Community Income, Financial Records, Jewish Lay Council
View interactive document pageThese documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community include figures of the community income, and financial records of the Jewish Lay Council and its subsidiary organizations for the purpose of determining annual budgets.
Baghdad 23 February 942 No. 4 Amounts spent on the 41/942 budget account | Dinar | Fils National School | 365 | - Masouda Salman School | 200 | - The Hospital | 605 | 393 Community Administration | 136 | - Spiritual Administration | 12 | 535 The Slaughterhouse | 43 | 335 Pensioners | 3 | - Cemetery Guarding | 15 | - General Expenses | 388 | 945 | 1769 | 198 ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 23 February 942 No. 5 Assets until the end of March 1942 Fils | Dinar | 232 | 413 | Carried forward from general revenues from the ledger for the rent of Khan al-Shorjah | | and others 13 | 997 | Deposit 60 | - | Claim on the hospital mortgage release 168 | - | Bonds 85 | - | Rent for the two Al-Taawun khans until the end of March 942 180 | 395 | Revenues of the Kehbuth until the end of January 942 50 | - | Estimated revenues of the Kehbuth for the months of February and March ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 789 | 805 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Details of the written-off amounts according to the General Council's decision as explained below. | Dinar | Fils On June 18, 1935, the amount that was owed by the hospital | 1848 | 480 On February 24, 1939, the amount that was owed by the hospital | 1559 | 240 | 3407 | 720 On February 24, 939, the amount that was owed by Nouriel School | 1642 | 731 On February 24, 939, the amount that was owed by the Midrash | 375 | - Only five thousand four hundred twenty-five Dinars and 451 Fils | 5425 | 451 15 February 942 - ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 16 February 942 His Excellency, the respected Head of the Jewish Community Greetings and respect It is no secret to your Excellency that the doorkeeper has been receiving a salary of three and a half dinars per month for a long time He signs the payroll without a stamp and then it is submitted to the accountant. Since I did not have full knowledge of the Stamp Law, a legal expert has alerted me that a stamp must be placed on any amount exceeding three dinars Based on the above, I have written these two lines to present the case to your Excellency to remove this responsibility from me The matter is yours, sir Sincerely ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant A copy to the Secular Council for information
Baghdad 19 January 942 The balance of the cumulative account until September 30, 941 Fils | Dinar | 1029 | 246 | From Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools 174 | - | From Rachel Shahmoon school 5 | - | - The National School 110 | - | - Al-Midrash 271 | 750 | - Menashi Saleh school 22 | - | Mr. Shalom Darwish 645 | 190 | The Spiritual Council 179 | 582 | Management of the Slaughterhouse 99 | 225 | Management of Tomchei Torah 322 | 016 | From the Yeshivoth 189 | 861 | From for the retirees 174 | 055 | From the needy 50 | - | From the Sewing Committee 90 | 928 | His Excellency the President of the Community 3362 | 853 | ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 29 January 942 Statement of amounts spent on the budget account for the year 41 / 942 | Dinar | Fils National School rent allowance | 250 | - Masouda Salman School | 175 | - Hospitals | 603 | 727 Community Administration | 94 | 250 Clergy | 3 | 470 Slaughterhouse expenses | 24 | 360 Pensioners | 3 | - Cemetery guard | 7 | 500 Annual expenses | 165 | 230 | 1326 | 537 ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 9 December 941 Amounts spent on the budget account for the year 41/942 | Fils | Dinar National School, rent allowance | 250 | - Masouda Salman School, rent allowance | 175 | - Hospital management | 421 | 232 Community administration | 60 | 500 Spiritual administration | 3 | 470 Slaughterhouse administration | 24 | 360 Annual expenses | 163 | 649 | 1098 | 2211 ⟦Salman⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 3 December 941 The remainder of the accumulated account until this day of the year 941/40 Fils | Dinar | 1029 | 246 | Due to Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools 274 | _ | Due to Rachel Shahmoon school 5 | _ | " The National School 60 | _ | " Masouda Salman school 150 | _ | " Talmud Torah schools 472 | _ | " Menashi Saleh school 42 | 750 | " Mr. Shalom Darwish 280 | 193 | " Slaughterhouse Administration 759 | 510 | " Spiritual Administration 113 | 400 | " Tomchei Torah Administration 368 | 404 | Due to the Yeshivot 215 | 984 | " The Retirees 200 | 542 | " The Needy 50 | _ | " The Tailors Committee 164 | 678 | Due to His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Kadoorie 4185 | 207 | ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 23 November 941 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected Greetings and respect, I draw your Excellency's attention to the report submitted to you by the accounting department on June 24 940 regarding the Khaqani papers, a portion of which was withdrawn via signed receipts, some by His Eminence the Head of the Community, some by the Secretary, and the largest portion by the Director of Schools, and besides that portion which did not enter this department at all, which remains with the lawyer Mr. Gurji Haskell, and to this day I have not received from the esteemed Council any order to enable me to act accordingly and discharge my responsibility. I ask Your Excellency to instruct me in writing as to what I should do. The matter is yours, sir; Sincerely, ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 14 November 941 His Excellency the Respected President of the Lay Council Statement of amounts spent on the budget account 1941/942 Fils | Dinar | 250 | - | National School 175 | - | Masouda Salman School 211 | 796 | Hospital Management 26 | 750 | Community Administration 3 | 470 | Clergy Administration 24 | 360 | Slaughterhouse Management 154 | 458 | Annual Expenses 795 | 834 | ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 14 November 941 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, the respected Statement of accounts accumulated on the Lay Council fund as follows: Fils | Dinar | 246 | 1029 | Claim of Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools - | 374 | " Rachel Shahmoon School - | 145 | " Masouda Salman School - | 667 | " Menashi Saleh School - | 200 | " Administration of Talmud Torah Schools - | 5 | " The National School 500 | 63 | " The Secretary, Mr. Shalom Darwish 830 | 883 | " The Spiritual Court 804 | 370 | " The Slaughterhouse 575 | 127 | " Tomchei Torah | 792 | 414 Claim of the Yeshivot | 107 | 244 " The Pensioners | 029 | 226 " The Needy 928 | 884 | - | 50 | Claim of the Charitable Sewing Committee 500 | 7 | " The Cemetery Guard 428 | 278 | Claim of His Excellency the President of the Community 811 | 5086 | ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 14 November 941 To the respected Director of the National School After greetings In view of the high cost of living, I ask you to consider raising my salary to two and a half Dinars per month Yours sincerely; ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 14 November 941 His Excellency the President of the Respectable Lay Council After greetings and respect In view of the current circumstances and the high cost of living, I request the esteemed Council to adjust my salary, while kindly taking my services and sincerity into consideration, and may you remain so; ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 13 November 941 Honorable Director of the Midrash Schools After greetings It is no secret to you that the salary for which I was appointed as an accountant for your school in the year 1928 was eighty rupees, i.e., six dinars, and it was reduced during the general reduction approximately ten years ago, so it became today five dinars only. Since the living conditions are tight at the present time due to high prices, I hope to restore my salary to what it was previously, i.e., six dinars. Best regards; ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad November 10, 941 His Excellency the Respected President of the Lay Council Greetings and respect What is submitted to your Excellency is that for some years now, some renovations and repairs have taken place in the administration of the community, some of which were renovated temporarily and most of them from the community fund And today, the danger that existed has expanded in some of them, and other necessary repairs have also occurred And to prevent what might happen, God forbid, it was necessary to write these words for information, and the matter is yours, sir ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant A copy of it to His Eminence the Head of the Community for information
Baghdad 7 November 941 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected Statement of amounts spent on account of the 1941/1942 budget | Dinar | Fils National School, school rent | - | 250 Masouda Salman School, school rent | - | 175 Hospitals | 796 | 169 Community Administration | 750 | 26 Bakery Administration | - | 15 General Expenses | 872 | 1 | 418 | 636 ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 7 November 941 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected Statement of accounts accumulated on the Lay Council fund on November 7, 941 | Dinar | Fils Claim of Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools | 1029 | 246 " Rachel Shahmoon School | 374 | - " The National School | 5 | - " Masouda Salman School | 145 | - " Menashi Saleh | 667 | - " Talmud Torah Schools | 200 | - " The Secretary Mr. Shalom Darwish | 63 | 500 Claim of the Spiritual Council | 888 | 309 " The Slaughterhouse | 361 | 444 " Tomchei Torah | 127 | 575 Claim of the Yeshivot | 414 | 792 " The Pensioners | 344 | 107 " The Needy | 226 | 029 | 884 | 928 Claim of the Charitable Sewing Committee | 55 | - Claim of His Eminence the Head of the Community | 98 | 200 " The Cemetery Guard | 7 | 500 | 4901 | 702 ⟦signature⟧ Accountant
To the Honorable Director of the National School Statement of deficit for the National School administration fund as of September 30, 941 | Dinar | Fils Annual Expenses | | Total Salaries | 1334 | 600 Electricity fees | 2 | 880 Water fees | 3 | 366 Miscellaneous expenses | 72 | 597 School rent allowance | 250 | — | 1663 | 443 Total Revenues | | Total student fees | 740 | 350 Physical Council allocations | 680 | — Education grant | 60 | — Grocery | 5 | — Miscellaneous revenues | 18 | 360 | 1503 | 710 Net Deficit | 159 | 733 ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad November 3, 941 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected Greetings and respect, I request the issuance of a decision approving the expenditure on this date as follows: Fils | Dinars | - | 200 | to Menashi Saleh School from the accumulated allocations - | 85 | " " Masouda Salman from the accumulated allocations - | 115 | " " Rachel Shahmoun " " " - | 40 | " Midrash Talmud Torah - | 150 | " Hospital Committee 30 Dinars their request from the accumulated and 120 on account 391 | 46 | Yeshivoth including 3 fils for envelope disbursement September 16, 941 123 | 30 | to retirees including one Dinar for envelope request of Isaac Al-Darraj's widow 974 | 51 | to the needy total of two months' salaries from the accumulated as well 750 | 83 | to His Eminence the Head of the Community including fifty Dinars for the expense account - | 20 | to the Secretary from his accumulated requests - | 20 | " the Clerk on account - | 11 | " the Accountant on account 750 | 14 | " the Ushers on account 500 | 149 | 320 | 114 | to the Spiritual Administration 611 | 105 | to the Slaughterhouse Administration including 15 Dinars on the expense account - | 15 | to Shallal Al-Habib from the accumulated 175 | 14 | to Tomchei Torah - | 6 | to the Adhamiyah Committee envelope of the accumulated 094 | 1123 | ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 29 October 941 His Excellency the President of the Respected Lay Council Greetings and Respect, I present to your Excellency the bordereau submitted by Rabbi Michael regarding the amount paid to him on 16 September 941 for distribution to the needy from the total amount of 100/710 as per the regulations: and according to the bordereau submitted by the aforementioned Rabbi Michael, he claims that an amount of 1/215, one dinar and two hundred and fifteen fils, remained in surplus with him during the distribution, and I do not know the reason. The mentioned amount has been deposited in the iron safe awaiting the orders of the esteemed Council. This is what needed to be submitted to your Excellency, and the matter is yours, Sir. Sincerely, ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant Note: The mentioned amount was paid into the Ottoman Bank Today 1-11-941 ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Statement of salaries and allowances accumulated on the fund of the Lay Council up to September 30, 941 Dinar | Fils 246 | 1029 | from Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools - | 489 | Rachel Shahmoon School - | 5 | Al-Wataniya - | 230 | Masouda Salman School - | 240 | Schools Administration - | 867 | Menashe Saleh School 500 | 83 | Mr. Shalom Darwish 629 | 1002 | The Spiritual Council 500 | 452 | The Slaughterhouse 750 | 141 | Tomchei Torah Association - | 6 | Adhamiya Committee - | 19 | The scribe Mr. Eliyahu Menashe 183 | 461 | The Yeshivot 230 | 274 | Retirees 368 | 291 | The Needy - | 50 | Charitable Sewing Committee 950 | 181 | His Eminence the Head of the Community 500 | 32 | Shallal Al-Habib - | 30 | Hospitals Committee 401 | 5876 | Total ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant October 25, 941
Baghdad 5 October 941 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respectfully Greetings and respect I request the approval of withdrawing the amounts described below from the Ottoman Bank for the order of those mentioned below Fils | Dinars | 100 | - | To the order of Monsieur Laredo on September 29, 941 90 | 611 | % Rabbi Sassoon Ishaq on September 29, 941 77 | 500 | " His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khadouri on September 29, 941 114 | 320 | " His Eminence Rabbi Benjamin Hakham Moshe on 29/September 941 14 | 175 | " Mr. Sassoon Haron on September 29, 941 20 | - | " Mr. Ibrahim Habib Twina on 29/September 941 36 | 948 | " Mr. Munir Dangoor " " " " 30 | - | " His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khadouri on September 29, 941 75 | 511 | %" Rabbi Michael Yirmiya " " " " 559 | 065 | 7 | - | To the order of Rabbi Michael on October 2, 941 566 | 065 | ⟦signature⟧ Accountant
Total deficit as of October 2, 941 is as follows Total expenditure during the year ending September 30, 941 Fils | Dinar Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools | 807 | - Shamash School last year's deficit | 14 | 509 Rachel Shahmoon School | 919 | - For the National School | 680 | - Masouda Salman School | 720 | - Menashe Saleh School | 2072 | - Midrashim | 400 | - Schools Committee | 74 | 400 | 5686 | 909 Hospitals | 2100 | - | 7786 | 909 Community Administration | 1105 | 450 Spiritual Administration | 1416 | - Slaughterhouse Administration | 1150 | 864 Yeshivoth | 553 | 956 Pensioners | 349 | 476 The Needy | 318 | 570 Tomchei Torah | 170 | 100 Sewing Committee | 100 | - Adhamiya Committee | 72 | - Cemetery Guarding | 90 | - Dr. Rosenfeld | 30 | - | 13143 | 325 General Expenses | 1069 | 540 | 14212 | 865 Total repair expenses for Albert Sassoon schools in the past year | 174 | 091 Deficit " " " " " " " " | 41 | 488 Total amounts deducted from the original promissory notes of Gabelle contractors | 679 | - | 15107 | 444 Deducting Revenues | | Half the Gabelle contract amount for the year 39 / 940 | 6500 | - " " " " " 40 / 941 | 6250 | - | 12750 | - Yield of Kupoth revenues | 922 | 315 | 13672 | 315 Total school surplus on October 1, 940 | 139 | 676 Rent for Khan Al-Shorja | 190 | - Value of Samuel School furniture | 81 | 431 Correct balance of revenues from sale of plot in the cemetery | 239 | 049 | 14322 | 471 Annual deficit | 784 | 973 Total general deficit as of October 1, 940 | 7446 | 083 Correct total deficit for the day October 12, 1941 | 8231 | 056 ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 29 September 941 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, respected Greetings and respect, It is not hidden from Your Excellency that on March 21, 941, the Lay Council took from the contractors of the Midwifery an amount of 65 sixty Dinars as insurance against the sums spent in the slaughterhouse on the account of the Midwifery contractors for electricity fees and water supply taxes. And from the beginning of the Midwifery guarantee until this day, the Lay Council did not decide on administrative and other expenses except for once in its session held on September 18, 941 And when settling the annual accounts, I did not find anything of this sort recorded in the account of the mentioned insurances. I therefore request Your Excellency to order an examination of the papers and receipts related to this expenditure located in the administration of the Community's Presidency to reveal what was spent from these insurances so that I can reverse its entry. This is for your command, my Lord; ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Baghdad 9 September 941 His Excellency the President of the respected Lay Council Greetings and respect The rental value of the Ta'awun Khans has expired on 31 March 941 and nothing of this kind has been recorded in the revenues of this year. On the occasion of the end of the fiscal year, I draw the attention of your esteemed council This is for your command, sir ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant