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IJA 2732

Financial Assistance, Employment Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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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 English Translation, Pages 326-350

Archival unit 326

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Remarks | Stamp and Signature | Name | Received (Dinar | Fils) | Deductions (Dinar | Fils) | Total (Dinar | Fils) | Allowances (Dinar | Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar | Fils) | Nominal Salary (Dinar | Fils)
 | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
⟦circular blue stamp: illegible⟧
⟦faint blue handwriting: 10⟧

Archival unit 327

31
List of ⟦illegible⟧
For the month of ⟦illegible⟧
Name | Salary and Wages | Deductions | Net | Signature
 | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 328

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils |  | ⟦stamp: 10 fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 fils⟧ | 
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 329

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date
Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks
800 | 361 | Salaries and allowances of the Community Institution | 
000 | 45 | Salary for the President's car with fuel | 
000 | 169 | Salaries of the Presidency employees and staff including deductions | 
000 | 124 | Salaries of the cemetery employees and staff | 
000 | 100 | ⟦illegible⟧ the old cemetery | 
000 | 91 | Monthly additions | 
 |  | Shamash School | 
 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
Only eight hundred and ninety Dinars and eight hundred Fils, no more
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number:
Dated: / / 195
Accountant:

Archival unit 330

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in the Presidency of the Community for the month of ⟦November⟧ 19⟦56⟧
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
86000 | 74000 |  | 160000 |  | 160000 | His Eminence President Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri | ⟦stamp⟧ | Total is only one hundred and sixty Dinars and no more
W. M. & Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 331

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦six dinars only⟧
For: ⟦assistance for the month of November 1956⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 332

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary - Fils | Nominal Salary - Dinar | Cost of Living Allowance - Fils | Cost of Living Allowance - Dinar | ⟦...⟧ Allowance - Fils | ⟦...⟧ Allowance - Dinar | Total - Fils | Total - Dinar | Deductions - Fils | Deductions - Dinar | Received - Fils | Received - Dinar | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 18 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 57 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salim Abdullah Kabbay | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | 42 | ⟦...⟧ | 13 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 55 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Naji Hakim | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | 30 | ⟦...⟧ | 15 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 45 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Bint Khedhouri Luria | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | 30 | ⟦...⟧ | 10 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 40 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Naji Yaqub Shiri | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 44 | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Al-Hajj Kamal Muhammad | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Aziza Saleh | Receipt attached ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Khedhouri Rahin | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Al-Hajj Salem Shua | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Khalifa Saleh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mrs. Suad widow of ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 333

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary - Dinar | Nominal Salary - Fils | Cost of Living Allowance - Dinar | Cost of Living Allowance - Fils | Allowances - Dinar | Allowances - Fils | Total - Dinar | Total - Fils | Deductions - Dinar | Deductions - Fils | Received - Dinar | Received - Fils | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ibrahim Benjamin⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Eliyahu Shemesh⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Moshe Menashi⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Shawkat Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Only one hundred and thirty-three Dinars only⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  | 
M. & Co.
N. B.

Archival unit 334

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 16/
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦circular stamp with illegible text in Arabic and Latin script⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Revenue stamp showing King Faisal II, 10 fils⟧

Archival unit 335

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: 500
Dinar: 10
Received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: Ten Dinars and 500 Fils
For: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq

Archival unit 336

19
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 | Notes
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Harith Adib⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Wadi'a Yusuf Sulayman⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Nazira Eliya⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Ayya⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ilyas Yusuf Samah⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Murtada Sadiq Samah⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Dawud A...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Kamal Dubbi⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Dawud Hassoun⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 337

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
19
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman Khadhouri⟧ | [Stamp] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Saleh Shaoul Yaqub⟧ | [Stamp] | 
 |  |  |  |  | / | ⟦Naim Shaoul⟧ | [Stamp] | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ezra Yusuf Shuker⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Isaac Shaoul Yaqub⟧ |  | 
⟦W. A. Co.⟧

Archival unit 338

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
19
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Amount Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
R. S. Co.
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 339

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
31
Registration Date | Record Number | Number of Pages | Number of Volumes | Volume Number | Notes | Signature of Competent Employee | Date of Signature
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 340

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Basic 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⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Archival unit 341

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date
Amount (Fils / Dinar) | Details | Notes
⟦illegible⟧ | Salaries and allowances of the Community Presidency | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Salary for the President's car with allowances | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Salaries of the Presidency's officials and employees | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Salaries of the officials and employees of ⟦illegible⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Guard of the old cemetery | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Monthly subsidies | 
⟦illegible⟧ | Religious reading allowances | 
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
Only five hundred and nine Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number ⟦illegible⟧ dated / / 195
Accountant

Archival unit 342

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
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
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
10 FILS
REVENUE
⟦illegible circular blue stamp⟧
⟦blue ink mark/signature⟧

Archival unit 343

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary Dinar Fils | Cost of Living Allowance Dinar Fils | ⟦line⟧ Allowance Dinar Fils | Total Dinar Fils | Deductions Dinar Fils | Received Dinar Fils | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
W. M. & Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 344

The Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦284⟧ / ⟦10⟧
Date :: 2 / 9 / 1956 AD
Subject Summary:
<del>Administrative Order</del>
1 - Based on the proposal of His Excellency the Head of the Community, Mr. Naji Yaqub Bashiri is appointed as an assistant
to His Excellency the Head of the Community for religious judicial matters.
2 - The aforementioned person shall receive monthly allowances of ten dinars, effective from the first of September
of the year 1956.
The President
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
A copy of it to:-
1 - His Excellency the Head of the Community
2 - The Accountant
3 - Mr. Naji Bashiri
4 - The Personal File
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 345

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

Archival unit 346

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦line⟧
That is for: ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
N. ⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
Recipient's Signature
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 347

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For:
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 348

19
Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Payroll for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
Base Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Amount Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Selim Daoud Levi⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Victoria ...⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Nazima Daoud⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | On behalf of ⟦...⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ibrahim Isaac⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Yaqub Yusuf Al-Sheikh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 349

⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
31
Notes | Statement of Name and Surname | Profession | Card Number | Number of Pages | Residence | Nationality | Date of Birth | Record Number
 |  |  |  | Year | Month | Day | District | House |  | Year | Month | Day |
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 350

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
19
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
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 |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦diagonal line⟧ |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦circular blue stamp: ⟦...⟧ & Co. / N. S.⟧