Financial Documents, New Employees, Member Seeking Financial Assistance, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
Baghdad on 21 / 10 / 1959 To The Jewish Community Fils | Dinar | 2000 Radio inspection fee ⟦opening of evidence⟧ . Only two dinars and no more Sincerely ⟦Siyawi Yadah Rashti⟧ . ⟦signature⟧ I received the amount of only two dinars and no more ⟦signature⟧ For the entry of the mentioned bank ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 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 ⟦telephone car fare for the month of October 1954⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧ Iraq 10 Fils
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Salary list of employees and workers for the month of October 1954 Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks | | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | 8000 | Daoud Leon | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | 8000 | Shaul M. Najjar | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | 7000 | Munir Munshi Shaya | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | Daoud Nassim | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | 5000 | Yahya Mordechai | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | | ⟦illegible⟧
List of income and expenses of Hebra Qadisha for the month of September ⟦1954⟧ Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar Income From the funeral arrangements of the deceased as follows :- 2/500 from Mr. Sahyoun Thalatha for his late son Jamil 2/400 from Mr. Jack Shaul Fafam Daoud for his late mother 2/500 from Mr. Salman Karimi 2/600 from the family of the late Shaul Masri 1/500 from Mr. Ibrahim Eliyahu Shemesh for his late father Eliyahu 4/750 from Mr. Menashi Khaddam for his late brother Ezra Khaddam (for digging and building a grave 16/250 | 4/750 | (and the price of a marble slab and its engraving for the deceased by Hebra Qadisha) From rental income :- 14/000 from Mr. Habib Filfil for the rent of the house in Karrada Al-Sharqiya No. 22/2/1 for the month of September ⟦1954⟧ 7/500 from Mr. Taha Fattah Attar Bashi for the rent of the house numbered ⟦17/1⟧ for the month of August 954 124/250 | 21/500 Expenses To the funeral arrangements account of the deceased as follows :- 2/750 wages for digging and building the grave of the late Habiba Yaqub Qawi 2/000 wages for engraving a marble slab for the grave of the late ⟦...⟧ including its value 5/747 spent on the late Eliyahu Shemesh and the late Habiba Yaqub Qawi for workers, sewing, driver's fee, taxi fare, Spanish garden, and others 1/200 value of a pack of Abu Al-Jamal soap 10/787 To the general expenses account :- 4/600 price of four gallons of gasoline 1/820 electricity for the period from 8/8 to 9/10 6/000 Alex car rental for sweeping at the cemetery 4/077 cemetery guard wages for the month of September 1954 16/497 1/000 to the salaries account - for the salaries of Hebra Qadisha and Karrada, half of Abdul Razzaq's salary Dated ⟦...⟧ From rents :- From Mr. Abboud Yahya Al-Bunni for the rent of the house numbered ⟦...⟧ for the months of January to April ⟦954⟧ 12/000 recorded in the account for the month of March 954, which was entered by mistake instead of the community account ⟦...⟧ And I am fully confident ⟦...⟧ The Accountant Half the price of what was completed with repairs And for the gasoline of the spraying car For gasoline according to the rules Paid it and found it correct And certified its details ⟦...⟧
20/000 | From Mr. Salman Cohen for the soul of his late mother 6/000 | From the family of the late Shaul Masri 4/750 | From Mr. Menashi Gabbagh for digging and building the grave and marble engraving for his late son Ezra Gabbagh 24/000 | From Mr. Jack Shaul Hakham Daoud for his late mother Rachel 21/500 | From Mr. Zion Zalfa for his late son Jamil 15/000 | From Mr. Ibrahim Shemesh for his late father 91/250 |
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 21 / 5 / 54 Fils: 750 Dinar: 2 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils only Only: And that is for: ⟦fees for⟧ construction in the ⟦Jewish⟧ cemetery in Baqubah 10 Fils REVENUE Signature of the recipient Master Alwan
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 17 / 9 / 1954 Fils: ⟦line⟧ Dinar: 2 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only two dinars only And that is for the value of the fees for engraving a (marmariya) marble date stone for the grave of the late Habiba daughter of Saleh Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Expenses for the burial of the late Eliyahu ⟦Shimon⟧ Labor, sewing, and taxi fare | 1250 Driver's fee | 750 Bus fare for women | 175 Gratuity to health [officials] and ⟦Peshawar⟧ car fares | 350 | 2/525 Only two dinars and five hundred and twenty-five fils I received the amount ⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date 27 / 9 / 54 Dinar: 3 Fils: 200 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Three dinars and two hundred fils only And that is for the value of Abu Al-Hail soap Signature of the recipient ⟦Reda Ahmed Ali⟧
(Form S.P. 52) KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) Agent for the Iraq Govt. CASH MEMO Date: 2/9/52 Fill Stn.: ⟦Ghazi Street⟧ | I.D. | Fils ⟦Regular Petrol⟧ | | 416 Sig. ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom). Note: 1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date. 2- A subscriber who believes that their deposited security is more than necessary after having an uninterrupted supply in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment. Habr Qadisha Association Association 17/M/141 Opposite 27/141 I. 2½ 6607960 I4049 29206 32 22 860 Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fixed Charge | Fils | Dinar 32 22 860 | ⟦05 9 12⟧ | Serial Number | 796 | | | | To 54912 | 1770 | | | | From 54888 | 1736 | For Meter 35 | Various Charges | | Units Supplied | 34 | | 1- Arrears | | At 18 Fils | | | 2- Special Reading Fee | | At 12 Fils | | | 3- Cost of Damage to Meter | | At 10 Fils | | | 4- Carried from your account | | Various Charges - See Side | | | | | Total | 647 | | 647 I. 2½ 00137 13-SEP-54 This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the Treasurer PAID CHIEF ACCOUNTANT ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.
Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom). Note: 1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date. 2- The subscriber who considers that his deposited security is more than necessary after having a continuous supply in one place for a period of not less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment. Habr Qadisha Association Association 17/M/141 Opposite 141/27 I. 2½ 6607960 I4049 860 22 22 29206 Account No. 60 | Date 30 | Meter Reading | Monthly fee for the fixed | Fils | Dinar Sequence | Number To 796 | 1791 From 912 | 54 | 1770 | for meter 35 Units supplied 21 At the price of 18 fils | 21 | 378 At the price of 12 fils At the price of 10 fils Various charges - see side Total | 378 Various charges 1- Arrears 2- Special reading fee 3- Cost of damage to the meter 4- Carried forward from your account This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON. For ⟦illegible⟧ I. 2½ D ⟦illegible⟧ 00322 14 OCT 1941 CHIEF ACCOUNTANT CHIEF ACCOUNTANT ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: ⟦10 / 10 / 54⟧ Fils: 600 Dinar: ⟦-⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦six hundred fils⟧ And that is for taxi fare to inspect the cemetery along with washing the President's car according to the directive and order dated 8 / 10 / 54 Signature of the recipient ⟦Daoud⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦nothing else⟧ For: ⟦telephone expenses for the month of September 954⟧ Iraq 10 Fils Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad 19 Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧ 19 Nominal Salary (Fils/Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils/Dinar) | Allowances (Fils/Dinar) | Total (Fils/Dinar) | Deductions (Fils/Dinar) | Received (Fils/Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | | Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | 800 / --- | Shaul with Najjar | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | 700 / --- | Munir Munshi Shashoua | ⟦stamp⟧ | | | | | | 500 / --- | Bashir Mordechai | ⟦stamp⟧ | On behalf of his wife Salwa Ibrahim | | | | | 500 / --- | Bassem ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | On behalf of his wife (Salwa) starting from 1/9/54 with a monthly salary of 7/500 Dinars, according to Administrative Order No. ⟦illegible⟧ dated 2/10/54
The Accountant Daoud Nassim is appointed as an employee with a salary of seven dinars per month on the staff of Sidon Kadoorie based on the approval of His Excellency the Head of the Community Naji The President 20 / 4
The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number 5452 Number :: M/ ⟦Personal⟧ / 541 Date :: 31 / 10 / 1954 Subject Summary :: Administrative Order Mr. Daoud Nassim is appointed as an employee in the Hebra Qadisha with a monthly salary of seven Dinars including high cost of living allowances, effective from the first of September 1954. The President ⟦signature⟧ A copy to :- The Community Accountant - to act accordingly. The aforementioned. The Personal File.