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IJA 2732

Financial Assistance, Employment Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

Description

These documents are financial records from the office of the President of the Jewish Community. They contain vouchers and receipts, payroll ledgers for employees of organizations administered by the Jewish community, and correspondence regarding salaries. The ink is very faded on several ledgers

Metadata

Archive Reference: IJA 2732
Item Number: 12823
Date: Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages: Arabic
Keywords: Financial, Correspondence, Revenue Stamps, Employment, Contract, Thumbprint, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Printed Text, Ledgers, Signature, President of the Jewish Community, Receipts, Judeo-Arabic, Lease, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 176-200

Page 177

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary (Fils Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils Dinar) | Allowances (Fils Dinar) | Total (Fils Dinar) | Deductions (Fils Dinar) | Net Received (Fils Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Rabbi Isaac Azrael Ovadia⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Rabbi Nasser Loui⟧ |  |
⟦...⟧ & Co.
N. S.

Page 179

Jewish Community Committee in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and staff for the month of 19
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Allowances (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Net Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦illegible⟧

Page 182

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date ⟦line⟧
Amount (Fils / Dinar) | Details | Remarks
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
⟦-⟧ / ⟦-⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ |
M. M. & Co.
N. S.
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number ⟦line⟧ dated / / 195
Accountant

Page 184

19
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | His Excellency the President ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
N. S.

Page 186

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only: ⟦line⟧
In exchange for: ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 188

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary (Fils | Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils | Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils | Dinar) | Total (Fils | Dinar) | Deductions (Fils | Dinar) | Received (Fils | Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
| 40 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Albert Abdullah ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 55 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Naji ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 40 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 40 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Naji Yaqub ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Elias Cohen (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Aziz Saleh (Servant) | ⟦signature⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | Khalifa ⟦...⟧ (Servant) | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
| 11 |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Page 190

19
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
Nominal Salary (Fils / Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | ⟦illegible⟧ Allowance (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Elyonani Yaqub Baniyeh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦... Daoud Bayous⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Moshe Menashi⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Hesqel Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Hassan Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Khalil Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦Only one hundred and twenty-three Aziz Dinars⟧
⟦Only ten Dinars and no more⟧
⟦... M. & Co.⟧
⟦N. S.⟧

Page 193

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils          Dinar
⟦000⟧          ⟦8⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only ⟦three dinars⟧ ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦wages⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦1957⟧ ⟦line⟧
10 Fils
N. S.
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Al-Basir⟧

Page 194

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦15 / 12 / 1957⟧
Fils: 16
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount of
Only ⟦sixteen fils⟧
And that is for ⟦...⟧ 1957
10 Fils
The Kingdom of Iraq
Zaki Yaqub
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
N. B.

Page 195

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦10 / 8 / 58⟧
Fils:
Dinar: 5
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is
Only: five dinars and nothing more
For: August month's allowance
Iraq
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦958⟧
⟦Ba-⟧
⟦Ka-⟧

Page 197

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
⟦The Royal House⟧
⟦Account of School Houses⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Daoud Haroun Levy⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Tawfiqa Lito Suleiman⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Shasha⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman Loui⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Eliyahu Nassim⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Munshi Raji⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | ⟦On behalf of Eliyahu Ibrahim⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Yaqub Athra⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Daoud Sion⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Badriya Lito⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |

Page 199

Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦10/⟧
Date :: 14 / 8 / 1957
Subject Summary:
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee decided in its session held on 12 / 8 / 1957
to cancel the monthly assistance granted to Mr. Daoud Nawi amounting to twenty dinars,
effective from 1 / 9 / 1957.
President
A copy to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The aforementioned
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