Description
This is archival material from the Baghdadi Jewish Community that contains correspondence between various Jewish community groups and government offices. Topics include: increases in monthly salaries, the allocation of money to various Jewish community offices, religious ceremonies, plans for vacant lots, travel for medical treatment and rest, kosher meat, ledgers with the amount of meat purchased in 1949 (for meat tax), correspondence from the Mayor of Baghdad regarding trash removal, financial summaries, budgets, salary reports, newspaper clipping, employee raises, purchased goods, women’s ritual purity laws, correspondence with individual rabbis, girls’ school, applications for permits, and an index of registered judges' names. There are also correspondence and flyers in Judeo-Arabic; the Judeo-Arabic flyers are from the Tomkhe Torah Society.
AI en Translation, Pages 76-100
Page 76
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
TELEPHONE NO. 531
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
Number ::
Date :: July 9, 1946
Subject Summary ::
His Eminence the President of the Jewish Spiritual Council, Respected
After greetings
The Council discussed your letter No. 1688 dated 6/18/1946 in its session held on
6/27/1946 and decided after deliberation to accept the resignation of Mr. ⟦Shalom Shochet⟧, the employee at the slaughterhouse
and to appoint Mr. Ibrahim Khedhouri Tahhan in his place with a monthly salary of four dinars and high cost of
living allowances of four and ⟦a half⟧ dinars and additional high cost allowances of one and a quarter dinars, effective from
the first of July 1946. With respect.
The President
Copy to
The Slaughterhouse Administration
Mr. Ibrahim Khedhouri Tahhan
The Accountant to act accordingly
⟦V.O.N⟧
⟦125⟧
⟦a/c 20⟧
The Slaughterhouse
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JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
TELEPHONE NO. 531
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 531
Number ::
Date :: July 9, 1946
Subject Summary ::
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Spiritual Council, respected
After greetings
The Council discussed your letter No. 1688 dated 6/18/46 in its session held on
6/27/946 and it was decided after <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦deliberation⟧ to approve the salary increase of His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Ezra
Masfi, Head of the Hazakim, from (8.475 Dinars) to 11.225 Dinars, eleven Dinars and two hundred and twenty-
five Fils, effective from the first of July 1946. With respect.
The President
Copy to -
Head of the Slaughterhouse
His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Masfi
The Accountant to act accordingly
The Slaughterhouse
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⟦2579⟧
9 July 946
His Eminence, the President of the Respected Israeli Spiritual Council
After greetings,
The Council discussed your letter numbered 688 and dated 18 / 6 / 946 in its session held on
27 / 6 / 946 and decided after deliberation to accept the resignation of Mr. ⟦Shalom Shoheil⟧, the employee at the slaughterhouse,
and to appoint Mr. Ibrahim Khadouri Tahhan in his place with a monthly salary of four dinars and high cost of
living allowances of four and a half dinars and additional high cost allowances of one and a quarter dinars, effective from
the first of July 946. May you remain respected.
The President
Account
7/9
Copy to
The Slaughterhouse Presidency
Mr. Ibrahim Khadouri Tahhan
The Accountant to act accordingly
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The Slaughterhouse
Page 79
July 9, 946
His Excellency the President of the Honorable Israeli Spiritual Council
After greetings,
The Council discussed your letter numbered 1688 and dated 6/18/46 in its session held on
6/27/946 and it was decided after <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> deliberation to approve the salary increase of His Eminence Rabbi David Ezra
Musfi, the head of the slaughterhouse, from (8.475 Dinars) to 11.225 Dinars, eleven Dinars and two hundred and twenty-
five Fils, effective from the first of July 946. With respect.
⟦signature⟧
⟦handwriting⟧
The President
Copy to -
The Slaughterhouse Presidency
His Eminence Rabbi David Musfi
The Accountant to act accordingly
The Slaughterhouse
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20 / September ⟦1946⟧ / 946
To the Honorable President of the Community Affairs Management Committee
After greetings
Your servant, an employee in the Haham Bashi office, has previously
and on the date of 14 / 9 / 946 submitted a request to increase my salary
And I am awaiting your kindness in increasing my salary, and the matter is yours
Sincerely
⟦Ezra Yaqub⟧
Salary | Cost of Living | Additional Allowance | Total
5/250 | 2/275 | 2/450 | 10/975
⟦Community Affairs Management Committee⟧
⟦...⟧
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Date September 18, 946
His Eminence the Head of the Israeli Slaughterhouse, Respected
The Council has considered your letter dated 9/16/946 in which you informed the Council of the death of
Ezra Eliya, the employee at the slaughterhouse, and you nominated the son of the deceased, Nouri Ezra Eliya, to fill the vacancy
that occurred. After deliberation, the Council decided to approve the employment of Mr. Nouri Ezra Eliya
at the same salary previously allocated for this position, amounting to (7/800) Dinars per month, effective
from 9/12/946
⟦To the Accountant⟧
⟦signature⟧
The President
Copy to - His Eminence the Head of the Spiritual Council
Mr. Nouri Ezra for information
Accountant of the Lay Council
⟦The Slaughterhouse⟧
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The Israelite Lay Council
Baghdad
Number:
Date: September 18, 1946
His Eminence, the Head of the Israelite Slaughterhouse, Respected
The Council has considered your letter dated 9/16/1946, in which you informed the Council of the death of
Ezra Eliya, an employee at the slaughterhouse, and you nominated the son of the deceased, Nouri Ezra Eliya, to fill the vacancy
that occurred. After deliberation, the Council decided to approve the employment of Mr. Nouri Ezra Eliya
at the same salary previously allocated for this position, amounting to (7/800) Dinars per month, effective
from 9/12/1946.
⟦signature⟧
The President
Copy to - His Eminence, the Head of the Spiritual Council
Mr. Nouri Ezra Eliya, for information
Accountant of the Lay Council
⟦The Slaughterhouse⟧
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1/6/1947
..
Salary increases for slaughterhouse employees
Presidency of the Israeli Slaughterhouse
Baghdad
Greetings,
The Lay Council decided in its meeting held on May 29, 1947, to increase the salaries of the
slaughterhouse employees starting from the first of April 1947 as follows:-
Name | Nominal salary before increase | Increase | Nominal salary after increase
1- Rabbi Daoud Ezra Masfi | 225 11 | ... 2 | 225 13
2- Rabbi Eliyahu Abraham | ... 8 | ... 1 | ... 9
3- Rabbi Yaqub Masfi | 500 6 | 250 1 | 750 7
4- Rabbi Yusuf Hay | ... 5 | ... 1 | ... 6
5- Rabbi Yusuf Dori | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
6- Rabbi Haron Dori | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
7- Rabbi Saleh Naqqar | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
8- Ibrahim Khadhuri Tahhan | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
9- Moshe Elias | 250 5 | ... 1 | 250 6
10- Rabbi Sasson Hakham Salman | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
11- Yusuf Hakham Nassim | ... 4 | 500 0 | 500 4
12- Ishaq Moshe | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
13- Yusuf Habib Masfi | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
14- Salim Cohen | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
15- Ishaq Shammah | 250 4 | ... 1 | 250 5
16- Ezra Mukammal | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
17- Salim Hakham Eliyahu | ... 3 | 500 0 | 500 3
18- Saleh Mukammal | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
19- Ishaq Faraj | ... 4 | ... 1 | ... 5
20- Nouri Ezra Tabbagh | 275 2 | 250 0 | 525 2
21- Yusuf Tabbagh | 937 1 | 250 0 | 187 2
22- Salman Shaul | 250 1 | 250 0 | 500 1
⟦illegible⟧
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Name | Salary | Insurance | Net Salary after Insurance
1 | Elias Khadouri Daoud Shuker Al-Dahab | ⟦2250⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 19 225
2 | Ibrahim Ibrahim | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 9
3 | Yaqub Mukhlis | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 7 750
4 | Yusuf Hay | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 6
5 | Yusuf Duri | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5
6 | Harun Duri | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5
7 | Saleh Naqqar | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5 000
8 | Ibrahim Khadouri Tahhan | 4 000 | 1 000 | 5 000
9 | Yoshi Al-Bass | 5 250 | ⟦...⟧ | 6 250
10 | <del>Hesqel Al-Bass</del> | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
11 | Hakham Khadouri Houri | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5
12 | <del>Yoshi Souri</del> | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
13 | Yusuf Hakham Nassim | 4 000 | 500 | 4 500
14 | Anwar Munshi | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5 000
15 | Yusuf Habib Hanini | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5 000
16 | Salim Cohen | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 5 000
17 | Anwar Shasha | 4 250 | ⟦...⟧ | 5 250
18 | Ezra Kabil | 4 000 | ⟦...⟧ | 4 000
19 | Nassim Hakham Ibrahim | 500 | ⟦...⟧ | 5 500
20 | Saleh Mukammal | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 5 000
21 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
22 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
23 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
24 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
13 / 7 / 32
List of salaries and wages
Due until 31 January 1932
Regarding the hospital
Clarification of the following :-
Salaries for April 1931 until 31 January 1932 Hospital and Administration salaries
Salaries for 1931 and due until 31 January 1932
January Salaries | Dues | January Salaries | Names
566 | 11 | 000 | 7 | 566 | 61 | Ibrahim Effendi Daoud and Administration
000 | 8 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 3 | Abdul Razzaq Effendi and Administration
000 | 2 | 057 | 1 | 057 | 7 | Yusuf Effendi Mir and Administration
000 | 5 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 3 | Raouf Effendi and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 3 | Daoud Effendi and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Naim Effendi and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Anwar Saleh and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Najia Zaki and Administration
057 | 5 | 000 | 1 | 057 | 3 | Doctor Daoud
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Abdullah and his brothers and Rasoul and Administration
000 | 3 | 045 | 0 | 045 | 3 | Yusuf and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Daoud and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Yusuf and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Naim and Administration
057 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 057 | 5 | Atiya and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Salman and Administration
000 | 2 | 005 | 1 | 000 | 3 | Alia and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Salman and Administration
000 | 3 | 000 | 1 | 000 | 5 | Daoud and Administration
572 | 2 | 057 | 0 | 525 | 2 | Daoud and Administration
762 | 1 | 057 | 0 | 781 | 6 | Daoud and Administration
057 | 1 | 057 | 0 | 005 | 1 | Najia and Administration
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The total is twenty dinars only
Please inform the relevant employees of this decision and act accordingly.
Copy to
His Excellency the Head of the Jewish Community } for information
Presidency of the Jewish Spiritual Council } for information
Accountant of the Lay Council - to act accordingly
⟦illegible⟧
The President
Page 87
Accounts
Secretariat of the Council
Presidency of the Israeli Slaughterhouse ⟦Purified⟧
Subject: Salary increase for employees of
the Slaughterhouse
The Physical Council decided in its meeting held
on May 29, 1949, to increase the salaries of
the slaughterhouse employees starting from the first of <del>April</del>
June of the year 1949 as follows: -
⟦...⟧ 4 fourteen and a half Dinars
Please notify the concerned employees of this
decision and ⟦...⟧.
His Eminence the Head of the Community - Respectfully } For information
Presidency of the Israeli Spiritual Council } For information
Accountant of the Physical Council - For implementation accordingly
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The Israelite Lay Council
Baghdad
Number 4000
Date 17 July 945
Presidency of the Israelite Slaughterhouse
Baghdad
The Council decided in its meeting held on 3 July 945 to increase the salaries of the slaughterhouse employees starting from the first of
July 945 as follows :-
Name | Salary before increase | Salary after increase | Amount of increase
Rabbi Daoud Masfi | — | 6/500 | 1/500
Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim | 7/500 | 8/— | —/500
Rabbi Yaqub Masfi | 5/625 | 6/500 | —/875
Rabbi Yusuf Hay | 4/— | 5/— | 1/—
Rabbi Yusuf Dori | 3/250 | 4/— | —/750
Rabbi Harun Dori | 3/250 | 4/— | —/750
Rabbi Saleh Naqqar | 3/250 | 4/— | —/750
Salim Hakham Eliyahu | 2/500 | 3/500 | 1/—
Ezra Mukammal | 3/500 | 4/— | —/500
Yusuf Hayyim Masfi | 3/500 | 4/— | —/500
Salim Cohen | 3/500 | 4/— | —/500
Isaac Faraj | 3/500 | 4/— | —/500
Hakham Sassoon Hakham Salman | 3/500 | 4/500 | 1/—
Saleh Mukammal | 3/500 | 4/— | —/500
Yusuf Hakham Nassim | 3/375 | 4/— | —/625
Isaac Moshe | 3/375 | 4/— | —/625
Isaac Shamash | 3/— | 4/— | 1/—
Nassim Elisha | 4/— | 4/500 | /500
Shaul Shochet | 5/475 | 6/— | —/525
Ezra Mordechai | 3/675 | 4/250 | —/575
Moshe Elias | 4/575 | 5/250 | —/675
| 82/850 | 97/500 | 14/650
11/225
4/—
Rabbi Ta'am 4/—
President of the Lay Council
A copy of it to the Council Accountant to act accordingly
⟦illegible⟧ ar ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ an ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ they can appreciate the miserable state that has been reached
⟦illegible⟧ when he sees it in that image which is not fitting
⟦illegible⟧ nor the urban development of the capital
⟦illegible⟧ prominent in the effort to establish and organize Israeli cemeteries in
⟦illegible⟧ the Ministry of Interior has kindly permitted us to establish
⟦illegible⟧ which prompted us to establish this association and we do not doubt
⟦illegible⟧ the beneficial ⟦illegible⟧ we sent you this appeal while we
⟦illegible⟧ your name as a member in it and paying its annual subscription as
⟦illegible⟧ the number of members of the association is unlimited. And the members are the individuals
⟦illegible⟧ limit and they have the right to participate in the voting and there is no objection to
⟦illegible⟧ as ⟦illegible⟧
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The Spiritual Committee of the Holy Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Spiritual Council
in Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: <del>1791</del>
Date: <del>18 October 947</del> 4/2/948
Your belief, mercy for peace, for mercy, for Salman
To all the people of the faith, from the merciful, the great and the small in the world to Him
And may they be written and sealed in the Book of Life and Blessing, and may the males and females live in correction
From the center of mercy and favor in this year upon you with happiness, wealth, honor, and life
to length. And so, as you know, so we love the love. As the faithful know
and the rest of the people, that in this year we passed in peace, mercy, compassion, and peace
for the soul of my lord father, of blessed and holy memory, and we did not hear an evil report, mercy, peace, to
mercy and peace in mercies for mercy, and may the sound of weeping not be heard in your homes.
And soon you shall hear of peace and favor in a year of grace and favor for the faithful
in all the faith, Amen to Amen.
The young Raphael
Isaac Hayyim
May his end be good
Presidency of the Israeli Community
Mercy for peace, for mercy, for mercy
In Baghdad
In this letter of love, may you live in it for length
And may the merciful be for mercy
Page 91
Name | Salary before promotion | Promotion amount | Salary after promotion | Promotion date | Paid salary | Date
Hakham Sassoon Hakham Khedhouri | 3/000 | 5/000 | 35/000 | 31/1/49 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Ezra Naji | 5/000 | 5/000 | 10/000 | 1/4/49 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Hakham Isaac Moallem | 2/875 | 1/500 | 4/375 | 1/4/49 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Menashe Hayya Bahar | 2/875 | 1/500 | 4/375 | 1/4/49 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Nouri Haron | 2/250 | 1/000 | 3/250 | 1/4/49 | |
Youssef Khedhouri | 2/250 | 2/000 | 4/250 | 1/4/49 | |
Hakham Nissim Youssef | 4/625 | 1/250 | 5/875 | 1/10/49 | 5/375 | 1/1/49
Hakham Meir Ibrahim | 2/250 | | | 16/10/49 | |
<del>Hakham Eliyahu</del> | 4/000 | | | 1/8/49 | |
Nissim Eliyahu Shimon | 3/000 | | | 1/8/49 | |
Youssef Ibrahim Hakham Youssef | 2/500 | | | 1/8/49 | |
Salim Levi | 2/500 | | | 1/8/49 | |
Salman Meir | 2/500 | | | 1/8/49 | |
Bakr Moallem | 2/500 | 2/250 | 4/750 | 1/12/49 | |
Hakham Daoud Youssef | 3/000 | 1/000 | 4/000 | 1/8/49 | |
Hakham Yaqub Youssef | 4/000 | | | 1/8/49 | |
4/000
⟦illegible⟧
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<del>Sulaiman Shaul</del>
<del>⟦Youssef Al-Sabbagh⟧</del>
<del>Anwar ⟦Shaul⟧ Al-Sabbagh</del>
Youssef Al-Sabbagh
(Nouri) Anwar Al-Sabbagh
<del>Anwar Shaul</del>
Sulaiman Shaul
Raised as of
11/1/945
In the amount of 20
Dinars
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Butcher's Fee
Page
2 July | 845 | 75
22 November | 945 | 86
7 June | 946 | 106
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Budget of the Spiritual Council for the year 37 / 938
As approved on February 21, 938
| Dinar | Fils
Chief Rabbi | 18 | 750
Head of the Religious Court | 15 | "
Salaries of five members of the Spiritual Council at 12/750 each | 63 | 750
Salary of a member of the Spiritual Council | 12 | 750
Allowances for his membership in the Court of Cassation in addition to his work in the slaughterhouse and the Yeshivot | 2 | "
| 14 | 750
Allowances for two additional members for the two courts | 4 | "
Clerk of the Sharia Court of Cassation | 3 | 500
Clerk of the Religious Court | 3 | "
Librarian | 2 | 700
Bailiff | 3 | 221
Bailiff | 2 | 700
Bailiff | 2 | 025
Bailiff | 1 | 350
Servant | 1 | 750
| 136 | 496
| x 12 |
Total annual salaries | 1637 | 952
Expenses | 50 | "
Total annual expenses | 1687 | 952
Deduct the total received by two members of the Spiritual Council from the slaughterhouse and Yeshivot administrations | 200 | 700
| 1487 | 252
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The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Spiritual Council
in Baghdad
Number: 697
Date: 29 / June / 948
His Eminence Fadel al-Din, the respected
The respected Ja'fari Sharia Judge in Baghdad
After greetings
We return herewith your respected letter dated ⟦27 / 8 / 48⟧
And to you enclosed is this respected amount ⟦the amount⟧ from Mrs. Floris Elfas who was
living in the respected school, which the school received from the respected amount mentioned
without from the respected school and to the respected amount the letter of the mentioned school in
the amount from in the school from the respected mentioned school the respected school
the respected
Naim Hay
⟦illegible⟧
The Council
Spiritual
Page 97
29 December 937
2095
His Eminence, the President of the Spiritual Council, the Respected
I have understood that the servant Jahla Bata, who receives her salary from the community fund,
passed away several days ago, and until now we have not received notification from Your Eminence regarding this, just
as we have not yet received a response to our letter No. 3070 dated 24 September
937 regarding the allocations for the Jerusalem Committee.
⟦signature⟧
The President
⟦flourish⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Page 98
The Spiritual Committee of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israeli Spiritual Council
In Baghdad
Number: 666
Date: July 18, 98
Administrators of the estate of the late President
Honorable and Dear Sirs
Your letter dated 7/20/95 was received, in which you notified that on 7/27/95
falls the Yahrzeit of the aforementioned deceased, and you requested to arrange the prayers
as customary and as usual 1927
Ezra Sassoon
⟦illegible⟧
Administrator of the estate of the deceased
Baghdad
For filing
763 on April 17, 53
Honorable Chairman of the Executive Committee
In view of what I clarified in my letter No. 661 on the 10th of this month regarding our request that the donations
of benefactors to our community be restricted to the Relief Committee and no other, so that there may be oversight and proper organized management based
on our decision on November 26, 952, and in the deliberation in our session on the 17th of this month, inform us of what has been taken
in this regard of measures for the benefit of the poor as a whole 763
⟦illegible⟧
Chief Rabbi
Page 99
28 February 938
⟦2121⟧
His Eminence, the President of the Spiritual Council, Respected
Enclosed is the budget of your council for the year 37 / 938 as approved by the Lay Council
on February 21, 938 for your information;
⟦signature⟧
The President
⟦26⟧
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Chief Rabbi of the Holy City
Baghdad, may God protect it
Chief Rabbi of Baghdad Benjamin Hakham Moshi
CHIEF RABBI
BENJAMIN H. MOSHI
BAGHDAD
Number: 744
Date: 12 April 98
Your servant Kahlam L. Ezra L. Naftali L. Atuq
Kosher L. Nahayeb
To be entered in their society as Khawaja Shaker Louay year ⟦37⟧ the remainder
Khawaja Salim after payment and taking the paper for the date ⟦12⟧ Ab ⟦97⟧ in
the account they want to be imprisoned and I paid the remainder with Dami' Shahata for the year
and the accountant received them
L. Benjamin
⟦signature⟧