Baghdadi Jewish Community Financial Information, Involvement in Iraqi Life
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community. Included is a document encouraging the Jewish community to participate in the public relation for the well being of the government, as done in the past. This item also contains medical receipts, bills, insurance and assurance bills receipts, and financial ledgers belonging to the Baghdadi Jewish community. There is an invitation in English and Arabic for a Grand Ball given by the Ministry of Education to benefit the poor pupils of the school. This item refers to the Jewish Community as the “Mosaic Community.”
Salih Darwish Stationery Seller - Shorja - Baghdad ⟦red mark⟧ Date: 8/2 / 1962 To: The Respected Jewish Community Fils | Dinars | Details 120 | - | (Imperial) typewriter ribbon quantity 1 Only one hundred and twenty fils and no more Cash ⟦signature⟧ Errors and omissions are excepted
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad Number: ⟦line⟧ Date: / / 196 Fils: Dinar: I have received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is ⟦line⟧ only and that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad Number: Date: / / 196 28 Fils: 500 Dinar: 1 I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is Only: ⟦one dinar and five hundred fils⟧ And that is for: ⟦car fees ⟦illegible⟧⟧ Signature of the Recipient
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦2⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / 196 Fils: 400 Dinar: — I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is Only ⟦four hundred fils⟧ And that is for ⟦the fee for opening the synagogue door on Saturday night⟧ ⟦⟦illegible⟧⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Haroun⟧ 29
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad 40 Number: Date: / / 196 Fils: Dinar: 1 I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, in the sum of Only ⟦one dinar only and no more⟧ This is for ⟦the gratuity granted on the occasion of the holidays⟧ ⟦for the employees⟧ Signature of the recipient Certified by ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad 41 Number: ⟦line⟧ Date: / / 196 Fils: ⟦line⟧ Dinar: ⟦line⟧ I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is ⟦line⟧ only And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Signature of the Recipient
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad 42 Number: Date: / / 196 Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling ⟦line⟧ only for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦signature⟧ Saroon ⟦illegible blue ink bleed-through from reverse side⟧
43 Respectfully, Director of Al-Rashid School Please approve the disbursement of 810/- Dinars for the costs of cleaning the school maps and the travel expenses (to and from) for Al-Zaitun and Al-Tajiriyah and obtaining their acknowledgments regarding the accuracy of the area and the lack of objection to certain plots and other postal expenses. Order the disbursement of the aforementioned amount to the Al-Albani school building. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Disbursed Al-Albani ⟦18⟧ / ⟦12⟧ / 64 to the branch on the building Fingerprint for the withheld amount, Mahd Khalil ⟦signature⟧ 18 / 2 / 64
44 Mr. President Please approve the disbursement of an amount not exceeding ten dinars for the repair of the ⟦line⟧ device with the door at Bani Said School 31 / 7 7 / 8 Disbursed 9 / 2 / 1964 Baghdad 15 / 2 / 1964 The Honorable Accountant of the Community After greetings The mentioned work has been completed Pay this amount of ten dinars ⟦signature⟧ The Iraqi Republic 10 Fils
Repair work at ⟦illegible⟧ school Saturday, dated 17 / 3 / 1962 Dinar | Fils 2 | 000 | To the master craftsman 1 | 500 | 3 workers 1 | 700 | Brick 1 | 200 | Gypsum | 600 | Cement | 700 | Sand 1 | 000 | To the supervisor 2 | 100 | To Ishaq Khudhair 10 / 800 Only ten dinars and eight hundred ⟦signature⟧
Volume Number: 61063 Number: 41 State Money Collection Receipt: Accounting Department Name: Rusafa Real Estate Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees under assignment | Year the fees belong to | Installment 400 | 50 | Property Tax 121 T | Previous | 000 | 6 | = = 1152 | Until 961 | Fateen 210 | 23 | = = 121 B | Previous | 610 | 2 | = = 1151 | Until 962 | Astara 220 | 82 | As per the request | 2/14/962 | v.9564 I have received from: The Jewish Community The amount written above, which is: Eighty-two dinars and two hundred and twenty Fils: Collector's Signature: Job Title: Collection Dated: 2 / 15 / 1962 ⟦Hamid Muhammad⟧
TALIB TAXI CARS TALIB HAJ YASS Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya Phone 88544 Talib Taxi Cars Owner: Talib Haj Yass Al-Ferdos Square - Alwiya Telephone 88544 Talib Date: Date: 28 / ⟦illegible⟧ Number: 3363 Mr.: Mr.: The Respected Rabbi Date | Details | Dinar | Fils ⟦illegible⟧ | Previous balance | 7 | 400 ⟦illegible⟧ | From house to Karrada then Sa'doon | | 700 ⟦illegible⟧ | " " Shorja | | 150 ⟦illegible⟧ | " Lodi house including waiting then Shorja | | 500 ⟦illegible⟧ | " Shorja including waiting | | 200 | Received in cash or check on 2 / 3 / 60 | 8 | 950 463 24 / 2 / 60 29 / 2 / 60 2 / 3 / 60 Disbursed according to the Committee's decision On date 2 / 3 / 60 Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Meeting Date: Item Number: Recorded in the cash book page: Republic of Iraq 10 Ten Fils War Effort Tax
