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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 English Translation, Pages 201-225

Archival unit 201

THOS. COOK & SON
Thomas Cook and Son
(Continental and Overseas) Ltd.
(For the Continent and Overseas) Limited
BAGHDAD
Baghdad
№ 0954
Date / Date: 11/25/1959
Received of / Received from: The Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
The sum of I.D. / The sum of: Only ninety-one Dinars
⟦line⟧: (Cheque on the Iraqi Bank No. 81752 on 12/24/1959)
In settlement of / In settlement of: Our account statement No. 59/1557 for the travel fees of Mr.
⟦line⟧: Salman Yehuda Azouri from Baghdad to London
I.D. Fils / Dinar: 91/—
Thos. Cook & Son (Continental and Overseas) Ltd.
CASHIER
24 NOV ⟦illegible⟧
BAGHDAD
Republic of Iraq
10
Ten Fils
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 202

DEBIT NOTE NO.: 59/1557
Baghdad: 1959/11/22
Baghdad:
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Dr. To
Thomas Cook & Son (Continental and Overseas) Limited
THOS. COOK & SON ( Continental and Overseas ) LTD.
P.O.B. 12   89721 ☎ 89721   P.O. Box 12
I.D. | Fils
91 | ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Paid ⟦illegible⟧
91 Fils ⟦illegible⟧
According to check number ⟦illegible⟧ date ⟦illegible⟧
285759
Entry number in the daily ledger
Date 11/24
⟦illegible⟧
E.&.O.E.

Archival unit 203

DEBIT NOTE NO. 59/1557 Baghdad 22/11/1959 Baghdad
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad Dr. To
THOS. COOK & SON (Continental and Overseas) LTD.
THOS. COOK & SON (Continental and Overseas) LTD.
P.O.B. 12 89721 ☎ 89721 P.O. Box 12
 | I.D. | Fils
Value of a second-class ticket from Baghdad to London provided to Mr. Sasson | 91 | 500
⟦Yaqub Azzouri⟧ |  | 
 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
Only ninety-one Dinars |  | 
⟦Paid⟧
⟦illegible⟧
E.&.O.E.

Archival unit 204

Volume Number: 54364
State Funds Collection Receipt:
Serial Number: 93
Department Name: ⟦Abu⟧ ⟦Seifein⟧ Center
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
 | 20 | Year 40 D ⟦...⟧
Taxpayer Number 22
Paid by ⟦Teacher's⟧ ⟦Transfer⟧
752 / 756 / 785 | May / ⟦March⟧
1940
6 / October / ⟦39⟧ |
I have received from: The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
The amount written above, totaling: Twenty Dinars and ⟦...⟧ Fils
On date: 21 / 7 / 1940
Signature of the Receiver ⟦Signature⟧
Job Title ⟦...⟧
Division 38

Archival unit 205

Mr. President
Based on your verbal orders, for ⟦cash⟧
Numbered 285756 in the amount of 200/- Dinars, and that is for his share
Property Tax Committee No. 40 D / 222 Property Committee
The objection section in view of the estimation of the mentioned property as more
than its real rent (as it is estimated at ⟦...⟧
instead of 220/- Dinars, the real rent).
⟦Accountant⟧
6 / 10 / 59
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
The mentioned payment and the mentioned disbursement name are approved
6 / 10 / 959
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 206

Mr. President
When we submitted an objection regarding the ⟦income⟧ tax numbered
240/222, that was according to our letter numbered ⟦...⟧
and dated 10/7/59, as it was ⟦...⟧
with number 385756 from the endowments of Ezekiel Daniel to the bank
in Baghdad in the amount of 200 dinars, which is half of the tax
to process this objection. Since the second installment of the tax
is due on 1/31/60, the tax administration
does not agree to process the objection without receiving the installment
half of the second installment, amounting to ten dinars. Therefore,
please approve the aforementioned payment, please.
⟦Sindi Habu⟧
10/22/59
Approved
10/24/59
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 207

List of amounts spent ⟦illegible⟧
To the account of the Hebrew schools :-
10797 / Value of tea, sugar, tea, and coffee with soap
2668 / Value of paper and notebooks for students and a review book in Hebrew for the schools
1044 / Wages for a female worker to transport a rock to Frank Iny School, the manual school, and Beit Raiha
14900 / Electricity fees for schools from 11/8 to 12/8 with construction materials
1000 / Gratuity to ⟦illegible⟧ the state building
⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
1000 / Cleaning allocations from the electricity of Zilkha Synagogue for the period from 11/8 to 12/8
4200 / Guarding fees for the synagogue for the period ⟦illegible⟧ writing completed
To the Jewish Endowments :-
6407 / Value of oil and electricity for Dar al-Dan and Bani al-Barlash and electricity consumption for the period from 11/8 to 12/8
4000 / Renovation of the toilet ⟦illegible⟧ the schools
To the kitchen of the poor :- Allocations for slaughtering chickens in the preamble for the past two months from ⟦illegible⟧
To the hospital hospital :- Construction materials for the patients of ⟦illegible⟧ neighborhood who fell ill in 9/8
To the endowments servant Ali al-Sayegh - Value of linoleum for the girls' room in the house numbered 1/15 which was vacated on 11/8
To the midwife's account - Car fees regarding the contractor's refusal to slaughter sheep and she went to the
Anwiya Health Department
To the account of doctors and others - For analysis fees of Dr. Fadel Ajaj for the period from 5/8 to 12/8
To the subsidies account :-
9500 / Subsidy - Assistance to Ephraim Ibrahim for his wife's childbirth and assistance to purchase a suit for ⟦illegible⟧
151651 / Balances - The balance for the period on 12/11, 19/11, and 26/11
217577 / Only two hundred and seventeen dinars and five hundred and seventy-seven fils and no more
Presidency of the Israelite Community - Baghdad:
Paid: Sahar Tay
Dinar: 217
Fils: 577
According to check number: 41875
Date: 27 / 11 / 59
Entry number in the daily ledger:
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 208

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 11/8/1959
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 209

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦10/11/59⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 210

2
Baghdad 11 / 11 / 1959
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings:
We kindly request your approval to pay an amount of half a dinar only, for the price of purchasing one lock
to lock the Khan numbered ⟦150⟧ belonging to the South Industrial School according to the repair list dated 11 / 11 / 1959
Property Supervisor
⟦signature⟧
To be paid 11 / 11 / 59
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 11 / 11 / 59
The amount has indeed been paid
So please take note of that
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible calculations on the left margin⟧

Archival unit 211

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 11/11/59
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only ⟦one dinar only⟧
And that is for ⟦electricity bill for the Great Synagogue for the year ⟦...⟧⟧
⟦Meaning for the period from 10/8/59 to 11/9/59⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible signature⟧
Mansour Rahim

Archival unit 212

Baghdad Electricity Department
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
The Jewish Community Foundation in Baghdad
House 137/61
F. 10 103 5692, 65601
4132 8 74 601
001307
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid
days from its date.
2 - The subscriber whose
deposited insurance is in excess
after taking its course
in one place for a period of no less than
12 months should visit
again.
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
8 74 601 | 9 11 59 | Number 25690 |  |  | 
Various Prices | Sequence | To ⟦9⟧ ⟦17⟧ | 5102 |  | 
1 - Arrears | From 591011 | 4817 | For meter 35 |  | 
2 - Special reading fee | Units supplied | 285 |  |  | 
3 - Cost of damage to meter | At price of 16 fils |  |  |  | 
4 - Transferred from your account | At price of 12 fils |  |  |  | 
 | At price of 10 fils |  |  |  | 
 | Various prices - see side |  |  |  | 
Total |  |  |  | 255 | 4
3.455
S
A -
05187
59-11-11
This bill is considered
a receipt unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier

Archival unit 213

2400 / 18
18
Doris 5
Adib 2
Shaul 5
Rora 2
Um Saluna 1
Sarah 1
⟦illegible⟧ 2
Saadoun 1
Abu Roni 1
Abu Kazia 1
⟦line⟧
18
18 / 2400
18
60
54
60
54
1260
108
1007
127
127
274
13
7
3
23
2400
1242
152
285
127
5
6/85
Shaul

Archival unit 214

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date:
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 ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 215

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 12 / 7 / 59
Fils: 400
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
Only: one dinar and 400 fils
For: transportation fees for ⟦illegible⟧ to the Frank Iny School by lorry truck
Khader
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 216

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only:
For:
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 217

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 11/12/59
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 10
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
only ⟦ten dinars only⟧
and that is for ⟦additional assistance for the illness of our wife Sarah Daniel for the current week⟧
⟦ending on 11/12/59⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Ezra Ibrahim Shani⟧

Archival unit 218

Registered - 7:
Number: 429
Registered Receipt: ⟦line⟧
Addressed to: Kadhim Zaki Wasfi Jawad
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: Value of stamps affixed if it is a parcel
12 NOV 59
SAMAWAL
As-Samawah
Registered (Letter) bundle or (Parcel) as the case requires:
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures): ⟦line⟧
In words: ⟦illegible⟧
Insurance fee: ⟦illegible⟧
Weight in words: ⟦illegible⟧
For the receiving officer

Archival unit 219

⟦illegible⟧ the sect days ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Bajeh that ⟦illegible⟧ cleaning ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ on the occasion of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ these things ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Paid ⟦illegible⟧ 11/21/959
5.684 ⟦illegible⟧ the amount of
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 220

⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 221

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 12/11/59
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Ten Fils
Signature ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 222

The Account
⟦line⟧
Awatif Sarah Arshi for the amount of Ibrahim's relative
Amount of 3.500 Dinars for birth expenses and his wife
And due to their injury
Naji
12 / 11
I received the amount
In the sum of 3.500 Dinars
Three and a half Dinars
Republic of Iraq
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
Afram Ibrahim
11 / 59
14

Archival unit 223

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date 10 / 11 / 1959
Fils: 400
Dinar: 2
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only two dinars and four hundred fils, nothing else
And that is for the price of cigarettes at the house, other
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 224

E. O. B.
STATIONERY
No. 7068
Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ 195
Quant. | D E S I G N A T I O N | PRICE | T O T A L
2 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 90 | 180
 | ⟦illegible arabic⟧ |  | 
Name: ⟦line⟧
107

Archival unit 225

Baghdad 11 / 11 / 1959
Al-Riyadh
I received from the Awqaf observer Mr. Qaddouri Abdullah a sum of 4 Dinars, four
Dinars only, for the wages of restoration and repair and for emptying a discarded generator and placing a fan
in the salon room in the contract located in the old Khor Qouri building, and upon this I signed
Recipient Aliwi Hassan
⟦thumbprint⟧
959
Date 15 / 11 / ⟦illegible⟧
I received the amount of four Dinars
And upon this I signed
Recipient
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp