AI en Translation, Pages 101-125
Page 101
Baghdad 21 February 941
His Excellency the President of the Respectable Lay Council
Greetings and respect,
I submit to your Excellency that the esteemed Council paid the head of the slaughterhouse a check for the amount of 88 Dinars and 244 Fils
As detailed below:-
| Dinar | Fils
Slaughterhouse account balance until the end of September 940 | 78 | 394
Total slaughterhouse expenses for the months of October and November 940 | 9 | 850
| 88 | 244
According to the protocols, a payroll sheet signed by the employees must be submitted in accordance with the aforementioned instructions.
Rabbi Sasson Ishaq, the head of the slaughterhouse, presented me today with the payroll sheet which I am submitting to your Excellency
enclosed, as it does not comply with the requirements, requesting that you look into the matter. It is for you to decide, Sir.
Sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Page 102
His Excellency, the President of the Honorable Lay Council
The remaining accumulated salaries and allocations until the end of September 940
Fils Dinars | Schools
667 | 106 | The Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools
— | 80 | Shamash School
645 | 92 | Rachel Shahmoon School
222 | 36 | The National School
812 | 81 | Masouda Salman School
346 | 397 | Community Institutions
229 | 469 | The Spiritual Council
825 | 56 | Tomchei Torah Association
607 | 207 | The Yeshivot
992 | 106 | Pensioners
158 | 158 | The Needy
757 | 422 |
811 | 948 |
157 | 1346 |
9 February 941
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The Accountant
Page 103
Baghdad 30 January 941
Excellency Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected
Amounts spent on account of the 940/941 budget year
Fils | Dinar |
250 | - | Al-Wataniya School
175 | - | Masouda Salman School
130 | - | Menashi Saleh School
652 | 644 | Hospital Administration
41 | 750 | Community Administration: Accountant -/22, Clerk -/8, Inspectors 11/750
6 | - | Adhamiya Committee
7 | 500 | Cemetery Guarding
1262 | 904 |
22 | 523 | Invoice expenses and checkbook stamps
1285 | 427 |
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Page 104
Baghdad 20 January 941
Excellency President of the Lay Council, Respected
Statement of expenditure required to be approved by the Lay Council as follows:
Fils Dinars
The submitted lists are as follows
Expenditure of the Lay Council
952 919 on 6 November 940 according to the submitted list
on 6 November 940
1130 705 on 5 December 940 according to the submitted list
on 5 December 940
330 273 on 30 December 940 according to the submitted list
2413 897 on 30 December 940
Lists submitted for administrative expenses by
His Eminence the President
499 344 expenses for the months of October and November 940
46 757 expenses for the month of December 940
546 101
2959 998 546 101
11 777 administrative expenses spent by His Eminence the Head of the Community also according to the ledger up to
15 January 941
2971 775
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The Accountant
Page 105
Baghdad 7 January 941
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, respected
Greetings and respect
Statement of reports submitted by the accounting department to your esteemed council as follows:
Number |
1 | on November 30, 939
1 | - February 11, 940
1 | - June 24, 940
1 | - October 1, 940
1 | - October 7, 940
1 | - October 8, 940
1 | - October 13, 940
1 | - November 6, 940
1 | - December 5, 940
1 | - December 30, 940
1 | - December 16, 940
1 | - December 16, 940
1 | - December 29, 940
13 | only thirteen and no more
{ The withdrawn amounts and the request for approval thereof
I request the esteemed Council to review and endorse them.
Sincerely
Accountant
Page 106
Private
Baghdad, 14 January 941
To the respected Director of the National School
I request the presentation of the letter under which you obtained a permit authorizing you to spend the amount of 7 Dinars
the expenditure of which is recorded in the draft ledger as the value of robes for the use of the teachers, so that
I may record it in the National School ledgers.
