Financial Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese 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.
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Dr. E. Raubitschek OCULIST Baghdad No. 248/1 Telephone - 4513 Dr. Raubitschek Ophthalmologist Baghdad No. 248/1 Telephone — 4513 Baghdad, the: 1st December, 1959. Baghdad: To the P R E S I D E N T O F T H E J E W I S H C O M M U N I T Y B A G H D A D . B I L L | | I.D. fils Haron Abraham | examination | -/500 Jacob Yona | testing for glasses and tonometry | 1/500 Kheriye Daoud | examination | -/500 " | two weeks' treatment | 3/500 Leila Azou | examination | -/500 Regina Sham'oun | " | -/500 | Total: I.D. | 7/--- ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ (Dr. E. Raubitschek)
Naqqar Endowments To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad: Paid: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars: 40 Fils: ⟦line⟧ According to check 818766 Date: 15 / 9 / 59 Entry number in the daily ledger: Subject: Renovation of shops ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 6 / 7 / 12 Endowed for (Naqqar Endowments) Based on your approval, the lessor renovated the mentioned shops completely and according to the agreement and the repair of the agreed-upon drain water, amounting to 40 dinars, only forty dinars, provided that he signs the new contract which he did not sign previously. I also believe that the community should preserve its rights regarding the construction of the upper part in the shops in case the tenant vacates it. The amount is paid to the tenant Al-Hajj Abbas La'in ⟦signature⟧ With highest respect Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Secretary Please note what was stated in the last paragraph of this letter regarding the preservation of the right to construct the mentioned partition ⟦signature⟧ 14/12/59 Accountant Saleh ⟦illegible⟧ 14/12/59 Noted 16/12/59 ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 11/6/1959 Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Greetings: The guards Khalil Munir and Sun Abdi are still ⟦in⟧ their guard duty at the house of Shaul Hakham Daoud which belongs to our respected community, as well as the house numbered 648 belonging to the endowment of the Menashi Saleh School. Therefore, we request your honor's approval to pay the amounts due to them during the month of November of the year 959. Property Supervisor ⟦signature⟧ Mr. President The daily wage for each house is 200 fils for the period of his work For guarding the two houses -/12 Dinars Approved 12/9/1959 ⟦signature⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Paid Dinar 20 Fils 050 According to receipt No. 4187 dated 12/12/59 ⟦illegible⟧ 8/050 12/000 20/050 Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Revenue Stamp On behalf of Khalil Munir and Sun Abdi
Al-Zawra Establishment for Taxi Services Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Maslawi Al-Rashid Street Baghdad Telephone Number 4619 Fils: 150 Dinar: 8 Received from the Jewish Community in Baghdad Only eight dinars and one hundred and fifty fils and no more And that is for car fees <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> for the month of February ⟦illegible⟧ Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Signature
ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh & Ibrahim Muslawy Al-Rashid Street Sinak-Baghdad Tel. No. 4619 Al-Zawra Establishment for Taxi Cars Owners Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Muslawy Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak Telephone 4619 To: Residence of the Mosaic Community ⟦illegible⟧ Date | Details | Fils | Dinar 11/2 | From the house to the General Food Company and to the Ministry of Education and Al-Shorja | | | ⟦illegible⟧ Time 1/2 hour | | 11/4 | From Al-Shorja to the house | | 11/5 | From the house to the Ministry of Defense, time one hour and to the hour | | 11/7 | From our residence to the court, one way only, Mr. Naji | | 11/7 | From the office to the Ministry of Defense, time one hour and to the hour | | 11/9 | From the house to Al-Shorja | | 11/9 | From Al-Shorja to the house, Naji | | 11/15 | ⟦line⟧ | | 11/17 | From Al-Shorja to the Directorate of General Security and to the house, waiting 1/2 hour | | | To complete the weapon at that time | | 11/22 | From Al-Shorja to the house, Naji | | 11/24 | From Al-Shorja to Defense and back, waiting | | 11/24 | From the General Secretariat to Al-Shorja and to the house, waiting | | 11/25 | From the house for an hour to the lawyer | | 11/25 | From the lawyer to the house, Naji | | 11/26 | From the office to the cemetery for the ⟦...⟧ time 1/2 hour | | 11/28 | From the Land Registry to Hanifa and to the house | | 12/9/1959 Approved Al-Khayri ⟦illegible⟧
Office of Engineer Saleh Yousef 34/10 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Telephone 83012 S. J. IBRAHIM 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 19......../......../........ ......../......../........19 To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Subject: Demolition of property number ⟦...⟧ Since we have finished demolishing property number 12/78, we have previously paid the master's wages in advance, amounting to 59/000 dinars, only fifty-nine dinars. Please pay it to Mr. Alwan Mahmoud, who performed the work, noting that all the debris of steel beams, international doors, window doors, and iron gutters are kept in the school. With highest respect The Committee ⟦M. S. & Co.⟧ ⟦N. S.⟧ Pay 10/12/59 Saleh Yousef 22/12/59 I received the amount of 59/000 dinars Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Paid 59 Dinars - Fils According to receipt number ⟦187⟧ dated ⟦...⟧ Entry number in the journal Republic of Iraq 10 Fils
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Labor and transport wages ⟦illegible⟧ in Al-Murabba'a Garden 2/11/59 Tuesday's work 4/11/59 Wednesday 5/11/59 Thursday's work 6/11/59 Friday's work Transport cart 7/11/59 Saturday's work Transport cart Iron pen 8/11/59 Sunday's work Rope 9/11/59 Monday's work 10/11/59 Tuesday's work 11/11/59 Wednesday's work 10/11 Tuesday cart Wednesday cart 11/11 16/11/59 ⟦illegible⟧ work 17/11/59 Day's work 18/11/59 ⟦illegible⟧ work 19/11/59 ⟦illegible⟧ work 20/11/59 ⟦illegible⟧ work 21/11/59 ⟦illegible⟧ work Work on the 21st also ⟦knocking/leveling⟧ Transport cart on 22/11 Transport cart on 23/11 Fertilizing and ⟦knocking/leveling⟧ Cutting wages with a worker on 24/11 Worker's wage on 25/11 Transport cart Friday's work with transporting the aligned iron pieces Wages for transporting the remaining soil Middle wages The ⟦Sadiyat/supports⟧ 9800 29 Middle wages ⟦illegible⟧ 9 59 ⟦illegible⟧
Office of Engineer Saleh Youssef 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Telephone 83012 S. J. IBRAHIM 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 19 ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ 19 To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Subject: Advancing the contractor Mr. Lam for the construction of Property No. 444, 445, 446 Ras al-Qarya In view of the progress made by Mr. Lam in the aforementioned construction and reaching a stage where measurement is difficult, I therefore suggest advancing him an amount of 250/- Dinars, only two hundred and fifty Dinars, and considering this an advance to be settled upon the pouring of the concrete for the first-floor ceiling, at which point we can carry out the measurement accurately. I also request your Excellency to bring this to the attention of the Municipal official for information. With highest respect to your Excellency, Engineer Saleh Youssef ⟦signature⟧ To be paid 10 / 12 / 959 Saleh Youssef By virtue of the check amounting to 250/- Dinars Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Amount ⟦line⟧ Dinars 250 Fils ⟦line⟧ By virtue of check No. 80762 dated 12 / 12 Entry number in the daily ledger ⟦line⟧
Table Number: 54420 State Funds Collection Receipt: Accounting: Serial Number: 50 / 1 Name of Taxpayer: Presidency of the Jewish Community Fils | Dinar | Recorded to | Type of Fees | Year to which fees belong | Installment 875 | 96 | Income Tax ⟦illegible⟧ | 112/2154 | 1944 | Previous --- | 70 | " | " | " | Current ⟦illegible⟧ --- | 20 | " | 112/2154 | Previous | " --- | 15 | " | " | " | Current ⟦illegible⟧ 875 | 201 | Total | 418762 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Net Amount ⟦illegible⟧ I have received from the Presidency of the Israelite Community The amount written above, which is two hundred and one dinars and eight hundred and seventy-five fils On the date 20 / 12 / 1959 Signature of the Collector ⟦signature⟧ Job Title: Roving Collector Baghdad Collection
Presidency of the Israelite Community Type | Document No. | Dinar | Fils 1122 | Second Floor | 1154 / 112 | 92 | 875 | | 2 | 700 | - 1125 | | 1152 / 112 | 200 | - | | 2 | 15 | - | | | 201 | 875 6/12/59 Honorable Mr. President After greetings We request that you pay the list record we have on the back of the door The taxpayer numbered 1154/112 and 1152/112 in the name of ⟦Madina⟧ Previously the amount of 201/875 Dinars, please approve the payment First Note ⟦Signature⟧ District Collector Sabbagh Zadeh Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad Dinar 201 Fils 875 Number 18724 Date ⟦illegible⟧ For payment ⟦illegible⟧ 12/6 959
TALIB TAXI CARS TALIB HAJ YASS Al-Ferdos Sq. Alwya Phone 88544 Talib Taxi Cars Owner: Talib Haj Yass Al-Ferdos Square - Alwya Phone 88544 Talib Date: No: 0214 Date: 11/7/1959 Mr.: The Respected Rabbi Date | Details | Dinar | Fils 2/11/59 | From the house to the office | | 200 4/11 | Use of the car for errands then to the office | 1 | 000 6/11 | From the house to Al-Thawra then to the house then to the office then back to the house | | 500 6/11 | From Al-Thawra in Alwya then to Bab Al-Sharqi then the house then Al-Thawra | | 400 17/11 | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi | | 150 16/11 | From the house to Salim's house then to Qanbar Ali | | 250 18/11 | " " Al-Riwaq then to the repairman | | 250 " | From the house to Bab Al-Sharqi | | 150 19/11 | " " " " " | | 150 21/11 | " " Al-Thawra | | 200 24/11 | " " Qanbar Ali | | 200 24/11 | " " Bab Al-Sharqi | | 150 25/11 | From the house to Abu Nuwas then Bab Al-Sharqi waiting one hour | | 400 | Received from Khalaf the above amount | 4 | 000 Abu Talib Corresponding to 12/29/1959 Fingerprint
ZAWRA TAXI SERVICE Prop. Talib El-Dabbagh & Ibrahim Muslawy Al-Rashid Street Sinak-Baghdad Tel. No. 4619 THE LION OF BABYLON THE ARCH OF CTESIPHON Al-Zawra Establishment for Taxi Cars Owners Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim Muslawy Al-Rashid Street - Baghdad - Sinak Telephone 4619 To: His Excellency the Honorable Pasha ⟦illegible⟧ Date | Details | Dinar | Fils 11/1 | From the house to Al-Shorja ⟦illegible⟧ hour | | 400 11/1 | From Al-Shorja to Al-Surnai, to the house, and to Al-Alwiyah Arasat | | 750 11/2 | From the house to Al-Shorja | | 400 11/2 | From Al-Shorja to Balto Beh, Aked Salda Zard, to the house, and to Al-Alwiyah | | 750 | and to Al-Shorja, the total including waiting | | 11/3 | From the house to Al-Alwiyah Arasat and to Al-Shorja for (1/2) hour | | 750 11/3 | From Al-Shorja to Bustan Al-Khayat and to Al-Alwiyah for (1/2) hour | | 750 11/4 | From the house to Al-Shorja for 1/2 hour | | 400 11/4 | From Al-Shorja to Al-Alwiyah Arasat and Aked Khayta | | 750 11/5 | From Al-Shorja to the house and to Al-Alwiyah Arasat | | 750 11/5 | From the house to Al-Surnai, to Al-Alwiyah tea in the river, and to Al-Shorja for (1/2) hour | | 750 11/5 | From Al-Shorja to the house and to Al-Alwiyah Arasat with waiting | | 750 11/6 | From the house to Al-Shorja for one hour | | 400 11/6 | From Al-Shorja to Al-Nasr Square, Al-Alwiyah, and Aked Beit Salman | | 750 | Nayal, to the Sinbad Cinema book, Aked Salda Zard, and to the house | | | and Aked Beit Mahmoud Khalis, Karradat Maryam, and to the house with waiting | | 11/8 | From the house to Khayta, Aked Qadri Bey Al-Alwiyah, to the house, and Aked near the post office | | 750 | and Aked Khayta, to the house, to Al-Alwiyah Arasat, to Paris, and to Al-Shorja | | | as it continued for (1/2) hour during the day | | 11/8 | From Al-Shorja to Abd Nabi, to Al-Nuwwab, to Al-Alwiyah, to Al-Nuwwab, to the house, and Aked | | 750 | Beit Ramadan and to Al-Alwiyah Arasat for 1/2 hour | |
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils Previous 11/9 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/9 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/10 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/10 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/11 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/11 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/11 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/15 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/15 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/16 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/16 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/16 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/17 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/17 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/18 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/19 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/19 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/18 | ⟦illegible⟧ | |
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils | Previous | | ✓ 11/19 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/21 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/19 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/20 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/22 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/22 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/22 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/23 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | ✓ 11/23 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/24 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/24 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/25 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/25 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/25 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | ✓ 11/25 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/26 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | 11/26 | ⟦illegible⟧ | | ✓
Date Details Dinar Fils Previous balance 11/27 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 11/30 ⟦illegible⟧ 11/30 ⟦illegible⟧ The Iraqi Republic 10 Fils Approval 9/12/959 ⟦signature⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Received 26 Dinars 900 Fils According to check No. 4187 dated 8/12/⟦illegible⟧ Entry No. ⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the Chairman of the Management Committee, respected After greetings, I request payment of the water fee for the third installment of the year 959 from the original amount of ⟦1/640⟧ Dinars 11/29/959 for the doctor's house in ⟦Council⟧ 665 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 11/30/959 ⟦signature⟧ 12/1/59 ⟦illegible⟧ Respected Accountant ⟦illegible⟧ necessary as soon as possible
⟦The Rabbi⟧ 7 / 12 / ⟦illegible⟧ 8/12/59 Honorable Mr. President Professor ⟦illegible⟧ has completed this lawsuit and it has ended in a settlement currently ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ According to ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧ Attorney fees and expenses Lawsuit No. 7492 / 58 Baghdad Settlement I request the payment of attorney fees and lawsuit expenses filed against Mahdi Al-Qassab regarding the vacation of property No. 4/44 in ⟦illegible⟧ and which ended with the submission of a settlement based on the approval of the Endowments Committee which took place in the session with the lawyer :- Dinars Fils 20 180 Lawsuit notification fees and objection with stamp expenses and notification fee ⟦illegible⟧ additional and thousands ⟦illegible⟧ 20 000 Attorney fees. 40 180 Forty dinars and one hundred and eighty fils Please kindly disburse it to the entitled person With respect Attachments :- 1- ⟦illegible⟧ 2- ⟦illegible⟧ Approved 12/8/1959 ⟦Signature⟧
State Funds Collection Receipt Volume Number 54434 Serial Number 10 38 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment 667 | 21 | Property Tax ⟦illegible⟧ 27/142 | 684 | — | 25 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 667 | 46 | According to check number 418756 dated December 18, 1959, from the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad | | I have received from: The Jewish Community The amount written above, which is: forty-six dinars and six hundred and sixty-seven fils Date: 22 / 12 / 1959 Signature of the Collector Job Title ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 29/12/19 His Excellency the Respected President Abdullah Upon auditing the planting record in our possession, it appeared Al-Kifah Street paid in the year 1945 according to ⟦illegible⟧ Which is an amount of 46/227 Dinars. Your Excellency's approval is requested for payment Property Note ⟦signature⟧ Dar Allah Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Paid 46 Dinars 227 Fils According to check ⟦illegible⟧ dated ⟦illegible⟧ Entry number in the daily ledger To be submitted ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ the visit that ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ A message of heroes and he has trained on ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ to obtain the license ⟦illegible⟧ He underwent the medical examination and the age ⟦illegible⟧ He needs to complete the transaction, a process not exceeding ten days, as he is in need and due to the situation a wife and a child, I hope for his assistance since ⟦illegible⟧ this visit is the reason for ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ for the interview Approved to grant the amount mentioned above 19 / 11 / ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 19 / 11 Republic of Iraq Revenue Stamp 10 Fils