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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 451-475

Page 451

Book
Talmud Torah Schools (A)
Baghdad
Received from the hand of Muslih Hayyim Raqaq
Matzah, quantity 5,000, five thousand only.
Thursday 3/20/1952 Subhi Salih
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 452

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧ 30
Thirty Dinars only
I received from Mr. Ibrahim Sha'wa
Only thirty Dinars and no other amount
And that is for the price of thousands of breads
thin bread and for that reason I signed
2/21/952
10 Fils
Salim Turki Yehuda
Ibrahim ⟦...⟧

Page 453

I received from the community account the above amount
Only thirty Dinars, and that
is for the price of sewing machines
for the distribution committee for the poor and widows
Signed
25 / 2 / 953
Iraq
10
Fils
⟦fingerprint⟧
Saleh Hayim
30/000
Thirty Dinars and nothing else

Page 454

Book
Talmud Torah Schools (A)
Baghdad
Received from the hand of Muslih Naeem
Parchments equivalent to 5000 five thousand only
Monday 24 / 2 / 952 Karbi Saleh
⟦signature⟧

Page 455

Due in the account of the ⟦Israeli⟧ community
57 600 electricity fees for the month of 7/952
00 250 transfer to the schools
57 850
Only fifty-seven dinars and eight hundred and fifty
fils
4/6 952
⟦illegible⟧
✓
I have received from the community's account the above amount of fifty
seven dinars and eight hundred and fifty fils only, and that is
for electricity fees as explained above, for which I have signed
this receipt ⟦1952/6/4⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 fils

Page 458

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 4 / 1952
Accountant
Pay two dinars to Mr. Yonah
Purchase of 22 kilos of dates
and ten kilos of ⟦rice⟧ to be distributed
to the needy
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
I received two dinars from the community accountant
⟦illegible⟧
12 / 4 / 952

Page 459

Baghdad on
His Excellency the Chairman of the Physical Council, the Respected.
After greetings.
17
We attach herewith a list of the amounts spent for the repair of the roof of the front
⟦illegible⟧ of the school, which totals (81/425 Dinars) only eighty-one
dinars and four hundred and twenty-five fils and no more, and the ⟦illegible⟧
we have withdrawn from you an amount of fifty dinars on account, therefore please approve
the withdrawal of the remaining amount, which is only thirty-one dinars and four hundred
and twenty-five fils and no more.
Please accept our highest respect.
Accountant
22 / 4 / 1954
We approve the withdrawal of the remaining amount
The President
Withdrawn herewith is the check numbered
892874 dated 22 / 4 / 54
Accountant

Page 460

Expenses necessary for the reconstruction of the hospital
Meal and eye examination
Fils | Dinar
720 | 2 | Price of boxes for packing hospital instruments
000 | 11 | Price of locks, hinges, and other materials according to lists
000 | 6 | Price of tiles
800 | 16 | Wages for construction workers, door repairs, and the old water sprinkler system
120 | 1 | Wages for a carpenter for an auger including the price of the auger
275 | 28 | Wages and purchase of materials for repairing water pipes
100 | 5 | Porterage with carts for cleaning the hospital and moving its debris
800 | 5 | Price of electrical materials and labor wages
740 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Price of missing glass
000 | 2 | Cleaning of the hospital after reconstruction
800 | 1 | Lease agreement stamps
81/455
Only eighty-one dinars and four hundred thirty-five fils.

Page 461

Fils Dinar
2/000
Only two Dinars and no more
I received from the accountant of the sect the above amount
From the accountant of the sect, the amount of two Dinars and no more, and that is
For cleaning wages of Rima Khadouri Hospital
As a portion, and for it we signed this receipt
10/4/954
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
Charles Ahmed
⟦...⟧

Page 463

Fils Dinar
2 - Two Dinars only and nothing else
I, Abid Alwan Shalan, have
received from the community accountant the
above-mentioned amount for ⟦wages⟧
repairing the electrical conduit in the hospital
Rima Khedhouri
Abid Alwan Shalan
21 / 1 / 52
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 464

ABDUL-MUNIM ABBAS AL-DARKAZALY
Electrical Contractor, Repairer & Seller of tools
(Refrigerators - Radios - Fans)
Wholesale and Retail Selling
Rashid Street, opposite Al-Hamra Cinema
Telephone No.
Baghdad on 19 / 2 / 1952
To the Honorable Accountant of the Community Presidency
We present to you the account statement as explained below; please kindly
settle it, and remain in peace.
Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Type | Details
800 | 2 | 28 | Fan | Taking down fans in ⟦illegible⟧ branch
800 | | 8 | Chandelier | ⟦illegible⟧ chandeliers in ⟦illegible⟧ branch
200 | | | | High ladder fee
800 | 3 | 36 | | Only three dinars and eight hundred fils
Not valid
⟦signature⟧

