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IJA 2833

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They include: amounts received by the president of the community; incomes from synagogues, schools, and other community services including the Burial Society; many handwritten financial receipts and a lab form from the Meir Elias Hospital.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2833
Item Number
9600
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Shaul Moses, Financial, Letterhead, Contract, Shamash Secondary School, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Administrative Committee of Iraqi Jews, Burial Society, Handwritten, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, President of the Jewish Community, Receipts, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Lease, Typed, Midrash, Meir Elias Hospital

AI en Translation, Pages 1-25

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Baghdad 25 / 10 / 1962
To the Honorable Accountant of the Community
After greetings
Please ⟦from⟧ your side receive an amount of 165/500 Dinars, one hundred and sixty-five and a half Dinars
only, as detailed in the breakdown below
Fils | Dinar
500 | 86 | ⟦Al-Nashi⟧
000 | 51 | ⟦Buildings⟧
000 | 28 | ⟦Moussa Al-Lair⟧
500 | 165 | One hundred and sixty-five and a half Dinars
Directorate of Properties
⟦signature⟧
I have received the amount of 165/500 Dinars (one hundred and sixty-five and a half Dinars) only, nothing else
⟦signature⟧
25 / 10 / 62

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Baghdad 15 / 10 / 1962
To the Honorable Community Accountant
Greetings,
Please be so kind as to receive an amount of 1072/862 ⟦fils⟧ Dinars
One thousand seventy-three Dinars and eight hundred sixty-two Fils, as detailed
below
812 | 295 | Request of the Khan Contractor
550 | 282 | The Midrash
000 | 114 | The Hospital
500 | 112 | The Lunaki
000 | 40 | Mr. Dawood Sassoon
000 | 15 | Moshe Al-Loz
000 | 14 | Menashi Saleh
1072/862 Only one thousand seventy-three Dinars and eight hundred
and sixty-two Fils
With highest respect
⟦line⟧
I received the amount according to its deposit
8/8 908 General Fund
166/475 General Fund
2/500 The School
2/895 The Midrash
11/000 The Hospital
14/700 The Midrash
166/475 The Fund
1077/862

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Baghdad 6 / 9 / 1962
Honorable Council of the Community
Greetings,
Please kindly accept the amount of 731/400 Dinars, seven hundred and thirty-one
Dinars and four hundred Fils, as detailed in the summary below:
Fils | Dinars |
875 | 437 | Al-Fail Cooperative Society
⟦line⟧ | 172 | Clothing
775 | 68 | The Hospital
750 | 52 | ⟦Al-Mabashi⟧
731/400 |  |
Only seven hundred and thirty-one Dinars
and four hundred Fils.
⟦signature⟧
Received the amount of 731/400 Dinars (only seven hundred and thirty-one
Dinars and four hundred Fils)
⟦scribbled signature⟧
6 / 9 / 1962

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Baghdad 20 / 8 / 1962
Honorable Accountant of the Community
Greetings,
Please receive from us an amount of 1552/170 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Dinars (one thousand five hundred fifty-two
Dinars and one hundred seventy Fils only) according to a check in the amount of 1412/285 Dinars
The details are below:
764 | 515 | Received as a transfer within check number 24427 dated 21 / 6 / 1962
190 | 900 | From the Social Services Directorate for the central baskets that were at Shamai Baghdad's place
228 | 925 | Masouda Suleiman from Al-Falah School within the above check
228 | 925 | Blind Institutions within the above check
|  | The hospital in Maram Al-Mahdiya within the above check and through our clerk Shamai Baghdad
1412/285 |  |
140 | 000 | Allah Bashi
24 | 285 | Balance of Al-Taawun Tea
10 | 000 | Shop of Blind Institutions
1552/170 |  | Only one thousand five hundred fifty-two Dinars and one hundred seventy Fils
⟦signature flourish⟧
Received the above amount
As follows:
1412/285 by check
24/690 in cash
114/495 Arrangements according to the list dated 8 / 8 / 1962
1552/170
29 / 8 / 1962
⟦signature flourish⟧

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Baghdad 16/8/1964
To the Honorable Community Council
After greetings:
Please record in your custody an amount of 454/250 Dinars/Fils, four hundred and fifty-four Dinars and a quarter
As detailed below
Dinars | Fils
311 | 250 | Bequest of Shamshua
125 | 000 | Schools
18 | 000 | Churches
454 | 250 |
Only four hundred and fifty-four Dinars and a quarter
⟦signature⟧
Received the above amount ⟦in cash⟧
Baghdad on 16/8/1964
Accountant
⟦signature⟧
16/8/1964

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16 / 7
In your hands, the receipt of an amount of 618/800 six hundred eighteen dinars and eight hundred
only, according to the detailed classification below
500 - | 187 | Al-Taawun neighborhood share
200 - | 168 | Schools
300 - | 110 | The Second
--- | 95 | The Hospital
--- | 48 | Fathi Saleh
--- | 10 | Mr. Daoud Sassoon
618/800 |  |
Only six hundred eighteen dinars and eight hundred fils
⟦signature⟧
336
282
800
⟦line⟧
618/800
I have received the amount
of 618/800 dinars
six hundred eighteen dinars and eight hundred fils only
Salman ⟦...⟧
16 / 7 / 51

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100/000 Dinars
Only one hundred Dinars and nothing else.
The above amount I received from the agent of Mir Elias Hospital
Nathaniel Zelkha for the share of the academic year 63/64
According to the check numbered 241187 and dated 5/25/64
on the British Bank of the Middle East.
100/-
⟦illegible⟧
5/25/64

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Baghdad 5/18/1962
To the honorable Council of the Community
After greetings -
Please receive an amount of 808/800 only eight hundred and eight dinars and eight hundred fils
In the amount of 442 four hundred and forty-two dinars, details as follows below
Fils | Dinar |
200 | 212 | The ledgers
500 | 75 | Cooperative tea share
- | 27 | Shamshoa's share
- | 24 | The hospital
- | 18 | The churches
800 | 266 | Cash
- | 250 | Masouda Suleiman, check on Rafidain Bank No. H 210925 dated 5/12/62
- | 292 | The hospital, check on Rafidain Bank No. H 247895 dated 5/9/62
800 | 808 | Only eight hundred and eight dinars and eight hundred fils
Of which is the original
⟦illegible⟧
110/-
252
2/800
266/800
250/-
292/-
808/800
I have received the mentioned amount
In the amount of 808/800 dinars
Eight hundred and eight dinars and eight hundred fils
Nothing more
Salim Hassoun
5/19/62

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4/29/1962
To the Respectable Community Council
After greetings
Please find issued to you a check for the amount of 1161/800 ⟦fils⟧ Dinars
One thousand one hundred sixty-one Dinars and eight hundred fils
Includes an advance of 700 Dinars, details below
The entry was check No. 814028 dated 4/25/1962 on the Commercial Bank
700 | ... |
257 | ... | Secular
166 | 800 | Al-Midrashi
30 | ... | Hospital
8 | ... | Nabi Salih
1161/800 | only one thousand one hundred sixty-one Dinars and eight hundred fils |
⟦signature⟧
I have received a total of 1161/800 Dinars
only one thousand one hundred sixty-one Dinars and eight hundred fils
⟦signature⟧
4/29/62
490/-
171/-
8/800
⟦line⟧
461/800
700/-
⟦line⟧
1161/800
461/800
Sami
Advances List
Shaul Zaki
628/800

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24 / 4 / 1932
1021
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Karaite Jews
Greetings
Further to our letter numbered 20 / 4 / 1932 regarding the subject of restoration expenses
at the cemetery :-
We attach herewith a list of materials supplied by Muhammad Ali Hassan on the condition of
refunding the amount - we also send you herewith one Dinar for ⟦the difference⟧
that we were able to make the aforementioned supplier discount from the list.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Albert Shaul Berry
Attachments :-
1. List
2. One Dinar
Accountant
Refund of 1/- Dinar
Muhammad Ali Hassan
24 / 4 / 1932
⟦illegible⟧

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Israeli
for the month of February
Number m
Date ⟦line⟧
45/000 | Shahid
10/000 | Bazarkan
20/000 | ⟦Hanna⟧
6/000 | ⟦Sophia⟧
5/000 | Anwar
10/000 | Ghazali
75/000 | Sami
5/000 | Yona
176/000 |
195 |
125
50
100
744
⟦line⟧
1019
⟦Asut⟧
⟦Alifone⟧
88/-
⟦illegible⟧
1950

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Rent allowance for a full year from 1/1/62
110/- according to the check numbered 1420 and dated ⟦1/1/62⟧
On the Bank of Baghdad for the Euphrates Cement Company
⟦illegible⟧
For ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