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IJA 3725

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

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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.

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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 351-375

Archival unit 351

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of July
5713
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | Total Allocations | Deductions | Received | Name of Employee | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 18 | Naeem Yaqub Yusuf | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 18 | Daoud Yusuf | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 12 | Fereydoun Ibrahim | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 5 | Firmenti Meshaal | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 5 | Ishaq Rahim Ishaq | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 5 | Esther Saleh Yusuf | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦line⟧ | 63 | Only sixty-three Dinars and no more | ⟦signature⟧ |

Archival unit 352

Haj Ismail Abdullah Abu Hadid
Disbursement to: Daoud ⟦...⟧
Baghdad on: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Money | Length | Yard
440. | 5 | ⟦Japanese Samad⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 1260

Archival unit 353

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 26 / 7 / 1952
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: 25
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only thirty-five Dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the value of five lengths of linen weighing seven Dinars, and upon this I signed this
receipt of delivery ⟦line⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
Fils
We approve the disbursement of the amount
The President
⟦signature⟧
Finance
With the approval of His Excellency the President
The Deputy ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 354

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 29 / 7 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and five hundred fils and no more.
And that is for the cleaning fees of the felt of the grave of the late Hanifa Derbin.
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue
29 / 7 / 52
Daoud Youssef

Archival unit 355

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 7 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: 16
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only sixteen dinars and five hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the wages of digging a pit well for the Hanina and Madina school ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Archival unit 356

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 24 / 7 / 1952
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 and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the result and fee for engraving a marble (mirror) date for the grave of the late
Shuker Yaqub Cohen (Hevra Kadisha) ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 357

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 27 / 7 / 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 and building a grave for the late Moshe Yaqub Kojman
27 / 7 / 52
⟦signature⟧
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Archival unit 358

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 7 / 1952
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 fees of engraving a marble (alabaster) slab for the tomb of the late Shaul
Hoki Kahila
Sabra Qadisha
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
26 / 7 / 1952

Archival unit 359

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 27 / 7 / 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 fees of digging a grave and building a grave for the late Shaul Joki Kahla
27 / 7 / 52
Alwan
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Archival unit 360

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 26 / 7 / 1952
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 value and labor of painting a marble (alabaster) historical plaque for the grave of the late
Masouda Isaac Shiri
( Hevra Kadisha )
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
26 / 7 / 52

Archival unit 361

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 27 / 7 / 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 grave for the late Masouda Ishaq Shiri
Iraq
Fils 10 fils
27 / 7 / 52
⟦signature⟧
Master Alwan Muhammad

Archival unit 362

Registration expenses and other burial expenses.
Dinar | Fils | Description
 | 950 | Registration and grave expenses for the late Karjiya Daoud
1 | 050 | Fee for Rabbi Yaqub Rabbi Ibrahim
 | 800 | For the late Meir Barto Shaloob
 |  | Expenses for the deceased Musa Yaqub Cohen and Shaul Moshi Kajad Kabli :-
 | 500 | Price of five blocks of ice
 | 800 | Transportation during the night to Dr. Karji Rabia and others
 | 600 | Miscellaneous expenses in the neighborhood
2 | 500 | Guarding fees for the deceased throughout the night of their death
5 | 400 | 
1 |  | Expenses for the late Hanina Rubin
1 | 050 | Expenses for the late Abdullah Al-Banna Sofer
2 |  | Expenses for the late Masouda Ishaq Shiri with ⟦washing⟧
 |  | Expenses for the late Eliyahu Khadouri Kabli :-
1 | ⟦...⟧ | Price of ice
 | 500 | Expenses in the neighborhood
 | 500 | Tip for the guard at the nursing home
1 | ⟦...⟧ | Price of spinning threads
 | 600 | Price of laurel soap
15 | 050 | Fees for sewing shrouds and others
1 | 250 | Car expenses and miscellaneous transportation
 | 500 | ⟦illegible⟧
16 | 900 | 
Only sixteen dinars and nine hundred fils and no more.
From the account of the Hebra Kadisha Society, I paid this amount
I received an amount of sixteen dinars and nine hundred fils
Anwar Eliyahu Daoud Rabia
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
21/12/1952

Archival unit 363

Fils Dinar
36 500 Repairing the door according to the attached receipts
15 000 Price of the sold corrugated iron (Ginko)
⟦line⟧
51 500
⟦line⟧
Only eighty-five liras and no more.
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 364

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 18 / 7 / 1952
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the value of four pieces of plate for the cemetery fence 750 fils with porterage fils
Abdul Hussein Hassan ⟦line⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
Abdul Hussein

Archival unit 365

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 18 / 7 / 1952
Fils | Dinar
500 | 3
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the wages of welding, drilling, and making the cemetery door from sheet metal and fastening it with bolts.
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Sab' Haj Kazim

Archival unit 366

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 16 / 7 / 1952
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 ⟦aid for me from our companions association⟧
⟦stamp with fingerprint overlap⟧
Charles ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 367

(Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO
Fill Stn.: 22/7/53
Date: 22/7/53
Description | I.D. | Fils
3 three Galls of ⟦m.s.⟧ | | 312
Sig.
4354
450

Archival unit 368

(Form SP-52 (Form M.M. 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)
⟦line⟧
CASH MEMO (Cash Ticket)
Fill Stn. Station: ⟦Sheikh Omar⟧
Date Date: 27 / 7 / 957
Fils Fils | I.D. Dinar
208 | -
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature
4508

Archival unit 369

(Form SP-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
Fill Stn. Station: ⟦Aeroplane Log⟧
Date Date: 4/7/53
 | Dinar I.D. | Fils Fils
⟦2 full up⟧ |  | 208
 |  | 208
Sig. ⟦...⟧ Signature

Archival unit 370

(Form SP-52)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO:
Stn.: Shawas
Date: 25 / 7 / 52
 | I.D. | Fils
Three gallons of petrol | - | 210
Sig. ⟦signature⟧
24
154
4

Archival unit 371

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Consumer Name: ⟦Habiba Labbat⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Address: ⟦illegible⟧
Prices: ⟦line⟧
Invoice Number: 19 4 56
Meter Reading Number | Power Limiter Fee | Fils | Dinar
To 12 / 2 / ⟦56⟧ | 660796 | | 
From 195 | 1286 | 25 | 
From 195 | 1194 | Meter Fee | 
Units Supplied | 92 | | 
At 18 Fils | ⟦line⟧ | 656 | 
At 12 Fils | ⟦line⟧ | | 
At 10 Fils | ⟦line⟧ | | 
Total 681
This invoice must be paid within 15 days of its date
A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be in excess of what is necessary after having a continuous supply
in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
This invoice is not
considered paid unless
stamped above by
the Cashier
PAID
Paid
20 JUL 1956
1.691
00171

Archival unit 372

Accountant
Khairallah J.
Pay 7/150 Dinars for expenses
cleaning the bathroom floor with its accessories
for the old Dar Sabbagh building
⟦illegible⟧
Treasurer
20/7/52
I received the above amount from the community accountant
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Najim Yaqub

Archival unit 373

41796
Book Number
State Funds Collection Receipt
Serial Number 91 / Department Name ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ General Revenues
⟦illegible⟧ Property Tax
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
400 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Property Tax ⟦illegible⟧ | 952 | ⟦illegible⟧
I have received from: Ismail Ibrahim
The amount written above, which is: only four
Dinars and: one hundred
Fils:
On date: 16 / 7 / 952
Signature of the Collector
Job Title ⟦illegible⟧
38

Archival unit 374

List of income and expenses of the Hebra Qadisha Association for the month of Sivan 5712
Fils | Dinar
 |  | Income
 |  | From rental income as follows:-
⟦line⟧ | 10 | From Jassim Mohammed Zubair for the rent of plot No. 217 for two months
500 | 7 | Rent of the house No. 141/17 for the month of May 1952 Torah
⟦line⟧ | 7 | Rent of the house No. 9/2475 for the month of May 1952 Ras al-Qarya
⟦line⟧ | 7 | Rent of the house No. 12/22 for the month of June 1952 Al-Bushibl
⟦line⟧ | 17 | From Jassim Al-Awad for the second installment of the rent of plot No. 210 completion of entitlement
500 | 48 |
 |  | From donations for the deceased:-
⟦line⟧ | 15 | From Mr. Saleh Manajim Qahtan for the soul of the deceased
500 12
 |  | Expenses
 |  | To payments
⟦line⟧ | 10 | To Shaul Hayyim Pinhas, for the amounts received by him on account of his salaries which he did not repay
 |  | due to the sudden termination of his services at the Hebra Qadisha Association.
250 | 65 | To the salaries account. These are the salaries of the association's employees for the month of Sivan 5712
 |  | To the general expenses account as follows:-
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Value of revenue stamps for receipts, salaries, and others
508 | 2 | Garage fees and expenses for the association's car for the month of May 1952
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Garage fees and expenses for the association's car for the month of June 1952
592 |  | Electricity for the association for the month of April 1952
267 | 1 | Electricity for the association for the month of May 1952
624 |  | Value of six gallons of gasoline
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Wages of the driver Fereydoun Ibrahim for the certification of death papers for the month of Iyar 5712
920 | 10 |
242 85
The deficit for the month of Sivan 5712 is only twenty-one dinars and eight hundred and forty-two fils 21 842
Accountant

Archival unit 375

The Director
Based on the termination of the services of the spiritual Shaul Hayyim Nabasi
suddenly from his position in the Sabra Qadima complex. We were unable to
collect the mentioned amount of ten dinars, which is due
on account of his salaries.
Therefore, we request your opinion on the matter:
The Accountant
1 / 7 / 954
To be recorded as a claim against the transferee
Director of Education
1 / 7 / 954