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IJA 3326

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community; Correspondence and School Records, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community including financial records; blueprints; correspondence regarding charitable donations, synagogues, and Torah scrolls; lease agreements, taxi receipts, utility bills, and stationary receipts. There are also documents from the Jewish schools in Baghdad, including correspondence regarding student affairs, teachers, lists of students sitting for exams, school administration and financial matters, curriculum development; schedules; and chemistry notes from the Frank Iny School.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3326
Item Number
16771
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Illustration, Bills, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Synagogue, Teachers, Baghdad Light and Power, Form, Charity, File Folder, Thumbprint, Contract, Typed, Primary Education Certificate, Iraqi Government, Accounting, Primary School, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Fragments, Ink Stamp, Torah, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Engineering, Receipts, Synagogues Commission, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Taxi, High School, Letterhead, Income Tax, Jewish Lay Council, Property Commission, Postage Stamp, President of the Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Ministry of Health, Lease, Middle School, Waqf, Office of Education – Baghdad, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Education Administration Headquarters of Secondary Schools, Architectural Plans, Annotation, Exam Records, Handwritten, Secondary School Certificate, Iraqi Embassy, Education, Travel, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 76-100

Page 83

Baghdad General Water Supply Authority
Statement
1 1970 1971
Amount | Machine Code | Quantity Consumed | Meter Readings | Reading Date (To) | Reading Date (From)
.6 | 16 | 43 | 1633 | 3 5 | 7
.1 |  |  | 1595 | 4 | 3
⟦...⟧ |  |  |  |  |
8 |  |  |  | 3 |
Valid:
Subscription Number: 14186
Meter: 141/17m
Distance: 3
The statement amount must be paid within fifteen days from the date
of its issuance, and at the end of this period, notice is given to pay within
7 days, after which the flow will be cut off if payment is not made.
Baghdad Water Supply Authority

Page 84

2250 | Rice ⟦...⟧
500 | Tea ⟦...⟧
500 | Sugar [charity] ⟦...⟧

Page 87

10/29/1969
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 40
⟦illegible⟧
Only forty Dinars and no more
I received from Mr. ⟦Hayal⟧ Saleh Al-Dabba an amount of forty Dinars
And that is for reading for the soul of his late father Saleh Al-Dabba ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 88

11/6/1939
Fils | Dinar
— | 80
Only eighty dinars
I received from Mr. Salim Tuwayq a sum of only eighty dinars
And that is for the rest of the soul of his deceased mother, Sayyida Ezra Rish -
Naji

Page 89

10 / 2 / 1969
Fils | Dinar
— | 30
Only thirty dinars and no more
Received from Mrs. Samiha Nassim Shlomo ⟦Joshua⟧ the amount of thirty
dinars for the soul of her late husband ⟦Haris⟧ Raphael Horish —
Naji

Page 91

1969 / /
Fils Dinar
--- 5
--- ---
Five Dinars only
Received from Mrs. Gloria Saqr Habib Dawoud an amount of 5 -
Five dinars, and that is for a reading for the soul of her late brother Yehuda
Saqr Habib Dawoud
Naji ⟦...⟧

Page 92

Memo
Khan Al-Makhzoumi
Baghdad on: 12/26/1969
To: ⟦Abboud Qaddash⟧
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Length | Details | Price
850 | 5 | 2 | ⟦Peppercorns⟧ | 1950 -

Page 93

Yaqoub Qahtan
Khan al-Makhzum
Baghdad on: 9 / 11 / 1969
To: Hasso Qaddouri
The Honorable:
Fils | Dinar | Length | Details | Price
400 | 5 | 2 | Mleel Dean | 2700

Page 94

⟦...⟧-D⟦...⟧bagh
& ⟦...⟧uslawy
Al-Rashid Street
Sinak-Baghdad
Tel. No. 4619
راء
⟦...⟧ Al-Dabbagh
and Ibrahim Muslawy
Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak
Telephone 4619
THE LION OF BABYLON
THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON
To the honorable President of the Hebra Qadisha Society //
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
⟦5/10⟧ | From the cemetery station to notify the police personnel to bring workers to the cemetery | | 400
⟦6/10⟧ | Pickup truck rental for a period of (5) hours. | |
⟦7/10⟧ | From the cemetery station to notify the police personnel to bring workers to the cemetery | | 400
⟦8/10⟧ | Pickup truck rental for a period of (4) hours. | |
⟦9/10⟧ | From the cemetery station to notify the police personnel to bring workers to the cemetery : | | 400
⟦10/10⟧ | Pickup truck rental for a period of (4) hours. | |
⟦11/10⟧ | From the cemetery station to notify the police personnel to bring workers to the cemetery . | | 400
⟦12/10⟧ | Pickup truck rental for a period of (4) hours. . | |
Sincerely yours
⟦...⟧
I received the amount
⟦blue ink scribble⟧

Page 95

Yaqub Qahtan
Khan Al-Makhzum
Baghdad on: 27 / 5 / 1947
To: Mr. ⟦Khayrah⟧ Badri the Respected
Fils | Dinar | Length | Details | Price
- | 6 | 2 | Obeid Pepper 2000 |

Page 97

National Electricity Administration
Baghdad District Electricity Directorate
Electricity Bill
⟦Jabr Qaddouri Association⟧
141/517
Al-Kifah Association
Account Number | Subscription Number | Issue Date
160 193 501 | 39306 | 3 / 6 / 70
Meter Number | Current Reading | Previous Reading | Consumption | Unit Price | Value in Fils | Value in Dinars
07960 | 1448 | 1410 | 38 | 10 | 380 | 0
| 5 / 5 | 4 / 6 | Fees | 3 | 114 | 0
3413 | | | Meter Fee | | 035 | 0
| | | Circuit Breaker Fee | | |
This bill must be paid within (15) | Total | 0529
fifteen days from its date | Required |
70 - 6 - 4 242867 5 K CSH 529

Page 98

2/21/70
Preparation and burial expenses distributed for the late Lulu Shmuel
deceased on
| Dinar | Fils
Purchased ⟦shrouds⟧ | 5 | -
Jai Dawood | 5 | -
Zakia Shaul | 4 | -
Additional worker | 1 | -
| 15 | -
Only fifteen Dinars was delivered, nothing more
⟦signature⟧
To be spent
⟦Bakon⟧

Page 99

Number / 87911
Date 8 / 5 / 1955
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province
Administration
Administrations of all Public, Private, and Foreign Primary Schools for boys and girls belonging to this Directorate
⟦line⟧
In addition to the prizes that will be granted by the Ministry of Education to the top three successful male and female students in
the general examinations, the Mutasarrifiya (Governorate) of Baghdad Province has allocated high awards to be granted to the aforementioned top students. Please inform
students of the sixth grades, both male and female, of this and encourage them to compete to achieve the lead in the field of general examinations.
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Education for Baghdad Province
725
12 / 5 / 1955
A copy to:
- Directorate of General Education
Headquarters of the General Provincial Council - Mutasarrifiya of Baghdad Province - with reference to the oral discussion
Assistant Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghuli
Sadiq / 7

Page 100

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Administration
Number / 87911
Date 8 / 5 / 1955
To all administrations of official, private, and foreign elementary schools for boys and girls affiliated with this directorate
In addition to the prizes that will be granted by the Ministry of Education to the top three passing male and female students in
the general examinations, the Governorate of Baghdad Province has allocated prestigious prizes to be granted to the aforementioned top students. Please inform
the students of the sixth grades, both male and female, of this and encourage them to compete to achieve first place in the field of general examinations.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
For filing
Professor Shaker, to be announced to the students
The sixth grade
⟦signature⟧
10 / 5 / 955
A copy to " - Directorate General of Education
Presidency of the General Provincial Council - Governorate of Baghdad Province - with reference to the verbal discussion
Assistant Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qarghouli.
Sadiq / 7