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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 English Translation, Pages 326-350

Archival unit 326

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: Habib Sabba ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Address: House ⟦illegible⟧ M ⟦illegible⟧
Prices:
Invoice Number: 02/24/19
Meter Reading Number | Power Limiter Fee Meter Fee | Fils | Dinar
To 195 ⟦illegible⟧ | 12079 | 25 | 
From 195 ⟦illegible⟧ | 11724 |  | 
Units Supplied | 1286 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 
At 18 Fils | 28 |  | 
At 12 Fils |  |  | 
At 10 Fils |  |  | 
Total 719
This invoice must be paid within 15 days of its date
The subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after having a continuous supply
in one place for a period of not less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
12 SEP 1949
00180
A -
719
This invoice is not
considered paid unless
stamped above by
the Cashier

Archival unit 327

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: Hesa Qadisha Association
Date:
Address: 141 / 2 / 7
Rates:
Bill Number: 52 / 9 / 29206
Dinar | Fils | Meter Reading Numbered
 | 20 | Power Limiter Fee | 60796 |
 |  | Meter Rent | 1255 | To 9 September 195
 |  |  | 1234 | From 10 August 195
 | 58 | Units Supplied | 21 |
 |  | At 18 Fils |  |
 |  | At 12 Fils |  |
 |  | At 10 Fils |  |
Total 592
This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date
A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after continuous service in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
593
A
00181
12 SEP 53
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier
19
24
56

Archival unit 328

Sheet
52
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Volume
414
Subscriber Name: ⟦Rahim⟧
Register Number: 414
Property Number: ⟦217 / 41⟧
Page Number: 104
District Name: ⟦Rusafa⟧
Subscription Sequence Number:
Date:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 53 |  |
Second | July . August . September 53 | 572 |
Third | October . November . December 53 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 54 |  |
Paid
4 - August 1953
Center No. (1)
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
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 W. S. C. (40)

Archival unit 329

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 6 / 8 / 1952
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
only two hundred and fifty fils and no more ⟦line⟧
and that is for the porterage of figs at the cemetery gate ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦hebrew signature⟧
Radour Yusuf

Archival unit 330

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9 / 8 / 1954
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils, nothing else.
And that is for the tax of the shop numbered 27 / 122 belonging to the Charities Association
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧
Daoud Taha

Archival unit 331

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1952/8/12
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more.
And that is for the fees of making a marble plaque and writing on it for the hospital car ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Fereydoun Ibrahim
To be spent on the account of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The President
52/8/12

Archival unit 333

Hakim Pharmacy - Baghdad
HAKIM PHARMACY - BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6147    Telephone Number 6147
No: 00489
Date / Baghdad on: 10/9/52
M. / Mr.:
Quantity | PARTICULARS | Unit Price | TOTAL I.D. Fils
2 | bottles acid Phenique |  | 00 180
fils 180 only
⟦cash⟧

Archival unit 334

Hakim Pharmacy - Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad
HAKIM PHARMACY - BAGHDAD
For Internal use
⟦illegible⟧:
Usage:
Date:
Number:

Archival unit 335

Hakim Pharmacy - Baghdad
HAKIM PHARMACY - BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 6147   Telephone Number 6147
No.: 00699
Date / Baghdad on: 10/11/52
M. / Respectable: The Community
Quantity | PARTICULARS | Unit Price | TOTAL I.D. | Fils
2 | bott Cresol | 90 |  | 180

Archival unit 336

KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
(Form SP-52)
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO
Ghazi Street Station Date 9/8/52
 | I.D. | Fils
Petrol Stocks |  | 208
Sig. ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 337

KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. (Form SP-52 Form M.M. 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 Cash Ticket
Fill Stn. Station: ⟦Bataween⟧
Date Date: 4/8/53
Dinar I.D. | Fils Fils
⟦Three gallons only⟧ | 312
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature

Archival unit 338

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
Fill Stn. Station: Al-Tayaran Square
Date: 2 / 2 / 53
I.D. Dinar | Fils
( 22 ) Gallons | 218
Only and nothing else |
⟦squiggle⟧ |
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature

Archival unit 339

(Form S.P. 52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO:
Fill Stn.: ⟦Musa⟧
Date: 13/9/43
I.D. | Fils
3 ⟦Galls⟧ ⟦supp⟧ | - | 312
Sig. ⟦line⟧

Archival unit 340

(Form M. M. 52 Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO
Station: ⟦Arbil⟧
Date: 25.7
 | I.D. | Fils
3 gallon |  | 312
Sig.

Archival unit 341

5/10/54
The Accountant
Disburse five Dinars to
A/C Expenses of the Kippur prayer ceremony
from the expenses of the Fatwa School
Vice President
⟦illegible⟧
5/10/54

Archival unit 342

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 10 / 9 / 1952
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: 12
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and no more.
And that is for my salary for the months of August and September 5212
Months of July and August
Iraq
10
Fils
Shaul Hayim Bayas

Archival unit 343

The School
⟦line⟧
1- The salary of teacher Shaul Habib is to be paid
for the month of July ⟦1957⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> for ⟦27⟧
days of his monthly salary.
2- The salary of teacher Shaul Habib is to be paid
for the month of August 1957 on the staff list of
Diyala Secondary School in the future, in view of the intensity
of the work assigned to him.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
16/9/57

