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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 451-475

Archival unit 451

Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 5 | Purchase of two heads of sheep
200 |  | Slaughterers' fee
200 | 5 | Only five dinars and two hundred fils and no more
Dawud Hassan
19 / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 452

Fils | Dinar
880 | 
600 | 
400 | 
510 | 
I received from Mr. Sassoon Khedhouri
the above-mentioned amount
⟦line⟧
9 / 2 / 952
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 453

Fils Dinar
920 -
I received from Mr. Sassoon
Adawiya an amount of nine hundred
and twenty fils, and that is for the price
of purchasing (80) heads of lettuce
at (12) fils
19 / 4 / 954
Zayer Hassan

Archival unit 454

Cash Ticket 33182 Form No. 53
Purchased from: Rafidain Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Fils | Dinar | ⟦line⟧
520 |  | Gall ⟦...⟧
Date: 9/4
Petrol Station Clerk: ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 455

Fils Dinar
700 - Gratuity to the governors of the ⟦...⟧
on the occasion of Easter
Only seven hundred fils and no more
19 / 4 / 952
By the hand of Sassoon ⟦...⟧
Community Clerk
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 456

Fils | Dinar
150 | Moving furniture from Al-Saqta - for them |
 | Al-Iraqiya to Mir Tuwaiq |
100 | Cart fare to the slaughterhouse |
114 | Car fare to Baghdad Prison |
28 | To the Directorate of Public Health |
28 | " " " " |
114 | Car fare to Baghdad Prison |
28 | To the Directorate of General Revenue |
⟦line⟧
562 Only five hundred and sixty-two fils
I received from the community accountant the amount mentioned
above on 12 / 4 / 1952
Sassoon Ovadia
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 457

Baghdad on 22 / 4 / 954
1081
After greetings
Honorable President of the Lay Council.
We present herewith a list of the expenses of the Community Presidency for purchasing food
supplies and bread for Easter, totaling (111/870)
only one hundred and eleven dinars and eight hundred and seventy fils and no more, from which
we had withdrawn an amount of seventy-eight dinars on account, so we request
approval to withdraw the remaining amount, only thirty-three dinars and eight hundred
and seventy fils and no more.
Please accept our highest respect;
Accountant
22 / 4 / 954
Approved to spend the remaining amount
President
Steel checks numbered
892874 dated 22 / 4 / 954 were withdrawn
Accountant

Archival unit 458

List of expenditures spent for the subsistence of
the community on the occasion of Easter
Dinar Fils
Value of fifteen thousand pairs of coconuts at a price per hundred | 1 - 900
Value of eight bags of ⟦illegible⟧ rice with porterage | 240 / 57
Value of Jift soap | 1 - / 2
Value of Tuhfa soap | 1 - / 2
Wages for baking thin bread number ⟦illegible⟧ at a price per hundred | 1 - / 6
Value of reduction | - / 950
Fees for ⟦illegible⟧ for purchasing and distributing bread and other food items | 1 - / 10
Only one hundred thirty-eight dinars and eight hundred seventy fils and no more.

Archival unit 459

Dinar Receipt
10/000
Ten Dinars only
I received from the account of the community the sum of ten
dinars only, and that is for my tea in the distribution of
Al-Rakhama bread and other food items to
the poor and the distribution of food and other materials
to the needy and no one knows ⟦hidden⟧ 22/4/54
Salman Aboudia
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 460

Dinar Fils
2/000 ⟦line⟧
Only two dinars and no more.
I received from the account of the sect the amount
above, only two dinars and no more, and that is
the value of wheat with an oven for it, and this
receipt was written on 2/28/1954
⟦fingerprints⟧

Archival unit 461

Thirty Dinars
30/000
Thirty Dinars only
Received from Mr. Ibrahim Shaqou'
The above amount, only thirty Dinars
And that is for the value of the share of Alaf Khabar
Ranam, and for this purpose I signed this receipt
21/2/956
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Saleh Sayim
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 462

Book
Midrash Talmud Torah (A)
Baghdad
Received from the hand of Muslih Hayyim Raqaq
Matzah quantity 5000 five thousand only.
Thursday 2/20/1952
Nazhi Salih
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 463

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
30000 Thirty Dinars only
Received from Mr. Ibrahim Shua
Only thirty Dinars and no more
And that is for the share of thousands of bread
wafers, and for that I have signed
2/21/952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Salim Hoki Yehuda
Ibrahim Shalom

Archival unit 464

I received from the honorable Jewish community representative
only thirty Jordanian Dinars
price of five thousand pieces of Matzah bread
for the holiday to be distributed to the poor and needy
And I received ⟦line⟧ 25 / 2 / 952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Saleh Hayim
30/000 thirty Dinars and no more

Archival unit 465

Talmud Torah School (A)
Baghdad
Received from the hand of Muslih Nassim
Matzah crackers, number 5000, five thousand only
Monday 24 / 2 / 952 Karbi Saleh
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 466

Document of entry in the account of ⟦illegible⟧
57 600 joining ⟦illegible⟧ on 7/20
20 750 transferred to the account
⟦line⟧
57 950
Only fifty-seven dinars and nine hundred and fifty
fils
⟦signature⟧
6/4/952
✓
I received from the sect's account the above amount, which is seven
and fifty dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils only, and that
is for the value of goods as explained below, and the receipt was signed
this article 6/4/1952
Iraq
10
fils

Archival unit 467

Fils Dinar
950 - Only nine hundred and fifty
fils and no more
Purchased a number of cages to place
the bread (Jaradeq) in and send them to Al-Kut prison
I received the above-mentioned amount
19 / 4 / 1954
Ziyara Daniel

Archival unit 468

Fils Dinar
6 000 ⟦...⟧ six dinars only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above only ⟦...⟧ six dinars only
and that is for the value of (800) eight hundred ⟦...⟧
at the price of ⟦...⟧ 750 for every hundred and it is necessary
I paid this amount ⟦...⟧ / 4 / 1956
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Ezekiel Saleh

Archival unit 469

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 4 / 1954
Accountant:
Pay two dinars to Mr. Yonah
to purchase 22 kilos of dates
and 8 bin kido (ghee) for distribution
to the needy
⟦signature⟧
The Secretary
I received two dinars from the community account
⟦illegible⟧
12 / 4 / 954

Archival unit 470

His Excellency the Honorable President of the Physical Council.
After greetings.
We present to your Excellency that the salaries paid for the month of October and its portion
honorary for Hebrew, which totals (81.425 Dinars) only eighty-one
dinars and four hundred and twenty-five fils and no more, which
is due in a specific amount, and based on the account being processed, approval is requested
to withdraw the remaining amount of ⟦eighty-one dinars and four hundred⟧
⟦and twenty-five fils and no more⟧.
Please accept our highest respect.
Accountant
22 / 4 / 954
We approve the withdrawal of the remaining amount
The President
The attached check numbered
892874 dated 22 / 4 / 54 was withdrawn
Accountant
Baghdad on
1

Archival unit 471

Estimated expenses for equipping the hospital
Rima Khedouri for Eyes
Fils | Dinar
720 | 2 | Price of boxes for packing hospital instruments
011 | 21 | Price of cloth, connections, and supplies according to lists
000 | 6 | Price of tiles
800 | 16 | Wages for construction workers, repairing the door, whitewashing it, and repairing old tiles
120 | 1 | Carpenter's wages for a barrel with the price of screws
275 | 28 | Wages and purchase of materials for water pipe repairs
100 | 5 | Porterage with rentals for cleaning the hospital and dismantling its barriers
800 | 5 | Price of electrical materials and labor wages
740 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Price of missing glass
000 | 2 | Hospital cleaning after whitewashing
800 | 1 | Lease contract stamps
⟦line⟧
91/445
Only ninety-one dinars and four hundred and forty-five fils.

Archival unit 472

Fils Dinar
2/000
Only two dinars and no more
I received from the community accountant the above amount
from the community accountant, in the amount of two dinars and no more, and that is
for cleaning fees for Reeha Khedouri Hospital ⟦...⟧
in one installment, and we have issued this receipt
10 / 4 / 954
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Charles ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 473

Religious Council
762
⟦illegible⟧ Glory be to Him, Ratun Malik al-Ard
I received from the community accountant the above amount
registered in the name of Ratun Malik al-Ard, and that is
for the price of glass that was damaged in the apartments of
the Qasri and Kayfa building ⟦illegible⟧
And for that, I have signed
4/4/25
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Ratun Malik al-Ard

Archival unit 474

Fils Dinar
2 Two Dinars only and nothing else
I, Abd Alwan Shaalan, have
received from the community accountant the amount
mentioned above, and that is for the wages of
repairing the electrical circuit in the hospital of
Reema Khedouri
Abd Alwan Shaalan
21 / 2 / 52
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 475

ABDUL-MUNIM ABBAS AL-DARKAZALY
Electrical Contractor, Repairer & Seller of tools
(Refrigerators - Radios - Fans)
Wholesale and Retail Selling
Rashid Street, opposite Al-Hamra Cinema
Telephone No.
Baghdad on 19 / 2 / 1952
To the Honorable Accountant of the Community Presidency
We present to you the account statement as explained below; please kindly
settle it, and remain in peace.
Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Type | Details
800 | 2 | 28 | Fan | Taking down fans in ⟦illegible⟧ branch
800 | | 8 | Chandelier | ⟦illegible⟧ chandeliers in ⟦illegible⟧ branch
200 | | | | High ladder fee
800 | 3 | 36 | | Only three dinars and eight hundred fils
Not valid
⟦signature⟧