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IJA 2844

Bills, Receipts, Employee Payment, Jewish Lay Council

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 576-600

Archival unit 576

On ⟦building⟧
⟦...⟧ in the name of ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
/
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 10/2/1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Aziz ⟦Yacoub⟧

Archival unit 577

In the name of his Lord
100
Haya Zion Khalla La Yara
I received from the community accountant the sum of one hundred
and fifty fils only, as an aid to me
and for that I signed 14/2/954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Haya Radar

Archival unit 578

On Dinar
750
Seven hundred and fifty fils only.
I received from the account of the Jewish Community
the above, only seven hundred and fifty fils
and that is the aid for the week of
4/2/954 and for its time
⟦illegible⟧ /4/ 954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Khatoun Saleh

Archival unit 579

Dinar
10.760 Price of tools according to list
7.000 Labor fee
⟦line⟧
17.760 Seventeen Dinars and seven hundred and sixty Fils
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only seventeen Dinars and seven hundred and sixty
Fils and no more, as the price of tools and fees
for the work of repairing the slaughterhouse and toilet pipes.
And I received this receipt on 17 / 4 / 954
Iraq
10 Fils
Zaki Abdo

Archival unit 580

George Sotiri George
Deals in all types of pipes and bathroom fixtures
Electricity, carpentry supplies, and hand tools
Al-Rashid Street, Bab Al-Agha 251 C 2/1
Telephone 84354
NO 1097
Baghdad: ⟦line⟧
To Mr.: Zaki Abdullah
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Price | Quantity
600 |  | Faucet |  | 
150 |  | Bushing ⟦1/2⟧ |  | 
120 |  | Elbow |  | 
190 |  | Tape |  | 
1060 |  |  |  | 
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 581

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Archival unit 582

Baghdad
1500/
One Dinar and five hundred fils only
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only one Dinar and five hundred fils only
and that is a gratuity for me on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr
and for that I signed this receipt 4/9/954
Diana Muslim Thabil
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 583

Fils Dinar
7/000
One Dinar only
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one Dinar and nothing else, and that is ⟦for⟧
the occasion of the blessed Eid, and for that I signed
9/4/954
⟦Fingerprint⟧
⟦Qanar⟧ ⟦Allah⟧

Archival unit 584

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
1/500
One dinar and five hundred fils only.
I received from the community accountant the amount
above, only one dinar and five hundred fils, no more,
as a gratuity on the occasion of the blessed Easter,
and for this purpose I signed this receipt 4/9/954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Zahar Baruch

Archival unit 585

Baghdad on 4/9/954
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the Respected
After greetings
On the occasion of the blessed Easter holiday, please approve the disbursement of
four dinars (4) to the guard and servants of the community presidency as a gratuity for them on this
occasion, as follows: -
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1 | The servant Khadouri Danesh
500 | 1 | The servant Thabaya Moallem Danesh
000 | 1 | The guard Sattar Danah
Please accept the utmost respect.
Accountant
Anwar ⟦illegible⟧
Approved
President
4/9/54
⟦illegible⟧
Secretary
⟦illegible⟧
4/9/54

Archival unit 586

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

Archival unit 587

Aid for the week ending ⟦11/4/1954⟧
for the poor of the Menashi Saleh shelter
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Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1- Simha Shlomo | 500 Fils | 
2- Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils | 
3- Mikhail Nahum | 500 Fils | 
4- Rachel Levi | 500 Fils | 
5- Farha Saleh (disabled) | 500 Fils | 
6- Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils | 
7- Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils | 
8- Nabat Israel | 500 Fils | 
⟦line⟧
4/000 Four Dinars only
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 588

Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 9 / 4 / 52
⟦line⟧
His Excellency ⟦...⟧ of the Community, the respected
Public Health ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧
9 / 4 / 52

Archival unit 589

Fils Dinar
1/000
Only one dinar
1
I received from the community account the amount
above, only one dinar and no more
and that is as an aid to me from the account of Abd al-Fattah
al-Bazarki and for that I signed this receipt
of receipt 4/9/954
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Karjiya Shaul

Archival unit 590

Fils Dinar
10/000 Ten Dinars Only
7
I received from the accountant of the honorable community
the above-mentioned amount, which is ten dinars only
on account of my salary for the month of April 1952
Baghdad on 2/ 4 / 952
⟦fingerprint⟧
Khuzam Qasim

Archival unit 591

Received by us
⟦illegible⟧
One Dinar only
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ and its stamp total
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the date mentioned above
And this receipt was issued on 8 / 4 / 954
Daoud Ibrahim
Shaul Ibrahim

Archival unit 592

BATAWEN TAXI SERVICE
Victory Square - Bataween
Tel. 6077
To: The Community
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
2/2 | From the house to the airport and visiting Al-Adliya waiting then home | 500 | 5
2/3 | From the house and to the house and to the school and to the house | 500 | 5
4 | Roaming 5/7 from the school | 500 | 5
4 | Roaming from the new house 2/7 | 400 | 2
4 | Roaming from the new house 6/- | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 | Three Dinars and nine hundred Fils only | 900 | 3
Preparation
and transport
of students
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Signature
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 593

⟦illegible⟧ SERVICE ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 7703 ⟦illegible⟧
House for rent
Dad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Dad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
7 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
12 - ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 594

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4/25/3
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⟦illegible⟧
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Archival unit 595

From Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
To the presidency of ⟦illegible⟧ the ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ presidency of the ⟦illegible⟧
1- Repair its amount ⟦illegible⟧ and ⟦illegible⟧
2- ⟦illegible⟧ on ⟦illegible⟧ its circumambulation ⟦illegible⟧ the sect
3- ⟦illegible⟧ presidency of the ⟦illegible⟧
4- That ⟦illegible⟧ Abd al-Masih and not ⟦illegible⟧
5- ⟦illegible⟧ 4/9/1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Wadi'a Sawla
4/9/954

Archival unit 596

Baghdad on 5 / 4 / 1944
We, the undersigned, have received
from Mr. Sassoon Ovadia
the community clerk, the following items:
1 - An amount of three dinars only
2 - Ten kilos of rice
3 - Three pieces of cloth, each 6 yards
4 - A quarter of a haqqah of tea
5 - Three bottles of ⟦fat⟧ oil
6 - Nine pieces of laundry soap
7 - " " " beauty
Signature Signature Signature
Mary Menashi Karjiya Faraj Rabi'a Sion
Mary Menashi
⟦fingerprints⟧

Archival unit 597

Fils Dinar
1/548
Only one dinar and five hundred and forty-eight
fils
I received the above amount, only one dinar
and five hundred and forty-eight fils
for the price of two bags of soap ⟦illegible⟧
according to the attached list, and for that I signed this
receipt on 20 / 4 / 954
Reda Ahmed
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 598

Fils   Dinar
200   Tea Oqqa
600   Sugar 6 Kilo
504   Saleh bin Talib Abboud 9 56
224   Man 9 26
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1528

Archival unit 599

Liability Receipt
Purchase of ⟦illegible⟧ plant 2160
Barman's fee 148
Land rent for Al-Kari 700
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3008
Three thousand and eight
Eight fils only
I received the above amount only, in the sum of
Three dinars and eight fils only
On account of the community for the month of March ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Masbout
As shown above, and for this purpose I signed on 8/4/954
⟦signature⟧
Salim Abboud Yona

Archival unit 600

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
3/000
⟦line⟧
Three Dinars only
I received from the community account the amount
above, only three Dinars and no more, and that is
as aid for me on the occasion of the Eid, and for that I signed
this receipt on 8/4/1954
Sard ⟦...⟧
Yacoub Elias