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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.

Metadata

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 English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Lawyer
Hassan Abdulla Mudhaffar
Hassan Abdulla Mudhaffar
ADVOCATE
Mustansir Street - Sabri Building
Sabri Building - Mustansir St. Baghdad
Office 6442 & 83065
OFF. 6442 & 83065
Telephone {
TEL.
Residence 97091
RES. 97091
- 1 -
Date: 22 / 3 / 961
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
We list below the expenses I paid for the lawsuits you assigned to me, along with the fees
due to me amounting to (78/400) seventy-eight dinars and four hundred fils until 15 / 3 / 961 with
the necessary receipts. We kindly request you to disburse them to us.
Please accept our highest respect
Lawyer
Hassan Abdulla Mudhaffar
1- Ali Khan Khalil - Lawsuit No. 104 / 59 (Occupational Wage).
Dinar Fils
500 - Execution fee according to receipt No. 85 dated 24 / 1 / 961
2- Muhammad Ali al-Youssef - First Lawsuit No. 1683 / 60 (Compensation).
Dinar Fils
250 - Fee for executing the judgment according to receipt No. 81 dated 16 / 2 / 961
100 - Notification fee according to receipt No. 30 dated 28 / 1 / 961
100 - Stamps for the judgment 1/28/961
450 - Total
3- Muhammad Ali al-Youssef - Lawsuit No. 1723 / 60 (Occupational Wage).
Dinar Fils
50 - Stamp for the contract reinstatement petition from the Baghdad Conciliation Court.
4- Shaul Levi - Lawsuit No. 5362 / 59
Dinar Fils
400 - Eviction fee according to receipt No. 58 dated 8 / 2 / 961
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 27

- 2 -
5 - Odeh Ramadan - Lawsuit No. 59/1309.
Fils | Dinar
100 | - | Fee for notification of the decision according to receipt No. 7 dated 3/11/961
100 | - | Stamps for the decision 3/11/961.
200 | - | Total
6- Hussein Alwan - Execution of a promissory note at the Execution Department.
Fils | Dinar
500 | 20 | Full fees.
Administrative Committee for the Jews of Iraq
Session Date ⟦illegible⟧
Paragraph Number ⟦illegible⟧
Recorded in the Cash Book Page
1- Ali Khan Khalil | ⟦illegible⟧ | -/500
2- Muhammad Ali al-Youssef | ⟦illegible⟧ | -/450
3- Muhammad Ali al-Youssef | ⟦illegible⟧ | -/050
4- Shaul Levi | ⟦illegible⟧ | -/400
5- Odeh Ramadan | ⟦illegible⟧ | -/200
6- Hussein Alwan | ⟦illegible⟧ | 20/500
7- Miscellaneous | ⟦illegible⟧ | 06/300
8- Salaries for the months of January and February / 961 |  | 50/000
78/400
Only seventy-eight dinars and four hundred fils and no more.
The Iraqi Republic
20 Fils

Archival unit 28

⟦illegible⟧ The Respected Ministry
Subject: ⟦illegible⟧ Zakaw
Please be kind enough to ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
1/ 250 number ⟦illegible⟧ lawsuits for the dismissal of the endowment trustee ⟦illegible⟧
2/ 250 number ⟦illegible⟧ endowments of ⟦illegible⟧ and Awayesham ⟦illegible⟧
To the order of Mustafa Al-Bir and Muhammad ⟦illegible⟧
500 only five hundred dinars ⟦illegible⟧
Please accept our highest respect
Sh ⟦illegible⟧
Lawyer Shaul Meir
To be paid ⟦illegible⟧
9/2/1952
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Date: 6/2/1952
Paragraph Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Number and on page:
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 29

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Dinar ⟦illegible⟧
Fils ⟦illegible⟧
Check No. 65659 Date 7/2
Session Date Item No. 61
Recorded in the Cash Book Page

Archival unit 30

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 31

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in the Presidency of the Community for the month of ⟦...⟧ year 19
Second Clerk
Supervision Servant
5721
Nominal Salary Dinar Fils | Cost of Living Allowance Dinar Fils | Allowances Dinar Fils | Total Dinar Fils | Deductions Dinar Fils | Received Dinar Fils | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 7/500 | Ibrahim Shua (Synagogue) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 7/500 | Khedhouri Rajab (Synagogue) | ⟦stamp⟧ | Administrative Committee for the Town of Iraqis Iraqi Jews
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 7/500 | Khalifa Samani (Synagogue) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 7/000 | Cohen Mohammad (Synagogue) | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | Ezra Saleh |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  | Salman Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 12/000 | Habib Talal | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  | 12/000 | Salman Talal |  |

Archival unit 32

⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
21
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 33

Amounts spent in the fourth year for the period from 2/7/ ⟦1961⟧ to 2/6/ ⟦1962⟧
According to ⟦illegible⟧ at the Social Subsidies Department for Jews in Iraq
2/6/1962
The distribution is as follows
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Fils: 282
Dinar: 294
Check No.: 262737
Date: 7/22/1962
Session Date:
Item Number:
Recorded in the fund ledger page:
140/12 to the Hebrew poor
745/24 to various synagogues
000/7 to Habbis Al-Hasira
100/6 ⟦illegible⟧ Iraqi
140/11 ⟦illegible⟧
100/11 ⟦illegible⟧ (Shabah Al-Bas)
⟦illegible⟧ to the Committee
500/17 to visiting the graves - the Israelite community
⟦illegible⟧ to the Subsidies Party
000/2 other subsidies
625/194 ⟦illegible⟧ - some witnesses ⟦illegible⟧ 250/0189
282/294 Two hundred and ninety-four dinars and two hundred and eighty-two fils
Copy to Nasser Ibrahim
000/2 God's help
4/16/1961
600/11
⟦illegible⟧ Zubaida and forty fils

Archival unit 34

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦illegible⟧/5/7
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only ⟦line⟧
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
17 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
1961
17

Archival unit 35

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ as a result of the medicine

Archival unit 36

533 (Number) (Registered - ⟦illegible⟧)
Received ⟦illegible⟧ registered
Addressed to ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar ⟦line⟧ Fils value of stamps affixed if it was a parcel
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
For the receiving officer ⟦line⟧
9 MAR ⟦illegible⟧
REG
SAMAWA
Parcel (Letter) bundle or
(bag) as the case requires

Archival unit 37

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Duplicate

Archival unit 38

⟦illegible⟧
9 MAR 1951
REG
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
estab ⟦illegible⟧
88
157
158
159

Archival unit 39

The Hospital
Baghdad 1961/2/6
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
Please approve the payment of an advance amounting to 5/900 five dinars and nine hundred fils to the guard
Khalil Hosni, whose verification number is 56/342 in the shifts for a period of 20 days at a rate of 200 fils per day.
Property Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
Paid 961/2/8
⟦signature⟧
I received the amount of 5/900 dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Archival unit 40

Al-Kinani
Baghdad 6 / 2 / 1961
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:-
We request your approval to pay an amount of 5/600 fils, five and six hundred fils, to the guard
Ibrahim, who guarded the synagogue for the period 24 / 12 / 60 for a duration of 28 days at a rate of 200 fils per day
Approved for payment
⟦signature⟧
Paid 8 / 2 / 961
⟦signature⟧
I received the amount of 5/600 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils

Archival unit 41

The Ledger
2 / 4 / 1961
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings:
We request your approval to pay an amount of 5/600 (five dinars and six hundred fils) only to the guard Mustafa Hassan
who guarded the house of the late Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ for a period of 28 days at a rate of 200 fils per day
Property Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
Paid 8 / 2 / 961
I received the amount of 5/600 dinars
Mustafa ⟦illegible⟧ 61
Republic of Iraq
10 fils revenue stamp

Archival unit 42

The School
Baghdad 6 / 8 / 1961
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
Your Excellency is requested to approve the payment of an amount of 5/600 five dinars and six hundred fils only to the guard Hassan Abboud
who guarded the house during the past two autumns 60/61 and 58/59 for a period of 58 days at a rate of 100 fils per day
140 140
With highest respect
⟦signature⟧
To be paid 8 / 8 / 961
Received the amount of 5/600 dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 fils revenue stamp
Hassan Abboud

Archival unit 43

Baghdad 9 / 2 / 1960
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
I, Ephraim Ibrahim Fandak, the porter, residing in Camp Kanji, was blessed with a baby girl two days ago and we do not have
any assistance in bearing the birth ceremonies, nor can we afford to buy the birth necessities
at this difficult time. I request your Excellency to have compassion for me and help me with something, and thank you.
The Petitioner
Ephraim Ibrahim Fandak
⟦signature⟧
Date 10 / 2 / 897
Pay him two dinars only
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Financial Tax
⟦illegible⟧
An amount of two dinars only and nothing else
for birth assistance

Archival unit 44

81
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Received from Donia ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
On the second ⟦illegible⟧ Naji Salim Ibrahim
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧ car ⟦illegible⟧
Naji ⟦illegible⟧
2/10
I received the amount of
10 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 45

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
17
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible faded handwriting in background⟧

Archival unit 46

Dr. IHSAN SAMRA
BATAWEEN
NEAR AL-TAHRIR SQUARE - Baghdad
Baghdad
Tel. No. { Clinic 6200
Residence 91408
Date ⟦line⟧ Date: 21/2/61
The young man Daoud
needs cow's milk at a rate of one bottle
daily.
⟦signature⟧
Dr. Ihsan Samra
To ⟦illegible⟧
Please dispense for a period of one month
330
2/28
I received the amount of
500 fils
Three hundred and fifty fils
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Daoud
4/3/61

Archival unit 47

Al-Kunnash
Baghdad ⟦14⟧ / 10 / 1964
Honorable Director of the Municipality
After greetings,
We request your honor's approval to pay an amount of 9/555 fils dinars, nine dinars and five hundred and fifty-five fils
to the account of the Capital Secretariat, Paving Department, so that the permit transaction can be completed in the Capital Secretariat.
With high respect
⟦signature⟧
Dar Al-Barr 27 / 142
Paid 12 / 10 / 1964
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 48

57727
Volume Number ⟦illegible⟧
State Funds Collection Receipt Accounting ⟦illegible⟧
Number 98
Department Name: Al-Rusafa
Fils | Dinar | Explanation | Year to which the fees belong | Section
850 | 2 | Property Tax ⟦illegible⟧ | Year 962 | ⟦illegible⟧
010 | 0 | Interest | Year 960 | 
800 | 2 | 227 | Year 960 | 
015 | 0 | Interest | Year 960 | 
805 | 2 | 228 | Year 961 | 
015 | 0 | Interest | Year 961 | 
445 ⟦line⟧ I have received from the Antoine Endowment ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Rusafa
The amount written above, which is eleven dinars and four hundred and five fils
Signature of the Receiver ⟦signature⟧
Dated 4 / 2 / 961 Job Title ⟦illegible⟧
Khalid Muhammad

Archival unit 49

Naqqar Properties
Baghdad on 10 / 8 / 1961
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
We request your approval to pay an amount of 11/440 fils/dinars, eleven dinars and four hundred and forty
fils to the Property Tax, as these fees listed below are required for the year 1960 until
31 / 3 / 1961 as shown below
Fils | Dinar
800 | 2
800 | 4
840 | 3
440 | 11
Only eleven dinars and four hundred and forty fils
Properties Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
Received the amount
⟦signature⟧
9/555
11/400
20/955

Archival unit 50

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
⟦illegible⟧
T | Fourth | 1967
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
The Amount Due
Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Address: 137/D Rusafa
Amount: 990
Subscription Number: 9233
⟦illegible⟧: 3
Final Notice
Due to your failure to pay the bill within the specified period, we hereby notify you of the necessity
to pay the amount within 7 days from the date of this notice, otherwise the
supply will be cut off and will not be restored until the debt, restoration fee, and insurance are paid.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service