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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 126-150

Page 126

Baghdad 22 / 11 / 1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
We kindly request your approval to disburse an amount of ⟦3/520⟧ fils dinars, three dinars and five hundred and twenty fils,
as detailed below:
Fils | Dinar |
550 | - | Price of purchasing 11 stamps of 50 fils denomination for objections on 22 / 10 / 1959
500 | - | Price of purchasing several stamps of 5 fils denomination for objections
120 | - | Price of purchasing stamps for the second copy No. ⟦155⟧
500 | 1 | Stamps for the lease contract of property No. 22
500 | - | Stamps for the lease contract of property No. 49
250 | 1 | Stamp for check processing and salary delivery for the poor of Rima Khedouri Hospital on 22 / 11 / 59
100 | - | Paid to the driver by order of lawyer Shaul Moussa when we took the ecclesiastical judge to the Nuns' Hospital
3/520 | | Only three dinars and five hundred and twenty fils
⟦Signature⟧
Pay ⟦to his order⟧
22 / 11 / 1959
⟦Signature⟧
I received the amount of three dinars and five hundred and twenty fils
Salman Sassoon
⟦Signature⟧

Page 127

Baghdad 11/19/1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings:
Based on the request of the auditors, Mr. Naeem Shamoun and Mr. Hesqail Ali, to bring them 2 writing desks, and based
on the secretary's request for the same purpose, we went with Mr. Selwan Obadiah to warehouse
number eight and two to extract the two mentioned desks from the cabinets where the furniture of
Meir Elias Hospital is placed, and we took 2 porters who worked for three hours
We have spent the following amounts, please approve
Fils Dinar
750 - Porter fees for moving eight street [items] from the floor to the warehouse
and extracting the two desks and bringing them to the Community
750 - Price of a new lock and staple for the warehouse door as the lock is no longer functional
for this door sh
⟦line⟧
1/500 Only one and a half Dinars
Auditor of Accounts, Paper Supervisor
⟦Signature⟧ Received
We, the undersigned, have received from Mr. Isaac Obadiah an amount of seven hundred and fifty
fils only, which are the agreed-upon fees, and accordingly we have signed
Shamoun Ali and Hesqail Ali
Pay 11/22/1959
The amount of
one and a half Dinars has been recorded
⟦Signature⟧

Page 128

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1974/1/23⟧
Fils: 204
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
only ⟦two hundred and four fils only and nothing else⟧
for ⟦the value of four Iraqi kebab bites in the name of Sarah Eliyahu⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 129

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 11 / 59
Fils: 450
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦four hundred and fifty fils⟧ only
for ⟦transportation fees for a period of 15 days of the month of November 59⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 131

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 25 / 11 / 59
Fils | Dinar
240 | 1/-
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and forty fils only⟧
for ⟦the value of three ink bottles⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Khalaf⟧

Page 132

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 25 / 11 / 1956
Fils | Dinar
250 | —
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 and no more
and that is for the price of the book Ethics and Literature
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Hamid Ali

Page 133

Dr.
Naji Rouben
M. B. Ch. B.
SOUTH GATE
Tel. 83173
Doctor
Naji Rouben
For Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Bab Al-Sharqi, beginning of Al-Kifah Street, near Diana Cinema
Telephone 83173, Summer Opera Cinema branch
The child Karim Najeh is in need of one liter of milk
daily from the date 11/25/59
⟦signature⟧
11/25/59
Finance
To be provided for one month only as it is the first time
Naji
11/25
I received the amount
of 2.250 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10
Fils
Revenue Stamp
11/25

Page 134

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦5/7/24⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦One hundred rupees⟧ only
For ⟦transportation fees for the furniture of the buildings of Mount ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦Khalaf⟧

Page 135

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 5 / 7 / 50
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is: ⟦two hundred and fifty⟧
Only:
For: ⟦fees for delivering letters to official departments⟧
⟦Fingerprint⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Radwan⟧

Page 136

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦27 / 5 / 59⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦260⟧ | -
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦Two hundred and sixty fils⟧ only
And that is for ⟦the value of a collection stamp for a receipt from a book⟧
⟦Haqqi⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 137

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 11 / 59
Fils:
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦one dinar only⟧ only
for ⟦assistance for the illness of his wife Sarah Latif ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦...⟧ on 26 / 11 / 59
Signature of the recipient
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 138

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦500⟧
Dinar: ⟦-⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦driving fees for the department car from the director's residence to the Presidency⟧
⟦On the dates of 11/25 and 11/26/52⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Page 139

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 11 / 1952
Fils: 500
Dinar: - /
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is: five hundred fils
Only:
For: Car fare for transporting the books of ⟦the late⟧ Rabbi Prim ⟦Dahaja⟧ to the Military Governor's building
Signature of the recipient
Khalil ⟦...⟧

Page 140

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
22
Date: 27 / 11 / 52
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1/-
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only: One Dinar only
For: ⟦The rent⟧ to Nasi Al-Hakim
Signature of the recipient
Nasser bin Nasi Mahmoud

Page 141

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 11 / 59
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦Two Dinars and five hundred Fils⟧ only
And that is for ⟦car fare round trip from the office to the residence and vice versa to⟧
⟦the office for working at the residence⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salman⟧

Page 142

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦5/1/64⟧
Fils Dinar
500 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦one dinar and five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the value of four cans of kerosene⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ephraim⟧

Page 143

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦7/29/59⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦100⟧ | ⟦-⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
⟦One hundred fils⟧ only
for ⟦car fares to bring the ledgers from Hilmi Al-Saadi's residence to the Endowments⟧
⟦on the date 7-29-59⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 144

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date: 20/7/56
Fils: 250
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦two hundred and fifty fils⟧ only
for ⟦car fare to receive the humble Rabbinate⟧
⟦the respected⟧
Ephraim
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ephraim Sousa⟧

Page 145

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦30 / 11 / 1959⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 4
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
Only ⟦four dinars only⟧
And that is for ⟦kindergarten fees from 15 / 5 / 59 to 30 / 11 / 59⟧
⟦At a rate of 800 fils per month for our reception at the licensed place⟧
Signature
⟦Nouri Nouri⟧
Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Page 146

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: 83531 / 5452
Number T /: ⟦8⟧ / 59
Date: 16 / 11 / 1959
Subject:
Honorable President of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
Munir Sha'shua is appointed to bring medicines to the community's patients for a monthly salary
of eight dinars, and he is now in a state of illness. It is requested to grant him a leave of one
month, provided that Daoud Nassim performs his duties and receives the same salary.
Please accept our highest respect.
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
This is approved, provided that the leave begins from this date.
19 / 11 / 1959
⟦signature⟧

Page 147

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦2/10/59⟧
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 only⟧
And that is for ⟦the rest of the remaining amount from a payment out of ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦⟦...⟧ second advance⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Ten Fils
Signature: ⟦Faisal ⟦...⟧⟧

Page 149

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
21
Date: 4/1/57
Fils: 060
Dinar: -
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: ⟦sixty fils and no more⟧
For: ⟦value of the June 57 census collection⟧
⟦Khalaf⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 150

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1951/1/2⟧
Fils | Dinar
476 | Total
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Half a bag of coffee, a kilo of sugar, and a quarter of dried lime only
⟦Four hundred and seventy-six fils only⟧
And that is for Saleh Sheina
Signature of the recipient