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IJA 2820

Correspondence to the President of the Jewish Community and the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Regarding Rental Properties

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Description

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is correspondence to the President of the Jewish Community and to the members of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews. Correspondence includes issues regarding rental properties owned by the Jewish community such as requests for maintenance, upkeep, reduction of rent, potential tenants for shops and houses, and lists of renters behind on rent. There are also government requests for tax on leased properties and notifications of building demolitions, and an electricity bill.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2820
Item Number
9684
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Baghdad Power and Light, Revenue Stamp, Letterhead, Thumbprint, Rent, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Shamash Secondary School, Annotation, Iraqi Government, Handwritten, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Invoice, Chart, Jewish Lay Council, President of the Jewish Community, Receipts, Tax, Property Commission, Lease, Tenant, Synagogue, Typed, Maintenance

AI English Translation, Pages 76-100

Archival unit 76

Hassan Rasoul Sabbagh 15 Dinars remaining 2/31
Khalaf Badr 106/14 lease ended on 1954/1/21 annual rent 63 Dinars
Kadhim Jawad 65 Dinars rent amount, owes five Dinars 58/12
Muhammad Nazim Jarjis 41 Dinars owes for June 11/21
Redha Al-Hassan 94/217 18.500 until the end of month 54/12
Ibrahim Ahmed 94/219 September October November 4.5 total
Muhammad Amin 94/225 on account
Salman Abdul Amir (29) 94/194 June July August September October November 6 months
Abdul Amir Moussa (43) 94/246 (and 94/244) August September October November
Fattoum Jawad (49) 147/78 June July August September October and November
Abdul Kadhim Farhan (62) 104 ? October and November (4) Dinars
Kadhim Rustum 142 B / 148 November ⟦illegible⟧
Kadhim Mohsen (65) 148 S / 148 June July August September October and November 7 Dinars
Farha Salman (68) 152/12 September October November
Karim Attia (72) 147/67 September October and November
Zakiya Wahid (73) 148/67 October and November 4 Dinars
Attia Ismail (79) 140/254 September October and November 9 Dinars
<del>Ali Jumaa 79 147/25 September October and November 9 Dinars</del>
Aklah Dwair August September October and November
Muhammad Ali (85) 140/158 August September October and November
Kadhim Issa (86) 140/160 September October and November
Tawfiq Aziz 87 164/140 October and November
Abdul Hussein Faraj (90) 172 A and 172 B
Sabri Hussein (91) 217 C / 144 8 Dinars promissory note due on 54/9/15
Majid Saeed 94 217 C / 144 May June July August September October 6 Dinars
172 C shop second installment

Archival unit 77

Baghdad 9 / 10 / 1954
Honorable Secretary
We request submitting this report to our esteemed committee for clarification
Mr. Jassim Jabr, residing in Bayt Dahan circles, visited us
Daoud Salman (95) June July August September October
Jassim Mohammed Al-Jamil promissory note due 9/20/54 five dinars
Hassan Ali Qandarji (96) 11/8/54 November (2)
Hassan Ali Al-Saffar (100) 9.570 / 114 9.570 dinars
Faiq Abbas 164 and 165 / 140 promissory note due 9/25/54 17 dinars
Abdullah Khalid Raheel Kammoun
7.5 / 102 September and October
Abdullah Al-Sheikh Saleh 7.5 / 102 September and October
Ahmed Nouri 7.5 / 102 September October and November
Fadel Al-Jubouri 7.5 / 102 September October and November
Jassim Mohammed 7.5 / 102 September October and November

Archival unit 78

Number ⟦9/1⟧
On March 15, 1952
Due Date 1 / 8 / 952
Fils | Dinar
--- | 8
Only eight dinars and no more
I, Abed Ataki, by virtue of this promissory note and after the passing of four and a half months
from its date above, am obligated to pay in cash in Baghdad to the order of the Trustee of the Al-Musawi Endowments the amount
stated above, only <del>eight dinars and no more</del>, and the consideration has reached me
for the fourth installment of the rent for shop 70 / 72 / 74 in 145 in Tawa
Abed Ataki
⟦decorative border⟧

Archival unit 79

Names of the claimants
Khalaf Badr
Abdul Jalil Abdul Hussein
Younis Saeed
⟦illegible⟧