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IJA 3320

Financial Records, President of the Jewish Community

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These are financial records from the office of the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and include insurance policy bills, construction expenses, taxi expenses, and medical expenses for community members.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3320
Item Number
16768
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Bills, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Ministry of Justice, Ledger, Thumbprint, Contract, Typed, Samarrae Hospital, Baghdadi Jewish Community, President of the Mosaic Community, Electricity Bill, Ink Stamp, Taxi, Receipts, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Letterhead, Jewish Lay Council, President of the Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Insurance, Hospitals, Annotation, Handwritten, Al-Rāfadīn Bank, Hospital, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee

AI en Translation, Pages 551-575

Page 551

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number } 83531 President
84052 Secretary
Number T /: 60 /
Subject:
Date: 4 / 12 / 1960
Honorable Director of Al-Samarrai Hospital
After greetings
Please admit the patient Rachel Daoud to your hospital in the third class
only and charge the fees to this Presidency. Furthermore, this Presidency is not responsible if
the aforementioned patient wishes to enter the second or first class.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦Adel⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community

Page 554

Doctor
Qasim Abdul Majeed Q. A. Majid
Oto-Laryngology, Surgeon Specialist
Rashid Street - Bab Al-Agha M. B., Ch. B. M. S.
Majid Al-Mulla Hassan Building Rashid St., Majid Building
BAB EL - AGHA
Telephone { Clinic 4112 Clinic 4112
Residence 7429 Resid. 7429
Rachel Daoud
The mentioned child is suffering
from chronic tonsillitis
with adenoids. She needs
a tonsillectomy
and adenoidectomy under general
anesthesia in the hospital
Mr. President
I request approval for
her admission to the hospital
in the third class at the expense of ⟦the community⟧
Dr. Qasim Abdul Majeed
The operation will be performed by Dr. Qasim Dr. Abdul Majeed
14/12/1963

Page 555

Doctor
Maurice Saltoun
Dr. M. Saltoun
Physician and Surgeon from the hospitals of England
GENERAL SURGERY
General Surgery, Orthopedics and Fractures
Orthopedics & Urology
Urological Surgery
Telephone { Clinic 7061 / Residence 91318
Phone : { Cl. 7061 / Res. 91318
Al-Nahda Square — Al-Kifah Street
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
I have examined the child patient Rachel Daoud Dahan
and she is suffering from enlarged tonsils with adenoids
in the nose. She needs treatment for a period of ten
days. In the event that she does not improve, she will need
a surgical operation.
⟦signature⟧
29 / 11 / 1960
⟦illegible⟧

Page 556

Al-Samarra'e Hospital
SAMARRA'E HOSPITAL
BAGHDAD - IRAQ
PHONE No.
(4 LINES) 85137
Telephone
<del>85137</del> (Four lines)
93031
Baghdad on: 12 / 21 / 1960
Number: 205
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Subject / Account of Rachel Daoud
With reference to your letter dated 12 / 4 / 1960, we enclose herewith two invoices for hospital fees
and doctors numbered 32 and 2334 totaling 29/000, twenty-nine dinars only, for the
treatment of the child Rachel Daoud, requesting you to kindly settle them with us, with highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Al-Samarra'e Hospital
We approve the payment of that ⟦illegible⟧ / 1 / 961
⟦illegible⟧
Account
Invoice

Page 557

SAMARRAE HOSPITAL
BAGHDAD
Hospital ⟦Al-Samarrae⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
No. 37
Invoice for Mr.: The child Rajia Dawood Al-Khadouri
Date: 9 / 12 / 1960
Class and Room: Second / 4
Card No.: 819
Type of Services | Amount Dinar | Amount Fils
Hospital stay fees | 2 | -
» Companion stay | 1 | 500
» Operating room | 4 | -
» Delivery room |  |
» Midwife |  |
» Analyses |  |
» X-ray |  |
» Medicines | 2 | 500
» Air conditioned |  |
» Electric heating |  |
» Miscellaneous |  |
» Telephone |  |
| 10 | -
⟦Ten Dinars only⟧
9 / 12 / 60
Treasurer

Page 558

Private Doctors' Fees
Name of the treating physician: ⟦...⟧ Dr. Kamal Al-Samarrai
Patient Name: The child Sabih Daoud Al-Sheikh
Number: 2334
Date: 9 / 12 / 1956
Check 71
Details | Amount | Fils | Dinar
Surgeon's fees for the operation and consultation | - | 15
Anesthetist's fees | - | 4
Nineteen Dinars | - | 19
Accountant of Al-Samarrai Hospital
9/12

Page 559

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President
5452 Secretary
Number T/: 60 /
Date: 12/4/1960
Subject:
Honorable Director of Al-Samarrai Hospital
After greetings
Please admit the patient Samra Daoud to your hospital in the third class
only and charge the fees to this Presidency. Furthermore, the Presidency of the Community is not responsible if
the aforementioned patient wishes to enter in the second or first class.
Please accept our highest respect
on behalf of
Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri
Acting President of the Community

