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IJA 3726

Financial Information, Baghdadi Jewish Community Schools, Endowments, Hospitals

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Description

These are receipts, bills, and expense reports pertaining to schools, endowments, and hospitals operated by the Baghdadi Jewish community.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3726
Item Number
10060
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Bills, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Ledger, Thumbprint, Medicine, Typed, Endowment, President of the Mosaic Community, Spiritual Council, Receipts, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Letterhead, Frank Iny School, Insurance, Annotation, Handwritten

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

Receipt Document
Fils Dinar - Invoice No. -
90 | 442 / L / 1 | 272
40 | 442 / Q / 1 | 273
50 | 442 / H / 1 | 276
120 | 442 / A / 1 | 274
45 | 442 / HQ / 1 | 275
23 | 40 / D / 223 | 1920
18 | 40 / H / 222 | 1921
15 | 40 / Z / 222 | 1949
15 | 40 / H / 222 | 1912
20 | 40 / T / 222 | 1950
436 |  |

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/ 202 / 63
Date 22 / 8 / 1963
Mr. Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Respected
Greetings.
Please be so kind as to advance us a sum of (1500/-) one thousand five hundred dinars for the purpose of
school expenses for the month of August 1963.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abbas Khudair⟧
Secretary of the Schools Committee
I received the check for the amount of one thousand five hundred dinars
Abbas Khudair
22 / 8 / 63

Page 102

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: 26 / 8 / 1962
Fils | Dinar
290 | 120
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only ⟦one hundred and twenty dinars and two hundred and ninety fils⟧
As for ⟦August 962 salaries⟧
⟦line⟧ ⟦According to the attached list⟧
⟦23 / 8 / 62⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧
122

Page 103

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
No:
Date: / / 196
Fils: 500
Dinars: 21
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: Twenty-one dinars and five hundred fils and no more
For: Fees for cleaning the sinks of the Rima Khedouri School
According to the list numbered 575461 on 8/2/62
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the ⟦illegible⟧

Page 104

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
of Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: /  /  196
Fils: 00
Dinar: 10
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only: ⟦ten dinars⟧
For: ⟦monthly assistance ...⟧
S. Z. Ru⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 107

Sewerage Authority in the Capital
Accounting
Submitter's Copy
⟦handwritten top right⟧: Hospital Building
Serial Number: 23013
Book Number: 461
Collector's Receipt: ⟦signature/scribble⟧
Fils: -
Dinar: 10
Amount in words: Ten Dinars only
Submitter's Name: The Jewish Community
Fee Type: Sewerage Establishment
Property Number: 210 / 9 / 170
Location: Al-Orfali
Type: House
Installment: Third 962
Date: 27 / 7 / 62
Collector: Ali ⟦...⟧

Page 108

Sewerage Service Directorate in ⟦the Capital⟧
Accounts and Accounting Department
Tomassi Building, 3rd Floor
Payer's Copy
Serial Number: 23512
Volume Number: 461
Collection Receipt:
Fils | Dinar
--- | 80
Only: eighty dinars and no more
Name of Payer: The Israelite Community
Fee Type: Sewerage construction
Property Number: 10/505
Location: Al-Sinak
Type: Company
Installment: Third 962
Date: 27 / 8 / 962
Collector
Abdul Jabbar

Page 109

Baghdad Sewerage Service
Directorate of General Sewerage Service
Accounting
(Accounts)
Payer's Copy
Nurail Building, Al-Sinak
Serial Number: 23009
Volume Number: 461
Collection Receipt:
Fils: 500
Dinar: 62
Only: Sixty-two Dinars and five hundred Fils
Nothing else:
Payer's Name: The Jewish Community
Fee Type: Sewerage Installation
Property Number: 10/507
Property Location: Al-Sinak
Property Type: Freehold
Installment: Second 962
Date: 27 / 7 / 962
Collector
Abdul Razzaq Abdul Samad
627
D ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 110

Sewerage Department in ⟦illegible⟧
Accounting
(( Accounts ))
Payer's Copy
Nour El-Din Building in Al-Sinak
Serial Number: 23011
Volume Number: 461
Collection Receipt:
Fils: -
Dinar: 40
Only: Forty dinars only
No more:
Payer Name: The Jewish Community
Fee Type: Sewerage Installation
Property - Number: 2/505
Property - Location: Al-Sinak
Property - Type: Company
Installment: Postponement of the second installment 96
Date: 27 / 7 / 962
Collector
Abdul Nabi Abdul ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible scribble⟧

Page 111

No ⟦...⟧08⟦...⟧ GEN
L. Forster & Sabbagh Co.
Rashid Street
Telephone :
Exchange 85126
( 5 Lines )
L. FORSTER & SABBAGH Co.
RASHID STREET
Telephone :
Exchange 85126
( Five Lines )
Baghdad, / Baghdad:
Received from M. / Received from: The Administrative Committee Jewish Community
sum of I.D. / Amount: Seventy Two Fls Sixhundred Twenty five only
On account of / On account of: Policies 4/00298 Additions 4/00298
additional 004/30099, Pol 004/30099 - Cheque D 754/16
Fils / Dinar
I.D. / Fils
72 / 625
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧

Page 113

⟦Debit⟧ Note No, Ins. / 133
L. FORSTER & SABBAGH COMPANY
L. FORSTER & SABBAGH COMPANY
INSURANCE DEPT.
BAGHDAD
Telephone :-
Exchange 85126
( 5 lines )
To: The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community of Baghdad
Baghdad.: 9th July, 1963
Policy No. | Risk Covered | Rate Premium | TOTAL ID. | Fils
006/00288 | By return of premium for amendment of period charged vide Endorsement No.104 |  | ID. 3 | 250
|  |  |  | 406
|  |  | 2 | 844
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 114

SUN INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE : 63, Threadneedle Street, London, E. C. 2.
Sole Agents for Iraq :
L. FORSTER & SABBAGH Co.,
Rashid Street, BAGHDAD.
ENDORSEMENT No.: 146
For attachment to Policy No.: 006/00288
in the name of: The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community of Baghdad.
It is hereby declared and agreed that extension of cover under Endorsement
No. 104 dated 6th February, 1963 attaches as from the 6th February, 1963
and not from 14th December, 1962 which is the date of inception of the
policy, in consequence whereof a pro-rate return premium of ID.3/250 is
allowed.
Other conditions remain unaltered.
L. FORSTER & SABBAGH CO.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Entered in the Office books this: 9th
day of: July, 1963

Page 115

Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
I wish to pay the insurance fee for the Menahim Daniel Waqf properties for the year ⟦...⟧
to ⟦...⟧
Dinars insurance fee for shop No. 2/2 on Dinars 1200 -/750
-/900 " " No. 2/2 " " 1200 -/750
1/725 " " House No. 10/B/2 " " 2300 ⟦...⟧
3/525 total amount owed by me
3/585
Three Dinars and five hundred eighty-five Fils only
Baghdad on 18 / 8 / 1934
The Accountant
Received by ⟦...⟧ 8/22

Page 116

No 0806 GEN
L. Forster & Sabbagh Co.
Al-Rashid Street
L. FORSTER & SABBAGH Co.
RASHID STREET
Telephone:
Exchange 85126
(Five Lines)
Telephone :
Exchange 851⟦...⟧
( 5 Line⟦...⟧
Baghdad, / Baghdad: 24-8-67
Received from M. / We received from: Administration Committee Jewish Community
the sum of I.D. / Amount: Three fils fifty only
On account of / On account of: Policies 006/00156, 155, 157
Fils / Dinar
I.D. / Fils
3 / 050
Republic of Iraq
10 Revenue Stamp Fils
JUL 2
G 26/4
R 1863

Page 117

Volume Number
State Funds Collection Receipt   Calculator 38
65229 No. 29
Name of Department ⟦Rusafa Real Estate⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which fees belong | Installment
500 | 1226 | Real estate tax owed in the name of |  |
|  | and interest |  |
|  | Within check 59977 |  |
|  | 8 / 11 / 962 |  |
I have received from: Moussa Habib Daniel
The amount written above, totaling: One thousand two hundred twenty-six dinars and five hundred fils
On date: 15 / 8 / 962
Signature of the collector: ⟦Signature⟧
Job Title:
and Reconstruction
Iraqi
87049
962

Page 118

No. | Blame Number | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils
2161 | 1 / 246 | - | 712 | 128 | 728
2162 | 11 / 246 | - | 720 | 72 | 988
2163 | 2 / 246 | - | 720 | 109 | 400
2164 | 12 / 246 | - | 675 | 92 | 212
2165 | 3 / 246 | - | 750 | 92 | 28
2168 | 4 / 246 | 1 | 250 | 175 | 148
2169 | 5 / 246 | - | 712 | 76 | 774
2170 | 7 / 246 | - | 405 | 48 | 77
2171 | 8 / 246 | - | - | 22 | 125
2172 | 9 / 246 | - | 459 | 51 | 557
2173 | 10 / 246 | - | 600 | 84 | 801
2174 | 11 / 246 | 1 | 620 | 164 | 722
2175 | 12 / 246 | - | - | 24 | 12
2176 | 14 / 246 | - | 720 | 94 | 911
2177 | 15 / 246 | - | 720 | 66 | 650
|  | 10 | 143 | 1216 | 357
Statement
Fils Dinar
357 1216 Previous
143 10 List
⟦line⟧
500 1226 Total

Volume Number: 65229
Accounting: 38
Number: 35
Department Name: Rusafa Real Estate 1 /
Fils | Dinar | Fee Type | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
869 | 52 | Al-A'a Gate
Property Tax 15 | Year 62 | Second
2177 246
As per list 559978
15 / 7 / 962
I have received from: Menahem Daniel Waqf
The amount written above, totaling: Only fifty-two dinars and eight hundred sixty-nine fils
Date: 17 / 8 / 962
Signature of Recipient: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:

Page 119

Volume Number
65229 No. 25
State Funds Collection Receipt
Calculator 38
Department Name: Rusafa Real Estate
Fils | Dinar | Section / Type of Fees | Year of Fees | Installment
500 | 445 | Carried forward real estate tax for the year 962 | 962 | H
I have received from: Menahem Daniel Waqf
The above written amount of: four hundred and forty-five dinars and five hundred fils
Date: 15 / 8 / 962
Signature of the Receiver ⟦signature⟧
Job Title ⟦Accountant⟧

Page 120

-- | Contract No. | Fils Dinar | P. 662
2161 | 1 / 246 | 23 | 400
2162 | 1a / 246 | 18 | --
2163 | 2 / 246 | 24 | --
2164 | 2a / 246 | 22 | 500
2165 | 2b / 246 | 25 | --
2168 | 3 / 246 | 45 | --
2169 | 5 / 246 | 23 | 400
2170 | 7 / 246 | 12 | 500
2172 | 9 / 246 | 15 | 200
2173 | 10 / 246 | 40 | --
2174 | 11 / 246 | 35 | --
2176 | 14 / 246 | 24 | --
2177 | 15 / 246 | 33 | --
2178 | 16 / 246 | 23 | 400
2179 | 17 / 246 | 33 | --
2180 | 18 / 246 | 63 | --
|  | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
|  | 335 | 500

Leather number
State money collection receipt
Calculator 38
No. 65229
No. 26
Department Name ⟦Rusafa Real Estate⟧
11 /
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which fees belong | Installment
800 | 281 | Rolled over real estate tax ⟦Basra⟧ | 962 | First installment
|  | Within request 559977 and 5704 based on Iraqi consideration 11/8/962 until 21/2/964 |  |
Al-A'a Gate
Qatina
I have received from the Waqf of Menahem Daniel
The amount written above, totaling two hundred eighty-one dinars and eight hundred fils
Dated 15 / 8 / 962
Signature of collector ⟦signature⟧
Job title ⟦illegible⟧

Page 121

Page 66
Fils Dinar | Voucher Number | S
400 | 23 | 19 / 246 | —
400 | 23 | 21 / 246 | —
400 | 23 | 22 / 246 | 2184
400 | 23 | 23 / 246 | 2185
400 | 23 | 24 / 246 | 2186
400 | 23 | 34 / 246 | 2187
— | 27 | 25 / 246 | 2188
400 | 23 | 26 / 246 | 2190
— | 27 | 27 / 246 | 2191
400 | 23 | 30 / 246 | 2192
— | 18 | 32 / 246 | 2195
— | 25 | 2 / 247 | 2231
— | 23 | 7 / 247 | 2234
— | 19 | 3 / 247 | 2236
— | 18 | 9 / 247 | 2238
— | 16 | 13 / 247 | 2239
— | 20 | 15 / 247 | 2244
— | 16 | 17 / 247 | 2245
800 | 381 |  |

Volume Number
65229 No. 27
State Funds Collection Receipt
Calculator 38
Department Name ⟦Rusafa Real Estate⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
500 | 251 | Carried-over Real Estate Tax ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧
I have received from M. M. ⟦Menahem Daniel⟧
The amount written above, totaling two hundred and fifty-one dinars and 500 fils
On the date 15 / 8 / 962
Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title

Page 122

p. 963
-- | Reproach No. | Fils Dinar
2236 | 19 / 247 | 18 --
2238 | 21 / 247 | 16 --
2250 | 22 / 247 | 17 --
2251 | 25 / 247 | 16 --
2252 | 25 / 247 | 20 --
2253 | 26 / 247 | 18 --
2254 | 28 / 247 | 20 --
2255 | 29 / 247 | 22 --
2257 | 29 / 247 | 16 --
2258 | 31 / 247 | 16 --
2259 | 32 / 247 | 26 --
2262 | 34 / 247 | 18 --
2264 | 36 / 247 | 16 --
2271 | 1 / 4 / 247 | 18 --
2265 | 36 / 247 | 8 --
2269 | 40 / 247 | 22500
2270 | 40 / 247 | 10 --
2273 | 42 / 247 | 22 --
| | ⟦line⟧
| | 351500

Volume Number
65229 No. 28
State Funds Collection Receipt
Calculator 38
Department Name: Rusafa Real Estate
1 /:
Fils | Dinar | Fee Type | Year of Fee | Installment
700 | 202 | Real estate tax recorded ⟦in the order⟧ p. 962 | 962 | First
|  | Within register 559977 and 5704 | 11/8/962 | and Iraqi Reserve
|  | Until 21 / 2 / 964 | Final |
Received from: Menahem Daniel Waqf
The amount written above, totaling: Two hundred and two dinars and seven hundred fils
On date: 15 / 8 / 962
Collector's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:

Page 123

H 262
Property Number | Fils | Dinar
2275 | 247 / 44 | 22 |
2279 | 247 / 50 | 12 | 500
2282 | 247 / 54 | 27 | 200
2283 | 247 / 56 | 25 |
2301 | 247 / 1 | 4 | 500
2302 | 247 / 4 | 10 |
2306 | 247 / 6 | 25 | 500
2309 | 247 / 7 | 13 |
2310 | 247 / 12 | 11 |
2311 | 247 / 13 | 12 |
2322 | 247 / 2 | 13 |
2325 | 247 / 4 | 16 |
2327 | 247 / 6 | 12 |
2340 | 247 / 9 | 45 |
2343 | 247 / 15 | 40 |
2347 | 247 / 19 | 12 |
2348 | 247 / 20 | 12 |
⟦line⟧
323 700

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: /   /   196
Fils       Dinar
⟦line⟧       ⟦line⟧
/
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of:
Only:
And that is for:
Signature of ⟦the recipient⟧

Page 124

The Eastern Bank, Limited   The Eastern Bank Limited
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)   (Founded in England)
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE CHARTERED BANK   Wholly owned by the Chartered Bank
(INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853)   (Founded by Royal Decree in the year 1853)
HEAD OFFICE IN U.K AT 2/3 CROSBY SQUARE, LONDON E C. 3.   Head office in London at 2/3 Crosby Square E. C. 3.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN IRAQ AT NEW BANK'S STREET, BAGHDAD   Office in Baghdad at New Banks Street No. 566/58
REGISTERED WITH THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE BAGHDAD UNDER NO 566/58   Registered in the Baghdad Court of First Instance under No. 566/58
Other Branches in Iraq : Baghdad South Gate, Baghdad Alwiyah,   Other branches in Iraq: Baghdad South Gate branch and Baghdad Alwiyah branch
Basra, Mosul, Kirkuk, & Amarah   and Basra, Mosul, Kirkuk, Amarah
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS : EASTERTIDE   Telegraphic Address: Eastertide
Baghdad, 31st July, 1963   Baghdad
M/s. Admnistrative Committee of Iraqi
Jews.
BAGHDAD.
Dear Sir/s.   Greetings
Your current account has to-day been   We have debited your current account for the sum of ⟦line⟧ Dinars
debited with the sum of I.D. 21-675
(Iraq Dinars Twenty one and fils   and ⟦line⟧ fils for the interest due from you
675 only).
being interest on your debit balance up to   up to and including this date.
and including this date.
Yours faithfully,   For Controller
P. Controller
⟦signature⟧
⟦handwritten: 210⟧

Page 125

Statement | Dinar | Fils
To Salim Daoud Thawi for reading the Kaddish for one year at a rate of three dinars | 36 | --
To ⟦Sabri⟧ for building the tomb | 26 | --
To Khedouri Hussein, value of ⟦session⟧ service for serving coffee during the seven days | 6 | 750
To Yaqoub Shohet, value of the Holiday presence and value of electrical lime | 6 | --
Salim Daoud Thawi for religious reading for a period of seven days | 3 | 750
Salim Daoud Thawi ⟦purchase of⟧ wax with cleaning | 2 | --
Berakhot for three installments | 5 | --
Naji Yazdi, fee for Berakhot during the seven days | 5 | --
Wages for persons to transport soil for days | 1 | --
To Meir the Deacon, value of wax and cleaning of Masouda Shetob Synagogue on the occasion of Selichot | 1 | --
To Qayim Shetob, car fares and fees | 1 | --
Yosef Levi " " " | -- | 250
Yaqoub Sharah " " " | -- | 250
To Hakham Hesh Synagogue, value of lighting for one year at a rate of 500 fils per month | 6 | --
Total | 100 | --
Exactly one hundred dinars, for the expenses incurred and necessary to be spent on
the deceased Heskel Ezra Shimon
Agreed to spend the amount of 100 dinars ⟦to⟧ his eminence the Hakham ⟦...⟧
I received the mentioned amount, one hundred dinars only 7 / 8 / 1964
Republic of Iraq
Fiscal Stamp
10