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IJA 3725

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

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Description

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 401-425

Page 402

Scheherazade Garage
Washing, Greasing, Painting and Repairing Cars
Owners
Mr. Ali Sayyid Ahmed, Maurice Sha'shua and Partner
Opposite Camp Al-Oman
Telephone Number 84249
Baghdad on: 20 / 5 / 1952
Car Number:
To Mr.: Respectable Hebra Kadisha Society
Fils | Dinar | Details
700 |  | Fuel Hose
208 |  | Gasoline quantity 4
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Fare
2508 | 2 | Two Dinars and five hundred and eight Fils
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of Scheherazade Garage Company

Page 403

Shahrazad Garage
Washing, Lubrication, Painting, and Repairing Cars
For its owners
Mr. Ali Al-Sayyid Ahmed, Maurice Shamshua, and their partner
Opposite the Armenian Club
Telephone Number 84249
Baghdad on 29 / 2 / 1956 Car Number
To Mr. Charitable Society, Respectfully
Fils | Dinar | Details
000 | 2 | Garage Fees
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧ / 29
597
On behalf of Shahrazad Garage Company

Page 404

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: ⟦Hessa Sabra Quraish⟧
Address: ⟦House 17 M / 131⟧
Date:
Prices:
Invoice Number: 52/5/2982 52/24/19
Dinar | Fils | Description
Meter reading number 6607960
To 11/5/1950
From 11/4/1950
Units supplied 21
Power limiter fee
Meter fee 25
At a price of 18 fils
At a price of 12 fils
At a price of 10 fils
558
Total 592
This invoice must be paid within 15 days of its date
A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after continuous consumption in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
593
Fils
Dinar
G CASH
00106
-7-JUN-52
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Chief Accountant
This invoice is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier

Page 405

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: ⟦Saba Fasha⟧
Date:
Address:
Rates:
Invoice Number: ⟦9206⟧
Meter Reading Number | Power Limiter Fee | Fils | Dinars
To 11 / ⟦2⟧ / 195 | Meter Rent | 75 |
From 11 / ⟦1⟧ / 195 | | |
Units Supplied 74 | At 18 Fils 74 | ⟦332⟧ | 1
| At 12 Fils | |
| At 10 Fils | |
This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date | Total | ⟦7⟧ | ⟦1267⟧
A consumer who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after having a continuous supply
in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
1367
D —
00195
24 JUN 1952
ACCOUNTANT
Chief Accountant
PAID
Paid
I.D.
Dinar
FILS
Fils
10 Fils
This bill is not
considered paid unless
it is stamped above by
the Cashier

Page 407

(Form SP-52) (استمارة م . م . ٥٢)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. شركة نفط خانقين المحدودة
( Incorporated in Great Britain ) (المؤسسة في بريطانيا العظمى)
Agent for the Iraq Govt. الوكيلة عن الحكومة العراقية
CASH MEMO تذكرة نقد
Fill. Stn. Station: ⟦Salhiya Square⟧
Date: 21 / 9 / 59
| I.D. Dinar | Fils
Two gallons of gasoline | - | 208
Only |  |
Sig. ⟦illegible⟧ Signature

Page 408

(Form S.P. 52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO
Station: Al-Sufla
Date: 22 - 6 - 52
| Fils | I.D.
Gallons of petrol only | 208 | —
Sig. ⟦signature⟧

Page 411

List of income and expenses of a charitable association for the month of May 1952
Income | Dinar | Fils
Value of selling the car numbered 10488 belonging to this association | 800 | ---
From rental income as follows :-
From Mr. Jassim Mohammed Hamza as a donation to the Islamic College Auloji | 10 | ---
" " Faraj Mohammed Ali | 500 | ---
Rent of the house numbered 17/181 for the month of April 1952 Torah | 7 | 500
" " " 9/1277 " " " Ras al-Qarya | 7 | ---
Rents of Al-Bushel shops numbered 1/2/3/4 for the months of April and May 1952 | 52 | 140
From the equipment of the deceased as follows :-
From Maurice Sassoon on the soul of the late Sassoon Yusuf 267 | 10 | ---
From Mr. Nassim on the soul of the late Sabih Ibrahim Sassoon 268 | 10 | ---
From the family of Rabbi Hanina on the soul of the late Naeem Ezekiel Huwaysil 269 | 10 | ---
800 | 400 | 126
Expenses
To the salaries account, namely the salaries of the association's employees for the month of May 1952 according to the payroll | 57 | ---
To the deceased equipment account as follows :-
List of petty expenses by the association's supervisor Dawood Yusuf | 12 | 290
Fees for digging and building a grave and the value of a marble for the late Doris Ibrahim | 4 | 750
Value of a shroud (Khalal) | 2 | ---
Fees for digging and building a grave and the value of a marble for the late Karjiya Dawood | 4 | 750 | 25 | 890
To the general expenses account as follows :-
Expenses for selling the car numbered 10488 and fees for publishing advertisements for the car | 9 | 800
Garage fees for the association's car (with car sale brokerage) for the month of April 1952 | 5 | 500
Value of fourteen gallons of gasoline | 1 | 456
Fees for repairing the cemetery door | 5 | ---
Value of a lock for the cemetery | --- | 400
Association's electricity bill for the month of May 1952 | --- | 862
Association's water bill for two receipts April, May and June 1952 | --- | 972
Aid to Shamil Hayim Nahai | 1 | ---
Stamps for lease contracts for the house and Al-Bushel shops No. 1/2/3/4 | --- | 520
Repairs and renovations in the house numbered 1277/9 (carried out by the tenant) | 4 | --- | 29 | 741 | 112 | 621
Surplus for the month of April 1952 only fifty dinars and eight hundred and sixty-nine fils and no more | 50 | 869
Accountant
⟦signature⟧

Page 413

⟦illegible⟧ in Baghdad
For the month of May
59712
Notes | Stamp and Signature
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
| ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦illegible⟧
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | ⟦line⟧ Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Total Allocations (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Net Received (Dinar Fils) | Name of Employee
|  |  |  |  |  | 18 ⟦line⟧ | Only eighteen Dinars | Naeem Khadhouri Moussa
|  |  |  |  |  | 18 ⟦line⟧ |  | Daoud Youssef
|  |  |  |  |  | 5 ⟦line⟧ |  | Esther Moallem Youssef
|  |  |  |  |  | 10 ⟦line⟧ |  | Fereydoun Ibrahim
|  |  |  |  |  | 6 ⟦line⟧ |  | Shaoul Hayyim Abbas
|  |  |  |  |  | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | Only ⟦illegible⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | 57 ⟦line⟧ | Only fifty-seven Dinars |

Page 415

List of burial expenses for the Hebra Qadisha Society for the month of Iyar 5762
Fils | Dinar |
950 | - | Death expenses of Darwish Ibrahim
080 | 1 | Expenses for the late Slon Moshe Peretz
950 | - | Expenses for the late Zion Ibrahim Slon
850 | - | Expenses for the late Naeem Hezekiah Shmuel
850 | - | Expenses for the late Regina Daoud
600 | - | Expenses for the late Khedhouri Youssef Abed
250 | 2 | Additional expenses for the late Khedhouri Youssef Abed according to the attached list
460 | - | Value of a box of laurel soap
900 | 2 | Value of bricks for filling.
050 | 1 | Sewing fee for seven shrouds and value of threads
990 | 12 |
400 |  | Expenses from Rajmat al-Jamal Eid
290 | 12 |
Only thirteen dinars and nine hundred and ninety fils and no more.
I received the above amount from the account of the Hebra Qadisha Society
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
10 FILS
REVENUE
The Overseer
Daoud Youssef
517

Page 416

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 5 / 958
Accountant
Disburse
from Dinar
Presidency of the Community
⟦line⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
500 | ⟦illegible⟧
600 | ⟦illegible⟧
1100 | 3 /
250 | Teleg
1350 | 3 /
to the Cleaning and Service Fund
Cleaning for three months
March, April and June
Blessings
Only three dinars and one hundred and fifty
fils
Secretary
⟦illegible⟧

Page 417

Aboud Helboun
Baghdad - Al-Muradiya Market
Baghdad on: 26 - 5 - 1952
Goods disposed of to: Daoud Youssef
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Description | Length | Yard | Centimeter | Meter | Price
900 | 2 | Malil | 2 |  |  |  | 1450
Received by me
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Page 418

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 5/5/1952
Fils: 750
Dinar: 2
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 fees of digging the grave of Dina daughter of the late Hassouni Ibrahim
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Page 419

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 1952/5/10
⟦Old Grave⟧
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 fee of engraving a date for the grave of the late Doris daughter of Ibrahim
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 420

Date / / 195
Dear Sir
Fils | Dinar | Details
100 | 2 | Brick / 2 mm
1500
5 / 5 / 52
Yaqoub Qahtan

Page 421

Scheherazade Garage
Washing, Lubrication, Painting and Repairing of Cars
For its owners
Sayyid Ali Sayyid Ahmad, Maurice Shamshua and their partner
Opposite the Armenian Club
Telephone Number 84249
Baghdad on: 24 / 5 / 1952
Car Number:
To Mr.: Respectable Hebra Kadisha Association
Fils | Dinar | Details
500 | 1 | Garage fees until 22 / 4 / 1952 for the car
|  | Numbered 10488
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Garage fees for car number 1859 for the year
|  | April 1952
600 | 1 | Brokerage for selling car number 10488
400 | - | Gratuity to the doorman Karim and Al-Malak for selling the car
500 | 5 | Only five dinars and five hundred fils
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
On behalf of Scheherazade Garage Company

Page 422

KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
(Form SP-52) (Form SP-52)
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO Cash Memo
Fill stn. Station: Battaween
Date Date: 21/5/53
Dinar I.D. | Fils Fils
| 208
Sig. Signature ⟦illegible⟧

Page 423

(Form S.P. 52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO
Station: ⟦Ballawi⟧
Date: 12/5/53
| I.D. | Fils
3 (Three gallons) M/S. only | — | 312
Sig. ⟦B. F. ...⟧

Page 424

(Form M. M. 52) (Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain ) (Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO Cash Memo
Fill . Station: ⟦Shell⟧
Date Date: ⟦21/8/51⟧
| I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
Two (2) full ⟦map⟧ |  | 208
Sig. ⟦illegible⟧ Signature

Page 425

(Form M.M. 52 . Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( 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: Ghazi Street
Date / Date: 28/4/52
| I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
Five Gallons | - | 540
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature
For the purpose of disbursement
⟦illegible⟧
28/4/52