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IJA 2844

Bills, Receipts, Employee Payment, Jewish Lay Council

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This item contains many records of the Baghdadi Jewish Lay Council’s financial transactions, utility bills, payments to employees, and other miscellaneous expenditures. There is a book list for the Frank Iny School and a note acknowledging received payment from the Frank Iny School.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2844
Item Number
5718
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Annotation, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Thumbprint, Meir Elias Hospital, Typed, Cemeteries Association, Receipt, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Fils Dinar
--- 15
Fifteen Dinars only.
I have received from the Community Accountant the above amount
only fifteen Dinars and no more, and that is my salary
as a supervisor in the ⟦Frank Iny⟧ schools, and for this I signed this
receipt of payment for the month of June 1952
In Baghdad on 29 / 6 / 1952
Naziha Yaqub
Salman
10 Fils
Habiba Yaqub Bawi

Page 102

20/- Twenty Dinars
I received from the Presidency of the Council
Spiritual the sum of twenty
dinars, for the aid
for the month of April ⟦1959⟧
from the Lavi Hospital Committee
Kingdom of Iraq
10 fils
↓

Page 103

The National School
Baghdad
Telephone Number: 4468
Number:
Date:
Subject:
⟦I. b.⟧ 160/-
Received from ⟦Franc.⟧ Iny school.
the sum of ⟦I. b.⟧ one hundred sixty by cheque no
813857 dated 15/6/1952 my salaries for months
of June, July, August & September 1952
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Page 104

The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦illegible⟧
Date :: ⟦illegible⟧
Subject Summary: Salaries of the teacher Sufyan for the months
of the summer vacation
To ⟦line⟧
Management of Frank Iny School
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered F/52/115 and dated 3/6/1952.
The Lay Council decided in its session held on 6/6/1952 to approve the advance payment
to the teacher Sufyan of her salaries for the months of June, July, August, and September of the year 52, amounting to 160 Dinars, given
her intention to travel outside of Iraq.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
A copy thereof ⟦line⟧ to the Accountant of the Community Presidency to issue a check in the amount of 160 Dinars for the salaries of the teacher
Sufyan for the months of June, July, August, and September of the year 52 to the order of the Director of Frank Iny School for authentication
to be paid to the teacher Sufyan.

Page 105

No. 892892 Baghdad, 19
OTTOMAN BANK Ottoman Bank
BAGHDAD Baghdad
Pay by this check to or to the bearer
Pay by this cheque or Bearer
Iraq Dinars Iraqi Dinar
Iraqi Dinar
I.D.
IRAQ Iraq
EIGHT FILS 8 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD. NEW MALDEN, SURREY, LONDON.

Page 106

⟦List of expenses for the month of May⟧
Price of bronze and colors for painting the office doors with labor wages | 1 250
Value of twelve stamps of 50 fils for visiting prisons, Ezra Menachem, and that | 600
Stamps and certification fee for the presence certificate | 470
Expenses for copying an endowment deed with stamps | 270
Price of an electric bulb for the Secretary's room | 200
Price of a Palmolive soap bar | 070
Wages for repairing the shop door No. 5154 / 112 with stamps applied to it | 2 400
Wages for installing a glass pane with the price of a key for the Secretary's room | 500
Various tips on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr | 1 100
Electricity bill for the Presidency of the Community for the month of May 1952 | 2 989
Porterage | 250
Brokerage for the sale of iron beds | 750
Stamps | 520
Postage | 282
Transportation for office employees and porters for the month of June 1952 | 2 117
Record of newspapers and magazines as follows :-
Subscription to Al-Thabat newspaper for six months 2 000
Subscription to Al-Hatif newspaper for six months 2 000
Subscription to the Iraqi Aviation Association for the month of June 1952 500
Price of the book "Fathers and Sons" 500
Aid for the month of June according to the petty cash and salary ledger for the month of June 52 48 200
To the slaughterhouse account as follows :-
Salary of the cook in the slaughterhouse for the month of June 1952 3 000
Price of an electric bulb 200
To the account of the Noel and Tobia Nourail endowment, for the wages of reciting and religious rites for the souls
of the deceased Al Nourail family for the months of May and June 1952 10 000
To the Ezra Menachem playground account, the cleaner's salary as follows :-
Salary of the guard for the month of June 1952 ⟦illegible⟧
To the Charitable Sewing Association account, for the price of glass ⟦illegible⟧ door No. 112/54 2 250
To the Egg House account adjacent to the well, for the installation of electrical wiring
in the aforementioned house 2 000
99 157

Page 107

As follows
Synagogue expenses
8 --- Salary of the guard for Mas'uda Shemtov synagogue for the month of May 1952
--- 200 Passover gift for ⟦Adkhayyil⟧ of Mas'uda Shemtov synagogue
600 Carriage and porterage fees for moving carpets from Zilkha synagogue
1 824 Electricity bill for Mas'uda Shemtov synagogue for the month of May
600 Fees for repairing the door of the shop adjacent to Zilkha synagogue and the public street
2 --- Salary of the guard Mohammed Al-Dhabab, guard of Meir Elias synagogue for the month of June 1952
1 500 Salary of the guard of the Jewish synagogue for the month of June 1952
10 --- Salary of the guard of Mas'uda Shemtov synagogue for the month of June 1952
School expenses as follows :-
1 --- Porterage and transportation fees for furniture located in Albert David Sassoon School
550 Guarding fees for Albert David Sassoon School from 1/5 until 11/6/54
2 500 Expenses for moving books from Al-Khayyat Charitable School to
Albert David Sassoon School
2 740 Water bills with sewage lease tax for Mas'uda Salman School
1 --- Installation of a pipe to deliver water to the school (Mas'uda Salman)
1 --- Paving fees to the Water Supply Company (Mas'uda Salman School)
2 --- Guarding fees for Mas'uda Salman School for the month of June 1952
2 --- Guarding fees for Rachel Shahmoon School for the month of June 1952
29 | 584
15 | 790
144 | 529
Only one hundred forty-four Dinars and five hundred twenty-nine Fils, nothing else.
The Accountant
1 / 7 / 1952
His Excellency the President
Above are the details of the administrative expenses list for the month of June 1952
Kindly approve the withdrawal of the amount.
The Accountant
1 / 7 / 1952
We approve the withdrawal of the amount
The President

Page 108

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧ 10/⟦line⟧ Ten Dinars only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only ten dinars and no other,
and that is my salary for guarding the Masouda Synagogue
⟦Shetob⟧ for the month of June 1952
and for that I signed 6/20/1952
10
Fils
Iraq
Hassan Abboudi

Page 109

Five Dinars
5/000
I received from the account of the community
The amount of only five dinars and no more
And that is for religious mercy prayer fees
For the soul of the late ⟦Um⟧ Nouriel for the month of
June 1952, and for this reason I signed this
Receipt 6/20/1952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
56
20
19
Daoud Shmuel

Page 110

Fils Dinar
3/000
Three dinars only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only three dinars and no more, and that is
wages for ⟦vaccinating⟧ the sheep in the slaughterhouse for the month of June
1954 and for that I signed 2/7/1954
10
Fils
Houshi Munshi Musa

Page 111

Fils Dinar
3/000
Three dinars only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, three dinars only, and that is my salary
for the month of June for guarding the Rachel
Shahoon school and for that I have signed 6/20/1952
1952
20
Fils
Sami Rahman

Page 112

Fils Dinar
1/500
One dinar and five hundred fils only
I received from the community account the amount
above, only one dinar and five hundred fils
and that is for my salary for the month of June 1952
for sweeping the Jewish synagogue in ⟦Al-Hillah⟧
and it was issued on 20 / 6 / 1952
⟦Kingdom of Iraq⟧
⟦10 Fils⟧
⟦Two thumbprints⟧
Khalil Ibrahim

Page 113

The Lay Council
Of the Israelite Community * Baghdad
Fils Dinar
000 6
Six Dinars only.
I have received from the community account the above amount
only six dinars and no more, being my salary
for the month of June 1952 for guarding the Meir
Al-Bahar synagogue, and for this I signed 20/6/1952.
Iraq
10 Fils
Mahmoud Al-Dhabab

Page 114

Lay Council
of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Fils Dinar
3/000
Three Dinars only.
Received from the account of the Community
above, only three dinars and no more, and that is
wages for guarding Mas'ouda Salman School for the month of
June 1952, and for that purpose I have signed this.
( 29/6/1952 )
10 Fils
1952
29
Ezekiel Saleh
⟦green mark⟧

Page 115

Accountant
The school ⟦gatekeeper⟧ Murad Salman has been authorized
for the month of June year 1954
800 fils daily
⟦signature⟧
The Responsible Official
28 / 6 / 54
⟦illegible⟧

Page 116

The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
Fils Dinar
750 ⟦line⟧
Three-quarters of a Dinar only
Received from the account of the Community the sum of
seven hundred and fifty fils and no more, and that is
brokerage for the sale of iron beds and bricks
Signed on 29 / 2 / 1952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Ja'far

Page 117

The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
I received from the treasury of the Jewish Community Administration
in Baghdad an amount of 2 Dinars ⟦only⟧
for a grant to Hanukkah, the servant of the synagogue
Salat Shetiya, on the occasion of his son's death
And for this purpose, I gave this receipt -
On behalf of Hanukkah
⟦illegible⟧
8/29/1954

Page 118

The Lay Council
Of the Israelite Community * Baghdad
554 .
I received from the Community account the above amount
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more, and that is for
transportation and porterage for moving furniture at the Community Presidency
and storing it in a private room, and for this I have placed this
receipt 1952/6/29
Mirza Murad

Page 119

The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Dinar Fils
600
Six hundred fils only
I received from the community account the sum of
six hundred fils only, as compensation for
the wages of the guards in the community ⟦only⟧
Signed on 27 / 2 / 1954
⟦thumbprint⟧
Hussein Abu Ali

Page 120

The Lay Council
of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Five Dinars
⟦line⟧
5000 Fils only and nothing else.
I received from the Community Accountant the sum of
five Dinars only, being for the salary
ending on 31 / 2 / 1952, and for that purpose
I signed this receipt on 31 / 2 / 1952
Ghazala wife of Khedhouri
Residence of the house of Rosa daughter of Ibrahim
404

Page 122

Form No. L. M. 1. (33)
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
1534
51
District | Property No. | Street No. | Revenue Type | Amount Dinar Fils
24 | 41 | 114 | Paving fee ⟦exercise⟧ | 1 —
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area