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IJA 3756

Financial Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are doctor's bills; utility bills; receipts from financial transactions; request to provide financial assistance to a hospitalized member of the Jewish community; financial and commercial records such as requests to transfer currency; and invoices from the Jewish hospitals in Baghdad.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3756
Item Number
6715
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Bills, Revenue Stamp, Ledger, Thumbprint, Rafadin, Typed, Accounting, Baghdadi Jewish Community, President of the Mosaic Community, Electricity Bill, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Receipts, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Jewish Hospitals, Letterhead, President of the Jewish Community, Frank Iny School, Envelope, Insurance, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Correspondence, Annotation, Handwritten

AI en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 103

Office of
Engineer Saleh Yousef
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Telephone 83012
S. J. IBRAHIM
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Tel. 83012
⟦line⟧ 19
⟦line⟧ 19
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Subject: Advancing payment to the contractor Mr. ⟦LM⟧ for the construction of
Property No. 424, 425, 426
Ras al-Qarya
In view of the progress made by Mr. ⟦LM⟧ in the aforementioned construction and reaching a stage where measurement is difficult,
I suggest advancing him an amount of 250/- Dinars only, two hundred and fifty Dinars, and considering this a temporary
advance until the concrete for the first floor ceiling is poured, at which point we can carry out the measurement
accurately. I also request your Excellency to bring this to the attention of the contractor.
With highest respect,
Engineer
Saleh Yousef
⟦signature⟧
To be paid 10 / 12 / 1959
Saleh Yousef
The Jewish Community in Baghdad
250 Dinars, 000 Fils
By check No. 762 dated 12 / 12 / 1959
Entry number in the daily ledger
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
By the check amounting to 250/- Dinars

Page 104

Volume Number 54420
State Funds Collection Receipt
Accounting
Serial Number: 50
Department Name: Income Tax Baghdad
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Taxpayer to whom the fees belong | Installment
875 | 177 | Income Tax ⟦illegible⟧ 112/3/154 | Previous |
--- | 7 | 〃 〃 〃 | Collection ⟦period⟧ 959 |
--- | 2 | Defense Tax 112/b/154 | Previous |
--- | 15 | 〃 〃 | Collection ⟦period⟧ 959 |
875 | 201 | According to list 418764 on 12/14/959 | Final Total |
I have received from the Presidency of the Jewish Community
The amount written above, which is two hundred and one dinars and eight hundred and seventy-five fils only
On 12 / 20 / 1959
Collector's Signature ⟦signature⟧
Job Title Income Collection
Rusafa Collection
⟦faint circular green stamp⟧

Page 105

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Type | Document No. | Dinar | Fils
1122 | Second Floor | 1154 / 112 | 92 | 875
|  | 2 | 700 | -
1125 |  | 1152 / 112 | 200 | -
|  | 2 | 15 | -
|  |  | 201 | 875
6/12/59
Honorable Mr. President
After greetings
We request that you pay the list record we have on the back of the door
The taxpayer numbered 1154/112 and 1152/112 in the name of ⟦Madina⟧
Previously the amount of 201/875 Dinars, please approve the
payment
First Note
⟦Signature⟧
District Collector
Sabbagh Zadeh
Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad
Dinar 201 Fils 875
Number 18724 Date
⟦illegible⟧
For payment
⟦illegible⟧
12/6
959

Page 110

Date
Details
Dinar
Fils
Previous balance
11/27 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
11/30 ⟦illegible⟧
11/30 ⟦illegible⟧
The Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Approval
9/12/959
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Received
26 Dinars 900 Fils
According to check No. 4187 dated 8/12/⟦illegible⟧
Entry No. ⟦illegible⟧

Page 111

⟦...⟧
Honorable Chairman of the Management Committee
After greetings
I request to pay the water fee for the third installment of the year 1959
In the original amount of ⟦1/620⟧ Dinars 29/11/959
Laith Dankour
Payment ⟦...⟧
11/30/1959
⟦signature⟧
On ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the money in the market ⟦...⟧

Page 112

⟦The Rabbi⟧
7 / 12 / ⟦illegible⟧
8/12/59
Honorable Mr. President
Professor ⟦illegible⟧ has completed
this lawsuit and it has ended
in a settlement currently
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
According to ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Date
⟦illegible⟧
Attorney fees and expenses
Lawsuit No. 7492 / 58 Baghdad Settlement
I request the payment of attorney fees and lawsuit expenses
filed against Mahdi Al-Qassab regarding the vacation of property No. 4/44
in ⟦illegible⟧ and which ended with the submission of a settlement based on the approval of the
Endowments Committee which took place in the session with the lawyer :-
Dinars Fils
20 180 Lawsuit notification fees and objection with stamp expenses and notification fee
⟦illegible⟧ additional and thousands ⟦illegible⟧
20 000 Attorney fees.
40 180 Forty dinars and one hundred and eighty fils
Please kindly disburse it to the entitled person
With respect
Attachments :-
1- ⟦illegible⟧
2- ⟦illegible⟧
Approved 12/8/1959
⟦Signature⟧

Page 113

Volume Number 54434
State Funds Collection Receipt
Serial Number 10
Department Name /
38
⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
667 | 21 | Wheat | 684 |
- | 25 | Property Tax Rice 27/142 | Previous |
667 | 46 | According to check number 418756 dated December 8, 59 from the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad |  |
I have received from the Jewish Community
The amount written above, totaling forty-six dinars and six hundred and sixty-seven fils
On the date 12/25/59
Signature of the Collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title Basra Collection

Page 114

Baghdad ⟦9/10/59⟧
Honorable Mr. President
After greetings
Upon auditing the tax record in our possession, it appeared that the property numbered ⟦2/14⟧
Al-Kifah Street is in debt for the year ⟦58⟧ according to the year ⟦959⟧
And it is in the amount of
Owed by the named ⟦46/667⟧ Dinars, please pay it to the approver
Property Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
Dar Al-Shifa
Signed
⟦959⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Paid
46 Dinars 667 Fils
According to check 47759 dated ⟦...⟧
Entry number in the daily ledger

Page 116

⟦Honorable Sovereignty⟧
We certify that the patient named
⟦Shaul Nassim Ibrahim Al-Daoud⟧
⟦is staying at Meir Elias Hospital⟧
And is currently unemployed, and it has been decided for him
based on the hemorrhoidectomy
He underwent medical and clinical examination
He needs to complete the transaction with an amount not exceeding
ten dinars, as he is needy and in poor condition
with a wife and a child. I hope to help him as it has been decided
for this assistance due to lack of means
And appreciation for your honorable assistance, with thanks
Assistance Committee
Meir Elias Hospital
Approved to pay the amount
By order of the doctor above
19 / 11 / 59
11/19
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Page 117

To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community, Baghdad
I, the undersigned, Yaqub son of Yusuf, a period of ⟦...⟧ has passed
unemployed, and I do not know any trade except driving cars
but I do not have a driving license. Therefore, I submitted a petition to the Directorate of
⟦Traffic⟧ Police to obtain a certificate of no criminal record, and I underwent the medical examination
successfully, but I am in need of expenses. As I mentioned above, I am unemployed
and I have no money, and obtaining the license without your assistance is impossible. I request from your Excellency
to help me with the amount, and I thank you. May you remain safe.
The Petitioner
Yaqub son of Yusuf
⟦signature⟧

Page 118

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 11/24/59
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: Two Dinars and nothing else
For: Cleaning fees and laying carpets for the administration on the occasion of the opening of the Ezra Isaac building
Republic of Iraq
10 Ten Fils
Signature: Shamsi Ali

Page 119

7
Accountant
Please pay ⟦100⟧ fils for two copies of the Radio
New and Tifraz
⟦Secretary⟧
Bahjat
Naji Murad
10 / 1 / 51

Page 120

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦20 / 1 / 1959⟧
250 Fils Dinar -
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦the fee of the ⟦...⟧⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Muhammad al-Nabi⟧

Page 121

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦...⟧ / 22
Fils: 200
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the aforementioned amount, which is
Only: two hundred fils and no more
For: car fare to bring the ledgers from the residence to the Presidency for review
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 122

Tel. No. 85655 & 86450
P. O. Box No. 25
Invoice № 007400 List No. B
Baghdad, 21-11- 1959
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Dr. To. FRANK C. STRICK & CO. (BUSRA) LTD.
( Incorporated in Great Britain )
Debtor to: Frank C. Strick & Partners (Basra) Limited - Baghdad
( Incorporated in England )
Qty. | Description | Price | Amount I.D. Fils
61 Ft | Dexion Steel Angle 225 | /080 | 4 880
| Erection charges |  | - 520
|  |  | 5 400
a/ Cash
No claim will be considered after the goods leave the Company's stores.
E. & O. E. Errors and omissions excepted
⟦red pencil markings⟧

Page 124

Al-Zaman Newspaper
No. 002835
« Order List »
Date: 20 / 10 / 1959
To: The Honorable Israelite Community
Dinar | Fils
With reference to the letter from the Directorate of Guidance and General Broadcasting numbered
and dated, please kindly pay for the publication of our advertisement
Undertaking the construction of a building on 17-18-20 / 10 / 1959
For each publication ⟦illegible⟧ nodes, total 18 nodes at a price of 250 fils
4 | 500
Only four dinars and five hundred fils and no more
The Manager