH MUSSAFFI
GENERAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
Rashid Street Baghdad opposite Lynch House 7/187
Tel. { Office 84540 }
{ Resd. 97270 }
52
Baghdad: 4 / 1 / 1961
No: 07917
To Mr.: The Jewish Community in Baghdad
Particulars | Qty. | Price | I.D. | Fils
Repairing a fan | 1 |  |  | 200
Ceiling |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |

Page 123

Ministry of Industry
51
National Electricity Administration
Electricity Bill List
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Subscription Number: 39206
Account Number: 32 22860
Mr.: Old Charitable Society
Meter Number: 7960
Sequence: 00017 M
House Number: 141
⟦handwritten⟧: Al-Kaddah Society
Previous Reading Date | Subsequent Reading Date | Previous Reading | Subsequent Reading | Units Supplied | Meter Fees | Special Reading Fees | Circuit Breaker | Various Prices | Consumption Value | Fils | Dinar
680110 | 24 | 8951 | 9001 | 50 | 35 |  | ⟦mark⟧ |  | 500 | 535 |
The total required to be paid for this list within
Dinar Fils (15) fifteen days from its date
Total amount in case the
subscriber possesses more than one meter
525
K CSH
01235
500-6-74
LAMSON PARAGON
⟦signature⟧

Page 124

24 / 2 / 49
24 / 1 / 54
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Car notice ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧ | 2 | " " "
500 | - | Tea Dawood
500 | ⟦line⟧ | <del>Doctor</del> Car fees
200 | - | Tea Dawood tea
Second
Secretariat

Page 125

Garage
Al-Shaab Garage
Owners: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Daddah and Fathi Saleh No. 246
Al-Kifah Street opposite the fountain Telephone 88890
Fils | Dinars
- | 3 Only three dinars and no more
I received from Mr. Al-Musawiyah Society
The amount of only three dinars and no more
For the account of the garage fees for vehicle No. 22565 Baghdad for a period of one month, January 968
Date 1 / 21 / 1968
Republic of Iraq
20 Fiscal Stamp fils
21
21
⟦illegible⟧