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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 551-575

Archival unit 551

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 4 / 1955
To Mr.
To disburse the necessary amounts to purchase 200 cubits
of poplin to make summer clothes
at a price of 120 fils per cubit.
With thanks
F
24000
24000
Account
Paid
According to a decision
With his Excellency's permission
12 / 5 / 55
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 552

Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧
1000 | of it raw
500 | of it bulbul
2100 | undershirts, quantity 20
⟦line⟧
3/600 only three dinars and six hundred fils
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only three dinars and six hundred fils
and nothing else, and that is the value of what is explained above
for the prisoners, and for that reason I signed 22/4/54
Anisa
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 553

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

Archival unit 554

⟦illegible⟧ | Fils
Daoud Simon Company | 20
Al-Mulla Company | 20
Electricity Company ⟦illegible⟧ | 40
Amanat Al-Asimah - for the oven | 20
Directorate of Education | 20
Baghdad Provincial Police Directorate | 20
Written on the jar | 14
⟦line⟧
154
One hundred and fifty-four fils
I received the above amount from the account of
the community for repairs
The Accountant
⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 555

Fils
⟦line⟧
100
One hundred fils only
Car fare to Al-Makhzaniya
to collect revenue amounts
⟦illegible⟧
22/4/54

Archival unit 556

Fils Dinar
400 ⟦line⟧
Only four hundred fils and nothing else.
I received from the account of the sect the amount
above, only four hundred fils and nothing else
fees for reporting sections of the Rabbi Khadoori Hospital
with the repair of the cooler door, a nut, and a valve
and for this I signed ( 4/22 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The Carpenter

Archival unit 557

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
--- 1 ---
One Dinar only.
I received from the community account the amount
above, only one Dinar and no other,
as aid for my travel to Basra, and it is considered
a payment from this account 22 / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Fiqh ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 558

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
-/1 One Dinar only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one dinar and no more,
as aid for my travel to Basra, and for that purpose
I signed this receipt 22 / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Juliet Cohen

Archival unit 559

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500
Guarantee of Fouad Labraha
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, thank you, guarantee of Fouad Labraha ⟦...⟧
on account of my salary for the month of February 1952
and for that I signed 4/21/952
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Fouad Labraha

Archival unit 560

Fils Dinar
250 1
⟦line⟧
Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one dinar and two hundred and fifty
fils, as aid for my travel to Basra
and assistance for my imprisoned son, and for this reason
I signed on 22 / 4 / 954
Majla Yaqub
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 561

That Dinar
2/-
Two Dinars only
I received from the community accountant
the above, only two Dinars and no more, as an aid
from the community fund, and for that I signed this
receipt 22 / 4 / 954
⟦illegible⟧
Yaqub Al-Bass

Archival unit 562

4/22/1954
My dear respected Fouad
Private regarding the bus
We had informed about it before
The number and give them to him
And after three this
Day sick I hope
That your ⟦inclinations⟧ are known
And for now peace
Your children
⟦illegible⟧
Latif

Archival unit 563

To B
After presenting a visiting card
⟦illegible⟧
22 / 4 / 54
Pierre Gaillard
Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross
for the Near East

Archival unit 564

Aid for the week ending in ⟦illegible⟧
For the poor of the Royal property
For the poor of the Menashi Saleh shelter
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1- Simha Shlomo | 500 Fils |
2- Maryam Moshe | 500 Fils |
3- Mikhail Nahum | 500 Fils |
4- Rachel Levi | 500 Fils |
5- Badriya Saleh (disabled) | 500 Fils |
6- Hassouni Yaqub | 500 Fils |
7- Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils |
8- Hasanat Israel | 500 Fils |
⟦line⟧
4/000 Four Dinars only
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 565

Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧ Only five hundred fils and no more
I received from the account of the ⟦illegible⟧ community
one hundred fils as aid for me and on my behalf
And I wrote this receipt 21 / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Shaul Yehuda

Archival unit 566

On the path
4/1/1954
I received the above-mentioned amount, which is
four dinars and one hundred and thirty-five
fils, for the entertainment tax
transferred to the administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
according to the attached list, and for that reason I have given
this receipt
Kingdom of Iraq
10
fils
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 567

Expenditure disbursement of the Israeli community
4200 | Grade lump sum item 1
1200 | Rice ⟦illegible⟧ 2
2500 | Slanted file 0 quantity
8500 | Carbon quantity
275 | Large ruled lump sum notebook
750 | Grade rice twist item 1
120 | Eraser quantity
⟦line⟧
4125 | Only four thousand one hundred and twenty-five
twenty-five fils
The amount was received in cash
Rifaat Cohen
2/4/20
I received the mentioned materials
On behalf of Salim Cohen
The Accountant
1- To be spent and entered into the equipment register
2- No goods or needs shall be purchased
except by an official list
on it according to the followed procedures
⟦signature⟧
55/4/20

Archival unit 568

⟦illegible⟧
No. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ arrival ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the sect ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ his fingerprints ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ and that is to aid the displaced
The procedure on 20 / 4 / 954 and for the first
time on 20 / 4 / 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦illegible⟧
✓

Archival unit 569

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
1/000 One Dinar only.
I received from the community accountant
the above amount, only one Dinar and no more,
and that is on account of my salary for the month of April
1952 for the guards of the old stadium, and for that purpose
I signed on 20 / 4 / 952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Khaddam Qasim

Archival unit 570

Number 852
Al-Zaman Newspaper
Baghdad on: 25 / 2 / 1952
Fils: —
Dinar: 2
Received from the honorable: Presidency of the Jewish Community
The sum of: Two Dinars ⟦line⟧
For: Subscription fee for six months from 11 / 4 / 951 until
Number 495 dated 25 / 2 / 952
The Manager
⟦stamp_with_portrait⟧
10 Fils
⟦illegible_signature⟧

Archival unit 571

Council of ⟦illegible⟧
15/5/54
Building of ⟦illegible⟧ Hala and Rida
✓
Announced on behalf of the sect
Building and its fortresses for it and that salary
for him in the name of Abdel Fattah and for
Paid 18/4/954
⟦signature⟧
Copy
Muhammad, Deputy of Sami Al-Badr

Archival unit 572

Five Dinars
5/000
Five Dinars only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only five Dinars and no more,
and that is for religious recitation fees for the soul of
the deceased Al-Nawalis for the month of March
1952, and the payment was made on 8/4/952
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 573

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 4 / 1952
Accountant:
Pay to Mrs. Rita Daoud Shehadeh the difference
for the soul of the late Eleanor Abir, and for
Rita's own advance, or the settlement.
Period: one month
From 1 / 2 to 29 / 2 / 52
⟦signature⟧
The President
8 / 4 / 52

Archival unit 574

⟦illegible⟧
1/500 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the sect the amount
⟦illegible⟧ on Lazo
⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧ and distribution ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Al-Fouad and for ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 12/2/954 ⟦illegible⟧
Receipt number
5265
Charles ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 575

Locks for all doors
Hidden latch No. 23
Spring latch No. 36
Assorted hinges
Nickel rod latch
NPI
Brand: ⟦illegible⟧
The famous
Made by the first Italian factory in Milan
Incomparable to others
Insist on requesting it from all sellers
Requested from Mr.:
Date: 18 / 4 / 954
Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Number | Details | Price
750 |  | 2 |  | Value of galvanized locks | 250
 |  |  |  | Only seven hundred | 
 |  |  |  | and fifty fils | 
 |  |  |  | Abdul Baqi Al-Hamad | 
⟦signature⟧
Total only ⟦line⟧
Signature
Errors and omissions excepted