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IJA 3303

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

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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 English Translation, Pages 276-300

Archival unit 276

The Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad only. Date: Dinar Fils. I received the above-mentioned amount from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad, upon the signature of the receiver.

Archival unit 277

Presidency of the Israeli Community Baghdad Date: Only one fils dinar I received the above-mentioned amount from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad. Signature of the receiver

Archival unit 278

Telegram 12
Number 10
Telegram receipt number: ⟦line⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery: ⟦line⟧
Fils: Dinar value of the stamps affixed to it
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender: ⟦line⟧
BAGHDAD
21 FEB 55
GAMAWA ⟦illegible⟧
Receiving Officer
⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Archival unit 279

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 280

DR. ALBERT RABY
Rashid Street - near Hamra Cinema
Tel { Clinic 6561
{ Res. 6010
Dr. Albert Raby
Rashid Street - near Hamra Cinema
Telephone { Clinic 6561
{ Residence 6010
✓

Archival unit 281

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date:
Fils: 690
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1500 ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧ 24 June 1953
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 282

Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Page 95 Volume
"Final Notice" to: ⟦Ezra Sassoon⟧
In view of the expiration of the period specified for the payment of the amounts due on the premises registered with us in your name, numbered: 29/741
Located in the neighborhood of: Rusafa
Amounting to: ⟦1⟧ Dinars and ⟦620⟧ Fils
For fees:
For the period from: 1 / 1 / 1955
To: 2 / 2 / 1955
According to the notification paper numbered Page ( 7 ) Volume ( 474 ):
Dated / / 195, it has become necessary to warn you of the obligation to pay the amount within seven days from the date of your notification of this warning, otherwise the water supply will be cut off from the premises and will not be restored except after payment of the restoration fee and deposits:
Date: 22 / 2 / 1955
⟦Baghdad District Water Supply Committee⟧
⟦Collection⟧
On behalf of the Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
2/2

Archival unit 283

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦55/2/9⟧
Fils: ⟦-⟧
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 284

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
About ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
7/ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
7/ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 285

20
1/050 Dinars
Only one dinar and fifty
⟦line⟧
The amount sent to Yassin Abanat
which is from the balance of Mr.
Naji Shaul Al-Shira

Archival unit 286

2600   Value of tickets for network (25)
5000   Stamps for correspondence
1000   Stamps for meeting the publishing house
8600   - Publishing bag
⟦line⟧
7090
✓

Archival unit 287

600  Researcher's fee to Sharjah ⟦illegible⟧
400  ⟦illegible⟧ Church Pharmacy ⟦illegible⟧
200  ⟦illegible⟧ Honorarium from rice and egg
200  ⟦illegible⟧ Photocopying to the General Electricity Company
⟦line⟧
1400  Only one hundred and forty ⟦illegible⟧
✓

Archival unit 288

2/280 Cart transport fee and the rest of the account ⟦illegible⟧
2/166 Mr. Commissioner of buses and cars for the month of Baghdad, persons from the building ⟦illegible⟧
15/000 ⟦illegible⟧ and association ⟦illegible⟧ for the annual subscriptions for the states for a full year
Inventory expenses
Mir Elias Hospital for the price of 28 bottles of milk for the child Rachel Daoud
Annual aid for the repair and restoration of Khanafis Church
Weekly charitable aids
Ninety-six dinars and two hundred and twenty-three fils only
His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee
Attached are the explained transactions
Spent above
i.e.
Nasrallah ⟦illegible⟧
Disbursement receipt number: 12847
Date: 21/2/55
Edited
8 in ⟦illegible⟧
955 / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 289

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

Archival unit 290

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:
And that is for:
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 291

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦12/2/55⟧
Fils: ⟦225⟧
Dinar: ⟦-⟧
Signature of the Receiver
⟦Barhoum⟧

Archival unit 292

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦18 / 7 / 947⟧
Fils ⟦250⟧ Dinar ⟦1⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦washing bedding for the visit, number (5)⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 293

Al-Hawadith
A political daily newspaper
Owner: Adel Awni
Number: 000261
Volume Number:
Date: ⟦1958/8/18⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 4
Received from: ⟦Shamash School Administration⟧
Only: ⟦Four Dinars⟧
For: ⟦Subscription⟧
According to the numbered list:
Al-Hawadith
⟦Al-Hawadith⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦18 / 8 / 1958⟧
Newspaper Owner
10 Fils
Iraq

Archival unit 294

Al-Hawadith
A Political Daily Newspaper
Owner: Adel Awni
Telephone Number 5228
Date: 7 / 8 / 195
Number: 007490
To: The Israelite Community
Details | Amount | Fils | Dinar
Please kindly pay the amount written below for |  |  | 
Your subscription fee to our newspaper for one year starting from |  |  | 
1 / 4 / 954 until 21 / 2 / 955 and ⟦illegible⟧ fee |  |  | 
Only four dinars and no more. | ⟦line⟧ |  | 4
⟦signature⟧
Owner of the Newspaper
Al-Hawadith
Zaid Al-Haidari
Accountant
Recorded in the register
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 295

Telegram 12:
Receipt Telegram No.: 75
Number: 10
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 80
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the sender of the telegram:
AS-SAMAW⟦illegible⟧
1 FEB 55
Telegraph Department
Name and signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Archival unit 296

107
Night of ⟦Saturday⟧ ⟦...⟧
H
80
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 297

Incoming Internal Telegram
Number: ⟦line⟧
Telegram Type: ⟦line⟧
Time of Registration: 6
18 FEB 55
TELS
BAGHDAD
Arrived at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧
From ⟦line⟧ Received by ⟦line⟧
Word count ⟦line⟧ Administrative instructions ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Issuing office ⟦line⟧
To
We thank you for your kind condolences, may God protect you from all harm
Al-Bashayan family

Archival unit 298

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 299

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦2/20/53⟧
Fils: 495
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦four hundred and ninety-five fils⟧
For: ⟦cleaning wages⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Rahma⟧

Archival unit 300

AL-GHAZAL TAXI CARS
Prop
HASSAN AL-JIBOORI
Baghdad—Battaween
Opposit Petrol Station—Rawaf
Phone. 4010
Al-Ghazal Taxi Car Shop
Owner: Hassan Al-Jiboori
Baghdad - Battaween opposite the Petrol Station - Al-Rawaf
Phone 4010
Al-Ghazal Taxi Cars
Phone (83833)
Date:
Date: / / 195
Ms.:
Mr.:
Date | Details | Dinar I. D. | Fils Fils
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 
⟦illegible⟧
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