Page 560

Dr. Kamal Al-Samarrai
Dr. K. SAMARRA'E m.d., m.s.
Telephone 5240 Clinic
92881 Residence
Tel. { 5240 Outpatient
92881 Res.
Mrs. Samira Daoud
⟦illegible⟧
Ovarian cyst?
⟦illegible⟧
Admitted to the hospital for surgery
22 / 12 / 1962
⟦illegible⟧
25 / 11 / ⟦illegible⟧
Mr. President
⟦illegible⟧
Please assist in admitting the patient to the hospital
Approved 22 / 11 / 62

Page 561

Dr. Albertin Ibrahim Dr. Albertin Ibrahim
M. B. Ch. B. for Gynecology and Obstetrics
SOUTH GATE South Gate, beginning of Al-Kifah Street, near Diana Cinema
85887
Tel. { Clinic 83173 Telephone { Clinic 83173 Opera Summer Cinema branch
Res. 92866 Residence 92866
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The patient ⟦Samira⟧ ⟦Daoud⟧
needs to undergo a ⟦resection⟧ surgery
⟦tumor⟧ from the uterus, and based on her request
this statement was provided
Albertin
20 / 11 / 966
11/20/1966
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 562

Baghdad 25 / 1 / 1961
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings:
The tenant of the house numbered 24 / 3 in Ras al-Qarya, Mr. Hakim Kakia, has completed the water sewage pipe repairs and insurance lists
in the name of the Presidency of the Community with the details below, and the total amount reached / 39 thirty-nine Dinars and 656 Fils, and
he paid it from his own money. Please approve the reimbursement to the tenant Mr. Hakim.
Fils | Dinar |
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Insurances in the name of the Presidency of the Community
426 | 12 | Cleaning the Qarqani drain in Ras al-Qarya previously
230 | 2 | Value of connecting the pipe to the water supply
656 | 39 | Total amounts
⟦illegible signature⟧
For payment 25 / 1 / 961
Administrative Committee for Jews in Iraq
Paid
Baghdad 5 / 2 / 1961
I received the amount of 39/656 Dinars
to be delivered to Mr. Hakim Kakia
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Page 565

Form No.: 70
Baghdad Electricity Department
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Date ⟦line⟧
Note:-
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days from
its date.
2- The subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is more than necessary after maintaining a continuous
supply in one location for a period of no less
than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
⟦Ministry of Social Affairs⟧
⟦Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
⟦Rima Khedhouri Hospital⟧
14 - 1 - 99
T 426
Dinar | Fils | Prices | Units Supplied | To | For electricity supplied during the period from
| 6926 | at a price of 12 fils | 578 |  | Lighting and others
|  | at a price of 10 fils |  |  | Meter Number
|  |  |  |  | "
|  |  |  |  | "
|  |  |  | Total | Power for motors
|  | at a price of fils |  |  | Meter Number
|  | at a price of fils |  |  | "
|  | at a price of fils |  |  | "
| 150 | Meter fee |  | Total | "
|  | " Limiters |  |  |
4 | 500 | ⟦The hidden hospital file⟧ |  |  | Note:
11 | 576 | Total |  |  |
112311
GLM
50109
717
229

Page 566

Form No.: 92
Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Consumer Name: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Date: 7/7
Address: Adwiya School No. ⟦29/2⟧
Invoice Number: T 77426
Fils | Dinar
290 | 2
290 | 2 | Total
This invoice
was not
paid before
⟦Market .⟧
30390
46
H CSH
00236
61-
⟦illegible⟧

Page 567

Good Number 54621 State Money Collection Receipt Property Tax Accounting 38
Serial Number 2 / Name of Department ⟦Property Tax⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
594 | 187 | Salaries |  |
Islamic Endowments Property Tax according to receipt
285775 on 1962/7/22
For the year 961/962
I have received from: Endowments of Khalil Pasha and Daniel
The amount written above, which is: One hundred and eighty-seven dinars and five hundred and ninety-four fils
Signature of the receiver: ⟦signature⟧
On date: 25 / 7 / 1962
Job title:

Page 568

487/500 Four hundred and eighty-seven Dinars ⟦and five hundred Fils⟧
Until March salary until 31 March 961
Dinar Fils
54/250 Tax balance for the years 54, 55, 56
50/000 Tax 57
45/400 " 58
149/650
100/250 Deducting the amount paid on account of the 959 objection on the objection account
49/400 Tax for the year from April 960 to 31 March 961
24/400 " " " " " " " "
73/800 Surplus on account of Dinar Fils
11/700
Dinar Fils
55/500 Tax balance for the years 54, 55, 56
18/000 Tax for the year 957
21/000 " " 958
94/500
62/250 Deducting the amount paid on account of the 959 objection for the objection account
32/250
20/000 Tax for the year 59
21/000 " " from April 960 to 31 March 961
73/250 Surplus on account of Dinar Fils
21/250 Tax for the year 56
20/000 " " 57
22/500 " " 58
14/450 " " 59
78/200
46/875 Deducting the amount paid on the 959 objection account
31/325
14/400 Tax for the year from April 960 to 31 March 961
45/725 Surplus on account of Dinar Fils
Coded No.
1/2
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦illegible⟧
Until 31 / 3 / 961

