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IJA 3725

Financial Documents, New Employees, Member Seeking Financial Assistance, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These are receipts, bills, salary information, and other financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The documents also include a memo about hiring new employees and a letter from a community member seeking financial assistance.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3725
Item Number
6840
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Annotation, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Office of Telephone Administration, Thumbprint, Meir Elias Hospital, Receipts, Typed, Iraqi Government, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 176-200

Page 177

Baghdad District Water Supply Committee Paper Volume
89:
75:
Subscriber Name: Rahim
Property Number: ⟦141/217⟧
Neighborhood Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Register Number: 75
Page Number:
Subscription Sequence Number:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Remarks
First | April . May . June 54 | ⟦572⟧ |
Second | July . August . September 54 |  |
Third | October . November . December 54 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 55 |  |
Paid
10 May 1954
Number (11)
On behalf of the Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Notice: - The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period
Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of the installment period
Form L.A.M. (40).

Page 178

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 1954
Fils | Dinar
- | 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and no more
And that is for the value and fee of engraving a marble slab for the date of the grave of the late
Michael Ben Nasoum
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
22 / 5 / 1954

Page 179

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: ⟦Hussein Sabba⟧
Address: 141
Date: 25 / 5 / 51
Prices:
Bill Number: 50/29206
Dinar | Fils |
|  | Meter reading number 31796
|  | To 12 / 5 / 1951 : 1660
|  | From 10 / 4 / 1951 : 1620
|  | Units supplied 40
|  | Power limiter fee
| 25 | Meter fee
|  | At the rate of 18 fils
|  | At the rate of 12 fils
|  | At the rate of 10 fils
| 575 | Total
This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date
The subscriber who finds that his deposited security is more than necessary after having a
continuous supply in one place for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a second assessment.
575
A - 1
2200
This bill is not
considered paid unless
it is stamped above by
the cashier
17 JUN 1951

Page 180

KHANAQIN OIL CO. LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
(Form SP-52)
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO
Fill Stn.: ⟦Hindiya Barrage⟧
Date: 18 / ⟦5⟧ / 195⟦4⟧
| I.D. | Fils
⟦Four gallons⟧ |  | 412
⟦Light gasoline⟧ |  |
⟦Nothing else⟧ |  |
⟦illegible⟧
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature
⟦illegible⟧

Page 181

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
— | 20
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty Dinars and no more.
And that is for assistance for her travel outside Iraq according to the committee's decision
Numbered ⟦...⟧ and dated ⟦...⟧
10 Fils
REVENUE
IRAQ
Signature of the recipient
⟦22⟧
Esther Moallem Youssef

Page 182

To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
I, Estira Moallem Daho, have worked in the Hayya Tarbiya Association
of the Israelite community for a period of three years, and now I wish to travel
⟦to join⟧ my two young children, Benjamin and Samira. I request that you pay me
⟦assistance⟧ for travel and subsistence expenses. May God increase the benefactors.
Estira Moallem
⟦Fingerprint⟧
The Accountant
For statement of opinion
5/17
To
The Chairman of the Committee ⟦...⟧
On 5/17 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
See report ⟦...⟧

Page 185

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and workers for ⟦November⟧ for the month of ⟦Year⟧ 1954
Nominal Salary (Fils Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils Dinar) | Total (Fils Dinar) | Deductions (Fils Dinar) | Received (Fils Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  | 15/000 |  | 15/000 | Salim Abboud Kabbay | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 18/000 |  | 18/000 | Daoud Yanni | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 15/000 |  | 15/000 | Faridoun Ibrahim | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 8/000 |  | 8/000 | Shaoul Bahar | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 10/250 |  | 10/250 | Munir Munshi Shuker | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 7/500 |  | 7/500 | Salem Ibrahim Shaoul | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 5/000 |  | 5/000 | Anwar Salem Yanni | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 7/500 |  | 7/500 | Naima Halqa ⟦...⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ |
⟦Paid⟧

Page 187

List of Income and Expenses of the Hebra Qadisha Association for the month of April 1954
Fils | Dinar | Income
| | From the funeral equipment of the deceased as follows:
| 20/- | From the family of the late Saleh Shuker
| 20/- | From Mr. Heskel Daoud Shallo for his late father Daoud Shallo | 60/-
| | From rental income as follows:
500 | 7 | Rent of house No. 141/17 for the month of April 954 in the name of Taha Fattah Attar Bashi
600 | 12 | " " " 147/17 for the months of April and May 954 in the name of Intisar Ali
| 20/- | Shallo Garage ⟦according to⟧ receipts for the first and second installments of the rent
| | amounting to 60/- Dinars, and the remaining balance is 40/- Dinars
| | Payment of two promissory notes, each for 7/- Dinars, for the rent of a house and a shop
| 14/- | No. 24 and 25 in the name of Hussein Filfil | 54 100 | 114 100
| | Expenses
| | To the funeral equipment account of the deceased as follows:
750 | 2 | Fees for washing and building the grave of the late Yaqub Hayim
| | Grave and shrouding miscellaneous expenses for labor and sewing fees
250 | 5 | for shrouding the late Saleh Shuker and Daoud Hayim
450 | - | Value of ⟦loofah⟧, soil, and Ibn al-Hail soap for washing | 8 450
| | To General Expenses
| 4/- | Guarding fees for the Luqman property to the Baghdad Police Directorate, follow-up by Daoud Youssef Al-Qarda
719 | - | Electricity for the association for the month of April 1954
200 | 2 | Value of three gallons of gasoline
| 5/- | Fees for transporting waste and garbage in the cemetery
| 1/- | Fees for washing two lengths of linen cloth ordered by His Excellency the President | 9 021
| | To the Salaries Account
| 26/- | Honorarium list, half salary for association employees on the occasion of Passover 54
| 75/- | " " Salaries of association employees for the month of April 54 | 111 000 | 125 491
Bonus
These amounts were paid according to official receipts
Presented to the gentlemen of the Community Committee for final approval
Final form -
21 / 5 / 954
I have reviewed this list and certify it finally.
On behalf of the Accountant

Page 188

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦...⟧
2 750
Dinar Fils
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the winter portion of the children of the late Yaqub ⟦...⟧
10 fils
Signature of the recipient
Israel Adwan
✓

Page 189

1/- Wages for workers of the association for ⟦...⟧
and the shrouding of the late Saleh Shukr
1/250 Wages for workers of the association for ⟦...⟧
and the shrouding of the late Daoud Baba Luzi
⟦line⟧
Total
2/250 Only two riyals and two hundred and fifty fils
Daoud Yousef ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
N

Page 190

Respectfully
Based on the illness of Edward Joseph, the employee at
Ezra Menashi Association, and his aforementioned absence
from work for a period of three weeks, and the performance
of Munir Shanto' of guard duty during
the period of Edward Joseph's illness, he shall be paid an advance of
ten dinars in cash, and it shall be recorded as an expenditure
on the account of the Ezra Menashi Association
1/4/1954 ⟦illegible⟧
I received ten dinars only
1/4/1954
⟦illegible⟧

Page 192

(Form S.P. 52 - Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO. LTD. Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain) (Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO: Cash Memo
Date Date: 2/5/54
Fill Stn. Station: Al-Tayaran Square
| I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
Three gallons of gasoline | — | 212
Sig. Signature

Page 194

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦October⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
Nominal Salary (Fils | Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils | Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils | Dinar) | Total (Fils | Dinar) | Deductions (Fils | Dinar) | Received (Fils | Dinar) | Name | Stamp and ⟦...⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 | 7 | Salim Abboud Kabbay | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 3 | Daoud Benin | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 6 | Benjamin Ibrahim | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 4 | Shaul ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 2 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Salim Ibrahim Jassim | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 2 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 2 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧
REVENUE
10 FILS
IRAQ

Page 196

To the Honorable Administrative Committee
It is presented that the current custom
for many years has been to grant a bonus of
half a month's salary to the employees of the Hebra
Kadisha Society on the occasion of the two blessed holidays
Easter and Sukkot. Therefore, I request approval for this
on the occasion of the approaching Easter holiday for the year 5714
⟦Suleiman⟧
11/4/54
The Accountant
Note
His Excellency the President has approved
the payment of the bonus amounting to
416 Dinars - which is for half
of one month's salary to the employees
of the aforementioned Society

Page 198

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦6/4/⟧
Fils: 450
Dinar: -/
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only four hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the value of ten bars of Abu al-Hail soap for washing the dead
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ezra ...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 199

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦5/5/52⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 5/
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and nothing else
And that is for the removal of waste in the cemetery by order of His Excellency the President
And the work was completed under the supervision of Daoud Pine
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Hassan Saleh

Page 200

Wages for transporting manure piles
from the cemetery to the outside
Five dinars only
54
4 / 29
Saleh
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
I certify that I have agreed with the guard
Hassan Saleh to transport the existing waste
in the cemetery for an amount of five dinars
This work has been completed and the required
cleaning has been done, and I request payment of the amount to
the aforementioned guard
⟦illegible⟧
The cleaning was carried out based on the orders of
His Excellency the President