Correspondence, Receipts, Student Files, Records of Property Owned, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 14 Date: Fils: 625 Dinar: Received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦six hundred and twenty-five⟧ fils For: 75 694 Signature of the Recipient ⟦Ahmed⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community 4 Baghdad Date ⟦line⟧ 750 Fils Dinars I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the aforementioned amount Only ⟦seven hundred and fifty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦assistance on the occasion of Passover⟧ ⟦For the year⟧ ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient
No 376439 (Form SP-52) (Form S. P. 52) KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. Khanaqin Oil Company Limited (Incorporated in Great Britain) (Incorporated in Great Britain) Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraqi Government CASH MEMO Cash Memo Fill. Stn. Station: Date Date: 5 / 7 / 55 | I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils Three Gallons ⟦...⟧ | | 210 Sig.⟦line⟧ Signature
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦12⟧ Date: Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦...⟧ And that is for ⟦...⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 12 Date: Fils: 460 Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦two hundred and eighty fils⟧ And that is for ⟦car fare⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 7 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 ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 17 / 1 / 1955 To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Mosaic Community Greetings: The petitioner is the tenant of the large Torah scrolls and equipment at the ⟦...⟧ Torah for an amount of thirty-six dinars annually only, and he informed the accountant and said to him that there are old Quranic/Scriptural papers and many religious books in the Torah scrolls so please give us permission to move them. The accountant then informed me of this statement, so I told him we must first obtain permission from His Eminence Chief Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri: and at ⟦...⟧ the time he informed the accountant he had already loaded the old and unusable religious books into 2 lorries And while I was studying at the Midrash Institute, he came saying come and receive the scriptures, so I said to him who gave you a license to move these scriptures did you get approval? He said no, so my intention was not to receive from him, but the people gathered around me and said this is your religion and you do not agree to receive it so for fear of public disgrace I received them from him, and they are 2 lorries full. After that, he submitted this petition. Investigator ⟦signature⟧ Write to ⟦the accountant⟧ for a report on the circumstances ⟦...⟧ Head of the Community ⟦signature⟧ 20 / 1 Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils Registered in ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
71 List of expenses incurred by Isaac ⟦Ezra⟧ Abdullah for the prison Fils | Dinar 400 | | Laurel soap 8 bars 220 | | Laundry soap 8 bars 960 | | Rice 3 haqqas 120 | | Matches 2 dozen 720 | | Ghazi and Turkish cigarettes 24 packs 80 | | Basket 20 | | Porterage 1200 | | Tea 1 haqqa 740 | | Sugar 10 kilograms 250 | | Stamps 5 fils denomination 48 | | Black and white spools 500 | | Fish valued before purchase 5/368 Total five dinars and three hundred and sixty-eight fils only ⟦illegible⟧ Manager of student dormitory 750 | | Car fare for an hour and a half to the hand of Slon Ovadia 100 | | Porterage fee 6/218 Final total six dinars and two hundred and eighteen fils ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ corresponding to ⟦illegible⟧ (6/218) six dinars ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
28 His Excellency, the respected Head of the Jewish Community I am the prisoner Mary Manshi, sentenced to ten years in the women's prison, and I have no family or relatives in Baghdad to visit me in prison and provide me with what I need. Therefore, I am dependent on your fatherly kindness and what you bestow upon us of necessities. I am now indebted to some people for the amount of (6) Dinars, which I borrowed for the purpose of buying some essential items for myself, and I currently have no one to help me. Therefore, I hope for your kindness by favoring me with the mentioned amount to settle my debt, and I shall be grateful for your ⟦judgment⟧ and kindness, which I will not forget for the rest of my life, as you are like family to me since I am deprived of family. The matter is yours, Sir. The prisoner sentenced to ten years Mary Manshi Mary Manshi 1/12/1955 ⟦Respected⟧
No. 3137 The Rafidain Insurance Co. Ltd. HEAD OFFICE : BAGHDAD 9 ⟦Al-Rafidain Insurance Company⟧ ⟦1953⟧ 19: ⟦4/1/53⟧ RECEIVED from: ⟦President of the Jewish Community⟧ the sum of I.D.: 4/275 I.D.: ⟦four dinars three hundred & seventy-five only⟧ in payment of: F/P/52 for THE RAFIDAIN INSURANCE Co. Ltd. ⟦signature⟧ MANAGER I.D. 4/275
To the presence of Raouf, Dean of G.R. No. 10 He has the allowance reduction As usual 2/20
12 Honorable Secretary of the Committee The attached books ⟦for the...⟧ By reviewing that regarding ⟦...⟧ the furniture in the Presidency House and we have insurance to replace them and I suggest increasing them to the (1000) Dinars due to the increase of some existing deficiencies and our estimation for the matter ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 6/9 Inspection Committee ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Debit Note No 05516 Al-Rafidain Insurance Company Limited (Incorporated in Iraq) BAGHDAD 16/9/54 195 9 The President of the Jewish Dr. Committee B'dad. The Rafidain Insurance Co. Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN IRAQ) | I. D. | Fils To Fire Prem. on policy no. | | F/864. £ 1000/- @ 5. %oo for | | period of one year from | | 14-9-54 TO. 14-9-55 | 5 | 000 I.D. Five only. | | Al-Rafidain Insurance Company ⟦...⟧ THE RAFIDAIN INSURANCE CO. LTD.