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.
Accounting ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Iraq ⟦illegible⟧ Book Number: 161900 Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government: Serial Number: 91 Fils/Dinar: 507 / 750 - Department Name: Location 282 Received from: Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Amount: One Dinar and seven hundred and fifty Fils On account of: General salaries of the community Date: 26 / 1 / 1955 Signature of the receiver: ⟦signature⟧ Job Title: 137
Volume Number 161900 Receipts for funds collected for the government 7 508 Accounting 13 ⟦...⟧ Finance ⟦...⟧ Al-⟦...⟧ Serial Number: 92 Fils / Dinar: 500 / 508 Department Name: Received from: Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Amount: ⟦508⟧ Dinars and five hundred Fils On account of: Telephone and telegraph call fees Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧ Date: 22 / 1 / 1955 Job Title:
313 Registered: Silli By: Rabbi Jacob Addressed to: Rio de Janeiro Value of stamps affixed (if a package): ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: Fils: 180 For calculated items: Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures): In words: ⟦illegible⟧ Insurance fee: 21 Weight in words: ⟦illegible⟧ BAGHDAD ASSAM 26 JAN 55 Baghdad Al-Rashid Letter entry (parcel or package) as the case requires For the receiving officer
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⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Electricity fees for Rusafa at ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient 7
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦9⟧ Date: Fils: 615 Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: six hundred and fifteen fils For: fuel wages Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ✓
The Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad only received a fils dinar from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad, the above-mentioned amount, upon the signature of the receiver 1/20
Dr. JOSEPH E. D. HAIM Dr. Joseph Ezra Daoud INTERNAL DISEASES Chest and Stomach Diseases AND RADIOLOGY and X-ray Diagnosis Al-Rashid Street 282-1 Al-Rashid Street - Ras al-Qarya Telephone No. 7066 Telephone 7066 Bagdad the: 10 / 1 / 955 Baghdad on: 10 / 1 / 955 Account of the Presidency of the Israelite Community 250/ Habib Shlomo 12/26/54 one examination 500/ Habib Shlomo 12/27/54 five injections 250/ Habib Shlomo 12/28/54 one examination 500/ Shirin Isaac 12/28/54 examination at her home 250/ Almas Hezekiel 12/28/54 regular examination 250/ Isaac Rahmin 1/6/55 regular examination ⟦line⟧ 2/- Two Dinars only ⟦illegible⟧ 12
Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Telephone No. 5452 Date / / 195 Respected Dr. ⟦line⟧ After greetings: - by analysis We request you to kindly examine the patient by injection ⟦line⟧ and charge the fees to the administration of this community. We thank you in advance. Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Telephone No. 5452 Date: 27 / ⟦10⟧ / 195 Honorable Doctor: ⟦Yousef Radour⟧ respected After greetings: - by analysis Please kindly examine the patient ⟦Habib Shammo⟧ with injections of ⟦five needles⟧ and charge the fees to the administration of this community. We thank you in advance. The Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Telephone No. 5452 Date: 14 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195 Dear Doctor: ⟦illegible⟧ Respected: After greetings: - by analyzing We kindly ask you to examine the patient ⟦illegible⟧ by injection ⟦line⟧ and charge the fees to the administration of this community. Thanking you in advance. Secretary ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Telephone No. 5452 Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195⟦line⟧ Respected Dr.: ⟦illegible⟧ After greetings: - by analysis We request you to kindly examine the patient ⟦Shirin Ishaq Daoud⟧ by injection ⟦line⟧ and charge the fees to the administration of this community. Thanking you in advance. Secretary ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Telephone No. 5452 Date 28 / 12 / 1954 To Dr. Yusuf Ezra Daoud The Respected: After greetings: - with analysis We kindly ask you to examine the patient Almas Heskel rightfully ⟦line⟧ and charge the fees to the administration of this community. We thank you in advance. Secretary ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Telephone No. 5452 Date / / 195 Honorable Doctor: ⟦Yosef Ezra Daoud⟧ Respected: After greetings: - Analysis We kindly request you to examine the patient ⟦Isaac Murad⟧ with injections ⟦line⟧ and charge the fees to the administration of this community. Thanking you in advance. ⟦signature⟧ Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 8 Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦illegible⟧ For: ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧ Signature of the recipient 12 ✓
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 14 Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: 220 Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦illegible⟧ For: ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ✓
15 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Expected closing of books number ⟦line⟧ 209 7/22 I received the above amount ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 16 Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧ Daoud ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Electrician servant certificate stamp 050 Import tax recognition Khan Al-Nouri 050 Customs certificate from the sponsor 050 ⟦line⟧ 150 The fee ⟦illegible⟧ 100 Correspondence stamp 050 ⟦illegible⟧ 700 ⟦line⟧
Ahmed Pasha Inspection of Al-Samarrai shops | 600 Cook | 100 Telephone and water deposit | 200 Inspection of Al-Samarrai shops | 600 Labor wage twenty to ⟦illegible⟧ | 560 ⟦illegible⟧ Brin queue | 200 Only three hundred and twenty-six ⟦illegible⟧ | 226 Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ ✓
19- Value of ⟦illegible⟧ requests to Mr. Munshi Kashi 0.50 Value of cardboard boxes for Al-Shamay school 0.40 Value of Lux soap 0.40 Value of kerosene tin number (1) 0.60 Kilo of sugar 0.75 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1.70 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 0.70 Value of Al-Hurriya newspaper 0.12 ⟦line⟧ 8.97 Only eight rupees and ninety-seven paisas 9.07 ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount written above Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Al-Khairiyah Press AL-KHAIRIYAH PRESS 21 No: 00337 Baghdad / Baghdad: 2 / 2 / 59 Received from / Received from: ⟦Presidency⟧ of the Israelite Community the sum of / the sum of I. D.: ⟦Seven hundred⟧ and fifty fils on account of / on account of: ⟦Printing⟧ 1000 referral papers to the doctor I. D.: -/750 ⟦signature⟧
AL-KHAIRIYAH PRESS ESTABLISHED 1929 Rashid St. (Ras Al-Qaria) No. 17/37 Opposite Khasaqi Mosque TEL. NO. 5783 BAGHDAD - IRAQ No. 000421 51 Baghdad on: 2/10/1955 To: Presidency of the Israelite Community Date | Particulars | I.D. | Fils. | Value of printing 1000 books sent to account | 1 | --- | Only one Dinar | | ⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 10/500 ⟦illegible⟧ 24/250 Dr. Avan ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