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.
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PHILIPS NAJI ABDULLAH GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR & SELLER RASHID STREET, BAGHDAD Telephone : 4531 Naji Abdullah General Electrical Installations and Seller of its Tools Al-Rashid Street, opposite Lynch House Telephone No. 4531 Baghdad Date: 21 / 2 / 1954 No: 000808 Electrical repairs statement for Masouda School Honorable Presidential Administrator Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price - | 10 | Large Lawrence sockets | 25 | 400 200 | 1 | Flex wire yards | 8 | 150 600 | - | Round blocks with screws | 4 | 150 200 | - | Clips, screws, nails and tape | | 500 | 1 | Labor fee | | 500 | 13 | | | To be paid by the administration of the mentioned school ⟦Illustration of a radio and a lightbulb⟧
Republic of Iraq Ministry of Social Affairs Directorate General of Social Services Refugee Division Number Kh /: ⟦line⟧ Date: 20 / 12 / 1954 Subject: ⟦line⟧ The Institution Sayyid Al-Saadoun 25 / 10 To the Jewish Community - Baghdad. We inform you that some damage has occurred in the electrical installations of the Menashi Saleh building, numbered 137/59 located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood and rented for Palestinian refugees, as a result of the heavy rainfall that led to this malfunction and the damage of a section of the wires, which prompted us to cut the electrical current from the aforementioned building and leave the families without light for fear of damage to other electrical installations and others. Therefore, please hasten to repair the damage and inspect all remaining wires and ensure their safety to prevent the dangers that may arise from using them again, and to act in accordance with what was stated in the fifth paragraph of the lease agreement, which states: "The second party shall bear the cost of damages that may occur (such as breaking glass and doors during the lease period) as a result of the negligence of the second party. Other repairs such as damage to ceilings, the sinking of a spot on the ground, the collapse of walls, roof leaks, or failure of electrical or water installations, and the removal of any danger that occurs to the building during the lease period (unless it was intentional or due to negligence by the second party), then their repair shall be on the lessor, the first party, if they so wish; otherwise, the second party has the right to vacate the building and recover the remainder of the rent or carry them out and recover them from the first party." Therefore, please implement what is stated above, carry out the required repairs, and inform us as soon as possible. Fuad Al-Ankarli Acting Director General of Social Services ⟦illegible stamp⟧ A copy to: - Ministry of Social Affairs - for your kind information. Refugee Accountant. Director of Baghdad Shelters.
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PHILIPS NAJI ABDULLAH GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR & SELLER RASHID STREET, BAGHDAD Telephone : 4531 Naji Abdullah General Electrical Installations and Seller of its Tools Al-Rashid Street, opposite Lynch House Telephone No. 4531 Baghdad No: 000830 Date: 24 / 12 / 1954 To: The Israelite Community in Baghdad Respectfully: Laura Kadoorie School Price | Quantity | Details | Dinars | Fils 3850 | 2 | Roll of fine wire | 7 | 700 60 | 12 | " White nut holder | 1 | 720 6 | 20 | " Round screw block | 1 | 120 50 | 22 | " Sodium | 1 | 150 10 | 8 | " Round block | 0 | 080 15 | 15 | " White flex wire | 0 | 225 50 | 5 | " Bedo hose | 0 | 250 60 | 2 | " Round de-counter | 0 | 120 250 | 1 | " Black sodium fuse 20 | 0 | 250 500 | 1 | " White sunny super fuse 20 | 0 | 500 200 | 2 | " White 3/4 datti | 0 | 400 40 | 5 | " Holder | 0 | 200 40 | 6 | " Sodium | 0 | 240 50 | 3 | " Fine sodium | 0 | 150 ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | " Kelsey wire in Jabbar | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Labor fee | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | | Total | 29 | 115
Number Kh /: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 12 / 1 / 1954 Iraqi Government Ministry of Social Affairs Directorate General of Social Services Section: - Refugees ⟦line⟧ Subject / Repair of electrical installations ⟦line⟧ To: - The Jewish Community - Baghdad It has recently appeared to us that the electrical wiring in the Laura Kadoorie School building (Al-Rashid Shelter) located near the Shorja Police Station has become in a state that cannot be trusted for continued use due to a defect in part of it, which requires repairing this defect and conducting an inspection of it and examining it thoroughly by a technical engineer. Therefore, we request that all necessary repairs be made, then a thorough examination and confirmation that it is fit and that there is no possibility of damage from its use, and to inform us of the result as quickly as possible, in accordance with what was stated in Article (2) of the lease agreement Fuad Al-Ankerli Acting Director General of Social Services A copy to: - Ministry of Social Affairs - for your kind information. Refugee Accountant. Director of Baghdad Shelters Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Number 4605 Date 14 / 1 / 54 Hadi / 18 M ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
PHILIPS NAJI ABDULLAH GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR & SELLER RASHID STREET, BAGHDAD Telephone : 4531 Naji Abdullah General Electrical Installations and Sale of Tools Al-Rashid Street, opposite Lynch House Telephone No. 4531 Baghdad No.: 000791* Date: 19 / 12 / 1954 To: The Presidency of the Israelite Community, Baghdad, Respectfully ⟦Electricity⟧ Final Shopping Statement Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price 600 | - | Switch cover | 12 | 50 300 | - | Black iron plug switch | 2 | 150 360 | - | Board | 2 | 180 500 | - | Flow switch | 10 | 50 600 | - | Wire 3/029 yards | 30 | 20 750 | - | Fruit bend yards | 50 | 15 800 | - | Loose wire | 20 | 40 450 | - | Round block Belcor | 3 | 150 480 | - | Holder | 12 | 40 500 | - | Self shoes | 10 | 50 400 | - | Black plug | 2 | 200 010 | - | Bed clips, extension, and tape | | | 10 | Labor and repairs fee | | 285 | 18 | | |
Administration of the Iranian Sharafat School Number ⟦line⟧ 287 Date 9 / 12 / 954 Ministry of Culture To the Respected Presidency of the Jewish Community We inform you that Mr. Naji Abdullah has repaired and renovated part of the old electrical wiring in the school and replaced it with new wiring, and that what they have done is fit for use in a good manner. For your kind information, we have taken the initiative to inform you. Please accept our highest respect. Abdullah Kaveh Acting Director of the Iranian Sharafat School Sharafat Iranian School Baghdad
Department ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦1245⟧ Date ⟦4/9/33⟧ Ministry of Culture Secretariat of the Respected Jewish Community In view of the age of the electrical wiring in the Iranian Al-Sharafa School building and its exposure to damage in many locations, which poses a direct danger, we request you to kindly send an electrical expert to repair the damage and avoid potential hazards. This oversight office will not bear responsibility for potential accidents in this regard. Finally, please accept our respects; Supervisor of Iranian Schools in Iraq Abdullah Rahnama Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community: Number: ⟦4898⟧ Date: ⟦9/12/1954⟧ To the Carpenter ⟦illegible⟧ Mr. President Your order to inspect and provide the cost ⟦illegible⟧ 12/14 ⟦The School⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Residential Portfolio of the Administrative Committee for the Community ⟦...⟧ Based on your order regarding the electricity of the house ⟦...⟧ by the traffic police ⟦...⟧ I have instructed the electricity supplier Mr. Naji Abed ⟦...⟧ and attached herewith is the submitted inspection ⟦...⟧ to amount to 2/710 Dinars - estimate for the circuit ⟦illegible⟧ 12/19 Approved by Resolution No. 112 ⟦illegible⟧ 12/19
PHILIPS NAJI ABDULLAH GENERAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR & SELLER RASHID STREET, BAGHDAD Telephone : 4531 Naji Abdullah General Electrical Installations and Sale of Tools Al-Rashid Street, opposite Lynch House Telephone No. 4531 Baghdad Date: 19/8/1954 No: 000792 To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad ⟦Inspection of Traffic Police Station House⟧ Respectfully Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price 120 | — | Opening wire ⟦7/0⟧ gauge | 10 | 12 050 | — | " switch gauge | 1 | 50 100 | — | " bracket and pattern | ⟦1⟧ | ⟦100⟧ 080 | — | " small tumble | 2 | 40 090 | — | " holder | 3 | 30 120 | — | " flex yard | 6 | 20 040 | — | " pendant holder | 2 | 20 ⟦—⟧ | 2 | Labor fee | | 710 | 2 | Total | |
Committee for the Liquidation of Jewish Funds and Interests Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date 26 / 12 / 52 Baghdad We confirm to you that the repairman Naji Abdullah the Electrician sent the worker Akram Khazaal and he repaired what was necessary for the fan and the electricity became fit for use in all parts of the center and accordingly we provided him with this letter? ⟦signature⟧ The Teacher
Assistantship of the Northern Region Houses Number ⟦line⟧ Date 10 / 19 / 1954 431 Head of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community All the electrical wires provided in the Northern Houses center in the two sides are worn out and not fit for lighting because they are very old from a long time ago, and therefore the electrical lamp parts such as the sockets are missing. We request the initiative to send an electrical repairman from your side to install all the wires in the building with a new installation instead of the old one for fear of an accident with undesirable consequences in the future, and furthermore Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community: Number: 245 Date: 10 / 19 / 54 ⟦signature⟧ Hamid Ali Assistant of the Northern Region Houses A copy of it to Directorate of Inspection and Materials for your kind review and support, please. Workshop Masters Your order to conduct the inspection and submit the cost ⟦signature⟧ 10/20
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Volume Number: 44837 State Funds Collection Receipt: ⟦illegible⟧ Serial Number: 47 Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment 500 | 12 | Property Tax ⟦illegible⟧ | 952 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | Added by virtue of settlement No. 97 on 27 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 951 for the Industrial Bank | Until ⟦illegible⟧ 951 | 500 I have received from: Qasim ⟦illegible⟧ The amount written above, valued at: Twelve dinars and five hundred fils On date: 28 / 1 / 1952 Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧ Job Title ⟦illegible⟧
Volume Number: 44837 State Funds Collection Receipt: Serial Number: 46 Department Name: M 17 Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment 609 | 67 | Pure Property Tax ⟦illegible⟧ | Year 55 | I have received from: The Presidency of the Israelite Community The amount written above, totaling: Sixty-seven dinars and six hundred and nine fils On date: 28 / 1 / 1955 Signature of the Receiver ⟦signature⟧ Job Title ⟦illegible⟧
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The tax demanded by the state collector for the costs of Munshi Saleh ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ Date | Collector | Voucher No. 4/109 | 1000 | A 50 / 129 ⟦...⟧ | 1000 | B 50 / 129 7/475 | 1000 | C 50 / 129 12/100 | 2000 | D 50 / 129 7/275 | 1000 | W 50 / 129 8/125 | 1/500 | Z 50 / 129 8/125 | 1/500 | H 50 / 129 8/125 | 1/500 | T 50 / 129 67/609 | 10/000 | ⟦line⟧ 24/500 | | Paid 80/109 | | ⟦line⟧ Paid by check No. 21787 Dated 10/27/1955 ⟦...⟧
Al-Samarrai Hospital № 157 Baghdad ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 5 195 Fils: 500 Dinar: 10 Received from: The Jewish Community Amount: Ten Dinars and five hundred Fils For: Providing the patient Al-Qasim ⟦illegible⟧ (forty) Treasurer ⟦signature⟧ M/2
Al-Samarra'e Hospital SAMARRA'E HOSPITAL BAGHDAD - IRAQ Phone No. Phone (4 lines) 85137 85137 (four lines) Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 11/15/1950 To the Honorable Council of the Israelite Community We enclose herewith our bill for the patient Khatoun Ezra amounting to ⟦illegible⟧ ten and a half Dinars for her stay and treatment fees at the hospital. Please kindly order the payment of the above, with much thanks. Please accept our deep gratitude and regards. On behalf of the Samarra'e Hospital Administration She stayed in the hospital for 11 days To Nazima who is in the public kindergarten ⟦illegible⟧ Handed over ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 200 / ⟦illegible⟧ Paid by check No. 26796 dated ⟦illegible⟧ 15 The amount is to be paid by check number 26796 on 12/4/1950
Al-Samarrai Hospital Number 40 Account Statement for Mr./Ms.: Khatoun Aziz Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Class and Room: Second Card Number: 22 Type of Services | Amount | Fils | Dinar Daily fees (8) days | 250 | 8 Doctor's visit | 250 | 1 Total nine and a half dinars | 500 | 9 Surgeon's fees for the operation | 000 | 1 Total ten and a half dinars only | 500 | 10 Treasurer 5/M
Fils | Dinar | Description | | General expenses for the community presidency | | Administrative expenses | 789 | Value of Skype and stationery | 8/299 | Electricity and water fees consumed in the community administration during the past month | 1/270 | Value of a tin of oil, lotion cart fees, and stamps 11/650 | 1/160 | Repairs for maintenance fees and Babit 10/000 | Clearing - lump sum fees for electricity of Zalkha Synagogue for the month of January 12/592 | 972 | March - Water consumed in the dispensary for the period of January until March 55 8/050 | | To the slaughterhouse pocket - for chicken slaughtering fees to the Rabbinate, eight for the day until from Rekin 6 and 7 | | To the Meir Elias Hospital pocket - 5/400 | | For fees of a certification clerk, power of attorney, etc., and examination of patients by Dr. Luansov and others | | To the subsidies pocket | 64/050 | Weekly subsidies for the two weeks ending on 7/21/55 69/650 | 55/000 | Other 96/692 | | Only ninety-six dinars and six hundred and ninety-two fils, nothing else. 7, 8, and 9 5 and 6 8, 9, and 10 5, 11, and 12 25 6 and 7 Paid by check number 26795 And the date 7/24/55 His Excellency the President Please sign the check and audit it In the lists for on 7/24/55 ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount Only ⟦line⟧ Only: And that is for: ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient
Paper . Baghdad District Water Supply Committee Subscriber Name: The Jewish Community Property Number: 151/112 Neighborhood Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: Register Number: 1261 Page Number: 8 Subscription Sequence Number: 75 Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes First | April . May . June 54 | | Second | July . August . September 54 | | Third | October . November . December 54 | | Fourth | January . February . March 55 | 691 | | | 691 | 15 June 1955 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee Notice :- The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of the installment period Form W.S.C. (40) .
2 Paper of the Water Liquefaction Committee for the Baghdad Area Subscriber Name: ⟦Moudi Rafih Dhayea Waital⟧ Register Number: ⟦1451⟧ Property Number: 94 / 297 Page Number: District Name: ⟦Rusafa⟧ Subscription Sequence Number: Date: ⟦23 / 1 / 55⟧ Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes First | April . May . June 54 | | Second | July . August . September 54 | | Third | October . November . December 54 | | Fourth | January . February . March 55 | 972 | | | 972 | Paid ⟦illegible⟧ Water Liquefaction Committee for the Baghdad Area Notice: - The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period Therefore, this list should be paid during the first month of the installment period Form L . A . M . (40) .