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IJA 2732

Financial Assistance, Employment Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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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 276-300

Page 277

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1950/10/5⟧
Fils: ⟦-⟧
Dinar: ⟦9⟧
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦Nine Dinars only⟧
And that is for: ⟦Our salary for the month of September year 1950⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils

Page 279

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and workers for the month of
19
Nominal Salary Fils Dinar | Cost of Living Allowance Fils Dinar | Allowances Fils Dinar | Total Fils Dinar | Deductions Fils Dinar | Received Fils Dinar | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Salim Abdullah Cohen⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naji Haykal⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Khadhouri Abboud⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naji Yaqub Sharbani⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Isaac Cohen Hay (Al-Lawi)⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Albert Samuel Murad⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Khadhouri Rahmin (Shasha)⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Eliyahu Moallem Shu'aya (Shasha)⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Khalifa Saleh (Shasha)⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salary of Incoming Correspondence Clerk⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Page 281

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) | Net Received (Fils / Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Naji Yaqub Zubaida⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Daoud Yusuf⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Moshe Menashe⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Ezra Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Saadoun Murad⟧ |  |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Hassan Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Khalil Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Mansour Daoud⟧ |  |
M. & Co.
N. S.

Page 283

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦16/⟧
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦Only sixteen Dinars⟧ only
And that is for ⟦assistance⟧
⟦...⟧ & Co.
⟦...⟧
N. S.
Signature of the recipient ⟦...⟧
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq

Page 284

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinars
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, totaling
Only: ⟦line⟧
For: ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Page 285

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦21/5/57⟧
Fils:
Dinar: 5/-
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: five dinars and no more
For: May 57 allowance
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦Jawdat Ka'ah⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧

Page 287

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
Nominal Salary (Fils) | Nominal Salary (Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar) | Allowances (Fils) | Allowances (Dinar) | Total (Fils) | Total (Dinar) | Deductions (Fils) | Deductions (Dinar) | Received (Fils) | Received (Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Dawood...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦...⟧ & Co
⟦...⟧ N. S.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 289

Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 57/245
Date: 26 / 5 / 1957
Subject Summary:
Administrative Order
Based on the decision of the Administrative Committee, the monthly allowance allocated to Mrs.
Nazima Elia is to be cut off, effective from the first of May 1957.
President
A copy to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The aforementioned

Page 291

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ............ for the month of ............
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Daoud⟧ ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ ⟦Ezouri⟧ ⟦...⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman⟧ ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Victoria⟧ ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Page 293

Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
Number: M / ⟦57/727⟧
In Baghdad
Date: ⟦1957/5/21⟧
Telephone Number 5452
Subject Summary:
Administrative Order
The Administrative Committee approved in its session held on 57/5/20 the allocation of a
monthly allowance of four dinars to Mr. Khedhouri Ezra Shmouli, effective from the first of
the month of May of the year 1957.
President
A copy of it to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 297

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧ 19
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 |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [10 Fils Revenue Stamp and Signature] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [10 Fils Revenue Stamp and Signature] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [10 Fils Revenue Stamp and Signature] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [10 Fils Revenue Stamp and Signature] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [10 Fils Revenue Stamp and Signature] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | [10 Fils Revenue Stamp and Signature] |
M. & Co.
N. S.

Page 299

Presidency of the Israelite Community
in Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date ⟦line⟧
Amount (Fils) | Amount (Dinar) | Details | Remarks
|  | Salaries and allowances of the Community Presidency for the month of | ⟦April 1957⟧
⟦line⟧ | 200 | Salary of His Excellency the President with allowances |
⟦line⟧ | 167 | Salaries of the Presidency's officials and employees (including retirees) |
⟦line⟧ | 88 | Salaries of the cemetery officials and employees (including allowances) |
⟦line⟧ | 10 | The two cemetery guards |
500 | 107 | Monthly subsidies |
⟦line⟧ | 15 | Religious reading allowances |
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Miscellaneous |
500 | 589 | Only five hundred eighty-nine dinars and five hundred fils and no more |
⟦illegible⟧ & Co.
N. S.
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) the check numbered ⟦line⟧ and dated / / 195
Accountant