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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 251-275

Page 251

12
5/9/55
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative Committee, respected
After greetings
My daughter, who is 12 years old, is suffering from a nervous disease and was recently
betrothed to a poor man whose poverty your committee can attest to (⟦Nasim⟧ Sheeth)
And since it was necessary for her marriage, and as we are poor and have no helper
other than your Excellency, I ask you to help us and save us, and the matter is for your Excellency
Salim Shamil
Daughter's name: Shafiqa Ibrahim Shahi
Note: The betrothed girl is in poor condition; she was admitted to the Shammaiya Hospital and after she left
the hospital she is still in a nervous state
9/5
I received the amount of /
⟦illegible⟧
10 Fils

Page 252

Number ⟦12⟧ No 004987
The Trading & Printing Co., Ltd. - Baghdad
The Trading & Printing Co., Ltd., BAGHDAD
Received from: The respected Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The sum of: Three dinars only
In settlement of: Settlement of invoice numbered 5885 and dated 20/10/1955
Fils Fils | Dinar I. D.
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 3 /
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧ 19 ⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant

Page 253

The Trading & Printing Co. Ltd.
KING FAISAL I. STREET. BAGHDAD
TELEGRAMS : PRINTERS, BAGHDAD.
PHONE : 6624
The Trading & Printing Co. Ltd.
King Faisal I Street - Baghdad
Telegraphic Address: Printers - Baghdad
Telephone Number 6624
Debit Note No. / Debit Note No.: 5885 / 5885
Date / Date: 12/10/1955
To / To: The Honorable Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Price @ | Qty. | PARTICULARS Details | I. D. Dinar | Fils Fils
|  | Printing cost of 1000 copies of covers in English, foolscap size | 1 | 750
|  | " " " " " half foolscap | 1 | 250
|  | Only three dinars and nothing more | 3 | —
Accountant
⟦illegible⟧
10/12
⟦illegible⟧

Page 254

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 8 / 55
Fils: 700
Dinars:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only seven hundred fils and nothing else
And that is for the value of milk and washing for my daughter Rachel Yassin for the months
⟦...⟧ / 8 / 55
Signature of the Recipient
Judith Muslih
⟦thumbprint⟧
⟦blue cross mark⟧

Page 255

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad 5
Date 21 / 2 / 55
Fils Dinar
- 2
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
Only two Dinars only
And that is for the weekly aid for the third week out of eight
weeks
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧
Supervisor
Badriya
✓

Page 256

Ezra and Salim Abu Al-Nil
Sellers of electrical appliances
Al Rashid Street 254 / 1 Baghdad
Telephone No. 7662
⟦16⟧
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦180⟧ |  | ⟦2 pocket fuses⟧
| ⟦✓⟧ | ⟦One hundred and eighty fils⟧
To the treasury
Amount received
⟦10/24⟧
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions excepted

Page 257

By Telegram: "WETEX"
Al-Qishla - Souq Al-Sarai
Haj Mohammed Abdul Hussein Al-Khatib
General Trade - Import - Commission
Khan Al-Rimah Al-Kabir
Phone 85434
(GEHA)
The Wonderful German Pen
Contains two ink reservoirs
Please pay 600 Fils and receive a "GEHA" brand piston pen; after testing it for ten days
you can reclaim the price if it does not suit your taste. The pen is guaranteed for two years and all spare parts are available with us.
Fils
220
I received two hundred and twenty fils only ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
27 - 10 - 55
61

Page 258

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦55/10/22⟧
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible blue ink handwriting⟧

Page 259

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad ⟦19⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: 400
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount:
Only: ⟦four hundred fils⟧
For: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 260

Number 590
Records - 7
⟦illegible⟧
24 OCT 5⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Receipt for fee
Registered ⟦Jaafar Kukaz⟧
Together to Baghdad
Dinar Fils ⟦30⟧
Value of adhesive stamps (if necessary) ⟦80⟧
Entry (letter) parcel or (parcel) as the case may be
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words One Hundred Fils
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
Receiving officer

Page 261

⟦illegible⟧
⟦Charity⟧
⟦Amount⟧
⟦M⟧ 2
⟦Only and nothing else⟧
⟦19⟧

Page 262

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
22
Date: ⟦10/25/1954⟧
Fils: ⟦175⟧
Dinar: —
⟦fingerprint⟧
Signature of the Receiver
⟦Mansour Debi⟧
✓

