Financial Documents; Important Roles Baghdadi Jews Play in Iraqi Society
View interactive document pageThis item contains financial expense records of the Baghdadi Jewish community. The records describe expenses spent on employees' salaries, supplies, maintenance, and administrative needs. The item also contains a fragment from a statement or speech concerning the important roles played by Baghdadi Jews in Iraqi society and assurances that the Jewish community is an integral part of Iraqi society.
Wage list for slaughterhouse employees for the week ending Saturday 16 / 6 / ⟦...⟧ No. | Name | Daily Wage | Total | Deductions | Net | Signature 1 | Rabbi Daoud Soufi | 799/- | 5/593 | | 5/593 | 2 | Rabbi Shimon Ibrahim | 608/- | 7/824 | 12/250 | 18/874 | 3 | Salim ⟦Saleh⟧ Eliahu | 441/- | 3/087 | 250 Donation 250 Charity 1/000 | 4/587 | 4 | Salman Shaul | 175/- | 1/225 | 812 Meat 525 . 6.06 | 7/287 | Only thirty-five dinars and five hundred forty-one fils ⟦35/541⟧
List of cheese wages for the week ending Saturday 9/6/951 No. | Name | Previous Balance | Weekly Wages | Withdrawals and Additions | Total | Notes 1- | Rabbi David Nasi | 799/- | 5/592 | 154/- Cash | 5/245 | 2- | Rabbi Sasson Ibrahim | 608/- | 4/256 | 028/- Cash | 4/294 | 3- | Naim Hakham Eliyahu | 458/- | 2/006 | 0/048 Cash 0/105 12/250 Monthly 916/- <del>13/299</del> | 13/505 | 4- | Salim Hakham Eliyahu | 441/- | 2/087 | 0/828 Cash Co. Tamna 5000 Maryam 778/- | 2/865 | 5- | Salman Shaul | 175/- | 1/445 | 800/- Cash 812 Lahfa 822/- | 2/047 | 6- | Ephraim Menashi | 216/- | 1/512 | 180/- Cash | 1/548 | 8- | Akram Youssef | 100/- | 1/200 Weekly | ⟦line⟧ | 1/200 | Only thirty-five dinars and four hundred and eighty fils 25/084
Wages list of the slaughterhouse employees for the week ending on Friday, 1/6/1951 Sequence | Name | Net Salary | Overtime Pay | Amount Actually Paid | Total | Signature 1 | Rabbi Daoud Musfi | 0/772 - | 5/411 | — | 5/411 | 2 | Rabbi Zion Ibrahim | 0/589 - | 4/123 | — | 4/123 | 3 | Ibrahim Khadhouri Tahhan | 0/420 - | 2/440 | — | 2/440 | 4 | Nassim Rabbi ⟦Zion Ibrahim⟧ | 0/444 | 2/108 | 0/105 - | 2/213 | 5 | Salim Rabbi Zion Ibrahim | 0/427 | 2/189 | 500 His salary 250 Tamna 750 | 2/739 | 6 | Rabbi Isaac Victor | 0/295 - | 2/165 | 0/500 His salary | 2/665 | 7 | Salman Shaul | 0/170 - | 1/890 | 0/814 - | 2/004 | 8 | Ephraim Menashe <del>Salim Rabee</del> | 0/408 - | 1/456 | — | 1/456 | 9 | Isaac Faraj | — | — | 2/000 Increase for the month of May 51 | 2/000 | | | | | | 28/449 | Only twenty-eight Dinars and four hundred and twenty-nine Fils
Wages list for the slaughterhouse employees for the week ending Friday, May 25, 1951 Sequence | Employee Name | Daily Wage | 7 Days' Wages | Overtime | Total 1- | Rabbi Daoud Husni | 0/772 | 5/411 | — | 5/411 2- | Rabbi Sayyah Ibrahim | 0/589 | 4/123 | — | 4/123 3- | Ibrahim Khadduri Tahhan | 0/460 | 3/220 | — | 3/220 4- | Nassim Rabbi Sayyah Ibrahim | 0/444 | 3/108 | 0/129 | 3/237 5- | Salim Rabbi Sayyah Ibrahim | 0/427 | 2/989 | 250 Obligatory broth 250 Tammana —/500 | 3/489 6- | Rabbi Ahmad Al-Majd | 0/395 | 2/765 | 500 his salary | 3/265 7- | Salman Shaul | 0/270 | 1/890 | 0/812 | 2/702 8- | Salim Rabi' | 0/276 | 1/932 | — | 1/932 9- | Ephraim Manshi | 0/208 | 1/456 | — | 1/456 Only twenty-eight Dinars and one hundred and twenty-five Fils (28/125) Salim Rabbi was recorded as one service instead of his salary And that is due to recording him one extra time in the past week ⟦signature⟧
Wages list for slaughterhouse employees for the week ending on Friday, May 18, 1951 ⟦The Wages⟧ ⟦Prescribed⟧ Number | Name | Daily Wage | Weekly Wage | Overtime Due | Total | Signature 1- | Rabbi Daoud Mosfi | 0/774 | 5/411 | 0/485 increase for five days | 5/896 | 2- | Rabbi Miyahu Ibrahim | 0/589 | 4/123 | 0/325 | 4/448 | 3- | Ibrahim Khedhouri Tahhan | 0/460 | 3/220 | 0/325 | 3/545 | 4- | Naeem Rabbi Miyahu | 0/444 | 3/108 | 0/278 0/285 0/563 for two weeks ⟦illegible⟧ | 3/671 | 5- | Selim Rabbi Miyahu | 0/427 | 2/989 | 0/250 circumcision 0/250 second path 0/750 contribution 0/325 1/575 | 4/564 | 6- | Rabbi Akram Miyahu | 0/395 | 2/765 | 0/750 three shifts 0/325 1/075 | 3/840 | 7- | Salman Shaoul | 0/170 | 1/190 | 0/812 remaining in his debt from the month | 2/002 | 8- | Selim Rabi' | 0/273 | 1/911 | — | 1/911 | 9- | Eliyahu Munshi | 0/208 | 1/456 | — | 1/456 | 31/354 Thirty-one dinars and three hundred fifty-four fils
