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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 English Translation, Pages 151-175

Archival unit 151

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⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧ I received the above

Archival unit 152

Book Number 287431
Accounting 137
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Number: 69
Fils/Dinar: 1500
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: Presidency of ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦line⟧
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 22/7/932
Receiver's Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦illegible⟧
Interest of ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 153

287432
Ledger Number
Accounting 37
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Receipts
Department Name:
Number: 46
Fils/Dinar: 1/200
200
750
2/150
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Dated: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦illegible⟧
Revenue Stamps
24/9

Archival unit 154

Accounting ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Book Number 287433
Receipts for Dirhams obtained for the government
Number: 34
Fils/Dinar: 1/250
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar and: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of receiver:
Job title:
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 155

Book Number 287433
Accounting ⟦1⟧
Receipts of Dirhams collected for the government
Number: 73
Fils/Dinar: ⟦1/2⟧
Name of Department: ⟦Baghdad Court⟧
Received from: ⟦Isaac Shaul⟧
Amount: ⟦One Dinar⟧
Dinar and: Fils
On account of: ⟦Fee⟧
Date: ⟦25/5/1926⟧
Collector's Signature: ⟦Signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦276⟧

Archival unit 156

Volume Number 292472
Accounting 31
Receipts for funds collected for the government
No.: 28
Fils / Dinar: ⟦7/500⟧
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Collector's signature: ⟦illegible⟧
Job Title: ⟦illegible⟧
Dated: ⟦26 / 1 / 11⟧

Archival unit 157

61059
Volume No. ⟦line⟧ State Funds Collection Receipt Accounting 8
No. 38 / Name of Creditor ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
229 | 22 | Property tax on endowment vacant land | Previous T 2 / 166 / 6 |
I have received from: The Jewish Community
The amount written above, totaling: Twenty-two dinars and three hundred and twenty-nine fils
On date: 10 / 2 / 1968
Signature of the receiver ⟦line⟧
Job title ⟦line⟧
Jassim Mohammed

Archival unit 158

To the Honorable Chairman of the Management Committee
Greetings,
Please pay the amount of ⟦twelve⟧ dinars and eight hundred fils
and twenty fils for the property on King Ghazi Street No. ⟦1/167⟧
land tax and vacant land tax ⟦22/28⟧
The amount is to be paid to the Land Tax Department ⟦...⟧
⟦22/28⟧
⟦9/28⟧
Saif al-Din
Affix
2/28/934
Hisham Zamel
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 159

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No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
To the Jewish schools
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According to the instructions
Times ⟦illegible⟧
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Given for free and nine dinars and six hundred ⟦illegible⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Payment ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦illegible⟧
Cheque No. ⟦illegible⟧ Date
Session Date | Item Number
Recorded in the Cash Book page
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 160

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
1
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
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⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 161

Baghdad 6 / 2 / 1962
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings =
Your Honor is requested to approve the payment of an amount of 6/200 ⟦Dinars⟧ six dinars and two hundred fils only
to the guard Hassan Obeid who guarded the synagogue at numbers 58 and 60 near Al-Kifah Street
during the period from 1/1/1962 until 31/1/1962 at a rate of ⟦140⟧ 200 fils per day
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦The Accountant⟧
To be paid 8 / 2 / 1962
⟦signature⟧
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 162

Baghdad 6 / 2 / 1962
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
Please kindly approve the payment of an amount of 6.200 (six Dinars and two hundred fils)
to the guard Khalil Hassan who guarded the synagogue during the sheikh's prayer, the renovated building,
located on 21 / 1 / 1962 at a rate of 137 200 fils daily during the period from 1 / 1 / 962
until 31 / 1 / 962
With high respect
⟦signature⟧
Administrative Supervisor
To be paid
14 / 2 / 1962
⟦signature⟧
Iraqi Republic
10 fils
Revenue stamp
Second

Archival unit 163

4
Baghdad 6 / 2 / 1962
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
Your Honor is requested to approve the payment of an amount of ⟦6/000⟧ six Dinars ⟦only and nothing else⟧
to the guard Fakhri Zayer who guarded building number 469 Al-Shorja for the period from 1 / 1 / 1962
until 21 / 1 / 1962 at a rate of 300 fils per day 94
⟦signature⟧
Al-Marashi
Himself
Cash ⟦12 / 2 / 62⟧
The Republic of Iraq
10
Ten fils
Revenue stamp

Archival unit 164

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
5
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
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
Duplicate

Archival unit 165

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
6
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only:
For:
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 166

7 Baghdad 24 / 2 / 1928
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
We request your Excellency's approval to pay an amount of 990 Fils ⟦eight⟧ ⟦teen⟧ ⟦...⟧
Which is for the water fees for the fourth installment of the year 927 for the house numbered ⟦...⟧
Banawi ⟦...⟧ from the Rusafa side for construction
⟦Entitlement⟧ ⟦dropped⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The Hospital

Archival unit 167

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
7
Fourth 1961
Installment | First | Second | Third | Fourth
First | April, May, June | October, November, December |  | 
Second | July, August, September | January, February, March |  | 
Lump sum
Name: Ibrahim Wafa
Address: 1/9/21 Mamo
Amount: 990
Subscription Number: 825
⟦illegible⟧: 5
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month
And upon its expiration, a notice is given to pay within 7 days, after which the water supply will be cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 168

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
8
No: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: / / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
I 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⟧
Victor Youssef
Signature of the Recipient
Victor

Archival unit 169

SAMI STORE
Buying & Sailing All Kind
of Commercial Ledgers
& Print Commercial Invoices
Baghdad, Banks Street
Beside Khan Al-Borsa
Sami Store
For selling and binding all kinds of commercial ledgers
and printing all commercial invoices
Wholesale and retail sales
Baghdad - Banks Street, adjacent to Khan Al-Borsa
No: 000460
To: Respectable ⟦Committee of the Mosaic Community⟧
Date: 1 / 8 / 196
Fils | Dinar | Details | Number | Dozen | Price
150 | 1 | ⟦Binding Invoice⟧ |  |  | 
100 | 1 | ⟦Books Receipt⟧ |  |  | 
250 | 2 |  |  |  | 
Sami Store
Supplying commercial ledgers and stationery
Banks, adjacent to Khan Al-Borsa - Baghdad
⟦To Mr.⟧
⟦School Director⟧
⟦In the Jewish Community Office⟧
⟦...⟧
Errors and omissions are returnable to both parties

Archival unit 170

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
10
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 171

Ezra and Selim Abu Al-Nil
Vendors of Chandeliers and Electrical Materials
Al-Rashid Street 1/254 Baghdad
Telephone No. 7662
Baghdad on: 11 / 4 / ⟦1951⟧
Requested from: The Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Fils | Dinar | Details
800 | 0 | Value of 60-watt electric lamps
 |  | Quantity 12
 |  | Their amount is eight hundred fils
⟦flourish⟧
Total
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 172

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
12
Fourth 1961
Installment | First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Installment | Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Lump sum
Name: Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Jews 1620
Amount:
Address: 5/242 Rusafa
Subscription Number: 21141
For Iraqis: 3
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month
and upon its expiration, a notice is given to pay within 7 days, after which the supply will be cut if
payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 173

Baghdad District Water Supply Authority
12
Fourth Installment 1961
Installment | First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
 | Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Fixed Rate
Name: Head of the Administrative Committee for Jews . H
Amount:
Address: 94/469 Rusafa
Subscription Number: 6377
Al-Harasiyin
2
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month
and upon its expiration, notice is given of the necessity to pay within 7 days, after which the flow is cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Authority

Archival unit 174

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Head of the Jewish Community:
Department: 154 B / 112
F. IO: 9928884/52559
⟦illegible⟧ on 12: 800
Account Number: 660 32 21
Amount: 22106
013L
00404
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Fixed Monthly Fee | Fils
660 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 632 | Sequence | Number | 189 34 | Fixed | 20
Various prices |  | to ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | 218 | for meter | 35
1 - Arrears |  | from 7 | 1 | 62 | 1788 |  |
2 - Special reading fee |  | Supplied units 520 |  | 6210
3 - Cost of meter damage |  | 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 |  |  |  | 6415
1- These ⟦illegible⟧ are paid
days from ⟦illegible⟧
2- The ⟦illegible⟧ must
his insurance ⟦illegible⟧
after taking ⟦illegible⟧
in the place of ⟦illegible⟧
12 months ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 175

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
15
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Back
Signature of the Recipient