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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 201-225

Page 203

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of April 1954 - 19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  | 15 --- |  | 15 --- | Salim Abdullah Kabbay | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 8 --- |  | 8 --- | Daoud Youssef | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 15 --- |  | 15 --- | Fereydoun Ibrahim | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Increased from 12/500 to 15/000 Dinars monthly including cost of living, effective 4/1/54 according to Administrative Order No. ⟦...⟧ on 4/11/54
|  |  | 8 --- |  | 8 --- | Shaul Haitham Najjara | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 7 --- |  | 7 --- | Munshi Munshi Shemesh | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Ibrahim Shalom | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Salim Youssef | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
|  |  | 7/500 |  | 7/500 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ |

Page 205

Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦45⟧
Date :: 21 / 4 / 1954
Subject Summary: Salary increase for the Hebra Qaddisha car driver.
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 20 / 4 / 1954, to set the salary
of the Hebra Qaddisha car driver Mr. Fereydoun Avraham at fifteen Dinars including the cost
of living, effective from the first of April of the year 1954.
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
A copy to:
Accountant of the Community Presidency - to act accordingly.
Mr. Fereydoun Avraham
Personal File
⟦illegible⟧

Page 206

To the Honorable Secretary of the Committee
I hereby submit a summary of
the revenues and expenditures of the Meir Basri Association
for the month of March 952 for your kind
presentation to the Administrative Committee according to
its decision.
⟦signature⟧
20 / 4
Finance
These lists have been audited and found to be in agreement
done after the review of His Excellency Rabbi
Sassoon Khedhouri and his signature on both of them
The Returnees
⟦signature⟧ 22 / 4 / 952
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>

Page 208

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 11 / 4 / 51
Fils: 750
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
Only two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more.
And that is for a ⟦party⟧ construction in the ⟦Charity⟧ school ⟦reform⟧
10 fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Al-Usta Adnan⟧

Page 209

Presidency of the Jewish Community Sabra Kadoorie
Baghdad
Date: 1954/4/7
Fils: -
Dinar: 4
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four dinars and nothing else
And that is for the remainder of the wages for digging a ⟦date⟧ cellar for the graves of the deceased
Naeem Rahim and Masouda daughter of Faraj
Signature of the recipient
⟦Subhi Kamal⟧
1954/4/7
✓

Page 210

Expenses for the death of Masouda Saleh
Additional soul and others as follows 1/800
Bus 450
Porter 250
Workers' expenses 500
Car fare and others 600
1/800
Expenses for the death of Yaqub Hayyim
Including ⟦Hoket⟧ 7/200
Only two dinars and two hundred fils 2/200
⟦Daughters of the Reformer⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
To
Daoud Youssef

Page 211

Carriage fees to Al-Rawdatain
Daoud Youssef to the cemetery
During the first and second week
of the current month
Only seven hundred and fifty fils
Approved for payment
⟦illegible⟧
4 / 4
I received the above amount, which is seven hundred and fifty fils
Daoud Youssef

Page 212

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 2 / 954
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 12/
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only thirteen dinars and nothing else
And that is for the value of the work of ⟦making⟧ the dead box (coffin) according to the committee's decision
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
I certify that the coffin was completed in a good manner
And according to our desire and we received it
And we kept it with us

Page 213

To the Honorable Secretary of the Administrative Committee.
The casket for transporting the deceased is broken and has been
repaired for an amount of 7.500 Dinars, and we are in need of another casket.
His Excellency the President has agreed with one of the carpenters to make
a new casket, and Her Excellency the Chairperson of the Administrative Committee
has approved it. The cost of the aforementioned casket amounts to
13/- Dinars (thirteen Dinars only). Please be so kind as to
obtain a resolution for this.
⟦signature⟧
Accounting
4/2
Your Excellency the President
The agreement has been made
as mentioned above
and since he approves the
grant ⟦on the occasion of⟧
Brother Alwan
The casket is to be delivered and the amount paid by his hand
We, the Committee, have approved
spending it on the account of
⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 214

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: Hasib Khair Qadisha
Address: ⟦141/2/7⟧
Date:
Prices:
Bill Number: 52/2/29206 ⟦51/4/19⟧
Meter Reading Number | Power Limiter Fee | Meter Fee | Fils | Dinar
To 1954/⟦11⟧ | 660791 |  |  |
From 1954/⟦9⟧ | 1592 | 25 |  |
Units Supplied | 1550 |  |  |
42 |  |  |  |
At a price of 18 Fils |  |  |  |
At a price of 12 Fils |  |  |  |
At a price of 10 Fils |  |  |  |
This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date | Total | 791
The subscriber who finds that their deposited security is more than necessary after taking the supply
without interruption in one place for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a second assessment.
791
13 MAR 54
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Chief Accountant
PAID

Page 215

Abdul Karim Al-Haj Murtada Baghdadi
Seller of Commercial Tools and Paints
Al-Rashid Street - Bab Al-Agha 224 S/1
Baghdad on: 8 / 2 / 54
Telephone: 80409
The Honorable:
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Quantity | Price
475 |  | Turkish lock | 1 | 475
|  | Only four hundred and seventy-five |  |
|  | fils and nothing else received |  |
|  | the amount ⟦above⟧ |  |
⟦signature⟧

Page 216

KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. (Form SP-52)
( Incorporated in Great Britain ) Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
Agent for the Iraq Govt. (Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO
Fils | I.D. |
212 | - | ⟦2⟧ ⟦Number of⟧ Gallons
|  | ⟦Benzine⟧ ⟦Only⟧
Sig. Signature

Page 217

(Form SP-52) (Form M. M. 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
Fill Stn. Station: ⟦Bataween⟧
Date Date: 5 / 4 / 8
I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
- | 212
⟦Benzene⟧
⟦...⟧
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature

Page 218

(Form SP-52) (Form M. M. 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
Fill Stn. Station:
Date Date: 10 / ⟦944⟧
I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
⟦Keli Beh Tarni Mir⟧ | - | 416
Four hundred and sixteen fils |  |
⟦nothing else⟧ |  |
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature

Page 219

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 11 / 4 / 54
Fils: 200
Dinar: -
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the value of one gunny bag for storing rice with its transport and sewing fees
Signature of the recipient
Shabbi Ali
⟦illegible⟧

Page 221

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in the Meir Taiba Charity Society for the month of March 1954
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 15 | / | 000 | 15 | Salim Abdo Kabbay | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 18 | / | 000 | 18 | Daoud Youssef ⟦Hesqel⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 12 | / | 000 | 12 | Ibrahim Youssef Ibrahim | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 8 | / | 000 | 8 | Sharol Yaqub | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 7 | / | 000 | 7 | Menashi Menashi Shemesh | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 7 | / | 000 | 7 | Salem Elia Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 000 | 5 | / | 000 | 5 | Esther Moallem Youssef | ⟦stamp⟧ |
Total 72/000 Seventy-two dinars only.

Page 223

To the Honorable Secretary of the Administrative Committee
I have noticed that the <del>Council</del> previous accountant was performing
the transactions of the Hiba Tawritha Association, i.e., the income
and expenditure accounts for the aforementioned association, without submitting them to your
honorable committee, and I have continued in this manner during the past
month, but I believe it is a duty to submit such
monthly schedules to your honorable committee, and therefore
I am now submitting the schedule of expenditures and income for the months of
January and February 1951 for your kind review.
Accountant
2/7
Accountant
Please submit the accounts
next week
⟦signature⟧
2/11
Any
To be presented to the committee
on Thursday, and with it Ned
And you are in the just judgment
7/2
Administrative Committee
On 5/24/1951
Audited these accounts
On 5/24/1951
By ⟦illegible⟧

Page 224

List of salaries and expenses of the Hebra Qadisha Society for the month of February ⟦1954⟧
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Revenues
|  |  |  | From miscellaneous donations as follows :-
|  |  | 2/250 | From Mrs. Naeema daughter of Murad for the soul of her late husband Ibrahim Yehuda
250 | 15 |  | 15/000 | From Mr. Ishaq Hayim Agha Si for the soul of the late Ezra Eliyahu Haron
|  |  |  | From rental income as follows :-
|  |  | 7/500 | Rent of house No. 141/17 for the month of February ⟦1954⟧ in the name of Taha Fattah Attar Bashi
250 | 25 | 500 | 20 | Rent of house No. ⟦12/60⟧ for the months of January and February ⟦1954⟧ in the name of Iftikhar Ali
|  |  |  | Expenses
|  |  |  | To the account of deceased equipment as follows :-
100 | 1 |  |  | Funeral expenses including carriage fees to and from the cemetery, washer fees, and an additional worker for the death of Ezra Eliyahu Haron
|  |  |  | To the general expenses account
|  | 416 |  | Value of four gallons of gasoline
|  | 7/007 |  | Electricity for the Society's house from 1/7/1 to 54/2/9
923 | 2 | 1/500 |  | Fee for repairing and painting the dead box (coffin)
024 | 76 | 72 |  | To the salaries account as per the schedule for the Society's salaries for the month of February 54
674 | 40 |  |  |
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible text in pencil at bottom⟧

Page 225

Petty Cash Expenses
100 Khatl carriage round trip to the cemetery
On the date of 26 / 2 / 54
700 expenses for sewing and an external worker
and carriages for the death of Aybar
1/000 Only one dinar and one hundred fils
DPI 2217
Daoud Yousef
✓