Paid ⟦in total⟧ Slaughterhouse employees' wage lists for the week ending Friday, May 11, 951 No. | Name | Previous Balance | Due | Overtime | Total | Signature 01 | Rabbi Daoud Musaffi | 0/774 - | 5/411 | ⟦line⟧ | 5/411 | 02 | Rabbi Eliyahu Ibrahim | 0/589 - | 4/122 | ⟦line⟧ | 4/122 | 03 | Ibrahim Khadhouri Tweig | 0/440 - | 2/220 | ⟦line⟧ | 2/220 | 04 | Nassim Hakham Eliyahu Ibrahim | 0/444 - | 2/808 | 0/250 Bonus | 3/258 | 05 | Salim Hakham Eliyahu Ibrahim | 0/427 - | 2/989 | 500 twice 500 price 1/000 | 3/989 | 06 | Hakham Isaac Hayko | 0/195 - | 2/725 | ⟦line⟧ | 2/725 | 07 | Salman Shaul | 0/170 - | 1/190 | 1/625 Community budget with a cut of 15 Shir | 2/815 | 08 | Salim Rabia | 0/276 - | 1/922 | ⟦line⟧ | 1/922 | 09 | Ephraim Manshi | 0/208 - | 1/456 | ⟦line⟧ | 1/456 | | | | | | 29/069 | Only twenty-nine dinars and sixty-nine fils, nothing else
⟦His Excellency the President of the General Lay Council⟧ ⟦Greetings⟧ ⟦I submit below the details of the slaughterhouse expenses for the month of June 1951⟧ ⟦Please order their disbursement, and may you remain [in health]⟧ ⟦Statement⟧ | ⟦Dinar⟧ | ⟦Fils⟧ ⟦Repairing scales⟧ | ⟦5⟧ | ⟦...⟧ ⟦Transport and overtime fees⟧ | ⟦7⟧ | ⟦500⟧ ⟦Only thirteen and a half Dinars and no more⟧ | ⟦13⟧ | ⟦500⟧ Treasury 20 / 7 / 1951 Isaac Faraj Accountant Faraj Honorable Vice President I have issued the check numbered 887211 dated 20 / 7 / 51 By order of Mr. Faraj for the above amount of 13/500 Dinars For your kind consideration please <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Accountant 20 / 7 / 1951 Reviewed 20 / 7 / 1951
His Excellency the President of the Physical Council, respected After greetings We present below the details of the synagogue's expenses for the month of March 1951 Which are as follows :- Statement | Dinar | Fils Painting the synagogue | 7 | ⟦line⟧ Electricity repair wages | 5 | ⟦line⟧ Budget fees | 1 | ⟦line⟧ Repairing ⟦...⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ Wages of the workers who worked in the house | 3 | 100 Total | 16 | 100 Only sixteen dinars and one hundred fils and no more Distribute the amount of sixteen dinars and one hundred fils ⟦...⟧ 21 / 3 / 1951 The Accountant ⟦...⟧ Financial Administration Recorded in the register of ⟦...⟧ Number ⟦...⟧ Dated ⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad Date: 22 / 5 / 951 Received from the head of the Israelite slaughterhouse the amount of four hundred fils for the repair of the slaughterhouse electricity and for that I have signed Naji Shuker Naji Shuker
Presidency of the ⟦Israeli⟧ Community in Baghdad Date: ⟦...⟧ ⟦Received from Mr.⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦An amount of⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Iraq Finance 10 Fils ⟦...⟧
5/27/57 Only four hundred fils and nothing else And that is for the value of 2 electrical units Hadi Hakim
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community - Baghdad Honorable Vice President Attached herewith is a list of the amounts deducted from the slaughterhouse employees for the month of February ⟦1951⟧ amounting to 14/558 Dinars, I also attach a list of the amounts paid to the slaughterhouse employees for the mentioned month for their overtime work outside of working hours amounting to 8/350 Dinars I have deposited the surplus resulting from this list, which amounts to 6/208 Dinars, at the Ottoman Bank. Please kindly review? ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant 27 / 2 / 951