Page 264

22
List of amounts spent for the guard room in the old cemetery
Value of a wooden door with (2) bars and one lock | 3/-
For the guard room in the old cemetery |
Value of bricks and gypsum for walling the mentioned door as per | 7/500
The attached list |
Labor wages for the mentioned construction | 4/500
The total is fifteen dinars only
15/-
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Dawood Youssef
I received the above-mentioned amount
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Dawood Youssef

Page 265

Pavement bricks of the second gate
In the cemetery 1800 bricks, pavement load 2
Only a dinar and a half for the loading fee
9/10/55
⟦/⟧
⟦/⟧

Page 266

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦22 / 10 / 55⟧
Fils ⟦250⟧ Dinar ⟦2⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils⟧
That is for ⟦transportation fees for mirror equipment of the kosher washing cart⟧
⟦and the house garage and its receipt⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Received⟧

Page 267

6/7
His Excellency the President of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community
The Respected One
Sir, I am Miss Salima Isaac, residing in
Al-Shorja in the house of Rashid Munir Al-Basu, I beg your Excellency
to order assistance for me because I am sick and my health is not good, knowing
that I am seeing Doctor Gurji Rabie, the doctor of the Israelite community
And before this period, I was tested in the hospital for diseases and I was treated
by you, and therefore I beg your Excellency to help me in terms of
nutritional status, and many thanks to you
The Petitioner
Salima Isaac
⟦illegible⟧
That Salima Isaac ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Al-Shorja ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
10 Fils
REVENUE

Page 268

Dr. Gurji Rabi
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone { Clinic 6016
Residence 9393
26
Name ⟦line⟧ Age ⟦line⟧
Address ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
Miss Salima Ishaq is still suffering from anemia
and general weakness, and she still needs good
nutrition for a period of three months.
9/10/55 To the committee
⟦Dr. Gurji⟧
His Excellency the President
The patient Salima Ishaq was admitted to Kamal Al-Samarrai Hospital
based on the report of Dr. Gurji Rabi to perform a tonsillectomy,
and she is still under the care of Dr. Gurji Rabi ⟦and finally⟧
she submitted a petition requesting assistance.
Your brother,
Administration Manager
⟦signature⟧

Page 270

Dr. Fathallah Akrawi
Specialist in Venereal and Skin Diseases
DR. F. AKRAWI
SPECIALIST IN VENEREAL AND
SKIN DISEASES
I certify that I have received a sum of
one and a half Dinars handed to me by
Mrs. Saliha Yehuda Haqir
on behalf of the Jewish Community
Council, for her treatment
by electricity.
⟦signature⟧
Dr. Fathallah Akrawi
25 / 10 / 955
Telephone 83840   Rashid Street - Ammar
Rashid St. - Ammar   Tel. No. 83840

Page 272

Dr. Fathallah Akrawi
Specialist in Venereal and Skin Diseases
DR. F. AKRAWI
SPECIALIST IN VENEREAL AND
SKIN DISEASES
I received a deposit
From the Committee of the Governor of Judea
⟦despicable⟧
⟦line⟧
4 / 10 / 955
Rashid St. - Ammar          Tel. No. 83840
Rashid St. - Ammar          Tel. No. 83840

Page 273

Dr. IHSAN SAMRA          Dr. Ihsan Samra
Tel. Nos. { Clinic 6200          Telephone { Clinic 6200
Residence 83346          Residence 83346
⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community
I enclose herewith the report of Brother
Fathallah Ezraoui. It prescribes treating
the patient Salha Yehuda (with electricity).
Please approve sending her to him
for treatment
Doctor
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 29 / 9 / 55
✓

Page 274

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad ⟦28⟧
Date: ⟦25/10/56⟧
Fils: 260
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦Two hundred and sixty fils⟧
For: ⟦Postage fees⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 275

29
Your Excellency the President
The author attended and presented this book to His Excellency the head of the community personally
I request that a suitable amount be allocated for him Naji
1/21
⟦The Council approved in its session held on⟧
⟦...⟧
I received the amount of one dinar only
Abdul Hamid Al-Nazun
Jewish Community Council
In Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
✓