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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 401-425

Archival unit 401

Fils | Dinar
800 / -
I, Karim Habib, have received from the accountant of
the community a sum of eight hundred fils
only, and that is for cleaning wages
twice at a price of 400 fils per time
I signed this receipt
Karim Habib
12/5/1954
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 402

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500
Five hundred fils only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only five hundred fils and nothing else, and that is
aid in the province of ⟦Rafat⟧ 11/5/954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Ibrahim Mordechai

Archival unit 403

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
--- 2 Two Dinars only.
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only two dinars and nothing else, and that is
as aid for me, and for that reason I signed this receipt
of delivery 11 / 5 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Badriya Ghazal

Archival unit 404

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500 ⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils only
I received from the community account the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no more
and that is as aid for me to buy food
for my poor children, and there is no power [but in God]
Paid 9 / 5 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Neama Ezra

Archival unit 405

Khal Zabaa
500 only five hundred fils and no more
I received from the community account the amount
above, only five hundred fils and no more, for
the aid of the week ending on 9 / 5 / 954
And for that I signed on 9 / 5 / 954
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Khedhouri Salwan

Archival unit 406

The Accountant
800/ Raf'at Sabah Kermani
Save what was previously ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
8/5/ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 407

On Dinar
One hundred and twenty fils only
I received from the community account the sum of
one hundred and twenty fils, being the wages for
the week ending 9/5/954, and for that purpose
I signed on 9/5/954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Ezra Yaqub

Archival unit 408

Ali Dinar
⟦line⟧
500 five hundred fils only
⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the community
the above amount, only five hundred fils and no more
and that is for leave in the week ending on
9/5/952 and for that I signed this
Date 9/5/952
Asir Yusuf

Archival unit 409

Fils | Dinar
640 | 4 | Price of electrical tools according to list
⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | Labor fee
⟦line⟧
640 | 6 | Only six dinars and six hundred and forty fils
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only six dinars and six hundred and forty
fils and no more, and that is the price of tools and labor fee
for electrical repair in ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And that was on 5/9/1954
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Issa Abba⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 410

Nasser and Ibrahim Warehouse
Sale and Repair of Electrical Appliances
Shorja - Opposite the Clock
224/1/Y 5
Baghdad on: 8 / 5 / 1952
To: The Respected Israelite Community
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity
000 | 19 | Chinese Switch | 24
040 | 2 | Company Lamp 25 | 24
480 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Bent Holder Interior | 
200 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Iron Angle ⟦illegible⟧ Loose | 
640 | 4 | Only four dinars and six hundred and forty fils | 
Signature
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 411

⟦illegible⟧ on ⟦illegible⟧/5/⟦illegible⟧
For the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
⟦line⟧
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1 - Simha Shlomo | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2 - Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3 - Mikhail Nahum | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4 - Rachel Levi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5 - Madiha Saleh (Disabled) | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6 - Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
7 - Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
8 - Nabat Israel | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦line⟧
4/000 Four Dinars only
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 412

Week ending on ⟦2/5/54⟧
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1- Samha Shaul | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2- Maryam Haqqi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3- Sylvia Raphael | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4- Rachel Zaki | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5- Naima Saleh (Disabled) | 1,000 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6- Isaac Yaqub | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
7- Sion Abdullah | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
8- Simat Israel | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦line⟧
4/500 Four Dinars and 500 Fils

Archival unit 413

Fils Dinar
3000 3
Three Dinars only
I received the above amount, only three
dinars and no more, as an aid for me to pay
the required residency fee ⟦illegible⟧ residency
for me and my father, and for that I signed 7/5/57
Kingdom of Iraq
10
Fils
Tawfiq Haroun
Al-Abrakh Al-Jafnah

Archival unit 414

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
8000
Eight Dinars only
⟦line⟧
I received from the Reviver of the Sect
the above amount, only eight dinars and no
more, and that is for the wages of Labni as a
lump sum for the month of April 1952, and for that
I signed on 2 / 5 / 952
Iraq
10
Fils
Financial
Muhammad Abd al-R

Archival unit 415

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils
⟦line⟧
I received from the community accountant
the above amount, only seven hundred and fifty
fils and no more, as medical aid
for the week ending on 4 / 5 / 954, and for that purpose
this receipt was issued on 2 / 5 / 954
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Signature
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible text in background⟧

Archival unit 416

Receipt for amounts collected for the Aviation Project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Book
246
Number: 011873
Fils | Dinar
From annual subscription fee |  |
From monthly subscription fee | 500 |
From the price of sacrificial skins |  |
From the proceeds of badges |  |
From the price of greeting cards |  |
From the proceeds of parties |  |
From donations |  |
Total | 500 |
Received from: The Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri
The amount as written above only: Five hundred fils
Place: Baghdad
Date: 5 / 5 / 1952
Collector: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Community
May 52

Archival unit 417

Receipt for amounts collected for the Aviation Project
Iraqi Aviation Association
Number: 011873
Volume: ⟦442⟧
Fils | Dinar
From annual subscription fee |  |
From monthly subscription fee | 500 |
From the price of sacrificial skins |  |
From the proceeds of badges |  |
From the price of greeting cards |  |
From the proceeds of parties |  |
From donations |  |
Total | 500 |
Received from: The President of the Jewish Community
The amount as written above only: five hundred fils only
Place: Baghdad
Date: 26 / 5 / 1954
Collector
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 418

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧
Five hundred fils only
I received from the account of the community
above only five hundred fils and no other
and that is as aid for me and my family
Written on 5 / 5 / 1954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Heskel
Saoun

Archival unit 419

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 5 / 952
Respected
⟦line⟧
Enclosed is a guarantee from the consulate
A copy of an ink stamp
⟦illegible⟧
The Director

Archival unit 420

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦-⟧
Five hundred fils only
Received from Al-⟦Kh⟧a⟦i⟧d Stores
The above amount, which is the rent
For the lease of shop number 3
For the month 5 / 1954 and for this I signed
Date 1 / 5 / 1954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Recipient

Archival unit 421

On a message
51 / ⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Deputy of Al-Rida
I thank you for your letter numbered
above above regarding a message
for her son, and that is a trust for us because
from her, her son has our sentences
in the eye of color and hope
and love 5/5/1954
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
Ezra Raphael
Cohen
Israel Polier

Archival unit 422

Number: 535
Sender: ⟦illegible⟧
Registered: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Date Stamp:
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar:
Value of affixed stamps (if ⟦line⟧:
Entry (letter) bundle or (parcel) as the case requires:
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures): ⟦illegible⟧
In words: ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee: ⟦line⟧
Weight in words: ⟦line⟧
Receiving officer:
BAGHDAD
4 MAY 52
⟦illegible⟧
Bundle
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 423

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 424

Three Dinars
⟦line⟧
2000
Two Dinars and a quarter
⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Mosaic community
the above, only two dinars and a quarter, and that is
my salary from 4/1/1954 until 4/20/1954
and the remaining ten dinars are in the form of a guarantee
And God is the Granter of success 5/5/1954
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature

Archival unit 425

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
120 / One hundred and twenty fils only
Isaac bin Shehadeh, the Philo sect
Twenty-eight fils only, and that is
aid for the week ending on 5/2/954
and Sunday signed 5/5/954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Ezra Nasoub