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IJA 3740

Receipts, Expenses, Employee Ledger, Midrash Talmud Torah

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This item contains receipts and expense documentation from the Midrash Talmud Torah, a Jewish school in Baghdad. It includes a ledger of employees with name, position, and salary.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3740
Item Number
6619
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Bills, Annotation, Revenue Stamp, Midrash Talmud Torah, Handwritten, Ledger, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Typed, Receipt, Letterhead

AI English Translation, Pages 1-25

Archival unit 2

1952
26
195⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Dinars
26
Only twenty-six Dinars and no more
This community testifies that it has received the amount written above and has ⟦illegible⟧
Twenty-six Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ 1952
On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ Saleh
The Custodian
Of the Mosaic Religion

Archival unit 3

Midrash Talmud Torah Branch (A)
Baghdad
Number:
Date:
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected
After greetings
Subject - Salary list for the month of August 952
Fils | Dinar
18 | Salary of Mr. Cohen Saleh for the month of August 952
5 | Miss Latifa Cohen ⟦line⟧
3 | The servant Michael Naoum ⟦line⟧
26 | Twenty-six dinars only ⟦line⟧
Cohen Saleh
Approved for payment of the amount ⟦illegible⟧ 8/21/952
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
⟦circular stamp with Arabic and Latin text: JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD⟧

Archival unit 4

1952
Maryam
27
Only twenty-three Dinars, no more
I received from the ⟦Committee⟧ of the Community the amount written above, totaling twenty-three
Dinars, for my salary and the salary of Mrs. Latifa for the month of September 1952
Adib Saleh
The Administrator
of the Madrasa
Kingdom of Iraq
Fils
10
Fils
2/9/1952

Archival unit 5

Book
Talmud Torah Schools ⟦...⟧ (A)
Baghdad
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
952
To the Honorable President of the Israelite Community
After greetings
Subject
Salary list for the month of September 952
I request you to kindly order the payment of my salary and the salary of Ms. Latifa ⟦...⟧
for the month of September 952, in view of our necessity to travel outside ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ this and your assistance in the matter
Fils | Dinar
– | 18 | Salary of Mr. Gurji Saleh
– | 5 | " Ms. Latifa Gurji
– | 23 | Twenty-three Dinars only
Approved for ⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 6

8/9/1952
28
in Dinars
42
Only twenty-three Dinars and nothing more
I received the amount written above, which is twenty-three Dinars, from the Secretary
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, for the endowment income.
The Guardian
The Acting
School Administrator
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
10
⟦signature⟧
9/8
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 7

29 / ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar   Fils
—   750
Only seven hundred and fifty
fils
Received from Mrs. Nouri
Mohammad the sum of seven hundred and fifty
fils for the drawing proficiency fee
27 / 9 / 1972 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
25 / 7 / 57
Accountant
Qasim Ali
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 8

Midrash Talmud Torah ⟦illegible⟧ (2)
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1952
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected
After greetings
Subject
Salary list for the additional month decided due to our
teaching in the summer classes 952
Fils | Dinar
– | 18 | Salary of Mr. Cohen Saleh
– | 5 | Miss Latifa Cohen
– | 23 | Twenty-three dinars only
Midrash Talmud Torah Baghdad
MIDRASH TALMUD TORAH BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧
Please disburse it due to
the absence of Article ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 9

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 8 / 9 / ⟦1952⟧
Fils: 500
Dinar: 12
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only twelve dinars and five hundred fils
And that is for the settlement of the printing account according to the Al-Hilal Press list numbered
And dated 19 / 8 / 1952
On behalf of Haroun Rizq Shasha
Signature of the recipient
Iraq
10 Fils
8 / 9 / 8
Immediate
2

Archival unit 10

HILAL PRESS
PRINTING, BINDING, RULING
PROPRIETOR:
Aaron M. Shasha
Tel: 6379
Mutanabbi Street No. 6/26
BAGHDAD
№ 000109
Al-Hilal Press
For printing, binding, and paper ruling
Proprietor: Aaron M. Shasha
Telephone Number 6379
Mutanabbi Street No. 6/26 Baghdad
Baghdad on: 19 / 8 / 1952
To: The Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community
Date | Particulars | I. Drs. | Fils.
 | Value of paper and printing fees for 25 receipt books, original and copy, including numbering, perforation, and binding fees | 4 | 750
 | Value of paper and printing fees for 4 registers including cliché fee | 7 | 750
 | Only twelve dinars and five hundred fils and no more | 12 | 500
We approve the disbursement of the amount
provided that the distribution be
on ⟦illegible⟧
Sadd ⟦illegible⟧
Aaron Shasha
19 / 8

Archival unit 11

172 / 144
Talal ⟦...⟧
Request ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
296
1080
⟦line⟧
1376 / 2
⟦illegible⟧
22
Only two dinars and three hundred and seventy-six
fils.
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 12

Volume
248
Water Supply Committee for Baghdad Area
Subscriber Name: Ezra Sion
Register Number: (2)
Property Number: 172 / 144
Page Number: (715)
District Name: Rusafa
Subscription Sequence Number:
Date:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 52 | 1.629 |
Second | July . August . September 52 | |
Third | October . November . December 52 | |
Fourth | January . February . March 53 | |
Paid
6 - September 1953
Center No. (11)
Water Supply Committee for Baghdad Area
⟦signature⟧
Notice: The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the period ⟦...⟧
Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 13

Volume
522
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Subscriber Name: Ezra Sion
Register Number: (2)
Property Number: 172 / 144
Page Number: (815)
Neighborhood Name: Rusafa
Subscription Sequence Number:
Date:
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 52 |  |
Second | July . August . September 52 | 1080 |
Third | October . November . December 52 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 53 |  |
Paid
6 - September 1953
Signature
On behalf of the Area Water Supply Committee
Notice: The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month
Therefore, this bill should be paid in the first month of

Archival unit 14

What was built and repaired in the house numbered 120/140 in
Al-Tatran neighborhood
Dinar | Fils
1 | 440 | 2600 new bricks ⟦...⟧
2 | 100 | 15 ⟦...⟧ new local gypsum
 | 450 | One bag of cement
 | 100 | New load of sand
 | 850 | Labor for the day of 9/16/1952, master and workers
 | 750 | To Master Alwan
 | 150 | Transportation
5 | 840 | Only five dinars and eight hundred and forty fils
I received the above amount
Master Alwan
9 / 9 / 52
Tawfiq Al-Fatiha
22
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 15

25
Fils Dinar
420 ⟦illegible⟧
Revenue stamps - ⟦illegible⟧ quantity 21
For the purpose of tax objections
Selected professional profits
750
⟦line⟧
1/170 Only one dinar and one hundred and seventy fils

Archival unit 16

9/22/52
Capital Secretariat
⟦illegible⟧
Capital Secretariat
Number: No. 025028
New: 511
Registry Sequence: 951 / 204
Paving Expenses Receipt
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 5
Only: Five Dinars only
Name of Payer: The Israeli Association
Shop Number: 911 / 152
Date: 9 / 12 / 52
In God ⟦illegible⟧
Collector's Signature
Sharaf al-Din ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 17

Issued ⟦illegible⟧
24
Secretariat of the Capital
⟦illegible⟧
Number: 25662
Volume: 514
Record Sequence: 95/204
Paving Expenses Receipt:
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 5
Only: Five Dinars only
Name of the Payer: The Israeli Association
Shop Number: 111/152
Date: 9/21/52
Signature of the Collector
⟦illegible⟧
Power of God
Respected

Archival unit 18

20/9/952
Fils  Dinar
⟦line⟧
3  ---
Only three d⟦illegible⟧
I received from ⟦...⟧ the sect the amount written
above, which is three dinars for ⟦...⟧
September 1952.
⟦Two purple thumbprints⟧
Mikhail ⟦...⟧
Servant of ⟦...⟧ the Forged
⟦illegible handwriting in top left corner⟧

Archival unit 19

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Amanat Al-Asimah (Capital Secretariat)
⟦illegible⟧
Number
No. 028078
Volume: 562
Record Sequence: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Paving Expenses Receipt
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 5
Only: Five Dinars only
Name of the Payer: The Israeli Association
Shop Number: 211 / 152
Date: 15 / 10 / ⟦illegible⟧
Collector's Signature
⟦illegible⟧
Ministry of Allah
Registrar of ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 20

Labor Expenses
26
Fils | Dinar
250 | 1 | Cement 5 bags
500 |  | Sand 10 loads
720 | 1 | Gravel weight by weight
200 | 2 | Labor
200 |  | Debris removal
500 |  | Tips
⟦line⟧
7/170
Only seven dinars and ten
fils
Al-Razzouqi
Razzouqi Al-Allawi
12 / 6 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
And the traveler's inn
Number 1/15

Archival unit 21

9
445
<del>Only three hundred and four hundred and forty-five</del>
I received from the Secretary of the Community the amount written above, which is
three hundred and four hundred and forty-five fils, and that is
for petty expenses for the month of March ⟦illegible⟧
Mahmoud
Karim Saleh
7 / 4 / 954

Archival unit 22

⟦illegible⟧ Talmud Schools ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected
Subject
Fils Dinar | List of expenses from March 1, 952 to May 1, 952
525 | Value of purchased bottle sticks by Aziz Ibrahim according to receipt No. 8 dated 3/6/952
150 | Fee for cleaning toilets by Said Hanna according to receipt No. 9 dated 3/6/952
65 | Value of purchased pens, stamps, notebooks, and carbon on 3/20/952
37 | Value of purchased brooms by Yusuf ⟦illegible⟧ according to receipt No. 10 dated 4/2/952
35 | Fee to the garbage collector, sweeper, and churches by Yusuf Abboud according to receipt No. 11 dated 4/5/952
3 442 | Three dinars and four hundred and forty-two

Archival unit 23

Fils Dinar
300 3
Only three dinars and three hundred fils, no more
I received from the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount written above
amounting to three dinars and three hundred fils, for the wages and cost of installing
purchasing and fitting glass for the house numbered ⟦111/40⟧ located in
Bab al-Agha neighborhood, numbering ⟦8⟧ glass panes (eight) ⟦Safina⟧ ⟦Haji⟧
with a total area of 90 feet (ninety feet).
Saleh ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦15/7/37⟧

Archival unit 24

Number Dinar
29 000
School
17
Only twenty-nine dinars and no more
I, the Secretary of the Community, received the amount written above, totaling nine
and twenty dinars, for the salaries of the school employees for the month of
June 952, and I have signed accordingly.
⟦signature⟧
Adib Saleh
The Acting
School Administrator

Archival unit 25

Talmud Torah Schools Branch (A)
Baghdad
Number: 12
Date: 28 / 6 / 1952
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected
After greetings
Subject
Fils | Dinar | Salary list for the month of June 1952
— | 18 | Salary of Mr. Kohi Sayer for the month of June 952
— | 5 | Miss Latifa Kohi ⟦line⟧
— | 3 | The servant Yusuf Abdullah ⟦line⟧
— | 3 | Mikhail Nahum ⟦line⟧
— | 29 | Twenty-nine Dinars only
⟦illegible⟧
Seconds