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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.

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 501-525

Archival unit 501

Iraq
The Iraqi Government
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 6398
Area / 6
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
Telephone Account Bill
Amount | Fils | Dinar
Telephone rent for the installment ending on 21/2/52 at a rate of dinars per installment | 800 | 9
Local call charges - according to the details listed on the back of the bill .. |  | 
Internal call charges - according to the attached schedule (Area 5) .. |  | 
External call charges - according to the attached schedule (Area 5a) .. |  | 
Additional deposits to make the total, with previously collected deposits, proportional to the installment account for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract .. |  | 
Total Amount | 800 | 9
Among the conditions stated in the telephone rental contract, the administration has the right to disconnect the telephone (Paragraph 7) Second Schedule if the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from its date.
Treasurer
Director of Central Telephones

Archival unit 502

15 NOV. 52
⟦illegible⟧
Rabbi Salman Hooki Abboudi
Bahi Barra Qadim, Ghazi Street - Baghdad
15 NOV. 52
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Reading on: ⟦line⟧
Previous reading: ⟦line⟧
Number of local readings during the installment period: ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls: ⟦line⟧
Number of calls to be paid for:
Price of (4) Fils per call:

Archival unit 503

Scheherazade Garage
Washing, Lubrication, Painting, and Repairing of Cars
Proprietors
Mr. Ali Sayyid Ahmed, Maurice Shashoua and Partner
Opposite the Armenian Camp
Telephone Number 84249
Baghdad on: 20 / 11 / 1952
Car Number:
To Mr.: ⟦Mubatidba⟧ Association
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details
000 | 2 | Bus Garage
000 | 2 | Lorry Garage
150 |  | Battery Charge
150 | 4 | Four Dinars and one hundred and fifty Fils only
⟦stamp with portrait of King Faisal II⟧
12 Fils
On behalf of Scheherazade Garage Company

Archival unit 504

Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
METER REGISTER | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils | Meter Registration
To ...........195 |  |  | To | 882 | 1/12/2
From .........195 |  |  | From | 860 | 2/11/2
Units Supplied |  |  | Units Supplied | 22 |
@ 18 fils |  | 396 | @ 18 fils |  |
@ 12 " |  |  | @ 12 " |  |
@ 10 " |  |  | @ 10 " |  |
Meter Rental |  | 25 | Meter Rental |  |
Current Limiter |  |  | Current Limiter Fee |  |
 |  | 421 |  |  |
PAID
Paid
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
⟦...⟧ DEC 1952
Every consumer having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment.
Any subscriber who considers their deposited security to be in excess of what is necessary after receiving a continuous supply in one location for a period of not less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment.
A receipt for the amount paid to the company is not considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier at the time of payment.

Archival unit 505

Number 2705
Date ⟦illegible⟧ Date
Al-Shaikhly Filling Station
South Gate - Airways Square - Tel. 4658 Baghdad
AL-SHAIKHLY FILLING STATION
Airways Square, South Gate, Tel. 4658 Baghdad
Please Supply for bearer: / Please supply us in the company of the bearer with the following :-:
Motor Spirit / Motor Spirit: ⟦illegible⟧
Lubricating Oil / Motor Oil: Thirty-five liters
Imshi (Insecticide) / Imshi Insecticide: ⟦illegible⟧
Special Spirit / Special Spirit: Eighty-four liters
Palm Tree Kerosene / Palm Tree Kerosene: One hundred liters
Gas Oil / Gas Oil:
Signature ⟦line⟧ Signature
Address ⟦line⟧ Address

Archival unit 506

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: B'd East //
Date Date: ⟦1/2/52⟧
 | Dinar I.D. | Fils Fils
2 Two Galls | - | 208
Sig. ⟦illegible⟧ Signature

Archival unit 507

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 12 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
⟦illegible⟧
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 and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the fees of digging the grave of the late Aziza Ishaq Joki ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Lafta ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 508

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 18 / 1952
Fils: ---
Dinar: 15
⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only fifteen dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the fees and costs of building a grave for the late Aziza Ishaq Houli
⟦line⟧
10 Fils
⟦signature⟧
Master Alwan Mahmoud

Archival unit 509

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧
Date: 18 / 12 / 1952
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three Dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the restoration of the tomb of the late Aziza Ishaq Hoki Shlomo ⟦line⟧
Iraqi Revenue Stamp
Daoud Youssef

Archival unit 510

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 2 / 12 / 1952
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 9
⟦stamp: illegible red text⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only nine dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the wages and costs of building a grave for the late Zion Salih ⟦line⟧
Lafta Hussein
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦postage stamp with portrait and 20 FILS⟧

Archival unit 511

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 2 / 12 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
⟦illegible⟧
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 and no more.
And that is for the restoration of the foundation of the grave of the late Haskel Houri Haqqi Sabah.
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Daoud Youssef

Archival unit 512

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date 28 / 11 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
Fils: 750
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more ⟦line⟧
and that is for the fees of digging a grave for the deceased ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Lafta Sabha
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 513

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1952
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: 2
⟦illegible⟧
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 fees of building a grave for the deceased ⟦line⟧
10 Fils
Iraq
Lafta Habib

Archival unit 514

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 17 / 12 / 1954
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 9
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only nine Dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the costs and wages of building a grave for the late Moshe Nissim Rahim ⟦line⟧
10 Fils
17 / 12
⟦signature⟧
Master Alwan Mahmoud
H. Graphia

Archival unit 515

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 4 / 12 / 1942
Fils: 600
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and nothing else.
And that is for car fees for transporting the deceased to the cemetery
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
fury

Archival unit 516

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 17 / 12 / 1952
Fils: ---
Dinar: 20
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty Dinars and no more
And that is for the share of (12) length of writing Riza at 2/500 Dinars.
⟦stamp with portrait and numerals 10⟧
19 / 12
Salman Rahim

Archival unit 517

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Very Urgent
Date: 8 / 12 / 1952
To the Accountant
Pay thirty Dinars for the purchase price of
(12) lengths of curtain at a price of 2/500 Dinars
and deliver to Salman Rahim
⟦illegible⟧
The Secretary

Archival unit 518

List of expenses for ⟦June collection⟧ for the month of June 5711
Dinar | Fils
 | | Revenues as follows:-
 | | From rental revenues as follows:-
20 | ⟦line⟧ | The second installment of the building located at number 29 / 144 for June 5711
7 | 500 | Rent of the house numbered ⟦1272⟧ for the month of October ⟦1952⟧
10 | ⟦line⟧ | Rent of stable serial 217 for the river floor Rabi' II and Jumada I ⟦1952⟧
5 | ⟦line⟧ | Rent of the house numbered 122/2 for the month of October ⟦1952⟧
2 | ⟦line⟧ | Shop 2/122 for the month of November
44 | 500 |
 | | From the account of funeral supplies as follows:-
5 | ⟦line⟧ | From Khadouri Sabbagh for the soul of the late M. Ibrahim Cohen
5 | ⟦line⟧ | For the account of building a grave for the late Azzam ⟦Nissim⟧ Cohen
7 | ⟦line⟧ | From Daoud Tawfiq for the soul of the late Mahalla Ibrahim Tawfiq
8 | ⟦line⟧ | For the account of building a grave for the late Mahalla Ibrahim Tawfiq
25 | ⟦line⟧ |
69 | 500 |
 | | Expenses and payments as follows:-
 | | To funeral supplies as follows:-
5 | ⟦line⟧ | Fees for digging a grave, building a grave, and a vault for the late Azzam Nissim Cohen
5 | 700 | Fees for digging a grave, building a grave, and a vault for the late Mahalla Ibrahim Tawfiq
2 | 250 | Wages for workers to transport four deceased persons during the month
 | 750 | Wages for three women for washing the deceased women
 | 420 | Value of a weight of laurel soap
14 | 120 |
 | | To general expenses as follows:-
9 | ⟦line⟧ | Expenses for the month of June 5711
 | 245 | Electricity bill for the temple for the month of September ⟦1952⟧
 | 529 | Electricity bill for the temple for the month of October ⟦1952⟧
 | 540 | Value of a station of gasoline gallons
2 | ⟦line⟧ | Aid for the family of the late Shaul Hayyim Nahas
 | 500 | Value of stamp duty for a money receipt book
45 | ⟦line⟧ | Salaries for the month of June 5711 according to the attached payroll
57 | 814 |
71 934
4 196
Only ⟦four⟧ dinars and one hundred and ninety-nine fils and no more..
Accountant
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 519

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 11/28/1952
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 ⟦line⟧
And that is for my son for the month of Sivan 5712 ⟦...⟧ according to the approval ⟦line⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
⟦illegible⟧
11/28
Khedhouri Ibrahim

Archival unit 520

The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and staff in a charitable society for the month of June 1958
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Allowances (Dinar Fils) | Total Allocations (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Received (Dinar Fils) | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  | 22 --- | Naeem Nouri Murad | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Accountant
 |  |  |  |  | 15 --- | Daoud Youssef | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Overseer
 |  |  |  |  | 5 --- | Esther Hakkak Youssef | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Kindergarten teacher
 |  |  |  |  | 5 --- | Shaul Hayim Pinhas | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Kindergarten teacher
 |  |  |  |  | 4 --- | Ezra Eliya Abboudi | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Kindergarten teacher
 |  |  |  |  | 2 --- | Fereydoun Ibrahim |  | Driver
 |  |  |  |  | 47 --- | Only forty-seven Dinars and no more | Accountant | 
 |  |  |  |  | 47 --- | Carrier |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 1 --- | Shaul Hayim Pinhas | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Hanukkah party allowance
 |  |  |  |  | 1 --- | Ezra Eliya Abboudi | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | Likewise
 |  |  |  |  | 45 --- | Only forty-five Dinars and no more | Accountant |

Archival unit 521

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 2 / 11 / 59
Mr. ⟦Accountant⟧
Pay one Dinar ⟦only⟧
In exchange for ⟦assistance⟧ for the year ⟦1959⟧
According to what was submitted to Mr. ⟦Treasurer⟧
⟦Signature⟧
2 / 11 / 59
Fils | Dinar
--- | 1
One Dinar and no more.
I received from the accountant of the association (Child Protection Association)
The above amount, only one Dinar and no more ⟦total⟧
To my family and for that I signed.
⟦illegible⟧
Shaul Habib Shaul

Archival unit 522

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 4 / 11 / 1952
Accountant
1- Pay one Dinar as aid to the bearer ⟦!⟧
Qadouri Shaul Hayyim on the occasion of the termination
of his employment.
2- The amount shall be charged to the aid account
⟦signature⟧
4 / 11 / 52
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 1/000
One Dinar and no more.
I received the amount of one Dinar from the community account
as aid for my family for my departure and I have signed
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Shaul Hayyim Nahas

Archival unit 523

KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain ) ( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO CASH MEMO
Fill. Stn. Station: B'dad East
Date Date: ⟦1/12⟧
I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
540 ⟦line⟧ Five Gallons
of Petrol
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature

Archival unit 524

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
N.B.—This bill should be paid within 15 days from date ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦...⟧ 539
Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦...⟧
Consumer / Consumer Name: ⟦...⟧
Address / Address: ⟦...⟧
Tariff / Prices: ⟦...⟧
Meter No. / Meter Number: 660792
Bill No. / Bill Number: 29206
For electricity supplied during the undermentioned period Price of electricity supplied during the period mentioned below
METER REGISTER | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils | Meter Registration
To ⟦line⟧ 195 |  |  | To ⟦line⟧ 195 ⟦...⟧ 86
From ⟦line⟧ 195 |  |  | From ⟦line⟧ 195 ⟦...⟧ 82
Units Supplied |  |  | Units Supplied 4
@ 18 fils |  | ⟦...⟧ | at 18 fils
@ 12 " |  |  | at 12 "
@ 10 " |  | 20 | at 10 "
Meter Rental |  |  | Meter Rental
Current Limiter |  |  | Current Limiter Fee
PAID
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment.
Any subscriber who considers their deposited security to be in excess of what is necessary after receiving a continuous supply in one location for a period of not less than 12 months may apply for a second assessment.
No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment.
A receipt for the amount paid to the company is not considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier at the time of payment.

Archival unit 525

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
N.B.—This bill should be paid within 15 days from date / Note: This bill must be paid within a period of 15 days from its date:
Date / Date: 195 ⟦illegible⟧
Consumer / Consumer Name: Latifa Sayyah ⟦illegible⟧
Address / Address: 1411 / 2 / 17
Tariff / Prices:
Meter No. / Meter Number: 220792
Bill No. / Bill Number: 491 / 29206
For electricity supplied during the undermentioned period / For electricity supplied during the period mentioned below
METER REGISTER / Meter Registration | Ds. / Dinars | Fs. / Fils
To / To ⟦line⟧ 195 |  | 82
From / From ⟦line⟧ 195 |  | 77
Units Supplied / Units Supplied |  | 5
@ 18 fils / At a price of 18 fils |  | 80
@ 12 fils / ⟦line⟧ |  | 
@ 10 fils / ⟦line⟧ |  | 
Meter Rental / Meter Rent |  | 25
Current Limiter / Current Limiter Fee |  | 
Total |  | 115
PAID
Paid
⟦illegible⟧
10 Fils
10 FILS
Kingdom of Iraq
After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment.
Any subscriber who considers their deposited security to be in excess of what is necessary after taking a continuous supply in one location for a period of not less than 12 months may apply for a second assessment.
No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment.
A receipt for the amount paid to the company is not considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier at the time of payment.