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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 351-375

Archival unit 351

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧ 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
 |  |  |  |  | / |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | / |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 352

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦...⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp: 10 Fils⟧ | 
⟦circular blue stamp: M. M. ... N. ...⟧

Archival unit 353

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar | Details | Remarks
500 | 5 | ⟦Salaries and allowances of the community institution for the month of ...⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ & Co.
M. S.
Only ⟦five dinars and five hundred fils⟧
Accountant Secretary President
Withdrawn by (within) check number ⟦line⟧ dated / / 195
Accountant

Archival unit 354

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in the Presidency of the Community for the month of
Nominal Salary (Dinar | Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar | Fils) | Allowances (Dinar | Fils) | Total (Dinar | Fils) | Deductions (Dinar | Fils) | Received (Dinar | Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
⟦line⟧ | 86 | ⟦line⟧ | 14 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 100 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 100 | ⟦His Eminence President Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri⟧ | ⟦revenue stamp and signature⟧ | ⟦Only one hundred dinars and nothing else⟧
⟦circular blue stamp⟧

Archival unit 355

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦21 / 1 / 1954⟧
Fils: ⟦-⟧
Dinar: ⟦9⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦nine dinars only and nothing else⟧
And that is for ⟦our salary⟧
⟦M. S. Co.⟧
Signature of the recipient
Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 356

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in the ⟦Community⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary (Dinar Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar Fils) | Allowances (Dinar Fils) | Total (Dinar Fils) | Deductions (Dinar Fils) | Received (Dinar Fils) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
29 --- | 18 --- |  | 57 --- |  | 57 --- | ⟦Mr. Salim Baraka Cohen⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
41 --- | 14 --- |  | 55 --- | 4 --- | 51 --- | ⟦Naji Youssef Hamou⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | The first installment of the loan amounting to 100 Dinars is deducted according to the committee's decision dated 12 Jan 77
20 --- | 15 --- |  | 35 --- |  | 35 --- | ⟦Khedhouri Nasser Gharib⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
8 --- | 3 --- |  | 11 --- |  | 11 --- | ⟦Al-Hajj Kamal Muhammad⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
6 --- | 3 --- |  | 9 --- |  | 9 --- | ⟦Receipt attached⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
6 --- | 3 --- |  | 9 --- |  | 9 --- | ⟦Fawzia Rafiq⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
6 --- | 3 --- |  | 9 --- |  | 9 --- | ⟦Afrah Moallem Sharif⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
6 --- | 3 --- |  | 9 --- |  | 9 --- | ⟦Taftiha⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧
6 --- | 3 --- |  | 9 --- |  | 9 --- | ⟦October Salary⟧ ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 357

Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦m⟧ / 56
Date :: 20 / 8 / 1956
Subject Summary ::
Administrative Order
Based on the decision of the Administrative Committee No. 15 dated 6 / 8 / 1956 ,
The salary of the servant Khalifa Dhaye' is increased to nine Dinars per month (including cost of living allowances)
effective from 1 / 8 / 1956 .
The President
M. M. & Co.
For information
A copy to :-
1 - Accountant of the Community Presidency
2 - The employee Khalifa Dhaye'

Archival unit 358

His Excellency the President
Greetings and respect,
In view of the financial hardship, I request your Excellency to kindly agree to exempt me from
paying my salary installment for the current month, noting that I have paid 90/- Dinars out of
the original 150/- Dinars.
This matter is for your Excellency's decision.
Clerk of Papers of the Presidency of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
W. M. C. C.
M. S.
Approved
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 359

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
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
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 000 | ⟦Mr. Subhi Shamoun⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 000 | ⟦Ibrahim Eliyahu Shuqayr⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 000 | ⟦Haroun Yaqub⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 000 | ⟦Moshe Menashe⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 000 | ⟦Khedhouri Eliyahu⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 000 | Total thirty-three Dinars only |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 000 | ⟦Hassan Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 000 | ⟦Khalil Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Shukriya Saleh⟧ |  |
⟦circular purple stamp: N.S.⟧

