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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 526-550

Archival unit 526

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
19
Head of the Jewish Community: 94/292
Account Number: 900 46 7
Date: 60/12/28
Meter Reading | Sequence | Number | Monthly Fee for the Limit | Fils
To ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | 39 483 | 1895 |
From 60/11/23 | | | 1845 |
Units Supplied | 50
At a price of 16 fils |
At a price of 12 fils |
At a price of 10 fils |
Various prices - see side |
Total | 750
Various prices
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
00600
⟦illegible⟧
This list is considered
⟦illegible⟧ unless it is
stamped above by
the Treasurer

Archival unit 527

Baghdad Electricity Service
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Head of the Jewish Community:
Department: 154 B / 112
On: 12 800
Account Number: 660 33 31
Sequence Number: 00392
Note:
1- This ⟦illegible⟧ shall be paid
days from ⟦illegible⟧
2- The subscriber must ⟦illegible⟧
his deposited security ⟦illegible⟧
after ⟦illegible⟧
in one place ⟦illegible⟧
month, he should consult ⟦illegible⟧
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
660 33 31 | 7 11 61 | Sequence ⟦illegible⟧ Number 34 189 | Fixed | 20 |
 |  | to ⟦illegible⟧ | for the meter | 35 |
 |  | from 6400 601214 |  |  |
Various Charges
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
Units supplied 495
at a price of 16 fils
at a price of 12 fils
at a price of 10 fils
Various charges - see side
Total 5995
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
PAID
⟦illegible⟧
F. 10 99
22106

Archival unit 528

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Installment Bill
Fourth 1960
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: Masoud Farja Menahim
Amount: 990
Address: 94/293 Rusafa
Subscription Number: 6342
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 for the necessity of payment within 7 days, after which the flow is cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 529

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Installment Bill
Fourth 1960
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: The Jewish Community
Amount: 660
Address: 113/152 Rusafa
Subscription Number: 7545
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month
And upon its end, a notice is given for the necessity of payment within 7 days, after which the water line will be cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 530

To
31
Pay 2500 fils to the likeness of Muhammad Al-Mulhim
⟦illegible⟧
Receives the amount
⟦signature⟧
⟦line⟧
1945

Archival unit 531

42
The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
President of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
After greetings,
The person named Shmuel Shua Afshat visited us for heating in the Al-Jazra as is customary
every year during the winter season. I request your order to pay the value of the wages to him.
This was carried out starting from the week ending on 11/14/1960 until the week
ending on 1/28/1961. The total number of days the aforementioned benefited from is 55 (fifty-five) days.
The total value is three dinars and three hundred fils only.
Please accept my highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
2/27/1961
Naji Youssef Sidi
Head of Farmers
To be paid
2/27/1961
⟦signature⟧
I received the amount of
Only three dinars and three hundred fils only
3/1/61
Shmuel Shua
Finance

Archival unit 532

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad ⟦25⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinars: ⟦10⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦ten dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦our religious decision-based allocations for seven members of the Bashir family for the month of January⟧
⟦1964 (Israel) according to the approval of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee on 26 / 1 / 64⟧
⟦Numbered⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Rabbi Sassoon Khidhouri⟧
⟦illegible blue ink markings⟧

Archival unit 533

15
By God, Mr. President
1- Making the allowances granted to the car of Rabbi Sassoon
ten dinars per month instead of eight dinars in exchange for paying for gasoline
at his own expense, and for the tires, repairing the cushions, and painting the house
Door number 4/22 Ras al-Qarya, starting from 1/1/21
2- Allocating five dinars per month from the yield of the Sanad Building (Nurael)
to the Rabbi's car as allowances for paying for gasoline for the sake of the
souls of the members of the Daniel family, starting from 1/8/21
I suggest that these allowances be recorded
which are fifteen dinars
to the car of Rabbi Sassoon in its current state, residing in Al-Sinak
at the house of Shaul Khaqan Daoud
Salman Khadouri
15/-
5/-
⟦line⟧
20
Sincere

Archival unit 534

150
Members of Daniel's family
11/20 Musk
1500 2/29 Principal of the debt, type and brick of Daniel
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Hilla