Archival unit 344

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of September
5713
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) | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | --- | Naeem Khadouri Sweir | [Stamp and Signature] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | --- | Daoud Youssef | [Stamp and Signature] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | --- | Fereydoun Ibrahim | [Stamp and Signature] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | --- | Tirmenti Shemesh | [Stamp and Signature] | ⟦...⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | --- | Charles Hayyim Nahas | [Stamp and Signature] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | --- | Esther Moallem Youssef | [Stamp and Signature] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 | --- | Only sixty-nine Dinars and nothing else |  | 
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 345

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and staff in the ⟦...⟧ Association for the month of August
5713
Nominal Salary (Dinar/Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar/Fils) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Dinar/Fils) | Total Allocations (Dinar/Fils) | Deductions (Dinar/Fils) | Net Received (Dinar/Fils) | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | ... | Naeem Murad | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | ... | Daoud Youssef | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | ... | Zubaidoun Ibrahim | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | ... | Ishaq Rahim | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | ... | ⟦Munir⟧ Hanafi ⟦Shaqee'⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | ... | Esther Moallem Youssef | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 | ... | Only sixty-six Dinars and nothing else |  | 
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

Archival unit 346

⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
6275
⟦illegible⟧
No. ⟦illegible⟧ | Name ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Archival unit 347

2/9/952
The Accountant
1- It is permissible to pay the per diem of Mr. Zubaidoun
at a rate of 15/000 Dinars (including cost of living allowances)
effective from 1/ August / <del>1952</del> 5712 Hebrew
2- The approval of His Excellency the Head of the Community shall be obtained
regarding his appointment upon his return from outside Iraq
⟦signature⟧
The Secretary

Archival unit 348

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ year 19
Nominal Salary Fils Dinar | Cost of Living Allowance Fils Dinar | Allowances Fils Dinar | Total Allocations Fils Dinar | Deductions Fils Dinar | Net Received Fils Dinar | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | 9 ⟦line⟧ | Naeem Younis | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | 9 ⟦line⟧ | Daoud Youssef | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 500 | Kaddouri Ibrahim | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 500 | Mounir Shamoun | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 500 | Ishaq Moallem Youssef | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | 34 500 | Only ⟦...⟧ and thirty dinars and five hundred fils no more | ⟦signature⟧ |

Archival unit 350

Income and expenses of the Hebra Qadisha Association for the month of Tammuz 5712
Fils Dinar
Income as follows:-
From the equipment of the deceased as follows:-
⟦line⟧ 11 ⟦line⟧ from Shaul Hoki Kahila
⟦line⟧ 20 ⟦line⟧ from Yaqub Hoki Kahila for the soul of the late Abdullah Al-Baya' Suwaif.
75 ⟦line⟧ : Dinar from Yaqub : Munir Yusuf Shatoub
25 ⟦line⟧ : Gurji Shua' Banjo : The late Hanina Rudaina.
25 ⟦line⟧ 116 ⟦line⟧ for the account of digging and building the grave of the late Hanina Rudaina.
From rental income as follows:-
7 500 Rent of the house numbered 17 / 141 for the month of June 5992
7 ⟦line⟧ " " " 9 / 2477 "
10 ⟦line⟧ Rent of the kindergarten numbered 217 as commissions for the months of Shawwal and Dhu al-Qi'dah 1372
25 ⟦line⟧ Installments for the rent of the shop numbered 50 / 144 until February 28, 1954, according to
the promissory note due from Hassan Muhammad Ali, which was raised by the shop of Bin Rajab and includes the shop location
5 ⟦line⟧ Rent of the shop numbered 99 / 144 Souq Hanoun for the months from 1 / 5 until 20 / 8 / 1953
The first installment of the rent for the shop numbered 9 / 144 from Mahdi Abdul Hussein Al-Shati
24 500 87 ⟦line⟧ 203 ⟦line⟧ from 24 / 7 / 1953 with a rental value of 650 Dinars.
Expenses as follows:-
64 ⟦line⟧ To the salaries account, from the salaries of the association's employees for the month of Tammuz 5712 according to the payroll list
To the account of the equipment of the deceased as follows:-
5 440 Price of four lengths of muslin (ordinary shroud) for the committee.
25 ⟦line⟧ Price of five lengths of linen cloth ⟦Abu⟧ Zanabir
19 ⟦line⟧ Fees for digging and building a grave and erecting a stone for the late Hanina Rudaina.
4 750 Fees for digging and building a grave and erecting a stone for the late Musa Yaqub Kojna
4 750 : : : Shaul Hoki Kahila
4 750 : : : for the late Masouda Ishaq Shiri
16 900 63 590 Expenses of the deceased according to a list by the association's overseer.
To the general expenses account as follows:-
240 Cleaning expenses, stamps, and others.
5 ⟦line⟧ Fees for the gasoline broker at the cemetery gate.
2 ⟦line⟧ Aid to Shaul Hayyim Benhasi.
1 040 Coffee, ten gallons of gasoline for the cars
1 691 Electricity for the association from 11 / 6 until 12 / 7 / 53
1 150 12 221 Cleaning and repairing the bathroom in the association's house
4 600 170 011 To the property tax account, for the property tax of the house numbered 9 / 2477 for the first income year 1952
32 / 989 Only ⟦thirty-two⟧ Dinars and nine hundred and eighty-eight Fils and no more. The surplus.
⟦...⟧