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IJA 2849

Financial Documents; Important Roles Baghdadi Jews Play in Iraqi Society

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Description

This 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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2849
Item Number
9676
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Bills, Judeo-Arabic, Annotation, Electricity Bill, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Receipts, Typed, Letterhead

AI English Translation, Pages 251-275

Archival unit 251

Wage list for the slaughterhouse employees for the week ending
on Friday, May 18, 951
No. | Name | Daily Wage | Weekly Wage | Overtime Pay | Total | Signature
1 | Rabbi Daoud Safi | 0/772 | 5/411 | 0/485 increase for period days | 5/896 | ⟦signature⟧
2 | Rabbi Zion Ibrahim | 0/589 | 4/123 | 0/325 | 4/448 | ⟦signature⟧
3 | Ibrahim Khadouri Tawan | 0/460 | 3/220 | 0/325 | 3/545 | ⟦signature⟧
4 | Naim Hakham Meir | 0/444 | 3/108 | 0/238 0/325 0/563 none ⟦illegible⟧ | 3/671 | ⟦signature⟧
5 | Salim Hakham Meir | 0/427 | 2/989 | 0/450 dinner 0/225 night shift 0/175 ⟦illegible⟧ 0/235 ⟦line⟧ 1/085 | 4/074 | ⟦signature⟧
6 | Masha Allah Hakham Meir | 0/295 | 2/065 | 0/175 ⟦illegible⟧ 0/325 ⟦line⟧ 0/500 | 2/840 | ⟦signature⟧
7 | Salman Shaul | 0/170 | 1/190 | 0/812 monitoring ⟦illegible⟧ | 2/002 | ⟦signature⟧
8 | Salim Rabia | 0/273 | 1/911 |  | 1/911 | ⟦signature⟧
9 | Ephraim Menashi | 0/208 | 1/456 |  | 1/456 | ⟦signature⟧
26/254 only twenty-one dinars and two hundred and fifty-four fils and no more
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 252

Wage lists for warehouse employees for the week ending
Friday, May 11, 951
Sequence | Names | Daily Wages | Entitlement | Overtime Wages | Total | Signature
-1 | Rabbi Daoud Sahai | -/772 | 5/411 | ⟦line⟧ | 5/411 | ⟦signature⟧
-2 | Rabbi Mia Hu Ibrahim | -/589 | 4/122 | ⟦line⟧ | 4/122 | ⟦signature⟧
-3 | Ibrahim Khadouri Al-Hakim | -/460 | 3/220 | ⟦line⟧ | 3/220 | Ibrahim Khadouri Al-Hakim
-4 | Salim Hafiz Rabbi Ibrahim | -/444 | 3/108 | -/250 once | 3/358 | signature ⟦illegible⟧
-5 | Salim Hafiz Rabbi Ibrahim | -/427 | 2/989 | 500 twice 500 price 1/000 | 3/989 | Salim Sabri
-6 | Hafiz Rabbi Hiyad | -/395 | 2/765 | ⟦line⟧ | 2/765 | Ahmed Rabbi Khadouri
-7 | Salman Shaul | -/370 | 2/590 | 1/225 extra salary Al-Hashimi Restaurant | 3/815 | Salman Shaul
-8 | Salim Rabia | -/276 | 1/932 | ⟦line⟧ | 1/932 | ⟦line⟧
-9 | Ephraim Manshi | -/208 | 1/456 | ⟦line⟧ | 1/456 | ⟦fingerprint⟧
29/069
Only twenty-nine Dinars
and sixty-nine Fils and no more

Archival unit 253

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 2 / 7 / 1951
I received from the accountant of the Jewish Community
a sum of thirty Dinars only for the wages of
the union in Al-Jazeera for a period of two weeks with the additional
wages ⟦for the illness⟧ and for that I signed ⟦line⟧
The Recipient
Maryam Hafiz ⟦Hayya⟧

Archival unit 254

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date:
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
Tax
10
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 255

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
1
Date: 8 / 7 / 951
Received from the Accountant of the Jewish Community Council
a sum of only eighty-three Dinars and ⟦...⟧
in cash for my entitlement in wages as follows:
812 / - wages until 29 / 4 / 51
250 / - stamp form
21000 / - increase for the months of June 51
⟦line⟧
22 / 062 twenty-three Dinars and sixty-six Fils
⟦line⟧
None
Naji Faraj
In the presence of Faraj

Archival unit 256

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 4 / 1 / 1958
Received from the Accountant of the Jewish Community
a sum of only four dinars and four hundred fils
this is by her order for the value of my entitlement in the farm
for the trip ending on the date of 20 / 6 / 57
Salman Shaul
⟦illegible⟧ 11/1

Archival unit 257

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 28 / 6 / 951
Received from the community accountant the sum of
5/582 Dinars, for the wages of the midwife
the Jewish [midwife] for the lepers for the week ending on
Saturday, June 20, 951
And I have received
⟦signature⟧
Daoud ⟦illegible⟧
Mustafa
To Qasim Daoud Mustafa
1

Archival unit 258

List of Al-Jazeera Employees
No. | Name | Daily Wage | Overtime | Total
1- | Rabbi Daoud Musfi | 799/- | Seven days
5/593 | 5/593
2- | Rabbi Ishaq Ibrahim |  | 15/541
Remaining from the list dated
on 27 / 6 / 58 | 15/541
3- | Salim Hayyim Eliyahu | 441/- | Fourteen days
6/174
500
7
250
400
5076
8826
Added to weekly
Overtime 12 hours
March 58
Daily deduction
Page balance
22 | 20/000
4- | Salman Shaul | 175/- | Fourteen days
2/450
1/624
Added to weekly | 4/074
5- | Amjad Faraj | 408/- | Two days
816/-
250
2000
2/250
One time
Month increase | 3/066
Only fifty-eight dinars and two hundred and seventy-four fils and no more
58/274

Archival unit 259

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⟧

Archival unit 260

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

Archival unit 261

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

Archival unit 262

Wages list for slaughterhouse employees for the week ending
on Friday, May 25, 1951
No. | Employee Name | Previous Balance | Weekly Wage | Overtime Pay | Total | Signature
1- | Rabbi Daoud Sani | 2/772 | 5/411 | — | 5/411 |
2- | Rabbi Sayyah Ibrahim | 0/589 | 4/122 | — | 4/122 |
3- | Ibrahim Khadhouri Tahhan | 0/460 | 2/122 | — | 2/122 |
4- | Nassim Rabbi Sayyah Ibrahim | 0/444 | 2/108 | 229 | 2/337 |
5- | Salim Rabbi Sayyah Ibrahim | 0/427 | 2/989 | 250 once
250 Tamna
—/500 | 3/489 |
6- | Rabbi Isaac Al-Siyah | 0/295 | 2/725 | 500 Rank | 3/225 |
7- | Salman Shaul | 0/170 | 1/190 | —/812 | 2/002 |
8- | Salim Rabia | 0/276 | 1/924 | — | 1/924 |
9- | Albert Menashi | 0/208 | 1/456 | — | 1/456 |
Only twenty-eight dinars and one hundred and twenty-five fils (28/125)
Salim Rabbi Sayyah was recorded once instead of twice
due to him being recorded once extra last week
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 263

Wage list for slaughterhouse employees for the week ending
on Friday, May 18, 951
Matters ⟦illegible⟧
Respected
No. | Name | Daily Wage | Weekly Wage | Deductions Due | Total | Signature
1 | Rabbi Daoud Musfi | 0/774 | 5/418 | 0/485 visit for five days | 5/896 |
2 | Rabbi Hayawi Ibrahim | 0/589 | 4/123 | 0/325 | 4/448 |
3 | Ibrahim Khadouri Tahhan | 0/460 | 3/220 | 0/325 | 3/545 |
4 | Naim Hayyim Miher | 0/444 | 3/108 | 0/238 - 0/325 / 0/563 sugar fee ⟦illegible⟧ | 3/671 |
5 | Salim Hayyim Miher | 0/447 | 2/989 | 0/250 - Tamna 0/250 - CV 0/750 - three times 0/325 / 1/575 | 4/564 |
6 | Hayyim Akir Hayawi | 0/395 | 2/765 | 0/750 - advance 0/325 / 1/075 | 3/840 |
7 | Salman Shaul | 0/170 | 1/190 | 0/812 slaughterhouse monitoring ⟦illegible⟧ | 2/002 |
8 | Salim Rabia | 0/273 | 1/911 | — | 1/911 |
9 | Ephraim Meshi | 0/208 | 1/456 | — | 1/456 |
31/354 only thirty-one dinars and three hundred and fifty-four fils

Archival unit 264

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

Archival unit 265

His Excellency the President of the General Charitable Council
After greetings,
I submit below the details of the slaughterhouse expenses for the month of June ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
18.500 Only eighteen and a half dinars, no more
Treasury
2
10 / 7 / 951
Isaac Faraj
Accountant Faraj
Dear Vice President,
I have issued the check numbered 887211 and dated 10 / 7 / 51
by order of Accountant Faraj for the above amount of 18.500 dinars
Kindly sign, please.
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
10 / 7 / 951
Seen
⟦signature⟧
10 / 7 / 951

Archival unit 266

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: 29 / 5 / 951
Received from the head of the Jewish slaughterhouse
the sum of four hundred fils for the repair of
the slaughterhouse electricity, and for this reason I have signed.
Naji Yusuf
Naji Yusuf

Archival unit 267

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10
Fils

Archival unit 268

5/27/57
Only four hundred fils and no more
And that is for the value of 6 electrical networks
Hadi Hakim

Archival unit 269

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
1- Approval for the disbursement of nineteen dinars
and nine hundred fils only.
2- To be placed on the account
⟦signature⟧
9/5/1957
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 270

The Lay Council
of the Israelite Community * Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Honorable Vice President
I attach herewith a list of the amounts deducted from the slaughterhouse employees
for the month of February ⟦1951⟧ amounting to 14/558 Dinars, and I also attach
a list of the amounts paid to the slaughterhouse employees for the mentioned month for
their overtime work outside of official hours amounting to 8/350 Dinars
and I have deposited the surplus resulting from this list, amounting to
6/208 Dinars, at the Ottoman Bank.
Please kindly take note.
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
27 / 2 / 951

Archival unit 271

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

Archival unit 272

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

Archival unit 273

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 |  |  |

Archival unit 274

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧ | Quantity of goods and furniture | Notes | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Archival unit 275

His Excellency the President of the Physical Council, respected
After greetings
We wish to inform you that the (machines) connected to the slaughtering
(the scrapers) need repair (scraping) and the cost of sharpening these machines
amounting to ten is 2/500 Dinars. We request approval for this
expenditure as soon as possible. Please accept our respect.
Raouf Ezra
⟦illegible⟧
Head of the Slaughterhouse
Baghdad 1/28/1951
⟦illegible⟧
Dear Vice President
The slaughtering leads in the slaughterhouse need repair
permanently at our expense. And please
transfer its location ⟦illegible⟧ the Council
2/9/51
Director's Archive
Please inform me about the times that were ongoing
in sharpening these machines and in what manner.
Why do the machines always take
this amount? He is responsible for these mentioned machines.
⟦signature⟧
2/1/1951
The Accountant
To be spent from the Council's allocations from the suspended budget
2/5/1951
Note: I have inquired from the yard
(1) - There is no specific [rule] for this matter as these machines
must be sharpened whenever the (stamps) are painted, and perhaps
this process must be carried out four times a year.
The person responsible for sharpening the machines is Munshi Al-Birk
(2) - Note that the sharpening is usually done by Mr. Munshi
Al-Birk, while the scraping is done by
a special (blacksmith) worker as it is not possible
to correct the repair of the Birk at the slaughterhouse, but it is sent
to the surgeon.
⟦signature⟧
Paid
2/15/51
Request for knife bushing supplier
and it was attached to this paper.
⟦signature⟧
2/7/1951