Archival unit 535

Dr. IHSAN SAMRA
BATAWEEN
NEAR AL-TAHRIR SQUARE - Baghdad
Baghdad
Tel. No. { Clinic 6200
Residence 91408
Date: ⟦line⟧ 24 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
Husni Khalaf
Needs Ajfan milk (cow's
milk) at a rate of one bottle daily
Dr. Ihsan Samra
Statement
Final approval day
24 / 7
On the sentence for a period of ⟦illegible⟧
7 / 17
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Fiscal Stamp

Archival unit 536

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3/000
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦three dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦allocations for the month of January 1961⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
⟦Nouri Ezra Shmuel⟧

Archival unit 537

28
The Accountant
The committee approved increasing the allocations of
Habib Mutlaqa and making it forty Dinars per month
starting from 1/8/61
3/25
1/27
Approved 20/8/961
Mulla
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 538

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
28
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only: ⟦four dinars⟧
And that is for: ⟦our allocations for the month of January 1961⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Habib Talal⟧

Archival unit 539

Shop
No. 2202
Ismail Mahdi Al-Bazzaz
Baghdad - Shorja
(Hussein bin Al-Rouh Alley)
29
Baghdad on: 21 / 1 / 1956
To Mr.: The Community
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Dozen | Number | Price
200 | 2 | Coffee cup | 1 |  | 
200 | 2 | One |  |  | 
Received the amount in cash
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 541

21
Rajab's request
Value of three stamps from the midwife by the lawyer Albert Nazzal ⟦illegible⟧
Value of stamps ⟦illegible⟧
Stamps for receipts
Stamp for the major hand on the notebook property
To the student
Property tax stamp for property number ⟦illegible⟧
Stamps from certificates
Fils
150
150
30
80
50
50
50
200
⟦line⟧
1/780

Archival unit 542

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad ⟦20⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 5/
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦five dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦allocations for buildings, Al-Mansoura, Al-Nahar, and others for the month of February 1961⟧
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature ⟦Nouri⟧

Archival unit 543

Honorable Chairman of the Central Administrative Committee - Baghdad
After greetings and respect
What is presented to your Excellency was previously ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
The community in the fire case filed against Arbab Ezra ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Regarding the amount of 15,000 Dinars, which took place in the shop of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
From four o'clock in the evening until seven or eight o'clock at night
Approximately twenty sessions, in the presence of representatives from Al-Majalla Company
Tulin Saba Company, the court panel, and lawyers for each of the plaintiff (the community)
And the defendant, and the number of lawyers in this case was approximately
8 lawyers, mentioning the lawyers for the community administration, Mr. Mustafa Al-⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and since we consulted the previous administrative committee regarding our fees, especially
The aforementioned old ones, because it instructed us to wait until the lawsuit ends
And since the aforementioned lawsuit has not ended until now, we have submitted
A request to you for compensation of our fees; attached herewith is the necessary confirmation
From each of the lawyer Mr. Simon Habib and Mr. Salim Swaih and the acknowledgment of Mr.
Chairman of the previous administrative committee, Mr. Fahmi Samira, this is what was necessary
Please accept our highest respect and thanks in advance
Lawyer
18 / 7 / 1967
Republic of Iraq
10 Dinars, one hundred fils
Accountant
Based on the approval of both the Council and the commissioners who attended the viewing of the incident
The fire of Ezra Shalom, it was confirmed by the presence in ⟦...⟧ the fire reader from the accountant
That the lawyer Mr. Simon Habib be compensated for his fees with an amount of
Thirty Dinars, and it was recorded as a full debt and has been
Disbursed ⟦...⟧ / 7 / 1967 according to receipt number ⟦...⟧
They agreed to that ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 544

Mr. President
I have previously worked on a civil case regarding the vouchers of ⟦...⟧
against Ezra Menahem Daniel ⟦...⟧
twenty sessions together with the lawyers ⟦...⟧ (and I specifically mention
Mr. Mustafa Al-Orfali) and representatives from the court and the
audit committee of the Saba Company. Since the case is still not
finished until now, please be so kind as to allocate ⟦...⟧
our fees for the mentioned sessions, and I thank you in advance.
Based on the decision taken to form a committee headed by ⟦...⟧
Al-Arbab 1957/2/24, which included seizing ⟦...⟧
the liabilities existing in the mentioned local banks
in the name of Ezra Menahem Daniel and clearing these liabilities
with the masters Mustafa Al-Orfali, Rashid Al-Orfali, Elias
Khedhouri, and Sahyoun ⟦...⟧ and representatives of the Saba Company ⟦...⟧
and that was by assignment from the community, Mr. Salim Abdullah Labbay
all the sessions which took about twenty sessions
and each session took about three hours and
ended by order of the Baghdad Declaration 1960/12/4 Lawyer ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
1960/12/4
Note: We confirm that Mr. Salim Labbay has worked
with us on the case of Ezra Menahem Daniel and the clearing of his accounts
⟦...⟧
I want to build on the claim of Mr. Salim Labbay
and the notes regarding Mr. Sahyoun
According to:
The third witness
So-and-so son of so-and-so
960/12/4