Furthermore, please accept my sincerest greetings and remain well;
⟦Salim⟧
Accountant
Page 107
Baghdad 30 December 940
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respectfully
Statement of amounts spent and requested to be approved by the Lay Council
Dinar | Fils
On 19 December 940 to the order of Mr. Khedhouri Murad Shukur and Mr. ⟦Mreiz⟧ Ita, deposit for Shamash School | 513 | 109
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, deposit for the purchaser of Nouriel School ⟦line⟧ 25 - | 610 | 968
Moussa bin Mahmoud Al-Kawaz on account of purchasing the plot ⟦line⟧ 26 - | — | 4
Mr. Shimoon Rabbi Ibrahim Dangour for the account of Mr. Menashe Isaac ⟦line⟧ | — | 3
Shalom Darwish for his claim ⟦line⟧ | — | 30
Ezra Zion Rabbi Heskel for his accumulated claim ⟦line⟧ | — | 40
Sassoon Aaron for the Tomchei Torah claim from the accumulated ⟦line⟧ | 150 | 14
Yosef Levi, an advance on his account ⟦line⟧ | — | 5
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri on account of expenses ⟦line⟧ | — | 116
| 273 | 330
S. Khedhouri
Accountant
Page 108
Baghdad 29 December 940
Excellency President of the Lay Council, the respected
The balance of accumulated salaries and allowances owed by the Lay Council fund until the end of
September 1940
Schools | Dinars | Fils
From Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools | 106 | 667
Shamash School | 85 | -
Rachel Shahmoon School | 110 | 864
National School | 51 | 029
Masouda Salman School | 88 | 922
The Midrash | 40 | -
Menashi Saleh School regarding the surplus | 5 | 031
Mr. Shalom Darwish | 1 | 550
| 484 | 013
Community Institutions | |
The Spiritual Council | 583 | 549
The Slaughterhouse | 78 | 394
Tomchei Torah | 71 | -
The Yeshivot | 253 | 995
The Pensioners | 140 | 115
The Needy | 133 | 009
| 1260 | 062
| 1744 | 075
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Accountant
Page 109
Baghdad 25 December 940
His Excellency the Chairman of the Respected Lay Council
Greetings and respect
I set out below the details of the reports submitted by this accounting department to your esteemed council as follows:
Number |
1 | on November 30, 939
1 | on February 11, 940
1 | - June 24, 940
1 | - October 1, 940
1 | - 7 - -
1 | - 8 - -
1 | - 13 - -
1 | - August 27, 940
1 | - August 11, 940
1 | - November 6, 940 expenditure required to be approved
1 | - December 5, 940 " " " "
1 | - December 16, 940
13 | only thirteen reports
I ask your esteemed council to review and endorse them
This is for your order, sir
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The Accountant
Page 110
Baghdad 17 December 940
The Respected Director of the National School
I set out below the surpluses for three years as requested by telephone as follows
Fils | Dinar |
18 | 837 | Surpluses obtained as of 30 September 1938
124 | 971 | Surpluses obtained as of 30 September 939
14 | 807 | Surpluses obtained as of 30 September 940
158 | 615 |
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 111
Baghdad on December 16, 940
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the respected
Greetings and respect,
To avoid any confusion between the accounts of the Albert Sassoon School and the accounts of the Lay Council,
I submit to your Excellency that the amount that was allocated in the 39/940 budget for the renovation expenses of the school
Albert Sassoon was not included in the expenditure amounts for the past year, and upon reviewing the account of the aforementioned school,
it was found that this amount has been fully spent. Therefore, I request your Excellency to issue the decision to record it as an expenditure
and register it as a claim for the mentioned school, and by this, the account between us and the school will match;
This is for your consideration, sir;
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 112
Baghdad, 16 December 1940
Excellency, the respected President of the Lay Council
Statement of surplus details in schools at the end of the year 39 / 940 according to my review of their accounts
as follows:
Fils | Dinar |
116 | 118 | in Shamash School
018 | 219 | in Rachel Shahmoon School
014 | 807 | in the National School
007 | 110 | in Masuda Salman School
005 | 031 | in Menashi Saleh School
161 | 285 | only two hundred eighty-five dinars and sixty-one fils and nothing else
I request the issuance of a decision from your council to record these surplus amounts and deduct them from the accumulated allocations
This is for your order, Sir,
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Page 113
Baghdad 5 December 940
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the respected
Statement of amounts spent on December 5, 940, required to be approved
by the esteemed Council
Fils | Dinar
196 | 416 | To Menashi Saleh School from the arrears
250 | — | Payment of the promissory note due from His Eminence the President of the Community, endorsed by the Lay Council
67 | 110 | Concerning the trust account of Norat Reema
90 | 611 | To the slaughterhouse administration from the arrears
79 | 500 | To the Community administration, one month's salary
11 | 500 | To Mr. Shalim Darwish from his request against his salary account in the Schools Committee
175 | — | To the hospitals administration on account
22 | 250 | To Mr. Daoud Abboudi regarding his request from the gratuity
114 | 320 | To the Spiritual Council, one month's salary from the arrears
46 | 388 | To the Yeshivot, one month's salary from the arrears
27 | 123 | To the retirees, one month's salary from the arrears
31 | 987 | To the needy, one month's salary on account
7 | 500 | To the cemetery guard on account
6 | — | To the Adhamiya Committee
5 | — | To the Spiritual Council from their request against the expenses account
1130 | 705
Note: Approval for the deduction of two promissory notes totaling 1175 Dinars
due on 15 and 30 January 940 —
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Page 114
Baghdad 1 October 940
Respected Directorate of the National School
Results of the National School accounts for the year ending on 30 September 940
| Dinar | Fils
Revenues | |
Total student fees | ⟦823⟧ | 000
Physical Council allocations | 573 | -
Education grant | 60 | -
Grocery | 9 | -
Miscellaneous revenues | 34 | 194
Total Revenues | ⟦1499⟧ | 244
Subtract Expenses | |
Total salaries | 1309 | 950
Rent | 125 | --
Electricity fees | 3 | 573
Water fees | 2 | 081
Miscellaneous expenses | 43 | 833
| 1484 | 437
Annual surplus | 14 | 807
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The Accountant
Page 116
Baghdad 3 December 940
His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected
Statement of salaries and allowances accumulated in the Lay Council fund as of account 39 / 940
Fils | Dinar | Schools
106 | 667 | Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools
80 | - | Shamash School
| | Rachel Shahmoon School
110 | 864 | Original claim
18 | 219 | Deducting the surplus
92 | 645 |
| | National School
51 | 029 | Original claim
14 | 807 | Deducting the surplus
36 | 222 |
| | Masouda Salman School
88 | 922 | Original claim
7 | 110 | Deducting the surplus
81 | 812 |
| | Menashi Saleh School
201 | 447 | Original claim
5 | 031 | Deducting the surplus
196 | 416 |
80 | - | Talmud Torah
58 | - | Clerk of the Schools Committee
731 | 762 |
22 | 250 | Gratuity for Mr. Daoud Abboudi
| | Community Institutions
| | Spiritual Council
686 | 920 | Allowances
15 | 949 | Expenses
702 | 869 |
| | Slaughterhouse
157 | 260 | Allowances
11 | 745 | Expenses
169 | 000 |
85 | 100 | Tomchei Torah
647 | 754 | Yeshivoth (383 / 320) Pensioners (239 / 167) Needy
67 | 110 | Torat ⟦illegible⟧ (132 / 160)
1671 | 888 |
2435 | 900 |
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Page 117
Baghdad 22 November 940
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected
Allocations and salaries accumulated on the Lay Council's fund on November 22, 940
Dinar | Fils
667 | 106 | Claim of Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools
- | 80 | - Shamash School
864 | 110 | - Rachel Shahmoon School
029 | 51 | - National School
922 | 88 | Masouda Salman School
250 | 26 | Mr. Daoud Eberdi, former teacher
- | 80 | Midrash Talmud Torah
447 | 201 | Claim of Menashe Saleh School
- | 58 | Secretary Shalom Darwish
869 | 702 | Claim of the Spiritual Council ⟦..⟧
505 | 169 | Claim of the Slaughterhouse
150 | 85 | Claim of Tomchei Torah
383 | 320 | Claim of the Yeshivot
239 | 167 | - Pensioners
132 | 160 | - Needy individuals
110 | 67 | Claim of Torat Reimah
5067 | 2471 |
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The Accountant
Page 118
Baghdad 6 November 940
Disbursement list dated 5 November 940 to be approved
by the Communal Council
Fils | Dinars |
112 | - | Value of a promissory note signed by Mr. Ezra Haddad endorsed to the Council due 5 Nov 940
33 | 750 | Salary of His Eminence the Head of the Community from his account
15 | - | Salary of ⟦illegible⟧ the Secretary from his account
12 | - | Salaries of the clerk from his account
11 | - | Salary of the accountant on account
114 | 320 | Allocations for the clergy from the accumulated account
90 | 611 | On the account of the Slaughterhouse management from the accumulated account
46 | 388 | Yeshivoth from the accumulated account
27 | 123 | Pensioners from the accumulated account
26 | 077 | The needy from the accumulated account
99 | 588 |
175 | - | On the account of hospital allocations
74 | - | On the account of the National School building
6 | - | Request for Adhamiyah allocations for the month of September
7 | 500 | Covering the request of Shallal Al-Habib, the cemetery guard
150 | - | Accumulated allocations for the Menashi Saleh School
38 | - | Accumulated allocations for the Midrash
14 | 150 | Accumulated allocations for Tomchei Torah
952 | 919 |
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Page 119
Baghdad, October 1, 940
Honorable Director of the Midrash Administration
Statement of the deficit result in the fund of the Midrash Talmud Torah administration
| Dinars | Fils
Total old deficit as of October 1, 1939 | 1266 | 192
Difference in recording salaries calculated by mistake in the past year | 10 | 320
Difference in recording the total of employees' claims | 1 | 288
Total amounts ⟦debited⟧ to the tenants according to the journal details | 107 | 250
Total deficit during the year ending September 30, 940 as follows: | 1385 | 000
Original deficit | 205 | 299
Deducting the claim for accumulated allocations from the Lay Council | 118 | —
| 87 | 299
| 1472 | 349
Note: This annual deficit amount results from the total expenses of school construction
in the past year amounting to 87/167, eighty-seven dinars and one hundred
and sixty-seven fils
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Copy to the Schools Committee for information
Copy to the Lay Council for information
Page 120
Baghdad 13 October 940
Excellency President of the Lay Council, the respected
Statement of deficit in the Lay Council fund on 30 September 940
Debts | Dinar | Fils
Promissory note for payment | - | 162
Deposit on the purchaser of a plot of land | - | 150
| - | 312
Accumulated Allocations | Dinar | Fils
Claim of Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools | 206 | 667
Claim of Shamash School | 80 | -
Claim of Rachel Shahmoon school | 110 | 864
Claim of the National School | 51 | 029
Claim of Masouda Salman School | 88 | 922
Claim of Schools Administration | 118 | -
Claim of Menashi Saleh School | 351 | 447
Claim of Mr. Shalom Darwish | 73 | -
Claim of Mr. Daoud Abboudi | 22 | 250
Claim of the Spiritual Council | 817 | 189
Claim of the Slaughterhouse Administration | 259 | 616
Claim of Adhamiya Committee | 6 | -
Claim of the clerk Eliyahu Menashi | 12 | -
Claim of Tomchei Torah | 99 | 300
Claim of the Yeshivot | 346 | 771
Claim of the pensioners | 194 | 361
Claim of the needy | 186 | 209
Claim of the cemetery guard | 7 | 500
Claim of His Eminence the President of the Community | 161 | 333
Torat Reimah | 67 | 110
Claim of the Cemeteries Committee | 1105 | 828
| 4265 | 386
Half of the Gabelle lease fee for the year 39 / 940 | 6500 | -
| 10765 | 386
| 11077 | 386
Claim of Shamshou' Waqf | 388 | 023
| 1465 | 409
Deduct Assets | Dinar | Fils
The Deposit | 13 | 997
Redemption of Shamshou' Waqf mortgage | 60 | -
Gabelle bonds | 2340 | -
In the Ottoman Bank | 13 | 415
Claim on Saleh Azzouri | 15 | -
Claim on the Accountant | 22 | -
Remaining amounts from Masouda Salman school preparation expenses to be collected from | 735 | 225
To Mr. Munir Dakkour for rent | 48 | -
At the Imperial Bank closing his old account | - | 319
National School renovation expenses to be collected from rent | 666 | -
To the hospitals | 20 | 737
The broker Shamoun Dakkour on account of the plot's Land Registry transaction | 5 | -
To Hevra Kadisha society, the plot's deposit fee | 62 | <del>303</del>
To Musa bin Mahmoud al-Kawwaz on account of the plot's purchaser | 15 | -
To Torat Reimah | 1 | 830
| 4019 | 326
| 7446 | 083
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The Accountant
Page 121
Baghdad 8 October 940
The deficit as of October 8, 940
Dinar | Fils
7924 | 178 | Original deficit as of September 30, 939
17 | — | Amount spent during the four months ending in September 939 for reception parties
400 | — | Amount deducted from the Ghabila promissory note due January 30, 940 against expenses incurred
43 | 257 | Remainder of the total of some expenses for the year 38 / 939 which were recently recorded
165 | 295 | Total amounts that had been recorded at the time on the Schools Committee
8549 | 730 |
Deduct the amounts explained as follows:
453 | 109 | Total list from the Kathbut yield for the past month of September
— | 190 | Rent for Khan Al-Shorja
— | 15 | Rent for the Intestines Factory
— | 1 | Amount received against the deposit with the electricity company for Al-Karam school
920 | 61 | Fees spent on ⟦what⟧ for the slaughterhouse for the past year
274 | 590 | Remainder of the Ghabila revenues and Kathbut yield after deducting annual expenses
647 | 967 |
— | 136 | Rent for Khan Al-Taawun for one year in April 940
647 | 1103 |
083 | 7446 |
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Accountant
Page 122
Baghdad 8 October 940
Accumulated amounts on the treasury of the Lay Council as of 30 September 940
| Fils | Dinar
Schools | |
Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools | 106 | 667
Shamash School | 80 | —
Rachel Shahmoon School | 110 | 864
National School | 51 | 029
Masouda Salman School | 88 | 922
Al-Madashir | 118 | —
Menashi Saleh School | 351 | 447
Mr. Shalom Darwish | 73 | —
| 979 | 929
Community Institutions | |
Spiritual Council | 817 | 189
Slaughterhouse Administration | 259 | 616
Tomchei Torah | 99 | 300
His Excellency the President of the Community | 161 | 323
Cemetery Guard | 7 | 500
Al-Shahda Liahu Menashi | 12 | —
Adhamiya Committee | 6 | —
Yeshivot | 346 | 771
Pensioners | 194 | 361
Needy | 186 | 209
| 2090 | 269
| 3070 | 198
Mr. Daoud Abboudi | 22 | 250
| 3092 | 448
Torat Reimah | 67 | 110
Maturity of Mr. Ezra Haddad's promissory note on 5 November 940 | 112 | —
Trust for the purchaser of a plot | 150 | —
| 3421 | 558
Of which 60 Dinars ⟦relation⟧ of his salaries from the administration
Accountant
Page 123
Baghdad 7 October 940
Total spending for the year 39 / 940
Fils | Dinar |
- | 273 | Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools
- | 80 | Shamash School
- | 630 | Rachel Shahmoon School
- | 573 | National School
- | 656 | Masouda Salman School
- | 1688 | Menashi Saleh School
- | 400 | The Midrash
- | 69 | Schools Committee
- | 2100 | Hospitals
- | 100 | Final installment for the Alliance Association
- | 6569 |
750 | 1074 | Community Administration
| | Spiritual Council
| 1371 | Allocations
| 53 | Expenses
860 | 1424 |
| | Slaughterhouse Administration
| 1087 | Allocations
| 38 | Expenses
758 | 1125 |
| 556 | Yeshivoth
| 325 | Retirees
| 326 | Needy
556 | 1208 |
100 | 170 | Tomchei Torah
- | 100 | Sewing Committee
- | 90 | Cemetery Guarding
- | 72 | Adhamiya Committee
182 | 980 | General Expenses
- | 100 | Construction expenses for Masouda Salman School
250 | 72 | Gratuities to teachers
456 | 12987 |
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Accountant
Page 124
Baghdad 15 September 940
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected
Summary of salaries and allocations for the Lay Council from the budget of year 39 / 940
Fils | Dinar | Schools
106 | 667 | Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools
080 | " | Shamash School
220 | 029 | Rachel Shahmoon School
163 | 029 | National School
168 | 122 | Masuda Salman School
401 | 447 | Menashi Saleh School
118 | - | Talmud Torah Schools
023 | - | Clerk of the Schools Committee
1281 | 094 |
204 | 434 | Hospital Administration
1485 | 528 |
| | Community Institutions
360 | 125 | Community Administration
910 | 544 | Spiritual <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Administration 903/455 salaries and 7/089 expenses
348 | 469 | Slaughterhouse Administration salaries 338/482 and 9/987 expenses
113 | 450 | Tomchei Torah
1732 | 588 |
400 | 896 | Yeshivoth
220 | 584 | Pensioners
199 | 192 | Needy
820 | 672 |
030 | - | Charitable Sewing Committee
018 | - | Al-Adhamiya Committee
022 | 500 | Cemetery Guard
2623 | 760 |
4109 | 288 |
150 | - | From allocations for building Masuda Salman School
230 | - | From allocations for repairs of Albert Sassoon School
070 | - | From allocations for required tools for Shamash School
450 | - |
4559 | 288 | Only four thousand five hundred and fifty-nine Dinars and 288 Fils
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Accountant
Page 125
Baghdad 2 September 940
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected
Summary of salaries and allowances from the general budget for the year 39 / 940 until the end of September 940
Fils | Dinar | Schools
667 | 106 | Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools
- | 80 | Shamash School
029 | 220 | Rachel Shahmoon School
029 | 163 | National School
922 | 168 | Mas'uda Salman School
447 | 501 | Menashi Saleh School
- | 118 | Midrash
- | 23 | Clerk of the Schools Committee
094 | 1381 |
434 | 304 | Hospital Administration
528 | 1685 |
| | Community Institutions
125 | 360 | Community Administration
544 | 910 | Spiritual Administration
181 | 352 | Slaughterhouse Administration
450 | 113 | Tomchei Torah
896 | 400 | Yeshivot
584 | 220 | Pensioners
912 | 208 | Needy people
- | 30 | Charitable Sewing Committee
- | 18 | Adhamiyah Committee
500 | 22 | Cemetery Guarding
192 | 2637 |
720 | 4322 |
- | 150 | Allowances for building Mas'uda Salman School
- | 230 | Allowances for repairs of Albert Sassoon School
- | 70 | Allowances for required tools for Shamash School
720 | 4772 |
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant