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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 601-625

Page 601

Al-Shaab
An independent political daily newspaper
No 02044
184
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 4
Received from: The Israelite Community
The sum of: Four Dinars only
For: Subscription fee for one year from 4/1/1954
Date: 7 / 4 / 1954
⟦illegible⟧
AL-SHAAB
Baghdad
10 Fils
The Iraqi Republic
Note :- The receipt is not accepted unless it is stamped with the administration's seal

Page 602

Al-Shaab
Daily Political Newspaper
Owner, Editor-in-Chief and Responsible Manager
Yahya Qasim, Attorney
Administration: Shammash Building - Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone { 4994 / 3005
Number :: ⟦808⟧
Date :: ⟦20 / 4 / 1954⟧
To :: ⟦The Respected Mosaic Community⟧
After greetings
We inform you that your subscription to this newspaper expires on 2 / 4 / 1954
Please kindly pay the amount of 4 Dinars fils to renew
your subscription for another year.
Please accept our highest thanks and respect
Administrative and Financial Manager
Al-Shaab Newspaper - Baghdad
We agree to renew the subscription
Head of ⟦...⟧
6/4/1954
To ⟦...⟧
After ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 603

Fils | Dinar |
400 | - | Debris, ⟦large⟧ number
250 | - | Porterage
250 | - | Sacks
500 | - | Newspapers
250 | - | Garage fees for ⟦house⟧ work
|  | according to receipt
1.650 One dinar and six hundred and fifty fils
Sassoon ⟦Sidia⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 604

Telephone number { 4929 Bab al-Agha / 7802 Bab al-Sheikh
Lorries, buses, expansions
I am ready for the transport of funds and passengers, Al-Gharraf Garage Baghdad, owned by Fa'iq ⟦Al-Khafaji⟧
Aziziyah . Nu'maniyah . Kut . Sheikh Sa'ad . Ali al-Gharbi . Ali al-Sharqi . Kumayt . Amarah . Hayy
Muwaffaqiyah . Suwayj Shajar . Qal'at Sukkar . Rifa'i . Ghaziya . Shatrah . And you will find with us all facilities .
Piece | Type of Property | Destination | Sender | Consignee
2 | Cloth meters | Al-Kut | Shahata Qasim | Wahid ⟦Salim⟧
Fils Dinar only
I have received the funds listed above, two pieces and no other, to be transported to
And the fare is cash, Baghdad, on 4 / 6 / 1954
Note: The owner of the garage and the transport contractor are not responsible for fire, drowning, or robbery in
Force Majeure. This receipt is given to the porter upon arrival of the property only .

Page 605

Fils Dinar
750 1
Seven hundred and fifty fils only
Received from the accountant of the community
An amount of ⟦one dinar⟧ and seven hundred and fifty fils only
And that is for an aid to me from the community fund
For the purpose of ⟦...⟧ 4/2/954
⟦Thumbprint⟧
Khatun Saleh

Page 606

Administration: opposite the Central Preparatory School
Administration Phone 3523
" Residence 27295
AL-SIGIL
Daily Islamic News Paper
PRO. M. TAHA AL-FAYADH
BAGHDAD
⟦Islamic ...⟧
⟦...⟧
The Honorable Israelite Community
We have received from you a sum of ⟦...⟧ for advertisement fees ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ until ⟦...⟧
Accountant
Pay the amount
⟦...⟧
1/⟦...⟧/1954

Page 607

Al-Sijil
A Daily Islamic Political Newspaper
Owner: Taha Al-Fayadh Al-Ani
Number: 161
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
Dinar: 2
Received from: The Esteemed Jewish Community Committee
(Amount in words): Only two Dinars and nothing else
For: Subscription to this newspaper
From 1 / 9 / 1952
Until 1 / 9 / 1953
Al-Sijil
Newspaper Manager
⟦illegible⟧

Page 608

⟦Al-Etimad Pharmacy⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ Pharmacy ⟦...⟧
1
With 2 kilos of ⟦Raqqi⟧ soap | 450

Page 612

Fils Dinar
2/500
Only two and a half dinars and no more
Received from the accountant of the ⟦Israeli⟧ community
The amount of two and a half dinars and no more, and that is
instead of the rent for the ⟦school⟧ shop ⟦...⟧
from 1/5/1954 until 2/28/1954
And written on 4/2/1954
The Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Page 614

Fils Dinar
18/000
I received from the ⟦Management⟧ Committee
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ from the sect accountant ⟦...⟧
A sum of eighteen dinars only and nothing more
And that is for my salary for the month of February 1980
⟦...⟧ Frank Eini School
Thanking you with appreciation
10
Fils
Baghdad on 1980/3/1

Page 616

Letter distribution list
⟦illegible⟧
Caraway to Karkh in the prison | ⟦28⟧
Round trip to the prison | ⟦178⟧
Directorate of Education | 28
Telephones | 20
Al-Midan market to collect the rent | 28
Directorate of Education | 28
Revenue | 28
// // // // | 28
// // // // | 28
// // // // | 28
// // // // | 28
Telephones | 28
Al-Midan market with the secretary ⟦Majid⟧ | 40
// // // // | 28
// // // // | 28
// // // // | 28
Directorate of Revenue | 28
// // // // | 28
Only six hundred and fifty-eight fils and no more
I received the aforementioned amount from the sect accountant
658
The Scribe
⟦signature⟧
2/27/1954

Page 617

Number 173
Origin ⟦line⟧ Registered
Addressed to ⟦H. Nathan⟧
Date Stamp | Fils | Dinar | Value of affixed stamps (if ⟦illegible⟧)
88
31 Entry (Letter) Bundle or
52 (Packet) as the case requires
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures)
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦signature⟧
Receiving Officer

Page 618

No. 00160
Read and Benefit
The fifth episode of the book series
Who is he?
Fils:
Dinar:
Received from: The respected Sect's Lung Association
The aforementioned amount of: One Dinar only
For: His subscription fee for the book
Price of selling copy number: ( 1 ) of a book
Date:
Volume
Recipient
Note: The receipt is not accepted unless it is stamped and signed with the seal and signature of the administration
⟦illegible⟧