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IJA 3771

Bills, Receipts, Requests for Financial Assistance, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item contains archival material from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The documents include bills, receipts, and requests for financial assistance from members of the community.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3771
Item Number
4655
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Taxi, Receipts, Typed, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 126-150

Page 126

10772
Iraq Engineering Works Co. Ltd.
IRAQ ENGINEERING WORKS Co. Ltd.
Abdulla Lutfi Bldg. - Rashid St.
ABDULLA LUTFI BLDG. RASHID ST.
Baghdad
Baghdad
Tel. { Office 6400 / Factory 9016 - 9017 / Showroom 85242
Tel. { Office 6400 / Factory 9016-9017 / Show Room 85242
Order List
Bill
Bill No: 3422
No: 3422
Date: 21 / 6 / 55
Date: 21 / 6 / 55
M.: Jewish Community Council - Baghdad
To: Jewish Community Council - Baghdad
Description | Dinar | Fils
Value of a large ring set size ⟦...⟧ | 1 | 500
|  | Only one dinar and five hundred fils only
Received from ⟦...⟧
The sum of ⟦...⟧
According to ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Signature ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
Accounts Manager
Errors and omissions excepted
E. & O. E.

Page 127

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinars:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only:
And that is for: ⟦✓⟧
Signature of the Recipient
10 Fils

Page 129

4
Telegram 13
Number 97
Telegram receipt number ⟦...⟧
Addressed to ⟦His Excellency⟧
Place of delivery ⟦...⟧
280 Fils Dinar value of the stamps attached thereto
Number of words for which the reply was prepaid
Name and address of the telegram sender
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
1 NOV 55
Date
Receiving officer
⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Page 130

25
In the name of Mr. Abdullah
Pasha
80-
⟦Salman⟧

CASH VOUCHER
⟦0⟧
QTY. | ITEM | ID. | FILS.
1 | ⟦H...⟧ |  | 140
DATE ⟦illegible⟧ | SALESMAN | TOTAL | 140
WITH THANKS
VALID ONLY IF ISSUED FROM MACHINE
Bell Punch Company, London, England.
A 02824
SPINNEYS (IRAQ) 1948 LTD.
(Incorporated in Cyprus)

Page 131

HEINZ
PRODUCTS
ARE AVAILABLE .....
.. IN ALL
..... OUR SHOPS
⟦No⟧
⟦100⟧

5
<del>Spring</del>
Harpic
for Latrines etc

Page 132

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad ⟦6⟧
Date: ⟦25 / 10 / 55⟧
Fils | Dinar
- | 2
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 ⟦our allowances for the month of September 955⟧
Revenue
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦...⟧
⟦Habib Talal⟧

Page 133

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1 / 11 / 54⟧
Fils: 150
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: one dinar and one hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that for: the price of seventeen blocks of ice for the school during the month of October 54 according to the received list
⟦Revenue stamp with portrait and numeral 10⟧
Signature of the Recipient
✓

Page 134

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦8⟧
Date:
Fils | Dinar
400 | —
I received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: four hundred fils and no more
For: the value of producing brochures for the Al-Munaib Synagogue
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
From Abdi

Page 135

Telegram 12
Number 48
Telegram Receipt No. ⟦✓⟧
Addressed to
Place of delivery
200 Fils ⟦line⟧ Dinars value of stamps affixed to it
Number of words Paid reply prepaid
Name and address of the sender of the telegram
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
6 NOV 55
Baghdad Al-Samawal
Telegraph
⟦line⟧
The receiving official
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Page 136

Nassif ⟦Amin⟧
700 -
Fils
⟦signature⟧

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦400⟧
Dinar: ⟦2⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two dinars and four hundred fils only and nothing else⟧
And that is for ⟦the assistance decided for him for the month of June out of eight⟧
⟦weeks decided by the Charitable Committee⟧
Signature of the receiver
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦Yosef Sali⟧

Page 137

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad ⟦11⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils Dinar
750
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦seven hundred and fifty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the price of milk and fruits for the child Rachel Shlomo for the past week⟧
⟦5 / 11 / 1955⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Thumbprint⟧
⟦Georgette Moallem⟧

Page 138

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinars:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦uncertain: ⟦illegible⟧⟧ and the scheduled
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 139

Al-Khairiyah Press
AL-KHAIRIYAH PRESS
No 00537
12
Baghdad Baghdad: ⟦1⟧ / 7 / 55
Received from Received from: Presidency of the Israelite Community
the sum of I. D. Sum: 2500 fils, two and a half Dinars only
on account of For account of: Publications
I. D.: 2/500
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
⟦illegible⟧

Page 140

Al-Khairiyah Press
AL-KHAIRIYAH PRESS
Established in 1929
ESTABLISHED 1929
Al-Rashid Street (Ras Al-Qaria) No. 17 / 37
Rashid St. ( Ras Al-Qaria ) No. 17/37
Opposite Khasaqi Mosque
Opposite Khasaqi Mosque
Telephone: 5783
TEL. NO. 5783
Baghdad - Iraq
BAGHDAD IRAQ
NO 01422
Baghdad on: 22/8/55
Baghdad:
To: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Fils | Dinar | Particulars | Date | Fils. | I.D. | Particulars | Date
250 | 1 | 20 Referral books to the doctor |
750 |  | 1000 papers "previously" |
000 | 2 | Only two dinars |
⟦illegible⟧
Deposit of the first committee
By name of
Press Administration

Page 141

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦line⟧
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 that is for ⟦assistance⟧ ⟦for⟧ ⟦the month of⟧ ⟦March⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Sarah Ibrahim⟧
⟦Number⟧ ⟦15⟧

Page 142

<del>Presidency of</del> the Israelite Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
250 | 1
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
⟦line⟧ ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧ ⟦price of one Sho'la brand bicycle number 1⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
257
187
⟦line⟧
444

Page 143

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 7 / 11 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
220 | -
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and twenty Fils and no more
And that is for the price of a quarter kilo of coffee
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧

Page 144

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
17
Date:
Fils: 120
Dinar: —
Only: One hundred and twenty fils and no more
And that is for: Radio battery, lock repair, and the kitchen faucet
⟦thumbprint⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Bashir ...⟧

Page 145

Voucher Number 179392
Accounting 137
Receipts in Dirhams collected for the Government
Serial Number: 87
Fils / Dinar: 4/500
Department Name:
Received from: Head of the Israelite Community
Amount: Four Dinars and five hundred Fils
On account of: Internal License
Date: 8 / 11 / 59
Signature of the Collector
⟦illegible signature⟧
Job Title
Telephone Cashier

Page 146

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: 580
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: Five hundred and eighty fils and no more
And that for: The fee for painting the bicycle and using ⟦wood⟧ 5 Presidencies
With the fee for repairing the bicycle based on the order of His Excellency the President
For the servant Ibrahim Hassan
Signature of the recipient Ibrahim Hassan
Ibrahim Hassan
⟦illegible⟧

Page 147

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: 250
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
⟦Two Dinars and two hundred and fifty Fils⟧ only
Being for ⟦housing fees for the patient Mahdi Rahman and his sister during⟧
⟦the period of his stay for ten days starting from 1/22/1954⟧
Approval of His Excellency the President
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
10 Fils
10 FILS

Page 148

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: 740
Dinar:
I have received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amounts mentioned above
Only: seven hundred and forty fils and no more
And that is for: fees of ⟦...⟧ 55
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Edward⟧

Page 149

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: 120
Dinar: 1
Received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: One Dinar and one hundred and twenty Fils
And that for: Transportation fee for the body of the late ⟦Ezra Shaoul Zubaida⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧
Shaoul ⟦...⟧

Page 150

21
List of items purchased
Fils | Dinar
700 |  | Chicken (2)
150 |  | Rice
260 |  | Grapes kg (2)
160 |  | Apples ~ (2)
100 |  | Oranges ~ (2)
060 |  | Cucumber ~ (2)
060 |  | Greens
260 |  | Cigarette packs (2)
046 |  | Matches (6) small boxes
150 |  | Koushi (2)
1946 |  |
070 |  | Car fees
2016 |  |
We paid its price
The guardian based
on what is mentioned above
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