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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 326-350

Page 329

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar: 9/
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: nine dinars and no more
For: ⟦our salary⟧ with high cost of living allowances
1957
Signature of the recipient
M. M. & Co.
⟦...⟧
Iraq
10 Fils

Page 331

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) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils/Dinar) | Total (Fils/Dinar) | Deductions (Fils/Dinar) | Received (Fils/Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  | Sayyid Salim Abbouda Kabbay | ⟦Stamp⟧ 57/2 | Entitled to the second installment of the second year ⟦...⟧ at a rate of 250/- Dinars per month ⟦...⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | Naji Jawad | ⟦Stamp⟧ 57/2 |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ Khedhouri ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | Entitled to the second installment ⟦...⟧ at a rate of 250/- Dinars
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  | Khedhouri Rahman (Janitor) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Salim Moallem Shorba (Janitor) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Latifa Shaya (Janitress) | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | Widow's pension salary ⟦...⟧

Page 333

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
4 050 | 4 040 |  | 8 090 |  | 8 090 | Mr. Nouri Yaqub ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp/Signature⟧ | ⟦Faded blue text⟧
4 050 | 4 045 |  | 8 095 |  | 8 095 | Daoud Youssef | ⟦Stamp/Signature⟧ | ⟦Faded blue text⟧
4 080 | 4 040 |  | 9 020 |  | 9 020 | Hosni Munshi | ⟦Stamp/Signature⟧ |
4 070 | 4 040 |  | 9 010 |  | 9 010 | Shawkat Ibrahim | ⟦Stamp/Signature⟧ | ⟦Faded blue text⟧
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Faded Name⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Hassan Suheil | ⟦Stamp/Signature⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Khalil Saleh | ⟦Stamp/Signature⟧ |
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
Mr. Ibrahim Shantoob ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 335

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar: 16/
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 ⟦our examinations for the month of March 1957⟧
N. S.
Signature of the recipient
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦Zaki⟧

Page 336

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils ⟦line⟧ Dinars Eight Dinars ⟦only⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦eight dinars only⟧
And that is for ⟦allowances for the month of November 1957⟧
10 Fils
Iraq
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salman Moallem⟧

Page 337

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amounts mentioned above
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for: ⟦illegible⟧
Return from Cardo
20 / 1 / ⟦illegible⟧
For ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Page 339

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
19
Salary list of employees and workers in ............ for the month of ............
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 | Notes
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Zarifa daughter of Suleiman⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Receipt attached |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
⟦circular stamp with illegible text⟧

Page 341

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦2 / 1 / 1957⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 5
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦Five Dinars only⟧
For: ⟦Allocations for the month of January 957⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
957
⟦illegible⟧

Page 343

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦illegible⟧ for the month of ⟦illegible⟧
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
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Jeroot daughter of⟧ wife of Daoud Kashi | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ni'ma Hakkak Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Daoud Shaina⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salima Said⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
N. S.

Page 345

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ............ for the month of ............
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 | Notes
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦His Eminence Rabbi⟧ ⟦Ezra Sassoon⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ibrahim Sassoon Ezra Abdullah⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Shamoun | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman Khadhuri⟧ ⟦...⟧ |  |
M. & Co.
N 4.

Page 347

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
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 | Remarks
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Adib Jabbara Yohanna⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Sayyid Naji Yaqub Niri⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Alice Sarah Habouya⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Munir Shamshoun⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Eliyahu Haqqi Lewis⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
N 2

Page 349

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Amount (Fils / Dinar) | Details | Remarks
|  | Salaries of the Presidency staff for the month of February 1957 |
⟦line⟧ | 120 | Salary of His Excellency the President with allowances |
⟦line⟧ | 192 | Salaries of the Presidency officials and employees including retirees |
⟦line⟧ | 188 | Salaries of the slaughterhouse officials and employees |
⟦line⟧ | 8 | Guard of the old cemetery |
750 | 80 | Monthly subsidies |
⟦line⟧ | 15 | Torah readers' allowances |
⟦line⟧ | 75 | ⟦illegible⟧ |
W. & Co.
N. S.
Only five hundred seventy-eight dinars and 750 fils
750 | 578
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number: 587
Dated: 28 / 2 / 195
Accountant: