Voices from the Archive

IJA 2062

Budgets, Baghdadi Jewish Community

Description

This is a comprehensive 1946-1947 budget for organizations of the Baghdadi Jewish Community, including the Jewish schools, hospitals, the Spiritual Council, and the President of the Jewish community. Details include salaries and past financial audits for 1944-1946, with projected versus actual spending. There is also correspondence regarding the collection of financial data.

Metadata

Source: Iraqi Jewish Archive
Archive Reference: IJA 2062
Item Number: 12616
Date: Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages: Arabic
Keywords: Albert David Sasson School, Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Budget, Chart, Correspondence, Employment, Expenses, File Folder, Financial, Frank Iny School, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Jewish Schools Committee, Judeo-Arabic, Labor, Laura Khedouri School for Girls, Ledger, Letterhead, Meir Elias Hospital, Menashy Saleh School, President of the Jewish Community, Printed Text, Rahel Shamoon School, Report, Shamash Secondary School, Spiritual Council, Teachers, Typed, Wataniyah School

AI English Translation, Pages 176-200

Archival unit 176

The Israeli Lay Council
Baghdad
Number 7559
Date 1 May 1946
His Excellency, President of the Schools Committee, the respected
Baghdad
After greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered J/1/217 dated 3/4/1946, with the school budgets for the year 46/1947 attached,
The Council has considered your above-mentioned letter in its meeting held on 29/4/1946
And decided after deliberation:
1 - To accept your committee's proposal to adjust the cost-of-living allowances and additional high-cost-of-living allowances for the employees
and servants belonging to your committee as stated in your aforementioned letter.
2 - To approve reporting the total allowances of the Lay Council for schools (except schools) for this
year as ten thousand dinars (15000).
3 - To approve your total estimated budget for the year 46/1947 amounting to (58073) fifty-
eight thousand and seventy-three dinars.
⟦illegible⟧
The President
5/1
Copy to -
Accountant of the Lay Council for information.