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IJA 3471

Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records

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These are financial records for the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee which is affiliated with several Jewish schools in Baghdad and used by the schools and the Jewish community. This binder contains orders for building materials and field plans. There are financial documents including requests for bank statements, accounting ledgers, electric and water bills, accounts payable and accounts receivable certificate of school inspection, post office receipts, and information from the Office of Social Security.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3471
Item Number
16429
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Shamash Secondary School, Rahel Shamoon School, Ledger, Typed, Iraqi Government, Accounting, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Ink Stamp, Receipts, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Invoice, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Life, President of the Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Correspondence, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, Annotation, Handwritten, Jewish Schools Committee, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee

AI English Translation, Pages 126-150

Archival unit 126

Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Telephone : 85267
Number :
Date : 17 / 4 / 1962
Central Telephone Directorate
After greetings,
Reference to your letter No. T/ 2984 / 3251 dated 7 / 3 / 1961 ⟦addressed⟧
We kindly ask you to confirm to Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co. - Baghdad with a copy
to us that the deposits held by you in the name of Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium on
30 / 9 / 1961 were (-/10) Dinars ⟦(ten Dinars)⟧ .
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Stadium Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel
A copy to / Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co.

Archival unit 127

Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
No. ::
Date :: 17 / 4 / 1962
Telephone :: 85267
Directorate of Central Telephones
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. T/ 2984 / 3251 dated 7 / 3 / 1961 regarding
Kindly provide confirmation to Messrs. Winnie Murray and Co. - Baghdad with a copy
to us that the insurance deposits held by you in the name of Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium on
30 / 9 / 1961 were (-/10) Dinars (Ten Dinars).
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Chairman of the Stadium Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel
Copy to / Messrs. Winnie Murray and Co.

Archival unit 128

⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter numbered 44561 / 2012
and dated 6 / 6 / 1962 to Messrs. ⟦illegible⟧
and partners ⟦illegible⟧ we kindly ask you to confirm
the commencement of the buildings deposited with you in the name of
the Stadium on September 20, 1961 ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the ⟦illegible⟧ Stadium Committee
⟦illegible⟧
A copy of it to
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 129

Baghdad District Water Supply Department
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 991
Dated ⟦illegible⟧ / 4 / 4, we kindly request you to confirm to
Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co. - Baghdad that
the deposits held by you in the name of the Ezra Menachem
Daniel Stadium on 21 / 8 / 961 were 58/200 Dinars.
⟦line⟧ and we thank you.
Chairman of the Ezra Menachem Stadium Committee
Daniel
Addressed to Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co. copy
Final
A copy of it to Whinney Murray & Co.

Archival unit 130

Baghdad, 11th April 62
The Eastern Bank Ltd.,
Baghdad.
Dear Sirs,
For audit purposes, please advise Messrs
Whinney Murray & Co., Baghdad, direct with copy to us,
of the amount standing to the credit of our current
account with you No. 13060 at the close of business on
30th September 1961.
Yours faithfully.
⟦illegible signature⟧
E.M. Daniel Sports Grounds Comm.
Chairman
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧

Archival unit 131

⟦illegible⟧ Central Telephones ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
With reference to your letter dated ⟦illegible⟧
under number ⟦illegible⟧, please be so kind as to confirm
that ⟦illegible⟧ Maurice ⟦illegible⟧
the buildings deposited with you in the name of the one nicknamed ⟦illegible⟧
by receipt dated ⟦illegible⟧ were ⟦illegible⟧
( ⟦illegible⟧ ) and we thank you
Head of the Office of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Necessity from him to
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 132

Amanat Al-Asimah ⟦Respectable⟧
Accounts Directorate
Baghdad
We, the undersigned ⟦...⟧
With reference to your letter dated ⟦22/4/1952⟧
Number ⟦...⟧ Account ⟦...⟧ Baghdad
We kindly request confirmation ⟦...⟧
Social Aid Committee ⟦...⟧ in the name of
Izzah Stadium ⟦...⟧ for the bath water
On ⟦22/4/1952⟧ Clerk ⟦...⟧ Dinars
⟦...⟧ and thank you
Chairman of the Izzah Stadium Committee ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Copy to ⟦...⟧ Baghdad

Archival unit 133

H. M. E. M.
BAGHDAD
ARMENIAN ATHLETIC CLUB
( HOMENETMEN )
B A G H D A D
Armenian Athletic Club
( Homenetmen )
Baghdad - Iraq
Sa'adoon Street near the White Palace
Telephone 80642
Baghdad
(Iraq)
Number: 77
Date: 22 / 2 / 72
To the Honorable Secretary of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Subject: Holding a friendly match
Sports greetings
Our club's basketball team wishes to hold a friendly match with
your team, at seven o'clock on Sunday evening
corresponding to 25 / 2 / 1972, at our club's court. Please
provide your approval and inform us
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Chairman of the Sports Committee
Vaghinal Babayan
Copy to
Iraqi Basketball Federation
General Directorate of Physical Education / For information
- National Sports / Please

Archival unit 134

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Telephone: 85267
Date: 20 / 2 / 1962
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Greetings.
We kindly ask you to grant us an advance in the amount of (500/-) five hundred dinars against the budget of the
stadium for the current year 1961 / 1962 to manage its affairs, with our deep thanks.
⟦Abdullah⟧ ⟦...⟧
Chairman of the Stadium Committee

Archival unit 135

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Telephone: 85267
Date :: 20 / 2 / 1962
Respectable President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
After greetings.
We kindly ask you to grant us an advance in the amount of ( 500/- ) five hundred dinars on account of the budget
of the stadium for the current year 1961 / 1962 to manage its affairs, with much gratitude.
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Stadium Committee

Archival unit 136

To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Subject: Legal fees for Case 887 / 958
with expenses
Greetings
With reference to our special power of attorney for the Head of the Community in
Case 887 / 958 filed by Abed Beh Nazzal, the
value of which is 1250/- Dinars, and in view of the dismissal of his lawsuit according to the judgment issued
by the Baghdad Court of First Instance on 4 / 12 / 1958, i.e., his attorney
on 11 / 1 / 1959, I kindly request the payment of the legal fees and the following
expenses, noting that I have calculated the legal fees at a rate much
lower than the fees I receive from your esteemed blocks in
similar cases, as follows:
Dinar | Fils
Legal fees | --- / 40
Expenses
Notification fee ⟦illegible⟧ | 3000 / ---
Fiscal stamps | 1000 / ---
Inspection fees | 450 / ---
⟦line⟧
4450 / 40
Only four dinars and four hundred and fifty
With respect to your Excellency.
Lawyer
Shaul Youssef
On ⟦illegible⟧
To be paid from the Council's budget
Honorable Accountant
Please pay the above amount of four dinars
and four hundred and fifty fils based on the approval of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee
22 / 1 / 59
Abdullah Ovadia
2235

Archival unit 137

Accounting 27 A
Volume Number 294
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils/Dinar: 7/100
Number: 38
Received from: Salman Shaoul Mouli
Amount: One hundred Dinars and ⟦line⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the receiver:
Job title:
Dated: 18 / 7 / 1962
58/887
⟦illegible⟧ M. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 138

Form No. M. A. M (2) B
Directorate
General Water Supply Service for the Baghdad Area
Number: 51/1/4/5242
Date: 11 / 2 / 1962
Exchange with 8 ⟦lines⟧: 89761
Telegraphic Address: Baghdad Water
8
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
50 Z 1/2/10 Al-Sa'adoon Tel 5/6371
Subject / Water Fees
Reference to your letter dated 30 / 1 / 1962
The debts requested from you according to our letter numbered
51/1/4/ 32286 and dated 31 / 12 / 961 amounting to
106/920 Dinars for raw water are for the period from the date of opening
on 28 / 4 / 960 to 31 / 3 / 961, meaning they belong to eleven
months, keeping in mind that the installment amounting to 58/320 Dinars which
you are requesting is for six months, so please be so kind as to pay the debts
amounting to 106/920 Dinars according to the attached list within seven
days of your receipt of this letter, otherwise we will be forced to cut off the supply from you
without further notice.
For the General Manager
and Chairman of the Board of Administration
Fuad Al-Wandawi
Audit and Statistics Department
A copy to:-
Ferial /

Archival unit 139

Entry ⟦illegible⟧
They owned the above, we were cut off from the speech
5325
15 / 8 / 1938 registered
11 / 6 / 1939 in a book
By building ⟦illegible⟧ for him to follow it
1763/5 T in Sha'ban 1381 AH 05
⟦line⟧
Year 7 month 1 and from them
11 / 6 / 1939 head in the district of Al-Koulta Q 15
⟦illegible⟧ what Al-Qalta by a group for him and reached him Rita Nahi A N A
Sfalbala 132 / 6 / 16 Riya in Sali 38666 / 3 / 15 / 1
And Stafa Rik Zah Q Shamla Riya and for the water Zaid L Nya 1 / 301 / 62
That what Aria Na'ima Litan 132 / 6 / 16 Rma 32 / 3 / 86 Riya
Nah Nsa A Lniyo 85 / 66 in the independent Al-Ba and for his family Anm Abriya Bashad
N A sect by our choice Rihi but Barsha Qts Zandama from Nbalt
Caused by the fear of them before the public for Nya 1 / 30 / 62 Qfalbala
And support for them and according to his description continuous for Lta that he and he for Tsa he and no
In this regard
And the high and Samad
I fell as a sufficient where
Riya from him in it
Drawing its name one hundred for his sake as a paper for Lta Qaba'a
B (⟦illegible⟧) Abu Rafiq ⟦illegible⟧
13738 page 8
Ashiq Ali: Raqbiya N Amna'a
Financial

Archival unit 140

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of General Water Supply Service — Baghdad
« Miscellaneous »
Number: 21832
Name:
House Number:
Date:

Archival unit 141

11/21
Pure water check numbered ⟦...⟧
2/20/58 raw water paid on 2/20/58
according to receipt number 10845
Collection center number 16
6/920 Dinars incorrect because the water fees are
annual 2/20/58 according to the receipt
and it was paid on 10/24/58
according to the receipt numbered
⟦8421⟧

Archival unit 142

Committee
Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
No ::
Date :: ⟦1/2/1962⟧
Telephone :: 85267
To the Directorate of Water Supply Service for the General Baghdad Area.
Greetings.
Subscription Number 5/6371 Address 55 P/10/2/1 Al-Saadoun
With reference to your letter No. 4/51/1/32286 dated 12/31/1961 (which
we received on 1/24/1962), please be informed that we:
First - Have paid the amount of (11/200) Dinars mentioned in your above letter for the period difference
from 3/7/1960 to 5/7/1960 for filtered water.
Second - Have recently paid the amount of (58/320) Dinars mentioned at the bottom of your letter
referred to above.
Third - As for the amount of (106/920) Dinars that you are claiming from the stadium for the period from
4/28/1960 to 3/31/1961 for raw water, we believe that the raw water fees
for this period are (58/320) Dinars and not (106/920) Dinars, based on
the fees paid by the stadium for the last two years. As the invoices for the last two years
indicate that the (annual) raw water fees are (58/320) Dinars for a full year
and not for six months. We have already paid this amount as well.
Accordingly, and since the stadium belongs to a charitable endowment, please kindly investigate the matter
and verify the area of the stadium garden (excluding tennis courts, basketball and volleyball courts,
and badminton courts), and order the correction of the amount. With much thanks and respect.
⟦Abdul Razzaq⟧
Chairman of the Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium Committee

Archival unit 143

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: / / 96
Fils: 200
Dinar: 5
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: five dinars and two hundred fils
And that is for: deposit of Broad lockers
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 144

Yousef Touma Hanna
Alawiya -
Abu Yousef Vocational Institute School
Adhamiya -
1190
5-200
1-190
415
180
104
046
568-1
6-895
240
5
1200
2
2400
24
5
120
1190
1310
17 2/4
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
26 October the year 56
20 April the year 57
7 September the year 57
30 April 58
2/5
1/3
63
The remaining balance is ⟦illegible⟧
25
7
175

Archival unit 145

Loans from ⟦illegible⟧
Required
210   lower
21/857   ⟦illegible⟧
10-241   ⟦illegible⟧
950
24-197
353
550
24-797
Cash
Remaining salary 5/197
Long cm
Small ones
Remaining from Talal packet
Account
The boy's father
Single notebook (2)
800
505
595
⟦line⟧
5-975
5-230
11-602
⟦line⟧
12-197
11-602
595
⟦line⟧
1100
505
595
125
180
104
96
505

Archival unit 146

Post Office Ledger with additions
⟦illegible⟧ file
724/5 ⟦illegible⟧ 778/5
122/7
⟦line⟧
900/2
642
⟦line⟧
300/2
⟦illegible⟧
Ownership ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
(D) Installment 14
132
081
101
08
⟦line⟧
322
491.61
⟦line⟧
532.00
212.2
0.240
⟦line⟧
30.00

Archival unit 147

Balance account 10/15/76
11
Cash 5/400 Dinars
Coca-Cola 1/490 ✓
Arrow gum long 7 packets ✓ 0/700 - ✓
Arrow gum small (20) ✓ 0/180 - ✓
Abu Al-Walad gum (24) ✓ 0/104 - ✓
Table scraper (2) 0/460 - ✓
Five people at 20 bottles
100 bottles
98 bottles
24
5
120
119
Salary 6/895
Liabilities 5/575 -
⟦line⟧
1/320
14/427
Advance 6/000 - Dinars
Arrow gum long 0/600 -
" small 0/150 -
And the President 2/807
Coca 1/440
0/950 -
⟦line⟧
12/297 Dinars
6/895
⟦line⟧
5/402
1 / 26
4 / 104
108 / 4
6/500
12.297
12.470
0/827 -

Archival unit 148

Month of May
Statement and Daily | Sub-total | Total Hours | Total Hours | Remarks
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 255/5 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 110/22/5 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 7/3/7 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 7/3/7 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 149

Form No. M. A. M. (2) B
Directorate
Water Supply Service for the General Baghdad Area
Switchboard with 8 lines 89761
Telegraphic Address: Baghdad Water
Number: 4 / 51 / 1
Date: 21 / 12 / 1961
22286
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
50 S 10 / 2 - Sadoun T 5 / 6371
Subject / Water Fees
As a result of the audit, it appeared that you were not charged for raw water fees for the period
from 28 / 4 / 960 to 31 / 3 / 961, therefore you are charged the amount of (106 / 920)
dinars for the period referred to above. Please kindly settle it along with the rest of
the debts whose details are listed below according to the attached lists within seven
days of your receipt of this letter, otherwise we will be forced to cut the supply from you without further notice.
For the General Manager
and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Fuad Al-Wandawi
Copy to -
Audit and Statistics Department - for follow-up
Fils / Dinar
11 / 200 | for the difference of the period from 7 / 3 / 960 to 7 / 5 / 960 for pure water
106 / 920 | for the period from 28 / 4 / 960 to 31 / 3 / 961 for raw water
58 / 320 | from the period 1 / 10 / 961 to 31 / 3 / 962 for raw water
176 / 940 | Total debts
Najiba /

Archival unit 150

Committee
Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Telephone :: 85267
No. ::
Date :: ⟦1/24/962⟧
To the Directorate of the Water Liquefaction Department for the Baghdad General Area.
Greetings.
Subscription No. 5/6371 Address 50 S/10/2/1 Al-Saadoun
Reference to your letter No. 4/51/1/32286 dated 12/31/1961 (which
we received on 1/24/1962). Please be informed that we:
First - Have paid the amount of (11/200) dinars mentioned in your above letter for the difference in the period
from 3/7/1960 to 5/7/1960 for pure water.
Second - Have recently paid the amount of (58/320) dinars mentioned at the bottom of your
above-referenced letter.
Third - As for the amount of (106/920) dinars that you are claiming from the stadium for the period from
4/28/1960 to 3/31/1961 for raw water, we believe that the raw water charges
for this period are (58/320) dinars and not (106/920) dinars, by analogy with
the fees paid by the stadium for the last two years. As the invoices for the last two years
indicate that the (annual) raw water fees are (58/320) dinars for the full year
and not for six months. We have already paid this amount as well.
Accordingly, and since the stadium belongs to charitable endowments, please be kind enough to investigate the matter
and verify the area of the stadium garden (excluding tennis courts, basketball and volleyball courts,
and badminton courts), and order the correction of the amount. With much gratitude and respect.
Chairman of the Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium Committee