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IJA 3303

Correspondence, Receipts, Student Files, Records of Property Owned, Baghdadi Jewish Community

Description

These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. There is correspondence from the 1930s-1940s between the Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Hospitals Committee and various school administrations. Other documents include court cases, requests for financial help, and deeds and property records owned by the Baghdadi Jewish community. There are also architectural drawing plans, contracts, and correspondence discussing price negotiations. This is followed by student files from the 1960s, containing individual student records, exam scores, student certifications, admissions forms, letters of recommendation, photographs, and correspondence regarding student affairs. There is a printed booklet notating a teachers’ school service record from 1944. There are collections of receipts from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, the South British Insurance Company, the Rafidain Insurance Company, various local vendors and taxi services, pharmacies, utilities, as well as rosters of patient information and correspondence from the Ministry of Culture of Iranian Schools in Iraq.

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 3303
Item Number: 14499
Date: Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages: Multiple Languages
Keywords: Pharmacy, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Bills, Shamash Secondary School, Geography, Iraqi Government, Accounting, India, School Material, Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination, University of London, Invoice, Mathematics, Chief Rabbi, Marriage, Budget, Annotation, SAT Exam, Education, File Folder, Vaccination Certificate, Contract, Primary Education Certificate, Midrash Committee, Science, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Fragments, Clippings, Crown Crest, Insurance, Standardized Test, Photograph, Transcript, Directorate of Education, Architectural Plans, Exam Records, Handwritten, Illustration, Jewish Religious Court, Rahel Shamoon School, Teachers, Deed, Form, Thumbprint, Medicine, Ink Stamp, Engineering, Taxi, Letterhead, General Certificate of Education Overseas, President of the Jewish Community, Ministry of Health, French, University of Cambridge, Personal Letterhead, Chart, Financial, Judeo-Arabic, Revenue Stamp, Newspaper, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, Exams, Chemistry, Typed, English Literature, Albert David Sasson School, Lower Certificate in English, Literature, Jewish Lay Council, Frank Iny School, Middle School, College Entrance Examination Board, Receipt, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Office of Education – Baghdad, Correspondence, Jewish Schools Committee, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 151-175

Page 151

No. 322
Al-Samarrai Hospital
Account Statement for Mr.: ⟦Nouri Al-Dulaimi⟧
Date: 21 / 8 / 58
Class and Room: Second / ⟦...⟧
Card Number:
Type of Services | Dinar | Fils
Accommodation fees without companion | 12 | ---
" Operating room | 3 | ---
" Medicines and treatment | 5 | 750
" Laboratory tests | 2 | ---
Total | 22 | 750
Receipt No. 2544 for the amount of 15 Dinars | 15 | ---
The remainder is seven dinars and seven hundred and fifty | 7 | 750
Dr. Makki Al-Waiz
⟦...⟧
Health Presidency ⟦...⟧ - Baghdad
Treasurer
⟦signature⟧
M/5

Page 152

Al-Samarra'e Hospital
SAMARRA'E HOSPITAL
Telephone
85137 (four lines)
To the Honorable Secretary of the Israelite Community
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered ⟦...⟧ dated 14 / 3 / 55
Regarding the admission of Mrs. Nouriya ⟦Al-Bahouz⟧, we are sending you herewith
our letter and the fee list of this hospital, following
the discharge of the aforementioned patient from this hospital ⟦...⟧
Please accept our highest gratitude and respect.
Sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Management of Al-Samarra'e Hospital
Dr. Munir
22 / 3 / 55
⟦stamp⟧
⟦illegible text on left fragment⟧

Page 157

Volume Number: 45104
State Funds Collection Receipt:
Serial Number: 28
Department Name: M/2
From: ⟦Properties⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which fees belong | Installment
⟦line⟧
-- | 25 | Roofed Property Tax No. 4/2 | 48 | ⟦954⟧
-- | 25 | = = = = = | = | ⟦954⟧
-- | 50 | Fine for Check No. 222
724 / 955 | ⟦Al-Ashar⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
I have received from: The Jewish Community for the endowments of Qayer Al-Silmi
The amount written above, totaling: Only fifty dinars and -- fils
Date: 11/4/955
Signature of Collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: Collector

Page 159

Volume Number 44874 State Funds Collection Receipt
Serial Number 30
Department Name 11/2 ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
⟦line⟧ | 25 | ⟦Supplementary Property⟧ Tax ⟦...⟧ | 954 | ⟦...⟧
I have received from: The Presidency of the Israelite Community
The amount written above, which is: Twenty-five dinars and ⟦line⟧ fils
Date: 24/2/1954
Signature of the Collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title

Page 160

Volume Number: 44874
State Funds Collection Receipt:
Serial Number: 29
Department Name: ⟦Baghdad Municipality⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Section
500 | 7 | Total property tax numbered 162/62 | 954 | Second
|  | Submitted by check number 128221 dated 2/24/955 on the Industrial Bank | For the fiscal year 954/955 |
Received from: Presidency of the Jewish Community
The amount written above, totaling: Seven dinars and five hundred fils
Date: 2/25/1955
Signature of the Collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:

Page 163

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only:
For:
Signature of the recipient
Iraq
Financial
10
⟦illegible⟧

Page 165

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
Date | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
⟦line⟧ |  | Pr. No. 1564 ✓ 8/2 |  | 520 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1565 ✓ |  | 520 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1566 ✓ |  | 750 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1567 ✓ |  | 520 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1568 ✓ |  | 520 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1569 ✓ |  | 350 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1570 |  | 450 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1571 Ibrahim Khudairi X | 1 | 090 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1572 ⟦Wholesale Scan⟧ |  | 650 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1573 |  | 300 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1574 Elias Samouh | 1 | 100 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1575 |  | 480 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1576 |  | 425 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1577 |  | 150 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1578 |  | 400 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1579 |  | 480 ✓
⟦line⟧ |  | 1580 |  | 450 ✓
|  |  | 9 | 435 ✓

Page 166

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
Date | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
|  | B/F | 9 | 435
⟦illegible⟧ |  | Pr. No. 1581 |  | 400
" |  | 1582 |  | 650
" |  | 1583 Natiq Khadduri | 1 | 480
" |  | 1584 |  | 350
" |  | 1585 |  | 750
" |  | 1586 |  | 700
⟦illegible⟧ |  | 1587 |  | 680
" |  | 1588 |  | 500
" |  | 1589 |  | 760
" |  | 1590 |  | 450
" |  | 1591 Samir Shalom | 1 | 220
" |  | 1592 Saleh Shaul |  | 980
" |  | 1593 Ibrahim Khadduri | 2 | 000
" |  | 1594 |  | 900
" |  | 1595 |  | 200
⟦illegible⟧ |  | 1596 |  | 600
|  | C/F | 20 | 055

Page 167

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
Nº: 00072
To Mr.: The Israelite Community - Baghdad
Baghdad: 15 - 2 - 1955
Date | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
|  | B/F | 20 | 655
5-1-55 |  | R. No. 1597 | 1 | 380
" |  | 1598 Rosa Daoud | 1 | 500
" |  | 1599 |  | 400
" |  | 1600 |  | 500
6-1-55 |  | 1601 Ibrahim Khedhouri x |  | 960
" |  | 1602 Khatoun Shuker | 1 | 220
" |  | 1603 |  | 260
" |  | 1604 Khudair Ghani |  | 500
" |  | 1605 |  | 500
" |  | 1606 |  | 740
" |  | 1607 |  | 200
" |  | 1608 Saleh Shaoul x |  | 240
" |  | 1609 |  | 060
" |  | 1610 |  | 900
" |  | 1611 Natiq Khedhouri x | 1 | 440
7-1-55 |  | 1612 | 2 | 660
|  | C/F | 34 | 115

Page 168

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone Number 7449
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
To Mr.: The Israelite Community in Baghdad
No: 00073
Baghdad / Baghdad: ⟦5⟧ / 2 / 1955
Date | Qty. Price | Description | I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
|  | B/F | 34 | 110
1-1-55 |  | Cr. No 1613 |  | ⟦...⟧
2-1-55 |  | 1614 |  | 300
|  | 1615 Sabri Ezra same amount |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | 1616 |  | 450
|  | 1617 Salman Ezra |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | 1618 |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | 1619 |  | 400
|  | 1620 |  | 450
|  | 1621 Jamila Salman |  | 70
|  | 1622 |  | 550
|  | 1623 |  | 450
|  | 1624 |  | 150
|  | 1625 |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | 1626 |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | 1627 |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | 1628 |  | ⟦...⟧
|  | C.F. | 41 | 075

Page 169

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
No 00074
To Mr.: The Jewish Community - Baghdad
Baghdad: 16.2.1955
Date | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
|  | B/F | 41 | 075
|  | 1629 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
|  | 1630 |  | 550
|  | 1631 |  | 450
|  | 1632 ⟦Hosni⟧ Aziz Sabri | 1 | 000
|  | 1633 Khatoun Daoud | 1 | 000
|  | 1634 Simha Shaul | 1 | 150
|  | 1635 Shaul Saleh | 1 | 000
|  | 1636 |  | 450
|  | 1637 Mershi Shalo | 1 | 200
|  | 1638 |  | 720
|  | 1639 |  | 900
|  | 1640 |  | 400
|  | 1641 Isaac ⟦Kabail⟧ | 1 | 250
|  | 1642 Daoud Nassim | 1 | 000
|  | 1643 | 1 | 000
|  | 1644 |  | 650
C/F 59 795

Page 170

Al-Ahali Pharmacy
AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone Number 7449
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
No: 00075
Mr.: The Jewish Community - Baghdad
Baghdad / Baghdad: 15.2.1955
Date | Qty. Price | Description | I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
|  | ⟦illegible⟧ FB/F. | 58 | 725
| P.M. 1645 | Saleh Sharol |  | ⟦illegible⟧
| 1646 |  |  | 520
| 1647 |  |  | 550
| 1648 | Yaqub Aliko |  | 550
| 1649 |  |  | 800
| 1650 |  |  | 800
| 1651 |  |  | 450
| 1652 | Almas Shamoun 7500 |  | ⟦illegible⟧
| 1653 |  |  | 450
| 1654 |  |  | 450
| 1655 | Natiq Qasouri |  | ⟦illegible⟧
| 1656 |  |  | 450
| 1657 |  |  | 450
| 1658 | Aliko Sion |  | ⟦illegible⟧
| 1659 |  |  | 790
| 1660 |  |  | 450
C.I.F. 174 585

Page 171

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
No: 00076
To Mr.: The Israelite Community - Baghdad
Baghdad: 16 - 2 - 1955
Date | Qty. Price | Description | I.D. Dinar | Fils
|  | B/F ⟦illegible⟧ | 74 | 565
| Pr. no 1661 |  |  |
| 1662 |  |  |
| 1663 | Ezra Shaul |  |
| 1664 | Saleh ~ from Al-Behbehani |  |
| 1665 | ~ ~ from Aman |  |
| 1666 |  |  |
| 1667 |  |  |
| 1668 | Not nominated by the administration |  |
| 1669 |  |  |
| 1670 |  |  |
| 1671 |  |  |
| 1672 |  |  |
| 1673 |  |  |
| 1674 |  |  |
| 1675 |  |  |
| 1676 |  |  |
|  | C/F | 82 | 675