Archival unit 546

Office of
S. J. IBRAHIM
Engineer Saleh Yousef
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Tel. 83012
Telephone 83012
Notebook
19 ⟦line⟧ 19
<del>To the Honorable General Secretariat of the Administrative Body</del>
Subject: Extracting a permit for property 61 / 21 / A
Majid Quarter (No. 2058 / 140)
The competent committee previously approved the extraction of a permit for the aforementioned property, and due to the presence of
a surplus piece of land that the Mayoralty of the Capital requested the Presidency of the Mosaic Community to purchase, we stopped completing the transaction.
The expenses incurred on the aforementioned property are as follows:
Fils | Dinars
750 | 1 | Land Registry Department, Receipt No. 46, dated 12/8/59
000 | 8 | My insurance, Receipt No. 1024, dated 2/7/1960
500 | 5 | Car for the Land Registry engineer and the Mayoralty engineer for inspection (round trip)
500 | 0 | Collection
500 | 0 | Miscellaneous expenses
000 | 1 | Map tracking fees
750 | 16 | Total
Only sixteen dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
With highest thanks and respect to your Excellency
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils
Saleh Yousef
Engineer
For the Disbursement Queen

Archival unit 547

Capital Secretariat
❖ Receipt Authorization ❖
Book: 1062
Paper: 05366
Fils:
Dinar: 5
Payer Name: Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Type of Revenue: ⟦illegible⟧ fee
Chapter:
Article:
⟦line⟧
To the Cashier
The amount written above, totaling five dinars,
and ⟦line⟧ fils, must be collected and recorded as revenue
to complete the transaction for the separation of Anas ⟦illegible⟧
On 7 / 2 / 1960 Revenue Clerk / Accounts Manager
I have received the amount and recorded it as revenue under number 252 and date ⟦line⟧
Cashier
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 548

Book Number 244586
Accounting 37
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 46
Fils/Dinar: 1750
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: Head of the Jewish Community
Amount: Five Dinars and seven hundred and fifty Fils
On account: 1/171
Date: 10/8/1958
1500
250
⟦line⟧
1750
Signature of the Collector
⟦signature⟧
Assistant Accountant
Tapu Baghdad - Al-Rusafa

Archival unit 549

Subject: Expenses ⟦illegible⟧
The building ⟦illegible⟧
Below are the restoration and repair expenses for the building of Khawaja Al-Shab ⟦illegible⟧
Fee for the notarized contract with the notary public fee 8 / 900
Stamps 12 / 950
⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 750
Wage 4 / 000
⟦line⟧
Total amount received from the contractor Mr. Hashim Al-Musawi 67 / 600
75 / 000
⟦line⟧
Qustaniya ⟦illegible⟧ 28 / 600
Deficiencies in the papers ⟦illegible⟧
Surplus in the balance
Sundry expenses 28 / 200
6 / 800
⟦line⟧
The account is twenty-four dinars and five hundred fils 25 / 000
I have received the amount of 25 / 000 dinars
Also, an amount of ⟦illegible⟧ was paid to Mr. Munshi the broker for
his brokerage of the building, signed for the rental value amount
of the mentioned building leased by Hashim bin Saad Al-Musawi for three years
for an amount of ⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Baghdad 20 / 1 / 961
Salman ⟦illegible⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Paid
I have received the amount
totaling 25 / 000
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Fils | Dinar
Cheque No. 621298 Date ⟦illegible⟧
Entry Date | Item Number
Recorded in the Cash Book Page

Archival unit 550

Notary Public of North Baghdad
Volume Number 269571
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Fils/Dinar: 6/400
Department Name: 520
Number: 57
What: 22
Received from: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧
On account of: Income Tax
Signature of the collector:
Dated: 20/8/1961
Job Title: