AI English Translation, Pages 176-200
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 ⟦...⟧
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Value of revenue stamps for expenses
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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⟧
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
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
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
For: Digging and burial of the son of the late Yaqub Qum
10 Fils
Republic of Iraq
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
By Alwan
1/- Wages for ⟦...⟧ workers
and shrouding of the deceased Saleh Shukr
1/250 Wages for ⟦...⟧ workers for
and shrouding of the deceased Daoud Babi Loui
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2/250 Only two riyals and two hundred and fifty fils
Total
Daoud Youssef ⟦...⟧
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The Director
Based on the illness of the administrative employee in
Ezra Menshieh Association, and the Director's clarification that
he is constantly ill for three weeks and remains bedridden
unable to perform atonement during
the period of his illness, and the administrator pays him an amount of
ten dinars in cash, and it is considered an expenditure
on the account of the Ezra Menshieh Association
10/4/1940 <del>Salman Khadouri</del>
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Final Notice
Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co., Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
Final Notice
Consumer Name: Jewish Community
Date: 18 / 5 / ⟦illegible⟧
Address: 217 / 141
Meter Number: 8975
Installation Number: 2926
Bill Period | Amount
From 21 / 3 / ⟦illegible⟧ to 10 / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧ | 719 Fils - / Dinars
We draw your attention to our outstanding bills;
Requesting the favor of payment within (48)
hours from the date of this notice, otherwise the
current will be subject to disconnection, and it will not be restored in case of disconnection except
after satisfying all claims and paying a fee of (380) fils for disconnection and reconnection expenses.
According to Article Seven of the Consumers' Agreement.
For Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
⟦signature⟧
Chief Accountant
5 MAY 19⟦illegible⟧
PAID
Paid
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the Treasurer
(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
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
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Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
| | | | | | 7/500 | Salim Abboud Kabbay | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| | | | | | 3/000 | Daoud Yona | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| | | | | | 6/000 | Ezra Youssef Ibrahim | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| | | | | | 4/000 | Shaul Saleh Najjar | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| | | | | | 2/500 | Heskel Shaul | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦signature⟧
| | | | | | 2/500 | Salem Ibrahim Jassim | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| | | | | | 2/500 | Benjamin Eliyahu | ⟦stamp⟧ |
To the Honorable Administrative Committee
The presentation is that the current custom
for many years has been to grant a bonus of
half a month's salary to the employees of the Khayra Society
formerly, on the occasion of the two blessed holidays
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Therefore, I request approval for that
on the occasion of the approaching Eid al-Adha for the year 1375
⟦signature⟧
11 / 8 / 54 AD
The Accountant
Note
His Excellency the President has approved
the payment of the bonus amounting to
46/000 Dinars - and that is for half
a month's salary to the employees of
the aforementioned Society.
Daoud ⟦...⟧ 5/-
Salim Abdo Kabbay 7/500
Fereydoun Ibrahim 6/-
Shaul Hayyim Najjar 4/-
Munshi Munshi Shemesh 2/500
Salem Ibrahim Shalom 2/500
Asher Moallem Youssef 2/500
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
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Date: 5 / 6 / 50
Fils: 450
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
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
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
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Date: ⟦illegible⟧/⟦illegible⟧/52
Fils: —
Dinar: 5/-
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and no more
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 Breen
Signature of the recipient
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Hassan Saleh
Wages for transporting manure piles
from the cemetery to the outside
Five dinars only
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4 / 29
Saleh
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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
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The cleaning was carried out based on the orders of
His Excellency the President
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only one dinar and no more
And that is for the fee of washing and ironing two robes for the Torah scrolls by order of the President's car
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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⟧ |
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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
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To the Honorable Secretary of the Committee
I hereby submit a summary of
the income and expenses of the Maysan Association
for the month of March 952 for your kind
presentation to the Administrative Committee according to
its decision.
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4/2
Finance
These lists have been audited and found to be in agreement
indeed after His Excellency the Hakham
Bashi reviewed their details and replaced both of them
with the forty
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4/22/952
List of Income and Expenses ⟦illegible⟧
Month of March 1954 AD
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar
| | | | Income
| | | | From rental income as follows :-
| | 14/000 | | From Mr. Habib Filfil for two installments of the measurement fee, each amounting to 7 Dinars, due on the house numbered 22/124 and 24/124 in the Al-Bataween neighborhood
| | 12/000 | | From Jawad Muhammad al-Burai for two measurements at an amount of 6000 Dinars each, the first for January 954 to the second ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars per month in his house on the capacity of ⟦illegible⟧
| | 2/000 | | Rent for the shop numbered 29 B/144 cooling ⟦illegible⟧ from 22/2/54 to 22/3/954 from ⟦illegible⟧
49 | 800 | 7/500 | | Rent for the house numbered 141/17 for the month of March 954
| | 6/200 | | ⟦illegible⟧ 1277/9
| | | | Expenses
| | | | To the account of deceased persons' supplies as follows :-
| | 2/750 | | Fees for digging and building a grave for the late Satira ⟦illegible⟧
| | 4/000 | | Value and fees for carving a marble date for the tomb of the late ⟦illegible⟧
| | 0/300 | | Washing and shrouding expenses for the deceased aunt ⟦illegible⟧
9 | 800 | 2/750 | | Repairman fees to the cemetery
| | | | To general expenses
| | 1/400 | | Value of painting and repairing the workshop box (coffin) according to the decision of ⟦illegible⟧
| | 0/782 | | Electricity for the association from 2/54 to 3/54
| | 0/475 | | Value of transportation to the cemetery by the Rugby car
| | 1/040 | | ⟦illegible⟧ such as oil and gasoline
15 | 506 | 3/000 | | One stomach for preserving the structure with fees ⟦illegible⟧
127 | 060 | 74/000 | | To the salaries account, for the association's salaries for the month of March 54
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 amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils, no more.
And that is for the Presidency's share in the Al-Saadiya School ⟦Saleh⟧
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10 fils
Signature of the recipient
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Al-Usta Adnan
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 4 / 1954
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 value and wages of digging a historical cellar for the graves of the deceased
Naeem Hakim and Masouda bint Farja
Signature of the recipient
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7 / 4 / 1954
Old ink
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⟧
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To
Daoud Youssef