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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 English Translation, Pages 176-200

Archival unit 176

123262
Book Number ⟦illegible⟧
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the Government
Serial Number: 18
Fils/Dinar: 800
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: Presidency of the Jewish Community
Amount: Eight Dinars and 800 Fils
On account of: Cinema Tax
Signature of the Collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: Officer
Date: 15 / 4 / 48
137

Archival unit 177

Fils
150 Only one hundred and fifty fils
I, the undersigned, the clerk of the community
received the above-mentioned amount of one hundred and fifty
fils from Yusa Son Abida, and as a statement I have given
him this receipt
8/4/954
Clerk of the community
Majid Ruhi Al-Hani
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 178

The Muslim ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ forgiveness
⟦...⟧ 98
⟦...⟧ / 4 / 28
Without ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 179

I received 1/250 Dinars
And that is for the value of the rice
and other grains ⟦line⟧
The recipient
⟦signature⟧
15 / 6 / 52
For liquidation to the association
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 180

Form No. L. M. 1. (33)
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Paper ⟦line⟧
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
49
Number: 004881
Payer's name and address: Yusuf Saleh
Amount Fils Dinar | Type of Revenue | Street No. | Property No. | Quarter
250 | Disconnection Permit Fee | 114 | 41 | Rusafa
250 | | | |
Only: One Dinar and five hundred
Fils:
Date 1 / 6 / 195
On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 181

Form No. L. M. 1. (33)
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Paper
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Number: 004941
Payer's name and address: Yusuf Salih
District | Property No. | Street No. | Type of Revenue | Dinar Fils
Ana | 41 | 114 | Second ⟦illegible⟧ Repair | 1 620
 |  |  |  | 1 620
Only: One Dinar and six hundred and twenty Fils
Date 15 / 6 / 195
On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 182

Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Subscriber Name:
Property Number:
Neighborhood Name:
House Number:
Register Number ⟦illegible⟧
Page Number ⟦illegible⟧
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June |  |
Second | July . August . September |  |
Third | October . November . December |  |
Fourth | January . February . March |  |
Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Paid
On 11 / 6 / 1957
Secretary
Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Notice: The installment is due in the first month of the installment period and should be paid
for this bill during the first month of the installment period
Form L . A . M ( 40 )

Archival unit 183

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils only
I received from the community account the sum of
five hundred fils only, as assistance for
the week ending on 12 / 2 / 1952
And for that I signed on 15 / 2 / 1952
Ghazala
Delivered by the hand of Abboud Rowena

Archival unit 184

For the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1 - Simha Shalouyo | 500 Fils |
2 - Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils |
3 - Mikhail Nahoum | 500 Fils |
4 - Rachel Lawi | 500 Fils |
5 - Farha Saleh (Disabled) | 500 Fils |
6 - Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils |
7 - Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils |
8 - Nabhat Israel | 500 Fils |
⟦line⟧
4/000 Four Dinars only
⟦line⟧
List of aid for the week ending 12 / 6 / 952 for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter

Archival unit 185

Transport and Day
250
Two hundred and fifty fils only
I received from the account of the Jewish Community
The amount of two hundred and fifty fils only
And that is for the aid of the week ending on 12/6
And for that I signed ( 15 / 2 / 1952 )
⟦fingerprint⟧
Hasna Al-Bahir

Archival unit 186

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils and no more,
I received from the account of the community the weekly
wages for the week ending on 12/2
amounting to five hundred fils and no more and nothing else
Signed ( 10 / 9 / 1952 )
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Aziza Laibi

Archival unit 187

Fils and Dinar
3/250
Three Dinars and two hundred and fifty
Received into the account of the ⟦Mousawi⟧ community
above only three Dinars and two hundred and fifty
fils and no more, and that is the price of the broken glass
for the house numbered 154 115 belonging to Muhammad
Al-Khayyat Al-Jarba, totaling twenty-five
panes of glass, and for the time of this receipt
of payment 15 / 6 / 1954
Iraq
10 Fils
Matty Said
⟦fingerprints⟧

Archival unit 188

Fils | Dinar
400 |  | Wages for four carts
600 |  | Wages for porters' transport
1500 |  | Wages for digging and spraying labor
2500 |  | Two dinars and five hundred fils only
I received from the community account the amount
above, only two dinars and five hundred fils
nothing else, and that is for labor and carts as explained
above for the purpose of the Habib Al-Khayyat Charity House synagogue
Received by hand and I would be grateful and for our time
this writing on 1954/2/12
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprints⟧

Archival unit 189

Number
№ 01028
Volume
00021
Al-Hatif
An independent political daily newspaper
Published in Baghdad
Office of
Al-Hatif Newspaper
Baghdad - Iraq
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 2
Received from: The Office of the Jewish Community
Only: Two Dinars only
For: Subscription fee for one year from 22/1/54 — 22/1/55
Date: 12 / 2 / 1954
Accountant of Al-Hatif Newspaper
⟦signature⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Note — Any receipt not stamped with the newspaper office seal and the signature of the manager or accountant is considered void.

Archival unit 190

Window Entry
500 ⟦line⟧ Five hundred liras
Entered into the account of the sect
Price for a number of rotls of cheese
The week ending on 12/24/1952
According to receipt number ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) and date 3/14/1953
⟦purple ink fingerprint/stamp⟧
Mahmoud

Archival unit 191

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
600
Six hundred fils only
I received from the account of the community an amount of
six hundred fils only, and that is for the price of
purchasing spirit and Rimalok for painting the doors
and windows of the community headquarters and the mosque
And it was written on 10 / 2 / 1952
Ezra Ibrahim
The Carpenter
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 192

Khulusi
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the account of the sect
the above, only five hundred fils and nothing else, and that is
rent for the week ending on 2/2/1952
and nothing else, signed on 2/1/1952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Najma Bahai
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 193

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
550
Five hundred and fifty fils only
I received from the account of the community the sum of
five hundred and fifty fils only, and that is
service wages for the Jewish school in Al-Sinak
from 1/2 until 7/2/1952
And for that I signed (10/2/1952)
⟦fingerprint⟧
Ezra Ibrahim

Archival unit 194

I received the amount from the department, totaling only one dinar
and eighty fils, no more, for the detailed adjustments in
the list on the back, and for that I signed on 8/2/1952
⟦illegible⟧
Shaker Mahmoud
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible text showing through from reverse side⟧

Archival unit 195

Transport costs | Dinar | Fils
Car fare to Meir Tweig Synagogue | ⟦illegible⟧ | 50
" " " " |  | 56
" " " " |  | 28
" " to the Iraqi Tourism Company | 1 | 60
" " " " H. Al-Dawa'iri |  | ⟦illegible⟧
Fare for moving furniture to the rental warehouse |  | 400
⟦illegible⟧ | 5 | 008
Transport costs for distributing food to the detainees |  | 168
⟦line⟧ | 6 | 726
Stamp for the Ministry of Justice |  | 050
Fare for <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> car to Masmouda ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 28
⟦line⟧ | 7 | 504
To Masmouda ⟦illegible⟧ |  | ⟦illegible⟧
" " " " |  | 50
⟦line⟧ | 8 | 004
Car fare to Meir Elias Hospital | 1 | 500
Transport costs |  | 68
⟦line⟧ | 10 | 84
Only ten dinars and eighty-four fils, no more.

Archival unit 196

Three Dinars
3 / —
Only three dinars and no more
Received from the account of the ⟦respected⟧ community
Only three dinars and no more, as a deposit for
an electrical installation in that adjacent house
And for this reason I have signed this
receipt on 10 / 2 / 1952
Kingdom of Iraq
4 FILS IRAQ POSTAGE 4 Fils
Issa Abbas

Archival unit 197

Fils
Car fare round trip to Al-Kadhimiya | 400
Car fare to the Post and Telephone Administration | 20
" " " Electricity Company | 20
" " " Capital Secretariat | 20
⟦line⟧ | 460
" " " Electricity Company ⟦illegible⟧ | 20
⟦line⟧ | 480
Only four hundred and eighty fils
⟦illegible⟧
Ziyana
I received the above amount from the account of
the community, as expenses for 9 / 2 / 54
Ziyana, teacher Zayin
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 198

Fils Dinar
5/000
Five Dinars only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only five Dinars and no more, and that is
as aid for two families in Mosul for their travel to
Baghdad and aid for their subsistence, and for that I signed
this receipt 9 / 2 / 1952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
19 / 19

Archival unit 199

Khal Laizhar
⟦line⟧
800
⟦line⟧
Jana - Khal Laizhar.
I deposit into the account of the community the amount
above as a guarantee for Khal Laizhar
and that is as aid to Haroun Khadouri
to be delivered to him. And for the time 8/6/54
⟦fingerprint⟧
The Informant
Rajab Barail

Archival unit 200

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
1/500
One dinar and five hundred fils only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only one dinar and five hundred fils
and that is for the weekly aid
ending on 20 / 5 / 1956 and 27 / 5 / 1956
And for that I signed ( 3 / 6 / 1956 )
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Khatoun Saleh