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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 401-425

Archival unit 401

Fils / Dinar
2/070
Only two dinars and seventy fils, no more
I received from the accountant of the Israelite community
the above-mentioned amount, for the cost of expenses
spent for the welfare state according to the list below as follows
and its weapon accompanying this receipt 21 / 1 / 50
Fils / Dinar
600 Lantern wick
700 Repairing pipes
420 Electric lamps
200 Lock
150 Notebook and pen
⟦line⟧
2/070 Only two dinars and seventy fils, no more
Salman Shaul
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils
Salman

Archival unit 402

Fils / Dinar
4/000
Only four dinars ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Jewish community
the above-mentioned amount, for the price of two dozen
facing wood pieces for the use of the Jewish cemetery
and for that I signed this receipt 10 / 7 / 1950
Abdo Dar
Iraq
8 Fils
Abdo ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 403

Honorable Vice President
A break occurred in one of the pipes
located in the slaughterhouse, which necessitated restoration
and pouring it with cement as per your suggestion, as we
also replaced one of the large faucets due to its age.
This required spending an amount of 1.800 Dinars
according to the attached receipt.
Please sign the receipt with approval, please.
⟦signature⟧
2/2/85
Approved
⟦signature⟧
2/4

Archival unit 404

Fils Dinar
800 / 1
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils, no more
I received from the accountant of the Jewish Community
the above-mentioned amount, for the price of tools
and labor wages for repairing the pipes of the Jewish slaughterhouse
and according to the request this season 2 / 10 / 52
Aboud Obeid
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue
⟦signature/mark⟧
1952

Archival unit 405

Telephone No. 4957
⟦line⟧
Baghdad on: 2 / 2 / 1950
To: The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Invoice of our supply to you of the items listed below :-:
Date | Details | Dinar | Fils
 | Value of an English tap size 1 inch | 0 | 450
 | " " complete valve " 1 " | 0 | 850
 | " " plug " 1 " | 0 | 500
 | " " elbow " 1 " | 0 | 100
 | " " tee " 1 " | 0 | 150
 | " " screw ⟦illegible⟧ size ⟦illegible⟧ | 0 | 150
 |  | 2 | 200
Only one dinar and five hundred fils ⟦illegible⟧
Labor fees for the worker Habib Abdullah
Only one dinar and seven hundred and fifty fils
 |  | 0 | 750
 |  | 8 | 000
⟦signature⟧
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties
Recorded on date
2/2/950
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 406

List of costs for repairing the water tank ⟦...⟧
and broken water pipes and on the accounts
in the Water Secretariat and the Capital Secretariat
⟦line⟧
Fils / Dinar
14/220 | Value of materials and pipes according to the attached lists and receipt
1/570 | Value of two barrels with agency expenses
5/000 | Value of a water tank purchased from Al-Baraka Hospital
according to the attached receipt
2/000 | Wages for two workers for four days
22/790 | Total: Twenty-seven dinars and seven hundred and ninety fils
Accountant
Accountant
To be filed
4/25/95
Dated 4/25/95
Honorable Vice President
Further to my previous memo dated 4/22/95
Costs have increased due to our necessity to change a large section
of the pipes buried under (concrete) as requested by the Water
Committee.
All the materials mentioned above were spent in the
exact locations, and I also inquired with specialists regarding
the workers' wages, and it turned out to be his request
Approval
4/25/95

Archival unit 407

Honorable Vice President
I immediately contacted the plumber
to contract him, and upon his review
with the Water Supply Department, it appeared that the repair
requires the following estimate:-
Dinar | Fils
5/000 | Value of a water tank to be placed in Mar Elias Hospital
1/500 | Value of an additional tank
2/468 | Value of materials according to the attached list
4/000 | Labor wages
⟦line⟧
12/968 i.e., approximately thirteen dinars
If you approve, I kindly request
informing us, as the plumber will return
2/22
⟦illegible⟧
5/2

Archival unit 408

Fils / Dinar
22 / 400
Only ⟦...⟧ ten dinars and four hundred fils no more
Receipt Note
Received from the accountant of the Jewish Community
The amount mentioned above, for the price of tools
for water pipes located in the Jewish Cemetery in Adhamiya
up to this day
22 / 2 / 950
Nouri Cohen
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils
Aco

Archival unit 409

Nouri S. Cohen
Nouri Sassoon Cohen
Dealer and Contractor in
Deals and contracts in construction materials and pipes
Hardware and Sanitary Fixtures
and bathing tools of all kinds
Bab El - agha Street 8 - 112
Bab Al-Agha 8/112 Al-Maqtouma Minaret (near Shamash Bros. building)
[behind shamash bros'. building]
Telephone No. 4957
Telephone No. 4957
No.: 353
Baghdad: 22 February 1950
Baghdad on:
To Mr.: Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Copy of our supply to you of the items listed below :-
Date | Particulars | I.D. Dinar | Fils
 | Value of 1 faucet on ⟦illegible⟧ quantity 2 | = | 760
 | " Sabil " quantity 2 | = | 420
 | " 1 complete paradox quantity 2 | = | 780
 | " 1 joint " quantity 2 | = | 400
 | " Jinkal nail quantity 12 | = | 140
 | " 1 division quantity 1 | = | 120
 | " Door lock quantity 1 | = | 700
 | " 1/2 white pipe 58 feet | 5 | 124
 | " Nut quantity 89 | = | 440
 | Paid in cash pipe porterage for the Qishla | = | 150
 | Value of 1/2 nut quantity 7 | = | 140
 | " Help quantity 2 | 2 | 400
 | " Complete Stanf quantity 2 | = | 780
 | " 1 elbow quantity 1 | = | 150
 | " English lock quantity 1 | = | 750
 | " 1/2 white pipe quantity 1 | = | 100
 | Total | 8 | 992
Supply for the Orphanage
According to their request No. 480
On 20 February 1950
Supply for the Orphanage in Baghdad
According to their request No. 480 on 20 February 1950
E. & O. E.
Errors and omissions excepted - Recorded on ⟦line⟧ I received the above mentioned materials in full

Archival unit 410

Nouri S. Cohen
Deals and contracts in construction materials and pipes
and bath fixtures of all kinds
Bab Al-Agha 8 Manara Al-Maqtuma (near Shamash Bros. Building)
112
Telephone No. 4957
⟦line⟧
Nouri S. Cohen
Dealer and Contractor in
Hardware and Sanitary Fixtures
Bab El-agha Street 8-112
[behind Shamash bros'. building]
Telephone No. 4957
⟦line⟧
No.:
Baghdad: ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on: ⟦illegible⟧
To Mr.: Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Invoice of our supply to you of the items listed below :-:
Date | Particulars | I.D. | Fils
 | Value of English faucet ⟦illegible⟧ 3/4 quantity ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 | 250
 | ⟦ditto⟧ White pipe 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 2 | 580
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Lead elbow 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 450
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Complete drills 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 900
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Tee 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 120
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Bend 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 2 | 0 | 150
 | ⟦ditto⟧ English drain 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 7 | 250
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Nut 1 1/4 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 100
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Spout 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 2 | 0 | 150
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Elbow 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 2 | 0 | 120
 | ⟦ditto⟧ English gate valve 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 700
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Nut tongue 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 030
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Bushing 1 ⟦ditto⟧ 1 | 0 | 220
 | ⟦ditto⟧ Machine saw ⟦ditto⟧ 5 | 0 | 050
 | Only six Dinars and four hundred seventy-eight Fils no more | 6 | 478
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties
Recorded on date
I received the above mentioned materials in full
E.&.O.E.
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 411

Fils / Dinar
1/507
Only one dinar and five hundred and seven fils
Received by me
I received from the accountant of the Israelite community
the above-mentioned amount, for the value of empty
water tanks for the use of the cemetery, and for that I signed
below 25 / 7 / 952
Saboun Abd ⟦...⟧
Iraq
8
Fils
Saboun
Abd ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 412

Fils / Dinar
6/000 Only six dinars and no more
I received from the Presidency of the Jewish Community
the above-mentioned amount, and that is for labor wages
and repair of water pipes in the Jewish cemetery
and for that purpose I signed below on ⟦...⟧
Image of Abboud
Iraq
8
Fils
Image of
Abboud

Archival unit 413

Administration of the Jewish Community Hospitals
Meir Elias Hospital
No: 26865
Baghdad: 28 / 12 / 1945
Fils: —
Dinar: 5
Received from: The Rabbinical Council
Amount: Five Dinars
Fils:
For: Share of a water tank
⟦signature⟧
Treasurer
17/22
100 x 100 = 10000
48/9/15

Archival unit 414

To the Honorable Chairman of the Physical Council
Subject: Bakery expenses for the month of December ⟦1954⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | 2 | Painting the bakery
000 | 2 | Shipping fees for ration wheat
250 | 2 | Samaneh Shaul - Bakery Supervisor
000 | 1 | Samaneh Shaul - Kosher meat clerk
000 | 7 | Moshe Eliyahu - Kneader and repairer of machines
000 | 1 | Cleaning for one month
000 | 1 | Salim Hakham Eliyahu
1950 | 1 | Electrical repair - per attached receipt
2100 | 0 | Sharpening knives - per attached receipt
620 | 0 | Miscellaneous expenses
5000 | 21 | Gratuity to the commissioners of Sheikh Marouf per attached receipt
7850 | 0 | Repairing the bakery roof - per attached receipt
43/270 |  |
Only forty-three dinars and two hundred and seventy fils, no more
Daoud Azza
Head of the Bakery
Accountant
Disburse this amount
⟦signature⟧
1/9

Archival unit 415

Fils / Dinar
500 / - Only five hundred fils and no more
I received from the accountant of the Jewish community
the above-mentioned amount for the booklet that
the Collection Council distributed on the occasion of the Millennium holidays
and for this purpose I gave this receipt on 27 / 4 / 49
Tobacco Inspector Nora
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 416

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Financial
Please proceed with ⟦illegible⟧
12/26
Approved
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 417

List of expenses for the construction of the sanctuary roof
Fils / Dinar
2 | 800 Wood 4/8 quantity 7 at 250 fils
1 | 540 Wood 2 at 500 fils with porterage
240 Masha
270 Porterage for the ladder jack
3 | 000 Carpenters' wages for two days 4 and 5 / 7 / 1940
⟦line⟧
7 / 850 Only seven dinars and eight hundred and fifty
From Al-A'raf
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Approved
15 / 7

Archival unit 418

Fils / Dinar
7 / 850
Only seven dinars and eight hundred and fifty
no more
I received from the accountant of the Israelite community the amount
mentioned above, for the value of restoring the roof of
the room according to the attached list, and for that
this receipt was given
5 / 7 / 1950
Aboud Mordechai
Kingdom of Iraq
Fils 8 Fils
Revenue
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 419

Secretary
Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
His Eminence Rabbi David ⟦illegible⟧ met today
The respected one, and presented the case to ⟦illegible⟧ the Council
⟦illegible⟧
1- A defect occurred in one of the balconies ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the dirt is rising, knowing that ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the Council with the Municipality of the Capital Secretariat
⟦illegible⟧ from his side, and since this type
⟦illegible⟧ change in the old wooden ruling
2- The slaughterhouse used to provide ⟦illegible⟧
The contractor in selling at the Nasir al-Khayyam municipality ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ the contractor, he rejected it weekly ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ that he is facing difficulty in this regard
⟦illegible⟧ the mentioned corner until yesterday
⟦illegible⟧ in the four ⟦illegible⟧ shops ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ he abstained today from selling ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
What are the amounts
And when does he pay?
Released
Urgent
Do you mean to assign
⟦illegible⟧ a title in the name of
⟦illegible⟧ that this matter be completed
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 420

On account of repairs in the workshop
240   Hala 7/2
80    On Hala 1
910   Year 12
200   Lead Hala 2
200   Walid Leather 2
500   Labor fee
⟦line⟧
1950
Only one thousand nine hundred and fifty
fils for repairs in the workshop
⟦signature⟧
Naeem Salawi

Archival unit 421

Baghdad on 2 / 1 / 49
I received from His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Khadouri
an amount of 2.800 Dinars (two Dinars and eight hundred Fils) and that
is for the surgery of sharpening knives and slaughterers and stories
Shehadeh Faraj
Shehadeh Faraj
2 / 1 / 49

Archival unit 422

Fils / Dinar
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ / 720
Only seven hundred and twenty fils and no more
I received from the accountant of the Jewish community
the above-mentioned amount, and that is for the price of four
boxes for the use of the cemetery, and accordingly I have given
this receipt
Supervisor ⟦illegible⟧
Salman Shaul

Archival unit 423

Baghdad on ⟦...⟧ 949
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, Respectfully
Subject: Slaughterhouse expenses for the month of November 1949
Fils | Dinar
750 | 2 | Dye for cooking
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Ishaq Shasha Shuchalim tax
250 | 2 | Salman Shaul cooking supervisor
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Salman Shaul Kosher meat supervisor
⟦line⟧ | 7 | Moshe Elias appointment and knife repair
⟦line⟧ | 10 | Slaughterhouse cleaning for one month
⟦line⟧ | 1 | Selim Hakham Eliyahu
450 | 2 | Sharpening knives by Moshe Elias according to the attached receipt
126 | - | One notebook and pen for Salman Shaul
250 | 1 | Faucet repair according to the attached receipt
450 | - | Lamp repair
286 | 30 | Total thirty dinars and two hundred eighty-six fils only
Dawoud Ezra
Nasibi
Head of the Slaughterhouse
⟦Paid⟧
Accounting
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 424

Fils Dinar
250 / 1 Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
I, Haql Yusuf, have received an amount of one dinar
and two hundred and fifty fils for the purchase price of sewer pipe
wire along with its installation and repair 11/8/49
Haql Yusuf

Archival unit 425

I, the undersigned, Menashi Elias, have received from His Eminence Rabbi Daoud Ezra Muslih
a sum of only two dinars and four hundred and fifty fils and no more, for the wages of ⟦cleaning⟧ my machines
and for that reason I have signed on
Amount 2/450
15/10/40
Menashi Elias
15/10/40