Page 465

Fils Dinar
800 - Only eight hundred fils only
I received from the accountant of the sect the amount
mentioned above, and that is for the fees
of moving the furniture of Rima Khadoori Hospital
to the atelier and for that ⟦I signed⟧
1952/2/22
Akram Mirza
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 466

Dinar
Three Dinars only 3/-
I received from the accountant of the community an amount
of three Dinars only, for the wages of
porterage for moving the furniture of Rima Khadoori Hospital
to the House of the Prophets, and for this I signed 22/⟦illegible⟧/⟦illegible⟧
Shamsi Ali
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 467

⟦illegible⟧
Finance ⟦Management⟧ Committee
12 - ⟦illegible⟧
Please pay the amount shown below to Mr.
⟦illegible⟧ for ⟦wages⟧ in the school of
Frank Iny ⟦for Boys⟧ amounting to
⟦illegible⟧ Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ Fils ⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
12 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 468

Fils Dinar
18 21000 Price of tools and ⟦...⟧
2 42500 ⟦...⟧
950 Faucet number
2000 Price of glass number 4 inch
2500 Divider 4/4/⟦...⟧
275 22
6000 Transportation fee
28/275
<del>Only twenty-eight Dinars and ⟦...⟧</del>
I received the above amount from the sect accountant
Only twenty-eight Dinars and two hundred and seventy-five Fils
nothing else, and that is for the expenses of repairing the pipes
in Rege Khedouri Hospital as explained above
and for that I signed
2/27/1954
The Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Abdul Razzaq Abdullah

Page 469

Saeed Rammani
Baghdad, Mosul (Iraq)
General trade, import, export, commission, contracting * Phone (Baghdad 55⟦...⟧ Mosul 296)
Fils | Dinar | Remarks
260 | 1 | Lorry furniture ⟦...⟧
400 | 0 | For ⟦...⟧
900 | 0 | Total
469 | 2 | ⟦...⟧
465 | 2 | Received
25
2/2
25
2/2
I have received the materials listed above in full, totaling ___ Fils ___ Dinars
Recipient

Page 470

SHOUA JACOB OBAYED
DEALER IN HARDWARE AND
SANITARY FIXTURES
Rashid Street Bab El-Agha No. 20/109
Phone No. 3318
SHOUA JACOB OBAYED
Deals in types of iron, pipes and sanitary tools
Rashid Street Bab El-Agha No. 109/20
Phone 3318
Baghdad: 20 / 2 / 59
M. / To: The Community
Particulars | I.D. | Fils
Washer ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 120
Pincer ⟦illegible⟧ | 5 | 670
Joint ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 400
Nylon ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 240
Samoon (Plug) |  | ⟦illegible⟧
Float | 1 | 500
Hose |  | 120
Tap 1/2 | 2 | 400
Joint 1/2 |  | 400
Tap 3/4 |  | 450
Lead answer 1/4 | 1 | 400
Nut 1/4 |  | 210
External connection | 1 | 420
90 degree elbow | 2 | 700
Inch tap |  | 800
Samoon (Plug) 1/2 | 18 | ⟦illegible⟧
Errors and Omissions Excepted (E. & O. E.)
⟦signature⟧

Page 471

Fils Dinar
500 6
Five hundred fils only
I received the above amount, only five hundred
fils and no more, for ⟦carpentry⟧ works
for one day at Rima Khadouri Hospital
and for this reason I signed
25 / 2 / 954
Shaul Isaac
Al-Banna
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 472

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils only.
I have received the above amount, only five hundred
fils and no more, for the
carpentry work for one day in Rima Hospital
Khadouri, and for this reason I signed)
2/21/954
Shaoul Isaac
The Carpenter
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
⟦illegible blue ink scribbles⟧

Page 473

FARAJ SULTAN
Dealer in Carpenters & Blacksmiths Tool, Etc.
RASHID STREET BAGHDAD
BAB EL-AGHA
Faraj Sultan
Seller of carpentry and blacksmithing tools and nails
Al-Rashid Street, Bab Al-Agha No. 273 - 1 Khan Fathallah Abboud
Price | Dozen | Number | Inch | Type of Goods | Dinar | Fils
| 1 |  |  | Lock with screw |  | 120
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties