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 Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: 250 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⟧ 21 ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: Fils: Dinar: ⟦625/⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above: Only: ⟦Six hundred and twenty-five Dinars⟧ For: ⟦The amount paid by us to the construction workers⟧ ⟦Who performed the renovations of Meir Elias Hospital⟧ ⟦Numbered and dated 1/20/1948⟧ Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils Signature of the Recipient
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531 / 5452
Number: T/ 551
Date: 1/11/1955
Subject:
His Excellency Mr. Jamil al-Orfali, Respectfully
After greetings
Based on the approval of the Administrative Committee of the community, I have appointed Your Excellency, in addition to your position, in all expropriation lawsuits for the Meir Elias Hospital for all its plots, facilities, buildings, and annexes, provided that you follow them up administratively and judicially and attend the competent departments and courts of all levels and types to settle the mentioned expropriation cases by legal means and according to the Expropriation Law. We agree to pay legal fees to Your Excellency as follows:
1 - Four thousand dinars shall be paid in the event that you cancel the expropriation of the mentioned hospital from its foundation.
2 - Four thousand dinars shall be paid in the event that you replace the expropriation with a long-term lease for a period of thirty years and an annual rent of no less than seven thousand dinars. This rent may be increased appropriately with the approval of the Administrative Committee if you are able to raise the annual rent above nine thousand dinars.
3 - In the event that it is not possible to cancel the expropriation or replace it with a long-term lease, the mentioned lawsuits shall be followed up on the basis of increasing the expropriation compensation. In this case, a lump sum fee of one thousand two hundred and fifty dinars shall be paid in two installments, advance and deferred. However, if you are able to increase the expropriation compensation by more than 25% of the initial estimates, a percentage (in addition to the lump sum fee) of 7% shall be paid on what exceeds 25% of the initial estimates, provided that this additional fee is deducted from the expropriation compensations.
With highest respect to Your Excellency
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting President of the Community
Mr. President
Please make a decision
⟦signature⟧
1/14
Approval obtained - Decision No. 7
And the payment was ⟦...⟧
Payment of the fee installment in advance, amounting to
(250) Dinars
⟦signature⟧
1/17
Paid by check number ⟦...⟧
Dated 1/18/1955
To the Secretary of the Administrative Committee Based on the request of ⟦...⟧ Kashi, I have organized these instruments in the name of ⟦...⟧ Jamil Al-Morki for an amount of 250,000 Dinars, noting that the aforementioned Mr. Munshi has ⟦...⟧ an amount of 200,000 Dinars ⟦...⟧ in the name of Bilad Al-Ilm dated ⟦...⟧ to be deposited in full at the bank ⟦signature⟧ Financial ⟦line⟧ The instrument cannot be signed because the power of attorney states that the amounts shall be withdrawn from the consumption allowance and I noticed that the amounts mentioned above will remain in the bank in the name of the individual ⟦...⟧ 25/9 ⟦signature⟧
Jamil Al-Orfali
Lawyer
Telephone { Office 6349
Telephone { Residence 7264
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Petty Cash Expenses List Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Description | | | | General expenses for the head of the community | | | | Administrative expenses | | 750 | 2 | Price of cigarettes, coffee, and tea | | 800 | 1 | Guarding of the Chief Sergeant for one hundred and eighty days until ⟦...⟧ | | 222 | 1 | Value of starch pudding, sugar, milk, and leave expenses for the maid Kolba | | 840 | 1 | Value of tips ⟦...⟧ with a dozen to the postman with rewards for porters, weighers, and others 721 | 11 | 674 | 5 | Telephone for telegraphic transfer, Edusat tips, and transfer of an assistant from the Council ⟦...⟧ | | 900 | 7 | Endowment fees 600 | 26 | | | Weekly endowments 218 | 7 | | | Prisoners 100 | 2 | | | Widows 708 | 47 | | | Property taxes and insurance - for insurance fees on the presidency furniture | | | | Mir Elias Hospital | | | | For lime inspection fees for the council Ezra Adila, medical examinations, and fees for ⟦...⟧ | | | | ⟦...⟧ for the hospital and power of attorney fees to the lawyer with notary public fees 586 | 80 | | | Eighty dinars and five hundred and eighty-four fils only. Paid by check Amount 80/586 on date 12/8/55 His Excellency the President I have audited the list with the attached lists Matching the list attached to the check 12/8/1955 The Council Presented to the Council at the first meeting 14/8/1955 The committee approved this list in its session Held on 16/8/1955 And taking the necessary action according to the procedures
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 1 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⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: Fils: 241 Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only: ⟦illegible⟧ For: ⟦line⟧ (241) Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 14 Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: 625 Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above Only ⟦six hundred and twenty-five fils⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ 55 94 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
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, signature of the receiver.
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: ⟦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⟧ Signature of the recipient
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 Israeli Community Baghdad Fils Dinar Date Only I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Israeli Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount. Signature of the receiver
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⟧
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 above-mentioned amount Only: ⟦line⟧ For: ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦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 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
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10 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ I have rented the house that was ⟦illegible⟧ Nouri ⟦illegible⟧ with a monthly rent of ⟦illegible⟧ and a portion of the books were burnt ⟦illegible⟧ under the sun which led to their damage ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ and it was agreed to transport the mentioned books by lorry ⟦illegible⟧ for an amount of three Dinars and eight hundred Fils excluding the fees of ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ mentioned here in the amount mentioned above Signature Haroun Bahr al-Bahr 50 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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 aforementioned amount Only ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
28 Bus and transport fees ⟦illegible⟧ 100 Saliha Ghazali day ⟦illegible⟧ 600 Amira ⟦illegible⟧ Hotel ⟦illegible⟧ 500 Extra car space for His Eminence the Sayyid Al-Qa'im 400 Bus passenger for the Iraqi Bus Company ⟦illegible⟧ 224 Bus fees ⟦illegible⟧ from the car pipe (Amir) ⟦illegible⟧ Kamal Al-Samarrai Hospital and ⟦illegible⟧ Hospital ⟦line⟧ 924 Only nine hundred and twenty-four ⟦illegible⟧
11 List of expenses incurred by Isaac Ezra Abdullah for ghee ⟦line⟧ Fils | Dinar | Items 400 | | Aleppo soap 8 bars 220 | | Laundry soap 8 bars 960 | | Rice, 30 units 120 | | Matches, 4 packs 720 | | Ghazi and Turkish cigarettes, 14 count 80 | | Basket 20 | | Porterage 1200 | 1 | Tea, one unit 740 | | Sugar, 10 kilograms 250 | | Stamps, 5 fils denomination 48 | | Black and white spools 500 | 5 | Fish, value estimated before purchase ⟦line⟧ 5/368 Total: five dinars and three hundred and sixty-eight fils only ⟦illegible⟧ Director of the Al-Kalb District 750 | | Car fare for an hour and a half to Selwan Ovadia 100 | | Porterage fee ⟦line⟧ 6/218 Final total: six dinars and two hundred and eighteen fils only ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Approval for the expenditure of (6/218) six dinars and two hundred and eighteen fils in this paper ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on 10 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad 18 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⟧