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IJA 3756

Financial Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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Description

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 26-50

Page 26

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦7 / 10 / 59⟧
Fils: ⟦244⟧
Dinar: ⟦-⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only:
And that is for: ⟦Cleaning fees for the house of Eliyahu⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Anwar Saad⟧
⟦The Servant⟧

Page 27

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦11/19/57⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only:
For:
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Abdul Latif⟧

Page 28

⟦illegible⟧
The Chairman of the Committee approved ⟦based⟧ on
the request of the ⟦Respected⟧ Head of the Community
the amount of 7/500 ⟦seven⟧ Dinars ⟦and⟧ 500 Fils for Mr. Ibrahim
⟦Naji⟧
11/29
I received the amount of 7/500 Dinars
Only seven Dinars and five hundred Fils and no more
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧

Page 32

Number 376
Registered - 7
Amara
8 MAR 50
REG
AMARA
Arrived:
Registered:
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Date stamp:
Fils: 142
Dinar:
Value of stamps affixed if it is a package:
Indicates (letter) bundle or (package) as the case requires: Presidency of the ⟦...⟧ Community
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures):
In words:
Insurance fee:
Weight in words:
Receiving officer: ⟦illegible⟧
Senior

Page 33

Telegraph 12          No. 98
Telegram receipt No.
Addressed to
Place of delivery
Fils — Dinar value of stamps affixed to it
60 Number of words for which the reply is prepaid
Name and address of the telegram sender: Rabbi
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
8 DEC 59
Date
Receiving officer
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12          No. 99
Telegram receipt No.
Addressed to ⟦...⟧
Place of delivery
Fils — Dinar value of stamps affixed to it
60 Number of words for which the reply is prepaid
Name and address of the telegram sender: Rabbi
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
8 DEC 59
Date
Receiving officer
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Page 34

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦20 / 4 / 57⟧
Fils: ⟦-⟧
Dinar: ⟦3⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦three dinars⟧ only
for ⟦wages for ⟦...⟧⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Rahim⟧

Page 35

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
10
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
622 | 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦one dinar and six hundred and twenty-two fils⟧ only
for ⟦cleaning fees for the Presidency of the Community car for the month of July⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 36

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦10/12/59⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
Republic of Iraq
Finance
10 Fils
Signature of the Collector

Page 38

14
250 Fils
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more
The car bus fare in the name of
His Eminence the Rabbi
From
Auditor

Page 39

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 11 / 1 / 59
Fils      Dinar
250
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦image⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Saleh

Page 40

Baghdad 7 / 12 / 1959
Honorable Mr. President
Greetings :-
Based on the request of His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri, Head of the Community, and the Honorable Head of the Administrative Committee
We went with the engineer Salim Qahtan, accompanied by 2 workers and some tools, to survey and dig the graves
We spent an amount of 1.500 Dinars, and therefore we request your approval for the expenditure
With thanks
600 worker's wage
600 worker's wage
300 price of the surveying string
1.500 only one and a half Dinars
Approved
10 / 12 / 959
⟦illegible⟧
Endowments Supervisor
⟦illegible⟧
The Republic
of Iraq
10 Fils
I received the amount
11 / 12 / 59
⟦illegible⟧

Page 41

12 / 7 / 1959
Properties of the Bailiff
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings:
Based on the court decision numbered 469 ⟦before⟧ where we had filed the lawsuit against Mr. Muhammad Ali al-Talib
and the shop was vacated, and we spent on closing its doors and strengthening them the detailed expenses below, please grant your approval
for the disbursement
1200 | Price of purchasing 2 locks
1250 | Price of a hook lock and hinges with a chain and worker's wages
3450 | Total
Property Commissioner
⟦signature⟧
Approved
⟦signature⟧
12 / 10 / 1959
Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 11 / 1959

Page 42

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦10/12/59⟧
Fils Dinar
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦list of toilet work in the Presidency building⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 43

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date: 5/11/81
Fils: 150
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only:
For: Remainder (2) ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Daoud ⟦illegible⟧

Page 44

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦11 / 5 / 54⟧
Fils Dinar
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦distribution of newspaper fees for the month of April⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦for all hospital departments⟧
⟦Khalaf Dhamin⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 45

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦11 / 1 / 1952⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only:
For:
Signature of the Recipient

Page 46

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 12 / 12 / 56
450 Fils 1 Dinar
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
One Dinar and four hundred and fifty Fils only
And that is for medical examination fees for the patient ⟦Ezra Mansour⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 47

Dr.
MUNIR SALMAN
Next to Diana Cinema
Tel. { Clinic 6337
Res. 4903
Mr. Aziz Khadouri has been injured
and his son with burns in various parts of
the body and they are in need of financial
assistance for the treatment of the children
And based on his request I provided him with this statement
⟦signature⟧
11 / 4 / 1959
Pay eight Dinars
⟦Saleh Leva⟧
14 / 4 / 1959
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦The amount is to be spent and a⟧
⟦receipt taken for it⟧
Amount spent
Aziz Khadouri

Page 48

Second
Baghdad 15 / 12 / 1959
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
Based on the request of the lawyer, Mr. Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar, we have sent two witnesses to the court
with a fee of two dinars, for the lawsuit filed against the tenant Safiya Ibrahim regarding the previous residence in their house
numbered 12/99. Your Excellency is requested to approve the disbursement of two dinars only to be paid to Hassan Abdi and Fitr
Hami
Property Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
To be paid 15 / 12 / 1959
⟦signature⟧
Three dinars only
Three dinars only
⟦stamp⟧
Nasr Hami
I received the amount on 15 / 12 / 59
⟦signature⟧

Page 49

Baghdad 12/16/1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings
Your Honor is requested to approve the disbursement of an amount of 3/320 Dinars, three dinars and three hundred and twenty fils
only, for the details listed below
Fils | Dinar | Description
100 |  | Price of purchasing a stamp for the Khan lease contract 59/222
750 |  | Price of purchasing stamps for the Tax Directorate notice board
070 |  | Price of purchasing a stamp for lease contract 224/59
600 |  | Stamp for Mr. Abdullah Modu No. 59/94/222
000 | 1 | Stamp for lease contract 152
150 |  | Price of purchasing 150 fils denomination stamps for receipts
650 |  | Price of purchasing a stamp for lease contract 12/96
|  | Price of purchasing six stamps of one hundred fils denomination for a true copy of the lease contracts submitted to the Council
320 | 3 |
Only three dinars and three hundred and twenty fils
To be paid 12/17/1959
Funds Supervisor
⟦Signature⟧
Disburse ⟦...⟧
I received the amount on 12/17/1959
⟦Signature⟧

Page 50

Photocopying of documents and records in one minute
Develop Office for Technical Reproduction
Baghdad - Al-Rashid Street, opposite Roxy Cinema, Phone 83557
Promissory notes - School certificates
Lease contracts - Contracting
Customs declarations - Maps
And property deeds - a page
inside a book - and all
important commercial papers.
Baghdad on: 7/17 1957
Number: 0792
Requested from: Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Size | Price | Quantity
|  | 8.25 x 11.75 inch |  |
150 |  | 8.5 x 14 inch | 150 | 1
|  | 11.75 x 16.5 inch |  |
|  | 14 x 17 inch |  |
|  | Two sides |  |
150 |  | One hundred and fifty fils |  |
Recipient
⟦signature⟧