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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 251-275

Archival unit 251

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date 28 / 11 / 1961
( 27 )
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 30/-
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only thirty Dinars and no more
And that is for the electrician's salary for the month of November 1961
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 252

Tel. 5436
No: 2345
Date: 27th - Nov 61
Pioneer Sports and Tailoring Store
PIONEER SPORTS AND TAILORING HOUSE
1 | Basket Ball |  |
 | ⟦Vic⟧ | 3 | 000
 |  | 3 | 000
⟦signature⟧
(CV)

Archival unit 253

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Always use
sports equipment
A. B. C. brand

Archival unit 254

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦( 26 )⟧
Date 11 / 25 / 1961
Fils | Dinars
- | 100
I received from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one hundred dinars only
And that is for check no. 9446240 dated 11 / 25 / 961
On the Eastern Bank
Signature of the receiver

Archival unit 255

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 45 )
Date: 25 / 11 / 1961
Hamid Abdul Razzaq
Fils | Dinar
- | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar only ⟦line⟧
And that is for stadium cleaning fees during the absence of students
(And as a result of the demand for exercises) ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hamid Abdul Razzaq Jarrah
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Currency
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 256

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 24 )
Date: 25 / 7 / 1961
Name: Hassan Abdul Hussein Fazal
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
Received from: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: One Dinar only
For: Fees for sherbet and cleaning the garden on Friday
Second Date: 24 / 7 / 1961 additional works
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Hassan Abdul Hussein Fazal

Archival unit 257

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
⟦22⟧
Note:
1- This ⟦...⟧ shall be paid
days from the date of ⟦...⟧
2- The subscriber must ⟦...⟧
his deposited security ⟦...⟧
after it takes its ⟦...⟧
in one place for ⟦...⟧
12 months he shall review ⟦...⟧
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
House Sequence - 180 -
Al-Sa'doon Park
F 10 - 71068/10498970
16 09 100
44561
6075
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
16 | 09 | 100 | 18 11 61 | Sequence 1 | Numbered 98975 | For the meter | 35 | 
| | | To | | | | 
| | | From 611019 | 2217 | | | 
| | | Supplied Units | | | | 
| | | At a price of 16 fils | | | | 
| | | At a price of 12 fils | | | | 
| | | At a price of 10 fils net | | 1200 | 4
| Various prices - see side | | | | | 
| Various prices | | | | | 
| - Overdue fees | | | | | 
| - Special reading fee | | | | | 
| - Cost of damage to the meter | | | | | 
| - Transferred from your account | | | | | 
| Total | | | | | 
16-11-61

Archival unit 258

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
For office use only
Note:
1- This ⟦...⟧ must be paid
days from the date of
2- The subscriber must ⟦...⟧
his deposited security za⟦...⟧
after it takes its course
in one place for ⟦...⟧
12 months he should consult ⟦...⟧
Messrs. Menachem Daniel Stadium
Division for transferring ⟦...⟧ and fees to f⟦...⟧
Serial - 1609102
69672/11226400 - F.1
1609102
44561
Messrs. Menachem Daniel Stadium
Division for transferring ⟦...⟧ and fees to f⟦...⟧
Serial - 1609102
1609102
69672/11226400 - F.1
44561
Account Number: 16 | 09 | 102
Date: 18 11 61
Meter Reading Serial: 3
Number: 26405
From: 19 | 10 | 61
To:
For meter: 1972
Fixed monthly fee:
Fils: 35
Dinar:
Various charges
1- Arrears
2- Special reading fee
3- Cost of damage to the meter
4- Transferred from your account
Units supplied
At a price of 16 fils
At a price of 12 fils
At a price of 10 fils
Various charges - see aside
Total
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1- Al-Abakhana 7- New Baghdad.
2- Bab al-Muadham 8- Al-Washash
9- Al-Fadl
3- Karkh Side - Sheikh Marouf Street
4- Karradat Maryam - Abdel Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5- Al-Batta⟦...⟧een 10- Al-Kadhimiya
11- Al-Adhamiya
6- Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Albu Jumaa
This list is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the treasurer
Reader:
Amount:
⟦illegible⟧
61 61
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W.H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.
PAPER PATENTED BY N.C.R. CO. C.B.

Archival unit 259

BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This installment must be paid within ⟦illegible⟧ days from its date
after which the current will be cut off from the subscriber
2 - Deposited equipment will not be returned except after
paying the last bill that was unable to be
paid in one place for a period of 12 months. Please refer to
Messrs: Rahib Mirza Suhaim Da Diyal
Department: Electricity Supply and Fees
Sequence List: 100 01 16
F. T: 108 / 1 / 14 642
101: 16 01
Account Number | Date | Sequence | Number | Meter Reading | Meter | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
101 09 16 | 18 11 61 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 611019 | 64643 | 1849 | Fixed | 30 |
Various Prices
1 - Late fees
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
Various Prices - See side
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Midan 7 - New Baghdad
2 - Bab Al-Muadham 8 - Al-Rashad
3 - Karkh side - Sheikh Maarouf Street
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Bataween 10 - Al-Kadhimiya
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Al-Bu Jumaa 11 - Al-Adhamiya
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer
Reader ⟦line⟧ Amount ⟦line⟧

