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IJA 2846

Baghdadi Jewish Community Financial Information, Involvement in Iraqi Life

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Description

These 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.”

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2846
Item Number
9672
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Annotation, President of the Jewish Community, Handwritten, Stamps, Ledger, Ministry of Education, Al-Rāfadīn Bank, Insurance, Receipts, Ink Stamps, Revenue Stamps, Contract, Typed, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 401-425

Page 401

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
20
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 402

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧
26

Page 403

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad: 137/61
House:
Account Number: 8 74 601
Date: 18 1 63
Account Number | Date | Meter Recording | Monthly fee for limited | Fils | Dinar
8 | 74 | 601 | 18 1 63 | Sequence | Number |  |  |
Various prices |  | To 118 | 25690 |  | 4 882 |
1 - Arrears |  | From 611216 | 4422 | For meter 35 |  |
2 - Special reading fee |  | Supplied units 460 |  |  |
3 - Cost of damaging the meter |  | At a price of 16 fils |  |  |
4 - Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 12 fils |  | ⟦652⟧ |
|  | At a price of 10 fils |  |  |
|  | Various prices - see side |  | 5555 |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Note:
1- This bill must be paid in Baghdad ⟦days⟧ from its date
2- The subscriber who ⟦...⟧ their security deposits ⟦...⟧ extra after taking the course of ⟦...⟧ in one place for ⟦...⟧ 12 months should check ⟦...⟧
t this bill
e unless it is
e above from
Cashier
0000
S
0
L1100
⟦illegible⟧

Page 404

Final Warning
Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
FINAL NOTICE
Head of the Jewish Community
94/293
F. IO 10448339/60679
2247
7 46 900
The final amount shown
in the field below
is the total of our
due requests.
Account Number | Date | Statement Period | Amount
7 46 900 | | from 1 2 to 611128 | 395 fils | Dinar
| | | 395 |
We draw your attention to our outstanding statements, requesting payment within (48)
hours from the date of this warning, otherwise the current will be subject to disconnection - and it will not be
restored in case of disconnection until all claims are fulfilled and a fee of (380) fils is paid
for disconnection and reconnection expenses in accordance with Article Seven of the Consumer Agreement.
Baghdad Electricity Services
Statement
Tكن
From
Box
77
⟦illegible⟧

Page 406

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
For Department Use Only
000597
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Limit Fee | Fils
7 | 46 | 900 | 61 12 28 | Sequence | Number | 483 39 | |
Various Prices | | To 28 / 12 / 61 | For the Meter | 35
1 - Arrears | | From 28 / 11 / 61 | |
2 - Special Reading Fee | | Units Supplied 200 | | 240
3 - Cost of Damage to Meter | | At a price of 16 Fils | |
4 - Transferred from your account | | At a price of 12 Fils | |
| | At a price of 10 Fils | |
| | Various prices - see side | Total | 295
Invoices are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Abakhana 7 - New Baghdad.
2 - Bab Al-Muazzam 8 - Al-Washash
3 - Karkh side - Sheikh Ma'ruf Street 66
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Bataween 10 - Al-Kadhimiya
11 - Al-Adhamiya
6 - Eastern Karrada - Albu Juma'a
This list is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
Note
1 - To be paid
2 - On
Insurance
After
In place
12 Months
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.
PAPER PATENTED BY A. N. C. CO C B F

Page 408

Baghdad Electricity Service
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
000596
Note:
1 - This list is to be paid within
10 days from ⟦...⟧
2 - The subscriber who has
excess insurance deposits
after taking the course without
in one place for a period not
12 months shall visit to confirm
Head of the Jewish Community
94/393
F. 10 10443339/60679
7 46 900
2247
7 2
Account Number | Date | Meter Registration | Monthly fee for the specified | Fils | Dinar
7 | 46 | 900 | 63 1 22 | Sequence 483 Number 39 | | |
Various prices | | From 2 1 61 to 23 58 | For meter 35 | |
1 - Arrears | | Units supplied | | 5 |
2 - Special reading fee | | At a price of 16 fils | | |
3 - Cost of damage to the meter | | At a price of 12 fils | | |
4 - Transferred from your account | | At a price of 10 fils | | |
| | Various prices - see side | | |
| | Total | | |
510
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
This list
was not
above from
The fund
78

Page 409

Baghdad Electricity Department
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
29
000398
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within ⟦...⟧
days from the date of ⟦...⟧
2- The subscriber who considers ⟦...⟧
his deposited security exceeds ⟦...⟧
after taking its course without ⟦...⟧
in one place for a period not ⟦...⟧
12 months should review ⟦...⟧
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
660 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 621 | Sequence | Number | Specified | 20 |
| | 1 8 9 3 4 | | |
Various rates | | to 7 | 21 | 788 | The Meter | |
1- Arrears | | from 19 | 12 | 61 | 1428 | | 35 |
2- Special reading fee | | Supplied Units | 260 | |
3- Cost of damage to the meter | | at a price of 16 fils | | 20 | 42
4- Transferred from your account | | at a price of 12 fils | | |
| | at a price of 10 fils | | |
| | Various rates - see side | | 75 | 42
| | Total | | |
40 The List
Was it not
above from
the Fund
11-1-62
4.275

Page 410

40
No 91
Al-Akhbar
A political daily newspaper founded in 1938
Fils / Dinar: — / 7
Received from: The Israelite Community
A sum of: Seven Dinars only
For: Advertisement publication fees ⟦...⟧
Baghdad on: 27 / 7 / 62
Republic of Iraq
20 Fils
Accountant
⟦signature⟧
502

Page 411

No. 502
Al-Akhbar
Daily Political Newspaper
Issued by
Dar Al-Akhbar Printing and Publishing Company W.L.L.
Capital: 40,000 Iraqi Dinars
Telegraph: New Al-Akhbar - Baghdad
P.O. Box No. 86
Telephones
89701 Editorial
89702 Management
80845 City Office
Date: 20 / 7 / 196
To: The Respected Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Greetings: ⟦illegible⟧
Reference to letter:
Please be so kind as to pay the advertisement publishing fee for: 7 times
On dates: 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 7
Per unit / cm: 28 at a price of 250 fils per unit / cm
Regarding the advertisement: Building for Rent
Fils Dinar: 7 / - Seven Dinars Only
The Manager
Disbursement ⟦illegible⟧
24 / 7 / 96

Page 412

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number ::
Date ::
Subject ::
Building for Rent
The building with serial numbers 34/189 and 39/189 Senak, located in Bab
Al-Sharqi opposite the Al-Jumhuri Bridge and currently occupied by the United Iraqi
Trading Company, which contains a large showroom and warehouse on the ground floor and company offices
with a large apartment on the second floor, is offered for rent for a period of one year or more.
Those interested should contact the Presidency of the Jewish Community.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Seven times and to be executed on the screen
Today afternoon
28/4
7
31 July

Page 413

21
To the Gentleman,
Please pay 250/--- fils only
Al-Mujallid Shop
⟦illegible⟧
1/22
I received the above amount of 250 fils
For the fees of ⟦binding⟧ ⟦number⟧ of notebooks
Fadil Kubba
The Accountant
⟦illegible⟧
1/22
⟦illegible⟧

Page 414

Dr.
Lamia Al-Badri
Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Al-Wathba Square - Baghdad
Clinic Phone 6330
Residence 31257
Dr.
LAMIA AL-BADRI
M.B., L.M.S.S.A., D.G.O., M.R.C.O.G.,
M.R.C.O.G. (LONDON)
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
AL-WATHBA SQUARE
Tel. Clinic 6330
Resid. 31257
Received from the girl Shoushan Ezra
The amount of one Dinar as examination fees
Lamia Al-Badri
1/22/1962
Accountant
Please disburse the amount to the specialist doctor
⟦illegible signature⟧
1/22
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
22

Page 415

Dr. Y. Akrawi's Laboratory
187/3 Ammar ( Opp. Lynch Building )
No: 136
Baghdad: 15 Jan 1962
Received from: ⟦Mr. S Roushan⟧
the sum of Iraq Dinars: Nil and fils five hundred only.
on account of: ⟦Smear as ordered by Dr. M. Bekhor⟧
ID: -/500
⟦illegible signature⟧
Y. Akrawi
⟦illegible blue circular stamp⟧

Page 416

1/25/1962
Honorable Accountant Mr. Salim Kabbay,
After greetings,
Please pay an amount of 2000 ⟦fils⟧
to Mr. Khedhouri, for Mercedes car fees
by order of Mr. Sultan Daniel, Chairman of the Administrative Committee
as he ordered us to go to the police and at the ⟦station⟧ center
to the house numbered 1/9/21 belonging to the hospital endowments
to evacuate it, and then we arrived at the house where we evacuated it
and we received the keys
With appreciation
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Khedhouri
Mercedes car fees
Kh.

Page 417

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 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
For ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 418

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
46
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils: 80
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, in the sum of
⟦line⟧ only
That is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Receiver

Page 419

Water Supply Department of ⟦illegible⟧
Year 1961
April, May, June | Third
July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Amount
The Israelite Community 1620
Subscription Number
137 Rusafa 9052
3
Final Warning
Due to your failure to pay the bill within the specified period, we hereby warn you of the necessity
of paying the amount within 7 days from the date of notifying you of this warning; otherwise, the
water will be cut off and will not be restored except after paying the debt, the restoration fee, and insurance deposits.

Page 421

No. 809
Registered 70
SAMAWAL
7 JAN ⟦...⟧
Samawah
Arrived: Letter
Registered:
Addressed to: Ezra Levy Zion & Co.
Fils: 2
Dinar: ⟦...⟧
Value of stamps affixed if it was a packet:
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures)
In words
Insurance fee
Weight in words
The letter incoming from ⟦...⟧
Number ⟦...⟧
Classified as (letter) bundle or (packet) as the case requires
⟦signature⟧
Receiving officer

Page 422

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
only ⟦line⟧
which is for ⟦going to Civil Status, round trip fees⟧
⟦private car and priced⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Khalaf⟧
41

Page 423

19
The Accountant
Pay 250 fils for the price of the book Islam and the System
The classes Naji
1/26
I received the aforementioned amount
Turki Muhammad
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 425

Sequence Number:
Door Number:
Leased Property:
A contract has been concluded between His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, President of the Hebra Kadisha Association in Baghdad, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor,
and ⟦line⟧ hereinafter referred to as the Lessee, on the following: —
First — The Lessor has leased to the Lessee and the latter has leased from the Lessor, after inspection and review,
located in Baghdad in the neighborhood of ⟦line⟧ numbered ⟦line⟧ to be used as ⟦line⟧
from the beginning of ⟦line⟧ to the end of ⟦line⟧ for a rental amount of
only ⟦line⟧
Second — The Lessor has received from the Lessee only ⟦line⟧ and the remaining amount of ⟦line⟧
shall be paid by the Lessee according to the promissory notes / installments, the amounts and maturity dates of which are listed below: —
1 ⟦line⟧
2 ⟦line⟧
3 ⟦line⟧
4 ⟦line⟧
Third — If the Lessee delays in paying any (installment) of the promissory notes issued above upon its maturity, the entire debt becomes
expedited and payable immediately, and the Lessor has the option to terminate this contract and lease the property to others, and the Lessee ⟦illegible⟧

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: / / 196
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
⟦line⟧
only ⟦line⟧
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
50
465