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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.

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 551-575

Page 552

To :-
After greetings ⟦please⟧ ⟦D⟧ ⟦Dinars⟧
Pierre Gaillard
Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross
for the Near - East
24/4/54
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Aid for the week ending on ⟦19⟧ / 4 / ⟦1954⟧
The poor of the royal property
For the poor of the Manshi Saleh Shelter
Name | Allocated amount | Signature
1 - Bahija Shalawi | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
2 - Maryam Moshi | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
3 - Mikhail Nahum | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
4 - Rachel Levy | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
5 - Khadija Saleh (paralyzed) | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
6 - Moni Yaqoub | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
7 - Youssef Abdullah | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
8 - Nabat Israel | 500 fils | ⟦illegible⟧
4/000 four dinars only
⟦Shelter⟧ Saleh

Page 554

⟦Fils⟧ ⟦Dinar⟧
4/14
I received the above-mentioned amount, which is
four dinars and one hundred and thirty-five
fils, for the value of ⟦the furniture⟧
supplied to the administration of the Jewish community in Baghdad
according to the attached list, and for that reason I gave
this receipt
/
Iraq
10 fils

Page 555

Monetary Disbursement of the Israelite Community
Cut paper item 1 | 420
Rice ⟦printed⟧ 2 | 1270
Manila files quantity 20 | 240
Carbon quantity | 850
Large lined cut notebook | 475
Rice file paper item 1 | 750
Erasers quantity 12 | 120
4125
Only four thousand one hundred and twenty-five fils
The amount was received in cash
I received the mentioned materials
In the name of the school of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
20/4/54
The Accountant
1- To be disbursed and entered into the arrangement trust
2- No stationery shall be purchased ⟦at all⟧
⟦except⟧ according to an official list
on it according to the followed procedures
⟦signature⟧
20/4/54

Page 557

Fils Dinar
-/1 One Dinar only
I received from the Sect Accountant
the above amount, only one Dinar and nothing else
on account of my salary for the month of April
1952 for the guards of the old and new stadium
Signed on 20 / 4 / 952
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Khaddam Qasim
✓

Page 558

Number 852
Al-Zaman Newspaper
Baghdad on 25 / 2 / 1952
Fils Dinar
- 2
Received from the honorable: Presidency of the Jewish Community
An amount of: Two Dinars
For: Six months subscription fee from 11 / 4 / 952 until
Number 495 dated 25 / 2 / 1952
The Manager
⟦Al-Zaman Newspaper⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
10 Fils
The Kingdom of Iraq

Page 562

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 4 / 1954
Accountant
Disburse as a grant to ⟦Renat⟧ Daoud for the month of March
for the soul of the late ⟦Arthur Abir⟧, and it shall be considered
an advance until the liquidation order is issued,
Period: one month
from 1 / 3 to 31 / 3 / 54
⟦illegible⟧
The President
8 / 4 / 54

Page 564

Locks for all doors
Hidden latch No. 23
Spring latch No. 36
Assorted hinges
Nickel rod latch
NPI
Brand: M.B.
The famous one
Manufactured by the first Italian factory in Milan
Incomparable to others
Insist on asking for it from all sellers
Date: 18 / 4 / 1952
Requested from Mr.:
Price | Details | Number | Quantity | Dinar | Fils
375 | Value of ⟦Jarvaniya⟧ lock |  | 2 |  | 750
| Only seven hundred |  |  |  |
| and fifty fils |  |  |  |
| Abdul Baqi Ahmed |  |  |  |
| ⟦signature⟧ |  |  |  |
Total only
Signature
Errors and omissions excepted

Page 567

Fils Dinar
⟦150⟧ /
One hundred and fifty fils only.
I received from the accountant of the community an amount of
one hundred and fifty fils only, as an aid for me.
And for that purpose I signed on 14/2/954
⟦purple thumbprint⟧
⟦Karima Radad⟧

Page 568

Fils Dinar
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils
Received from the account of the Mosaic community
Above only seven hundred and fifty fils
This is the aid for the week ending on
4/3/1954 and for and her signature
4/3/1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Khatoun Saleh

Page 569

Dinar
1.060  Price of tools according to list
700  Transport fees
1.760  One dinar and seven hundred and sixty fils
I received from the community accountant the above
amount, only one dinar and seven hundred and sixty
fils and nothing else, for the price of tools and transport
fees for repairing the slaughterhouse pipes, and for that
reason I signed this receipt on 24 / 4 / 957
Iraq
10
Fils
Zaki Iraqi

Page 570

No 1097
George and Terry George
Deals in all types of pipes and bathroom fixtures
electricity, commercial supplies, and hand tools
Al-Rashid Street, Bab Al-Agha 251 G 1/2
Phone 84354
Baghdad: 25 / 4
19:
To Mr.: Zaki Abdullah
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Price | Quantity
600 |  | Faucet |  |
150 |  | T-Joint ⟦3/4⟧ |  |
120 |  | Elbow ⟦3/4⟧ |  |
190 |  | Adhesive Tape |  |
1060 |  |  |  |
⟦George⟧
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Page 574

Fils Dinar
1/500
One dinar and five hundred fils only.
I received from the accountant of the community the amount
above, only one dinar and five hundred fils no more
which is a gratuity on the occasion of the blessed Easter
and for that I signed this receipt 1952/4/9
⟦thumbprint⟧
Nadhir Baroukh

Page 575

Baghdad on 9 / 4 / 954
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the Respected.
After greetings -
On the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr, please approve the disbursement of an amount of
four Dinars (4) to the guards and servants of the Community Presidency as a gratuity for them on this
occasion, as follows: -
| Dinar | Fils
The servant Khudair Bashi | 1 | 500
The servant ⟦Zabana⟧ Moallem Daniel | 1 | 500
The guard Sattar Dana | 1 | 000
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect -
His signature
The Accountant
9 / 4 / 54
His signature
The Secretary
9 / 4 / 54
To be distributed
His signature
The Secretary
His signature
The Secretary
9 / 4 / 54