Archival unit 261

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 44 )
Date 11 / 19 / 1961
Fils: 960
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and nine hundred and sixty fils
And that is for the consumption of ice in the bar as detailed on the back
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Dinar ⟦illegible⟧
Fils ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 262

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 21 )
Date: 18 / 11 / 1961
Fils: —
Dinar: 1 /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar only
And that is for wages for additional work on Friday 17 / 11 / 961
Planting flowers in the garden
Signature of the recipient Hassan Abdullah
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 263

1000
400
1200
2600 Dinars
1000 Fils on Salim Talal
1000 Fils on Salim Saffar - at the gardener's
400 Mio Saffar at the gardener's
200 pants for the boy's father
2600 on the gardener
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 264

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 29 )
Date: 26 / 11 / 1961
Khattab Mayhoud Al-Saadi
Fils | Dinar
- | 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars only
And that is for the wages of building a brick barrier in the garden and pointing
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient Khattab Mayhoud Al-Saadi
Republic of Iraq
10 Ten Fils
26 / 11

Archival unit 265

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 29 )
Date: 24 / 11 / 1961
Muhammad Thabit Jarrah
Fils | Dinar
— | 3 /
I received from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three Dinars and no more
And that is for the wages of installing basketball backboards and painting the electricity poles
In the garden (additional wages) during November 1961
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧
Muhammad Thabit Jarrah
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 266

Mahdi Al-Saleh Wharf
For the sale of gypsum, gravel, sand, bricks and cement
Baghdad — Orfaliye, opposite the Armenian Cemetery
17
⟦Statement⟧
Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Price | Details | Receipt No. | Car No. | Date
400 | 14 | 2000 |  | Bricks |  |  | 8/12
⟦illegible⟧
Mistakes and omissions are returned to both parties

Archival unit 267

Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad
J 1202
Ibrahim Yusuf Saad and Sons
IBRAHIM J. SAAD & FILS
CASH SALES VOUCHER
CASH SALES VOUCHER
AUTOMATIVE DEPT. ⟦line⟧ Automotive Department
⟦illegible⟧
Invoice of goods sold to ⟦line⟧ List of materials sold to: Cash
QTY. | UNIT | DESCRIPTION | PART NO. | UNIT PRICE (I.D. Dinar / FILS Fils) | AMOUNT (I.D. Dinar / FILS Fils)
 |  | ⟦uncertain⟧-⟦uncertain⟧ ⟦uncertain⟧. |  |  |  |  |
1 |  | ⟦uncertain⟧ Green | 728 | - | - | 2 | 400
I acknowledge that I have received the materials shown above after inspection
I confirm having received the above articles after due inspection.
Signature ⟦line⟧
Manager | Storekeeper or Head of Department
Cashier | Particulars of Accounts Entries
 | Accountant | Merch. | S/Debit. | Journal
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 268

26
Graduates
⟦line⟧
5064 Fuad Hayawi Sudai 100
5064 Chris Victor 200
64 Ruby Morris 200
65 Jacqueline Khurshid 200
66 Ezekiel Bashi 200
⟦line⟧
Students
⟦line⟧
5224 Edward Abdul Aziz 950
25 Mary Haroun Shasha 450
26 Daoud Baroukh Shammash 450
27 Saeed Eliyahu Houri 450
28 Albert Shemesh Kashi 450
29 Shaul Rahman Jani 500
40 Arminti Shaani 450
41 Daoud Razzaq Yamin ⟦line⟧
42 Carella Youssef Yanoul 950
43 Raymond Sabouri Kabbay 950
500 Fine
600-4 Dinars
500 Fine
100-3 Dinars
Graduates
600-5 Students
500 Fine
100-15 Dinars

Archival unit 269

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 12 )
Date: 21 / 10 / 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: garden cleaning fees
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
Signature of the recipient
Ismail Ibrahim
Ismail Ibrahim

Archival unit 270

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 14 )
Date: 20 / 10 / 1961
Fils: —
Dinar: 27
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only twenty-seven dinars only
And that is for the fees of 36 sports lectures during November 1961
750 fils per lecture
Professor Behnam Basilius
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 271

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 12 )
Date: 29 / 10 / 1961
Fils: 225
Dinar: 3
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and two hundred and thirty-five fils
And that is for expenses as detailed on the back
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
A.M.D
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 272

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 62 )
Date: 29 / 10 / 1961
Fils: 750
Dinar: 12
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils no more
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
750 - Wages for additional work in ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
12 / 750 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Muhammad ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible blue ink stamps and bleed-through text⟧

Archival unit 273

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 11 )
Date: 29 / 10 / 1961
Fils: -
Dinar: 14 /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: fourteen Dinars and no more
And that is for: salary for the month of October 1961
Republic of Iraq
10
Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Hassan Abdullah Mizyal

Archival unit 274

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 16 )
Date: 29 / 10 / 1961
Fils / Dinar: 4 / -
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: four dinars and no more
For: wages for additional work during the October 1961 shifts
2 - additional Friday shifts October 1961
2 - planning the fields
4 - four dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 275

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 9 )
Date: 29 / 7 / 1961
Fils: 750
Dinar: 12
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
And that is for my salary entitlement for the month of October 1961 ⟦illegible⟧
750 ⟦line⟧ wages for additional work ⟦illegible⟧
12/750 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
Signature of the recipient
Khattab Sayhoud Al-Saadi
⟦fingerprints⟧