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IJA 2631

Receipts, Primarily from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee

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Description

These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly receipts and paid electric, gas, and water bills. The majority are from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, including bank statements for the committee from the Eastern Bank. Some of the receipts are for sports equipment, like volleyballs and basketballs. Other items include auto parts, uniforms, plumbing and electrical services, and groceries.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2631
Item Number
9318
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Baghdadi Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Invoice, Letterhead, Thumbprint, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Frank Iny School, Electricity Bill, Basrah, Typed, Bank of the East, Bills, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Baghdad Light and Power, Society of Water, Handwritten, Receipts

AI English Translation, Pages 1-25

Archival unit 1

220
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⟦line⟧
19
⟦line⟧
19
⟦line⟧
Conscience
⟦line⟧
KORONA

Archival unit 2

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( )
Date: / / 96
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 3

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 219 )
Date: 19 / 7 / 1964
Fils: 500
Dinar: -
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only five hundred fils
And that is for a deposit on Hall No. 25 (meeting)
Al-Baji Ibrahim Al-Ani
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Al-Baji Ibrahim Al-Ani

Archival unit 4

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 17 / 7 / 1960
Number: ( 418 )
Name: Hassan Abdullah Dhayal
Fils: -
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar only
And that is for wages of additional work on Fridays July 5 and 12
1960
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah Dhayal
17 / 7

Archival unit 5

Iraqi National Bottling Company
Limited Liability - Baghdad
No: 06408
Date: 17 / 7 / 1964
Fils: 640
Dinar: 2
Received from: Habib Aziz
The sum of: Two Dinars and six hundred and forty Fils
For: Value of 10 cases of Pepsi-Cola
Distributor
⟦signature⟧
24
9
⟦line⟧
2160

Archival unit 6

Arab Soft Drinks Company (Basra) Joint Stock Company
Capital 200,000 Dinars
Sinalco Factory - Baghdad
1964
24 / 7
Number: 15613
Date: 24 - 7 - 1964
Payment Receipt and Delivery Note for the Seller
Received from: Aziz Saleh Daniel Club
An amount of: Two Dinars and four hundred Fils
For: The value of ten cases of Sinalco drink only
Full cases | Full bottles | Empty cases | Empty bottles | Wooden cases
10 |  |  |  | 
Cashier:
Storekeeper:
Cashier Receipt Number:
Warehouse Delivery Note Number: 2405
Seller's Name: Muhammad Al-Hajj ⟦illegible⟧
Seller's Signature: ⟦signature⟧ 2250
Fils
Dinar

Archival unit 7

2
I received an advance of 2400 fils from Ezra Stadium
Because my duty has not been fixed until the purchase of a number of boxes
Of Coca-Cola, syrup, adhesive, and ⟦quteeb⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Naaman Shaul
16/8/1963
2400

Archival unit 8

Spending at the bar
⟦line⟧
4000 people 28 packets of chips
500 " small Arrow gum
1000 " Abu Al-Walad nylon gum
2000 " 28 packets of chips
400 " 54 packets of chips
2000 Dinars "
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
448 / ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
(216)
<del>2-460</del>
<del>2-112</del>
<del>2-300</del>
<del>6-872</del>
2-300
2-400
1-728
⟦line⟧
6-428
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 9

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Fils / Dinar
⟦line⟧
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
And that is for ⟦line⟧
Only ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦line⟧
Date / / 96
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible handwriting in background⟧

Archival unit 10

I received from his file the release of their goods, Saliba
Box
Scrap, less than a jar of syrup
⟦line⟧
Coca-Cola, not found, and the ⟦...⟧ was cut
W. M. & Co.
J. Y.
92/400
In Ka'biya
The Seller
Commission
9/7/1927

Archival unit 11

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(\sqrt{\frac{y-1}{2}} - 5)
(\sqrt{\frac{y-1}{2}} - 5)
N = y
N = \frac{1}{y} log (\frac{y-1}{2} - 5)
#12
π
\sqrt{\frac{y-1}{2}} - 5

Archival unit 12

91/728
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧
112 | 2
I received from the mentioned shop an amount of two dinars and one hundred
and twelve fils only for the price of 8 soaps
from the Pepsi-Cola representative
Distributor
Loay Mohammad Al-Khalasi
24
8
⟦line⟧
192
192
2,112
192
9
⟦line⟧
1,728
24
8
⟦line⟧
192

Archival unit 13

529 / 7 / 1 to 529 / 7 / 14
1928 ⟦illegible⟧
1928 / 7 / 2
1928 / 7 / 15
119
⟦line⟧
126
529 / 7 / 15 ⟦illegible⟧ Muhammad
⟦illegible⟧ Al-Bas ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
1928 / 7 / 17

Archival unit 14

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 215 )
Date: 15 / 7 / 1968
Name: Muhammad Sahib Jarrah
Fils | Dinar
- | 6
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
being six dinars only
and that is for the wages of cleaning the stadium until
15 / 7 / 1968 from 1 / 7 / 1968
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Muhammad Sahib Jarrah

Archival unit 15

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 464 )
Date: 21 / 7 / 1964
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two dinars and five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦refund of deposit for hall No. 44 Farid Daoud Qatana⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
Farid Daoud Qatana
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 16

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 212 )
Date: 20 / 6 / 1962
Fils: —
Dinar: 15
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only fifteen dinars and no more
And that is for fees for sports sessions during June 1962
By order of the Administrator
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
Sakhar Nouma
Sakhar Nouma

Archival unit 17

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 212 )
Date: 7 / 7 / 1962
Ball
⟦illegible⟧
Dinar / Fils
5 / -
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and no more
And that is for Coca-Cola sales fees in the bar during June 1962
From 1 / 6 / 962 to 30 / 6 / 962
Yousef Touma Hindi Alwiyah house number 744 / 4
Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Financial tax
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 18

Memorandum
Memorandum
Date: 7-7-62
TO:
1 Volley Ball
Seamless 582 3.250
3.250
⟦21⟧
Pioneer Sports & Tailoring House
Baghdad
Rashid Street
Al-Ma'amoun Press - Baghdad - Senak - Behind the Telegraph and Post Office ☎ 82310
AL-MA'AMOUN PRESS-Baghdad - Senak, Behind Post Office TEL. 82310

Archival unit 19

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 7 / 1964
Fils: 0
Dinar: 70
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦the amount to the brother Sheikh in cash⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
RECEIVED
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 20

The Eastern Bank, Limited.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
Baghdad Baghdad: 7/7/62
PAID to the credit of Paid to the account of: E.M. Daniel Sports Grounds a/c 13060
the sum of I.D.: 70/-
say Iraq Dinars Iraqi Dinars: Seventy only
CASH
RECEIVED
Cashier:
Dated:
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp

Archival unit 21

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid ⟦...⟧ days from the date
Mrs. Sahib Salim Daniel
Department of Range Conversion and Shared Fees
Paid Insurances
After the end of ⟦...⟧
In one place for 12 months, please visit
44061
F-103: 61172/111226455
Serial: 10401 - 66
K-104: 660106
000222
Monthly Fees | Fixed | Meter Registration | Meter
46405 | Number | 2 | Serial | 717 | 35
⟦line⟧ | From | 512 | To | 2512 | ⟦line⟧
Account Number: 201 / 09 / 16
Date: 64616
Various Prices
1 - Late fees
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
This list is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:
1 - Al-Abakhana 7 - New Baghdad
2 - Bab Al-Muadham 8 - Al-Washash
3 - Karkh side - Sheikh Marouf Street
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Biyawiyyin 10 - Al-Kadhimiya
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Al-Bu Jumaa 11 - Al-Adhamiya
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.
PAPER PATENTED BY N.C.R CO C.B

Archival unit 22

The Eastern Bank, Limited.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
Baghdad, 2/12/62
PAID to the credit of
E. M. Daniel Shasha
General a/c 13060
the sum of I.D. 70/-
say Iraq Dinars Seventy
only
CASH
RECEIVED
Dated ⟦line⟧

Archival unit 23

Baghdad Electricity Service
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid ⟦...⟧
days from the date ⟦...⟧
2 - The subscriber should
their deposited security
after taking its course
in one place for ⟦...⟧
12 months, he should visit
Messrs. Mirza Menahem Daniel Playground
Banking and Fees Transfer Department to
Serial List 100 01 16
F.10 - 642 86086/11464
16 01 101
000221
Messrs. Mirza Menahem Daniel Playground
Banking and Fees Transfer Department to
Serial List 100 01 16
Account Number | Date | Meter Registration | Monthly Fee for Specified | Fils | Dinar
101 09 16 | 62616 | Serial 2 Number 64643 | 44561
To 16 6 ⟦4552⟧
From 512 62 2428 | For Meter 35
Supplied Units | ⟦...⟧
At a price of 16 Fils
At a price of 12 Fils
At a price of 10 Fils
Various prices - See aside | Total
Various prices
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damaging the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Abakhana ⟦F.10 - 642 86086/11464⟧
2 - Bab Al-Muazzam 816 - Al-Washash 9 - Al-Fadl
3 - Karkh side - Sheikh Marouf Street
4 - Karadat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Bataween 10 - Kadhimiya 11 - Adhamiya
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Albu Juma'a
44561
Reader ⟦...⟧
Amount ⟦...⟧
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the treasurer
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.
PAPER PATENTED BY N.C.R CO C B
For office use only

Archival unit 24

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Invoice
1962
Amount | Type of Fees (Explanation on back) | Consumed Quantity | Meter Readings | Reading Date
5.044 | 1 | 386 | 8465 | 5 7
1.200 | 16 |  | 8079 | 3 5
6.243 |  |  |  |
Name: Menachem Daniel
Subscription Number: 6371
Address: 50 S 1/2/10 Sa'adoon
Meter: 5596296
Meter: 5
The invoice amount must be paid within one month from the date of issue. At the end of
this period, a notice will be given to pay within 7 days, after which the water supply will be cut if
payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service
⟦illegible⟧
188
4/2

Archival unit 25

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 15 / 6 / 1962
Mohammed Sabit Jarrah
( 187 )
Fils | Dinar
- | 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two Dinars only (fees for additional work)
That is for the fees of cleaning and painting the doors, windows, and columns
and materials for table tennis (2 ⟦benefits⟧)
Iraqi Republic
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
Mohammed Sabit Jarrah