Correspondence Regarding School Registrations, Enrollments, Salaries, and Budgets
View interactive document pageThis is correspondence between the Chief Rabbi, Jewish Lay Council and several Iraqi offices of Education (some local, some state) regarding school registrations, enrollment numbers, operating salaries, and budgets.
Baghdad on April 29, 1930 His Excellency the Respectable Acting Hakham Bashi Subject: Midwife Contracts I would like to inform Your Excellency that the Accounting Department has not yet received the papers and contracts specialized (for the midwife), despite the fact that the current month of April is about to end. The matter is left to Your Excellency; ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant N. F.
Baghdad, April 28, 1930 His Eminence the Acting Hakham Bashi of Baghdad, the Respected Reference to the petition of the lawyer Yusuf Effendi Zilkha referred to me on 28/4/30 I represent: that the aforementioned lawyer had submitted to the previous Lay Council a petition in this regard including a copy of the account claiming an amount of (49/8) forty-nine and a half rupees, the remainder of his claim against the administration. The Vice President of the previous Lay Council had referred this petition to the accounting department on 23/3/930 for auditing; however, I did not receive it until after the Council submitted its resignation. Therefore, it has become impossible to carry out any audit on its contents. It was stated in the aforementioned petition that the lawyer had dropped the lawsuit he filed against Hadhouri Effendi Sassoon based on the request of the Vice President, and as I have no knowledge regarding this matter, I leave this issue to your Eminence and submit herewith the aforementioned letter with the receipt and the attached notice. Please note that this petition has not been recorded in the administration's registers until this date. This is what was necessary to present, and the matter is yours to decide. ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant N. M.
Baghdad on April 28, 1930 His Eminence the Acting Hakham Bashi, the Respected Reference to the two letters of the Hospitals Committee numbered 549 and 551 dated April 24 and 27, 1930, referred to me I place below the text of the second paragraph of the Council's decision No. 266 dated 8/25/930 And based <del>and viewing</del> on the two letters received from the mentioned committee dated May 7 and July 9 of the year 1929 numbered 75 and 178 containing a request to establish clinics for treating the eyes of students in the community's schools and to bring a doctor to be a director for the Meir Elias Hospital, and since these two matters require an increase in expenditure, the Council has therefore decided to increase the usual allocations by three thousand eight hundred rupees (3800) in addition to the allocations amounting to sixteen thousand seven hundred rupees, so the Council's allocations to the community hospitals became twenty thousand rupees (20,500) on the condition that the Council pays that increase upon bringing the aforementioned director doctor and establishing the clinics mentioned above. Furthermore, please note that the Lay Council has approved the appointment of the internal doctor Dr. Sinan on March 10, 1930. This is what had to be presented, and the matter is for your eminence. ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant N.M.
Baghdad on April 25, 930 His Eminence the Acting Hakham Bashi, the respected Statement of the monthly expenditure list for the Lay Council for the month of April 930 Community Administration | Salaries | Rupee | Anna Acting Hakham Bashi | | | The Accountant - salary suspended until the council is formed | | | Employee Shalom Effendi Darwish | 100 | " | " " Naji " Mukhtar | 60 | " | " Assistant Kurji Sasson | 30 | " | " Assistant Kurji Menachem | 35 | " | " Salman Mordechai | 40 | " | " The Mizrar Repairer | 30 | " | " The Doorman Gul Mohammad | 45 | " | " | 370 | " | Shallal al-Habib - Cemetery Guarding | 100 | " | Total salaries of the Shechita administration | 1508 | " | Total salaries of retirees and the needy | 637 | 8 | " " People of the Old Age Home | 432 | 8 | | 1070 | " | Secretary of the Schools Committee Edward Effendi Shohet | 80 | " | Hebrew teacher at the Amiriya School - Daoud Effendi Abboudi | 90 | " | Pension for the family of the late Hakham Meir | 37 | 8 | Remittance for the Beirut mission student Ezra Menashi Hindi | 24 | 10 | | | 3280 | 2 Intestines yield for the Midrash annually 16683 average 25 percent of the nabla commitment | | 1390 | " " " " " for the hospital " 8348 " " " " | | 695 | " Monthly Allocations Alliance Schools | 2330 | " Shamash School | 2010 | " National School | 1493 | " Hospital Administration | 1350 | " Rachel Shahmoon School after deducting (100) Rupees | 1190 | 6 Al-Karam | 890 | 11 The Midrash | 560 | " Blind Care Home | 100 | " Ozre Dalim Committee | 200 | " | 10124 | 6 Salary of Mr. A. Brotman 75 Pounds at the rate of 13/9 | 1025 | " | 16519 | 8 ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant
Baghdad 23 April 1930 His Eminence the Acting Chief Rabbi of Baghdad, the Respected After performing the duties of respect I submit to your Eminence that I had submitted to the esteemed Lay Council on February 28 1930 a letter in which I presented the smallness of my salary in relation to the duties I perform, these duties whose importance your Eminence undoubtedly acknowledges and for which ⟦for which⟧ I stay late every day in the office after working hours for hours to perform them The former Vice President of the Council had placed this letter in the files until the end of the fiscal year to be considered during the preparation of the new budget And since the Council was dissolved before the appointed time passed, the aforementioned letter remained kept with other suspended papers, so I ask your Eminence to decide what you see fit in this matter, otherwise, if you see that delaying the decision on this matter until the formation of the new Lay Council is necessary, then I request the suspension of my salary payment until the meeting of the Lay Council so that this case will be among the cases that will be presented to the new Council at its first formation, considering it a case referred by your Eminence - with much respect to your Eminence, and may you remain, ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Secret ⟦line⟧ To the Honorable Acting Haham Bashi With reference to the undated letter of Reuben Hakham Sassoon, registered on the 10th of the current month and referred to me, I submit: Since the Director of Correspondence resigned on 31/4/930, I have been performing (at Your Honor's request) the duties of this position in addition to my two original positions: accounting for the Secular Council and accounting for the administration of the Midrash Talmud Torah. It is no secret to Your Honor that I have been working until now without interruption morning and evening without being able to perform these duties in their entirety. So how is it possible for me to undertake this task with which Your Honor has charged me? This task whose completion requires a dedicated employee working continuously and extensively to be able to review the books, accounts, and resolutions of the Council for more than a year and a half. This is the last day this department will open its doors, and Your Honor may choose, after the holiday, a competent man whom you trust to perform this task, and I am ready to hand over to him the books and registers pertaining to it. This, and with Your Honor's abundant respect, 6/11/930 ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant
Statement of details for the allocations totaling 9814 Rupees and 6 Annas | Rupee | Anna Alliance Schools | 2370 | 0 Shamash School | 2010 | 0 The National School | 1493 | 5 Al-Karam School | 890 | 11 Committee for the Poor's Housing | 1200 | 0 Midrash Administration | 560 | 0 Home for the Blind Relief | 100 | 0 | 8624 | 0 Rachel Shahmoon School | 1190 | 6 | 9814 | 6 ⟦signature⟧ Accountant N M ⟦Paid by check number ⟦illegible⟧ dated ⟦illegible⟧ for the amount of ⟦illegible⟧ Rupees and ⟦illegible⟧ Annas⟧ ⟦1950/2/12⟧
Administration of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community Baghdad Jew⟦ish⟧ Lay Council Baghdad. Telephone: 200 Central Telephone : 200 Central. No.: 502 / GS / 930 No.: Date: 24 February 1930 Date: Subject: Claim for a Tabu deed Honorable Yusuf Effendi Bulbul Based on the report submitted by the accountant of the Lay Council, it has become clear that at the end of your duty, you handed over the papers and documents you held belonging to the Council according to a receipt given to you by the previous Lay Council. Among the aforementioned papers was a copy of the registration for the piece of orchard registered in the name of Moshi Rubin Sadqa without a signature from the Tabu Department. The accounting department recently found an old entry in the Council's ledgers dated December 11, 1924, the text of which follows: Rupees Our draft on the Ottoman Bank, check No. 26730, to the order of the Acting Hakham Bashi, Hakham Ezra Dangoor, for the total expenses and transfer fee for the piece of orchard belonging to the Jewish community and registered in the name of Moshi Sadqa. Rupees 49 expenses by the hand of Khedhouri Ishaq Nahum Dallal 175 transfer fee at one percent and stamps at a quarter percent on an amount of 14,000 Rupees 2 Tabu deed 226 From this entry and the receipt in your possession, it is clear that the original Tabu deed for the aforementioned piece of orchard remained with you and you did not hand it over with the papers you submitted. Therefore, we request your views on this matter and the submission of the deed as quickly as possible. Vice President of the Lay Council A copy to the Council accountant in reference to his report dated 2/20/1930
Baghdad on February 20, 1930 Honorable Vice President of the Esteemed Lay Council Subject: Requesting the former accountant for the Tabu title deed belonging to the orchard plot of Moshe Reuben Sadqa Greetings and respect, It is not hidden from your presence that upon the conclusion of the term of the former accountant <del>Moshe</del> ⟦Youssef⟧ Effendi Gabbay, he handed over the papers and documents of the Lay Council in his possession according to the receipt given to him by the previous Lay Council. Among the mentioned papers was a copy of the registration for the orchard plot - registered in the name of Moshe Reuben Sadqa without a signature from the Tabu Department (attached herewith). I have come across an old entry in the books of the esteemed Council dated December 11, 1924, which is: Anna | Rupee Our draft on the Ottoman Bank, check number 26730 to the order of the Hahambashi's deputy, Hakham Ezra D. Nakkour, for the total expenses and transfer fee on the orchard plot belonging to the Israelite community and registered in the name of Moshe Sadqa. Rupee 49 | expenses via Khedhouri Ishaq Nahum, the broker 175 | transfer fee at 1 percent and stamps at 0.25 percent on the amount of 14,000 rupees 2 | Tabu deed 226 From this entry, it is clearly evident that the original Tabu deed for the aforementioned orchard plot remains with the former accountant and was not handed over among the other papers. Based on the above, I request your presence to issue the order to demand the aforementioned deed from the former accountant. This is for your command, sir, ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant N. Kh.
Baghdad on February 13, 1930 Subject: The insurance premium entitlement for the properties mentioned below is due on the date of March 2, 1930, as explained below: | Assigned Amount | Insurance Fee Midrash 144/168 in Suq Abu Dudu quarter | 30000 | 60 " " 137/78 " " Al-Tawrat | 50000 | 100 Khan 113/152 in Sultan Hamouda quarter | 15000 | 50 Khan 112/154 " " " " | 20000 | 100 Khan 158/158 " " Al-Shorja | 25000 | 125 Only four hundred and thirty-five Rupees | | 435 This is what must be presented to your presence, and the matter is yours, sir. ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant N.M.
Baghdad on January 23, 930 Statement of salaries and allowances of the Lay Council for the month of January 1930 Statement | Rupee | Anna His Eminence the Acting Hakham Bashi - Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri | 425 | 0 Director of Correspondence - Anwar Effendi Shaul | 250 | 0 Accountant - Yusuf Effendi Levi | 120 | 0 Employee - Shalom Effendi Darwish | 100 | 0 " - Naji " Mukhtar | 60 | 0 Process Server Gurji Sassoon | 60 | 0 " Yusuf Shaul | 55 | 0 " Gurji Menahem | 35 | 0 " Isaac Eliyahu | 25 | 0 | 175 | 0 Gatekeeper Kasil Muhammad | 45 | 0 Cemetery Guard - Shallal al-Habib | 100 | 0 Total employees' salaries | 1598 | 0 Total " retirees and the needy (637/8) rupees | 1070 | 0 and Yeshiva rabbis (432/8) rupees | | Total religious salaries | 500 | 0 | 4438 | 0 Clerk of the Schools Committee - Edouard Effendi Shumshum | 60 | 0 Teacher at the Amiriyya School - Daoud Effendi Abboudi | 80 | 0 Beirut Mission Student - Ezra Munshi Hindi, value of two Ottoman Liras with postage | 24 | 9 Pension for the family of the late - Rabbi Meir Yosef Gabriel | 37 | 8 Salary of Mr. Brotman value of (75) Pounds at a rate of 1348 | 1011 | 0 Monthly allowances for the Alliance School | 2330 | 0 " " for the Shamash School | 2010 | 0 " " for the National School | 1493 | 5 " " for the Rachel Shahmoon School after deducting one hundred rupees | 1190 | 6 " " for the Al-Karam School | 890 | 11 For hospital administration for the month of ⟦starts⟧ February 930 ⟦kfa⟧ | 1350 | 0 " Schools | 560 | 0 For the committee of the Support of the Poor | 200 | 0 For the House of Comfort for the Blind | 100 | 0 | 10124 | 6 Endowment yield for school administration | 1673 | 0 " " for hospital administration | 836 | 8 Only eighteen thousand two hundred eighty-four rupees and fifteen annas | 18284 | 15 Accountant
Baghdad on January 23, 930 Honorable Vice President of the Spiritual Council Subject: Proposal not to advance the hospital its monthly allocations Greetings and respect The followed custom is that the hospital, unlike other departments, takes its monthly allocations (only) which are one thousand three hundred rupees (1300) in advance. And based on the fact that we provided them this month with what we had deducted from the debts owed by the hospital administration on one hand, and on the other hand due to the financial distress prevailing over the fund resulting from the amounts withdrawn from the 6th of this month to date, totaling fourteen thousand seven hundred and twenty rupees (14720/9) and nine annas, I propose: Starting from this month, not to pay the monthly allocations in advance This is for your order, sir. ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant Attached: Notes on the fund's assets including papers, excluding fixed insurances until the end of March year 930, which indicate the deficit that will occur at the end of February year 930 N. M.
Date: 23 January year 930 Subject: Regarding the assets of the Spiritual Council fund from its date until the end of March ⟦930⟧ Miss Robina The balance in the fund account as explained below 8890 8 in the Shami Bank 1332 13 " " Ottoman [Bank] 10223 5 193 0 remainder of Khan al-Shorja rent 10416 5 Maturity of papers 10337 0 on the date of 20 January 930 10337 0 " 15 February 930 850 0 " 1 Ramadan 348 21524 0 500 0 on the date of 30 March 930 615 0 " 1 March 930 22639 0 Accountant N M
Date: 10 January 930 To the honorable Saleh Effendi Faraj Hayyim, Respected Subject: Regarding the commission on the Imperial Bank bills Greetings and respect, Enclosed I present to you the letter received from the Imperial Bank dated the 6th of this month and referred to me on the 8th of it, according to which an amount of seventeen rupees and two annas (17/2) was processed in the Council's account, a commission of a quarter percent on the collection of the nine bills sent to the aforementioned bank previously, totaling the value of (6850) rupees. Based on the above, I request that after consulting with the aforementioned bank, you inform me of how we should proceed in such matters and return the letter to this department. Stay in respect, ⟦illegible⟧ The Accountant N A copy of it to the Honorable Vice President of the Spiritual Council
Date: January 2, 930 Subject: Regarding the categorization of the community's administrative expenses To the Honorable Vice President of the Secular Council Greetings and respect, According to the decision of your honorable council dated February 26, 929, I was required to consult with the member Saleh Effendi Faraj Hayyim on all accounting matters. Therefore, it was necessary to consult his Excellency regarding the categorization of the community's administrative expenses in writing via the letter dated November 20, 929 attached with the two lists: the categorization list and the notes list. After fifteen days had passed, the aforementioned letter and the two lists were returned to me without providing the requested instructions. Since this information is indispensable, I submit to your Excellency the aforementioned papers attached, requesting that you provide me with the necessary instructions so that I may proceed accordingly. And since ⟦that⟧ the general expenses will contain nearly twenty categories, a matter which cannot be limited to a single page in the general ledger, I request that you inform me whether it is necessary to use a special ledger for the general expense accounts according to the required categories, while the general expenses category remains in the general ledger as a summary account for general expenses like other summaries. This is what I hope you will take note of, and the matter is yours, sir. ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant