Financial Documents; Important Roles Baghdadi Jews Play in Iraqi Society
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Number 269 Date 11 / 10 / 50 His Excellency, President of the Lay Council of the Israelite Community, the respected Baghdad We submit herewith a list of student line fees for the month of September 950 in the amount of two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils With our respects to your Excellency Salman Murad ⟦Aboudi⟧ President of the Spiritual Council Baghdad
Number 229 Date 11 / 10 / 51 Student bus line expenses for the month of September 1951 Serial Number | Form Number | Request Date ⟦...⟧ | Bank Amount | Line Type | Receipt Number | Donation Amount | Receipt Date 1 | 951/445 | 951/9/6 | 750 | Regular | 6440 | 2.250 | 951/9/20 2 | 951/352 | 951/9/7 | 750 | " | 6441 | 2.250 | 951/9/20 3 | 951/455 | 951/9/17 | 750 | " | 6442 | 2.250 | 951/9/20 | | | 2.250 | | | 6.750 | Only two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils and no more Only six dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more Audited Accountant ⟦signature⟧ Salman Aboudi ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Date ⟦line⟧ Respected Vice President Based on the request of the head of the private school Daoud Dahi Please approve the disbursement of the amount of 4/500 Dinars For the costs of ongoing electrical repairs in the warehouse according to the details below :- Replacing wires -/3 Dinars with labor wages Installation of 2 rain ⟦nozzles⟧ 1/500 at 750 fils each ⟦line⟧ 4/500 12/10/50 Submit to the Council to obtain approval . ⟦illegible⟧ 24/10 The Council approved the request in its session held on 25/10 ⟦illegible⟧ 24/10
Baghdad 6 / 11 / 950 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respected Baghdad Subject: Slaughterhouse expenses for the month of October 1950 Dinar | Fils Dye for cooking | 2 | 500 <del>Saad Shamash al-Shuhalim alarm</del> | <del>2</del> | - Salman Shaul, cooking supervisor | 2 | 250 " " " Kosher meat | 1 | - Moshe Elias, sharpening and cleaning knives | 7 | - Selim Hakham Eliyahu | 1 | - Slaughterhouse cleaning for one month | 10 | - Faucet tools | | 550 Number of horses | | 750 Lock for the room | | 250 Notebook and pen held by Salman Shaul | | 220 Repairing a lamp | | 450 Electrical repair twice according to two attached receipts | 4 | 180 150 23 Total only thirty-two dinars and one hundred and fifty fils and no more Head of the Slaughterhouse Paid Accountant 6/11 ⟦signature⟧ Save for Mr. ⟦Al-Ghazi⟧ The head of the slaughterhouse spent an amount of 4.180 dinars for electrical repairs in the slaughterhouse, and petty expenses were spent, the total of which exceeds one dinar per month without request and approval of the Council before spending, according to Council Decision No. 10 taken on 9/10/950. The head of the slaughterhouse informed me that he was forced to carry out the aforementioned electrical repairs before obtaining prior approval from the Council due to his eagerness not to delay the ⟦progress⟧ of the slaughter in the slaughterhouse Obtain council approval at the time And please draw attention to being economical with future expenses 7/11 Ratification Accountant 6/11
List of repairs at the repair shop Fils Dinar 520 | ⟦rebar⟧ ⟦...⟧ 700 100 | Hose 1 110 | Wire and ⟦...⟧ needle 150 | Install fuse 150 750 | Labor fee with repairs 1670 One thousand six hundred and seventy Dinars only Nissim Cohen
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community * Baghdad ⟦line⟧ The Respected Secretary I hereby submit the deduction list for the slaughterhouse employees for the month of October 950 amounting to 15/250 Dinars, along with a list of the employees eligible for attendance bonuses amounting to 6/200 Dinars received by the slaughterhouse presidency, and I have deposited the surplus amounting to 9/050 Dinars at the Central Fund. Please be informed. ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant ⟦red mark⟧ Baghdad 11/5 Seen ⟦signature⟧ 11/5 ⟦illegible⟧
The Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦Charitable Institutions⟧ for the month of ⟦October⟧ 1950 Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | High Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Allowances (Dinar Fils) | Total Allocations (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Amount Received (Dinar Fils) | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks 4 500 | — — | — — | 4 500 | — — | 4 500 | ⟦Saadi Shmuel⟧ | ⟦stamps and signature⟧ | For working 18 times after hours for meat inspection duty 2 500 | — — | — — | 2 500 | — — | 2 500 | Rabbi Saleh Naqqar | ⟦signature⟧ | For working one time after hours 2 500 | — — | — — | 2 500 | — — | 2 500 | Rabbi Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧ | For working one time after hours 2 500 | — — | — — | 2 500 | — — | 2 500 | Salim Rabbi Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧ | For working one time after hours 2 500 | — — | — — | 2 500 | — — | 2 500 | Rabbi Yaqub Hay | ⟦signature⟧ | For working one time after hours 7 500 | — — | — — | 7 500 | — — | 7 500 | Presidency of Hebra | ⟦signature⟧ | ⟦200⟧ ⟦600⟧ Listing names of Yahya Munabbih Allah Shamash | | | | | 15 500 | | | The Kingdom of Iraq 5 Fils
95/10/21 ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on 10/21/95 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council Baghdad Subject: Disbursement from the deduction during the month of October Fils | Dinar Moshe Elias for working 18 times after hours | 500 | 4 | ✓ Hakham Saleh for working one time after hours | 250 | - | ✓ Hakham Ishaq " " " " " " " " " | 250 | - | ✓ Selim Hanam Eliyahu " " " " " " " " " | 250 | - | ✓ Hakham Yosef Hayat " " " " " " " " " | 250 | - | ✓ Repairing echoes | 600 | - | ✓ Yahya Munabih ⟦...⟧ | 100 | - | ✓ The total is only six dinars and two hundred fils and no more | 200 | 6 | ✓ Head of the Chamber Raouf Ezra The deducted amount | 250 | 15 | ✓ We spent outside of working hours | 200 | 6 | ✓ The net | 050 | 9 | ✓
Baghdad on 21 / 10 / 95 Excellency Chairman of the Lay Council respected Baghdad October 95 Subject: Revenues from deductions during the month of October 95 Fils | Dinar | 500 | - | Moshi Sayyoun for not working six times after hours | ✓ 250 | - | Naeem Hakham Eliyahu " " once after hours | ✓ - | 1 | Ibrahim Khadhouri " " four times " " " | ✓ 250 | - | Salim Cohen " " once " " " | ✓ 250 | 12 | Deduction of Ezra Makki's monthly salary for not working | ✓ 15 250 Total: Only fifteen dinars and two hundred and fifty fils and no more ✓ Chief Accountant Daoud Ezra Nassif
Baghdad on 11 / 10 / 95 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, respected Baghdad After greetings We attach herewith a list of the expenditures we are accustomed to spending on the slaughterhouse during the feast days of every year And in view of our habit of this expenditure, we have spent the mentioned amount without informing your esteemed council of that So we request approval for the payment of this amount and we thank you ⟦Daoud Cohen⟧ Nasibi Head of the Slaughterhouse Approval 10/16 ⟦President of the Lay Council⟧ 10/16
Baghdad on 11 / 10 / 1950 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, respected Baghdad . Fils | Dinar 800 | 1 | Wage of (cook) for Jewish Holiday and his work three times during the Holidays and New Year 000 | 1 | Holiday gift for the slaughterhouse policeman 540 | - | Bicycle rental on the night of Arafat (Yom Kippur) for the Knessets and for the policeman with cigarettes 750 | 1 | Car rental on the first night of Arafat Kippur for printing by inspection 250 | - | Fee to Ezra Abu Al-Ayda 340 | 5 | Total (Only five dinars and three hundred and forty fils and no more) Daoud Cohen ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Slaughterhouse Paid ⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 10 1 / 10 / 50 600 Cook 150 Maid 750 Car inspection ⟦illegible⟧
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad List of salaries for employees and personnel in ⟦Al-Rasasiya⟧ for the month of September 1950 Nominal Salary (Fils) | Nominal Salary (Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar) | Allowances (Fils) | Allowances (Dinar) | Total Allocations (Fils) | Total Allocations (Dinar) | Deductions (Fils) | Deductions (Dinar) | Amount Received (Fils) | Amount Received (Dinar) | Employee Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks 750 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 750 | 4 | ⟦Ezra Eliaq⟧ | ⟦stamps and signature⟧ | For working 12 days after hours at a rate of 250 fils per day 150 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | 1 | Rabbi Saleh Naqqar | ⟦signature⟧ | For working once after hours / for working twice at double pay on the two days of Erev Eid - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Rabbi ⟦Isaac Eliyahu⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | For working twice after hours and double pay on the two days of Erev Eid 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 | - | Rabbi ⟦Latif Hay⟧ | ⟦signature⟧ | For working once after hours and double pay on the two days of Erev Eid 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 | - | Salim Hava Al-Nasser | ⟦signature⟧ | For working twice after hours 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 | - | Nassif Hayyim Hilli | ⟦signature⟧ | For working once at double pay on Erev Eid 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 | - | Moshe Meir Levi | ⟦signature⟧ | For working twice after hours 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | - | Naim Hava Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧ | For working once after hours 070 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 070 | 2 | Eshaya Al-Mahrouq | ⟦stamps and signature⟧ | 600 cleaning wires / 870 simple plumbing / 250 cleaning asphalt / 600 printing ⟦translation⟧ ⟦...⟧ / 250 ⟦...⟧ 11/220
Baghdad on 11 / 10 / 50 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, Respectfully Baghdad Subject: Expenses from the deductions during the month of September 1950 | Fils | Dinars Moshe Eliyahu for working 19 times after hours, including three times at double pay for three Arafat days. | 750 | 4 Hakham Isaac for working twice after hours at double pay for working on the two Arafat days. | ... | 1 Hakham Saleh for working once after hours and also at double pay for working on the two Arafat days. | 150 | 1 Hakham Yosef Hay for working at double pay on the Arafat day after hours | 500 | ... Salim Hakham Eliyahu for working twice after hours | 500 | ... Yosef Ibrahim Musfi for working at double pay on the Arafat day after hours. | 500 | ... Moshe Hayon for working twice after hours | 500 | ... Naim Hakham Eliyahu for working once after hours | 250 | ... Repairing intestines | 600 | ... Cars for our travel to the Directorate of Control and Consumption to change the time during the holidays and Arafat days | 270 | ... Cleaning a room | 250 | ... Printing papers for distribution to butchers on the night of the New Year's Arafat as per attached receipt | 600 | ... Yahya Diya ⟦illegible⟧ inspection with budget | 250 | ... Total: only eleven dinars and two hundred and twenty fils and nothing else 220 11 Raoud Ezra Head of the Slaughterhouse <del>Authorized for payment from the Council budget</del> <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Accountant 11 / 10 ⟦illegible⟧ 600 270 250 600 250 ⟦line⟧ 2.070
Baghdad on ⟦19/8/1950⟧ Requested to The Honorable President of the Israelite Association Al-Sharqiya Printing Press - Telephone No. 7658 - Baghdad Fils | Dinar | Details 600 | | Notebook portfolio papers, number 150 | | ⟦Tissue paper⟧ | | Only six hundred fils and no more
Baghdad on 11 / 10 / 95 His Excellency the President of the Respectable Lay Council Baghdad Subject: Revenue from deductions during the month of September 1950 | Dinar | Fils 1 Deduction of Ezra's monthly salary supplement for his non-employment therein | 12 | 250 Moshe Zion for not working three times after hours | — | 750 Salem Cohen " " " one time " " | — | 250 Ibrahim Hadouri " " " " " " " | — | 250 Naim Hakham Eliyahu for his absence from work for one day | — | 400 12 900 Total: only thirteen dinars and nine hundred fils and no more Excluding Ibrahim Hadouri's request according to the administrative order Chief of Accounting Accountant ⟦illegible⟧ 11/10 12 900 4 082 17 / 982 17 982 111 220 129 / 202 Remainder
Baghdad on 10/11/50 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, the respected Baghdad Subject: Slaughterhouse expenses for the month of September 1950 Statement | Fils | Dinars Dye for the stamp | 500 | 2 <del>Meat examined from the Shochatim</del> | <del>000</del> | <del>2</del> Salman Shaul, Stamp Supervisor | 250 | 2 Kosher meat " " " | 000 | 1 Moshe Elias, assessment and knife sharpening | 000 | 7 Selim Hakham Eliyahu | 000 | 1 Slaughterhouse cleaning for one month | 000 | 10 Total | 750 | 25 Total only twenty-five dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more Dawood ⟦...⟧ Head of the Slaughterhouse Audited To the Accountant Ali Accountant Please disburse the amount by order of His Excellency The President ⟦signature⟧ 10/16
The Lay Council of the Israelite Community * Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Honorable Vice President I submit to you herewith a list of the details of the deductions of the employees of the slaughterhouse for the month of August 950 amounting to 14/604 Dinars, with a list of the details of the wages of the employees working outside of official hours during the mentioned month amounting to 7/910. Please order the payment of the mentioned amount to the employees working outside of official hours and the deposit of the remaining amount in the Iraqi Bank. ⟦signature⟧ 4/9 Approval ⟦signature⟧ 4/9
Baghdad on 21 / 8 / 95 His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, Respectfully Baghdad Subject: Expenditures from the deduction during the month of August ⟦195⟧ Fils | Dinar 500 | 2 | Moshe Eliyahu for working 14 times after hours | ✓ ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Rabbi Haron for working 4 times after hours | ✓ 500 | - | Rabbi Yosef Hay for working twice after hours | ✓ 250 | - | Rabbi Saleh for working one time after hours | ✓ 250 | - | Rabbi Ahmed Eliyahu " " " " " | ✓ 250 | - | Selim Rabbi Eliyahu " " " " " | ✓ 500 | - | Moshe Zion for working twice after hours | ✓ 250 | - | Naeem Rabbi Eliyahu for working one time after hours | ✓ 250 | - | Salman Shaul for going one time to Meir Tuweig Synagogue to inspect the meat | ✓ 200 | - | Intestine cutting | ✓ 460 | - | Cars | ✓ 100 | - | Yahya Munabbih tea fees | ✓ 910 7 Total only seven Dinars and nine hundred and ten Fils Head of the Slaughterhouse
Baghdad on 21 / 8 / 950 His Excellency the Chairman of the Lay Council, Respected Baghdad Subject: Revenues from deductions during the month of August 1950 Dinar | Fils 12 | 250 | Monthly salary deduction for Ezra مکمل for not working during it - | 400 | Naeem Hakham Eliyahu for his absence from work for one day | ✓ - | 750 | Ibrahim Khadhouri for not working three days after hours | ✓ - | 204 | " " " his lateness for work one day | ✓ - | 250 | Salim Cohen for not working one day after hours | ✓ - | 750 | Moshe Sion " " " three days | ✓ ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ 14 | 604 | Total: only fourteen dinars and six hundred and four fils, no more | Head of the Slaughterhouse 14604 7910 ⟦line⟧ 6/694 ⟦line⟧