AI en Translation, Pages 1-25
Page 3
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 19 / 7 / 1931
His Excellency the Acting Chief Rabbi
⟦line⟧
I inform your Excellency that the process server Zion Abraham refuses to receive his share ⟦illegible⟧
for the month of June 1931; therefore, I enclose with this letter the amount of ten ⟦illegible⟧
along with the special bordereau to investigate the matter, and if the process server insists, please order to deposit it ⟦illegible⟧
to the bank, because this department cannot deposit in the treasury an amount of this ⟦illegible⟧
sort;
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 4
Baghdad on 6/26/1931
His Excellency the Acting Chief Rabbi, the respected
I draw your Excellency's attention to the fact that there are two amounts paid in the suspense accounts on the date of
October 3, 1930: the first is twenty-five rupees on account of petty
cash expenses for the Schools Committee, and this amount has not been settled until now, even though the mentioned committee
has been dissolved
Also, the second amount, which is one hundred rupees, was paid to the community administration's correspondence clerk
in the name of the resigned President of the Lay Council, and it is held by the mentioned correspondence clerk
to handle the spending and submit the lists for certification, and it is necessary to settle these two
amounts;
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
Page 5
Baghdad on 6/24/1931
His Excellency the Respectable Acting Chief Rabbi
Statement of salaries and allowances of the Lay Council for the month of June 1931
| Rupee | Anna
Total salaries of the Community Administration employees | 515 | "
" " " " the Clergy | 1274 | "
" " " " the Shochtim | 1631 | "
" " " " the Needy and Retirees | 792 | 8
" " " " Hakhamim of the Mishpot | 697 | 8
Allowances for Albert Sassoon and Lulu Kadoorie schools | 2273 | "
" Shamash School | 2453 | "
" Rachel Shahmoon | 1215 | "
" The National School | 1108 | "
" Al-Kayyem School | 861 | "
" Midrash Talmud Torah Administration | 893 | "
" The Hospital | 1517 | "
" Talmud Torah | 291 | "
" Ozri Dalim | 250 | "
" Home for the Blind | 55 | "
" Charitable Carpet Committee | 55 | "
" Cost of expenses for schools 1395 Rupees and for the hospital 690 Rupees | 2085 | "
Salary of the former Acting Hakhambashi | 150 | "
Cemetery Guard | 100 | "
Hebrew teacher at Ras al-Qarya school, Dawood ⟦Ef-⟧ Aboodi | 100 | "
Only eighteen thousand three hundred and one rupee only | 18301 | "
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Page 9
Baghdad on 14 / 6 / 1931
His Excellency the Acting Hakham Bashi, the respected
We inform Your Excellency that a promissory note for the amount of 300 three hundred rupees
fell due on the date of 1 June 1931 from Yaqoub Khadouri Sourani
and Hamad al-Juma'a, the tenants of Khan al-Shorjah No. 158/158, and since
the two tenants did not pay from the amount of the note except for one hundred rupees and that
with the knowledge of the respected President, I have seen fit to submit this report to Your Excellency
to discharge my responsibility
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 11
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Lay Council * Baghdad
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
No. / Number: 1071
Date / Date: 17 June 1931
Subject:
Directorate of Rachel Shahmoon School
Reference to your letter No. 48 dated 29 May 1931
Our council decided in its session held on 4 June 1931 to authorize the following
disbursement from the surplus available in your school's fund until the end of March 931
Anna | Rupee |
12 | 1070 | Allocations for the month of ⟦April⟧ 1931
10 | 47 | For petty cash expenses for the months of February and March 93
6 | 1118 | Total surplus amount
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
Copy to the Accountant for information
Page 12
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
Lay Council * Baghdad
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number: 1072
Date: 12 June Year 1931
Subject:
Directorate of the National School
Reference to your letter No. 86 dated 29 May 1931
Our council decided in its session held on 4 June Year 1931
to carry out the disbursement shown below from the surplus existing in your school fund
until the end of March Year 1931
| Rupee | Anna
Allocations for the month of April 1931 | 1108 | 0
Toward the account of allocations for the month of May 1931 | 344 | 14
Surplus amount | 1452 | 14
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Vice President
A copy of it to the accountant for information
Page 13
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAGHDAD
Gashmi Committee * Baghdad
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
No. Number: 1072
Date: June 12, 1931
Subject:
Directorate of Karkh School
With reference to your letter No. 155 dated May 29, 1931
Our council decided in its meeting held on June 4, 1931, to process the disbursement
stated below from the surplus existing in your school fund until the end of March 1931
| Rupee | Anna
Sundry expenses for the month of March 1931 | 27 | 4
Allocations for the month of April 1931 | 706 | 8
Surplus amount | 733 | 12
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Vice President
⟦Greetings⟧
Copy to the Accountant for information
Page 15
May 29, 931
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and Respect,
I inform your honorable council that the Spiritual Council has submitted a borderaux
for the half-salaries of its employees for the past month of April, devoid of stamps.
Therefore, I have seen fit to present the matter to your council to discharge responsibility.
Accountant ⟦illegible⟧
Page 16
Baghdad on 5/28/1931
Honorable President of the Lay Council
Statement of disbursement of salaries and allocations of the Lay Council for the month of May 1931
Anna | Rupee |
| 515 | Salaries of the community administration employees
| 1274 | " " clergy
| 1631 | " " Shohetim
8 | 792 | " " the needy and retirees
8 | 697 | " " Hakham Heyshibot
| 4910 |
| | School allocations
| 2273 | Allocations for Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie schools
| 2453 | " Shamash School
| 1210 | " " Rachel Shahmoon
| 1108 | " The National School
| 861 | " Alliance School
| 893 | " Administration of Talmud Torah schools
| 8798 |
| | Community institutions
| 1517 | Hospital administration
| 291 | Tomchei Torah administration
| 250 | Ezrat Dallim Committee
| 50 | " Home for Consoling the Blind
| 50 | " Charitable Carpets
| 2158 |
| 2085 | Yield of expenses for schools 39 Rupees and for the hospital 695
| 150 | Salary of the former Deputy Hakham Bashi
| 100 | Cemetery guard
| 100 | Hebrew teacher at Ras al-Qarya Official School
| 18301 |
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Page 17
Baghdad on 27 / 5 / 1931
To the Honorable President of the Lay Council
Statement regarding the payment of salaries and allowances of the Lay Council for the month of April 1931
| Rupee | Anna
Administration of the Clergy | 647 |
" Needy and Pensioners | 396 | 4
" Yeshivot Rabbis | 348 | 12
" Midrash Talmud Torah | 446 | 8
" The Hospital | 753 | 8
Salary of the former Deputy Hakham Bashi | 75 |
| 2667 |
Total salaries and allowances deferred for the month of April 1931
School Allowances |
Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie Schools | 2273
Shamash School | 2453
" Rachel Shahmoon | 1215
The National School | 1158
Al-Karkh School | 861
| 7960
Community Institutions |
Administration of Talmud Torah | 291
" Committee of the Home for Consolation of the Blind | 50
" " Charitable Carpets | 50
| 391
8296
10963 " only ten thousand nine hundred and sixty-three rupees
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
Page 19
Baghdad on 5 / 5 / 1931
Honorable President of the Lay Council
Reference to the letter of the lawyer Salim Effendi Ishaq dated 30 / 4 / 1931
The copy of the deed regarding the endowment of shares belonging to Harun bin Manshi
Sadaqa, which was submitted to Salim Effendi Ishaq within the letter of this department dated
24 August 1931, I have not received it until now as mentioned in the letter referred to
above, and I had no knowledge of this matter. Therefore, I hastened to clarify the situation, requesting to inform me
of what is necessary;
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 21
1931/4/19
The Respected Physical Council
With reference to the letter received from the Imperial Bank to the respected council requesting
to take one anna for the collection of every hundred rupees, and based on the oral order of the Council, I have consulted
the Ottoman Bank and learned that it requests a commission for collecting bills ⟦at a rate⟧ of 12 annas for
the collection of every thousand rupees. Please inform me of what should be taken in this regard;
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 22
Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 31 / 3 / 1931
Honorable President of the Lay Council
Further to the budget documents submitted on March 15, 1931, I hope to inform your
honorable council that the total expenditures that occurred after the submission of the aforementioned budget documents
is 2278 rupees and two,
⟦illegible⟧
The Accountant
Page 23
Baghdad on 3/18/1931
Honorable President of the Lay Council
I have learned that Ya'qub Kadliya, the teacher at the Midrash Talmud Torah school with a salary of
45 rupees per month, and the slaughterer at the slaughterhouse with a salary of 35 rupees per month, has traveled
since the 15th of the current month, and both administrations have not provided notification in this regard.
Therefore, I draw the attention of the honorable Council to this matter;
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant