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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 English Translation, Pages 1-25

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No 813877 Baghdad, ⟦line⟧ 19 ⟦line⟧
OTTOMAN BANK Ottoman Bank
BAGHDAD Baghdad
IRAQ Iraq
TEN FILS
10 Fils
Pay by this cheque to ⟦line⟧ or Bearer
Pay by this cheque ⟦line⟧ or Bearer
Iraqi Dinars ⟦line⟧ Iraq Dinars
Iraqi Dinars
I.D. ⟦line⟧ 775
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No 813876 Baghdad, ⟦line⟧ 19 ⟦line⟧
OTTOMAN BANK
BAGHDAD
IRAQ
TEN FILS
10 FILS
Pay by this cheque to ⟦line⟧ or Bearer
Pay by this cheque ⟦line⟧ or Bearer
Iraqi Dinars ⟦line⟧ Iraq Dinars
Iraqi Dinars ⟦line⟧
I.D. ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

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S. S. DAOOD, ADVOCATE
Advocate
BAGHDAD
Sulaiman Al-Sheikh Daood
Baghdad
Tel. Nos. { Office 6358
Telephone { 6358 Office
Residence 7554
7554 Residence
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I received from Mr. Shaul Shukur, Secretary of the Jewish Community,
an amount of twenty Dinars, on account of the fee for the lawsuit
to evict the tenant of Mr. Salman.
Clerk of Mr. Salman Al-Sheikh Daood
⟦signature⟧
7/7/1952
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
Recorded under receipt number 812875 dated
9/7/1952
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

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Fils Dinar
50/000
Fifty Dinars only
I received from the community accountant the above amount
Only fifty Dinars and nothing else, and that is ⟦for⟧
the quarterly payment for the house numbered ⟦2/141⟧ located
in the Al-Jabari neighborhood in Al-Hilla, and for ⟦this⟧
receipt of delivery on 2 / 7 / 1952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦Salim⟧ ⟦Ibrahim⟧
Written according to part of the check numbered 812874
dated 2 / 7 / 1952
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant

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The Israelite Lay Council
Baghdad
Nº 00965
Fils:
Dinar: 501
Received from Mr.: ⟦illegible⟧
The above-mentioned amount:
Amounting to: ⟦line⟧ Dinars and ⟦line⟧ Fils
For: ⟦line⟧
Baghdad on 22 / 5 / 1952
Accountant
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Fils Dinar
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36/000
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Thirty-six Dinars only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only thirty-six Dinars and no more,
as an advance on my future salary account,
to be deducted in monthly installments at a rate of
six Dinars per month, and for this I signed this
receipt 2 / 7 / 1952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Withdrawn according to a document
from the fund numbered 812874 and dated
2 / 7 / 1952
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

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The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: C/ ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 30 / 7 / 1952
Subject Summary: Granting a loan of 36 Dinars
to the Community Clerk
Administrative Order
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Mr. Sassoon Ovadia, the clerk at the presidency of this community, is granted a loan of
36 Dinars (thirty-six Dinars) to be deducted from him as follows:
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Fils | Dinar
... | 6 | on 31 / 7 / 1952
... | 6 | " 31 / 8 / 1952
... | 6 | " 31 / 9 / 1952
... | 6 | " 31 / 10 / 1952
... | 6 | " 31 / 11 / 1952
... | 6 | " 31 / 12 / 1952
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- / 36 only thirty-six Dinars
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Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to:
1 - The Accountant of the Community Presidency - to disburse the above loan and ensure its deduction at
the dates specified above.
2 - Mr. Sassoon Ovadia - Clerk of the Community Presidency for information
Shai

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Fils Dinar
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187/529
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The receipts for check number
812872 are kept in the
Receipts Department for administrative and Sharia expenses
Month of June 1952
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant

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1952/6/29
Received from the Presidency of the
Lay Council the sum of
100/000 Dinars - (One hundred Dinars)
And that is for the roofing fees of
the community building being built on the occasion of
the end of my employment contract
Dr. Sotman
Iraq
10 Fils
10 FILS
29/VI 52
⟦illegible⟧
29/6/52
Najib George Al-Sayegh, Lawyer ⟦illegible⟧
1952/6/29
Accountant

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The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: C / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 26 / 6 / 1952
Subject Summary: Travel expenses for Dr. Sustman
To -
Management of Munir Elias Hospital
Greetings,
With reference to the telephone call on 27 / 6 / 1952
1 - We approve the payment of one hundred Dinars to Dr. Sustman for his travel expenses outside Iraq
2 - The above amount shall be recorded as a debt against the hospital.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to -
1 - Accountant of the Community Presidency
A - To issue a check for the amount of one hundred Dinars to the order of the hospital accountant for
Dr. Sustman's travel expenses outside Iraq and deliver it to him against a receipt
B - Implementation of what was stated in the second paragraph above.
2 - To the Lay Council - for information

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Administration of the Jewish Community Hospitals
Meir Elias Hospital
36844
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Baghdad: 20 / 6 / 1952
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 400 /
Received from: The Administration of the Lay Council
Amount: Four hundred Dinars
Fils: ⟦line⟧
For: Settlement of the hospital's debts, as per the check
Numbered 817871 and dated 27 / 6 / 52 to the order of
Mr. Salman Cohen, as a trust
for the hospital's account according to the direction of the Directorate of ⟦illegible⟧
Treasurer
⟦signature⟧
17/22
100 x 100 = 10000
1950/7/19

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The Lay Council of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦illegible⟧
Date :: 27 / 6 / 1952
Subject Summary :: ⟦line⟧
To -
The Honorable Mr. Saleh Qassim
After greetings
With reference to your letter dated 27 / 6 / 1952
We have disbursed four hundred Dinars from your account in addition to eight
deposited in the Lay Council fund to Meir Elias Hospital as per check number
813871 dated 27 / 6 / 1952.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy of it to the management of Meir Elias Hospital - to receive check number <del>813871</del>
in the amount of four hundred Dinars from the Community Presidency accountant
Community Presidency accountant - to deliver the mentioned check to the management of Meir
Elias Hospital against a receipt.
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧

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I received from the Presidency of the Physical Council
a sum, receipt number 81287, dated
26 / 6 / 1952, in the amount of 56 Dinars
(Fifty-six Dinars), and that is
on account of my claim against the hospital.
⟦signature⟧
Dr. Sukiman
26 / 6 / 1952

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127203
Volume Number
Year 137
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government: T
Serial Number: 34
Fils/Dinar: 72 / 400
Department Name:
Received from: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Amount: Only four dinars and seventy-three fils
On account: Trust No. 16462 on 11 / 5 / 950
Date: 2 / 7 / 950
Job Title: Rusafa Revenue Officer
Signature of the Receiver
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No.: 3531 President / 5452 Secretary
Number: 2614 / 52
Subject: Telephone Number 91605
Date: 27 / 6 / 1952
To -
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
With reference to your list numbered 1463 and dated 11 / 5 / 1952,
we attach herewith check number 813869 dated 26 / 6 / 1952 for the amount of 4.073
dinars for the fees of telephone number 91605 for the period from 11 / 5 / 952 to 30 / 9 / 1952.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
The Accountant of the Community Presidency - for information.
Withdrawn by check number 813869
Accountant
27 / 6 / 1952

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The Lay Council
of the Israelite Community * Baghdad
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Summary
272/827
The check receipts index 81786
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