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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 476-500

Page 476

Copy of Article 22 of the Baghdad District Water Supply Department orders: Anyone who occupies
premises supplied with water without notifying the Department before occupation shall be held responsible for all
water fees due on the premises. In case of non-payment, the supply shall be cut off and shall not be restored
unless all debts are paid, restoration formalities are completed, and the prescribed fees are paid.
12 - 15 - 66
71500
⟦line⟧
066

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Cut-off List
Third 1959
Installment | | |
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Name: The Israelite Community
Amount: 660
Address: 113/152 Rusafa
Subscription Number: 7545
3
The installment is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the first month. Upon its expiration, a notice is issued for the necessity of payment within 7 days, and the water supply will be cut ⟦...⟧ if payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Page 477

12 - 10
1951
S - ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
.177
Copy of Article 22 of the Baghdad District Water Supply Department orders: whoever occupies
premises supplied with water without notifying the Department before occupation shall be held responsible for all
⟦...⟧ fees due on the premises, and in case of non-payment, the supply shall be cut off and shall not be restored
unless all debts are paid, restoration formalities are completed, and the prescribed fees are paid.
106

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15
days from its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes that
their deposited security is more than necessary
after receiving continuous service
in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
000357
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
31 33 660 | 591010 | Serial Number 18934 | For the fixed | 200 |
|  | To 012 |  |  |
Various prices |  | From 610 59 8777 | For the meter | 35 |
1 - Arrears |  | Units supplied 1776 |  |  |
2 - Special reading fee |  | At a price of 16 fils |  | 800 |
3 - Cost of damage to the meter |  | At a price of 12 fils |  | 926 |
4 - Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 10 fils |  |  |
|  | Various prices - see side 172 |  | 1651 |
|  | Total |  | 180 | 19
This bill is not
considered paid unless
it is stamped above
by the cashier
19180
⟦line⟧
-- G CASH --
⟦illegible⟧
12-15-59
LAMSON PARAGON LONDON
NCR

Page 478

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
000571
Head of the Jewish Community
94/392
I0 1044339/60679
7 46 900
2247
Account Number: 7 46 900 | Date: 7 10 59 | Meter Registration: Number 483 39
Various prices | To ⟦994⟧ | Monthly fee for the limiter
1 - Arrears | From 9 9 59 949 | For meter 35
2 - Special reading fee | Units supplied 45
3 - Cost of damage to the meter | At a price of 16 fils
4 - Transferred from your account | At a price of 12 fils
| At a price of 10 fils
| Various prices - see side
Total | ⟦575⟧
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2 - A subscriber who wishes to withdraw their deposited insurance in excess of need after taking a course without consumption in one place for a period of no less than 12 months must visit the department again.
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer.
⟦13-10-59 00322 G CASH FILS 575⟧

Page 479

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 12 / 10 / ⟦...⟧
500 Fils Dinars
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 ⟦car fare for the fees of the round trip of the procession⟧
⟦Tim Wari and Yota Issa⟧
⟦Signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 480

12
- 1 Dinar
Only one dinar and no other
The amount spent on ⟦the thrower⟧ for the candidates
in the Secretariat of the Capital on 10/12/59
by His Eminence the Rabbi.
⟦illegible stamp⟧
I authorize the payment
Haroun
⟦illegible⟧

Page 481

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 10/14/59
Fils: 000
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is: Two Dinars only
For: Reading fees in the Zilkha Synagogue during the days of Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and the Feast for the Hebrew year 5720
Republic of Iraq
10 Ten Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Nouri Ibrahim
023611
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 483

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 10/18
Fils: 400
Dinar: <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
four hundred fils, car fare from the house ( ) only
and that is for ⟦the cemetery and back⟧ (morning)
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 484

17
I am sending my payment with
the secretary of the sect
⟦line⟧
Please pay the value of the card
14 / 10 / 959
Accountant, please pay two dinars for the price of the card
In the name of Salim ⟦illegible⟧

Page 485

For the benefit of the Amanat Poor Fund
A grand charity evening party will be held
On the stage of the People's Hall Garden
On the evening of Thursday, October 15, 1959
The strongest group of male and female artists will participate in it
2 Dinars | Mr. and Mrs.
NO 000003
FOR
AMANA POOR WELFARE
A BIG CHARITY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY
EVENING 15-10-59
AT THE PEOPLE'S HALL GARDENS
A GROUP OF BEST ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
WILL TAKE PART IN THIS ENTERTAINMENT
LADY & GENT. | 2 I.D.

Page 486

Telegram 12          No. 130
Receipt for Telegram No. ⟦line⟧
Addressed to ⟦line⟧
Place of delivery ⟦line⟧
Fils ⟦line⟧ Dinar value of the stamps affixed to it
Number of words paid for in advance 27
Name and address of the telegram sender ⟦line⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
A
13 OCT 51
⟦signature⟧
Receiving Officer
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Page 487

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 6 / ⟦67⟧
Fils: 250
Dinar: 12
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦twelve dinars and two hundred and fifty fils, nothing else⟧
And that is for ⟦cleaning fees for (2) latrines and (2) sinks in the Meir Eliyahu Synagogue⟧
⟦Including cleaning the siphon and labor wages⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Financial Tax
⟦Toma Kadriya⟧

Page 489

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only ⟦one dinar and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦additional assistance to the patient Sarah Rachel for the hospital⟧
⟦Dated 10/15/59⟧
⟦W. M. C.⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ezra Ibrahim Shani⟧

Page 490

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date 2 / 10 / 1956
400 Fils 2 Dinars
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
Two Dinars and four hundred Fils only
And that is for the ⟦family⟧ fare and moving furniture ⟦and coming⟧ ⟦and spending blue⟧ ⟦and pastel⟧
The prisoner Fouad Sadiq who was released
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 491

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦10/15/59⟧
Fils: 600
Dinar: 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 six hundred fils, nothing else
For: the value of a stove cylinder and repairing a nozzle for maintenance from Karrada Street
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Valid for what is written
Signature of the recipient
⟦Commissioner Shah⟧

Page 492

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦16 / 10 / 968⟧
Fils: ⟦-⟧
Dinar: ⟦2⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦Two Dinars only and nothing else⟧ only
And that is for ⟦fees for cleaning and repairing the electric geyser in the Great Zubaida Synagogue for⟧
⟦the month of October 1968 according to a receipt of one Dinar⟧
⟦and two months⟧
The Iraqi Republic
10
Financial Stamp
Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Shakir⟧

Page 493

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note
1 - This bill must be paid within
days from its date.
2 - The subscriber who ⟦...⟧
his deposited insurance surplus ⟦...⟧
after taking its course without ⟦...⟧
in one place for a period not ⟦...⟧
12 months should visit ⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad: House 61/127
F. IO: 1085692/65601
Account Number: 601 74 8
001237
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for the Limit | Fils | Dinar
601 74 8 | 99 8 | Serial Number | 4132 |  |
Various prices |  | To 7 9 ⟦4537⟧ | For the meter | 35 |
1 - Arrears |  | From 815 59 4292 |  |  |
2 - Special reading fee |  | Units supplied 245 |  |  |
3 - Cost of damage to the meter |  | At a price of 16 fils |  | ⟦3920⟧ | 3
4 - Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 12 fils |  |  |
|  | At a price of 10 fils |  |  |
|  | Various prices - see side |  |  |
|  | Total |  | 975 | 3
This bill is considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier

Page 494

Baghdad Electricity Department
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within
days from its date.
2 - The subscriber who wishes to have
their deposited insurance in excess of
after taking its course without
in one place for a period of not less than
12 months, should visit for assessment
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
House 137/61
F. IO 1085692/6560I
8 74 101
4123
001248
⟦B. K. B.⟧
Dinar | Fils | Monthly fee for the limited | Meter registration | Date | Account Number
|  |  | Serial Number 25690 | 10 10 89 | 8 74 101
|  | for the meter | to 1011 ⟦4817⟧ |  | Various prices
| 35 |  | from 912 59 4537 |  | 1 - Arrears
|  |  | Units supplied 280 |  | 2 - Special reading fee
2 | 920 |  | at a price of 16 fils |  | 3 - Cost of damage to the meter
|  |  | at a price of 12 fils |  | 4 - Transferred from your account
|  |  | at a price of 10 fils |  |
|  |  | Various prices - see side |  |
2 | ⟦295⟧ | Total |  |  |
This bill is considered
a clearance unless
the amounts shown above are from
by the treasurer

Page 495

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1968/10/2⟧
Fils: 500
Dinar: 4
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦four dinars and five hundred fils⟧ only
for ⟦the fee for cleaning the sink in the Meir Tweg Synagogue for the month of September⟧
⟦1968⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦Salman Mahmoud⟧

Page 497

31
Liwa Council
280 Lease contract for Nuriel School
400 Stamps for the contract itself
680
200 Stamps for copies number ⟦...⟧
(National Defense and the ⟦...⟧)
30 Three stamps for the reminders
910
⟦...⟧
Only nine hundred and ten fils
10 / 2 / ⟦...⟧
W. M. & Co.
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
25740

Page 498

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 10 / 59
Fils | Dinar
500 | -
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 ⟦aid in the name of Sarah ⟦...⟧⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Yeko Youssef⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 499

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 10 / 59
Fils:
Dinar: 1/-
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only: One dinar only
For: Assistance to ⟦wife of Sarah Mashia⟧ for the benefit of ⟦the mentioned hospital⟧
On 22 / 10 / 59
⟦thumbprint⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ezra Ibrahim⟧

Page 500

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date 22/10/56
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦three dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦our allocations for the month of October 956⟧
Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
⟦Shlomo Ezra⟧