Archival unit 360

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils:
Dinar: 86
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only:
And that is for:
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 361

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: 1951/8/1
Fils: -
Dinar: 5
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦five dinars⟧
For: ⟦allowances...⟧
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 362

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers 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 | Notes
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Daoud Haroun Cohen⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦16/000⟧ | ⟦Zakia Yaqoub Suleiman⟧ | Receipt attached |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Nazima Ilya⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Salim ...⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦7/000⟧ | ⟦Albertine Semah⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦5/000⟧ | ⟦Seto bint al-Sheikh⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦6/000⟧ | ⟦Daoud Hayqo⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦5/000⟧ | ⟦Salman Dubai⟧ | Receipt attached |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Daoud Shamoun⟧ | ⟦Stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 363

⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
31
Number of Lessons | Time of Entry and Exit | Day | Date | Subject | Grade and Section | Remarks | Teacher's Signature | Principal's Signature
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 364

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for 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
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salman...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Selim Shamoun Cohen⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naim Shukur⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦circular stamp⟧ | 
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 365

19
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of employees and workers 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 |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Sarah Eliyahu⟧ | ⟦Revenue stamp 10 fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ellen Isaac⟧ | ⟦Revenue stamp 10 fils⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Dalal Shoob⟧ | ⟦Revenue stamp 10 fils⟧ | 
⟦Blue circular stamp over row 2: M. E. S.⟧
⟦Blue circular stamp over row 3: N. S.⟧

Archival unit 366

⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
81
Date ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 367

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
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Naji (The Muezzin)⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp & Signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Ishaq Bashiri⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp & Signature⟧ ⟦Stamp: W. M. & Co.⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Sassoon⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp & Signature⟧ ⟦Stamp: N. S.⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Salim⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp & Signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Ibrahim⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp & Signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Mr. Abdul Qadir⟧ |  |

Archival unit 368

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
(Disbursement Voucher)
Date
Amount (Fils) | Amount (Dinar) | Details | Notes
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Presidency car ⟦...⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Salaries of the presidency's officials and employees ⟦...⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Salaries of the slaughterhouse officials and employees |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Guard of the old cemetery |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Monthly |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Miscellaneous |
Only ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant
Secretary
President
Withdrawn by (within) check number:
Dated: ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 195
Accountant:

Archival unit 369

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in the ⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ for the month of ⟦July 1951⟧
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
8600 |  | 4000 |  |  |  | 12600 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦His Excellency the President⟧ ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ |
8600 |  | 4000 |  |  |  | 12600 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
M. & Co.
N. P.
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 370

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧ 19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦...⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 |  |  | 57 000 |  |  | ⟦Sayyid Ali Barakat⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  | 58 000 |  |  | ⟦Naji Salman⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  | 25 000 |  |  | ⟦Salman Habib Abboud⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  | 11 000 |  |  | ⟦Al-Hajj Kamal Muhammad⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  | 9 000 |  |  | ⟦Izzat Bani Saleh⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Revenue Stamp⟧ | 
M. & Co.
N. S.

Archival unit 371

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers for the ⟦period ending⟧ 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
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naji Yaqub Bani⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Ibrahim Eliahu Shemesh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Daoud ⟦...⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Menashi | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦Ezra Al-Maia'⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Hassan Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Khalil Saleh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦...⟧ M. & Co.
N. ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 372

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: —
Dinar: 161
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦line⟧
That is for: ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ & Co.
N. S.
W. ⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
REVENUE
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 373

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦500⟧
Dinar: 5
Only five dinars and five hundred fils
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only:
For:
⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 374

Presidency of the Israelite 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 | Received Fils Dinar | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
 |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Haroun Levy | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Heirs of Habib Salman | Receipt attached | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ Elia | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Salim Shatta | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Eliahu Ishaq Samouh | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud Aqeel | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | Receipt attached | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦circular stamp over row 6 name area⟧

Archival unit 375

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for officials and employees 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
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim...⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naima...⟧ | ⟦stamp/signature⟧ | 
⟦circular stamp: N. ... & Co.⟧
19
Office of ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 197/7/1