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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 301-325

Page 302

Al-Insaniya (Humanity)
A Political Daily Newspaper
⟦The mouthpiece of the National Democratic Party⟧
Baghdad - Iraq
Number: 234
Fils / Dinar: 1/300
Received from: Mr. Hatem Abdullah Nazif
An amount of: One Dinar and three hundred Fils
For: Publication fees for advertisement file number 912/1959
Baghdad on: 15 / 10 / 1959
Accountant
Ali Al-Sahari

Page 303

Volume Number 236353
Accounting A
Receipts for Dirhams Collected for the Government
Serial Number: 2172
10 Fils/Dinar: 1/900
Department Name: ⟦Baghdad Collection⟧
Received from: Al-Hajj Sayyid Hussein Abdullah Nasr
Amount: Nine Dinars and Nine Hundred Fils
On account of: Medical examination fees for poor patients
Collector's Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 1956/1/7
Job Title: Incoming Clerk
59
Urgent
56

Page 304

Baghdad Execution Presidency
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Accounting 27
Volume Number 237873
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 5988
50 Fils/Dinar: 1400
Department Name: 27657 ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: The Jewish Administrative Council
Amount: One Dinar and 800 Fils
On account of: Pharmacy fees for M. Rima
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 4 / 9 / 62
Job Title: Regular Treasurer
6299

Page 305

Book Number 237872
Presidency ⟦illegible⟧ Accounting 37 A
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 25
Fils/Dinar: 1/800
Department Name: 7/4/20
Received from: The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
Amount: One Dinar and eight hundred
On account of: Evacuation fee
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 4/8/1950
Job Title: Collector
6280

Page 308

Committee
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Number ::
Date :: 11/11/1959
Telephone :: 85267
His Excellency the Chairman of the Administrative
Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Greetings,
Please grant us an advance of five hundred dinars -/500 dinars on the account of the stadium's
budget for the current year to cover its expenses and the special costs of bringing raw water to it.
The budget of revenues and expenditures for the past year will be submitted to you during the current
month.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee
⟦Issue the check⟧
500
Under check number
Arrange the entry in the journal
⟦illegible⟧ 11/11/1959
⟦illegible⟧

Page 311

Dr. Moussa Nourallah
Moussa Nourallah
Clinic 6502
Tel. No. { Phone {
House 91502
I have received from Mr.
Al-Sayegh from the Mosaic community
in Baghdad the sum of "ten
⟦2/850⟧ fils" and that is the price of injections
I gave to the patient ⟦Al-Banami⟧ before them
according to the check numbered 418721 and dated 11/12
on the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad
12 / 11 / 1958
The Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦signature⟧
LIVERPLEX 12
Injection of liver extract with additional vitamin B12 and other
B complex factors. Vials of 10 cc.

Page 313

Doctor
Moussa Nourallah
Telephone { Clinic: 6502
Residence 91502
Dr.
Moussa Nourallah
Tel. No. { Clinic 6502
House 91502
From the date 10/25/1952 to 11/1/1952
Number of patients for treatment in the clinic 57 x 250 = 14250
Number of patients for treatment at the ⟦patients'⟧ home
For this period only 5 x 1000 = 5000
Number of injections ⟦for⟧ clinic administration 21 x 100 = 2100
21350
For auditing
Naji
11/1
⟦illegible⟧

Page 320

TALIB TAXI CARS
TALIB HAJ YASS
Al-Ferdos Sq, Alwya
Phone 88544
Talib Taxi Cars
Owner: Talib Haj Yass
Al-Ferdos Square - Alwya
Telephone 88544
Talib
Date: 10/21/1959
No.: 0120
Date:
Mr.: The Respected Rabbi
Mr.:
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
10/1/1959 | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi | - | 150
10/1 | " " to Al-Sa'adoon Complex | - | 250
10/2 | " " to the head of the Old Bridge | - | 250
10/4 | " " Hafiz Al-Qadi | - | 200
" | " " The Torah | - | 150
| From the house to Dar Al-Salam Hospital then Al-Ardh Company |  |
10/4 | then the house for one hour | - | 500
10/6 | From the house to Hilal Hospital then Al-Kifah Street | - | 300
10/4 | Use of the car for funerals for two hours | 1 | ...
10/6 | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi waiting | - | 250
10/8 | " " The Department | - | 200
| From the office to Al-Salam Hospital to visit His Excellency the Sole Leader |  |
10/11 | then the office | - | 500
10/17 | From the house to Rajita | - | 150
| From the house to Majid's house from Al-Salam Hospital |  |
10/19 | Use of the car for three hours | 1 | 500
5/400
What follows

Page 321

TALIB TAXI CARS
TALIB HAJ YASS
Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya
Phone 88544
Talib
Talib Rental Cars
Owner: Talib Haj Yass
Al-Ferdos Square - Alwya
Telephone 88544
Date 10/31/1959 No. 0121
The Respected Rabbi
Date ⟦line⟧ Mr. ⟦line⟧
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
⟦illegible⟧ | Previous balance | 5 | 400
10/9 | From the house to Al-Majidi Hospital, car use 1/2 | - | 600
10/14 | " " and treatment then to the house | - | 250
10/14 | From the house to the Torah then to the Sharia, Levi's house then the house | - | 400
10/15 | From the office to Haji's house then to Orosdi-Back then the house | - | 750
10/15 | From the house to near the American Embassy then his return | - | 250
10/16 | Haji from the house to the department, waiting | - | 400
10/17 | From the house to his return | - | 150
10/18 | From the house to the Riyadh Consulate then the bridge | - | 200
10/22 | " " and the Torah | - | 150
10/23 | " " the swimming pool then to the house | - | 300
10/24 | " " Al-Kifah Street | - | 250
10/25 | From the house to the Torah | - | 150
| Received by Talib | 9 | 250
⟦signature⟧
Agrees with ⟦expenditures⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ what is present
in ⟦the credit⟧ in the list ⟦illegible⟧
Submitted by Al-Zawra Shop Company
11 / 10 / 1959

Page 322

S. J. IBRAHIM
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Tel. 83012
Office of
Engineer Saleh Yousef
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Telephone 83012
⟦line⟧19
19 ⟦11/8/52⟧
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Subject: Renovation of ⟦Naeem Daniel's⟧ residence
Based on your written approval dated 11/2/1952 regarding the renovation of the floor residence
⟦...⟧ Daniel, the costs have reached as follows:-
1- 2500 Farshi bricks x 4 fils = 10000
2- 20 bags of cement x 400 fils = 8000
3- 8 loads of sand x 1000 fils = 8000
4- 500 loads of clay soil for the roofs x 10 fils = 5000
5- ⟦...⟧ load of ⟦...⟧ x ⟦...⟧ fils = ⟦...⟧
6- ⟦...⟧ bag of gypsum = ⟦...⟧
7- Labor wages, lump sum by the hand of Muhammad Najm = ⟦...⟧
Total = ⟦...⟧
Iraqi Republic
10 Ten Fils
⟦Financial Stamp⟧
⟦S. J. IBRAHIM & Co.⟧
Advance check amounting to
28 Dinars
11/28/1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Dinars 28 Fils 750
According to check No. 1701 dated ⟦...⟧
Entry number in the journal
Only twenty-eight dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
Sincerely
Saleh Yousef

Page 323

S. J. IBRAHIM
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Tel. 83012
Office of
Engineer Saleh Youssef
10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad
Telephone 83012
27 / 10 / 1959
Urgent
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Subject: Renovation of ⟦Daniel⟧ Market
Based on your order, an inspection was carried out on Daniel Market and it was found that the roofs
are leaking (dripping), especially now during the winter season. Carrying out their renovation requires spending an amount of 30/- Dinars only
thirty Dinars for all the roofs in the shops.
With highest respect to your Excellency
Engineer
Saleh Youssef
27 / 10 / 1959
⟦illegible⟧
Presented
2/11/959

Page 324

Honorable Chairman of the Management Committee
After greetings
Please pay the property tax fees for the Menahem Daniel School as detailed below
Dinar
645/100 half of the tax for house No. 24/1/4 for the year 957 958 in the name of Daniel School
250/92 " " occupations 2/2 for the year 958 959 and previous years
875/46 " " No. 4/2 for the year 958 959
500/169 value of check No. 785757 on 11/26/ 958 to the order of the Director of General Revenues
270/408 only four hundred and eight dinars and two hundred and seventy fils
For the interest of the ⟦Confessional⟧ offices
Please pay what is owed to the Tax Department
An advance of forty dinars and the rest ⟦illegible⟧
As stated above 11/26/ 958
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Dinar 408/270
According to check 785757 dated 11/26/ 958
Entry number in the journal
⟦signature⟧

Page 325

Collection Number: 52859
State Funds Collection Receipt: Property Tax
Serial Number: 58
Department Name: Rusafa Revenue
Fils | Dinar | Tributaries and Fees 78 | Entity to which fees belong | Installment
10/625 |  | Property tax numbered 10 on 7/4 previous |  |
Under the check numbered 785757
On 11/10/59
I have received from: Director of the Hospital Doctor
The amount written above, which is: Only one hundred and one dinars and six hundred and twenty-five fils
Date: 11 / 18 / 1959
Signature of the collector ⟦illegible⟧
Job title ⟦illegible⟧