Page 569

FOWLER & COMPANY, LIMITED.
Fowler Company Limited
Established in Iraq
NO 57913
HEAD OFFICE :
8/38, Off. Mustansir Street
Baghdad 28. 1. 195⟦1⟧
FOWLER & COMPANY
Received from: Messrs. Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
the sum of Iraq Dinars: Forty & fils 775 only
on account of: Renewal of Policies No. 18451 to 18456
I.D. 40/775
Fowler Company - With Limited Liability
Its capital is 9670/000 Dinars
Established in Iraq in the year 1924
FOWLER & Co. LIMITED,
Accountant.
⟦Signature⟧

Page 570

Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
Please pay the amount of 40/775 Dinars (forty Dinars and seven hundred and seventy-five Fils) insurance fee on the properties
and endowments of the M. Ariel Synagogue
Insurance fee for house No. 4/242 for the year 961 to 10/1/962 | 4/000
" " " shop No. 5/242 " " " " " | 2/400
" " " shop No. 442/6 " " " " " | 6/100
" " " store No. 442/7 " " " " " | 12/600
" " " No. 442/9 " " " " " | 9/400
" " " Al-Kan School No. 442/10 " " " " " | 6/275
| 40/775
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
(Endowments, Nael Fund)
Forty Dinars and seven hundred and seventy-five Fils
⟦signature⟧
Date 17 / 1 / 962
No. 785774 Date ⟦...⟧
Paragraph No.
Recorded in the Fund Ledger, page
For insurance ⟦...⟧

Page 571

DEBIT NOTE NO. BMH/BD/41673, 41674
41670, 41671
41668, 41669
Fowler Company
Limited Liability
11-1- 1961
The Administrative Committee of the
To FOWLER & COMPANY, Jewish Community
(INCORPORATED IN IRAQ) I. Baghdad
BAGHDAD
| I.D. | Fils | I.D. | Fils
To Renewal Prem. Pol. 18454 | 2 | 400 |  |
" " " " 18453 | 2 | — |  |
" " " " 18451 | 15 | — |  |
" " " " 18455 | 12 | — |  |
" " " " 18456 | 6 | — |  |
" " " " 18452 | 9 | 200 |  |
| 46 | 600 |  |
Less 12 1/2% | 5 | 825 |  |
| 40 | 775 |  |
FOWLER & COMPANY
⟦signature⟧
Accountant.
Please let us have your remittance at your earliest convenience.
E. & O. E
Please kindly pay the above-mentioned amount as soon as possible

Page 573

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
⟦illegible⟧
|  | Fourth 1960 | Installment
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: Saleh
Amount: 1620
Address: 9/200 Khan Hanan Rusafa
Subscription Number: 1457
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month
And upon its expiration, a notice is given to pay within 7 days, after which the water supply will be cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Page 574

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number in 11 / 61
Date 12 / 1 / 1961
No ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Greetings,
Please be so kind as to grant us a loan in the amount of (3000/-) Dinars for the purpose of spending
(2500/-) Dinars for the expenses of the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools
for the month of January 1961, and the remaining (500/-) Dinars to pay the costs of
school books.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Director
Abdullah Obadiah
Secretary of the Schools Committee
For payment 12 / 1 / 61
I received the check for the amount mentioned above ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars only
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦illegible⟧
Dinars
Date
Item Number
Recorded in the Cash Book page

Page 575

Office
S. J. IBRAHIM
Engineer Saleh Yousef
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Tel. 83012
Telephone 83012
⟦line⟧ 19:
January 5, 1966
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings!
Subject: Advance for the Community Building No. ⟦148⟧
In view of our performance of works in that building which are difficult to measure at the present time, therefore
I request your Excellency to advance us the sum of one thousand dinars to be deducted from the first measurement we perform in
that building upon pouring the concrete roof of the third floor.
Details | Fils | Dinar
1- Brick construction with cement and pouring concrete columns for the third floor | --- | 600
2- Pouring and installing reinforcement for the spiral doors in the market | --- | 100
3- Brick and cement supplies | --- | 100
4- Windows and vents with rebar and iron door frames | --- | 200
Only one thousand dinars | --- | 1000
With highest thanks and respect to your Excellency
Engineer
Saleh Yousef
Above, and I suggest advancing the contractor
the aforementioned amount ⟦will dance/be authorized⟧ 1/7/66
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