Baghdad on 27 / 2 / 1951 Excellency Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected Baghdad Subject: Expenditures from the deductions during the month of February 1951 Fils | Dinar ⟦line⟧ | 4 | Moshe Eliyahu for working 16 times after hours 250 | ⟦line⟧ | Rabbi Yosef Hay for working once after hours 500 | ⟦line⟧ | Rabbi Isaac Eliyahu " " twice after hours 500 | 1 | Rabbi Saleh for working (6) times after hours 500 | ⟦line⟧ | Selim Rabbi Eliyahu for working twice after hours 600 | ⟦line⟧ | Repairing pipes 100 | ⟦line⟧ | Yehya Munabbih Ishaq Shasha 150 | ⟦line⟧ | Car fare 500 | ⟦line⟧ | Moshe Zion for working twice after hours 250 | ⟦line⟧ | Naim Rabbi Eliyahu for working once after hours 350 | 8 | Total only eight dinars and three hundred and fifty fils no more Radawi ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Head of the Slaughterhouse
Baghdad on 27 / 2 / 1951 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, the Respected Baghdad Subject: Revenues from deductions during the month of February 1951 Fils | Dinar 250 | 12 | Deduction from Ezra مکمل's monthly salary for not working during it 500 | — | For Moshe Sion not working twice after hours 158 | 1 | For Ibrahim Khedhouri not working four times after hours and for his absence for one day 400 | — | According to the list of his absence for one day 250 | — | For Selim Cohen not working once after hours 558 | 14 | Total: Only fourteen dinars and five hundred and fifty-eight fils, no more Rauf Ezra ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Slaughterhouse
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Payroll list of employees and workers in the ⟦Slaughterhouse Rest Areas⟧ for the month of February 1951 Nominal Salary Fils | Dinar | High Cost of Living Allowances Fils | Dinar | ⟦line⟧ Allowances Fils | Dinar | Total Allocations Fils | Dinar | Deductions Fils | Dinar | Net Received Fils | Dinar | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Moshe Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧ | Worked 16 times after hours 250 | | | | | | | | | | 250 | | Hakham Yosef Hay | ⟦signature⟧ | Worked one time after hours 500 | | | | | | | | | | 500 | | Hakham Akram Shamoun | ⟦signature⟧ | Worked twice after hours 500 | | | | | | | | | | 500 | | Salim Hakham Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧ | Worked twice after hours 1 | 500 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 500 | Hakham Saleh | ⟦signature⟧ | Worked six times after hours 500 | | | | | | | | | | 500 | | Doshi Zion | | Worked twice after hours 250 | | | | | | | | | | 250 | | Nassim Hakham Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧ | Worked one time after hours 850 | | | | | | | | | | 850 | | Head of Slaughterhouse | Daoud Ezra Yosef | Signature above Yahya Janbah Senior Shamash Car Custodian 600 100 150 ⟦line⟧ 850 8 | 350 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 350 | | |
His Excellency the President of the Respectable Physical Council After greetings, We wish to inform you that the (alkalin) used for slaughtering (the scrapers) need repair (scouring) and technical maintenance; the cost for these alkalin numbering ten is 2.500 Dinars. We request approval for this expenditure as soon as possible. Please accept our respect. Raouf Wazra ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Slaughterhouse Baghdad 2/28/1951 Accountant Please provide the necessary clarifications. 3/5/1951 A report documenting the amounts is requested consistent with this paper. 3/7/1951 Mr. Vice President, What will be spent is for repairing ten pots. It is spent by the sect on the work of the employees of the slaughterhouse ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant 3/9/51 Filed by the Manager Please inform me about the times in which such actions were ongoing and at what value how many times, when the workers were receiving salaries. This amount is the responsibility for these mentioned machines. ⟦Signature⟧ 3/10/51 Filed. I have inquired from the yard. (1) - There is no specific [provision] for this subject as these alkalin must be scoured whenever the (seal) is painted, and perhaps this process must be carried out four times a year. (2) - The one responsible for these alkalin is the Albirk inspector. Note that what is usually done by the Albirk ⟦illegible⟧ the clothing, but what is carried out by a special (blacksmith) worker where it is not possible to repair the Albirk's fix with a tooth/edge but rather by the grinder ⟦Signature⟧
Baghdad on 12 / 2 / 1951 Excellency President of the Lay Council, Respected Baghdad Subject: Slaughterhouse expenses for the month of January 1951 Statement | Dinar | Fils Paint for the floor | 2 | 500 Wages for the shore paint grass cutter | 2 | --- Salman Shaoul floor supervisor | 2 | 250 Kosher meat | 1 | --- Moshe Elias sharpening and knife repair | 7 | --- Salim Hakham Eliyahu sharpening | 1 | --- Slaughterhouse cleaning for one month | 10 | --- Electricity repair by Salman Shaoul | | 250 Keys and lock for the faucet | | 162 Firewood by Salman Shaoul | 15 | --- Total 41 162 Only forty-one dinars and one hundred and sixty-two fils Head of Slaughterhouse ⟦Lay Council⟧ Honorable Vice President Please approve the payment of the above amount, which is Forty-one dinars and one hundred and sixty-two fils only 14/2/51 Accountant The amount in this list is to be added to the amount of (Slaughterhouse and Religion) which must receive the approval of the Lay Council 15/2/51 Payment of twenty-six dinars and one hundred and sixty-two fils only according to receipt No. 78648 dated 26/2/51 Accountant 26/2/51 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ in the interest Fils | Dinar | Description 250 | 2 | Replacement of rain ⟦...⟧ 700 | - | ⟦...⟧ 690 | 1 | Replacement of holder ⟦...⟧ 000 | 1 | Labor fee for wire replacement with holder 640 | 5 | Total Only five dinars and six hundred and forty fils, no more And that is because of it in the interest ⟦illegible⟧ 1/14/1951 Legitimate To be spent under the inventory chapter Knowing that the school's share is forty-seven on this expenditure ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on 15 / 1 / 1951 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, respected Baghdad Subject: Slaughterhouse expenses for the month of December 1950 Fils | Dinars 500 | 2 | Dye for the floor ⟦line⟧ | 2 | Ahmed Shamas, al-Shawatim supervisor 250 | 2 | Salman Shaul, floor supervisor ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Salman Shaul, Kosher meat supervisor ⟦line⟧ | 7 | Moshi Elias, sharpening and repairing knives ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Salim Hakham Eliyahu ⟦line⟧ | 10 | Slaughterhouse cleaning for one month 450 | - | Electric lamps by the hand of Salman Shaul ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Repairing faucets twice by the hand of Salman Shaul 200 | 27 | Total: only twenty-seven dinars and two hundred fils and no more Head of the Slaughterhouse ⟦illegible⟧ Electrical repairs 27 200 5 240 32/440 Total: thirty-two dinars and four hundred and forty fils Lay Council 1/22 Disbursed 1/18/1951 According to receipt No. ⟦illegible⟧ 1/23
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community * Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Honorable Vice President Attached herewith is a list of amounts deducted from the employees of the slaughterhouse for the month of January 1951, totaling 12/808 dinars, as I also attach a list of amounts paid to the slaughterhouse employees for the mentioned month for their overtime work outside of official hours, totaling 8/050 dinars I have deposited <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the surplus resulting from this list amounting to (6/758) dinars at the Ottoman Bank Please be kind enough to review ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant Baghdad on 20 / 1 / 1951 Deliver and deposit the amount at the bank in the portfolio ⟦signature⟧ 2/2/1951