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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 76-100

Archival unit 76

V. MARTIN
BOOK SHOP
406 RASHID STREET
BAGHDAD
Bookstore
Vartan Martin
Rashid Street No. 406 - Baghdad
15
4/8/1962
Cost of
2 Pads Large (Croxley) 4 / 600
5 Pads Small (Croxley) . / 600
8 Packets Envelopes (Made in England) / 800
⟦line⟧
ID 2-000
Nov
2/8/62
RECEIVED PAYMENTS
V. MARTIN
⟦signature⟧
Car cartridges
Raw ⟦illegible⟧
2/4

Archival unit 77

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: 6 / 6 / 196
Fils: 750
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦illegible⟧
Nouri ⟦illegible⟧
6 / 6 / 96
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 78

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
17
Number:
Date: 2 / 2 / 196
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
Received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: ⟦one hundred and fifty⟧ ⟦fils⟧
For: ⟦fees⟧ ⟦transportation⟧ ⟦...⟧
For ⟦12/2/26⟧
⟦Duplicate⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 79

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
18
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: 8 / 2 / 196
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, in the sum of
Only ⟦line⟧
Which is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Haroun
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 80

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
19
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 196
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
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
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 81

20
The Honorable Chairman
of the Committee
Mr. Saleh Meir has signed in Erbil ⟦pursuant to⟧
the instructions, and the award value is equal to one Dinar
and two hundred and fifty fils, please kindly disburse it to him.
Accountant
Rabbi Shaul Meir
22 / 8 / 1948
To be paid
To be disbursed according to his receipt
According to disbursement voucher No. ⟦114⟧
Dated 24 / 8 / 48
I have received the amount of 1.250 Dinars
⟦Signature⟧
Saleh Meir

Archival unit 82

21
The Accountant
⟦line⟧
Please pay 2500/ Dinars only in its place
Accountant ⟦illegible⟧
12 / 2
I received the above amount, which is 2500 Dinars
and the Tigris above dinars and no more
⟦illegible⟧
Fouad Youssef

Archival unit 83

22
Financial
⟦line⟧
Please disburse an amount of -/250 Two hundred and fifty
Dinars - according to the single date
on ⟦24⟧ / 9
1982
⟦illegible⟧
And thanks ⟦to you⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 84

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 196
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount, totaling
only ⟦one dinar only⟧
and that is for ⟦car fare to Karkh⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
Mazen

Archival unit 85

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount totaling
Only:
For: ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦...⟧
on behalf of
on behalf of

Archival unit 86

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
5
Number:
Date: ⟦12⟧ / 7 / 196
Fils:
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
⟦only one dinar⟧ only
for ⟦cleaning fees for the cesspool of Meir Tuwaig Synagogue for the month of June⟧
⟦Paid⟧
⟦Administrative Committee Fund⟧
⟦for Iraqi Jews⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Harun⟧

Archival unit 87

⟦illegible⟧ Revolution in Iraq
General Headquarters Baghdad
51274
1954 AD
Presidency of the Community
Mosaid (Jewish)
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 88

Anti - Vagrancy Society of Iraq
Holds Charity Grand Oriental -
Occidental Ball
At 9 : 00 P.M. Thursday, 22nd March 1962
At the Hall of the Exhibitions Installations
Karradat Maryam. Proceeds are to be
Allocated for Establishing Juvenile
Home & Workshop
⟦illegible⟧
1 I. D.                                        1 Seat

Archival unit 89

Number 408
Society for Combating Homelessness in Iraq
Presents
A Grand Charity Evening Gala Oriental and Occidental
The proceeds of which are allocated
To establish a shelter and vocational factory for homeless youth at the Exhibition
Facilities Hall in Karradat Mariam at nine o'clock on the evening of Thursday
Falling on 22 - 3 - 1962
⟦illegible⟧
One Dinar          One Seat

Archival unit 90

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
(51)
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: / / 196
Fils | Dinar
/ | 1
I have received from the Accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
Only: ⟦Only one dinar⟧
For: ⟦...⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦...⟧
⟦24 / 12 / 1962⟧

Archival unit 91

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
27
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: / / 196
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
for ⟦...⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 92

Teacher's Club Expenditures
Date
Fils Dinar | Details
1 250 | To the police in the presence of the Teacher's Club
600 | <del>Taxi</del> to the policeman from Abu Ghraib center to Al-Kifah Street round trip
1 200 | Taxi to the house of the patient Saul in the house of Engineer Saleh with the Republic Hospital in the police stations
3 050 | Only three dinars and fifty fils and no other
Hashim Zamil
17/7/1964
2 000 | Gratuity from His Excellency the Rabbi
1 000 | 17/7/1964
3 000 |
⟦illegible⟧ the million Rashid ⟦illegible⟧
Only four dinars and fifty fils
Hashim Zamil
17/7/1964
14/7/1964
14/7/1964

Archival unit 93

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
29
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 196
Fils: 500
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⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 94

260
Mr. President
Please approve the disbursement of 7,500 dinars to be distributed to the poor
on the occasion of Eid, similar to the disbursement in previous years, with appreciation.
2/8
Disburse 924/2/9
⟦illegible⟧
Amount paid
2/14

Archival unit 95

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
21
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils: 650
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
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 96

22
Accountant
Please pay 250/- fils
to Zaki al-Obaidi for stamping the book
⟦Rights⟧ fee
Yaqoub
2/16
I received the amount
⟦signature⟧
Zaki Muhammad
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦faded text: only seventy-two dinars⟧
⟦faded text: only one hundred and sixteen dinars⟧

Archival unit 97

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 196
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink across the form fields⟧
Signature of the recipient
24 / 2 / 16

Archival unit 98

Kingdom of Iraq
Ministry of Education
Directorate of Education of ⟦Baghdad⟧ Province
School of ⟦...⟧
Year ⟦...⟧ Number ⟦...⟧ Date ⟦...⟧
Subject ⟦...⟧
Based on what was stated in your letter numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated ⟦...⟧ we have decided the following :-
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
School Principal
⟦signature⟧
26 / 7 / ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible scribbles in blue ink⟧
8
7
5
⟦line⟧
20

Archival unit 99

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 320
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 291
⟦illegible⟧ 115
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 82800
⟦illegible⟧ 400
⟦illegible⟧ 20
⟦illegible⟧ 82
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 300
⟦illegible⟧ 200
⟦illegible⟧ 520
Only seventy-two dinars ⟦illegible⟧
Only and nothing else, issued by the General Revenue Directorate
⟦line⟧
26800
56000
⟦line⟧
82800
52400
26800
⟦line⟧
82200

Archival unit 100

2720
400
3120
400
3520
2060
75
2135
Respectful
Twenty-two dinars and six hundred and eighty ⟦fils⟧
⟦...⟧ will be paid in two installments ⟦...⟧
To the order of the Directorate of General Telephones ⟦and Telegraph⟧
In the name of the Presidency of the Israelite Community
⟦illegible⟧