TALIB TAXI CARS TALIB HAJ YASS Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya Phone 88544 Talib Taxi Cars Owner: Talib Haj Yass Al-Ferdos Square - Alwya Phone 88544 Talib Date: Number: 2362 Date: 28 / 10 / ⟦1962⟧ Mr.: Mr.: The Respected Rabbi Date | Details | Dinar | Fils 1/10 | From the house to the Torah, round trip with waiting | | 400 2/10 | " " Al-Shorja with waiting | | 400 3/10 | " " the Torah " then home | | 250 4/10 | " " the Pool | | 150 5/10 | " " Medicine funeral, then home then Bab Al-Sharqi | | 400 6/10 | " " the Market then Bab Al-Sharqi then Al-Saadoon then home | | 500 7/10 | " " Al-Shorja | | 250 8/10 | " " Lijan Kibneh then " and the alias | | 750 9/10 | " " the Pool, the Torah with waiting | | 400 10/10 | " " Al-Tobchi | | 400 11/10 | " " the Torah with waiting | | 250 12/10 | " " three and a half hours visits in | 1 | 750 13/10 | " " Kibneh Orchard round trip the coffee shop ⟦illegible⟧ | | 250 14/10 | " " hour | | 500 15/10 | " " near Al-Salam Hospital | | 250 16/10 | " " the Torah with waiting | | 400 | Subtotal | 7 | 400
ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh & Ibrahim Muslawy Al-Rashid Street Sinak-Baghdad Tel. No. 4619 Al-Zawra Establishment For Taxi Cars Owners Talib El-Dabbagh And Ibrahim Muslawy Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak Telephone 4619 THE LION OF BABYLON THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON To: ⟦His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Respected⟧ Date | Details | Dinar | Fils ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the Court of Cassation, to the Officers' Club, and to | 1 | 250 | Bab Al-Sheikh procedures and to the Contracts Directorate ⟦...⟧ | | ⟦...⟧ | From the house to the Awqaf, to the Rashid cars, to the house, and to Al-Bataween | | | and to the Jewish [quarter] and to the Waqt Directorate ⟦...⟧ | | ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ | From the house and to Al-Bataween and to the Awqaf and to the house and to Al-Bataween and to | | | the house of ⟦...⟧ | | ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ | From the house to Al-Bataween and to ⟦...⟧ Al-Kifah Street and to | | | Al-Bataween and to the Waqt Directorate ⟦...⟧ | | ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ | From the Directorate to Al-Sa'doon and to the house and to Salim's house and to | | | Naji's house | | ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ | From Naji's house to Karrada Bolikhana and to the Rabbi's house | | | ⟦...⟧ and to the house and to Naji's Directorate | | | ⟦...⟧ | | ⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧ | From the house to Al-Hamidiya Market and to ⟦...⟧ and to the house | | | ⟦...⟧ and to the Directorate and to ⟦...⟧ and to | | | and to the Waqt Directorate ⟦...⟧ | |
Date Details Dinar Fils Date | Details | Dinar | Fils | Forwarded | | 1/1 | From Shorja to the house and to Al-Rayyan and to ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | and to the house time ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/2 | From the house to Shorja | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/3 | From Shorja to the house and to Al-Rayyan and to Dar ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | and to the house ⟦...⟧ and to Shorja ⟦...⟧ and to ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/4 | From Shorja to the house and house Naji and to ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/5 | From the house to Shorja and to Shorja ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/6 | From Shorja to Al-Rayyan and to the house and house Salim and to | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Naji house and to the pool | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/7 | From Naji house to the house and to Al-Rayyan and to pool | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Al-Amanah and to the house and house Naji to the lift ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/8 | From the house to Shorja | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/9 | From Shorja to Al-Rayyan and to Salim house and to the house and to | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | the house Naji | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/10 | From the house to Al-Kifah Street and to Shorja | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/11 | From Shorja to Al-Rayyan and to Rashid Street and to the house | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | and Armenian and to the house and to the pool and to the Rabbi's house | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 1/12 | From Shorja to ⟦...⟧ and to Al-Hussainiya and to ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
Date Date Details Details Dinar Dinar Fils Fils Date Date | Details Details | Dinar Dinar | Fils Fils | Previous balance | | 11/5 | From the house to Al-Rayyan, to Al-Majidiya Hospital, and to Al-Shorja. Time: 1 1/2 hours | | 11/6 | From Al-Shorja to the house, to Salim's house, and the house; from the house to the Indian clinics, to the house of ⟦...⟧ the days, and to Al-Minawiya | | 11/7 | From the house to the road, to Al-Kifah Street, and to Al-Shorja with waiting | | 11/8 | From Al-Shorja to Al-Rayyan, to Salim's house, and to the house of Naji's family | | 11/9 | From the house to Al-Rayyan, to the house, and to Al-Shorja. Time: 1 1/2 hours | | 11/10 | From Al-Shorja to Al-Battawin, to Al-Rayyan, to Salim's house, to the house, and to Naji's house. Time: 1 1/2 hours | | 11/11 | Use of a car for visits and toilet. Time: 1 1/2 hours | | 11/12 | From the house to Al-Majidiya Hospital and to Al-Shorja. Time: 1 1/2 hours | | 100 11/13 | From Al-Shorja to Al-Battawin, to the house, to Salim's house, to Naji's house, and to ⟦...⟧ | | 11/14 | Use of car 2 - trim livelihood and visits from the house to David's prayer and to Al-Shorja. Time: 1 1/2 | | No. 850 ✓
Date Details Dinar Fils | Brought forward | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Shorja to Karm Al-Pasha and to the house and to the house | | 500 | and to Salim's house | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Munira Khaddouri to the house and to Salim's house | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From the house to the Sarai and to Rex Cinema and to the house | | | and to Shorja, time 1 1/2 hours | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Shorja to the house and to Naji's house | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Naji's house to the house and to Al-Rashid Street | | 15 | and to Naji's house and to Karm Al-Pasha and to the house, time | | | 1 1/2 hours | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From the house to Shorja | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Shorja to the house and to Salim's house and to Naji's house | | | One hour | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From the house to Al-Alwiya shops and to the Sarai and to the old cemetery | | | and to the house and to Rex Cinema and to the Sarai | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From the house to the Sarai and to Shorja and to the Sarai and to | | | Shorja, time 1 1/2 hours | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Shorja to the Sarai and to the house and to Karm Al-Pasha | | | and to Naji's house, one hour | | ⟦illegible⟧ | From Shorja to the Lettuce Orchard and to the Sarai and to the house | | | and to the house and to Naji's house and to the Sarai market | | 4/200
Date Details Dinar Fils Date Dinar Fils Date / Date | Details / Details | Dinar / Dinar | Fils / Fils | Before it | | ⟦450⟧ | From the house to the markets to Shorja and to the house | | | ⟦At night⟧ hour | | | From Shorja to the house to Baghdad Garage and to Naji's house | | | and to Salim Al-Sheikh's house | | | From the house to the swimming pool to Salat Dawood to Shorja and to the house | | ⟦2/20⟧ | ⟦At night⟧ hour | | 2/20 | From Shorja to the markets to Salim's house and to the house | | | and to Naji's house | | 2/21 | From the house to the markets with waiting 1/2 hour | | 2/21 | From Hadrat Shatub to the markets and to the house | | 2/22 | From Shorja to the house and to Naji's house and to the swimming pool and to | | | ⟦Al-Khallani and clinics⟧ | | 2/23 | From the house to the Australian hut and to Shorja | | 2/24 | From Shorja to Sadoun and to Musand al-Shams and to the house and to Naji's house | | | and to Salim's house | | 2/25 | From the house to Shorja | | 2/25 | From Shorja to the house and to Salim's house and to Baghdad Garage and to | | | Naji's house | | | From the house to Bustan Kubba and to Al-Rashid Street and to the markets | | | and to Baghdad and to Al-Kifah Street and Shorja | |
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils | Previous balance | | 1/2 | From the soup kitchen to ⟦the Bayadeen⟧ and to the driver and to the house | | | Salim and the house of Naji house of ⟦the Indian nurses⟧ and to the house | | 1/3 | The house - time 1/2 hour | | 1/4 | From the house to ⟦the Orange Garden⟧ and to the soup kitchen with waiting | | | From the soup kitchen to the driver and to the house Salim and to the house of Naji | | | Naji | | 1/5 | From the house to ⟦the Indian nurses⟧ and to ⟦the Orange Garden⟧ and to | | | The Embassy and to Bab Al-Sharqi and to the house and to Mir Elias Hospital | | | The administration and to the soup kitchen, time 3 hours | | 1/6 | From the soup kitchen to the house and to the house of Naji and to the house | | | Grand Total | 2 | 700 The above-mentioned amount was spent on my account 2/6/1924
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Subject: - Advance for the Rusafa building 158 ⟦line⟧ 158 In view of the progress of work in the aforementioned building and the difficulty of conducting a survey at present, I suggest advancing the contractor, Mr. Sabah Yusuf, an amount of -/1500 Dinars only one thousand five hundred dinars for all the steel beams ⟦and rebar⟧, windows, doors, iron, and formwork... etc. Respectfully, The Engineer Salim Qahtan ⟦signature⟧ 1962/2/2 The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews ⟦H⟧ 1962/2/2 Republic of Iraq 10 Fils ⟦Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Cheque No.: Date: Transaction Date: Item No.: Recorded in the Fund Ledger, Page: