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IJA 2844

Bills, Receipts, Employee Payment, Jewish Lay Council

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Description

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.

Metadata

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 401-425

Page 401

Nasser and Ibrahim Store
Sale and Repair of Electrical Appliances
Shorja - Opposite the Clock
5/1/224 AH
Baghdad on: 8 / 5 / 1952
To: The Respected Israelite Community
Fils | Dinars | Details | Quantity
920 | 1 | Chinese Switch | 24
040 | 2 | Ten-watt Lamp | 24
480 |  | Curved Holder Insert |
200 |  | Round with bearing wire looseness |
640 | 4 | Only four dinars and six hundred and forty fils |
Signature
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Page 402

The ⟦week⟧ ending on ⟦9/5/9⟧
Poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1 - Simcha Shlomo | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2 - Maryam Moni | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3 - Michael Nahum | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4 - Rachel Levi | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5 - Rega Saleh (paralyzed) | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6 - Moni Yaqub | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
7 - Yusuf Abdullah | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
8 - Nabat Israel | 500 fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4/000 Four dinars only

Page 403

Week ending May 2, 1954
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1 - Bahja Shaoul | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2 - Maryam Hazqi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3 - Maryam Haroun Victor | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4 - Rachel Dawood | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5 - Khatoun Saleh (Paralyzed) | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6 - Isaac Yaqoub | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
7 - Mr. Abdullah | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
8 - Samhat Israel | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦line⟧
4/000 Four Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
Committee of ⟦illegible⟧ Saleh

Page 404

Fils Dinar
3/000
Three Dinars only
I have received the above amount, only three
dinars and nothing else, as aid for me to pay
the required residency fees for myself and my father ⟦at the Residency Department⟧
for me and my father, and for this reason I signed 7/5/54
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
Joshua Aaron
Al-Ibrashi Al-Hanafi

Page 407

Receipt for amounts collected for the Aviation Project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Volume: 226
Number: 011873
| Fils | Dinars
From annual subscription fee |  |
From monthly subscription fee | 500 |
From the price of sacrificial skins |  |
From the proceeds of badges |  |
From the price of greeting cards |  |
From the proceeds of parties |  |
From donations |  |
Total | 500 |
Received from: The Physical Council of the Jewish Community
The amount as written above only: five hundred fils only
Location: Baghdad
Date: 1 / 5 / 1965
May 1965
⟦illegible scribble⟧
The Collector
⟦signature⟧

Page 408

Receipt for funds collected for the Aviation Project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Volume
⟦446⟧
Number: 011872
Fils | Dinar
|  | for the annual subscription fee
500 |  | for the monthly subscription fee
|  | for the price of sacrificial skins
|  | for the proceeds from badges
|  | for the price of greeting cards
|  | for the proceeds from parties
|  | for donations
500 |  | Total
Received from ⟦the Head of the Jewish Community⟧
The amount as written above only ⟦five hundred fils only⟧
Place ⟦Baghdad⟧ Date 6 / 5 / 1952
Collector
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible blue ink stamp/writing⟧

Page 410

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 5 / 952
Mister
Leff Mishmanot for the deceased
Mas'uda Shabbath Habbo
⟦illegible⟧
The Director

Page 413

Number: 535
Origin: ⟦Exchange⟧
Registered:
Addressed to: ⟦Musa Hakim⟧
Date Stamp:
Fils:
Dinar:
Value of stamps affixed (if ...):
* Entry (letter) bundle or (package) as the case requires:
For insured items insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures):
In words:
Insurance fee:
Weight in words:
Receiving officer:
BAGHDAD
4 MAY 52
⟦illegible⟧

Page 418

Date Stamp          No. 180
Arrived ⟦line⟧ Registered
Addressed to ⟦Moussa Sahyoun⟧
Fils     Dinar     Value of affixed stamps (if it was a ⟦par...⟧
* Entry (letter) bundle or (package) as the case requires.
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures)
In words
Insurance fee
Weight in words
Receiving officer
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 424

Received from the Israelite community four hundred
fils for one notebook only 20/4/55
Handed over
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
Lafta
20/4/55
⟦decorative background stamp⟧