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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 201-225

Archival unit 201

Pioneer Store for Sports and Tailoring
PIONEER SPORTS AND TAILORING HOUSE
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
6 ⟦illegible⟧ 750 1.500
№: 1060
Date: 13.1.62
Tel. 5436:
⟦large flourish/signature⟧

Archival unit 202

Khalid Shawkat Al-Junaid
Wholesale and retail seller of carpentry tools and construction materials
and types of glass and mirrors
Al-Rashid Street, Bab Al-Agha, Shop No. 263/1C
Baghdad on: 12 / 1 / 1962
Telephone: 87703
We spent for the account of: Muhammad Saha
Materials whose details are mentioned below:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Dozen | Foot | Number | Price
600 | — | Iron bright set |  |  | 1 | 600
Only six hundred fils and nothing else
66
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions are returned to both parties

Archival unit 204

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 1 / 1962
W. M. D.
J. 75
Sattab Sayhoud Al-Saadi
Fils | Dinar
750 | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and seven hundred and fifty fils
And that is for the value of the tea that I received from the stadium
Employee | Approved for payment
Abdullah Owaid
Signature of the recipient
Sattab Sayhoud Al-Saadi
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Financial Fees

Archival unit 205

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 64 )
Date 12/20/1961
Dinars | Fils
30 | -
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only thirty dinars only
And that is for my salary for the month of December 1961
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Archival unit 206

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 64 )
Date: 29 / 12 / 1961
Fils: 800
Dinar: 20
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty dinars and eight hundred fils
And that is for repairs in the bar as detailed on the back
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧ M. & CO.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 207

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 10 / <del>11</del> / 1962
Number: ( 64 )
Professor Yusuf Al-Barni
Fils | Dinar
500 | 7
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven dinars and five hundred fils
And that is for the fees of ten sports matches during the month of December 1962
750 fils per single lecture
Professor Yusuf Al-Barni
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Financial Tax

Archival unit 208

Souf in the bar
25 Selsi on Kibar 600
25 Bals Labs 400
41 Krah Mandah 800
⟦line⟧
1800 Dinars
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Year 78 on it
⟦line⟧
Statement ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 209

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 62 )
Date: 21 / 10 / 1962
Fils: -
Dinar: 4
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four dinars and no more
And that is for garden cleaning fees
Republic of Iraq
10
Ten Fils
Fils
Signature of the Recipient
Ismail Ibrahim Reda
Ismail Ibrahim

Archival unit 210

STORE
Technical Agricultural Supply Co.
Prop: Burhan S. H. Al-Killidar
General Trade & Commission
Saadoon St.
Tel. ( )
Technical Agricultural Supply Store
Owned by
Burhan Al-Sayyid Hassan Al-Killidar
General Trade — Commission
Saadoon — Near Sinbad Cinema
Telephone [ ]
No. 000127
60
Baghdad on: 27 / 10 / 1961
Requested from: Muhammad
Fils | Dinars | Item | No. | Gram | Kilo | Ton | Fils | Dinars
500 | 2 | Compound chemical fertilizer |  |  | 50 |  |  | 
500 | 2 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | 
 |  | Taxi 150 fils |  |  |  |  |  | 
6.150 Dinars
Received the amount in cash
⟦signature⟧
Note: Sold items cannot be returned
Signature

Archival unit 211

Technical Agricultural Supply Co.
Baghdad
STORE
Technical Agricultural Supply Co.
Prop: Burhan S. H. Al-Khafaji
General Trade & Commission
Saadoon St.
Tel. ( )
⟦illegible⟧
Mr. / Messrs: ⟦illegible⟧ Nissan for him
Sub-district: District of ⟦illegible⟧
Mailing Address: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 23 / 8 / 1961
Number: 72/200
Quantity | Type | Details | Price | Total
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 
 | | | | 2650
 | | | | 2350
 | | | | 5000
Signature
⟦line⟧
Found as requested : Signature

Archival unit 212

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 59 )
Date: 20 / 12 / 1961
⟦illegible⟧ Abdul Hussein ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | 7
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven dinars and five hundred fils
And that is for the fees of ten sports lectures during December 1961
750 fils per single lecture
Professor Behnam Basilius
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Archival unit 213

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 12 / 1961
Number: 58
Hassan Abdullah Thabal
Fils | Dinar
— | 14
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only fourteen dinars only
And that is for the salary of the month of December 1961
W. M. D. P. G.
J. Y.
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah Thabal
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 214

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 57 )
Date: 29 / 12 / 1961
Fils: —
Dinar: 4
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four dinars and no more
And that is for — wages for additional work for the association's workers during December 1961
— Planning the fields
— Additional work during December 1961
4 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 215

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 56 )
Date: 29 / 12 / 1961
Mohammed Sabit Jarrah
Fils | Dinar
250 | 13
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only thirteen dinars and 250 fils
And that is for -/10 salary for the month of December 1961
3/750 wages for additional work on Friday holidays during December 1961
13/250 dinars " Eid al-Adha gift 2/1/962
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Fiscal Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Mohammed Sabit Jarrah
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 216

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 55 )
Date: 29 / 12 / 1961
Khattab Sayhoud Al-Saadi
Fils | Dinar
250 | 12
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and two hundred and fifty fils only
And that is for the salary of the month of December 1961
0.750 Wages for overtime work and carts total during December 1961
0.500 " " tithe of the Safety Feast 24 / 12 / 61
12.250 Dinars
⟦stamp with circular text: E.M. & CO.⟧
⟦stamp with Iraqi emblem and text: Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Revenue Stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Khattab Sayhoud Al-Saadi
29 / 12

Archival unit 217

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 12/29/1961
( 54 )
Fils | Dinars
⟦line⟧ | 150
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only one hundred and fifty dinars
And that is for our check No. P446242
Dated 12/28/1961
Signature of Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 218

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 52 )
Date: 24 / 7 / 1961
Fils: 965
Dinar: 5
Received from: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: Five Dinars and nine hundred and sixty-five Fils
For: Expenses as detailed in the receipt
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible handwriting on the left side⟧

Archival unit 219

25
Mahdi Al-Saleh Wharf
For the sale of gypsum, gravel, sand, bricks, and cement
Baghdad — Orfaliye opposite the Armenian Cemetery
Baghdad on: 22 / 12 / 1961
Telephone: ( )
To Mr.: Title
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Number | Price | Details | Receipt No. | Car No. | Date
750 | 1 | 250 |  | Brick |  |  | 22/12/61
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions are returned to both parties

Archival unit 220

Curtains for the administration
On the list of curtains
Eosin and pieces from Kairouan
Iraqi Club
400 ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
720 " Eosin
65 " Iraqi Club
⟦line⟧ Mar A Sol
250 " Scholars ⟦illegible⟧
100 " Board ⟦illegible⟧
180 " Elbow quantity 2
150 " Board ⟦illegible⟧
1865 = Dinar 1.865
Gulf of
⟦illegible⟧
Mansour Bin
Abdullah
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 221

Al-Muthanna Exhibition
Telephone ( )
For selling all types of carpets, home furniture, sewing machines, and furnishings
and electrical appliances and bicycles
Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Huwaidi
51
To Mr.: Habib Ghazala Nassim
Respectfully:
Baghdad on: 23 / 7 / 196
Fils | Dinar
750 | 6
750 | 2
150 | ⟦illegible⟧
9/900 Dinars
Approval for payment
Abdullah Habib
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 222

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 50 )
Date: 24 / 10 / 1961
Fils | Dinar
— | 500 /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred dinars only
And that is for the payment to the Commercial Bank Baghdad by check number
550615 on the current account in Al-Othman
For an advance from the Administrative Committee
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
a/c 1.10.61

Archival unit 223

The Eastern Bank Limited
(Incorporated in England)
The Eastern Bank, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England)
Amount | Drawee
Baghdad: 24/12/961
PAID to the credit of: E. M. Daniel sports grounds
a/c: 13060
the sum of I.D. Iraqi Dinars: 500/- Five hundred Dinars
say Iraq Dinar: five hundred
cheque No.: 550615 on Ottoman Bank Baghdad
TRANSFERRED
By J. Sharfoun
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Archival unit 224

Canary Exhibition
For the sale of metal furniture
Tunis Street - Al-Nasr Square, Bataween, Telephone
Owned by Karim Salloum
No: 000482
Baghdad on: 2 / 12 / 1961
Dear Sir: ⟦Sahib Daniel⟧ School
Respectfully:
49
At | Qty | Details | Dinars | Fils
2625 | 10 | Al-Weston chairs | 26 | 250
 |  | Twenty-six dinars |  | 
 |  | and 250 fils |  | 
 |  | ⟦Balance⟧ | 10 | 000
 |  | ⟦Dinars⟧ | 16 | 250
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 225

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Bill
4: 1961
Amount | Type of Fees Explanation on back of bill | Quantity Consumed | Meter Readings | Next Reading Date | Previous Reading Date
5.390 | 1 | 385 | 7871 | 1 11 | 30 8
.125 | 16 |  | 7486 |  | 
5.515 TOT |  |  |  |  | 
42
Name: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Subscription Number: 6371
Address: 50 S 1/2/10 Sa'adoon
Meter: 5596296
Meter: 4/2
The bill amount must be paid within one month from the date of its issuance, and at the end of
this period, a notice will be given to pay within 7 days, after which the supply will be cut if
payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service