Page 172

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone Number 7449
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
No: 00077
To Mr.: The Jewish Community - Baghdad
Baghdad / Baghdad: 10 - 2 - 1955
Date | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
|  | B/F. | 80 | 675
14-1-1955 |  | Pr. no. 1677 | 3 | 100
11 |  | 1678 | 1 | 150
|  | 1679 | 4 | 500
|  | 1680 Siham Shalom | 1 | 550
|  | 1681 Saleh Shaoul | 1 | 290
|  | 1682 Reuben Saqil X | ⟦0⟧ | 750
|  | 1683 | ⟦0⟧ | 250
|  | 1684 | ⟦0⟧ | 310
|  | 1685 Habib Shlomo | 1 | 250
|  | 1686 | ⟦0⟧ | 150
|  | 1687 | ⟦0⟧ | 300
|  | 1689 Reuben Saqil X | ⟦0⟧ | 400
|  | 1690 | ⟦0⟧ | 360
|  | 1691 Suad Aziz | ⟦0⟧ | 600
|  | 1692 | ⟦0⟧ | 500
21-1-1955 |  | 1693 | ⟦0⟧ | 425
|  | C/F | 94 | 235

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AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
Al-Ahali Pharmacy
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone Number 7449
No 00078
To Mr.: The Jewish Community - Baghdad
Baghdad: 16-2-1955
Date | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
|  | B/F. | 94 | 230
|  | Pr. No. 1694 |  | 500
|  | 1695 Naji Eliya |  | ⟦illegible⟧
|  | 1696 |  | 750
|  | 1697 |  | 450
|  | 1698 |  | 750
|  | 1699 |  | 400
|  | 1700 |  | 400
|  | 1701 Elias Hussein |  | ⟦illegible⟧
|  | 1702 |  | 400
|  | 1703 Saleh Shaoul x |  | 750
|  | 1704 |  | 600
|  | 1705 |  | 600
|  | 1706 |  | 500
|  | 1707 |  | 650
|  | 1708 |  | 600
|  | 1709 |  | 650
|  | C/F | 104 | 125

Page 174

AL-AHALI PHARMACY
AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Rashid Street - Baghdad
Telephone Number 7449
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
Nº: 00079
Dear Sir: The Israelite Community - Baghdad
Baghdad / Baghdad: 16 - 2 - 1955
Date التاريخ | Qty. السعر | Description التفاصيل | I.D. دينار | Fils فلس
|  | B/F | 104 | 105
|  | Pr. No. 11710 |  | 760
|  | 11711 |  | 760
|  | 11712 |  | 990
|  | 11713 Yaqub Al-Bunni | 2 |
|  | 11714 |  | 720
|  | 11715 Karjiya Shlomo |  | 400
|  | 11716 |  | 120
|  | 11717 Saleh Shaul x |  | 400
|  | 11718 |  | 400
|  | 11719 |  | 350
|  | 11720 |  | 350
|  | 11721 |  | 350
|  | 11722 |  | 250
|  | 11723 |  | 970
|  | 11724 |  | 920
|  | 11725 |  | 520
|  | C/F | 116 | 635

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AL-AHALI PHARMACY
Rashid Street - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 7449
No: 00082
To Mr.: ⟦Committee for the Administration of Seized Jewish Property⟧
Baghdad: 15 / 5 / 1955
Date | Qty. / Price | Description | I.D. / Dinar | Fils
|  | B/F | 11 | 300
26-4-55 |  | ⟦17837⟧ | 1 | 350
" |  | ⟦17841⟧ | 1 | 250
27-4-55 |  | ⟦17872⟧ | 1 | 250
" |  | ⟦17877⟧ |  | 240
" |  | ⟦17890⟧ |  | 450
" |  | ⟦17904⟧ |  | 580
" |  | ⟦17911⟧ |  | 520
" |  | ⟦17927⟧ |  | 250
" |  | Son of Naeem Saleh Khadouri ⟦17937⟧ | 1 | 250
" |  | ⟦17940⟧ |  | 290
28-4-55 |  | ⟦17960⟧ |  | 550
" |  | ⟦17961⟧ |  | 560
" |  | ⟦17971⟧ |  | 550
" |  | ⟦17982⟧ |  | 70
" |  | Soap oil ⟦17994⟧ | 1 | 010
30-4-55 |  | ⟦18000⟧ |  | 210
|  | C/F | 25 | 830