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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 201-225

Page 201

Al-Tahrir Garage
For washing and lubricating cars
Al-Sinak - Al-Jumhuriya Street
Telephone 89208
276
Car Type:
Car Number:
Date: 19 / 5 / 1969
To Mr.: Al-Musawiya Association
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details
600 |  | Washing and Lubricating
100 |  |
100 |  |
800 |  | Total
Signature
⟦signature⟧

Page 202

Heaters
H
Oil, Electric and Gas
Available at all retailers
Tel: 95738
Lemp
272
Agent
Saadoun Al-Tahan Tel: 84421 Al-Bataween Al-Nasr Square
I received from His Eminence (the Rabbi) Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad a sum
Amounting only to six Dinars and no more
Which is for the wages and value of engraving marble dates
For the graves of the deceased (Naji Sayim Yehuda)
And (Saliha Yehuda Nataniel)
⟦illegible⟧
15/5/1969

Page 203

269
1929/5/14
Travel expenses, shrouding, witnesses, and debts of the late Saleh Yehuda Kassab
Who passed away on 1929/5/9
Dinar | Fils
| 400 | Meter of ⟦Tobia⟧
| 400 | ⟦Dawar⟧ tea
| 200 | Zalfa Shaul
| 100 | Additional worker
| 400 | Ice
| 500 | Cars
| ⟦2500⟧ |
12 | 900 |
Total twelve dinars and nine hundred fils
Yousef
Shaul
⟦illegible⟧
1929/5/15

Page 204

National Electricity Administration
Electricity Bill
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Hebr Wadesha Association
17 / 5 / 141
Al-Maddah Association
Issue Date | Subscription No. | Account No.
7 / 5 / 69 | 39306 | 501 193 160
Value
Fils Dinar | Unit Price | Consumption | Previous Reading | Current Reading | Meter No.
|  |  | 11 / 3 | 8 / 4 |
900 0 | 10 | 90 | 0720 | 0810 | 07960
035 0 |  |  |  | 6354 | Meter Fee
Circuit Breaker Fee
935 0 | Total
Due Amount | This bill must be paid within (15)
fifteen days from its date |  |  |
5-15 158941 5 0 0 - W CSH
935

Page 205

5/9/1969
Preparation and transport expenses spent on the late Ezra Menashi Nahum
who passed away on 5/7/1969
Fils | Dinar |
- | 4 | Menashi Tobia
- | 4 | Hai Delur
- | 2 | Zalfa Shaoul
250 | 1 |
250 | 11 |
Only eleven dinars and two hundred and fifty fils, no more
Pay
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
260

Page 206

227
7/5/1929
Burial and shrouding expenses spent on the late Yaqub Eliyahu
Yusuf Shaaya who passed away on 1/5/1929
Fils | Dinar
- | 4 | Shatar Tuna
- | 4 | Chah Daoud
- | 2 | Zaffa Shaul
⟦250⟧ | 2 | Car
500 | 0 | Rose water
250 | 0 | Cars
750 | 14 | ⟦line⟧
The amount is fourteen dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils only
⟦signature⟧
To be spent
Shaul

Page 207

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Disbursement Voucher
2650
Number ⟦line⟧
Date / / 196
Cash Book Page ⟦line⟧
Dinar Fils
--- 500
Received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad car ⟦...⟧
The amount written above, totaling ⟦line⟧
Cash: Five hundred fils
Cheque No. ⟦line⟧ on bank ⟦line⟧
Being the car fare for yesterday ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
Recipient

Page 208

Al-Sha'ab Garage
Owner: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Daddala and Fathi Saleh
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Phone 88890
264
No. 388
Fils | Dinars: - / 3   Only three dinars and no others
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawiyah Society
Amount only: Three dinars and no others
For account: Garage fees for vehicle No. 2595 / Baghdad for a period of one month, April 969
Date: 20 / 4 / 1969
Republic of Iraq
Fiscal Stamp
20 Fils
⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
Fiscal Stamp
20 Fils
⟦signature⟧

Page 209

1929/4/22
258
Preparation and burial instruction expenses spent on the late Haji Salim
Dawoud, who passed away on 1929/4/22
Fils | Dinar |
- | 4 | Purchase of a grave site
- | 4 | Jay Dawoud
- | 2 | ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
- | 2 | Car
250 | 0 | Car towing expenses
12/250
For the amount of only twelve ⟦...⟧ and two hundred and fifty fils, no more
⟦signature⟧
Nouri
Trustee

Page 211

National Electricity Administration
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Electricity Bill
Jabr Qadisha Association
141 / 517
Al-Kifah Association
Issue Date | Subscription No. | Account No.
4/7/69 | 39306 | 160 | 193 | 501
Value
Fils | Dinar | Unit Price | Consumption | Previous Reading | Current Reading | Meter No.
700 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 0660 | 3/12
0730 | 07960
35 | 0 | | | | 2936 | Meter fee
Circuit breaker fee
735 | 0 | | ⟦stain⟧ | ⟦stain⟧ | This bill must be paid
within
fifteen days | Total Amount Due
69-4-13
09893
- X CSH
735

Page 212

Al-Zawraa Place
For Taxi Services
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone Number 4619
Dinar | Fils
⟦line⟧
5/750 ⟦illegible⟧
Received from ⟦Messrs. Frank Iny School⟧
Only ⟦five dinars and 750 fils⟧ and no more
As car fees for ⟦the month of March 1969⟧
Signature

Page 213

ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh
&
Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
Al-Zawra Place
for Taxi Cars
Proprietors
Talib Al-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
M: To the Honorable President of the Charitable Society
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
12/12 1949 | From the Cemetery Station to notify ⟦...⟧ clip workers with detection to notify ⟦...⟧ in the cemetery ⟦...⟧ | 1 | 750
12/12 | From the cemetery ⟦...⟧ the Society from the Society ⟦...⟧ deceased's house ⟦...⟧ and from it to the garage from coach (⟦...⟧) Saw | 1 | 750
25/9 | From the Garage station to the force ⟦...⟧ corner of the Flame of the Tree with detection clip workers ⟦...⟧ for notification ⟦...⟧ | 1 | 250
25/9 | From the Society workers clip from Sadaq Al-Alawiya to the teachers from the deceased's house from Sadaq Al-Alawiya and to Sabeeh the teachers deceased's house from the cemetery from the Society from the garage from coach (⟦...⟧) Saw | 1 | 750
| Total Sum | 5 | 750
?

Page 214

Al-Sha'ab Garage
Owned by: Mahdi Kadhim Al-Dallah and Fathi Saleh
No. 374
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the fountain, Phone 88890
⟦252⟧
Fils: -
Dinar: 3/ Only three dinars and no more
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawiyah Association
Sum of only: Three dinars and no more
For account: Garage fees for vehicle number 22565 Baghdad for one month, March 969
Date: 21 / 3 / 1969
Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10
Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 20
⟦signature⟧

Page 215

249
3/20/1929
Health and vaccination expenses spent on the deceased by the hand of Haiou
Yaqub di Almouma on the date of 2/25/1929
Fils | Dinar
---- | 4 | ⟦...⟧ walked
---- | 4 | David's tea
---- | 3 | Shaul's mistake
200 | 1 | Sundry expenses
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ |
200 | 12 |
The amount is exactly twelve dinars and two hundred fils and no more
⟦signature⟧
To be spent
Harun

Page 216

Yaqoub Qahtan
Khan Al-Makhzoumi
747
Baghdad on: 27 / 2 / 1969
To: His Holiness
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Length | Details | Price
400 | 5 | 3 | Pepper Kid | 1800

Page 217

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
No: ⟦line⟧
Date: 21 / 3 / 1964
Fund Record:
Disbursement Voucher: ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
| 2
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad ⟦Mr. Mahdi Saleh⟧
The amount stated above, totaling two Dinars only
In Cash
Cheque No. ⟦line⟧ on Bank ⟦line⟧
For my performance of additional work
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Recipient
Shatter Therese

Page 218

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number ⟦line⟧
⟦244⟧
Cash Book
Disbursement Voucher
Date 21 / 2 / 1969
Fils Dinar
— 3
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad ⟦the Rabbi's warden⟧
The amount written above, being three dinars
In cash
Cheque No. ⟦line⟧ on Bank ⟦line⟧
Being for an additional subsidy
Recipient
Mnasha ⟦Thuraya⟧
Shahbar

Page 219

National Electricity Service
Electricity Bill List
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
242
Jabr Qadisha Association
517 / M / 141
Al-Raddah Association
Issue Date | Subscription Number | Account Number
13 / 3 / 69 | 39306 | 160 193 501
Value
Dinar Fils | Unit Price | Consumption | Previous Reading | Current Reading | Meter Number
Dinar Fils | | | 12 / 9 | 1 / 27 |
1400 | 10 | 140 | 0510 | 0650 | 07960
1535 | Debts | | | |
0070 | Meter Fee
Circuit breaker fee | | | | 2656
This bill must be paid within (15)
fifteen days from its date
2995 | Total Amount Due
⟦...⟧ the word debts or installment ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
15-3-69 00909 - X CSH 209

Page 220

244                                     10/8/1929
Funeral and memorial expenses spent on the late Mirza Hezekiel Arael
AD, who passed away on 2/8/1929
| Dinar | Fils
Mr. Thuraya | 4 | -
Hai Daoud | 4 | -
Zakia Shaul | 2 | -
Baqer ⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | 640
Additional expenses | 1 | 800
Amounting only to thirteen Dinars and four hundred and forty Fils only
⟦signature⟧
To be paid
⟦...⟧

Page 221

Al-Shaab Garage
Owner: Mahdi Kazem Al-Dada and Fathi Saleh
No. 265
Al-Kifah Street, opposite the Fountain, Phone 88890
Fils | Dinars
⟦line⟧ | 3 Only three dinars and no others
Received from Mr.: Al-Musawi Association
Amount of only: Three dinars and no others
For the account: Garage fees for vehicle number 22560 Baghdad for one month, February 969
Date: 28 / 2 / 1969
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧

Page 222

Al-Zawraa Place
For Taxis
Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Phone Number 4619
229
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 2
I received from Frank Iny School an amount
Only two dinars and no more
And that is for car fees for transporting students for the month of February 1960
Republic of Iraq
20 Financial Stamp Fils
Signature

Page 223

229
ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE Al-Zawra Shop
Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh for Taxis
& Owners
Ibrahim Muslawy Talib Al-Dabbagh
Al-Rashid Street and Ibrahim Muslawy
Sinak-Baghdad Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Tel. No. 4619 Telephone 4619
80859
THE LION OF BABYLON THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
To the honorable President of the Charitable Society M
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
16/2/1962 | We transported the coffin from the forensic medicine to the new cemetery with the carriers and waiting time. | 2 | 500
2/19 | We transported ⟦the seventy⟧ from the Indian ⟦ranks⟧ to the cemetery and the three carriers with waiting time. | 2 | 500
| Sincerely, the agent | 5 | 000

Page 224

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Disbursement Voucher
Number:
Date: 26 / 2 / 1967
Cash Book Page:
Fils: —
Dinar: 5
⟦illegible⟧
Recipient
⟦Muhammad Damen⟧
⟦illegible bleed-through text⟧

Page 225

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Disbursement Voucher
No.:
Date: / / 196
Cash Book Page: 237
Fils: —
Dinar: 120
I have received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
The amount written above, totaling one hundred and twenty Dinars
In cash
Check No. — on Bank —
And that is for cleaning wages for the deceased Salim Shehada Habib, Munir Munshi, Daoud Shemsh, and Yaqub
Karji Naji Rawi, Daoud Ghali, Daoud Habib, Habib Habib, Naeem Khedhouri, Khedhouri
Kayan, Mustafa Saleh, and Hesqel b. ⟦...⟧ Munir.
Recipient
⟦signature⟧
22/5/1967
Muhammad Dhamin
⟦faded vertical text on left side⟧