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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 526-550

Archival unit 526

Fils Dinar
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
my salary for the account of the Al-Bir ORT school for
the month of April 1952, and for that I signed
this receipt 20 / 4 / 1952
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 527

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
3 / ⟦illegible⟧ Three Dinars only.
I received from the community accountant ⟦illegible⟧
The above, only three Dinars and no more
My salary for the month of April 1952 for the account of
Rachel Shahmoon and Al-Amal School, and I received
this installment on 21 / 4 / 952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Sami ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 528

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
1.500 One dinar and five hundred fils only
I received from the accountant of the ⟦Mousawi⟧ community
the above, only one dinar and five hundred fils
no more, and that is for the price of tea
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ for the Al-Huwayri house and for this purpose
I have written this receipt 2 / 4 / 954
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Khalil Ibrahim

Archival unit 529

Fils Dinar
700 7
Seven Dinars and Seven Hundred
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only seven dinars and seven hundred
and that is for my salary for the month of April 1952
as the ship's sexton and for that I signed 4/20/52
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Muhammad Al-Dabbab

Archival unit 530

Fils Dinar
200 500
Two dinars and five hundred fils only.
I received from the community accountant
the above, only two dinars and five hundred fils only
and that is for my son's wages amounting to five dinars
for guarding the stadium (the old Shamash school stadium)
in the month of April 1954 and for that reason I wrote
this receipt ( 2 / 4 / 954 )
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 531

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 28 / 2 / 1952
P
⟦line⟧
100
Inform Saban (?) bin Zaloub
to bring his papers
Please
28
⟦line⟧
121
Keep his personal file with the papers
⟦signature⟧
Secretary

Archival unit 532

List for Friday, 25 / 4 / 952
Name | Amount in Fils | Signature
1 - Simha Shallo | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
2 - Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
3 - Mikhail Dahoum | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
4 - Emil Lawi | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
5 - Madiha Saleh (Multiple) | 500 Fils | ⟦fingerprint⟧
6 - Sosni 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 533

Transport Fees
Fils | Dinar
28 |  | Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
28 |  | " " " " " " " " " "
28 |  | To Al-Midan Market around Al-Ja
28 |  | " " " " " " " " " "
220 |  | To the Iranian Embassy
140 |  | Scouts Stadium with the chairs
⟦line⟧
480 Four hundred and eighty fils
I received from the person concerned the mentioned amount
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Four hundred ⟦illegible⟧
Charge it to the account of the above community above
27 / 6 / 952
Above
⟦illegible⟧
Yassin Owaidia
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 534

Fils Dinar
600 Wages for the family of Bani Khafaf from number 40
400 Wages for Rayahin
⟦line⟧
1000 One Dinar only
Mr. Amin, Accountant of the Community
Above is only one Dinar and nothing else, and that is
wages for his family with the family of Nafi Khafaf
from number 40 to ⟦...⟧ Labrador
Dated 27 / 4 / 1954
Fingerprint ⟦...⟧
Fingerprint ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 535

Edward Raby Pharmacy, Baghdad
EDWARD RABY PHARMACY, BAGHDAD.
1080 " " Orthanine 100 mg No. 26/2
1440 " " " C No. 26/2
1080 " " Liver Extract No. 26/2
2880 " " Calcium Sandoz No. 26/10 cc
⟦line⟧
6480
300 Sulfamet tablets No. 200/2
⟦line⟧
6780
⟦illegible⟧
Received the goods in cash
Pharmacist
⟦signature⟧
25 / 4 / 1954

Archival unit 536

⟦illegible⟧
750
Fingerprints ⟦illegible⟧ for her
I received from the community account the amount
above, only seven hundred and fifty fils
nothing else, as aid for the week ending on
27 / 4 / 954 and Sunday ended on 27 / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Khatoun Saleh
⟦check mark⟧

Archival unit 537

File No. ⟦...⟧
10/ ⟦...⟧
Dina Raouf Lazarha
I received from the community accountant the above amount
Only Dina Raouf Lazarha ⟦...⟧
April 1952 salary account in
⟦...⟧ stadium belonging to and ⟦...⟧ signed on 25 / 4 / 952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Dina Raouf
✓

Archival unit 538

In the name of your Lord
225
In the name of Wadha ⟦Khadouri⟧
The account of the aforementioned sect has been established for him
Second installment for Wadha ⟦Khadouri⟧ from Falak Al-Azraq
Papers for the price of eight electric lamps
Sent and no time found ⟦Ha⟧ / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦Witness⟧ Muhammad Ali

Archival unit 539

71
Volume
Paper
100 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Subscriber Name: Nuri Saleh
Property Number: 127/6
Neighborhood Name: Rusafa
Date:
Register Number: ( )
Page Number: ( )
Subscription Sequence Number:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 52 |  |
Second | July . August . September 52 |  |
Third | October . November . December 52 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 53 |  |
On 19 / 4 / 1954
Collection No. (4)
Accountant
⟦illegible⟧
19 / 4 / 54
On behalf of the Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Notice: The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period
Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of the installment period
Form L. M. 1 (4)

Archival unit 540

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Name ⟦illegible⟧
Date of Birth ⟦illegible⟧
Place of Birth ⟦illegible⟧
Date of Entry ⟦illegible⟧
In Grade ⟦illegible⟧
Subject | Grade | Remarks
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp with date ⟦illegible⟧/⟦illegible⟧/⟦illegible⟧⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 541

Ali Dinar
250
Equipment list for Barq
I received from ⟦illegible⟧ students the amount of eight
and twenty Dinars only, and for that I signed
this receipt on 25 / 4 / 954
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
✓

Archival unit 542

On the news
5/7
We waited for a craftsman delegate
I received from the sect's accountant the amount
above, only one dinar and eight hundred fils
nothing else, and that is for the wages of the tongue
⟦illegible⟧ the first church and from
this day 4/28/1952
⟦illegible⟧
Nazmi Shaul Hayat

Archival unit 543

Fils Dinar
1/500
⟦line⟧
One dinar and five hundred fils only
I received from the accountant of the community the amount
above, only one dinar and five hundred fils only
and that is a subsidy for three weeks until
25 / 4 / 954 and for that I have placed ⟦25 / 4 / 954⟧
Najia Yahya
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 544

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 4 / 1952
Accountant
⟦line⟧
Disburse an amount from the weekly subsidies
according to the schedule of 500 fils monthly
⟦signature⟧
26 / 4 / 52

Archival unit 545

FARAJ SULTAN
Faraj Sultan
Dealer in Carpenters & Blacksmiths Tool, Etc.
Seller of carpentry and blacksmithing tools and nails
RASHID STREET BAGHDAD
Rashid Street Bab al-Agha No. 273 - 1 Khan Fathallah Abboud
BAB EL-AGHA
Baghdad on: 25 / 4 / 1954
To Mr.: Shaul Ishaq Al-Najjar, the respected
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Inch | Number | Dozen | Price
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Value of commercial nails, weight and measure |  | 14 |  | 
 |  | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> what was before me ⟦illegible⟧ no ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  | 
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Archival unit 546

Fils Pierre
Maintenance of its requirements
⟦illegible⟧ from the account of the Mosaic community
Above only maintenance of its requirements
And that is for the purpose of repairing and organizing
The defect in the warehouse and for the time of this
Receipt 27 / 4 / 954
Shaul Hakim
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 547

Fils | Dinar
10/000
Ten Dinars only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only ten dinars and no more, for
the monthly fees for the month of April 1954, and for that purpose
I have issued this receipt on 25 / 4 / 1954
Kingdom of Iraq
10
Fils
Lawyer
Samuel Shaul Henna

Archival unit 548

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 4 / 952
Accountant
Disbursement of a lump-sum aid amounting to ten
dinars to Mrs. Nazima Lina daughter of Zaki Khayyat
Note the administrative order decision ⟦...⟧
in the Endowments Committee 26 / 4 / 52
⟦signature⟧
10 Dinars aid for the month of April
1952
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 549

Fils | Dinar
297 | 2 | Laurel soap
250 | - | Laundry
242 | - | 12 Cigarettes
21 | - | 6 Matches
612 | - | 6 Kilos of sugar
450 | - | Half a Haqqa of tea
50 | - | Porter
⟦line⟧
4922
Only eight dinars and forty-three
fils and no more
I received from Mr. Sassoon Abdia the amount
mentioned above for the value of the mentioned materials
Reda Ahmed
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
24 / 4 / 952

Archival unit 550

1
To Mr. Sassoon
Please assist ⟦Abrka⟧ who is at the chair
from ⟦Hano⟧ Taha ⟦Ma⟧ ⟦Bani⟧
Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
2000
⟦signature⟧