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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 426-450

Page 426

(Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO
F. Stn. Station: ⟦Aeroplane Sq.⟧
Date: 19.10.53
| I.D. Dinar | Fils
(2) Two galls. of M/s |  | 208
Sig. ⟦signature⟧

Page 427

Fils Dinar
500 5
Only five dinars and five hundred fils and no more
I received from the Secretariat of the Israelite Community the amount
written above, for:
Fils Dinar
000 5
The value of four sheets of corrugated
zinc, each 8 feet long
and 2 feet wide, for the fence of
the upper cemetery
500
Labor wages
5/500
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Master Ahmed Al-Haj Ali

Page 428

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 27 / 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, nothing else
And that is for the wages of digging a water well in ⟦the cemetery⟧ Karjiya Daoud
27 / 5
Master Alwan Hammoud

Page 430

Identity of the license holder: Nuri Said Khadhuri
Type of transport vehicle: Chevrolet Lorry 11-passenger bus
Engine number: 2875078
Chassis number: ⟦illegible⟧
Registration number and code: 10988 Baghdad
For the year: 51 Baghdad
The holder of this license is required
to place it inside a frame and hang it in the transport
vehicle in the location designated by the registration
officer
Signature of the registration officer
⟦signature⟧
22 / 5 / 952

Page 431

Al-Taai Store
Owned by Saleh Mohammed Saeed Al-Taai
SALEH M. SAAID EL-TAAI
For the sale of all types of commercial tools and nails, wholesale and retail
Bab Al-Agha No. 1/263/M
Fils | Dinar | Details | Inch | Quantity | Price
400 | - | Lock 1 cup ⟦Bozlad⟧ |  |  |
|  | ⟦Shayea⟧ |  |  |
Omissions and errors are subject to correction by both parties.
Signature

Page 432

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: ⟦Heskel Habib Qahtani⟧
Address: ⟦Bustan Kubba 4/14⟧
Prices:
Bill Number: ⟦69206 / 4 / 52⟧
Date: ⟦19 / 12 / 52⟧
Fils | Dinar | Meter Reading Number
|  | Power Limiter Fee
25 |  | Meter Fee
|  | To ⟦11 / 4 / 1952⟧
|  | From ⟦8 / 2 / 1952⟧
|  | Units Supplied ⟦42⟧
|  | At 18 Fils
|  | At 12 Fils
|  | At 10 Fils
⟦867⟧ |  | Total
This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date
The subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after continuous consumption in one place for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a second assessment.
.863
FILS
I.D.
PAID
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
26-APR-53 00053 - G CSH
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier

Page 433

Leather paper
Hevra Kadisha Association
61 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee 75
Subscriber Name:
Register Number:
Property Number:
Page Number:
Neighborhood Name:
Subscription Sequence Number:
Date:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 53 |  |
Second | July . August . September 53 |  |
Third | October . November . December 53 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 54 |  |
⟦illegible⟧
On 7 / 5 / 1953
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 434

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 11 / 5 / 1957
Fils / Dinar
--- / 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and no more.
And that is for a grant to the Qousha Charity Association
Signature of the recipient
Shaul Hayyim Najah
⟦illegible⟧

Page 435

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 5 / 52
Accountant
Please pay five hundred fils to
from the revenues of the visitation window
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
I received the amount of five hundred fils from the community accountant above
and for that I have signed.
Shaul Hayyim Nahas.
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 436

List of Income and Expenses of the Charitable Society for the month of Nisan 5712
Fils | Dinar
Income
From donations for the deceased as follows:
5 | 000 | Value of bricks for the Breeze shop according to receipt No. (119)
12 | 500 | From the son of the deceased for the account of building and digging a grave for the late Munir Daoud 118
8 | 500 | " " " for the account of the funeral of the late Munir Daoud 264
10 | 000 | From Yaqoub Khartoush for the soul of the late Masouda Ezra Murad 265
10 | 000 | From Naeema for the soul of the late Slon Ezra Dallal 266
47 | 000 | Total
From rental income as follows:
7 | 500 | Rent of the house No. 17 / 141 until the month of March 1952
7 | 500 | " " " 2577 / 9 to the village " " "
7 | 000 | Rent of the house and shop of Al-Barsheel No. 24 / 127 for the month of March 1952
22 | 000 | 69 | 000 | ⟦illegible⟧
Expenses
66 | 000 | To the salaries account, namely the salaries of the society's employees for the month of Nisan 5712 according to the payroll
To the equipment for the deceased as follows:
12 | 500 | Costs of digging and building a grave for the late Munir Daoud
2 | 750 | " " " " Murad Munshi
5 | 950 | Expenses of the funeral of Munir for the month of Nisan 5712 according to the list of items
21 | 200
To the general expenses account as follows:
1 | 479 | Electricity bill of the society for the month of February 1952
1 | 040 | Value of ten gallons of gasoline
4 | 000 | Garage fees for the society's two cars for the month of March 1952
1 | 500 | Fees for collecting bones and burying them in the Priests' Cemetery
2 | 000 | Garage fees to the driver Fereydoun Ibrahim for his account via opening the door
9 | 719
To the property taxes account:
15 | 000 | Namely for the property tax of Al-Ardiya No. 20/9/60 and 20/9/101
111 | 919 | The deficit for the month of Nisan 5712 is only forty-two dinars and nine hundred and nineteen fils and nothing else
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant

Page 438

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in the ⟦Children's⟧ Protection Society for the month of April 1952
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total Allocations | Deductions | Amount Received | Name of Employee | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  | 18 --- | Only eighteen dinars and no more
Naim Khedhouri Moussa | ⟦stamps⟧ | -/100 Salary for the month of April 4/52
|  |  |  |  | 18 --- | Daoud Youssef | ⟦stamps⟧ | -/21 Paperwork follow-up allowance for the month of March 1952
|  |  |  |  | 14 --- | Fereydoun Ibrahim | ⟦stamps⟧ | -/21 " " " April "
|  |  |  |  | 6 --- | Shaul Hayyim Nahas | ⟦stamps⟧ | -/14
|  |  |  |  | 5 --- | Ezra Elia Abdoush | ⟦stamps⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
|  |  |  |  | 5 --- | Esther Helmy Younis
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | ⟦stamps⟧ | Sayer Youssef
|  |  |  |  | 66 --- |  | ⟦signature⟧ |

Page 440

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 19 / 2 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
500 | 12
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the fees of digging a grave and the costs of building a grave for the deceased Munir Daoud
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue
19/2/1952
⟦signature⟧
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Page 441

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 2 / 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 wages of digging a grave for the late Murad Munshi
⟦illegible⟧
10 fils
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Page 442

Fils | Dinar |
250 |  | Fadhel's grave
400 |  | Chain for the cemetery
150 |  | Repairing Fadhel
850 |  | 2 workers (additional with expenses for the deceased Habiba Al-Bahraini)
650 |  | 2 workers with expenses for the deceased Munir Daoud
910 |  | 2 workers : : : for the deceased Masouda Ezra Murad
250 | 1 | Expenses for the deceased Warmenti
500 |  | 2 workers for the deceased Warmenti
600 |  | 2 workers for the deceased Sassoon Dallal .
400 |  | Cans
960 | 5 |
Only five dinars and nine hundred and sixty fils, nothing else .
I received the above amount from the accountant of the Hebra Kadisha Society
10 Fils
REVENUE
19/⟦illegible⟧
The Overseer
Daoud Yousef

Page 443

Abdul Baqi Ahmed
Baghdad - Al-Rashid Street, Bab Al-Agha 1/196
Sale of carpentry and architectural tools and construction materials of all kinds
Wholesale and retail sale
To:
Date: 17 / 4 / 53
Fils | Dinar | Type of goods in detail | Quantity | Dozen | Price
250 |  | Value of a black Porto lock |  |  | 250
|  | Only two hundred and fifty fils |  |  |
⟦illegible⟧
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Page 444

41774
Volume Number:
State Funds Collection Receipt: Income Tax
Serial Number: 36
Department Name: Baghdad
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong
— | 6 | Income Tax No. 60 on 5/9/7 | 2819 previous 952
— | 9 | " " " 5/9/101 = = | The installment
— | 15 | Total | 2822 until 6 March 952
I have received from: ⟦line⟧
The amount written above, totaling: fifteen dinars and — fils
On date: 20 / 4 / 952
Signature of the collector: ⟦illegible⟧
Job Title: Collection
Ibrahim, Editor
Accounting ⟦illegible⟧
Section

Page 445

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: ⟦Habib Hayy Quraish⟧
Address: ⟦...⟧
Rates:
Date:
Invoice Number: ⟦29426⟧
Meter Reading Number | Dinar | Fils
To ⟦...⟧ | |
From ⟦...⟧ | |
Units Supplied | |
Meter Rent | | 25
At 18 Fils | |
At 12 Fils | |
At 10 Fils | |
1/169 | Total
This invoice must be paid within 15 days of its date
The subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after receiving service without
interruption in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
1.169
00236
22-MAR-55
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Chief Accountant
This invoice is not
considered paid unless
it is stamped above by
the Cashier

Page 446

KHANAQIN OIL Co., Ltd. ( Form SP. 34 Form No. 34 )
( Incorporated in Great Britain ) Khanaqin <del>Oil</del> Company Limited
( Agent for the Iraq Government ) ( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraqi Government
Date:
No: 028232
Place:
On a/c of:
Ref. Indent:
Date of Indent:
Special Spirit | Tins |  |  |
| Pints |  |  |
Motor Spirit | Tins |  |  |
| Galls |  |  |
Palm Tree Kerosine | Tins |  |  |
Laqlaq Kerosine | Tins |  |  |
| Galls |  |  |
Gas Oil | Tins |  |  |
| Galls |  |  |
Fuel Oil | Tins |  |  |
| Galls |  |  |
Empty Tins |  |  |  |
Soldering |  |  |  |
Company's Representative | Signature of Receiver

Page 448

KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. (Form S.P. 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
Station: Battaween
Date: 10-4-52
| I.D. | Fils
3 three galls M/S |  | 312
Sig. ⟦illegible⟧ Signature

Page 449

KHANAQIN OIL Co., Ltd. Limited
( Incorporated in Great Britain ) ⟦illegible⟧
Agent for the Iraq Government ⟦illegible⟧ Iraqi
Date ⟦line⟧ Date №
Place ⟦line⟧
On a/c of ⟦line⟧
Ref. Indent } ⟦line⟧ Date of Indent } ⟦line⟧
Order Number } Order Date }
Motor Spirit { Tins Sheets ⟦line⟧
Motor Gasoline { Galls Gallons ⟦line⟧
Palm Tree Kerosine { Tins Sheets ⟦line⟧
Palm Tree Brand Oil {
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 450

Scheherazade Garage
296
Washing, lubrication, painting and car repair
For its owners
Sayyid Ali Sayyid Ahmad, Maurice Shashoua and their partner
Opposite the Armenian ⟦Cup⟧
Telephone number:
Date: 27/8
Car number: 852
Dear Mr. ...: Charitable Society
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 4 | Garage fees for a lorry car with a bus
|  | Only four dinars and no more
|  | Mar / 27
On behalf of Scheherazade Garage Company