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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 576-600

Page 576

The Standing Committee
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Based on the significant increase in weekly subsidies
we have, the balance held by the Standing Committee
in our possession, amounting to 200/- Dinars, is no longer sufficient to meet our needs
for a period of two weeks, as can be noted from the committee's expenditure lists
submitted to you from time to time. Therefore, we hope you agree to
increase it to 300/- Dinars (three hundred Dinars) so that we can pay the weekly subsidies
and other expenses such as petty cash and others for a period of approximately two weeks
at least.
Please issue your orders.
Accountant
10/11/59
Approved to be increased to three hundred Dinars only
10/11/59
⟦illegible⟧

Page 578

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Republic of Iraq
10 Ten Fils
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 579

I have received the food meal
mentioned below:
Rice with chicken
Bread
Apples
Dried lime
Tomato
Matches ⟦pack⟧ number (1)
Cigarettes pack (6)
Soap (2)
10 / 10 / ⟦--⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
<del>Shlomo Moradi</del>

Page 580

Baghdad 8 / 10 / 1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
I request your approval to pay an amount of 2.445 Two Dinars and four hundred and forty-five fils
only, for the price of purchasing stamps for rental value contracts and stamps for receipts as follows:-
Dinar | Fils
1 | 500 | stamps of ten fils for receipts
| 120 | stamps for tax assessment 15
| 600 | " " " 100
| 090 | " " " 15
| 135 | " " " 15
2 | 445
Only two dinars and four hundred and forty-five fils
Assistant Accountant
⟦Signature⟧
I received the amount mentioned above
⟦Signature⟧
For payment
8 / 10 / 1959
⟦Signature⟧
W. M. & Co.
⟦illegible⟧
2/445
150
120
135
⟦line⟧
405
150
⟦line⟧
555
90
⟦line⟧
645
1500
⟦line⟧
2145
300
⟦line⟧
2445

Page 581

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1981/1/26⟧
Fils: ⟦80⟧
Dinar: ⟦6⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦six dinars and eighty fils⟧ only
for ⟦synagogue cleaning fees according to the list⟧
⟦attached⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧

Page 582

Fils Dinar
500 | 1 Chicken
65 | Rice
90 | Tomato
276 | 6 Cigarettes ⟦problematic⟧ and soap
50 | 1 Cucumber
120 | 1 Jujube
120 | 1 Apple
60 | 1 Lemon
80 | 1 Date
250 | Car fare
20 | Bread
1731
250
<del>They took the opinion</del>
⟦illegible⟧
1681 Only one dinar and eight hundred
and eighty-one fils and no more

Page 583

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils Dinar
150 —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
only ⟦line⟧
and that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ car ⟦illegible⟧
The amount was delivered by Muhammad ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
M. & C.

Page 584

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦...⟧
Fils: ⟦---⟧
Dinar: ⟦2⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦Two Dinars⟧ only
⟦September allowance⟧ for
⟦line⟧
⟦faint circular stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 586

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦10/1⟧
Fils: 200
Dinar:
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the Receiver

Page 587

Baghdad 5 / 10 / 1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings,
By your order, we have agreed with the guard Ibrahim Hassan to guard the house numbered 20 day and night without
interruption at a daily wage of 140 fils starting from 6 / 9 / 1959 until 29 / 9 / 59
i.e., 24 days
We request your approval to pay the amount of 8.400, eight dinars and four hundred fils
With thanks
Property Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
The amount of 8/400 dinars is to be paid
Eight dinars and four hundred fils only
⟦signature⟧
The Iraqi Republic
10 fils
Ibrahim Hassan
For payment
⟦signature⟧
5 / 10 / 59
8/400
1/000
⟦line⟧
9/400

Page 588

Baghdad 5 / 10 / 1959
Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
After greetings,
The guard Mustafa left the house numbered 58/140 starting from 10 / 9 / 1959
until 29 / 9 / 1959, which is 20 days
With utmost respect
⟦illegible⟧
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
Approved to grant him ⟦...⟧ in addition to
the prescribed aid to his brother Ibrahim Hassan
for a period of twenty days
7 / 10 / 1959
I received one dinar only
Ibrahim Hassan
on behalf of Mustafa Hassan
⟦signature⟧ Ibrahim
The Accountant

Page 589

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦8/10/59⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦600⟧ | ⟦10⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦ten dinars and six hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the value of an additional key for the external door of the Presidency⟧
Signature of the recipient: ⟦Kola Muhammad⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 591

Doctor
Kadhim Shubbar
Specialist Surgeon
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow)
Telephone { Residence 31606
Clinic 5611
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Mrs. Sarah Daniel
is suffering from hepatic jaundice
acutely for months
at least, due to her injury
with a fracture of the sacrum and vertebrae and deserves
⟦hospitalization⟧ in orthopedics
located on bed number ⟦illegible⟧
admitted at the expense of the Mosaic Community
at Meer Elias Hospital
Date 12 / 4 / 53
⟦illegible⟧
12 / 4 / 1953
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 592

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 19⟦...⟧
Fils          Dinar
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦Three Dinars⟧ only
And that is for ⟦the price of ⟦...⟧ for the use of the office⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ephraim Sheikh⟧

Page 593

Telegram 12
No. 89
Telegram Receipt No. ⟦20⟧
Addressed to ⟦House of...⟧
Place of delivery
Fils Dinar Value of the stamps affixed to it
Number of words paid for in advance ⟦...⟧
Name and address of the sender of the telegram
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAI
8 OCT 59
Baghdad (Al-Samawal)
Receiving Officer
⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Page 594

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦19⟧/⟦...⟧
Fils: 400
Dinar: 7
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦vaccination for the current year 872⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦...⟧

Page 595

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦five dinars⟧ only
for ⟦wages⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 9/7/57
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧
Haqqi
Signature of the recipient

Page 596

Stamps
500
100
⟦line⟧
600
Value of stamps for the death certificate of the late Ezekiel Al-Wakeel
Stamps - - - ⟦Fils⟧
W. M. & Co
N. S.
⟦Mr. ...⟧

Page 597

Bus fares
Bus fares from the residence of His Eminence the Chief Rabbi to the Community House
To the residence of Ibrahim Shanshoua by the hand of ⟦Khalaf⟧
Salama
⟦signature⟧
W. K. & Co
M. S.

Page 598

Al-Zawra Establishment
for Taxis
Proprietors: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad Telephone No. 4619
Fils | Dinar
250 | 47
Received from the Mosaic Community in ⟦Baghdad⟧
Only forty-seven dinars and two hundred and fifty fils, nothing else
And that is for car fees ⟦for the deceased⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
PAID
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature