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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Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: 8/11/59 Fils: 500 Dinar: 1 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils only⟧ and that is for ⟦electricity⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧ for ⟦the following⟧ Valid documents
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ 821 660 65 1546 Date: 1/11/59 Fils: 545 Dinar: 1 I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling only one dinar and five hundred and forty-five fils, nothing else. And that is for the value of 24 packets of matches, Iraqi types, amount 820 fils and the value of three packets of matches of 50 sticks, amount 660 and the value of one dozen matches, amount 65 fils Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦fingerprint⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: Fils: ⟦285⟧ Dinar: ⟦10⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling Only: ⟦Twenty-two Dinars⟧ For: ⟦Semi-quarterly proxy fee for seven months⟧ Ephraim Signature of the Recipient ⟦Ephraim Shamoun⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 7/11/59 Fils: 550 Dinar: - I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is Only five hundred and fifty fils and no more And that is for the value of the ice supplied to the Presidency of the Community during the month of November 59 ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the recipient Qasim ⟦illegible⟧
Municipality of Salman City Accounting ⟦illegible⟧ Book Number 244577 Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Department Name: Al-Rusafa Serial Number: 96 Fils/Dinar: 2/100 KF 450 Inspection fee ⟦illegible⟧ 2/550 Received from: Head of the Administrative Committee for Absentee Jews Amount: Two dinars and five hundred and fifty fils On account of: Building inspection fee 242 - ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 10 / 5 / 1954 Signature of the Receiver Assistant Accountant Job Title Tabu Baghdad - Al-Rusafa
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ 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⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧ ⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧ ⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: Fils: 400 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is Only: ⟦four hundred fils⟧ And that is for: fee for ⟦withdrawing⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Signature of the recipient
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦line⟧ Fils: ⟦line⟧ Dinar: ⟦line⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling Only ⟦illegible⟧ And that is for an additional aid to ⟦...⟧ Sarah Rachel ⟦...⟧ for the week ending on 29/10/52 (the fourth week out of eight weeks) Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils: 250 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, totaling Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦fees for writing a letter from the Guardian of the Revolution⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧ Fuad Muhammad
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 59 Fils: 660 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is only ⟦six hundred and sixty fils and no more⟧ for ⟦the price of three packets of Blader zippers⟧ ⟦line⟧ Ephraim Signature of the Recipient ⟦Ephraim S.⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: 7/12/59 Fils: — Dinar: 2/ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is Only ⟦three dinars and no more⟧ And that is for ⟦our allocations for the month of October 959⟧ ⟦line⟧ Iraqi Republic 10 Revenue Stamp Fils Signature Habib ⟦Talal⟧ 29 H
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ 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 ⟦eight dinars⟧ And that is for ⟦allocations for reading the Sefer and Hazahot in the Zilkha Synagogue⟧ ⟦For the month of November of the year 1959⟧ Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Revenue Stamp Signature of the Recipient ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: 2 / 11 / 59 Fils: 200 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 two hundred fils only⟧ And that is for ⟦washing fees for (4) towels for the administration⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦Khudair Rahim⟧ ⟦signature⟧
Bus Fares ⟦line⟧ Fils 80 From Bab al-Sharqi to Al-Rashid Street Baghdad then behind the scrap yard to the residence of Daoud Youssef Bani Khalaf 180 From behind the scrap yard passing through the ⟦Rusafa⟧ and Karkh areas and to Bab al-Sharqi for the Daniel School 80- From Karrada to the residence of His Eminence the Rabbi and from there to 340 Only three hundred and forty fils and no more. Khalaf Khalaf Ibrahim ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Stamps Stamps for copies of lease contracts for the heirs of Safoura Salman -/200 Instead of the stamps deducted by the site and invalidated Petition for stamps regarding the property showing the head of the village (Jawhara) -/050 ⟦line⟧ regarding the cemetery -/050 <del>Letter to the Secretariat of the Capital regarding the cemetery -/100</del> Letter to General Revenues 050 Only four hundred and fifty fils 450 W. M. & Co. N. S. Committee for the Liquidation of Jewish Property Frozen What concerns us ⟦illegible⟧ 25/5/1957
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 5452
3531
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12 250 Fils Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more ⟦line⟧ Gratuity to the car driver Al-Hajj Fadel By order of His Eminence the Rabbi. W. M. & Co. N. S.
Endowments ⟦...⟧ 2/400 Dinars Two Dinars and four hundred fils, the price of stamps for the contracting agreement Construction of the fence on property No. Doors 78/112, charged to ⟦...⟧ To the contractor Mr. Taha Muhammad W. M. & C. N. S.
4 Four Dinars, the value of stamps for the contract to construct a building for the house No. 2/28 concluded with the contractor Mr. Taha Muhammad ⟦signature⟧ W. M. & Co. N. S.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: ⟦5/11/51⟧ Fils: Dinar: I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling only ⟦one dinar only⟧ and that is for ⟦additional assistance on the occasion of the fifth Passover⟧ ⟦for the month of 5/11/51⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad Date: 5 / 11 / 56 Fils: 750 Dinar: — I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more and that is for electricity and water fees ⟦for the Torah Mosque⟧ on behalf of Abdi for the month of October 56 Signature of the recipient S. Abdi ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Date: 5/11/57 Fils: ⟦10⟧ Dinar: ⟦1⟧ I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling ⟦line⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the Recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad 3 / 11 / 1959 Endowment of Churches Miscellaneous Sovereign Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Respected After greetings, Based on your noble order, we have taken the necessary action to lock and fortify the door of the synagogue numbered 22 under the hospice, which was vacated by the lawsuit filed by Mr. Hassan Al-Muzaffar, where the evacuation was completed on Tuesday, corresponding to 3 / 11 / 1959. Therefore, we request your sovereignty's approval to spend two dinars and eighty fils spent as detailed below Fils | Dinar 900 | Excellent Buick lock 500 | Chain with drawing 500 | Hook 050 | Hinge 100 | Clasp 080 | Screw 650 | Worker's wage ⟦line⟧ 2 / 780 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Director of Endowments ⟦signature⟧ To be paid 6 / 11 / 1959 ⟦signature⟧ To be raised to the worker again 6 / 11 / 1959 ⟦signature⟧ I received the amount of 2/780 Dinars (Two dinars and seven hundred and eighty fils) Hassan Abboudi ⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Date: 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 ⟦thirty-three⟧ ⟦line⟧ And that is for ⟦amount ⟦illegible⟧⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦for the months⟧ ⟦line⟧ Signature of the recipient ⟦illegible oval stamp⟧